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ES S SERIAL STORY LI ar ala Y FAA no novelized from the he comedy of 0 lb he same name by illustrated fr 1 I rupert koart ik 1 ploy n pir dd ci d 91 uy bwy W sf 9 is Os ks 1014 by IL IL aly oa 11 22 SYNOPSIS beut harry mallory to ordered to the iia and marjoree Marj orle newton decide ide to slope lope but wreck ot of taxicab pre ants ant their seeing minister on the tha way to h train train 1 in lit tak lk she n on porter ham ha a lively vela line ime with an ngi lebman and ira lath rop a yankee business man the eloper 0 p I 1 rm tr ave an exciting time getting to t t the train aln little jimmie Wel wellington linKton bound jd for or reno to rot a divorce boards board train tn in maudlin condition later mrs jimmie appears appear rho li Is also alko bound for or reno wath hiie same object likewise mrs mr sammy atilt comb 00 b botet iatter blames mrs tor for chor marital troubles classmate of mal lory ory decorate do corate bridal berth liev itea and mrs mr temple tart stoat on ft a vacation they decide ito 0 o cut loose loone and nd temple removes rn iove evidence lof f him calling marjorie Marj orle decides decide to lt lot mallory proceed alone but train star tarts ts while they are lot lost in farewell pren pan were join malloris Mal galloi lorys at clamar nates in giving couple wedding wedi llna hazing marjorie Marj orle is I 1 die rached rac ted ira lathrop woman hating bachelor an old sweetheart anne gattle a follow fellow passenger paa mal llory v vainly hunts hunt for a preacher among the 7 p as mrs mr wellington hears battle jimmie a voice later I ater the she meeta pre aar whitcomb mallory reports to t mar far lorl e his hi allure to find it a preacher they hey decil ac a to a quarrel anet na mallory ands is vacant berth mrs mr jimmie dis ducov c vera ora wellington on the die train mal lo 10 ry again makes an unsuccessful hunt tor for a ji cher dr temple poses am ai a phyla gen clan CHAPTER continued dr temple stared lifter after him but the gambler stared at dr templo with a homage so youre youra ono one of us lie be said bald and seizing the old mens mana limp imp hand band shook it heartily 1 I got to slip blip it to you your makeup make up la Is great you nearly had bad me tor for a como on Orea oreall till f t and then he be sauntered out leaving the clergy mana mans head bead swimming dr temple turned to mallory callory ta llory tor for cons but mallory only waved him away ito iio was waa not quite convinced blin self ile he was waa convinced only that whatever else cle anybody might be nobody apparently desired to be a clergyman in these degenerate days the tha conductor returned and threw into dr temple tho glare ot of two basil lk ink eyes the old man put out a bo be band and began my good man you do me a grave injustice the conductor snapped back you may eay a word to me and ill do you worse wore e than that and it I 1 spot you with a pack ot of cards in your hand band again III tie you to tho the cow ketcher 11 then he marched oil off again the doctor fell ell back into a chair trying to figure it out then ashton and foo fo dick and little jimmie wellington and wedgewood strolled rolled et in and dropping into chatra ordered drinks before the doctor could ask aak anybody to explain ashton wat was launched on tl b stor story Y ills mind was a suitcase full of anecdotes mostly of at the smoking room order wherever three or four men are gathered Ra together they rapidly organize a clearing house ot of oil off color stories h doctor listened in spite of him self and in spite of himself ho he was amused for stories that would be stupid it if they were decent take on it a certain verve and thrill from t their very the dear old clergyman felt that it would be priggish to take flight but he be could not mako make the corners of his bis mouth behave strange at 0 the lips and little ste my escapes of giggle jets jeta disturbed him and when ashton who was a practiced r raconteur aco 11 finished a drol dro atlo latic adventure with the epilogue and the next morning they were at niagara falls the old doctor was helpless with I 1 laughter aughter some superior perlor tu force the devil no doubt fairly shook him with glee oh bully he shrieked 1 I heard a tory story like that for ages why where have you been dr temple asked ashton who could not imagine where a man could have hav concealed himself from such stories hut be laughed loudest of nil all when the doctor answered you BOO to I 1 live in n ypsilanti they dont tell me to lea like mat they who said eald FoB foadick dick why my pa my patients the ductor doctor explained and laughed so BO hard bard that he be forgot to feel guilty laughed so BO bard that his wife in the next room heard him and giggled to mrs airs whitcomb lt listen sten to dear walter lie he laughed like that since aleco he was waa a a medical student then sho eho burled buried her face guiltily in a book