The Prescott daily news., 1912-04-19

of taxicab prevents their seeing minister on the way to the train.
 CHAPTER IT-Transcontnental train is taking on passengers. Porter has lively time with an Englishman and Ira Lathrop, Yankee business man.
 CHAPTER IIT.-The elopers have an exciting time getting to the train
 CHAPTER IV.-"Little Jimmie" Vel lington, bound for Reno to get divorce, boards train in maudlin condition. Later Mrs. Jimmie appears.
 CHAPTER V.-She is also bound for Reno with same object. Likewise Mrs sammy Whitcomb
 CHAPTER VI.-Latter planes Mrs Jimmie for her marital troubles. Class mates of Mallory decorate bridal berth. CHAPTER vIT-Rev. and Mrs Temple start on 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. CHAPTER Ix.-Passengers join Nal lory's classmates in giving couple we'd ding hazing.
 CHAPTER X.-Marjorie is distracted 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 a 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 vacant berth.
 CHAPTER XvI.-Mrs. Jimmie discov- CTS Wellington on the train.
 CHAPTER XVII-Mallory again makes an unsuccessful hunt for a preacher.
 little excitement bestirred them as they realized that they were con- fronted with another night-robeless night and morrow without change of gear.
 What pity that we left our things in the taxicab," Marjorie sighed And this time she said, we left them" in- stead of you left them" It was very gracious of her, but Mallory did not acknowledge the courtesy. Instead he gave start and a gasp:
 Good Lord, Marjorie, we never paid the second taXiCab!"
 Great heavens, how shall We ever pay him? He's been waiting there twenty-four hours. How much do you suppose we owe him ?"
 About a year of my pay, I guess"
 You must send him a telegram of apology and ask him to read his meter. He was such a nice man-the kindest eyes-for a chauffeur"
 But how can l telegraph him? don't know his name, or his number, or his company, or anything"
 Its too bad. He'll go through life hating us aud thinking we cheated him."
 Well, he doesn't know our names either"
 And then they forgot him temporarl- ly for the more immediate need of clothes. All the passengers knew that they had left behind what baggage they had not sent ahead, and much sympathy had been expressed. But most people would rather give you their sympathy than lend you their clothes. Mallory did not mind the men, but Marjorie dreaded the wom- en. She was afraid of all of them but Mrs. Temple.
 She threw herself on the little ladys mercy and was asked to help herself. She borrowed a nightgown of extraor- dinary simplicity, a shirt waist of an ancient mode, and a number of other things
 If there had been anyone there to see she would have made most ana chronistic bride.
 Mallory canvassed the men and ob- tained shockingly purple shirt from Wedgewood, who meant to put him at his ease, but somehow failed when he said in answer to Mallorys thanks:
 God bless my soul, old top, don't you think of thanking me- I ought to thank you. You see. the idiot who makes my shirts, made that by mis- take, and I'd be no end grateful if you'd jolly we'll take the loathsome thing off my hands. I mean to say, I shouldn't dream of being seen in it myself. You quite understand, don't you?"
 Ashton contributed a maroon atro- city in hosiery, with equal tact:
 If they fit you, keep em. l got