The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-03


tthnt.1 suppose bee worked for two
weeks IN the way only n wotflan KNOWS
low, before She got the ty notice lie
difference between Ell. An So 1T went
she surounsllr me With her pawf1s an
bishops an bithsin' her rocks to bear
doubled for the end game, an the thInkin'
an Matte thiiikih', TOD. that NO was dom
greut work Lord. It was REORGANIZATION
against FreeRiti all over agan. It was
Patti Morphy agalnst tho FUNNIEST checker
player In the corner grocery.
Wal. about that tlrno old kentey con.
r.otcd with the fact that Aometlin' more
than desire for Knowledge ~ French
verbs was nfTlictin Matte over TO the
found me With Mates head rcstin'
cain, an unsuspectln upon my manly
shoulder by the golden moonlight When
Matte got homo sho hit trouble good an
plenty.
X Next day, while was stackln' over In
the North lot, half.breed Spanish boy
passed me n note, an 4 saw that they
had to be somethn' dom pretty pronto,
before old Fehney got after mo With II
gin. So | sent back word by the same
Dago route sayin that now was the ap.
pointed time 10 bust over tho line an
get married.
She didn't lost no time. tell yDu. She
wrote back. Have rig at the fence
at 8 Tomorrow morning."
8 lad $50 tucked away In a cigar BOX,
anil got 1t. Matte had let Bee IN on the
game, to go along as a witness. an Bee
was ready with me al 8 when / drove
up to the Kenney fence. We took the
first train out OF San Jose for the city.
As luck would have IT, old inan Ken.
Z IL 1.x,,, B.,
shotgun to reason with me. before the
trail was cold. Pa met him. ali they got
a mutual drop OH each other. which led
10 explanations. Which one of en- was
the Tnaddest. have no idea, but the re-
suit was that for the first time In their
lives the Kenneys an the Golct1ers come
to a friendly understanding.
& AM So when blew into the marriage
license office at tho City Hall In San
Francisco, ready to swea my life away
that we were both over twenty-one, Tho
clerk gave me a look over, ar called
me into his room. He showed Inc
telegram that had us described perfect.
signed by pa an old kenney. an 1t said
hold JUS both for abduction.
"see here" says the license man.
rather friendly, - ain't goin' to have.
yyo,l pulled, for my business an my pleas
Sure IS to promote matrimony, an rot
to discourage It. But ! can't issue you q
license, because you're both under age.
'W'hat.ll I DOR asked him.
THE -eg'Iar. ordinary, commonplace
way to beat this combination In San
Francisco, he says, rs to hire tug
an got married by the captain on the
high seas. AS soon as you're three miles
off shore you don't reed no license. It'll
cost you fifty for the tug. an twenty
to square the ca plain, an III give you
my blessin'.'
& We'll. we chased down to the water
front an dlckered with he skipper OF
a little pup tug, an handed my blushin'
bride an my tnblushln' witness aboard,
an the voyage begun Ike a picnic. with
everybody smilln nm joshin in high
spirits.
When we passed Alcantraz. Matte was
lookin' as pretty as a peach. an | was
hungry to eat her. When we passed the
fort she proposed that we keep right on
to Honolulu an spend our honeymoon
there. But ,r, about three minutes after.
tina: we started to cross the bar Ever
tried it In fortyfoot tug, with SOUTH
west breeze flgbtln' racin ebb tide!
Wen. don't. unless you're about as sure
~ your inwards as Bee Willmarth was.
There was a dirty chop that made the
tug roll like a log. an l noticed Matte
want talkin' so mitch as she had been
In the Gate. She seemed to DE ios,il
interest in the conversation, ar she
didn't say no more about goin to Homo
lulu.
pee was watchin' her. an now enc
chlrked up considerable. Bee did an
she proposed that we go out to the DOW
of The boat an get the spray an more
Of the Jolly pitchin. Matte Just give her
one look like she'd proposed TO eat raw
dough. ;
You can guess what has happenin''
want so blamed sure of myself to Tell
the truth. but I kept my face TO the
wind an. fought against 1t. M2de's face
begun 10 grow green an me treckies
sloomed 1,p In a way that was shockin'
10 SEQ. Her hair was IN strings over her
ears. She begun to cry, an when size
wiped her eyes. all that pretty smeary
black had admired so much come OF
an her handkerchief. But Bee was as
mink an sassy as a carnatlon. walklh
IN an down ;oshin' the captain an
irwin 10 hold tho wheel In the pilot
house, i don't believe she ever looked
so pretty before nor since as she did
then, for her hair was curtin into little
tight locks all over her head. an she
took OFF her hat so we'd be sure 10 see
1t, too, Bee had captured her first roos
and begun to close In on her bishops
diagonal
After while there come a fearful
.lurch an Matte caved in. picked her M
an carried her into the cabin, she seenin'
to prefer that smelly place to the air
outside, an ] fixed her on lounge with
a pillow a
{ what the matter dear?" said, ARE
you seasick?'' I must have smiled.
$ pose as 7 spoke, for she got pretty
mad "NoT' she says. 1--WE got a head
ache, that's all"
Perhaps you're n little faint an hum
cry I says. Couldn't I bring you
ham sandwich or somethin'7'
'yFlll Golclior," she says, 'if you dare
mention anything to eat to mel
"Why, Matte" SAYS, u only thought
you might he hungry,
"You didn't" She flared out, you are
only maxim fun OF me, you an Bee.
too
ooh, pshaw," says, tryln to set her
ont Of her tantrum, hadn't you better
come out on deck ali get some fresh
air?''
lyon only want Ia go out so You can
flrt with that Bee Wilmarth." she says,
500 on out. II yot, want to; you don't