Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-06-13

pay"
Wedgewood had his laugh to him
self, for the others wanted to murder
him. Ashton advised a lynching, but
the conductor arrived on the scene in
time to prevent violence.
Fosdick informed him of the ire
trievable loss of the useful buffet wait
er. The conductor promised to get
another at Ogden.
Ashton walled: Have we got to
sit here and die of thirst till them"
The conductor refused to back up
for a COON" but offered to send in. a
sleeping-car porter as a temporary
substitute.
AS he started to go, Fosdick, who
had been necessarily consulting his
watch, checked him to ask: ooh, CON
ductor, when do We get to the state.
line Of dear old Utah."
Dear old Utah" the conductor
grinned. Wed "a been there already
if we hadn't "a fell behind a little"
"Just my luck to be late" Fosdick
moaned.
"What you so anxious to be in
Utah for, Fosdick?" Ashton asked, sus-
~piclously. you 90 on to Frisco, don't
your"
Fosdick was evidently confused at
the direct question. He tried to
dodge it; Yes, %but-funny how things
have changed. When We started, no
body was speaking to anybody except
his wife, now"
Nov said Ashton, drily, ~"every-
body's speaking to everybody except
his wife"
You're wrong there" Little jim
rie interrupted. Il wasn't speaking
mic interrupted. 81 wasn't speaking
to my wife in the first place, We got
on as strangersh and we're strangersh
yet. Mrs. Welln'ton is "a"
"A queen among women, We know!
Dry up" said Ashton, and then they
heard the %Querulous voice Of the por-
ter of their sleeping car: "I tell you,
I don't know nothin' about the buffet
business"
The conductor pushed him in with
& gruff command. Crawl in that cage
and get busy"
Still the porter protested: "Mista
Pullman engaged me for a sleepin'
car, not a drinkin' a +. I'm a berth
maker, not a mixer" He cast a re.
sentful glance through the window
that served also as a bar, and his
whole tone changed: Say, is you
goin' to allow me loose amongst all
you do, | can't guarantee my CON
duck"
them beautiful bottles? Say, man, if
IF you even sniff one Of those bot
ties" the conductor warned him, Iii
crack it oyer your head"
That won't worry me none-as
long as my mouf's open He anacked
his chops over the prospect Of init
macy with that liquid treasury.
"Lordy! Wen, Tll 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
cant 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 &
drop, I'll leave you in Utah ior lie"
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
mix drinks?"
The porter ruminatod, then con
fessed: We'll not On the outside, no
sir. If you-all is thirsty you better or
der the simplest things you can thint
Of. If you want to command anything
fancy, Lord knows what you'd get
Supposin' you was TO say, Gimme {
Tom Collins I'd be just as liable al
not to pass you a lack Johnson"
We'll, can you open beer?'
"Oh, I'm a natural born beer
opener"
Rush it out then. My throat is a
full of alkali dust as these windows.
The porter soon appeared with
tray full Of co~tton-topped glasses. TIL
day was hot and the alkali dust yer,
oppressive, and the beer vas cold. d.
Temple looked on it when 1t was an
Der, and suffered himself to be bullie
into taking 4 glass.
He felt that he was the greatest sir
e IN earth, but worst Of all was tn
fact that when he bad fallen, the foI
hidden brew was not sweet. He wa
inexperienced enough to sip 1t and
"a like foaming ~quinine on his pa
ate. But he kept OF It from shee
shame, and his luxurious transgre.
sion was its own punishment.
I The doleful Mallory was on his wa
! to join the Club" Crossing the vel
| thule he had me. the conductor, an
' had ventured to quiz him along tn
old lines:
excuse he, haven't you taken an
clergymen IN board this train YETI"
"Devil a one"
Don't you ever carry any preacher
on this road?"
| Casually We get one or two. La
trip we carried a whole Method
> convention"
"A whole convention last trip! Jul
my luck"