it good dr temple demanded wiping his streaming eyes eyb nd and 0 nudging the solemn faced englishman who understood hla his own nations humor but had not yet learned tho the yankee quirks wedgewood made a hollow effort at laughter and answered extremely very droll out DUI what I 1 dont quite get was wasphy why the porter said the others drowned him in a roar ot of laughter but ashton was angry why you blamed fool where the joke pame tu in dont you see ice the tb bride groom said ald to the bride inen he be lowered his voice and diagramed the story on his fingers lira airs temple was war still shaking with sympathetic laughter never dreaming what her husband hubband was waa laughing at she turned to mrs whitcomb but mra airs whitcomb was waa still glaring at mrs lira wellington who was still writing with flying fingers and ing every other word some people seem t to a think they wn own the train tisla mrs whitcomb raged that or creature e has baa been at the writing desk an hour the worst of it IB li im sure euro shea W writing to my hu husband s mrs hire temple looked shocked but another peal of laughter camo came through tho the partition between the male and female sections sec tlona of the car and she beamed again then mrs wellington finished her letter glanced it over addressed an envelope scaled and stamped it with a deliberation that maddened mra airs whitcomb when at last ah ghe a row mrs airs whitcomb was in the a ea cat t almost before mrs mra wellington was out of it IL mrs mra wellington paused at another of laughter from the mens room she commented petulantly what good times men have formed a club in 11 ebore already we women can only sit alt and hate bato each other why I 1 dont hate bate anybody do your you mrs mra temple exclaimed looking up train from the novel she had bad found on the book shelves sh elvea mrs afro wellington dropped into the next chair on a long railroad journey I 1 hate bate everybody dont you hate bate long journeys journey st its ita the first I 1 ever took mrs airs temple apologized radiantly and im having the what roy my oldest boy would call the time of ray my life and dear walter such goings on tor for himl A few minutes ago I 1 strolled by the door and I 1 saw him playing cards with a stronger stranger and smoking and drinking too nil at once boys will be boys boya sold said mrs mra wll lington nut but for dr templo temple of all people why a doctor its a shamo shame the way men have everything think of it a special smoking room and women have no place to take a puff except on the sly ely tire mrs temple stared at her in awe the woman in this book smokes I 1 perfumed th things ingel 1 all women smoke nowadays said mrs afro wellington carelessly dont yov you tho politest thing tire mrs temple could think of in answer was not yet Re said bold mrs wellington dont you like tobacco coT 1 1 I never tried it its time you did I 1 smoke cigars myself tire mrs temple almost collapsed at this double shock cl cl el garaT garal Ys yes cigarettes are too strong tor for mo me will you one of at my pets mrs templo temple was about to express her repugnance at the thought but mrs afro wellington thrust before her a portfolio in which nestled such dainty shapes of such a warm and winsome brown that mrs temple paused to ebare and like mother eve found tho the fruit of knowledge too interesting once seen to reject with scorn she hung bung over the cigar case in hesitant excitement one moment too long then she said in a trembling voice 1 I I 1 a should hould like to try once just to see what it ita a like but theres no place mrs afro wellington felt that she obo had bad already made a proselyte to her own beloved vice and she rushed her victim to the precipice theres the observation atlon platform my dear come on out mrs airs templo temple was shivering with dismay at the dreadful deed what would they say in ypsilanti what do you care he be a sport your husband smokes it its right for him why not tor for you mrs airs temple set her teeth and crossed crossd the rubicon with a resolute 1 I 1 willi mrs afro wellington led the timid neophyte along the wavering floor of the car and flung back the door of the observation car she found ira lathrop holding anno anne battles Oatt loa les hand and evidently explaining something of great importance for their heads wore were very close together they rose and with abashed faces and confused of half swallowed explanations left the platform to afro we wellington and her new pupil shortly afterward little jimmie wellington grew restive anil nd vet set out tor for a brief constitutional and a breath of 0 air ile he carried a siphon to which he ha had become greatly attached and made heavy going for the observation room but reached the door in fairly good order ile he swung it open and brought in w va it the palo pale and wavering ghost of at mrs temple who had been leaning against it for much need ed support wellington was stupefied