Show SERI AL L STORY r ap ar from the comedy of the same name y illustrated rupert aro of abo play a produced by lle ry W navade Co ull by LL IL FW IT 0 IS 13 SYNOPSIS harry mallory Is ordered to the philip philippines paries ire hai and newton decide to elope but wreck of taxicab pro vents venta their seeing minister on the way to it the train transcontinental train la in taking on passengers ers porter liaa has a lively alvel time with an englishman and ira la lathrop th ro a yankee business man the clopers elopers ha have pe a an i exciting time retting getting to the train little jimmie wellington bound for r reno neno to get a divorce boards train jl maudlin c condition 0 later mrs mr jimmie appears she la is also bound for with same object Lik likewise ewine mrs 8 sammy domb object latter t li r b lames blames mrs airs jimmie tor for her troubles classmates ot of mallory I 1 p r Y d decorate bridal berth rev a and nd mrs airs r e in p 9 start on a vacation they decide to cut lo loo seand oseland temple removes eviden ce of hla his calling marjo Marj orlo r 0 decides to let mallory proceed alone but train rain starts while they are lost in farewell passengers join malloris Mal lorys classmates lass mates in giving couple wedding weddin having A n marjoree Marj orle la Is distracted tr ira lathrop woman hating bachelor discovers an old sweetheart anno anne gattle cattle a fellow passenger mallory I 1 0 y vonly vainly hunts hunts for a preacher among 1 the afe passengers mrs wellington hears I atlle e jimmies voice later Late rahe she meets meeta mrs airs whitcomb mallory reports to mar afar borla his failure to find fanda a preacher they barlis decide ec d to pretend a quarrel and mallory finds a vacant ber berth h mrs airs jimmie discovers wellington on the train mallory again makes an unsuccessful hunt tor for EL a preacher dr temple poses as a physician mrs temple Is induced by mrs wellington to smoke a cigar sight bight of preacher on a station platform raises pr malloris Mal a eacher orys lorys hopes bopes but he takes another train missing hand baggage compels the couple to borrow from passengers jimmie gets a cinder tn in his eye and mrs afra jimmie gives first aid coolness la is then resumed still no clergyman more bor rowing CHAPTER I 1 continued ile he felt elt that helas he was the greatest sinner on earth but wor all was waa the fact that when he had fallen the forbidden brow brew was not sweet he was inexperienced enough to elp alp it and it was like foaming quinine on his palate but he kept at it from sheer shame and his luxurious transgression was its own punishment the doleful mallory was on his way to join the club crossing the vestibule he had met the conductor and had ventured to quiz him along the old lines excuse fie be you taken any clergymen on board this train yett yet devil a ona one 11 dont you ever carry any preachers on this abla road usually we get one or two last trip we nye carried a whole methodist convention A whole convention last kripl just my luckl the unenlightened conductor turned to call back say up in the forward car we got a couple of undertakers be of any use to you not yet then mallory dawdled on into the file smoking room where he be found his own porter who explained that he be had been promoted to the bottlers bott lery do we come to a station stop noon boon mallory asked well not tor for a considerable interval do you want to get out and walk up and down 1 I dont said mallory tak taking ing from under tinder his coat whom he had smuggled past the new conductor meanwhile porter could you give him something to eat to distract urn him 7 the porter grinned and picking up a bill of fare held it out 1 I got a me enuel it aint wr aritte itte in dog but you can explain it t to him what would yol yo canine dealah sah put out a paw and mallory read what it indicated ho he says hed like a filet chateaubriand Chateau briand but it if you have any old bones hell befit take those the porter gathered urns in and disappeared with him into the buffet mallory calling after him dont let the conductor see him dr temple advanced on ther disconsolate youth with an all effort at cheer how flow la Is our bridegroom this beautiful afternoon mallory glanced at his hie costume 1 I feel like a rainbow gone wrong just my luck to have to borrow from rom everybody look at mel this collar of 0 mr me feel like a peanut in a rubber tire he turned to fosdick 1 I say mr fosdeck what size collar do you wear fourteen and a half said fosdick fourteen and a half why dont you rou get a neck you got 9 plain white shirt have you our english friend lent me this but its it 0 purple and mr Ash tons