The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-14
waited lightly IN. Vanessa rose. The
parson took his place. Opened the book.
Roh was canine

waited lightly IN. Vanessa rose. The
p9Tson took his place. Opened the book.
Bob was coming.
Vanessa, very eentlemanIy. stood await
Ing MIN. One hand in the pocket Of the
Norfolk coat Apparently the parson
uldn notice. The peW-opener was threat
ened with cataract-she said; generally "a
bit on, other people said her sight was
naturally defective.
Bob was coming.
rustic heraided his approach. Bob
was coming.
Coming, coming, softly coming-yes, in
SIMMER OF satin, up the aisle.
Scarlet blood leaped to Nanessa's cheek.
The peW-opener fell back into the arms
OF Bobs best man. The parson, Bob's
TREND shut the prayer book with bang
mat might have been heard as far as
Fleet street.
"Whatg" said Bob's friend. what
What-what Is this?"
He had fun baritone voice had Bob's
friend, and choral services had strength
ened IL, There was thunder in il now.
Explain he roared.
Even the New Woman quailed.
BOb's best man was tanning the pew
opener with Hymns, Ancient and Mod
Bob, in white satin. trembled: yet Bob
didn't look altogether frightened. The
eyes of Bob and the pars0n avoided one
another. Bob-.ike Adam-indicated the
Woman-the New Woman.
II Was-her-idea 10 come in-in tweed
thin gs-er-so l rugged up-white satin
Not an eyelash did Bob twitter as he
said it,
The parson looked up as II he were GO
ing 10 burst His eyes flashed.
1t IS an outrage. BegOne-begOne.
He waved his arms, and the white en-
broidered stole sailed out like long PEN
nant.
I'm send for the police. I'll publish it
abroad. Europe shall ring with your in
fanny"
Yanessa turned pale.
Hes going it," said Bob to himself as
he fHa rrfaNe COT i'm "a an
MARY us" she cried to the parson,
haughtily, land leave me- with a fiery
glance at white satin Bob, ito deal with
Marry your roared the parson. "Nev-
er Marry you, a woman in tr--' ne
ehoked, Ito a man in a white satin skirt.
Vanessa turned paier. She actually
turned to Bob.
"What-what are we to do?"
Don't know" said Bob, glOomily.
There is a legal aspect TO this case"
pursued Bob's friend, the parson. Il shall
take the opinion of the ecclesias. ical
courts on so wanton an outrage" He
strobe up and down the chancel in his
wrath.
Bob looked at vanessa. She was crying.
Crying-Nanessa, New Woman.
Mamma" she murmured, angrily,
mamma viii be $3.50 triumphant
Bob looked compassionate.
1t s bedstly shame Of you" he said,
turning 70 MS lrleuQ, the parSOni and as
he turned he nearly fell, for his feet twist
ed in the white satin. Hang itl' said
Bob. under his breath.
Away" cried the parson. GO, sir.
Speak TO me at your peril. Tomorrow
everyone will know your infamy and
yours to Nanessa, fercely.
Il say said Bob, with apparent sud
den inspiration, cant we square 1t, any
how? Look here, Ill-Tu take off the
skirt if Vanessa takes OFF, meant mean
puts on-puts on the skirt instead. Eli?
On, oVer-er-Over her present-er-dress
-eh? ltll be such q sell for her to 80
home and tell her mother and father"
Nanessa sobbad angrily.
The parsOn look his head.
u W-Wont said Nanessa, snappishly
You can't be married now" said the
parson. looking at her IT'S too late" He
pulled out his watch.
Vanessa had a watch in gold bangle on
her wrist.
ITS not" she cried, you're fast" as
she looked at her watch
NO" cried the parson, mot l."
Il VIII be married il ! choose but not
in that"
Then it's all up" said Bob, "and we
could have just got the ring on before
heavily your motherll have a good
laugh" which was likely if Bob told her
by and by, that he had a special license
in his pocket all the time.
shell do no such thing" said Vanes-
sa, tartly. open the book, (she stamped
her foot at the parson), "and-g-g-give
me- she sobbed again in broken fury,
"th-that s-k-skirt."
CThe End.)