The Prescott daily news., 1912-05-02
SYNOPSIS,

 of taxicab prevents their seeing minister on the way to the train. ...,..e,.. i7ssssssss 7, X X 2szs < is'TZz ss,2a.. CHAPTER H,-Transcontinental train lively time with an Englishman and Ira Lathrop, a Yankee business man. CHAPTER III-The elopers have an exciting time getting to the train. Tsr, HIT -rc s sS s-.a -&.& E.. CHATTER 1Y.--"Littie Jimmie'' Vel Iington, bound for Reno to get divorce. boards train in paudlin condition. Later Mrs. Jimmie appears.
 CHAPTER V-She is also bound for Reno with same object. Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whitoomb.
 Jimmie for her marital troubles. Class mates of Mallory decorate bridal berth. CHAPTER vII.-Rev. and Mrs. Temple start on a vacation They decide to cut loose and Temple removes evidence of his calling.
 CHAPTER VIII.-Martorie decides. to let Mallory proceed alone, but train starts while they are lost in farewell. lory's classmates in giving couple wed ding hazing.
  over their situation
 CHAPTER XI.-Ira Lathrop, woman hating bachelor, discovers an old sweet heart, Anne Cattle, fellow passenger. CHAPTER XII.-Mallory vainly hunts for preacher among the passengers. CHAPTER XIII.-Mrs. Wellington hears Little Jimmie's voice. Later she meets Mrs. Whitcomb.
 CHAPTER XIV.-Mallory reports to Marjorie his failure to find a preacher. CHAPTER Xv.-They decide ts pretend a quarrel and Mallory finds a vacant berth.
 CHAPTER XVI-Mrs, Jimmie discov- CTS Wellington on the train.
 CHAPTER XV1I-Mallory again makes an unsuccessful hunt for q preacher. CHAPTER XvII.-Dr Temple poses as a physician. Mrs. Temple Is induced by Mrs. Wellington to smoke a cigar CHAPTER XIX.-sight of preacher on a station platform raises Mallory's hopes but he takes another train.
 CHAPTER XX-Mtssing hand baggage compels the couple to borrow from pas sengers.
 CHAPTER XXI.-Jmmie gets a cinder in his eye and Mrs Jimmie gives first aid Goodness is then resumed.
 CHAPTER XX1I.-sun no clergyman. More borrowing
 CHAPTER XXIII.-Dr. Temple puzzled by behavior of different couples.
 CHAPTER XXIV.-Marjorie's jealousy aroused by Mallory's baseball jargon. CHAPTER XXv-Marjorie suggests wrecking the train in hopes that accident will produce a preacher.
 CHAPTER XXv1.-Marjorie tries to in- duce the conductor to hold the train so she can shop.
 CHAPTER XXVII-Marjories dog is missing. She pulls the cord, stopping the train. Conductor restores dog and lovers quarrel
 CHAPTER XXV1II-Lathrop wires for preacher to marry him and Miss Cat tie. Mallory tells Lathrop of his predica- ment and arranges to borrow the preacher.
 He seized the chance: All right I'll go ahead and order, and you stroll in and I'll offer you the seat opposite me-"
 But cant you hook me up?'
 He was adamant: Not till We get to California. Do you think I want to compromise my own wife? Shh! Somebody's coming!" And he darted off to the vestibule just as Mrs. Jim mic Wellington issued from number ten with hair askew, eyes only half open, and waist only half shut at the back. She made quick spurt to the women's room, found 1t locked. stamped her foot, swore under her breath. and leaned against the wall of the car to wait
 About the same time, the man who was still her husband according to the law, rolled out of berth number two. There was an amazing clarity to his vision. He lurched as he made his way to the mems room, but it was plainly Che trains swerve and not an inner lurch that twisted the fortnight of his progress.
 He squeezed into the mems room like a whole crowd at once, and sang out, Good morning, all!" with a won- derful heartiness. Then he paused over a wash basin, rubbed his hands gleefully and proclaimed, like another Chantecler advertising a new day:
 "Well-Im sober again."
 Three cheers for you,' said his rival in radiance, bridegroom Lathrop. How does it feel?" demanded Ash