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A MODERN MAKTVIL - SAVER BY LIGHTNING

] father leaned arroa* tc ' ‘ ' I had been engaged to Doftoa fifteen

years, and «ben 1 had pa*^ my thirtyalatb birthday the aervne outlook protnlacd that I would be engaged to him fifuen more. He was three yean my senior, stout, rather fair, with an ugly, charming face, the kindest heart In the world and a strung, energetic will. At least it atemed

he energetic In every direction except

the way that led

S<A that 1 ever doubted the lore of my Loft us, nor hie fealty, but 1 could not understand why be seemed so blissfully content In being my lover—Just my lover. No one could fill the role more perfectly, and bis (lerotion was so eetahliahed and so constantly apparent in even the slightest detail that every one In Plmley. where wo had grown up together, blamed me for l4>ftui' probation, and 1 was openly repmarbed for dilly dallying with so honest a man and so true a lover. 1 could not consistently Inform the public at large, and my censors In particular, that how-

ever well deposed a won.a

We went to Chicago and stopped at other cities along the line, and came safe at last to beautiful Denver, but my bean staid in Plmley. It was a gfcAt. big. glorious world that the train had traversed, vast at re lehrs of prairie, majestic heights of mountain land, busy, thriving towns and active, splendid people. Pimlry was a little, quirt village among the New England hills, and In It was the one loved human bring who made or unmade the world

the day. and

li in I nary my betrothed had studiously

avoided.

- Time of course brought about many caber msrrutgos in our Immediate circle. All my brothers and sisters went off In regular order until thcrrVen left with my father Tom, my youngest brother, and my*clf. After awhile Tom “ row!" for a Ilosum commercial house, and Busily was offered a chance in a n of the same concern Just started ... To my surprise father not only urged his aoce|itancx erf the offer, but expressed strong desire to go with him and remain a

year

•'Dell won't w ant to leave Loft us," he remarked, "and anyway they’ll be married before long. I suppose.” This had been a favorite au|>poaitiun erf father’e for a number erf years. "We could go by way of Chicago and are Uncle Eh and the folks. It’s a trip I've always lunged to take." I listened to these w orris and felt them as If they had been blows of a clenched band, but Uie pride by which an angel fell strong In me, as it Is Inmany of the world's commonplace and everyday women. 1 bit my lipe to keep them from trembling aa 1 said. “Wouldn't It be lovely;

lie wrote to me often, my dear, strange larftua, but he never spoke of cmnlngjxir of my return. HD leUcrs were full of kindness and sweet, everyday affection, but there was a tinge of bitti-mras in their tone, a feeling as of one at hopelaa variance with fate. 1 used to cry over them and reproach myself so bitterly—for whatf Sorely I need not blame myself when be

i may be she '> bail not reproached me If only once he choice until bad written lo me. "Dell, come back," or

'Dell. 1 miss you." or made me In any way Lions of a nearer duty to him, 1 am I could never have borne so patiently,

"Yea," sod father lightly, oh. how 1 loVrd him for that speech. It won't 1* such good fun without my dnnghlcr. If she could only come—If then.wasn't any question of that other fellow In a moment I had made up my mind. "But I am going with you if you go," 1 said, smiling. "What did you think? Of course I need is* stay. 1 can come hack and tw married, or Loflua can como lo Denver if we like It well enough to settle

marriage an much differ.

I a year or 4wo won't r

afraid there may bare been a touch o. sarcaam In my tone, hut it passed un-

notlord.

“Why. that's it," said Tom briskly. ™ - *» °o. and people might as well »c a change from the oU rut. We am lOtupUie house here indefinitely. We a-» ~ ■ keep*be grounds In

us from a picnic of

“Time,

order. What'

three?"

