Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-02-25
CHAPTER XVI.
OUR MARRIAGE AND TIE SETTLEMENT
AGAIN

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18, seven days exactly after saying good
by to England, we reached Madeira.
Previously to sighting the island, Wal
worth, in a conversation with the cap
tain, had allowed him to suppose that
Allie was great heiress and that ours
was a runaway match. His nautical
spirit of romance was stirred and he
found early occasion to inform me that
he would do everything in his power to
further the ends we had in view.
As soon, therefore, as we were at an
chor in harbor and the necessary for
malities had been complied with went
ashore, hunted up the proper authorities
and obtained a special license. A par
son was the next person required, and
when had discovered him in the little
vicarage next door to his church on the
outskirts of the town our wedding was
arranged for the following day at 10
o'clock.
Accordingly next morning after break
fast boat was manned, and Allie, ia
net, Walworth, the captain and myself
went ashore. To avert suspicion we sep
arated on landing, but met again at the
church door half an hour later. 1t was
a lovely morning. A heavy dew lay
upon the grass, and when the sun came
out and smiled upon US the world looked
as if it were decked with diamonds in
honor of our wedding.
While we were waiting in the little
porch and the clerk was opening the
doors Walworth went off and hunted up
the parson. Five minutes afterward
they returned together, and then before
the bare little altar, with the sun
streaming in through the open door,
George De Normanville and Allie Dun
bar were made man and wife. The reg
lister was then signed and witnessed,
and, having feed the clergyman and
tipped the clerk, we all went back to
the town again. 1t had all been most
satisfactorily managed, and l had not
the slightest doubt but that the half
imbecile old clergyman had forgotten
our names almost before he had discard
ed his surplice in the vestry.
OF the rest Of the voyage to the Mas
carenhas there is little to chronicle,
save perhaps that we sighted Table
mountain in due course, rounded the
cape of Good Hope safely, though we
had some choppy, nasty weather in do
ing so, and. passing into the Indian
ocean, eventually arrived off the island
of Reunion all hour before aybreak.
Twas on deck before it was light,
waiting eagerly for the first signs Of
day. Not breath of wind was stirring,
and as we were only under the scantiest
sail our progress was hardly discernible.
Then little by little dawn broke upon
us, clear, pearl gray light, in which
the world appeared so silent and mystic
rious place that one almost feared to
breathe in it. While | was watching l
heard some one come across the deck be-
hind me, and next moment little hand
stole into mine. 1t was Allie, my wife.
"Can you discern any sign Of the
schooner she asked.
Before answering looked round the
horizon. but there was not sign OF any
sail at all. To port showed up the dim
outline Of the island, with few small
fishing boats coming out to meet the
rising sun, but in every other direction
there was nothing but gray sea softly
heaving
"No, darling" answered, II can
see nothing of her. But we must not be
too impatient. There is plenty of time
for her to put in an appearance yet"
Half an hour later the lookout whom
the captain had sent into the fore cross
trees to report anything be might GEE
sang out, "Sail ho!'
"How does she bear?" cried the skip
per from the deck.
"Dead ahead. SIR" was the mans
reply.
"What does she look like?"
"a big topsail schooner, painted
white"
1.-THE Lone Star for certain then,"
said Allie, taking my hand again.
As she spoke the breakfast bell sound
ed. and we went below to our meal
When we returned to the deck, the dis
tance between the two boats had dimin-
ished considerably, and we could make
out the schooner quite distinctly. She
was little more than five miles away
now, and there could be no possible
doubt about her identity. Then as we
watched she went slowly about and
next moment we saw string Of sig
nails break out at her masthead.
~ think, ," said, taking the oppor-
tunity Of a pause in their conversation
to make a practical suggestion, eff you
ladies will allow me to say such thing,
it would be as we'll if we facilitated our
trapshipping by getting our luggage
ready. If I mistake not, Patterson is
piping a couple of boats away even
now"
1 was right, for as we looked the
boats were descending from the port
Gavits.
George is ever practical, is he not,
Alie:" said Janet in teasing tone. Il
fear there is not much romance in his
constitution"
II am not quite so sure of that, said
Allie, with roguish glance at me,
land, all things considered, think I
may claim to be very good judge"
eff am to get the worst of it in this
fashion," retorted Janet, with great
pretense of anger, II shall go below
and look after my luggage"
"Lct us all 60, said Allie, and down
we accordingly went
By the time the necessary work was