The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-13
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patiently and urged: T think l hear that conducta comin'."
 The ruse succeeded. Marjorie fair ly forced the dog on him. "Quick- hide him-hurry!" she gasped, and | sank on the seat completely crushed. I'll be so lonesome without Snoozle- ums."
 Mallory felt called upon to remind her of his presence. I'm here, Marjorie" She looked at him just once-at him, the source of all her | troubles-buried her head in her arms, and resumed her grief. Mallory stared at her helplessly, then rose and bent over to whisper:
 I'm going to look through the train"
 "Oh, don't leave me-" she pleaded, clinging to him with a dependence that restored his respect.
 q must find a clergyman" he whis- pered. I'll be back the minute find one. and I'll bring him with me"
 The porter thought he wanted the dog back and Quickened his pace till
 
 lory overlook him and asked, in an effort at casual indifference, If he had seen anything of a clergyman on board.
 "Aint seen nothin' that even looks like one" said the porter. Then he hastened ahead to the baggage car with the sQuirming Snoozleums while Mallory followed slowly, going from seat to seat and car to car, subiecttng | all the males to an inspection that rendered some of them indignant, | others of them uneasy.
 If dear old Doctor Temple could l only have known what Mallory was hunting, he would have snatched off the mask, and thrown aside the secu- | lar scarlet tie at all costs. But poor | Mallory. unable to recognize clergy | man so dyed-in-the-wool as Doctor | Temple, sitting in the very next seat how could he be expected to pick | out another in the long and crowded | train?
 All clergymen look alike when they | are in convention assembled, but l spr1nkled through a crowd they are not so easily distinguished.
 In the sleeping car bound for Port land, Mallory picked one man as | clergyman. He had a lean, asceuc face, solemn eyes, and he was talking to his seat-mate in an oratOrical man. ner. Mallory bent down and tapped the mans shoulder.
 The effect was surprising The man | jumped as if he were stabbed, and turned a pale, frightened face on Nal | lory, who murmured:
 Excuse me, do you happen to be a clergyman?"
 A took of relief stole over the mans features, followed closely by scowl of wounded vanity:
 No, damn you l don't happen to | be a parsOn. I have chosen to be- well, if you had watched the bill. boards in Chicago during our run, you would not need to ask who I am!"
 Mallory munblcd an apology and | hurried on, just oyerhearing his vic tims sigh:
 Such is fame!"
 He saw two or three other clerical l persons in that car, but feared to | touch their shoulders One man in | the last seat held him specially, ana | he hid in the turn of the corridor, in | the hope Of eavesdropping some clue. | This man was bent and scholastic ot appearance, and wore heavy spec |
 lory took for a guaranty that he was | not another actor. And he was read | ing what appeared to be printers | proofs. Mallory felt certain that they
 were a volume of sermons He. lin gered timorously in the environs for | some time before the man spoke a. Ill to the dreary-looking woman at his side. Then the stranger spoke.
 And this is what he said and read:
 q fancy this will make the bigots sit up and take notice, mother: If | there ever was person named Moses | 1t is certain, from the writings as. | cribed to him, that he disbelieved the ! Egyptian theory of a life after death, | and combated 1t as a heathenish su. | 1erstition. The Judaic idea of a flu. ! lure existence was undoubtedly ac. l Cuired from the Assyrians, during the l captivity"
 He doubtless read much more, but
 Mallory fled to the next car. There
 he found man in frock coat talk. ing solemnly to another of equal | solemnity. The seat next them was
 unoccupied, and Mallory dropped into 1t. perking his ears backward for | news