Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1909-11-24

erget1cally. Il know just now ne
felt" she went on in a quieter tone.
"He felt that all the disagreeable ex-
element and talk we had here then
bore heaviest on you. He said IL he
stayed in Medicine Bend the news
papers never would cease talking and
people never would stop annoying you
and you know George did say they
were asking to have passenger trains
held here just so people could see
Whispering Smith. And, Marion, think
OF it, he actually doesn't know yet
that George and / are married. How
could we notify him without knowing
where he was? And he doesn't know
that trains are running up the Crawl
ing Stone valley. Mercy! year goes
like an hour when you're in love,
doesn't it? George said he knew we
should hear from him within six
months-and George has never yet
been mistaken excepting when he said
I should grow to like the railroad
business-and now it is year and
no news from him." Dicksie sprang
from her chair. II am going to call
up Mr.. Rooney Lee and Just demand
my husband! ! think Mr.. Lee handles
trains shockingly every time George
tries to get home like this on Saturday
nights-now don't you? And passen-
ger trains ought to get out Of the way,
anyway, when a division superinten-
dent is trying to get home. What diff
ference does it make TO a passenger,
I'd like to know, whether he is few
hours less or longer in getting to Cali
fornia or Japan or Manila or Hong
Kong or Buzzard's Gulch, provided he
is safe-and you know there has not
been an accident on the division for
a year, Marion. There's a step now.
I'll bet that's George!"
The door opened and it was George.
ooh, honey!" cried Dicksie, softly,
waving her arms as she stood an in
slant before she ran to him. But
haven't 1 been a-waitin' for you'll,
TOO bad! and, Marion" he ex-
claimed, turning without releasing his
wife from his arms, how can ever
make good for all this delay? Oh, yes,
I've had dinner. Never, for hes Yen's
sake, wait dinner for me! But wait,
both of you, till you hear the news!"
Dicksie kept her hands on his shout
ders. you have heard from Whisper
ing SMITH"
81 have"
81 knew it,"
''Wait till 1 get 1t straight. Mr..
Bucks is here-I came in with him in
his car. He has news of Whispering
Smith. One of our freight traffic men
in the Puget sound country, who has
been in hospital in Victoria, learned
by the merest accident that Gordon
Smith was lying in the same hospital
with typhoid fever"
Marion rose swiftly. "Then the
time has come, thank God, when can
do something for him; and 1 am going
to him tonight"
"Finei" cried McCloud. $50 am l,
and that is why I'm late"
Then 1 am going, too" exclaimed
Dicksie, solemnly.
do you mean it?" asked her hus-
band. "Shall we let her, Marion? Mr..
Bucks says / am to take his car and
take Barnhardt, and keep the car
there till can bring Gordon back. Mr..
Bucks and his secretary will ride to-
night as far as Bear Dance with us,
and in the morning they join Mr..
Glover there" McCloud looked at his
watch. eff you are both going, can
you be ready by IL o'clock for the
China mail?"
1--WE can be ready in an hour" de-
clared Dicksie, throwing her arm half
around Marion's neck, cant we,
Marion?"
'T can be ready in 80 minutes"
"Then, by heaven" McCloud
studied his watch.
What is it, George?"
1--WE won't wait for the midnight
train. We will take an engine, run
special to Green River, overhaul the
Coast Limited, and save whole day."
George, pack your suit-case-quick,
dear; and you, too, Marion; suit-cases
are all we can take" cried Dicksie,
pushing her husband toward the bed
room. 'Tll telephone Rooney Lee for
an engine myself right away. Dear
me, it is kind of~nice, to be able to
order up train when you want one
in hurry, isn't it, Marion? Perhaps
i shall come to like 1t If they ever
make George q vice-president."
In half an hour they had joined
Bucks in his car, and Bill Dancing
was piling the baggage into the ves'
thule. Bucks was sitting down to cof-
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 Dicksie to sit opposite and
pour the coffee. You are a railroad
mans wife now and you must learn to
assume responsibility"
MeCloud looked apprehensive. Il
am afraid she will be assuming the
whole division if you encourage her
too much, Mr.. Bucks"