Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-27

| seat the three cuTLalned rOomS naQ
/ been whisked away bJ the porter
There was no place now to hide nom
/ 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 ali
times.
30 the general bewilderment. when
Marjorie appeared. Mallory and she
rushed together and clasped hands
with an ardor that suggested a desire
for even more ardent greeting. The
! passengers almost spralned their ears
| to hear how they would make up such
dreadful feud But all they heard
was: We'll have to hurry. Marjorie.
if 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 YES
tibule. kissed in the two corridors or
the next car, ard were caught KISS
ing In the next yestibue by the new
| conductor.
The dining car conductor, who fiat
tered himself that he knew bride
and groom WHOM he saw them. es-
corted them grandly to a table for
| two: and the walter tuttered about
them with extraordinary considera-
| tion
They had plenty to talk OF in pros.
meet and retrospect They both felt
sure that a minister lurked among the
cars somewhere, and they ate with
zest to prepare for the ceremony, ar.
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
ized that Snoozleums might be unwill.
ing to attend. Then she swung round
to the yestibuIe, but Mallory shifted
to the observation platform.
Marjorie had left Snoozleums with
Mrs. Temple, who promised to hide
him when the new conductor passed
through the car, and she reminded
Harry to get the waiter to bring them
q 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
radiant, the world good, and the very
train ran with jubilant rejoicing. They
could not doubt that few more hours
would see them legally man and vile
Mallory restored Marjorie TO her
place in their car, and with smiles OF
assurance. left her for another par
son.hunt through the train. She walt
ed for him In bridal agitation lie
ransacked the train forward IN Valh'
and returned. passing Marjorie with
q shake OF the head, and 4 sour
couutenunce lie went out to the or
| seryation platform where he stumbled
on Ira Lathrop and Anne Cattle. ell
gagged 10 II conversation Of evident
Intimacy, for they jumped When lie
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
through the Observation Room, where
various women and few men or evil
dent unclericality were draped across
arm chairs and absorbed in lazy con,
yersation or bobbing their heads over
magazines that trembed with the mo.
ton Of the train.
Mrs. Wellington WAS busily writing
at the desk, buc he did not know VINO
she was. and he did not care whom
she was writing to. He did not OBJ
serve the baIeful glare Of Mrs. whit
comb, who sat watching Mrs. Welling'
ton. knowing all too we'll who she
was, and suspecting the correspond
ent-Mrs. Whitcomb was tempted 10
SDell INC WOIu Will OHC
Mallory stumbled into the mems
portion OF the composite car. Here
he nodded with stckly cheer to the
sole occupant, DR.. Temple, who was
looking less ministerial! than ever ID
an embroidered skull cap. The old
rascal was sitting far back on his
lumbar yertebrae. One OF his hands
clasped a long glass filled with a
LIQUID of hue that resembled some
thing stronger than what it was
mere ginger ale. The other hand
toyed with long black cigar The
smoke curled round the old man 8
head like the fumes OF a sultan 8
narghile, and through the w1sps MS
face was one OF Oriental luxury.
Mallorys eyes were caught from
this picture of beatitude by the en-
trance. at the other door, OF man
who had evidently swung aboard at
the most recent stop-for Mallory mad
not seen him. His gray hair was
! ...o,Do5 with coft hlacE hat aQG