The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-17

Out of the Egyptian darkness came
ne unmistakable sounds Of osculatiou
IN various parts of the room. Doubt
less. IL was repeated In other parts O,
sne train There were numerous COO
lmS sounds. too. but nobody spoke az
esvs Mrs. Temple. who was heard "a
murmur:
-oh. Walter. dear. what makes your
breath % funnyi"
Next came . little yowl of pain In
M. Foedick's voice. and then day.
lu6ne Hooded the car with q rush, al
= 0me had made an instant leap from
madnisht to noon. There we're inter.
ssting disclosures.
Ms. Temple was caught with her
arms round the doctors neck, and
ehe biuahsd like . spoony girl. Mira,
Ioedick was trying to dissngase her
Aair from Mr.. Fosdick's scarf.pin. Mrs.
Wnitcomb alone was deserted. Mr..
AAhton was casing devotion at Mr..
wsuington and trying to tell her
Win his eyes how velvet he had
kouno nor cheek.
But shs was looking reproacnfully
at him from Q chair. and saying. not
without regrSt:
Il heard everybody kissing every.
body. but ! was cruelty neglected"
Ashton's eyes widened with unbe-
u6. hs heard q snicker at his elbow.
and whirlsd TO IND the porter rub
ofng his black velvet cheek and
writhfng with pent.up laughter.
Mrs. wellington glanced the same
way, and q shrek OF understanding
burst from her. II sent the porter
INTO spasm Of yah-yahs till he
caugnt Ashton's eyes and saw murder
IN them. The porter ned to the plat,
form and held the door fast. expect.
ing to Be iynched
Z Rpt AaAton dashed away In search
OF ooncealmsnt and soap.
The porter remained on the plat.
form for some time. planning to leap
overheard and take bis chances rather
tAaa faQ INTO Ashton's hands, but at
length, e9dins himself uhpGfsusd. 6s
pssfsd Into the car and, seeing that
Ashton had gone. he returned TO his
4apes. He kept q close watch ofi
Ashton, but On sQberer thoughts Ash
ton had decided that the incident
would best be consigned to silence
and oblivion. But for all the rest of
that day he kept rubbing his lips
with his handkerchief.
The porter. noting that the train
had swept inso q granite gorge like
an enormously inagnihed aisle In a
madeup sleeping car. recognized the
presence of Echo Canyon. and with
u the entrance into Utah. He hastened
TO impart the tidings to Mr.. Fosdick
and held out his hand as he extended
the information.
Fosdick could hardly believe that
his twelvehundred-mile exile was
over.
We're In Utah?" be exclaimed.
"fassah." and the porter showed
his palm into view. Fosdick filed IL
with all his loose change, then
.yhirled to bis wife and cried;
Edith We are In Utah now! EN-.
brace mel"
She flung herself into h.s arms with
. gurgle OF bliss. The other passeil.
gers gasped with amazement. This
sort Of thing was permissible enough
u z tunnel, but In the full light OF
oay-! -" a - -s--s se..s5<s~ ..
, E9sdick. noting the sensation he
had created. waved his hand reas-
surinSly and called across his wife's
shoulder:
Don't be alarmed. ladies' and gen
usmen. She's my wife!" He added
IN whisper meant for her ear alone:
AT least Till We get to Nevada!-
Then she whispered somethins IN
his ear and they hurried from the car.
They left behind them a bewildsr.
ment that eclipsed the wonder OF the
Aailories. That couple spoke TO each
other at least during the day TINA
Here was married pair that did not
speak at all for two days and two
nights and then made a sudden and
pubic rush 70 each others arms!
DIR. Temple summed up tho general
feeling when he said:
i don't believe inswitches. but II 1
did. ID believe that this train Ia he-
vitched."
Later he decided that Fosdick was a
Mormon elder and that Mrs. Fusdick
was probably a twelfth or thirteenth
spouse he was smuggling In from the
eest. The theory was not entirely
false. for Fosdick was one OF the
many victims Of the crazy-qui!t OF
American divorce codes. though he
was the most unwilling OF polygamists
And DR.. Temple gave up his theory In
despair the next morning when he
found the Fosdicks still on the train,
and once more keeping aloof from