The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-11

The novelty of such proceeding is the
talk of the town. Society is all agog
over it. 1t is the sole topic of converse
ton ii the little sewing circles or about
tea table. In fact, the lawyers are talk
ing about it, and say the action will hold;
that it would be no more than fair and
proper to give the plaintiff, who has been
encouraged, chance to coax the girl to
change her mind.
The prominence of the parties inter
ested in this unusual controversy lends
additional zest to the matter. Mr.. Rank
is the city editor of the AtchisOn Daily
Globe, and a very estimable young man.
Miss Smythe, whose hand and heart he
felt he had surely won, is, a very charm
ing young woman, who is living with her
aunt in this city She is highly cultured
and educated, and of a very retiring dis,
position, rarely appearing in society and
with but a limited acquaintance in the
town She was raised in Allegheny CITY,
Pa, where her connections embrace many
well-known people.
The gentleman who, it is discovered,
has won the affections of Miss SmYthe,
and against whom the Injunction suit Will
be aimed, is Mr.. Charles Harrison, mer-
chant tailor of this place. Harrison IS
third cousin Of the ex-President, and
young man of irreproachable character
But he is suave and sly in his love AFFAIRS,
and it seems has, by degrees won the
affections of Miss Smythe completely
Rank did not realize this until it was an
nounced recently that Harrison was TO %
married soon Inquiry was made, ana II
developed that Miss Smythe was the luol
his heart, and that he had, during MS
occasional visits, succeeded IN securing
from her promise OF marriage. RANK
and Harrison have long been fast friends
Rank did not know that Harrison was IN,
| dermining him, because the later woulu
quietly steal away from his friend one or
two nights in the week and pay visit 70
Miss Smythe, while Rank depended on
| his Sunday visits 10 hold the affections o.
the Pennsylvania girl: A number Oh
Ranks friends have urged him TO crop
the matter, but he declines to heed theE
advice. He is desperately in love, and Pc
lieves if he can secure a restraining order
from the court he can induce Miss Smy Jh5
to reconsider and make good her promises
to him
There is a mixture of politics in this 70,
mantle proceeding that is amusing VI
course, Rank will have to have lawyer;
Rank is democrat of prominence, anu
his name is freely mentioned for postmas-
| ter of AtChisOn. His best legal trlehu -
Frank G.. Crowell, prominent young re,
| publican, and member of the state cent raL
committee. He will undertake the tash
of convincing Judge w. D. Webb OF inc
| district court that Miss Smythe ougnO 10
be restrained from entering into mar
riage contract with Charles Harrison.
While Miss Smythe is too modest anu
bashful to so this far as a matter OF piV,
lection, Harrison will see to it thai sac I
is represented. and to that end ". T.
Waggencr, general attorney of the Nan
sas City, Wyandotte and Northwesl cru err,
railroad, has been engaged to take charso
of the case. Waggener is young "a
yer and is anxious TO defend the I ,5i-
Pennsylvania girl without charge M ai
argument will be that she has letal
right to marry Harrison If she wants 10
and that Ranks only recourse is a 0reayn
Of promise suit, as such a proeeedlnE , 40
is contemplated is contrary to puO'0
policy.