Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1891-06-18
Halls ADVENTURES.
An Interesting Story of Love and
Many Mistakes. CD

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Hello, Jack. The very person above
all others | wished most to see. ~
whats up now?" asked Jack, in
surprise. 4
81 have a great favor to ask of yop;
two favors, in fact, One is great and
the other is greater" H..H n" 4
"Go ahead, old fellow, I'm all in the
dark, but If it is possible viii grant
them. You know that, though, don't
you?"
81 am not certain. But let us retire
to some place more private, and the
two friends strolled leisurely into
the park, and, lighting their fragrant
Havanas, they seated themselves com
fortably on one of the many rustic
benches.
I'm ready now, Hal; out with it,"
said Jack, as he lazily puffed out the
blue smoke. 49,
~ may as well own up that am
such bloclhead that have to engage
u guardian for week, and not caring
to confess as much to anyone else,
| have decided to ask you If you are
willing to assume that terrible respon-
sibility."
"a guardian, Hal? A guardian for
what?"
"Ah, thereby hangs a tale, which ]
will soon relate. That is the greater
favor, and the great one is to be best
man for me in little affair that is to
come off next Wednesday,"
"A woman in the case, as usual, said
Jack. 81 thought as much at first; but
| did not think that you were going so
deep as that" - *
"Yes, I'm in for it, and all I'm
afraid of is that will commit some
egregious blunder before get through
with it. have such COMPOUNDED luck"
"You have COMPOUNDED luck, when
even your name is GoodlucliP'
"All the good luck | have is my
name. | believe would not curse my
luck so often if it was not for the name.
But what's in name?' There is John
Poor. If there is anything in name
he ought to be submerged in poverty,
and he was for awhile. He had an in
valid wife and ten olive branches, rang.
ing from twig to limb. when an
uncle he had never more than heard of
died and left him fortune That was
luck, and still his name was Poor
Now l, bearing the seemingly charmed
name of Goodlucli, had all my ances-
tors turn up their toes and leave me
Goodluck plain without cent in the
shape of legacy to back it."
"Why, Hal, have you grown morbid
over destiny?"
mo, don't groan over destiny; its
good luck that I'm groaning over,
Things seem to be growing brighter
lately, though, and If can get safely
over the next four days | think | can
sail to port, but you'll have to be pilot
if get there. This is not the first at
tack of the tender passion have had.
You look surprised, but such is the
fact. Here's the story:
Five years ago met the girl who
first inspired in me the fever called
love. When think of it doubt if I'm
over it; but I've passed the crisis; il
don't matter. 1t was while was al
Belden visiting my college friend
George Walters, that first met Mary
Shannon. We became friends, and oul
friendship fast ripened into love, There
is no use of prolonging this part of the
story, for after love of course comes
marriage. But my marriage did moi
come. 1t was to occur, though, as We
had agreed, in December,
!. 81 came home deliriouSly happy, anC
worked hard to get the nest ready
Everything went well, and Decembel
drew near. The ceremony was to take
place at three p. IN. on the 18th AS i
is one hundred miles from here, in
tended starting the day before. Blu
here the first of series of misfortune
met me. My tailor was to blame 70
that one. did not get my outfit on
of his shop till ten a. m. on the eve o
the 18th. The difficulty looked small
then, as | knew ] could take the six q
IN. train and reach Beldcn in plenty o
JlllO lOT Vic GNtHL- i AiullC NY way u
the depot that morning in a driving
storm of sleet; but didn't mind that
Who cares for storm when he's il
love? The next misfortune was due t
some one or something, no matter what
I The real facts don't know, but | d
know that the train was two hour
late must have walked more thai
half the distance to Belden in trampin
up and down the platform waitin
for it. At last, when was almost be
side myself with impotence, it cam
putting along and we were soon fyin
through the country at good speed.
II knew that at such rate | woul
reach Belden long enough before tire
o'clock. was just beginning to cor
graduate myself on my good luck whe
the whistle for down brakes sounded
and our train began to slow up. Win
dows were hastily thrown up, and 500
the cause of our step was explained
We had run into big freight wreck.
Word had not reached the last st;