to observe smoke pouring round mrs temples form and he resolved to perform a great lifesaving life saving saying feat ile he decided that the poor little woman was on an fire and he poised the siphon like it A tire extinguisher with the noble intention of putting her out lie he pressed the handle and a stream of 0 vichy shot from tho the nozzle DOMIC fortunately his hl aim was so very wobbly that none of the extinguisher touched mrs afro temple wellington was about to play the siphon at her again when he saw her take from her lips a toy cigar and emit a stream of at cough shaken smoke amok the poor little expert men w was an too wretched to notice even so large a menace as wellington she threw the cigar away and gasped 1 I think ive had bad enough from the tha platform came a voice very well known to little jimmie it said bald like the second one better mrs afro temple shuddered at uie the thought but wellington drew himself up majestically and called out like second one better eb I 1 azbe its the same sam way with husband sh then he stalked back to the smoking room feeling that he be bad annihilated his wife hut but knowing from ex peri ence that she rhe always had a comeback lie he knew it would be good but ho he was wag afraid to boar bear it lie rolled into the making room and sprawling rawling ap across doctor temples shoulders dragged him from the midst of a highly improper story with alarming now news B doe doc your wife looks kind 0 seedy needy detter better go to her at onoe once dr temple leaped to bl his feet and ran to hla his wiles aid lie ile found her bot a dismal ashen sight eight sally I 1 what on earth alia ails you been oking she coughed the world seemed to be crashing round dr temples head bead ile iio could only gurgle sally Sall I 1 mrs temple drew herself up with weak defiance de flance well I 1 saw you playing cards and drinking in the presence of such euch innocent deviltry he could only smile arent we w ha having an exciting vacation T but to think of you amo kingi and a clear c I 1 she tossed her head in pride awl it mohe make me sick much she c clutched a chair lie ile tried to support her ile he could not help pondering what would they say bay in ahti alp l lanair kilt r who caret cares she laughed 1 I 1 1 I wish the old bid train rock go BO 1 I ive smoked too much too said bald dr temple with perfecio perfect truth but mrs temple remembering that long glass the che had bad seen narrowed her eyes at him are you sure it was the smoke Sa llyl he cried in abject horror borror at her implied suspicion then she turned a palo pale green oh ob I 1 feel such a qualm in your conscience sally ballat no not in my conscience I 1 think III II 11 go back to my berth and lie down let me help you mother and darby and joan hurried along the corridor crowding it as aa they were crowding their vacation with belated experience CHAPTER alx up foiled 1 it was late in the forenoon before the train came to the end and of its ita iron furrow across that fertile space apace between two of the worlds gra greatest test rivers which the indians called iowa nobody knows exactly why in contrast with the palisades pal loades of the the missouri Allas ourt twists like a great brown dragon wallowing in congenial mud the water itself as dob bob burdette said bald to Is so BO muddy that the wind blowing across it raises a cloud of dust A sonorous bridge led the way into nebraska and th the train came to a halt at omaha mallory and Mar marjorie lorle got out to stretch their legs and their dog it they had only known that the train was to stop there the quarter of au an hour and it they had only known some preacher there and had bad bad him to the me station the ceremony could have been consummated then and there them the horizon was fairly saw toothed with church spires there were preachers preachers everywhere and not a dominie to do their deed after they had strolled up and down the platform and up and down and up and down till they were tain fain of their cramped quarters again mar jorie suddenly dug her nails into mal lorys arm llon honey cyl look looka look itoney honey looked and there before their very eyes stood as clerical a looking person as ever announced a strawberry festival mallory allory Af stared and stared till mar alar borle said dont you see stupid I 1 its a preachers pre acherl a preachers pre acherl it looks like one was as aa far as aa mallory would commit him himself seir and he ha was wan turning away lie ile had abo about u t come to tho the belief that anything that looked like a parson was something else but marjoree marjora Marj orle o whirled him round again with a thrill shrill whisper to listen and he overheard la in tones addicted to the pulpit yes deacon I 1 trust that the harvest barvest will be plentiful at my new church it grieves mo me to leave the dear brothers and sisters in the lord in omaha but I 1 felt called to wider pastures TO ne BE CONTINUED |
