Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-10-03

S8CeAo(ks W u lU[hlfrs. -lIC4t lEA-G
man, Major Percivai wayne. On. Maa
Anthony. But here was n Of thy ds-
sceIdanfs ten times worthy tny name
In that n day there came crushing IN
upon him the consequences Of a genera.
tinn If misioirc
1t was enough that ne should have
failed to explain matters 10 Kitty. I,
was worse when ne took the first oupor-
tunliy 10 explain matters to Jack. His
way Of doing il was somewhat ~ fol.
lows. aud they were dressing for the
ceremony. and Jack. gorgeous IN his
full dress uniform as "a lieutenant Of the
Seventh, was sick at heart over the cold.
constrained greeting accorded him BY
Ellis.
why. Of course. old fellow. you
didn't impose silence on me-. and Is'pose
let out about your engagement
My what" says poor Jack aghast.
Your engagement You said. even
to attend kitty's wedding. you couldn't
get away until yours was fuldlled-oE
the 10th. wasn't it,"
Certainly. cur annual inspection
No man in the Seventh would miss that
for love or money"
but, Jack. don't you know: I'm
sure you told me 4 lady was in the case.
You told me her name, and-indeed.
You did-tha, Fife and you were to be
tied
You t~ranscendental idiot, told you
F and COMPANY + and Company /
were tied for place and neither dared
lose a point
And then, instead of smashing
Wayne, as was his first thought. Jack
fled down stairs in search of Ellis and
founc her and told her Wayne's story
and then his own. brea;hlessly. eagerly.
im~ploringly, and there were bushes and
tears and soft laughter ara soft. happy
murmurs, and-and how horribly those
big epaulets get in the way and service
medals and soutache braid scratch ut
such times! And at last did Jack uplift
his voice again TO say. Ellis. I'm in
heaven" and then did she uplift n
blushing, tear stained. kiss rumpled face
to archly inquire. "A Seventh heaven,
Jack" and then did old Fcnton com
clustering in to take "a veteran share
III the engagement. Ii was known all
over the house before the wedding party
started.
Then came the next scene in Mad
Anthcny's play. Amury and the chap
lain declare to this day that when III,
party was duly marshalcd at the altar
the major clicked his heels together and
raised his hand in salute and bcvan,
"Sir, the Parade is when Ormsbv
caught the hand and brought " down
But when it came to the ring there was
CONSERVATION. To the horror If the
groom. the despair Of the bride. but 70
the marked and tremulous emotion q.
Aunt Lucretia, the circlet produced 70,
the occasion by the .dazcd best man WI.
an old fashioned but beautiful cluster
of flashing gems. Only by 4 miracle
did il happen that the other ring wa.
in his possession. How the mixturn cc.
CURED there was no time 20 tell. unit
not "a thing GONE yet! Mhy-why-
where's Willy
Aghast they looked ut one another.
Was 10 all this to have been explained
, by Wayne? Hadn't Wayne told her.
Told her? Told her what? All Major
: Wayne said 10 her about Willy was tina,
he was almost frantic with impatiencs
TO meet her, but he'd-he'd have to take
his bath first. What did he mean by
sending such ridiculous stuff: What
were they all lauehinS-crying a.
; Isn't here? Couldn't cross: Can't ht
swim? Why, the man she thought h.
was would swim Niagara rather thar
; miss his wedding day. And then-oh.
. day of days-perhaps her words an
. pthIlnfaA srNacn aud raach.1 sl. 49,, 81
the maddened lover. for at the very mo
: ment came an Irish howl from the porci
without. ''Oh. fur the luv Of God, shtoy
him! Don't let him! Oh, mother Of
Moses, it's drownin he isl And then,
, all shrieks and terror, did most of thu
party scatter for the balconies. while,
!, all shricks and terror and protestation.
that she'd never speak to him again il
;, he dared to, Kitty collapsed upon a sofa
, Was ever there n wedding day Il
= match it? Soaked 10 the skin. dripping
but triumphant. Will Farrar rode on
!, Of the foods and up the heights amid tn,
: frenzied vaccinations of the garrison
and throwing himself from the saddl,
at the colonel's gate demanded to sec
: if not to squeeze. his bride. There wer,
= they gathered, the elite of Fort Frayne
some in wedding garb, some IN travel
ing dress, and what a cheer went up a
he sprang to the porch and his mothei
wanted to clasp him, dripping though
: he was, to her heart Of hearts. Net :
Kitty. Don't you come near me, 70,
: dreadful thing" she cried. and, laugh
ing and protesting, he was led away u
be caparisoncd for the ceremony. Lu
. c~retia's spirits were once more il
ebullition. Wayne was back. the re
!. mains had come; so why longer della.
proceedings?
They were not. There was as blith,
n and bright and joyous a soldier weddin.
that perfect monday As ever was seel
within the walls Of old Fort Frayne, an,
Kitty made a bewitching bride. al,
later, when all were gathered, for ther
" were two whose fortunes we have fol
" lowed through these long. long chapter
who were absent from the ceremony
who, in fact, were having u Of thei
. own. and TO these two. while the ban
q without Is softly playing in front CT Oh