The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-17
copyrisht. iSil. By N. K. ny 90.
CHAPTER XIV.
The Train Wrecker.

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The train-butcher, entering the OBJ
servation Room, found only a loving
couple. He took in at a glance their
desire for solitude. A large part OF
his business was the forcing of wares
on people who did not want them.
His voice and his method suggested
the mosquito. Seeing Mallory and
Marjorie mutually absorbed in read
ing each others eyes, and evidently
in need Of nothing on earth less than
something else to read, the train
butcher decided that his best plan of
attack was to make himself a nuis-
ance. II is a plan successfully adopt
cd by organ-grinders, street pianists
and other blackmailers under the
guise of art, who have nothing so
welcome to sell as their absence
Mallory and Marjorie heard the
train-boy's hum. but they tried to ig-
more II.
Papers. gents and ladies'? Yes?
No? Paris fashions, LADY,"
He showed a large periodical be-
tween their very noses, but Marjorie
threw it on the floor. with a bitter
glance at her own borrowed plumage
Don't show me any Paris FASH
ions!" Then she gave the boy his
congo by resuming her chat with NAL
lory: How long do We stop at Og.
DEM"
The train-boy went right on auc-
tioniag his papers and magazines,
and poking them into the laps of his
prey. And they went right on talking
TO one another and pushing his papers
and magazines TO the floor.
Il think I'd better get off at Og-
den, and take the next train back.
That's just what I'll DO. Nothing.
thank you'll" this last to the train
boy.
But you can't leave me like this"
Mallory urged excitedly, with a side
glance Of NO. no." to the train.boy.
Il can, and | must. and | WILL" Mar
jorie insisted. "I'll go pack my things
now" =. 49,. .ts0I:iff 1ss40,,a..-.ars...>
at Marjorie, listen to me-"
viii you let me alone!" This 10
the gadhy, but to Mallory a detected
rgail; II just remembered, /
haven't anything to pack" 1EEs.rsr.
"And you'll have to give back that
waist to Mrs. Temple. You can't get
of at Ogden without a waist"
"1'll go anyway. l want to get
home"
Marjorie. if you talk that way-I'l
throw you off the train"
She gasped. He explained: Il
wasn't talking to you; ! was trying
to stop this monograph" Then he
rose, and laid violent hands on the
apnoyer, showed him to the corridor,
seized his bundle of papers from his
arm, and hurled them at his head. |
They fell in a shower about the train
butcher, who could only feel a GER
tain respect for the one man who had
ever treated him as he knew he de-
served. lie bent to pick up his scat
tered merchandise, and when he had |
gathered his stock together. put his |
head in, and sang out a sincere:
p Excuse me-"
But Mallory did not hear him, he
was eXcitedly trying to calm the eX-
cited girl, who. having eloped with
him, was preparing now to elope back
without him.
"Darling. you can't desert me now"
he pleaded, and leave me TO 20 on
alone?"
Well. why don't you do some
thing?' she retorted. in equal des-
peration. IF We're a man. and
had the girl | loved on a train. I'd
get her married if | had to wreck
the" she caught her breath, paused
a second in intense thought. and
then, with sudden radiance. cried:
Harry, dear"
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