The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-20

pays lOT lue uTlnhS. AHu ne rang again. Wellington protested.
 But I've jolly well paid for all the drinks for two days" Wellington roared: That's another point you've missed" And Ashton rang again, but the pale yellow indi- vidual who had always answered the bell with alacrity did not appear. Where's that internal buffet waiter?" | grumbled.
 Wedgewood began to litter. We were out of Scotch, so I sent him for some more"
 "When?"
 Two stations back. I fancy we must have left him behind" Well, why in thunder didn't you say so?" Ashton roared. Tt quite escaped my mind" Wedge wood grinned. Rather good joke on you fellows, what?"
 Well 1 don't see the point" Ash ton growled, but the triumphant Eng lishman howled: That's where you pay"
 Wedgewood had his laugh to him. self, for the others wanted to murder him. Ashton advised lynching, but the conductor arrived on the scene in time to prevent violence Fosdick informed him of the ire l trievable loss of the useful buffet wait CT. The conductor promised to get another at Ogden.
 Ashton walled: Have we got to -;t T ( l,s !,
 The conductor refused to back. up ! for a coon," but offered to send in a sleepins-car porter as a temporary substitute
 AS he started to go, Fosdick, who had been necessarily consulting his watch. checked him to ask: "Oh. con- l ductor, when do we get to the state l line of dear old Utah?"
 Dear old Utah!" the conductor grinned. Wed "a been there already if we hadn't "a fell behind a little"
 Just my luck to be late" Fosdick moaned.
 What you so anxious to be in Utah for, Fosdick?" Ashton asked, sus- piclously. You go on to Frisco, don't | you?"
 FosGick was evidently confused at l (he direct question. He tried to rodge it: "Yes, but--funny how things have changed. When we started mo- tody was speaking to anybody except 1 Lis wife, now"
 Now" said Ashton, drily. "every- todys speaking to everybody except lis wife"
 You're wrong there" Little Jim- rlie interrupted. "1 wasn't speaking mic interrupted "I wasn't speaking to my wife in the first place. We got on as strangersh and we're strangersh yet. Mrs Well'n'ton is a."
 "A queen among women, We know! Dry up," said Ashton, and then they heard the querulous voice of the DOT ter of their sleeping car: q tell you, don't know nothin' about the buffet business"
 The conductor pushed him in with a gruff command. Crawl in that cage and get busy"
 Still the porter protested: "Mista Pullman engaged me for a sleepin car, not a drinkin' car. I'm a berth maker, not a mixer" He cast a re- sentful glance through the window that served also as a bar, and his whole tone changed: Say, is you goin' to allow me loose amongst all you do, l can't guarantee my con- duck"
 them beautiful bottles? Say, man, if
 'If you even sniff one of those bot tles." the conductor warned him, I'll crack 1t over your head"
 That won't worry me none-as long as my mouf's open" He smacked his chops over the prospect of int- macy with that liquid treasury. "Lordy! We'll, I'll try to control my emotions-but remember. don't guar antee nothin'."
 The conductor started to go, but paused for final instructions: And remember-after we get to Utah we can't serve any hard liquor at all'
 What's that? Don't they low noth. in in that old Utah but ice-cream soda?"
 That's about all. If you touch a drop, I'll leave you in Utah for life"
 "Oh, Lordy, I'll be good!"
 The conductor left the excited black and went his way. Ashton was the first to speak: Say, Porter, can yoy zitg Arinks?"
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