The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-25

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Then lhe msetuiaDle couple SOUR
ried up lie aisle and dlssppsaFed III
the corridor. leaving behind them a
mighty riddle They kissed IN the
corridor 81 that en- Issed itthe yes-
tibnie kissed ID Tie two Corridors ot
the next cal, and were caugtls SIsss
Ing ans the next YestibrIe by ne new
conductor. " \. s ..
9The dining caf conduct WHO fat
tered himself that he know bride.
and groom when ne saw then, est -
.ectted them grandly TO- table, for
two and tie waiter futteted about
them Win extra6rd binary eonsidsFa
ltl6ns ss..l
They had d plenty to talk oi M pros
,pect and lrettogpeet They both felt
SIRE thai 4 Minister lurked among the
cars soniswheFss and they ate q
.zest 70 epSte itf the eer emory q
.guing the best place for II and guar
reIIng amoropsly over details NAL
.lory was for one OF the yestibuIes as
the scene Of their union but Marjorie
was fors the baggage car. till she reals
lied that Sn6osleums might be unwtll-
ing to attend. Then she swung round
to, the ,yestibple but Mallory shifted
TO the observation platform.
Marjorie hadi1ett spoozIepIaq with with,
Mrs, Temple. who promised te hide
him when the new. conductor passed
through the car, and she remind ed.
Harry to get tie waiter to bring them
4 package OF bones for their only
;;"child," so far
On the way back from the dining
car they kissed each other sood, bye
again at ali the trysting places they
had sanctifed before. The sun was
radiant; theT%orId good, and the very
train ranwitk jaBilsnt re1oie cling They
could not doubt that a few more hours
would see themilegally man and wife
Mallory restored Marjorie to her
place In their car, and with smiles OF
assurance. left her for another par
lson.hunt through the train. She wait
led for him in ia bridal agitation. He
irahsacked the-trai forward IN vain;
and returned, passing Marjorie With
a shake Of the head, and a sour
countenanee, He went out to the OBJ
seryation platform where he stumbled
on Ira Lathrop and Anne Cattle, en-
gagged in conversation Of evident
intimacy. for they jumped when ne
opened the door, as If they were guilty
Of, some plot. !,
Mallory <mumbled his usual "Exs
cuse me-" whirled on his heel, and
dragged his discouraged steps back
through the Observation Room, where
various. women and a few men Of evl,
dent uncIericallty were draped across
arm chairs and absorbed in lazy con;
yersation or bobbing, their heads over
magazines that trembled with the mo-
ton OF the train
Mrs. Wellington was busily writing
at the desk, but he did not, know who
she was. and he did not care whom
she was writing 70. He did not OBJ
serve the baIefurlgIare Of Mrs. WHIT.
Comb, who sat Watching Mrs Yelling
ton, knowing falli too well who she
was, and suspsetihg the correspond.
etit4Airs: WRleoinb was tempted TO
spell word WI one SEE
ffMailof stumble into mems
portion Of the composite car. Here
iltsi nodded with a sicRy cheer 'toIthe
sole occupant, Dr. T elnples who was
gi6oking less ministeria1 than ever In
I'm embroidered akuil cap. The old
RASCAL was sitting far back on ms
lumbar vertebrae One of his hands
aSihsped a long glass filled alwith a
liquid Of a hue; that assembled some,
thing stronger than what Il was
mere ginger ale. The other hand
toyed with a long black cigar. The
smoke curled round the old mans
head like the fumes of a sultan's
parghile, and through the wisps his
face was, one.of Oriental luxury
Mallory's eyes were caught from
this picture 81 beatitude by the en-,
trance. at the other door, Of man
who had evidently swung aboard at
the most recent stop-for Mallory had
not seen him. His gray hair was
/; crowned with a soft black hat and
his spare frame was, swathed In a
trock coat that had seen better days
Ills soft gray eyes seemed to search
.5{Imidly the mokeelonded atmos.
sfiSere, and he had q Bashful air which
Mallory translated as one Of ditidence
i'll a place where LIQUORS and cigars
Mere. dispensed,
with equal diaidenc g Mallory !. az q
WINGED and III ajlog tor ascos s. te ~ ne
newcomer cautious ~
excuse look IKE e )! clergy s il 4
man"
."The hell you sayt"
Mallory pursued the question quest %. = 70
further.
CHAPTER g xv'lI,
In the Composite Car,
II wna the gentle strangers turn
Io miss his Ruess, He bent over the