The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-05-09
CHAPTER XVII.
The poa-on Doc Again.

CHAPTER XVII.
The Dog-on Dog Again.
AS the conductor left the Mallorys
to their own devices, it rushed over
him anew what sac.ilege had been at
tempted-a fool bride had asked him
to stop the Trans-American of all
trains!-to go shopping of all things!
He stormed into the smoking room
to open the safety valve of his wrath.
and found the porter just coming out
of the buffet cell with a tray, two hol-
low-stemmed glasses and bottle
swaddled in napkin.
Say, Ellsworth, what In - do
you suppose that female back there
wants?-wants me to hold the Trans
American while"
But the porter was in furry him
SELF He was about to serve cham
payne, and he cut the conductor short:
"'Scuse me, boss, but they's low
in couple in the stateroop forward
that is in a powerful hurry for this.
! can't talk to you now. I'll see you
! later" And he staggered off, leav-
Ing the door of the buffet open. The
conductor paused to close it, glanced
in, started, stared, glared, roared:
whats this! Well, I'll be-a dog
smuggled in here! I'll break that
coon's head. Come out of there, you
miserable Urinary hound" He seized
the incredulous Snoozleums by the
scruff of his neck, growing, Its you
for the baggage car ahead" and
dashed out with his prey, just as Nal
lory, now getting new bearings on
Marjories character, spoke across
the rampant of his Napoleonically
folded arms:
We'll, you're a nice one!-making
! violent love to conductor before my
very eyes. A minute more and /
would have"
She silenced him with a snap:
Don't you speak to me! hate you!
hate all men. The more l know
men the more like" this reminded
her, and she asked anxiously: Where
,, is Snoozleums?"
Mallory, impatient at the shift OF
subject, snapped back: "Oh, l left him
In the buffet with the waiter. What
want to know is how you dare to"
WAS it a colored waiter?"
"Of course. But I'm not speaking
Of"
But suppose he should bite him?"
/ "Oh, you can't hurt those niger
, walters. started to say"
But I can't have Snoozleums BIT
ing colored people. 1t might not agree
with him. Get him at once"
Mallory trembled with suppressed
rage like an overloaded boiler, but he
gave up and growled: "Oh, Lord, all
right. I'll get him when I've fin
ished-"
Go get him this minute. And bring
the poor darling back to his mother"
His mother! Ye gods!" cried NAL
lory, wildly. He turned away and
dashed into the mems room with a
furious: where's that damned dogw
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. I lef' him here just 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, l wouldn't
have lost dat dog for a fortune. IL
you was to hit me with a axe
| wouldn't mind"
To his utter betuddlement, Mallory
grinned ard winked at him, and MUIR
INJURED: ooh, that's all right. Don't
worry" 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"
! Marjorie looked up, startled and ap-
prehensive: "Snoozleums is i'll. 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,
wringjng her hands and sobbing: ION,
! my darling, my poor child-stop the
train at oncel"
| She began to pound Mallory's
shoulders and shake him frantically+
He had never seen her this way eth
er. He was getting his education IN
+! advance. He tried to calm her with
inexpert words: "How can I stop the
train? Now, dearie, he was nice
! dog. but after all, he was only q dog"
She rounded on him like panther:
"Only dog! He was worth dozen
men like you. You find the conductor
,, at once, command him to stop this
train--and back up! l don't care II
he has to go back ten miles. Run.
tall him at once Nnw yon rum"
ITO be conrinued9
Frailty Of Human Nature.
When one section of the community
has power over another section it al
ways has abused that power, and al
ways will, until the frailties Of human