The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1901-10-31

ranod. the girl pale and ssieat. The
guide nlmbly opened door ON the
right, and before the two gentlemen
knew what had happened. they found
themselves in n small room with o
table In the center covered with
maps, guide hooks and illustrated
views of the city. An obsequlous
salesman took them la hand, while
the gv.ae, saying; Il will find seat
for the young lady outside" slipped
back into the corridor, and drew the
door 10 behind him.
Marian Maynall. divining that somes
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., westyllie waits fer you at
the foot Of the eastern glacis. Lose
no time"
And Marian Mayuail lost no time.
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 20 the boat. They were in
IL in a iriee, but had not gone many
I lengths from the wall when a couple
| OF gentlemen bounced ont upon the
esplanade waving their hands and
shouting like mad. The lettering
crowd took In the Aliuation at once.
and eheercd the runhwaya. while
only ir0nleal laughter met AIR. May
nall and the don.
Something must be done however.
Don MIGUEL vet of below the fox,
where he could hire boat, and Mr..
Maynall pressing cab into his scrv-
ice, hurried after; the crowd stream
ing down the road TO see the fun.
u was q fine sight which now
Z greeted the throuRN on the pier.
Each boats crew did its hest. Each
party had It's partisans who cherred
rs this or that one seemed about
to win. But II was an anxious time
/ TO the lieutcnant's well wishers un.
/ til his boat reached the vessels side,
and it's occupants were transferred
to the deck above. The situation was
intensified when, a moment later, a
group appeared on the forward deck.
and IL became apparent that a mar
rage ceremony was taking place
| there.
by this time Don Miguel and Mr..
Maynall had almost reached the
goal. The former was Illuminating
/ vengeance II the proceedings were
not instantly stopped; the latter
calling on his daughter to come
down to him on pain OF his rverlast.
ing displcasurr. Aud in the face Of
IL all, the spectators assisting from
the pier saw the ceremony going on
in as orderly fashion as u IL were
being conducted In the cathedral on
the plaza, instead OF on the deck OF
gunboat. with Uncle Sans marines
as sponsors ~ the affair.
There was general clappiug Of
hands and loud cries of bravo"
along the pier as the ceremony end.
ed, and the principals In II stepped
back out of sight.
4 warning about a stand OF down
there" from the deck arrested the
Don and Mr.. Mnynall in the frantic
cndcnvors Ia board the vessel. which
had already begun to move. And the
Don's crew pulled away with al
their might, and soon a wide lane 81
blue water lay between them and the
rctrcatiuR vessel.
In his rage and agony Mr.. Maynail
grouncd aloud. The don gazcd after
the gunboat with n look. which. II Il
could have been properly focused.
would have blown the audarious
craft to atoms. Neither spoke. A
crisis had come To 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 ~tarin~ "a.
each other the silyery notes Of the
Angclus foatrd down from the old
belfry. and died away far out ~ so4