Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-09-12

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They were suffering brainiag from
their one topic Of conversation, and
heBrt.faE from rapture deferred. Mar
jorie had pretended to take a nap
and Mallory had pretended that he
would leave her for her own sake.
/ Their contradictory chains were be
ginning to gall
B Mallory sat IN the smoking room,
and threw aside half-fnished cigar.
/ Life was indeed nauseous when TO-
| bacco turned rank on his lips. lie
I watched without interest the stupen'
dous scenery whirliug past the train;
granite ravines, internal grotesques
Of architecture and diablerie. the
Giants Teapot, the Devils Slide, the
Pulpit, Rock. the Hanging ROCK
splashes OF mineral color, as If titanic
paint pots had been spilled or hung
against the cliffs, sudden bushes OF
green pine worlds. droary graveyards
Of sand and sagebrush. mountain
streams in frothing panics.
His faded soul could not respond to
any OF these thrillers, the dime-nov.
els and melodramatic third-acts OF ma
ture But with the arrival Of train
boy. who had got on at Evanston with
a batch Of Salt Lake City newspa'
pers, he woke little
The other men came trooping
round, like sheep at a herd-boy's
whistle or chickens when pan OF
grain is brought into the yard. The
train butcher" had a nasal sing-song,
but his strain might have been the
Pied Pipers tune emptying Hamelin
OF it's grownups The charms Of fir
tation. matrimonial bliss and fem
mime beauty were forgotten. and the
males focked to the delights OF stock
market reports. political or racing or
dramatic or sporting or criminal
news Even Ashton brayed the eyes
of his fellow men for the luxury Of
burying his nose In fresh paper
Papers, gents? Yes? MOI" the
train butcher chanted. salt Lake pa
pers, ogden papers. all the latest pa
pers, comic papers, magazines, pc
riodicals."
Here. boy" said Ashton, swapping
his fingers. what's the latest New
York paper"
Last Satday's."
six days old? read that before |
left New York. Well, give me that
Salt Lake paper It has yesterdays
stock market, l suppose"
Yes, sir" He passed over the
sheet and made change. without abat.
ing his monody; Papers, gents. Yes?
No? Salt Lake pa"
"Whash latesh from Chicago?" said
Wellington.
Mondays"
81 read that before-that breakfast
began" laughed Little Jimmie. We'll
give me Salt Lake Bazoo. It has bashe
ball news, s'pose."
Yes. sir" the butcher answered
and his tone grew reverent as he
said: The Giants won. Mr.. Mattysor
was pitching. Papers, gents, all thu
latest papers, magazines. periodicals.
Wedgewood extended languiC
hand: What's the latest issue of th'
London Times?"
Never heard OF it,
Wedgewood almost tainted, and re
turned 10 his Baedeker OF the United
States.
DR.. Temple summoned the lad: '
don't suppose you have the Ypsilant
Eagle?"
The butcher regarded him with pity
and shifted: 81 carry newspapers. no
poultry"
Well give me the" he saw
pink weekly of rather picturesque az
pearance, and the adventure attracte,
him. I'm take this-also the Out
! look" He folded the pink within tn
green, and entered into a new an
startling world-a sort OF journalist
Summing tour.
Give me any old thing" said Ma
lory. and flung open an Ogden joul
= nal till he found the sporting page
: where his eyes frightened. by jov'
a teninning game! Matthewson /
the box"
Matte is most intelleckshal pitcl
, er in the world" said Little Jimmie
u and then everybody disappeared b.
: hind paper rsmparts, while the butci
= er fingered TO explain TO the porte
= the details OF the great event.
- About this time, Marjorie. tired {
her pretence at slumber, strolled int
y the observation car, glancing into ID
mems room. where she saw nothin
but newspapers. Then Mrs. Wellinj
ton saw her, and smiled: Come
and make yourself at home"
y Thanks" said Marjorie. bashfull
> Il was looking for my-my-"
b.. Husband"
- My dog"
How Is he this morning."
my dog?"
- Your husband"
d" "Oh, he's as well as could be e
=, pected."
" Where did you get that love OF
waist?" Mrs. Wellington laughed.
IL Mrs. Temple lent It TO me. len
1t SWEET"
al "Exquisite The latest Ypsilan
mode"
= Marjorie. suffering almost mo-
acutely from being badly frocked tha