socks are ta ti aroon and this peacock blue ue tie la is lery iery unhappy 1 I think I 1 clin can fit at you out said FOB flick dick I 1 and if you had an extra pair ot of socks bocks mallory pleaded just one pair of unemotional socks ill show you my repertoire all AH right ill see you later then he went up to wellington with much hesitance of manner by the tb way mr wellington do you suppose mrs mra wellington could lend miss mrs could lend marjorie some some wellington waved him bim ide de with scorn 1 41 I am no longer in mrs Welling tons confidence oh excuse me said acid mallory lie had bad noted that tho the Welling tons tous occupied separate compartments but for all he be knew their reason was as aa romantic as his own CHAPTER through a a tunnel mrs jimmie wellington who had traveled abroad and learned in england the habat of smoking in the corridors of expensive hotels had acquired uso also tho the haak as travelers do of calling england freer than america sho determined to do tier her share toward the education of her native country and chose for her topic tobacco as aa a feminine accomplish accomplishment mont she had grown indifferent to stares and audible comment and she could i light fight a protesting head w waiter niter to a standstill it if monuments and tablets are ever erected to the first woman who smoked mo ked publicly in this place or that ahat mrs jimmie wellington win will bo be variously remembered and occupy a largo place in historical record the narrow con confines finas of the room on the sleeping car eoon coon palled on her and she 0 objected to smoking there except when she felt the added luxury of keeping some other woman outside fuming but noi not smoking and now mrs jimmie had staked out a claim on the observation platform she sat there puffing like a major general and in one portion of nebraska two farmers tell fell off their agricultural vehicles vehicle sat at the sight of her C igar cigar smoke trailing after the train in wyoming three cowboys followed her tor for a ralle mile yipping and howling their compliments feeling the smoke mood coming on mrs wellington Wellingt invited mris mra temple to smoke her but mrs mra temple felt A reminiscent qualm at the very thought so mrs aire jimmie sauntered au out alone to the great surprise of ira lathrop whose motto was two heads are hotter batter than one and who was apparently wining willing to wait till anne Gatt cattles les head grow grew on ills his shoulder 1 I trust I 1 dont intrude mrs well 1 A angton said I 1 oh no gayes ga yes anne gasped in fiery confusion as she fled bed into the car followed by the purple faced ira wh who slammed the door with a growl t that wellington woman would break up anything the prim latea missionary toppled into the nearest chair ob ira what will sho think she sha cant think thin kl ira grumbled grum grumbled blea in a little while shell know dont you think wed better tell everybody before they begin to talk ira glowed with pride at the thought and murmured with all the ardor of a senile romeo 1 I suppose so ducky darling ill break it 1 m mean ean ill bellit tell it to the men and you tell the women all right dear ill obey you she answered meekly obey met mel ira laughed with boyish swagger andt and you a missionary f 1 well iv iva converted one heathen anyway said anne as she darted down the corridor followed by ira who announced his intention to go to the baggage car and dg up his bis old prince albert in their light flight forward they passed the mysterious woman in the stateroom they were too full of their I 1 own mystery to give thought to h hers ers mrs fosdick went timidly prowling toward the observation car suspecting everybody to be a spy as mallory suspected everybody to be a clergyman in disguise As she stole along the corridor past the mens clubroom she saw her husband her here and there husband wearily counting the telegraph posts and summing them up into miles she tapped on the glass and signalled signal led to him then passed on he ha answered with a look then pretended not to have noticed and waited a few moments before he rose with an elaborate air or of carelessness he beckoned the porter and said lot let me know the moment we enter utah will you bassah Yas sah well bo be comin along right soon now we got goi to pass through the big aspen tunnel after that beto long we sp lounce into old utah dont forget said fosdick as he sauntered out ashton perked up his 0 cars ar 8 at the promise of at a tunnel 1 a and nd kept his eye on his watch fosdick entered the observation room with a hungry look in his luscious eyes his now and then wife put up a warning finger to indicate