The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-27
SYNOPSIS.

of taxicab prevents their seeing minister on the way to the train.
 CHAPTER u-Transcontinental train Is taking on passengers. Porter has lively time with an Englishman and Ira Lathrop, Yankee business man.
 CHAPTER III.-The elopers have an exciting time getting to the train.
 CHAPTER Iv.-"I1ittis Jimmie" Wei lington. bound for Reno to get divorce. boards train in maudlin condition. Later Mrs Jimmie appears.
 CHAPTER v-Shs is also bound for Reno with same object. Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whitoomb.
 CHAPTER vI.-L.atter blames Mrs. mates of Mallory decorate bridal berth. CHAPTER vII.-Fsev. and Mrs. Temple start on vacation. They decide to cut loose and Temple removes evidence of his calling.
 CHAPTER VIII.-Mar1orie decides. to let Mallory proceed alone, but train starts while they are lost in farewell. CHAPTER IX.-Passengers join Nal lory's classmates in giving couple wed ding hazinG.
 CHAPTER x-Mar3orie is distracted over their situation.
 CHAPTER XI.-Ira Lathrop, woman hating bachelor, discovers an old sweet heart, Anne Cattle fellow passenger CHAPTER XII-Maliory vainly hunts for preacher among the passengers
 CHAPTER XIIL-Mrs. Wellington hears Little Jirnmie's voice. Later she meets Mrs. Whitcomb.
 CHAPTER XIv.-Maliory reports to Marjorie his failure to find a preacher.
 CHAPTER xv.-They decide ts pretend a quarrel and Mallory finds vacant berth.
 CHAPTER XvI-Mrs. Jimmie discov- CTS Wellin8ton on the train.
 CHAPTER XvII-Mallory again makes an unsuccessful hunt for a preacher.
 The poor old clergyman, too deeply involved in his deception to brave confession now, decided to do and dare all. He stammered. "Er-ah- certainly" and held out his hand for his share of the poison. Little Jim mic winked at the others and almost filled the glass. The innocent doctor bowed his thanks. When the porter reached him and prepared to fill the remainder of the glass from the siphon, the parson waved him aside with a misguided caution:
 No thanks. I'll not mix them"
 Mallory turned away with a sigh: ''He takes his straight. He's no par son."
 Then they forgot the doctor in spasm of generosity-with Yelling tons liquor. Wedgewood voiced the general curiosity when he said:
 Whats the old woman-hater up to now?"
 "Woman-hater?" laughed Ira. ''lt's the old story. I'm going to follow Mallory's example-marriage."
 q hope you succeed" said Mallory.
 "Wherever did you pick up the bride?" said Wedgewood, mellowing with the long glass in his hand.
 Brides are easy" said Mallory, with surprising cynicism. Where do you get the parson?"
 Hang the parson," Wedgewood re- peated, Who's the gel?"
 I'll bet I know who she is," Ash ton interposed; its that nectarine of a damsel who got on at Green River. "
 Not the same!" Lathrop roared. 'T found my bride blooming here all the while. Girl I used to spark back in Brattleboro, Vt. I've been vowing for years that I'd live and die an old xsaid. I've kept my head out of the moose all this time-till struck this train and met up with Anne. We got to talking over old times-waking up old sentiments. She got on my nerves. I got on hers. Finally I said, 'Aw, hell, let's get married. Save price of one stateroom to China anyway. She says, Damned if I don't!'-or words to that effect"
 Mallory broke in with feverish in- terest: But you said you were going to get married on this train"
 Nothing easier. Here's howl" and he raised his glass, but Mallory hauled 1t down to demand How? that's what I want to know. How are you going to get married on this parson- less express Have you got little minister in your suitcase?"
 Ira beamed with added pride as he explained:
 Well, you see, when I used to court Anne had a rival-Charlie Sel- by his name was. I thought he cut