The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-06
A ROMANCE OF TWO LANDS.
and There VIII lie "A wedding in
Australia.

Australia.
From the Kansas City Times.
A white-bearded man of ruddy COM
plexion and splendid physique who had
been for nearly an hour pacing back
ward and forward through the several
waiting rooms of the union depot yester-
day afternoon. occasionally CHANGING al
the large clock in the north room, was
seen by the few passengers seated about
to start suddenly and with a joyful ex-
clamation rush up to a young man VINO
had just entered the Union avenue door.
There was a warm and energetic hand
shaking on the part Of the elder man
and a passive yielding of his hand to the
greeting by the younger individual. AS
the two walked across the street to tine
hotel opposite they talked hurricdly and
in an excited manner, the old gentleman
leading in the conversation.
At 2:25 p. n. they came back to the
union depot and boarded the Santa Fe
train for California. The white-beared
gentleman carried a large gripsack ard
the young man walked behind him empty
handed, at times looA4ng down al his at
tire. His clothes had once cost a con-
siderable amount of money. Now the APP
pearance Of them was OF great usage,
with no relief by the substitution Of orders
for months.
Six months ago the young man. Wilson
Larkham, was beginning life as a broker
in the city of Sydney. Sydney is in New
ert {. Larkham, Is member Of the legis-
lative assembly of that colony. After a
series of romantic events the two met
a the Kansas City union depot yesterday.
When their train reaches San Francisco
they will board a steamer for their an
upodean home, and quarrel which
threatened TO blight the future of two
promising lives will by that time have
probably ended happily.
WILSON, Larkham had been educated in
England at great expense, and when he
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NAL nature and bright talents, coupled
with the fact that he had been educa TED
abroad, made him an object of attention
not only to his large circle of friends, but
to the gentler sex as well. OF course,
he was handsome and OF a chiValric ma
ture. 1t was supposed by many that he
might have fallen in love while in Eng
land, from his inattention to the young
ladies of Sydney, but Larkham evidently
had mis- mind made up in advance. Last
December he told his parents that he In
tended to marry Miss Olive Hamden,
daughter of Banker Adrain c. Hafnden
of Sydney. This brought a storm of pro-
tests from Mr.. Larkham, Sr. He and
HamGen had been interested in gold mines
together and the latter had obtained con-
troll of enough stock to Gust Lark sham
from control of the enterprise and the
two men had been bitter enemies since.
The friendship, ripening into love. which
had begun between Mr.. Handlers daugh-
ter and the young man, however, still
continued. The long separation while Will
son Larkham was absent at his studies
did not change the state of affairs, for
there was a steady correspondence he
tween them. Whether Mr.. Hamden knew
of his daughters regard for his former
partners son is not known
The protest of his parents did not alter
the determination Of young Larkham to
marry Miss Hamden. Relations finally
became so strained between father ana
son that one day there was an open rup-
ture. Only q few weeks had elapsed since
the young man had told of his determine
ton. There was no time for preparation,
and as he had no money in his own right,
he resolved to begin life anew and in an
other country. He told his sweetheart
that he would go TO America, and when
he had obtained a start would send for
her, and she acquiesced He left at once,
and the latter part of January landed in
San Francisco with a few dollars.
Like other lovers who have started out
to make nations bow to their efforts in the
line of money making, Larkham soon
found that the United states might be
good place to live in, but there was no
getting rich on short notice. During his
wanderings in search of lucrative employ
ment to fit his attainments he visited
many places, but made no additions to his
finances. Occasionally he drank liquor to
nerve him against despair.
Only a few weeks had elapsed when
of his son, and to the entreaties of his
wife said he would endeavor to find him
He first went to the Hamden home, and
asked for the young mans address. OF
course the young woman mad been kept
informed from week to week of I.arkhan,
Jr.'s wherea bouts. He was then in Cleve-
land, 0. a letter from his parents promis-