The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-03
CHAPTER XVII.
Tho poa.on poa AnaIn.

The poa-on Dog Again.
AS the conductor left the 'Mallorys
to their own devices, II rushed over
him anewsE sacrilege had been at
tsnpted-a fool bride had iaEked him
to stop thes Trans-Afnerican OF all
itains!-to go shopping of2atI5 thfngai
He stormed into the smoking room
10 open the safety valve OF bis wrath.
I'D found the porter Just coming out
1 ii the buffet cell with tray, two hol.
Ii6w.stemmed glasses and bottle
swaddled in a napkin,
f"Say, Ellsworth, what In 100 do
you suppose that female back there
wants?-wants m6ato hold the Trans,
American while ~
But the porter wassin furry him
self. He was about to serve cham
payne, and he cut the conductor short:
",scuse me, boss, but they's low
in couple in the stateroom forward
that is in powerful hurry for this.
can't talk to YOU now. I'll pee you
later" And he staggered of, ieav.
ing the door OF the buffet open. The
conductor paused to close it. glanced
in. started, stared, glared, roared:
whats this! Well, I'll be-a dog
struggled in here, I'll break that
coon's head. Come out olfthere. you
miserable Urinary. hound" He seized
the incredulous Snoozleums by the
scruff OF his neck, growing, Its you
for the baggage car ahead" and
dashed out with his prey. jpst as Mai.
Tory, now getting new bearings on
Marjorie'sl character, spoke across
the rampant OF his Napoleopically
folded arms: rs'E1D sea :,
"well, you're a nice one!-making
violent love toa conductor before my
I very eyes. A minute more and
would have"
She sstienced him with a snap:
Don't you speak to me! l hate you!
I hate all men. The more + know
men. the more / like" this reminded
her, and she asked anxiously: Where
is Snoozleums?" st
Mallory, impatient at the shift OF
subject. snapped back: "oh. | left him
in the buffet with the waiter. What !
want to know Is how you dare to-
WAS 1t colored waiter?'
"Of course. But I'm not speaking
or"
But suppose he should bite him.
"Oh. you can't hurt those Niger
walters. I started 10 say"
but I can't have snoozleums bit.
ing colored people. 1t, might not agree
with him. Get him at once"
Mallory trembled with suppressed
rage like an overloaded boiler, but he
gave up and growled: "oh, Lord, all
b Eight. IN get him when I've I'm.
Ahed-" q; Z Z 5s' ; "! y !
60 get him this minute. And bring
De poor darling back to his mothere
S"His mother! Yeigods!" cried Nal,
|Bry, wildly. He Turned away and
dashed Into the mons room with q
furious: Where's that damned dog?'
He met the porter, Just returning
The porter smiled: HES right in
66ah, SIR" and opened the buffet door,
His eyes popped and his Jaw sagged:
why. l lef' him here Just minute
ago.
You left the window open. too
Mallory observed. "Well, / guess he's
gone"
The porter was. panic-strlcken: "oh,
I'm, turrible sorry, boss. 1 wouldn't
have lost dat dos. for fortune. II
you was to htt'Sme wtthSta axe
wouldn't mind"
To his utter befuddlement, Mallory
grinned and winked at him, and muir.
INJURED: "oh. that's all right. Don't
worry" And actually laid half dol
lar In his palm. Leaving the black
Ids batting over the starting eyes.
Mallory pulled his smile Into a long
FACE, and went back to Marjorie like
an Sundertaker: my love. prepare
yourself for bad news
Marjorie looked up, startled and ap.
prehensive: "Snoozleans Is Ill. He
did bite the darkey."J
Worse than that-he-he-fell out
Of the window"
%::When!" she shrieked. "in heavens
name-when?"
HE was there Just a minute ago,
the waiter says"
Marjorie went into instant'hysterics
wringing her hands and sobbing: "oh,
my darling, my poor child--stop the
train at oncel"
y ITO be Continues TUmorrow.)