Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-01
charged into the observation room,

that rope? Speak up somebody"
Mallory was about to sacrifice him
self to save Marjorie, but she met the
conductors black rage with the with
.ering contempt of young queen: Il
pulled the old rope. Whom did you
suppose?' E
Therconductor almost dropped with
apoplexy at finding himself with no.
body to-. vent his immense rage on,
but this pink and white slip. "You!"
he gulped; well, what in Say, in
the name of-why, don't you know it's
a penitentiary otfense TO stop a train
this way"
Marjorie tossed her head little
higher, grew a little calmer: What
do care? I want you to back up"
The: conductor was reduced to a
wet rag, a feeble echo: Back up
the train up?"
Eyes, back the train up" Marjorie
answered, resolutely. land 60 slowly
till tell yoR to stop
The conductor stared at her mo-
ment, then whirled on Mallory: Say.
what In hell's the matter with your
wife,"
Mallory was saved from the prob
lem of answering by Marjorie's abrupt
change from a young Tsarina rebuk-
ing u ser1. to a terrified mother. She
flung out imploring palms and with
gush OF tears pleaded: Wont you
please back up? My darling child fell
of the train"
!: The conductors rage fell away in
an instant. Your child fell OF the
train" he gasped. Good Lord! How
old was he?"
With one hand he was cropping for
the bell cord to give the signal, with
the other he opened the door to look
back along the track.
"He was two years DID," Marjorie
sobbed. :
''Oh. that's too bad!" the conductor
Eroaned. What did he look like?
He had pink ribbon round his
neck."
"A pink ribbon-oh, the poor little
terlow! the poor little fellow!
land long curly tall
:: The conductor swung round with a
yell: "A curly tail!-your SON."
:;!My dog!" Marjorie roared back at
him. "
: The conductors voice cracked
weakly as he shrieked: Your dog!
You stopped this train for fool dog"
: He wasn't a fool dog" Marjorie
retorted, facing him down, "he knows
more than you do
The conductor threw up his hands:
well, don't you women beat" He
studied Marjorie as II she were some
curious freak of nature. Suddenly an
idea struck into his daze: Say, what
Kind of a dog was it?-a measly little
cheese.hound
.He was a: noble. beautiful soul
with wonderful eyes and adorable
ears"
The conductor was growing weak.
ar and weaker: well, don't worry. /
got him. He's in the baggage car
Marjorie stared at him unbelieylng.
~. The news seemed too gloriouSly
beautiful to be true. He isn't dead
SnooZleums is not dead" she cried,
he livesl He lives! You have saved
him. And once more she flung her
self upon the conductor. He tried to
bat her off like: gnat, and Mallory
came to his rescue by dragging her
away and showing her into a chair.
But she saw only the noble conductor:
rOhi you dear. good. kind angel. Get
him at once"
He stays in the baggage car" the
conductor answered, firmly and as he
supposed, finally.
But SnoozIeums doesn't like bag
gage cars" Marjorie smiled. HE
won't ride in one
He'll ride in this one or III wiring
his neck"
You tlend in human flesh" Mar.
jorie shrank away from him in hor.
rCr. and he found courage to seize
the bell rope and yank it vlciously
= It'll sardonic: please, may start
ibis train?'
The whistle footed family. The bell
began to hammer, the train to creak
and writhe and click. The conductor
pulled his cap down hard and start
ed forward. Marjorie seized his
sleeve: "Oh, I implore you, don't con-
sign that poor sweet child to the hor-
I'D baggage car. II you have human
beaIt in your breast, hear my pray
;r."
The conductor surrendered uncon-
iitiunally: "Oh, Lord, all right, all
right. I'll lose my job, but II you'll
keep quiet, III bring him to you And
he skunk out meekly. followed by the
passengers, who were shaking their
heads in wonderment at this most
amazing feat Of this most amazing
bride.
When they we're alone once more,
Marjorie, as radiant as April after g