The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-04-26
The Father Forgave
His Daughter.
DRAMATIC SCENE BY A C0lCn
Upon Which lay another Daughter
whose Lite Was Esbing
Away.

SIT. Louis. Anril -. From a
bridal feast 20 a dramatic deathbcd
scene. followed BY family recon.
Citation, was the experience OF An
ton Hemhnook. formerly Of ~. Louis
yesterday. immediately after his
marriage to Miss Annie Krrstlns %
~. Paul, suburb of 81 Charles.
Mo Miss Katie kerstlnx. now dead.
was the agency BY whtCh the recon
citation was effected.
untl the death Of his father. three
years ago. fiemhroek worked Tor
local stove manufacturers concern
and lived At the home Of Henry KAT
mann. Anton Mas the oldest child.
and when his father died his mother
sent for him and asked him to take
charge % the farm and help her raise
the younger ehHiren,
Npung ucmbrnak resigned his posi-
ton and went 70 ~. Paul to help his
mother. n was while over hts
fathers body that he met Miss Kers-
ting. who was aftvrward destined "a
become his wlfe. As ahr daughter
Of a nelghborlnx farmer zic vas one
% the first tn Offer her assistance 10
Mrs. Hcmhronk. and - axzlsiu1na
was she in her efforts 70 RELIEVE her
distress that tbs young mans attsn-
fion waz Immediately attracted IL
her. and. after the Anal ceremonies
had taken place. he asked her when
he could meet her again.
The friendship begun under such
pathetic circumstances soeu ripeast
into love and the young goupie
piightcd their troth. Miss Kersttur
was one Of the haadsemsst yn1ag
ladies' In the surrounding country.
had any number % admirers. and
young Hemhr0ok waa consequently
the envy Of the beanx % the neigh
bcrhoed when q was found that he
had displaced an others IN her anec-
tions.
Miss Kerstinw had learned 20 ieve
the ynanK st. isaalsan and she WAS
no; .daunted BY her fathers ebtee-
tiolM. The latter ordered the younE
lover not 70 darkcn his doorway. but
this did net make any material din
ereuce. as ciandestine meetings were
arranged with the utmost ease.
Meanwhile young Hemhrook went
TO work with a wiiI u hft the mort
gage left by his father. ard. after
two and a hair years labor. sue
eeeded IN arranging everything IA a
satisfactory manner. ~ soon as
this was accomplished he did NJ; de-
lay in setting the date for his we'd
ding. The objections II the brides
father continued unab@fsd and Miss
Annie consequently told hirt that She
was going 10 visit her sister. Mrs,
John Pach. In Marion county
Mr.. Hsrubrook followed his fianese
TO Marion county. where the weddIaE
ceremony was performed H-he hrid-
al party had hardly eat do@n 10 the
wedding table vi hen = telegram came
saying that Miss Katie Kerrtiug vas
expected 10 die AZ any moment
The bridal couple and Mr. and Mrs
Pach went to Old Monroe on the
next train.
Mr.. Kersfinx waa surprised when
he saw his daughter enter bis home
leaning on the arm 81 yopng HON
brook. and his astonlshmsnt was In
creased when he was Informed that
they were man and wife. He WA In
censea. bat Miss Katie kerstIug
knew OF her fathers objections and
eomprehsn3ed the situation az once.
she beckonsd TO him 10 come 20 her
bedside. and. BY a sign. ordered Mr..
and Mrs. Hsmhrook 70 follow.
In her dying moments. the young
woman raised her eyes hsayenw ard
and lmpiored her father 70 forgive
her sister and to extend the coveted
paisrnai blessing.
Then Mr. KsrstlnE and his dauFh-
ter and newly made son-in-Iaw knel,
by the side ~ the invalid ana pray
I'd. No words were spoken. bat the
tears that rpited down their checks
were silent but eloquent testimonials
that the past was forgotten and that
the future would be ~ new leaf
In a book