Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-04-18
CHAPTER III.
In Darkest Chicago.

CHAPTER III.
In Darkest Chicago.
The castaways from the wrecked
taxicab hurried along the doletul
street. Both of them knew their Chi
cago, but this part OF it was not their
Chicago.
They hailed a pedestrian, to ask
where the nearest street car line
might be, and whittier it might run.
He answered indiatinctly from a dis
Greet distance, as he fastened away.
Perhaps ne thought their question
merely a f0otpad's Introduction to a
sandbagging episode, In Chicago at
night II never knows.
AS near as | can make out what he
said, Marjorie" the lieutenant pom
dered aloud, I'VE walk straight ahead
till we come TO U~mptyump street,
and there VIZ find a Rarara ear that
will take us to Hloptyblop avenue. /
never heard OF any such streets, did
your
Never" she painted, as she Jog
trotted alongside his military pace.
Lets take the first car we meet, and
perhaps the conductor can put US Off
at the street where the minister
lives"
Perhaps" There was not much
confidence In that perhaps"
When they reached the street-carred
street, they found two tracks, but
aothing occupying them, as far az
hey could peer either way A small
a]opkeeDer in a tiny shop proved TO
be a ~delicatessen merchant so pusily
selling foreign horrors to aliens, that
they learned nothing from him
At length in the far-away, they
made out o headlight, and heard the
grind and sCueal Of q car. Lieutenant
Mallory waited for It, watch If hand.
He boosted Marjorie-B elbow aboard
and bomblrded the conductor with
questions. But the conductor had no
more heard Of their street than they
had Of his. Tl5tr agitation did not
disturb his stole caifn. but he invited
them to come along 70 the next cross
ing, where they could ind apq.aer cag.
AND more lear4ed conductors; IA,
whet promis.a better, perhaps a cab.
1a 4raw Aeri0ri? into a panic by
Trin1N er 10 5vv1sQR SqQGe.eum8,
he lieutenant bought his soul for
III price ard overlooked the fact
It he did not ring up their fares.
The young couple squeezed lnto q
seat end talked o~nG'ou3ly II aharp
whispers,
@WGuluut 1t be terrible, Harry, II,
Just as we got to the minister's, We
should find papa there ahead OF us,
waiting to forbid the bands, or what
ever IT is? Wouldn't it be Just ter
rtble?"
YES, It would, honey, but it
dLasn't seem probable, There are
thousands OF ministers in Chicaso,
lie could never find ours. Fact is, !
doubt if we find him ourselves"
Her clutch frightened till he would
have WINGED, II he had not been a
soldier.
What do you mean, Harry9'
We'll, In the first place, honey, loot
what time 1t is. Hardly more thar
time to get the train, to say nothing
of hunting for that preacher anC
standing up through a long rigma
ny, Hairy Mallory, are you get
ready to jilt me-"
T~deed I'm not-not for worlds
\, but I've got to get that tral1
bt II"
COULDN'T you wait over one train
De tiny little train?"
own, own honey love, 70
Its impossible! You must r.
Der that I've already waited owe
trains while you tried to max
up your mind"
"And you must remember, darlin
that it's no easy matter for a girl
decide to sneak away from home ar
be married secretly, and 20 all Il
-,ay out to that hideous Manila vii
Nno trousseau and no wedding pre-
,ients and no anything"
m it isn't, and waited 2
lille you got up the courag
there are no more trains.
to think Of this train beil
We're not due in san Fra
" Thursday evening, and j.
ais at sunrise Friday MOI
hat if / should mi
What If | should"
ould miss the mI
pok a great deal Ii
you wouldn't desc
andon me to my fate?"
isn't exactly like abandC
eei.k that you could go hoI
bhther and mother in a ia
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