The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-23

kenny tumble.
CHAPTER XIV.
Ths Dormltcfy On Wliesls.
Of nj the sIochipg inatitutionl q,
human history the sleeping eaE lhs
most siioci tng would B e,s q 5siEei
were not 50 used toii There caa be2l
"a. doubt that 81 ne the most moral
nation on earth iot We admit # our
selyese Perhaps We prove r. too by
the Arcadlan prosperity OF these two
stofy5 hot els on Wheels where ftnia-i
eellaneods trayeIsrs dwell I'M com.
5piet proimfaclity, and sleep almost
side by side, IN apartments, or e9m'.
paftments. separated only BY 8 plank
and Al snftaif and guarded only b
one sleepy negro. IS
After the fashion Of the famous
coahftyi Fhoss trh9b itants earned 4 .
amneaget sustenance 6y e king in each
others washing, 50 in Sleeping Car
pathia we, attain 10 meager respesta-
| Lilly BY eyery6ody's chapsFonlng
eyerybody else, Ill.,
So topsy: turyied, indeed, are our
notions once we are aboard 9 train.
that the statero6nS alone are regard.
ed with suspicion; We question me
ihotiyes 81 those who must have 2
room rs themselves! IA room with 9
real doort that locks! \ IA, III
And, nov, on this sleeping car pref
thy named snoWdropS scenes were
ierfacting that would have thrown our
gfeatgrandmothers into hts scenes
wHish, Il We found them In France. Or
japan, We should view With alarm as
almost uncomfortable EVIDENCE ot the
moral obllquity Of those nations.
SHUT this was our own country the
Dafts oft which admits that Il 10 the
best paft-the fdoralest part ne
lstaunch middle west. This was I'M
liols sYst dossps. ~ iealFs we're bsAelld 9.
, tng similar Admmode sttss IN sehlaSEtess
8IIlllnois, and all over the map9 theui
sands Of people, In hundreds Of cars,
llwsfe apermitting total stgangerE ITO
view preparations which have always y
hitherto, been reserved for the most
intimate and Iegallzed relations.
THE porter was-dettIy Transforming
the day-coach into marrow lane en-
tirely surrounded by draperies. Behind
most Of the poftieres, fiuttering ~ the
highest breeze, and perilously follow
ing the hasty passer:by, homeiy of
fees were being enacted. The popu-
lation OF this little town was going p
bed. The porter was putting them 70
sleep, as II they were chtldrep'm z
nursery. and he black nanny,
The frail walls OF little sanctrms
wete bulging with the bodies o. peo-
pie ,disrobing In the aisle, With moth
ling bstEeena them and the beholfer,s
teye but a ciinging curtain that ex-
piained what t;dIdNnot reveal, From
apertures here and there disemnlboed
feet we're protruding apd mysterious
hands were removing shoes and other
things
Women in risky attire were scoot-
ing to one end Of the car, and men IN
shirt sleeves, or less, were hastenine
to the other. " + "
When Mallory returned 70 the
"snowdrop,. his ear was greeted lpy
the thud Of dropping shoes. He found
Marjorie being rapidly immured IKE
Poe's prisoner, in 9 jail Of closing .ltsl
wallis IL, ....,,,,
jshe was upspeakably ~ e. a.. ease ses
and by the irony OF custom the one
person on whom she depended for pro
faction was the one person whose
contiguity was most alarming -aIld
Ss5Ii|for lack Of a brief trialogde with
4 clergyman. as the tertfnm quid.
when Maliory's careworn tace ap'
pesred round the edge Of the partition
now erected between her and the
abode Of DR.. and Mrs. Temple, Mar.
iorie shivered anew, and asked Win
ali anxiety:
aDld you find a minister? 5ii
Perhaps the Recording Angel over
looked MalIory's answer: Not q
damn minister"
when he dropped at Marjorie's side
she edged away from him, pleading;
noh, what shall We do r M, J. "a. ~