The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-30
UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
But This Young Mans Time Had
Come and Train Robbers Made No
n,Har,,,n

But This Young Mans Time Had
Come and Train Robbers Made No
Difference.
From the Chicago Tribune.
II hope you will not accuse me Of
taking an unfair advantage, Miss Jar
Wis.," began Wesley Haggintop. slip
ping into the unoccupied seat by the
side Of the young woman, "but 1 naw
you getting on this train and 1 came
along. I am going 25 or 30 miles, any,
how, and further still IL necessary. I
want to have a talk with you"
"Mr. Higgintop-"
Il know what you are about to say
I am taking a liberty not warranted by
our short acquaintance, and all that
sort of thing. But 1 am not 1 have
been in this car nearly a quarter Of an
hour Miss Jarvis, waiting for a good
excuse to come and take this seat, and
when 1 saw that loose -jointed old AL
gerine with the blue-black whiskers
and the molasses- -colored suit Of
clothes that got on at the last station
making for this seat felt it to be a
duty to forestall him. VIII you oblige
me by taking look at those whiskers,
Miss Jarvis?"
L see tnef1, MT ftlSSlnlOD.
"Wel, that's why 1 popped down
here so suddenly. 1 am not vain, Miss
Jarvis, but I took 1t for granted"
Yes, you seem to have taken it for
granted" she interjected.
THAT between a young man OF at
least average respectability in appear
ance and a seedy old hunks with dyed
whiskers no young woman of taste
should hesitate a moment Hence"
upon my word, sir"
Hence I am here. OF two evils, Miss
Jarvis, always choose the better-look-
ing. When l want any figs, young
man, I'll let you know. You will con-
fer favor by strolling down the aisle.
! was going to say, Miss Jarvis, that
there's nothing accidental about this.
/ am on this train in pursuance of a de-
| liberate design. / am sitting by your
side entirely on purpose. At exactly 10
o'clock last might / made up my mind
I wouldn't hang on my eyelids any
longer. I decided I would seize the
first opportunity"
The train had been going at the rate
of forty miles an hour The sudden
| application of the air-brakes brought
1t quickly to a stop. There was con-
heard. Mr.. Higgintop listened a mo-
ment and resumed:
II decided to seize the first oppor-
tlnity to tell you
For heavens sake, what"
''To tell you that L"
"Nc, no! / mean what is that noise
about? Something dreadful is happen
ing! ] am sure it isl"
There's some disturbance at the for
ward end of the train, presume. Viola
jarvis"
80, Mr.. Higgintop, at such a time as
this how can you"
"a man as far gone as I am doesn't
stop to reason about things. I have
only known you about six weeks, but
|; Z / have wanted you all my"
.ack! Snap! Boom!
The widest CONSERVATION reigned.
Passengers were crouching down be-
tween the seats. Faces were pale with
terror. And the fusilade continued,
varied now and then by louder ex-
ploson. A bullet occasionally came
through a window and buried itself in
the woodwork Of the car.
80, Mr.. Higgintop-"
my name is Wesley"
Are we in any danger?"
Danger? l feel as If my whole flu.
ture were at stake! This is the most
momentous crisis of my life! My darl
ing girl"
80, Mr.. Higginton-"
"Wesley. My name is Wesley"
Crack! Crack! Crack! Boom,
"How can you think of any thing :"
II can't dear I can't think Of any
thing except that the sweetest, lowell
est girl on earth"
Crack! Crack! Boom!
"Is holding my hand in clasp so eag
er. So"
She dropped it instantly.
IL don't know it," sh, laltcrcd.
He merely gathered her tremblin.
little hands in Lis own and held then
fast.
"You have only known me si,
weeks" he resumed, but"
Boom!
'If it had been six years"
, "Please, Mr.. Hig--"
wesley"
"Well. Wesley"
"You darlng!"
; Clack! Crash, Crash!
"Oh, what will become of US"
. say. 1 don't believe in long engage
ments. Four weeks from this day
take your hands away from mine an
I'll kiss you before all these people, yo
willful girl! There! now you're actin
9 sensibly-hello, conductor, what's tn
, | matter?"
: Train robbers" replied the uni
: formed guardian of the train, who ha
!, just entered the car. They've loote
the express car and got away wit
$25, 900. The dangers over now, though
The gangs gone. Those last shots yo
heard were to keep everybody scare
: till the thieves had got clear. You ca
all get up from under the seats now
: fatally killed"
And now, darling" resumed MI
- Wesley Higgintop, Il have only to sa
that"
:. But he spoke in tone too low to b
heard except by the ears for which
was intended.
!, When the train moved off again, how
: ever, after further delay of fifteen G
twenty minutes, he still held those littl
hands in his
= A Venture Into Statesmanship.
:, They both wore the same kind
5. clothes, and as they came out of III
stage entrance of the theater one {
; them was softly whistling a song an
dance tune.
whats all this about the tariff" sal
his companion.
"Well, as far as / can see this cour
trys been doin' too big a deadhead bus