mrs airs Whit whitcombe whitcombs combs presence at the writing desk Fos dicks smile froze into a smirk of formality and he tried to chill his tone as if he were speaking to a total stranger good afternoon mrs fosdick fosdeck answered with equal ice good afternoon wont you sit down thanks very picturesque scenery lant it it fosdick seated himself looked about cautiously noted that mryr whitcomb was apparently absorbed in her letter then lowered his bis votes voice confidentially hie face kept up a strained pretense of indifference but his whisper was passionate with longing has my poor little lifey missed her poor old hubby oh so ahk fah whispered has poor little hubby missed his poor old wife horribly was wah she lono lonesome some in that dismal stateroom state roosa all by her belf oh so BO m mablel I 1 cant stand it much longer Fos dicks face blazed biased with good in just H tittle ahne we come com to the utah line then were safe 11 bless stahl the rapture died from her faco face all ai she ahe caught sight eight of dr temple who happened to stroll tn in and go to the tha bookshelves and taking out a book happened to glance nearsightedly near her way be careful of 0 that man dearie mrs fosdick hissed out of ono one side of dofher her mouth iles hes a very strange character ifor her husband was infected with her own te terror aror lie ho asked huskily what 10 lo do you thinie ho he is A detec detective I im in sure euro hes watch lag ing us no followed you right in here well be very cautious till wo we get to utah the old clergy clergyman mu n little fuzzy in brain from his debut in beer bear continued to confirm the appeal ance of a detective by drifting almi lessly about ile ho was waa looking tor for his bla WIN wife but he kept glancing nt at tho the un easy Foad leks lie ho went to the door opened it saw sav mrs airs wellington finishing a cigar and retreated preci precipitately petate seeing mra irs temple wandering in tho the corridor lie ha motioned per her to a chair near the find and she sat bat by his side eldo wondering wonder lne at hla his filmy eyes the Fos dicks glancing gla cang uncomfortably at dr temple rose and selected other chairs further away then roger ashton sauntered in hla his eyes searching for a proper companion through the tunnel ile ho fw BW F w mrs wellington dotur returning ning from tah the platform just tossing away her cigar and blowing out the last iasi of bf its grateful grate ul vapor with an effort at sarcasm ho he went to her and offered her one of hla his own cigars smiling have another she took it looked it over and parried hla his irony with a formula she eho biad chad heard beard men uso use when they hate to refuse a gift cigar thanks ill smoke it after dinner lt if you dont mind oh I 1 dont mind 11 he be laughed then bending closer he murmured they tell me wo we are coming to a tunnel a nice long dark dismal tunnel mrs wellington would not take a dare she felt herself already emancipated from jimmie so she Ash tons hint with a laughing challenge how nice of the conductor to arrange it ashton smacked his bis lips over the prospect and now the porter having noted Ash tons impatience to reach the tunnel thought to curry favor and a quarter by announcing its approach he bustled in and made straight for ashton just as the tunnel announced itself with a sudden swoop of gloom a great increase of the train noises and a far off clang of the locomotive I 1 bell v out of the egyptian darkness came the unmistakable sounds of osculation in various vari parts of the room doubtless lt it was repeated in other parts of the train there were numerous cooing aioo too but nobody spoke except mrs mr f temple who wiio was heard to murmur oh walter NV alter dear what makes your breath so go funny I 1 next came a little yowl of pain in mrs voice and then daylight I 1 flooded the car with a rush as if f time had made an instant leap from midnight to noon there were interesting disclosures mrs afro temple was waa caught with her arms round the doctors neck and she blushed like a girl mra airs fosdick was trying to disengage her hair from mr Fos dicks scarf pin mrs 1 whitcomb blone alone was deserted mr ashton was gazing devotion at mrs airs wellington and trying to tell her with his eyes how velvet he had found her cheek dut but she was looking reproach reproachfully full T at him from a chair and saying not without regret 1 I heard beard everybody kissing everybody but I 1 was cruelly neglected Ash tons eyes widened with unbelief he heard a snicker at his elbow and whirled to find the porter rubbing his bla black velvet cheek and writhing with pent up laughter TO BE CONTINUED |