The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-05-24

ished-"
| go get him this minute. And bring
the poor darling back to his mother"
His mother! We gods!" cried Nal
lory, wildly. He turned away and
dashed into the mems room with
furious: where's that damned dogY
He met the porter just returning.
The porter smiled: Hes right in
heah, sir" and opened the buffet door.
His eyes popped and his jaw sagged:
why, lef' him here just a minute
ago."
You left the window open, too"
Mallory observed. well. guess he's
gone"
| The porter was panic-stricken: "Oh,
I'm turrible sorry, boss, wouldn't
have lost dat dog for fortune. II
you was to hit me with a axe l
wouldn't mind"
To his utter befuddlement, Mallory
| grinned and winked at him, and muir
INJURED: A"Oh, that's all right. Don't
IVORY" And actually laid half dol
lar, in his palm. Leaving the black
lids batting over the starting eyes,
Mallory pulled his smile into long
face and went back to Marjorie like
an undertaken: my love, prepare
yourself for bad news"
Ira Marjorie looked up, startled and APP
prehepsive: '"Snoozleums is Ill. He
did bite, the darkey."
Worse than that-he-he-fell out
| Of the window"
.'When!" she shrieked, "in heavens
| name-when?"
"He was there just minute ago,
the waiter says"
Marjorie went into instant Mysteries,
wringing her hands and sobbing: "Oh,
my darling. my poor child-stop the
train at oncas"
She began to pound Mallory's
shoulders and shake him frantically.
He had never seen her this way eth
err. He was getting his education In
advance. He tried to calm her with
inexpert words: How can stop the
train? Now, dearie, he was a nice
dog, but after all, he was only a dog"
She rounded on him like a panther:
"Only dog! He was worth a dozen
men like you. You find the conductor
at once. command him to stop this
train-and back up! l don't care IL
he has to go back ten miles. Run,
tell him at once. Now, you rum"
- Mallory stared at her as If she had
gone mad, but he set out to run some
where, anywhere. Marjorie paced up
and down distractedly, tearing her
hair, and moaning, "Snoozleums, Snoo-
zleums! My child. My poor child"
At length her wildly rowing eyes noted
the bell rope. She stared, pondered,
nodded her head, clutched at 1t, could
not reach 1t, jumped for 1t several
times in vain, then seized a chair,
swung it into place, stood up In 1t,
gripped the rope, and came down on
1t with all her weight, dropping to the
floor and jumping up and down in a
frenzied dance. In the distance the
engine could be heard family whist
ling, whistling for every pull. a@e
The engineer, far ahead, could not
imagine what unheard-of crisis could
bring about such mad signals. The
fireman yelled:
UeL thdI crazy COuuuCtOI 10 AZ
tackled with an epilettic fit
But there was no disputing the
command. The engine was reversed,
the air brakes set, the sand run out
and every effort made to pull the
iron horse, as 1t were, back on its
launches.
The grinding, squealing. jolting, |
ch hA fraf kn IN
The shrieking of the whistle froze the
blood like a woman's cry Of Muir
deri" in the night. The women among |
the passengers echoed the screams. |
The. men turned. pale and braced
themselves for the shock Of collision. |
Some Of them were mumbling pray |
ers. DR.. Temple and Jimmie Yelling |
ton, with one idea in their dissimilar |
souls, dashed from the smoking room
to go to their wives.
Ashton and Wedgewood, with no
one to care for but themselves, seized |
windows and tried to fight them open.
At last they budged sash and knelt
down to thrust their heads out.
Il don't, see beastly thing ahead"
said Wedgewood, except the heads
of other FOOLS"
Were slowing down though" said
Ashton, "she stops! We're safe.
Thank Cod" And he collapsed into
chair, Wedgewood collapsed into
another, gasping: "Whatevah are we
safe from, / wondah?"
The train-crew and various passen-
gers descended and ran alongside the
train asking questions. Panic gave
way to mystery. Even DIR. Temple
came back into the smoking room to
finish precious cigar he had been at
work on. He was followed by Little
Jimmie, who had not quite reached
hts wife when the stopping of the
train put an end to his excuse for
chivalry. He was regretfully num-
bling:
ut would have been such good
shansh to shave my LIES wife,
mean my-I don't know what mean"
He sank into chair and ordered a
drink; then suddenly remembered his
vow, and with great heroism, rescind.
ed the order.
MoIIorvs Anhto~ tho< <ho xrox- - |