The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-09
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wis came to her relief. "AlI your dry things are in your trunk. and that isn't accessible. Excuse me q moment"
 He arose and made his way 10 the smoker. He was back again in a mos ment tf will you dust me?" he asked. bending over her.
 She glanced up. caught the impress sion of a good, firm chin and steady eyes, and answerec- t.
 Yes"
 Then put your shoes on-at once"
 He went over to his seat while she was doing this and procured the bottle of whiskey. She was ready when he came to her again. authoritative.
 She arose without a word and fol- lowed him to the door of the smokeR He opened the door,
 GO in," he said. and as she obeyed In mute wonder-"take this" he con- tinued, thrusting the socks in her hand. and put them on. They're world too big of course. but they're dry and t'ay II do in a pinch of this kind. And here, he drew out the bottle and passed that to her. After you have dried your feet, rub them we'll with this whiskey. You might take a little if you can stand 1t; there's nothing like 1t for stavtng off cold. Tax: your time. I'll stand guard right here, and you shant be in- terrupted."
 She looked at his stalwart form and with a peculiar thrill at her heart. closed the door without a word. Jarvis stood there with his hands in the pock- cts of his coat. ready to fight a regi- ment should the need arrive. Presently a gentleman of slight figure came down the aisle with an unlighted cigar in his fingers. and put out his hand towards the door-knob. Jarvis's grip was strong and his voice was almost fierce as he grasped the intruding wrist and drew 1t back.
 You can't go in there.'
 What do you men? Take your hand from my arm!'
 T mean what I say The marks of Jarvis's fingers showed red on the wrist of the man as he released him.
 The smoker is for the publis, I be- lfeve-sarcasticallyq.
 T don't care what you believe, you can't go in there!"
 Tt is an unprecedented thing for a gentleman to engage the smoker in Pullman car"
 "I haven't engaged 1t. In ten minutes you may have 1t for the best of your journey, but you cannot go in there now"
 Pray give me your reasons for this high h-handed conduct?"
 i've reasons enough. but you shan't have them. You had better go sit down."
 T shall appeal to the conductor"
 Appeal to the president and the board of directors. and be hanged! You don't go in this smoker"
 The little gentleman wrathfully de- parted in quest of the high official he had mentioned, and his form had hard ly disappeared when Miss Selden came out with a crumpled wad of something black held tightly in one hand, and the whiskey in the other.
 Take this." she said, hurredly, thrusting the bottle towards Jarvis.
 He dropped 1t in his pocket, and both went back to her seat She turned her face from him towards the blurred window and Jarvis's first glance showed him that her neck and cheek were still crimson
 Feel better?" he said, gently
 Yes; you have been very kind to me. and I thank you" Think you'll have a headache now, or anything?"
 No; you have saved me from any thing of that sort" I'm very glad" Through the late afternoon and early evening they sat together, talking or sitting silent al the spirit moved them That night, when the curtains had fall len over berth number six, and its oc- cupant slept, Jarvis lay with his face close to the window of his couch and tried to figure out the decent time to elapse before he should make his pro- posal.