1 felt in my own mind a vague Idea, rather a hope, that larftua might, or perhaps desire to. make It a picnic of four. That afternoon when be cams I spoke. He usually stopped on the porch every afternoon on hit way homo except Tucads ys-hlt bowling club—and Fridays, which were given to poor little Eunice Craig, who 1 sd been for years an 1 ns slid. ‘ thought it one of the loveliest trails In is character, this kindness to one so weak od suffering. Of morse we all went to re Eunice occasionally, all of the "old crowd," both married and single, hot larftus was her anchor and standby, and the feeling with which ha was regarded In the Craig buuarbohl was little abort of worship. 1 was never Jealous of the time be gave to Eunice. It made me love him all the rn.ee. Well, when he sauntered up the walk about 4 and took his seat near In hU favorite big rocker I broached Denver project with much promptness gayety. He had begun to swing my hammock gently and continued to swing It. “But you're not In earnest, really, are Ml. Dell?" he asked at last. I was dying i get a sight of his fare, but couldn't without sluing up. “Of course I’m in readily. "Tom and father hy shouldn't 1 be?" “But Tom and your father haven't—me -to think of." “You great baby," I answered, laughing, I won't stay longer than a year." "You might see some fellow you would like liettcr," said Loftus forlornly. "Oh, 1 think I'm too old now to change my mind.” I was beginning to be a MtUe msed at bit resigned yet wretched man'I don't know that women ever get too I to change their minds," said Loftus In r same reproachful tone. 'Do men ever get old enough to make op theirs?" was on the point of my tongue to ask. hot I had never hern sharp with Ixrflna, and It teemed a poor Uma to

begin.

■ could come and sea me once or “It's a delightful

st all, n

But as

only let the days go on—though tba . nos of my life seemed going with them—

and wait

We had a lovely little milage for our housekeeping—father and Torn and I—on the outskirts of Denver, and a view of valleys and mountain tops that were a ceaseless wonder and delight. One day 1 cams in before dinner, rather tired, very sunburned and dusty, and was shout to disappear fur half an hour’s seclusion and a hath, when 1 heard a man's footsteps sound quickly on the wide piaasa. 1 knew It was nut time fur Tom. hut never, theirs* Tom it proved to he. He had come In from town a Utile early, his hands full of package*, hooks, etc., as usual. "Della." hr called, “can you come hack down the road with me now, this minute? There'a «* poor sheep there that's badly hurt In some way. 1 don't exactly know what has hap|s-ned. but bring some milk, will you? and we'll sea what w* can do. It Isn't far. Just off the first turn, by the wheat field. I'll run up stain with Ibac things first." But I did not wait for Tom'* escort. I was off down the road with a little Uu pall of milk almost beforo his last word reached me. The sun was near its setting, and ths low evening light seemed to spread lu a hush ove r the wide beauty of the world. I rromwd to the wheal field and through the gale In srareh of my wayside patient, ami there, a little in from the road, standing e|Uirtly against the badge and looking

stood—Loftus

1 didn't know what happened to I

w afterward when badly his clothes w

milk,

deluged, fi

is faces hi

a On*.

I can't remember what

kisses. He looked pale and worn and thin. Loflua thiol And.oh.lt was so sweet to langb together as me laughed when 1 stammered out. "Tom sent me here to find

a—alirrp—that was hurt."

"And you've found him, haven't you?" said my dear, dear Loflua. "And wl are you, you little brown milkmaid, with

the sunburned fhec?"

Oh, those wonderful sweet first moicota, when I knew he was with me ones {sin! But I think be must have been • are that my fac* was dirty, though he

called it atiulmrmd.

why have you come lu this , 1 asked him when I began to collect my

thoughts a little

"Oh. the hies of surprise was Tom's I Mind him at his place of buaincas and v ■ me out together, and thru he told me I -alt for you here and be would make sou reuse to scud you alone" "Oh. Ixrftua! but 1 mean how happened ou to come from Ihmley to suddenly

lihout telling me?"

“Dear." said Ixrftua-with a very grave ice, “I came because—because Eunice Is

dead."

