Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-08-08

and shyly ran the gauntlet Of amused
glances and over-cordiaI Good morn
ings" till she hid her bushes behind
The door Of the women's room and
turned the key. II she had thought
Of it she would have said, God bless
the nan that invented doors-and the
other angel that invented locks"
The passengers this morning we're
all a little brisker than usual. 1t
was the last day aboard for everybody
and they showed a certain extra ami
nation, like the inmates Of an ocean
liner when land has been sighted.
Ashton was shaving when Ira swag-
gered into the mems room. Without
pausing to note whom he was ad-
dressing, Ashton sang out;
Good morning. Did you rest welI?"
"What?' Ira roare1.
"Oh, excuse mel" said Ashton, has
lily, devoting himself to a cash his
razor had made in his c~heek-eyen in
that cheek OF his.
Ira scrubbed out the basin, filled 1t
and tried to dive into it, slapping the
cold water in double handfuls over
his glowing face and putting through
it like a porpoise.
Meanwhile the h~eavy.eyed Fosdick
was sinking through the dining-car,
regarded with amazement by DR.. TEN
pie and his wife, who were already up
and b~reakfasting.
whats the matter with the bridal
couples on this train, anyway" said
DR.. Temple.
81 can't imagine" said his wife, I'VE
old couples are the only normal
ones"
Some more coffee, please, mother"
he said,
But your nerves." she protested,
ITS my vacation" he insisted.
Mrs. Temple stared at him and
shook her head: Il wonder what mis-
chief you'l be up to today? You've
already been smoking, gambling,
drtnking-have you been swearing,
YETI"
Not yet" the old cregyman smiled,
I've been saving that up for a good
occasion, Perhaps it will rise before
the days over"
And his wife choked on her tea at
tNo wonderful +rain-char@e that had
come over the best man il YpsiIantt
BY this time Fosdick had reached
. a.7toroom from Which he had
.eaa bauisaed again at the Nevada
.tate-ltno. He knocked cautiously.
from within came an anxious voice:
WHO'S there?"
Whom did you expect?"
Mrs. Fosdick popped her head ont
IKE d jill la the box. On, IT'S YOU,
Arthur. Kiss me good morning
lie glanced round stealthily and
obeyed instructions: u guess it's
safe-my darling"
Did you sleep, dovie?" she yawned
Not a wink. They took off the
Portland car at Granger and had
to sleep in one OF the chairs in the
observation room"
,1rs rosdick shook her head at him
in mournful sympathy, and asked:
What state are we in now"
"a dreadful state-Nevada."
Just what are we in Neyada?"
"pm y bigamist and vou've never
heon married. at all"
q these awful divorce Iaws," she
moaned. then left the general for the
narticuIar. "Won't you come in and
book mo mp"
Fosdick looked shocked. ~ don't
dare comnromise Won"
"yvi11 Won take braakfas+ with me-
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n wa dore2"
w MIGHT cali IL Iunchaon she
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ri 90 aboad and ordsr and WON STROLL
in and I'll offer Won the seat opposite
mon
"Rrt can't Won book mo onyo
n. was adgmapf. oNat lin WE get
n California M Won THINK / want I'm
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