Show E kwil A L STORY 60 j aw M SEESAW novelized from the comedy of the same name by illustrated rupert arow of the play as ed hughes by newy W navade 16 1914 by U Y ax am 21 SYNOPSIS harry mallory la Is ordered to the philippines he and marjorie marjoree Marj orle newton decide 1 to lope elope but wreck of taxicab prevents their seeing minister on the way to the train transcontinental train la Is taking on passengers porter lias has a lively time with an englishman and ir ira a lathrop r 0 P a yankee business man the elopers h have ae an exciting time getting to the train little jimmie wellington bound for or reno to get a divorce boards train in maudlin condition later mrs airs jimmie appears she Is also bound for reno with same amo object likewise afro sammy whit comb latter blames mrs airs jimmie for her marital troubles classmates ot of mallory decorate bridal berth rev and mrs mra temple start on a vacation they deolde decide to cut loose and temple removes ev evidence of his calling marj marjoree orle decides t to 0 let mallory proceed alone but train starts while they are ara lost loat in farewell sera gera join malloris Mal lorys classmates in irving giving couple wedding hazing marjore la a distracted tr ira lathrop woman hating bachelor discovers on cm old sweetheart awe etheart annie gattle a tellow fellow passenger mallory vainly hunts for or a preacher among the passengers re mrs mra wellington hears hear little jimmes voice later she meets meet mrs whitcomb mallory reports to marjorie boxi e his failure to find a preacher they decide d to pretend a marrel quarrel and mallory finds a a vacant ber berth t h mrs rs jimmie discovers wellington on the train mallory again makes na besan an unsuccessful hunt for a prea preacher cher dr temple poses as a physician mrs mr temple Is in induced by mrs mra wellington to smoke a cigar sight bight oi of preacher on a station platform raises malloris Mal 9 0 lorys o ry s hopes but he be takes another train aral missing hand band baggage compels the couple to borrow from passengers jim role gets a cinder in his eye and mrs jimmie gives first aid coolness la is then resumed still no clergyman more borrowing dr temple puzzled by behavior of different couples marjories Mar jorles jealousy aroused by malloris Mal lorys baseball jargon marjorie Marj orle suggests wrecking the train in hopes that accident will produce a preacher also tries to induce the conductor to hold the train so she can shop marjories Marj orlea dog is missing she bhe pulls the cord stopping the train conductor ron ductor restores dog and lovers quarrel lathrop wires fo for r a preacher geacher to marry him and miss gt battle t I 1 e mallory alory tells lathrop of his predicament and arranges to borrow the preacher kitty lewellyn former sweetheart of mal mai lorys appears and arouses marjories Marj orlea jealousy ea lousy CHAPTER A wedding on wheels wheelan sN the commotion ot of the matrimony mad women brought the men trooping in from the smoking room and there was much circumstance ot of decorating the scene with white satin ribbons a trine trifle crumpled and dim of oc luster mrs airs whitcomb waved them at mallory with a laugh recognize these he nodded dismally his own funeral baked meats were coldly furnishing forth a wedding brenk breakfast fast for ira lathrop mrs wellington was moving about distributing kazoos and mrs airs temple had an armload of old shoes oboes some ot of which had thumped mallory on an occasion which seemed so ancient as to be almost prehistoric fosdick was howling to the porter to 0 o get some rice how mapy many portions does you approximate all youve got boiled boiled or fried any old way the porter ran forward to the dining car tor for the ammunition mrs airs temple whispered to her husband too bad youre not officiating walter but lie be cautioned silence dushl im im on my vacation the train was already coming into ogden noises were multiplying and from the increase of passing objects tho the speed seemed to bo be taking on a spurt the bell was clamoring like a wedding chime in a steeple mrs airs wellington was on a chair fastening a ribbon round one of the lamps and mrs airs whitcomb was on another chair braiding the bell rope with withered boranko branches when ashton with kazoo all ready called out what tune shall we play 1 I prefer the mendelssohn wedding march said mrs whitcomb but mrs airs wellington glared across at her ive always used the Loben lohengrin grin 11 well play em both said dr temple to make peace mrs fosdick murmured to her spouse the old justice ol of the peace give us any music at all