The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1901-11-21

then went into the corridor below
and waited. The three came down
presently. the gentleman in genial
mood, the girl pale and silent. The
guide nimbly opened a door on the
right, and before the two gentlemen
knew what had happened, they found
themselves in small room with
table in the center covered with
maps, guide books and illustrated
salesman took them in hand, while
the guide, saying: Il will find seat
for the young lady outside" slipped
back into the corridor, and drew the
door to behind him.
Marian Maynall, divining that some
thing unusual was on the tapis, was
standing flushed and trembling when
the audacious guide put the paper in
her hand on which he had written:
Lieut.. Westvile waits for you at
the foot of the eastern glacis Lose
no time.
+NiANt ''HftA Aih Wa nan ioo' ~ 'iiAAN -
She flew out of the dark portal, with
swift step. A young man in naval
uniform met her halfway, and clasp
ing hands, they ran together, down
the slope to the boat. They were in
it in a trice, but had not gone many
lengths from the wall when couple
of gentlemen bounced out upon the
esplanade waving their hands and
shouting like mad. The lettering
crowd took in the situation at once.
and cheered the runaways, while
only ironical laughter met Mr.. May
nall and the don.
Something must be done however
Don Miguel set off below the foAs
where he could hire a boat, and Mn
Maynall pressing a cab into his serv.
ice, hurried after: the crowd stream
irg down the road to see the fun.
1t was fine sight which now
greeted the throngs on the pier
Each boats crew did its best. Each
party had its partisans who cheered
as this or that one seemed about
to win. But it was an anxious time
| to the lieutenant'S well wishcrs nm,
| til his boat reached the vessels side
| and its occupants were transferred
to the deck above. The situation was
| intensified when, a moment later. q
| group appeared on the forward deck
| and 1t became apparent that a mar
| riage ceremony was taking place
| there.
BY this time Don Miguel and Mr.
! Maynall had almost reached the
| goal. The former was Illuminating
vengeance if the proceedings wer,
not instantly stopped; the latter
| calling on his daughter TO come
| down to him on pain of his cyerlast
| ing displeasure. And i'm the face ul
| it all, the spectators assisting from
| the pier saw the ceremony going on
| in as orderly a fashion as if it were
| being conducted in the cathedral on
the plaza instead of on the deck ot
a gunboat, with Uncle Sans marines
as sponsors of the affair.
There was a general clapping q
| hands, and loud cries Of "brayo!'
! along the pier as the ceremony end
ed, and the principals in il stepped
back out of sight.
\ warning about stand off dowr
| there." from the deck arrested the
Don and Mr.. Maynall in the franti,
endcavors to board the vessel, which
| had already begun TO move And the
Don's crew pulled away with al
| their might, and soon n wide lane oI
! blue water lay between them and the
! retreating vessel.
In his rage and agony Mr.. Maynal
| groaned aloud The don gazcd after
the gunboat with a look, which. If il
could have been properly focused
would have blown the audacious
craft to atoms. Neither spoke \
crisis had come 10 each in which
| the strongest words in their respect.
i've languages would have been weak
and Of no avail.
And as they sat silently staring at
each other the slyery notes Of the
Angelus hoated down from the old
belfry, and died away far out at sea.