New Ulm review., 1912-06-12

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Wellington shook With laughter: II
you're like this now. what win you b>
whsn you get to Sin san frasco-l
mean Trinsansisco-well. you know
what I mean"
Ashton reached round for tho cleo
trio button % II hs were confsrring Z
favor: "The drinks are on you
Wedgewood. III ring" And he rang
"Awf1ly kind Of you," said Wedge
wood. hut how do you make that
out?r
''The man that misses the point
pays for the drinks" And he rang
again. Wellington protested.
But I've jolly well paid for all tho
drinks for two days"
Wellington roared: That's another
point you've missed" And Ashton
rang again. but the pale yellow indi.
vidual who had always answered the
bell with alacrity did not appear
where's that internal buffet waiter?"
grumbled. ,,ks
i Wedgewood began to litter. 1--WE
were out of Scotch, SO I sent him for
some more p r.
"When?" FS
1.-TWO stations back. 1 fancy we
must have left him behind"
'sWell why in thunder didn't you
say SOP" Ashton roared.
ut quite escaped my mind" Wedge.
wood grinned. Rather good joke on
you fellows, what?" ~ .-. -
"Well, don't see the point" Ash.
ton growled, but the triumphant Eng.
llishman howled: That's where you
pay!" .s--'.. ." -.
| Wedgewood had his laugh to him.
him. Ashton advised 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. .n ...a ....s.
Ashton walled: "Have we got to
sit here and die Of thirst till then?"
The conductor refused to black up
for coon," but offered to send in a
sleeping-car porter as Temporary
substitute.
AS he started to go, Fosdick, who
had been necessarily consulting his
watch, checked him to ask: "Oh, 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
Il we hadn't "a fell behind little"
"Just my luck to be late," Fosdick
moaned.
| what you so anxious to be in
Utah for, Fosdick?" Ashton asked, sus-
piciously. "You go on to Frisco, don't
you?"
Fosdick was evidently confused at
the direct question. He tried to
lodge it: eyes, but-funny how things
have changed. When we started, no
body was speaking to anybody except
his wife, now"
"Now," said Ashton, drily, "every
9ody's speaking to everybody except
iis wife,"
You're wrong there" Little Jim,
ME interrupted. 81 wasn't speakin1
my wire IN the t1rst place. We got
IN as strangersh and we're strangersh
ret. Mrs. Well'n'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: II tell you,
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 q sleepin'
car, not a drinkin' car. I'm q berth
maker, not mixer. He cast q 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, II
III you even sniff one Of those bot
tles." the conductor warned him. III
crack it over your head"
THAT won't worry me none-as
long as my mouf's open." He smacked
bio chops over the prospect Of init
macy with that liquid treasury.
"Lordy! Well. Ill try to control my
emotions-but remember, don't guar
antee nothin'."
The conductor started to 90, but
paused for hnal instructions: And
remember-after we get to Utah ws
can't serve any hard liquor 1T all.'
Whats that7 Don't they low moth
IN in that old Utah but icecream
Dodaf'' 81.
That's about all. II you touch Q
drop, I'll leave you in Utah for nfe."
"Oh. Lordy, III be good!"
The conductor left the excited black
and went his way. Ashton was tho
FIRST to speak: "Say, Porter, can you
mix drinks?"