Id only look at him with wide ryi

unice Craig b dead,” be repeated still softly. "I can tell you now why I could not sooner claim tpytwlfn But you trustee! me aa negrr woman tr ■nd or lover—Dell. Dell, how • you know that I have loved you all long, long. Weary years that we have lived ipartf But 1 did not heed hi* question. “Oh. MOf Eunice." 1 said, with a ruth of sorrowful rrmrmhraacr. We had both known her as beautiful, strong andjoung. “ ~ ending erf the story seemed pitiful r life was too sad. Laftual We lie glad erf the release” fou never knew bow sad her life was, Della." said Igrftus gently, “nos how 'i 1 suffered for her. While she lived id n.< ask you to be my wife. She had made me promise this long, long ago, though the knew I loved you with every

"I couhi easily hear the sounder, and from bin orders knew the would lie wrecker was an expert telegrapher and thoroughly familiar with train running. Every now and then the wsackar would raise his hand from the key as a more sever* stroke of lightning would come In over the wire, but hr was lou Inlent ou hi* deadly work to desist. The tramp of heavy boots ou the platform cmuiilr told m* that the cooIrmplated wreck was an organized scheme for robbing liiisexproiv company and pas “My mind was in a horrible whirl and 1 frequently strained at my bindings to get my guard warfitol me to he careful or asy life would uscTwJworth much. Ou account of the trains lain* behind, time 1 ktww they would he pushed to their utmost speed by the engineer, and If they earn* logather the wreck would he a horrible one.

Well If I par your way out you can vly pay it back.” I said, laughing: bat

Loflua flid not laugh.

* “1 mightn't want to come back,” be said gently. Then there waa a long silenca and the hamnioA went on swinging. Had : I I™"? Si “-■i-

"She had no right to ask this sacrifice,’ said quickly, "but—ah* had loved nu all her life. 1 did not dream of her feeling until uocc when I was Ul—you remem 1 Uie lime when 1 was hurl so badly Craig's lumber mill? They nursed me the house, you know, and Eunice waa wl me day and night. She thought 1 was dying and did nut hide her heart, poor

child—hut I was engaged I told her—ami after that she hcrsrtf again ^ A fad then I

and the doctors gmi

to tell you she

i»<aoi*c. No one thought „ ' T 'f7. p0 * nt ' she could til's longer than that summer— -nd yet fur twelve yaaro-lwelv. yearn, i « 71. . T Bella, she has kept me from your aide. .._ I—...h. deal nd Us bappl ucaa. And ao the aUll. beautiful Octoberds. . walked to the train with us and waved us i

He kept l

a my fa

rery, very miserable, but I

chatted through it all Loftus scarcely . —_|T —i.

rred me; be ground hi* teeth noeOjfSV ben. and once the tear, camedown^' 1 7^“

“You know that I belong to you, wherever you are—you believe it—don't you. Dell?" ' i Bald ooee or twice. And then. "It’s bard 1st you go." Bat ths whistle shrieked id father called. "Cone. Della," and then poor larftua kissed me with a si

I fell U

swnwd laughingly. “Then you must begin lobeaaaJut." And be really proved himself orthy of the name by walling mors than

We are living In Plmley, In ths old bona* under the maples. Father la with us and Tom comes on flying visit* now and then. Our children play **" *

