The morning call., 1894-09-21
TO EVADE FRANK.
Arthur GoOdban Prepared
to Get Married.
OUTSIDE THE OCEAN S BAR.
Fair Annie Martin to Be the
Blushing Bride.
OUTSIDE THE OCEAN S BAR
SHE is SOME YEARS HIS SENIOR.
Considerable Money Is Coming to
the Youth Whom the Coy Maiden
FOndiy Loves.

Had Arthur Goodban's plans been con
summated, as he hoped that they would
pretty Annie Martin, the Dursegirl whom
he loves better than his own family con-
nectiOns, would be destined to become his
wife through the medium of tugbOat cap
tain and trip beyond the marine league
All was arranged for next Tuesday, a
boat was chosen and every effort made to
keep this from the news gatherers who
stroll about the water 'front.' but to no pur-
pose. The secret leaked out, and Arthur
and Annie will be put to the painful
necessity of reading that it did, in a NAH
ner, too, that must remain untold to them
for a while at least.
Probably before this day is past Frank
L. GoodbaD, the hayward lads brother,
will have bribed the willing seaman who
has been enticed to perform the ceremony,
and Arthur's scheme to make Annie Mar
tin Mrs. Goodban will again be sadly
frustrated.
Arthur is a youth whose age is very sus-
ceptible to changes. Some three or four
weeks ago he said that he had been but
seventeen years upon the face of mother
earth. He later claimed that he was
but the records of the National Guard
contain statement that he is is, and not
a month older or younger.
Arthur is a soldier who has on more
than one State and national occasion tr0d
the hardest of hard cobbles for the ed ifica-
ton of admiring fair ones. But he has
soft heart that cannot resist going into
captivity whenever an enemy sesks to en-
snare it any more than it can be relied
upon to turn bullet or retain its natural
condition at the sight of striker.
Frank GOodban is proprietor of the
Nurses agency at I'LL Van Ness avenue.
He is ArtbuT's guardian and brother. The
latter lived in the country up to few
months agO-that is, he resided there teul-
pOrarily-and during his rambes among
the brake and bramble he had the misfor-
tune to break his leg He came to his
brothers agency, was nursed by Annie, a
cOmely young woman of %, who did duty
as nurse and cook at the esta bills hment.
and soon the young lady doctored his
broken limb into shape and straightway
proceeded TO "pull'' his we'll one. This
version is according to the vigilant guar
dian, Frank.
Annie is coy and Annie is sharp. She
bombarded her patient with sleeps eyes
and won him com pletely.
She had learned that when be arrived al
the age of 81 years property to the value of
$1,000 would all be his. Besides this
nearly 5000 was to the credit of the young
mans account in a local bank. Arthur
had never before been assaulted by a de-
signing female who could love fervently
and appreciate him as the only man on
top of creation worth living for. He be-
came so completely infatuated with the
cook that he swore to make her his wife
no matter what his brother might say.
Frank was not asleep however. He
noticed the smiling of the girl and the
captivity of the boy. He determined 10
prevent marriage.
In the meantime Arthur had recovered
sufficiently to leave his brothers. house
cautiously one night; then he fled with his
sweetheart to her mothers home at lie
Bernard street In this CITY. There thew
laid low" and renewed their avowals OF
eternal affection for each other. Frank
then went 10 work to inform the yarious
marriage -license offices throughout the
country not TO issue license to the twain. as
arthur has unfortunately fallen into the
hands of scheming girl six years older
than himself who was in my employ for
a while as a cook" The brother feared
that license might be given to the bow
because be was very large for his age. He
then added 10 his notice: "But he is only
II years DID,"
Nothing frightened the boy. He was
bold in his acknowledgment 10 his friends
that he loved Annie better than he could
tell; that be would never give her up. but
that he would find some means to marry
her in spite of his brothers. objections.
With the diplomacy and strategy of a
true soldier of the State Guards. he lei
days-yes, weeks, slip by without making
any effort to carry out his purposes. He
had hoped to throw Frank off his guard.
then suddenly he devised a means
whereby the ceremony could be per.
formed. The tugboat plant He remem.
bered that people get married at sea some.
times.
Arthur did not come himself to the
water front, nor did he send Annie. He
delegated two young men, who went from.
Meiggs wharf to the Pacific Mail dock
asking people how much tug would cost
to carry them outside the heads next
Tuesday morning early. The story of the
proposed elopement was discussed within
the hearing of several parties, and one
person and another told them TO go to this
or that towbOat office. Towboats came
high, so the launch owners were solicited
and bargain struck.
On Wednesday and yesterday the boat
seekers walked over the wharyes, and late
IN the afternoon of yesterday they re-
ported everything in readiness for the
trip.
But their carefully laid plans will no "
be all disarranged The secret is out. and
Brother Frank will undoubtedly take
some decisive action to thwart the schem.
ing lovers.
Wants an AcCouutiur