Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-08-31

changed giances OF mutual terror. ana
hurried In opposite directions.
The spickest and spannest OF lieu
tenants soon realized that he was re-
duced to wearing yesterdays linen as
we'll as yesterdays beard. This was
intolerable. A brave man can endure
heartbreaks, loss OF love. honor and
place. but a neat man cannot abide
the traces OF time In his toilet. Lieu
tenant Mallory had seen rough serv-
Ice In camp and on long hikes. when
he gloried In mud and disorder, and
he was to see campaigns In the Phil
ippines, when he should not take on
his shoes or his uniform for three
days at a time. But that was the
field, and this car was a drawing
room.
In this crisis In his affairs, Little
Jimmie Wellington waddled into the
mems room. fioundering about with
every lurch OF the train, like a cannon
loose In the hold OF ship. He FUN
bled with the handles on a basin. and
made crazy toilet, trying to ind
some abatement OF his fever by filling
glass at the ice-water tank and
emptying 1t over his head.
These drastic measures restored
him to some sort Of coherency. and
Mallory appealed to him for help in
the matter Of linen. Wellington ef-
fusively offered him everything he
had, and Mallory selected from his
store half a dozen collars. any one OF
which would have gone round his
neck nearly twice.
Wellington also proffered his safety
razor, and made him a present OF a
virgin wafer Of steel for his very own.
With this assistance, Mallory was
enabled to make himself fairly pre-
sentable. When he returned to his
seat, the three curtained rooms had
been whisked away by the porter.
There was no place now 10 hide from
the passengers.
He sat down facing the feminine
end OF the car, watching for Marjorie.
The passengers were watching for
her. too, hoping to learn what un-
heard-of incident could have pro-
voked the quarrel that separated a
bride and groom at this time. OF all
times.
To the general bewilderment, when
Marjorie appeared, Mallory and she
rushed together and clasped hands
with an ardor that suggested desire
for even more ardent greeting. The
passengers almost sprained their ears
to hear how they would make up such
a dreadful feud. But all they heard
was: Well have to hurry, Marjorie,
II we want to get any breakfast"
"All right, honey. Come along"
Then the inscrutable couple sour
ried up the aisle, and disappeared in
the corridor, leaving behind them
mighty riddle. They kissed in the
corridor Of that car, kissed in the ves-
tibule. kissed in the two corridors or
ing in the next vestibule by the new
conductor.
The dining car conductor. who fat
tered himself that he knew bride
and groom when he saw them, es-
corted them grandly 10 a table for
two; and the waiter tluttered about
them with extraordinary considera-
ton.
They had plenty to talk Of In pros
pect and retrospect. They both felt
sure that minister lurked among the
cars somewhere, and they ate with
% For hA
guing the best place for 1t, and quar-
reling amorously over details. Nal
Iory was for one of the vestibules as
the scene of their union, but Marjorie
was for the baggage car, till she real
lied that Snoozleums might be unwill-
to the vestibule, but Mallory shifted
to the observation platform.
Marjorie had left Snoozleums with
Mrs. Temple, who promised to hide
him when the new conductor passed
the car, and she reminded
Harry to get the waiter to bring them
a package OF bones for their only
child" so far.
On the way back from the dining
car they kissed each other goodbye
again at all the trysting places they
had sanctified before. The sun was
the world good, and the very
train ran with jubilant rejoicing. They
could not doubt that a few more hours
would see them legally man and wife.
Mallory restored Marjorie to her
place in their car, and with smiles or
assurance, left her for another par
through the train. She wait
ed for him in bridal agitation. HE
the train forward in vain,
and returned. passing Marjorie with
a shake of the head. and sour
He went out to the OBJ
servation platform where he stumbled
on Ira Lathrop and Anne Cattle, en-
gagged in conversation of evident
intimacy, for they jumped when he
opened the door. as II they were guilty
Of some plot.
Mallory mumbled his usual, "Ex-
cuse me-" whirled on his heel, and
dragged his discouraged steps back
the Observation Room, where