and received in reward one of his most luscious eyed looks and a whisper but he gave us each other now and then she pouted but where are the bride and groom here they come all ready c ried cried ashton and he be beat time while a some ollie ot of the guests at randsome and some wagners magners Wag ners bridal melodies and others just made a noise ira lathrop and anne gattle took look ing very sheepish crowded through the narrow corridor and stood shamefacedly blushing like two school children about to sing a duet the train jolted to a dead stop the conductor called into the car og dent all out for ogdene and everybody stood watching and waiting ira seeing mallory edged close and whispered stand by to catch tile the p fulster on the rebound but mallory turned away what use had bad lie bo now for ministers hla HIS plans shattered ruins the porter camo came flying in with two largo bowls of rice and shouting hero comes the possum er lesson seeing marjoree Marj orle ho he said shall I 1 perambulate peram bulato allsta urne ams she handed the porter her only friend and he be hurried out ns a lean and professionally sad ascetic hur ciui aled in ho he did not recognize a ills his boyish enemy in the gray haired red faced giant that greeted him but ho knew that voice and its gloating irony hello charlie ho he had always found I 1 that when ira grinned and was cordi cordial al some trouble was in store for him he wondered what rock ira hold held behind his back now but ho he forced nn an uneasy cordiality dia lity and ts Is this you ira well welli it Is since last wo we met and youre just getting married Is this tho the first time ira first offense charlie the levity shocked selby but a greater shock was in store tor for when ho he inquired and who Is tho the er nappy bride the triumphant lathrop snickered 1 I 1 believe you used to know her anne gattle this was the rock behind iras back and selby took it with a wince not my old the same anne you remember oh yes said anne illow how do you do charlie and she put out a shy hand band which he coq took with one still shyer ahyo he was was st eo unsettled that he stammered well well I 1 had always hoped to marry you anne but not just this way lathrop cut him short with a sharp better get busy before the train starts and ill pay you in advance before you set off the fireworks tho tha flippancy pained rev charles but he was resuscitated by one ona glance at the bill that ira his bis palm if a mans gratitude for his wife Is measured by the size ol of the fee he be hands haida the enabling parson ira was madly tit in love with anne rev charles hada reminiscent suspicion that it was probably a counter felt but tor for once he did ira an injustice the minister was in such a nutter flutter from losing his bis boyhood love and gaining so BO much money all at once and from performing the marriage on jr train that he made numerous errors in the ceremony but nobody noticed them and the spirit if not the letter of the occasion was there and the contract was doubtless legal enough the ritual began with tho the pleasant murmur murm ur of the preachers voice and the passengers crowded round in a solemn calm which was suddenly violated by a loud yelp of laughter from wedgewood who omitted guffaw alter after guff guffaw awand and bent double arid and d out again like nn an agitated umbrella the wedding guests turned on him visages of horror and hissed silence at him ashton seized him shook him and muttered what the the matter with you the englishman shook like alko a boy having baying a spasm of giggles at a funeral and blurted out the ex plana tion that story etory about tho the bridegroom I 1 just saw the pointe ashton closed hla his jaw by brute force and watched over him through tho the rest of the festivity chapter foiled yet again SI allory had fled from the scene at the first hum of the ministers words his fate was like alkali on his palato for twelve hundred miles he had ran sacked the me worm world for a minister when one Arop dropped on the train like panna manna through the roof even this nil miracle had to be checkmated check mated by n perverse miracle that sent to the train 43 an m early infatuation a silly billy affair that he be himself called cabled puppy love and now mar borle would never marry him lie he did not blame her lie he blamed fate he was in solitude eoll tude in the smoking room the place reeked with drifting tobacco smoke and the malodor ot of cigar tubs and cigarette ends his plans were as useless and odious as cigarette ends lie he dropped into a chair his elbows on hta his knees and hla his head in his