The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-22
CHAPTER XIII.
HostIlI.lss Begin.

Hostillalss Begin.
During Mallory's absence Marjorie
had met with aSlittle adventure Of
| her own. IraSI;athrop finished his re.
encounter with Anne Cattle shortly
after Mallory set out stalking clergy.
men. In the mingled confusion 81
|, finding his one romantic fame still
glowing on q Yestal altar. and Of
shocking her with an escape ~ Pro
family, he backed away from het pres.
abss ana sank into his own berth.
lliie realized that be was not alone !'ll Z:
s6mebody was alongside. He turned
t6 find the great tear-spent eyss Of Of
Msfjorfe staring at him. He 4rose
with a recrudescence Of his woman
hating wrath, and dashing up the
aisle, found the porter just returning
from the. baggage car. Heseized the
black factotum and growled: u
"say, porter; there's q woman IN
my berth
The porter. chuckled. -lncreuuAVqtS'l
woman In 20 berthIr
"Yes-get her out"
"Yassah,a the porter nodded, and
advanced on Marjorie with a gentle,
"'scuse me, missus-yo' berth is mum.
ba one"
4 don't care" snapped Marjorie,
II won't take &C."
"But this un belongs to that gentle,
man."
"He can have mine ours-Mr. NAL
lory,sn cried Marjorie, pointing to
the %hite.ribboned tent in the farther
end Of the car. Then she gripped the
arms Of the seat, as II defying eyic-
tion. The porter stared at her IN
helpless chagrin. Then he shutfied
back and nnirmured: ~ reckon you'd
beta put her out g9E !;
aLathrop Rlth6Hsdt the coward Wild Y
one contemptuous look, and strobe
down dow the aisle with "a deterIrntiln1setd:
grimness. He took his Ticket from
his pocket as a, ellnching proof Of his
title, and thrust 1t out at Marjorie,
She gave it one Indifferent glance, and
then lier eyes and mouth 7puckefed, as
ir She had mulched a green persln1'
mon and a, long low. vail like. a dis
tant engineswhistle, stole from her
Inns. Ira Lathrop stared at her IN
blank wrath, doddered irresolutely'
and froared:
".Agh, let her have IL 4 $50
The porter smiled triumphantly, and
said: "she says you kin have her
berth.b He pointed at the bridal ar
Dor. Lathrop almost exploded atethe
idea.
Now he felt a hand on his shoulder
and turned 10 see Little Jimmie Well
ington emerging from his berth with
an enormous smile; js.e ~
"say, Pop, have you seen lovely
rice4Fap? Stick around till she hops.
BGt Lathrop flung away TO the
smoking room. Little Jimmie ~ t!irr 1t9e
to tie ioytal negro: 'SIin 81
WPorter, porter" sll5sS &,
FIN right by you" ..;S M .t.s,
dWhat time d'you say We get - y
Reno?r j, s,;gS; 4. 4, .i,i
E'Iawnin' Of the % tn day. sah b s 4, ).
well. call ME just before we fo !!
H.: ss,,.5 n h f5IE iast words
floatelf down the aisle and y met Ct MIS-
f,ittls Jimmie Wellington, just return tg y
Ing from the women.s Room. where e
shs had sought nspenthe In more than ny N
one! of her exquislte little cigars ~ The
familiar voice, famillarly bibulpIs'
sinote her ear with amusement sne
becEoned the porter to her an p ~
Porter! Porter! Do yon know Its
the name OF the man who Just nur,
ried insr .l.i.$g 4 l. 4,
l'No'm,o said the porter. reckon .s.'l
he's 20 broken up he amt got any
name leftM U; 4; =,
1T couldn't be- Mrs. Jimmie 3mass g:
'Thlngs can Bs sonnet times, sag sag
theiporter. I. 4, !.
'You may make up my berth nov q !,
said Mrs. Wellington, forgetting Iha'
Anne Cattle was still there's Afa s
wellington FASTENED to apolog lze, ana
bssged ifisr to stay, but the splHs \!
wanted 10 be far away from the DIS
tprbIng atmosphere Of divorce sns
was dreaming alfslds WITH her s 9gs
open and she sank, into humber slS
IN a lotus-eater's fsyefie.
Mrs. wellington hered certain re y
things together and took up her hand lllls
bag to return to the Women's Room
lust as Mrs. Whltc6mb came forth
from the curtainssot her own bPEtnl
where she had made certain apFellltIEn'
inafies to dIsrobllg and put ION l. 2
light, decidedly negIigee negligee
The two women collided in the
aisle, whlrled on one another, as wont
en- do when they jostle, seecgulset
each other with wild stares Of amez'i
mept set thGir teeth 80 ! a
lTo be Continues ToplprEowsl u.