The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-03

mat won't worry me none-as
long as my mouf's OPEN" He smacked
his chops over the prospect of init
macy with that liquid treasury.
"Lordy! Well, III try to control my
emotions-but remember, don't guar
antee nothin'."
The conductor started to go, but
paused for final instructions: And
remember-after we get to Utah we
can't serve any hard liquor at ALL"
whats that? Don't they low moth
in in that old Utah but ice-cream
soda?"
That's about all. If you touch a
drop, I'll leave you in Utah for life"
"Oh, Lordy, III be good!"
The conductor left the excited black
and went his way. Ashton was the
first to speak: Say, Porter, can you
nix drinks?"
The porter ruminated, then con-
| fessed: well, not on the outside, no,
sir. If you-all is thirsty you better Or
der the simplest things you can think
OF. Ii you want to command anything
| fancy, Lord knows what you'd get.
| Supposin' you was to say, Gimme a
Tom Collins I'd be just as liable as
not to pass you a Jack Johnson"
"Well, can you open beer?"
"Oh, I'm natural born beer
opener"
Rush it out then. My throat is as
full of alkali dust as these windows. 81"
The porter soon appeared with a
tray full of cotton-topped glasses. The
! day was hot and the alkali dust very
oppressive, and the beer was cold. DR.
| Temple looked on ii when it was am
Der, and suffered himself to be bullied
into taking a glass.
| He felt that he was the greatest sin
ner on earth, but worst of all was the
fact that when he had fallen, the for
hidden brew was not sweet. He was
inexperienced enough to sip it and il
was like foaming quinine on his pal
ate. But he kept at it from sheer
shame, and his luxurious transgres
sion was it's own punishment.
The doleful Mallory was on his way
to join the CLUB" Crossing the yes
thule he had met the conductor, and
had ventured to quiz him along the
old lines:
Excuse he, haven't you taken any
clergymen on board this train YETI"
Devil a one"
Don't you ever carry any preachers
on this road?"
Usually we get one or two. Las
trip We carried a whole Methods
! convention"
"a whole convention last trip! Jus
my luck!"
The unenlightened conductor turned
to call back: Say, up in the forward
car we got a couple of undertakers
They be Of any use to your"
mot yet"
Then Mallory dawdled on into thu
smoking room, where he found hi
own porter, who explained that h
had been promoted to the bottlery."
do we come to a station stol
soon?" Mallory asked.
well, not for a considerable inter
val. Do you want to get out and wall
up and DOWN."
81 DON'T" said Mallory, taking from
under his coat Snoozleums, whom h
had struggled past the new conductor
Meanwhile, Porter, could you Civ
him something to eat to distrac
him?"
The porter grinned, and picking u
bill of fare held IL out. Il got
meenuel II amt written in dog. bu
you can explain it to him. What woul
yo' canine desiah, sah?"
Snoozleums put out a paw and Ma
Tory read what II indicated: HE say
he'd like a filet Chateaubriand, but
you have any old bones. he'll tax
those" The porter gathered SnoozlC
ums In and disappeared with him int
the buffet. Mallory calling after him
Don't let the conductor see him."
DIR. Temple advanced on the di!
consulate youth with an effort a
cheer: How is our bridegroom thi
beautiful afternoon"
Mallory glanced at his costume:
feel like a rainbow gone wrong. Jus
my luck 10 have 10 harrow fror