The Huttig news., 1909-12-25

been an accident on the division fei year. Marion. There's a step now Fl bet that's George"
 The door opened and it was Georse
 oh, hone-," cried Dieksie. softly, wavine her arms as she stood an in stan; beffae she ran to him. Put Lavea't I been a-waitia' fer yeu.s
 Too bal! and, Marion" he ex. clfimed, turning without releasing lis wife from his arms, how can ever make good for all s:,is delay? Oh, yes. I've had dinner Never, for heavens sake. wait dinner for me- But wait.
 Dicks;e kept her hands on his shoal. ders. You have heard from Whisper ns Smith,"
 I have.
 q knew it,"
 Wait til I get 1t straight. NIT. Bucks is here--I came in with h.m in his car. lie has news of Whispering Smith. One of our freight traffic men i'll the Puget sound country, who has been ill hospital in Victoria, learned by the meresf accident that Gordon Smith was lying in the same hospital with typhoid fever.s
 Marion rose swiftly. "Then the time has cone, thank God, when I can do something for him; and l am going to him tonight"
 ''Fine!" cried McCloud. 50 am I, and that is why I'm late"
 Then I am going, too,' exclaimed Dioksie. solemnly.
 Do you mean it?" asked her hus band. Shall we let her. Marion? Mr. Bucks says l am to take his car and take Barnhardt, and keep the ear there till l can bring Goreon back MT. Bucks and his secretary will ride to- night as far as Bear Dance with us. and in the morning they join NIT. Glover there.' McCloud looked at lis watch. If you are both going, car you be ready by 12 o'clock for the China mail9n
 We can be ready in an hour" de- clared Dicksie, throwing her arm half around Marions neck. cant We, ..arion?"
 T can be ready in 30 minutes | iSH, by hSdF AANNf4caN1 studied his watch.
 N hat is it. Geesge2"
 We won't wait for the midnight train. We will take an engine. run special to Green River, overhaul the Coast Limited. and save a whole day"
 George. pack your sut-easc--quick. dear; and you. too. Marion; suit-cases are all we can take" cried Diclsie, cushing her husband toward the bed room. 'Ill telephone Rooney Lee for an engine myself right away. Dear me. it is k.nd of nice, to be able to | order up a train when you want one in a hurry. isn't 1t. Marion? Perhaps I shall come to like it if they ever make George a vice-president" In half an hour they had joined pucks in his car. and Bill Dancing was piling the baggage into the yes tibue. Bucks was sitting down to coit fee. Chairs had been provided at the table, and after the greetings, Bucks. seating Marion Sinclair at his right and Barnhardt and McCloud at his left, asked Dieksie to sit opposite and pour the coffee. You are a railroad mans wife now and you must learn to assume responsibility"
 McCloud looked apprehensive. T am afraid she will be assuming tlc whole division if you encourage her too much MT. Bucks"
 Marrying a railroad man." eoat.r- ued Bucks. pursuing his own thousht, lis as bad as marrying into the arrly; i if you have your husband half ths time you are lucky. Then, tco, in he l railroad business your husband may have to be set back when the traffic 1 falls off It's a little light at this mo. ment. too. How should you take it ' we had to put him on a freight train for while, Mrs McCloud 2'
 "Oh, MT. Bucks,"
 "Or suppose he should be r.o.not.e and should have to go to headquarters some of us are getting cd. you know
 Really" Dicllsie looked more Ge mure as she filled the presidents cup really often say to MT, MeGloud that l cannot believe Mr. Bucks is president of this great road. He al ways looks to me to be the youngest man on the whole executive staff Two humps of sugar. Mir. Bucks"
 The bachelor president rolled bis eyes as he reached for his cup. Thank you, Mrs. McCloud, only one after that" He looked toward Marion All l can say is that if Mrs. McCloud's husband had married her two years earlier he might have been general manager by this time. Nothing could hold a man back. even man of lis modesty, whose wife can say as nice things as that By the way Mrs. Sin clair. does this man keep you supplied with transportation?
 "Oh, I have my annual. Mir Bueksi" Marion opened her bag to find it. 1 Bucks held out his hand. Let me l see il moment" He adjusted his eyeglasses, looked at the pass. and called for pen: Bucks had never lost his gracious way of doing very little things. He laid the card on the tahla and wrote across the hack of it over i his name Good on all passenger