hands napoleon on S st helena and then suddenly he be heard alar lories jorles voice he turned and saw her hesitating in the doorway he rose to welcome her but the sm smile 1 1 Is died dica on his lips at her chilly speece speech il may blay I 1 have a word with you sir of course the alra airs rattler rather thick in here he apologized just wait she bald ominously and stalked in like a young zenobea Zeno bla he put out an appealing hand now marjoree Marj orle listen to reason of course I 1 know you wont marry roe me n now ow oh ob you know that do you she said with a squared jaw but really you ought to marry me bot merely be because causel 1 I love you and youre the only girl I 1 ever he stopped short and she almost smiled as she taunted him go on I 1 dare you to say it he fie swallowed hard and waived the point PO int well anyway you ought to marry me for your own sake then she took his bis breath away by answering oh im going to marry you never fear you are he cried with a rush or of returning hope oh 1 knew you loved me she pushed his encircling arms aside 1 I dont love you and why im going to marry you but I 1 dont understand of course not she sneered as it she were st a thousand years old youre only a man and a very young man 11 youve ceased to love me ho pro ten sJ lust just becie of R little affat I 1 had bad before I 1 met you marjorie Marj orle answered with world old wisdom A woman C cao ali forgive a man anything except what he did before b toro he met tier ber 11 11 lid 3 stared at her with wibb ma masculine din may at feminine logic it you cant forgive mo me then why do 3 you au marry we por for roe revenge gop sho she you brought mo me on this train all this I 1 die 1163 unco to introduce rao me to a girl you used to SPOOR spoon with and I 1 dont like her ashes aw awful fuji yos yes sho she Is awful mallory assented 11 1 dont know how I 1 evor p oh you admit idill 0 no o well vell im going to marry you northis now this lill minute nute with that thai preacher then im going to got get off at ateno and divorce you divorce mot good lord I 1 on what grounds on the grounds of mlis kitty katty or whatever her nanjo name la Is mallory Mft llory was groggy with punishment and the vall vain effort to forese her next blow hut but you cant nanu t n woman that way he bo pleaded tor for just being nice alco to me before I 1 over met you the worst kind of unfaithfulness ful fill ness she reiterated you should havo have known that some day you wo would uld meet me you should have saved your first drat lovo love for me but last lovo love la is best mallory interposed ter tor posed weakly oh no it tsu t and I 1 it Is how do I 1 know im to bo be your last love no kia sir air when ive divorced you you can I 1 go back to your first lovo love and go round the world with her till you got get dizzy but I 1 dont want her tor for a wire wife mallory urged 1 I want you get me but not lor for long and one other thing I 1 want you to get that bracelet away from that creature do you promise how can I 1 get it away take it awaul do you promise malbory surrendered completely anything to got marjoree Marj orle safely barely into his arms 1 I promise anything it ir really marry me oh ill marry you sir but not really and while he stared in helpless awe at the cynic and termagant that jealousy had bad metamorphosed this timid clinging creature into they heard the conductors voice aitho at the rear door of the car ili hurry n rry up weve got to start they heard Lath lathrope protest hold on there conductor and sol bel bys bye plea oh I 1 say my good mau man wait a moment cant you the conductor answered with the gruffness grun ness of a despot not a minute ive my orders to make up lost ume time all abo aboard ardt I 1 walte the minister was tying the last loose ends of the matrimonial ikast knot mallory and marjorie marjoree Marj orle were struggling through gl the crowd to get achim at him just as they were near they were swept aside by the tha rush of tho the bride and groom tor for the parsons 1 I 1 pronounce you man and wile wife pro bounced as he be backed toward the door was the signal for another wedding riot once more ira and an anno no were showered with rice this time it was their own ira darted out into the corridor haling baling his bla brand new wife by the wrist and the wedding guests pursued them across the vestibule through the next car and on and on nobody remained to notice what happened to the parson having performed his function he was without further or use 13 but tit to alai lory and Mar marjorite Marj orle Jorte he was vitally necessary TO BE CONTINUED |