The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-16

higher, grew q Slxx5e Gamer: WI at
do 4 care? IvwAIt you to back up" -
The conductor. was reduced to
vet rag, q feeble echo: Back up
the train upT'
Eyes, back the train up" Marjorie
answered. resofutely, "and 90 slowly
till ] tell you to stop. 80
The conductor stared at her Q mo.
ment, then whirled on Mallory: "Say.
what in helps the matter with your
wife?" - u. 49,
Mallory was saved from the prob
lem of answering By Marjorie's abrupt
change from q young Tsarina rebuk-
ing e. serf, to a eterrtfed mother. She
lung out impioring palms :and-with q
Sgnsh OF tears pleaded: Wont you
please back up? NY darling child fell
OF the train e sga,xsse@sex
The conductors rage feli away in
an instant Your chad feil on the
train!S he gasped.s GOOD Lord! How
old was herr Ass-.s 7sss
With one hahd he was cropping for
the bell cord 10 give tho signal, s#ith
the othef De optasd the door to- look
back along the track -, so
He ives ytwosy ears cad." Marjorie
sobbed. i
"Oh, that's too bad!" the conductor
groaned. what did he look nke?"
He had pink ribbon round his
"A pink ribbon4oh, the poor little
fellow! the poor little feIlow!"
And long curly tail"
The cepdnctor swing Tcsihde with q
yell: "a curly tail!-your SOM"
my dog!" Marjorie reared back at
him.
The conductors voice cracked
weakly as he shrieked: Your dog!
You stopped this train for fool dog?"
HE wasn't a fool. dogss' Marjorie
retorted, facing him down. "he knows
more than you do" X sf@
The conductor threw up his hands:
"Well, don't you women beat" He
studied Marjorie as If she were some
curious freak of nature. Suddenly an
idea struck into his daze: Say, what
kind of dog was TIA measiy little
cheese-hound ?"
HE was q noble, beautiful soul
with wonderful eyes and adorable
ears" 5f!4 ssfsE
The conductor was growing weak.
er and weaker: "WeI, don't worry. l
got him. He's in the baggage car"
Marjorie stared at him unbelieving-
ly. The news seemed too gloriously
beautiful to be true. We isn't dead
Snoozleums is not dead" she cried.
"he lives! He liyess You have saved
him." And once more she flung her
self upon the conductor. He tried to
bat her off .liketa gnat, and Mallory
came to his rescue by dragging her
away and showing her into a chair.
But she saw only the noble conductor:
"Oh, you dear, good, kind angel. Get
him at once" - '''''
"He stays in the baggage car" the
conductor answered, firmly and as he
supposed, finally. p
But Snoozleums doesn't like bag!
gage cars" Marjorie smiled. HE
won't ride In one.'' l}ssf''''' as
Hell ride in this one or I'll wiring
his neck" - 'hi"'9'
you fend in human fesh!" Mar.
jorie shrank away from him in hor-
ror, and he found courage to seize
the bell rope and yank it viciously
with q sardonic:' please, may + start
this train ?"' 49, .s'''" $
The whistle footed family. The bell
began to hammer, the train to creak
and writhe and click. The conductor
pulled his cap down hard and start
ed forward. Marjorie seized his
sleeve: "Oh, I impiore you, don't con-
sign that poor sweet child to the hors-
rid baggage car. If you have human
heart in your breast, hear my pray
er."ia T. T. S. 3 ls 's:TsoE : e ~
The conductor asurrendered uncon.
ditionafiy: .soh. lord. ali right, ali
right. I'll lose fiy job;-hu if you'll
keep quiet. I'll bring him to you" And
be skunk out meekly foiioWed by the
passengers, who were shaking their
heads. ip Wonderment at this most
amazing feat Of this most amazing
bride. a.. II.
When they We're, alone once more,
Marjorie, as radiant as April after q
storm. turned her supshiny, smile on
AaAory:.!i : hItA.E ..os..si RS >.sSs,
isn't it glorious to have our little
Snoozleums alive and weli?"
!. But Mallory was feeling. like a
March day. He answered, with a
sleety chill, .'You care more for the
dog than you, do for, me" ..,,s
why shouldn't ~ Marjorie an
swered: with wide eyes, "Snoozleums
never !, would have brought me on a
wild goose elopement like this. .Heav-
en- knows he didn't want to come
|. Mallory repeated the . indictment:
"You love dog better than you love
your husband" .5. n
my what ?" Marjorie laughed, then
she spoke with lofty condescension
Harry Mallory. if you're going to be
jealous of that dog, I'll never marry
you the longest day ] live"