i whispered, "God lovs you. Dells, my ~

and Loftus played,

am a vary happy woman, bat I often woe Aar bow I would hara basis' tt Eunice ha

As the following *»n«.ri/—.i tale came direct from the Up* of a western telcgra pber. who made cue of the group at story tellers, be playing an Important part In the Incident, and aa bis veracity has never been questioned, the tale must he accepted at the proper Talus of undiluted truth and so pass into the rscoM of tales undoubted from the wild and wsolly wot. “lu my early experience with the telegraph businrsa," said be, “I was located at a place called Medicine Hal a small group of shanties on the Northern Pacific railroad, aa oiwrator, ticket agent and express agent. Medicine Hat could be classed among the towns aa bring thirty miles from nowhere. What little buijncss we« done was on account of a mining village some thirty miles back In the tnounlalmc The entire population of Medicine Hat could have been easily crowded Into the little village station. "One night, after a day of the moat aultry weather that 1 had exjierirorrd foe moo lbs. | waa detained at my office on account of delayed trains A continuous roll of. thunder, acrompanlnd hy sharp flashes of lightning In the distance, warms! me of an approaching storm. I fretted and stormed, aa I wanted to get to my boarding ehaoly. about a quarter of a mile up the country mail, before tbe storm broke. 1 waa leaning back In my chair musing over the event* that had brought ms w rat. when suddenly a voire broke upon my ears: " 'Hold up your hands, quick!' “Glancing up 1 saw a huge revolver pointed through tbe little window In the wall through w hich I sold tickets, and be hind It a weird mask, with terrihlr shining aye*. In endeavoring to comply with the command, especially the latter injunction. my chair swung around, my head struck on the edge of the table and unoon Selous I rolled to the floor. "When 1 regained my wits I found myaslf lying on the flisir of the outer w-ailing room liound band and fool with a had. ungainly looking fellow standing over me with a Winchester. Tbe asurm had broken over us, and tbe w lod, rain, lightning and thunder were somelhlug terrific. “All at ooce my trained ear canght the Bound of llie telegraph sounder, and turning my head 1. perceived a man at my desk working away at my kry. He wore a mask, but this did not disguise the fact that he was a young man. A* the characters were ticked off and came to tny ran. 1 knew he was frrllng his way as totbe loca Hun of Uie delayed trains. 1 also noticed that be frrquruUy arose amt made use of the ground wire from the switchboard, which cut oH the main office. In which was located the train runner of tbe division. At frequent Intervals sharp cracks of lightning would re-echo through lbs room as thry struck the arrester on the switch. Hut the man worked on totally oblivious of his surroundings. "Suddenly I caught the drift of what he as sending out over the win- and waa horrified to Uarn that ha was trying to ma nlpolate the train orders so aa to cause a wreck. Trains t? and th passed each other about five miles up the road from my etaUou, and he was sending out orders with a cool, steady hand to train 47 to taka a aiding about ten mile* east of Medicine Hat and to train ts to pass 47 at tbs regular place. Theae orders would have thrown '' trains, which were brevity laden

and peal after peal of thunder re-echoed over and above tbe llttl* station. Still the wrecker at the kry kept steadily at work weaving hla web of dimtructioo. Suddenly be calhd out In a voire of mingled soil, ■faction and devilish glee: " 'Ah. that flics the- matter all rigbl Forty-seven ha* signed tbe orders at the water tank and In ten minutes they'll go together. Tell the men to spread out up’ "He never finished tbe sentenc*. A blinding flash at the switchboard, a shriek from the wrecker and tbe office appeared to he one mass of flame. My guard rushed from the building, and with a mighty effort I wrenched my hands free and pulled myself through Uie door. Tbs Buis station was dry as tinder, the oil from the trainmen's lamps added to the combustible nature: of lu makeup.and in a moment flames were breaking out In every pi "With loud cries several o’ er’s confederate* dashed U room to pul) drove them hi up tbe country road coming toward the station they all disappeared In the dark-

my legs, as my hands w ere n count of the great numbness occasioned by the tightness of the tbonga, and I quickly explained the situation to him. He hunted up a lamp and dashed down tbe track and around the curve In on* direction, while I swung the lautnru upon the train coming down the straight piece of track to the alathsi lu the ot

but the burning station acted asignal and the train drew up at the station, the engineer totally ignorant at tbs danger they were recap!ug and only intent upon' helping lo subdue tbe flames. Twruty-flv words explained the situation lo the eng beer and a group of passenger* that gall vreji around, and as train 47 l‘

He—Before proposing. Mias Lulu, I wish sknow if you hare anything la Ik* bank. £he—Yea, Mr. 1‘ooctnan. I have a lover there. He la the cashier, and we are to be

died.—Ladles' Bora* Jon