The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-16

Where were you before L came UP 10 you!
'Ive been at Conrad's hotel, answer
ed Kirby, truthfully, but without thougnt
of how it would sound and what 1t Woulo
mean to the father.
"Eh-at, at-been at a hotel since last
evening! BY God, sir, I'll kill you now NO.
YOU shall marry the girl. o, this is terri
BILE. A daughter of mine Pity you We're
ever born. You shall marry him, miss
and this very minute"
If his rage was fearful before, it was
twice so now. He waved his arms wildly
and pranced up and down in front OF the
Office, swearing most scandalously. And
we spectators supposed with the rather
that Kirby was guilty, his previous repu-
tation not helping us to believe different.
Thus do ones sins corrupt the opinion of
others. Had we guessed rightly, we
might have prevented a serious happening
before it was to late.
Get parson; get justice, quick
yelled Hurley.
IAN right, capn," said Kirby. 81 wasn't
studying much about getting married.
but" he turned to us, Il 'spose it's all
right If she is agreeable" He drew from
her and faced her. and said; 'iAre you
Kitty?"
There was a pause. Then she cast her
fearful eyes upon her angry father, and
mad motion as If to appeal to him, and
was about to speak but she saw in his
eyes no pity, no possibility of making his
hard unreasoning nature understand. and
turning again to the man upon whom she
had leaned during the last few hours she
said. hesitatingly and very prettily; Yes"
Jim Mcdonald gave Kirby a resounding
whack on back which was his way of
imparting a friendly feeling, and we ell
mentally said that Kirby was a lucky dog,
and showed exceedingly good taste
So we all bundled into the two convey
ances and drove to the parsonage, which
was only a short distance away, and on
the way neither Kirby nor his future wife
said word TO straighten the tangle;
KIRBY presumably because he did not want
to- being satisfied with the course events
and taken, end the girl because cannot
say why she said nothing. We awakened
the parson, and there in the little front
parlor and in the early dawn of a cold.
bleak December morn, Miss Hurley and
Mr.. Huston were made man and wife We
inscribing our names as witnesses.
We kissed the bride and congratulated
Kirby in approved form. II was all done
with a rush. 1t was not until we got
back 10 the office, after leaving the happy
couple to themselves in the next room,
that we could pacify the old man sufii-
GENTLY to make him understand what
Kirby had told to us in the meantime
the true facts. And after he had realized
the situation he sanguinely said il was
for the best, anyway, on account of what
people would say, which perhaps il was
The bride and groom graced our little din
ing room at a wedding breakfast. upon
which the cook did himself proud. and
set pace that he had difficulty in keeping
up afterward, but which we exacted from
him, knowing his capabilities. We drank
the brides health, and Kirby's health,
and the old gentlemans health, and toast
ed the company and the job, and the rail-
road and everything. Altogether 1t was
a joyous occasion.
Kirby did NOT go up 20 the rock-cut to
raise that derrick, Chaplin coming down
for that purpose. Chaplin was very much
downhearted, both because Kirby was now
married, and because his conscience smote
him for being mainly 20 blame for getting
Kirby out Of bed an hour or two before
his rig was due. thereby starting Kirby
on the adventure which ended SO dlsas-
trousiy.
Kirby drew an advance on his wages
from the company and left that night for
Kentucky 10 spend his honeymoon.
Whatever became Of the fellow that got
left az Conrad's. Shelby Martin. / don't
know. never having heard further than
that he ran out Of the hotel, ana after