The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1896-08-29


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Is zaxzrszozs sat. ard picking his way
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tk= szez. \ regarded The shipping
eaexk sazzwkzt eHE6ously-
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aa- -5zss st8-z ! cane away wi-h th=
trzzl azz SD Z big gent a-tzlEiHg 70
fae seFEzzf n great rage he Wa
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N1.kaat Rs-si IL Shipping clerk ~
entered ne hex. and repeated v.hat h
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t. r5Fz ding % her lover. for thai
her werH Eavers wzs plain ez1EEh.
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f=# Hs=s5z frou the captain put thz
ezers = possession . The facts which
were pza5a ezozgh- T. wzs another case
9 tFa= are. = hazrssz. a harsh guard
an I aefeszed guardians SCI and a
miserable hcus- Rather than 70 bses
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girl tezrfaIiF declared she would q
z1sza=ahsre zzd work for her living
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tn Shipping clerk. rariTEly, ls
= EzrrT IL captain rzzht away
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@Dsa'f aaat cae. this Is Scotland;
5o5a hands zfgre witnesses aoeept each
ofAsr = Uzn and wife. and yer married
lard azd fast
IT, e5rI started back blushing fur
oaslY. znd thz captain stood uneasiiy-
Cautiously the door opened and tn
Cd HazekHan pat his had H. BsE
par4faz.g = sad -but them police aFe
coming ap the per with that mister I'd
had tza words with
Is th= railway man outside yet =
assed fhe shipping clerk
~ N herr" and the red-caPpef
pilot pushed n az the doorway. curl
ozitF written large On every feature. bit
stiu TIE ziFi hung back
Hea4F footsteps ruEg outside, draw
iaz nezzer every moment The or
made : frightened movement 70 ths
captains s5de. and their eyes met !
Ead from the captain and
Gap o al steam IN rruT voice
svas sufficient for the shipping clerk
Gone inside. both Of you men TurT
TIE key n The dear. Peter and the Cd
Waterman ID 50. and placed his baes
. The panels
@Ye -. is this way This Is Capt
Harry Thomas. Of the Tuzkar. as both
. ser kncv vel. and this young lads Is
NEss-eyeuse ne. miss but haTea't
quite got hoit Of your uamez-
-Ethel MoTrison.- came in . whisper
froza the girl
Yes. this + Mss Ethel Morrison, and
the one Is going 10 have the other frT Z
husband. aud the tOthe- Is going &c
have the tofher for a wife. That is
what they cal = purpose Of marriage. ys
understand =
A couple Of nois with wide grins Wa'
the response.
Sharp Fappingz AT the door took place
while the handle was tried; and pressed
close 10 the window panes were the
faeFs Of the police sergeant and 5Ir
Gordon, xith. ss background iudis-
tiuctly outlined in the darkness. the
forms Of some % the Tuslar's crew. ana
a scYT strzgglers who had followed The
pouieemen along the pier. II imPera-
tive accents, M. Gordon demanded Cd
uittanee. and shook the door violently
DO you, Ethel Morrison. take This
man as your lawful husbandET con
tiHued the shipping clerk. graveiy pune
tuating each word with a shake Of
his extended forefnger.
Yes was the almost inaudible re
sponse.
~Ye heard that. Peter. and you, Bill .
Mods again; graveIy this time.
DO you. Harry Thomson. master oil
the steamship Tuskar. take this woman
as your lawful wife,
r do was the firm eEponse.
-Andye heard that likewise, you two
Speak out. men"
-Ay. did that and "Yes, right
enough were the replies
Then | declare you two. Harry Thomp
son and Ethel Morrison now man end
via And those whom God has joined
Jet ~ man dare put asuudcr. Now wait
/ tits l write out the charter-party.T AEd
calmly unheeding the repeated knock
ing at the door. and the wondering
faces glued 70 the window, the shipping
clerk took a blank customs bill Of entry
form anil wrote CT the plain reverse ths
necessary certificate II marriage
- bich was signed by all.
Vow. Captain and Mrs Thomson
be went on. Is he damped a sheet Of The
cory-book and proceeded TO take a bool
impression e the document, 4 wisf
sou all happiness Here's your eeruf
cate. Mrs. Thompson. Open the door
Peter
And later. as the shipping clsrI
walked homevard along the pier. pip.
II rnnuth be nheerHed -efecfirelr :,