The Bottineau courant., 1912-09-13
CHAPTER XII.
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Marjorteseas the supposed wife OF
the rescuing angel, was permitted
first search. and the first thing She
hunted for was a certain gold brace
let that was none OF hers. She found
1t and seized It with prayers or
thanks, and concealed 1t among her
own things.
Mrs. Temple gave her guilty start.
by speaking across barrier:
MRS. Mallory, your husband is tho
bravest man on earth"
"Oh. know he is." Marjorie
beamed, and added with spasm o.
conscience: "but he isn't my hus-
band!"
Mrs Temple gasped In horror. but
Marjorie dragged her close. and
poured out the whole story, while tho
other passengers recovered their prop
critics with as much Joy as II they
were all new gifts found on q bush.
Meanwhile. under Mallory's guid-
ance, the porter fastened the outlaws
together back to back with the straps
of their own feed-bags. The porter
was rejoicing that his harvest Of tpa
was not blighted after all.
Mallory completed his bliss, by giv.
Ing him DR.. Temples brace OF guns.
and establishing him as jailer. with
a warning: Now, porter. don't take
your eye OF 'em."
''Lordy, I won't bat an eyelid.''
II either Of these lads coughs, put
hole through both OF EN-
The porter chuckled: my fingers 10
just a:itchin fer them lovin' trigsers.' -
Mallory pocketsd two OF the CAP
tured reyolvers. lest need might
arise suddenly again. As he hurried
down the aisle, he was received with
cheers. The passengers gave him an
ovation. but he. only smiled timidly.
and made haste to Marjorie's side. :.
She regarded him with such idol.
airy that he almost regretted his deed.
But this mood soon passed In her sx.
cftement. and in a moment she was
surreptitiously showing him the
bracelet. He became an accessOry
after the fact. and shared her guilt,
for when she sroaned with Q sudden
droop: She'll get It back!" he grimly
answered. "Oh. no she won'tl" hoist
ed the window. and nung the braoslst
into little pool by the side of the
track. with farewell: Goodbye.
troubled"
AS he drew his head In. sids
glance showed him that up near the
engine third train.robber held the
miserably weary train crew In line.
He found the conductor Just about
to pull the bellrope. to proceed, The
conductor had forgotten all about the
rest Of the stan. Mallory took him
aside, and told him the situation, then
turned to Marjorie. said: Excuse me
a minute" and hurried forward. The
conductor followed Mallory through
the train into the baggage coach.
The first news the third outlaw had
Of the counter-revolution occurring In
the sleeping car was mysterious
bullet that hicked the dust near his
heel. and q sonorous shout of Hands
up!" AS he whirled in amase, hs.
saw two reyolvers aimed point blank
at him from behind trunk He
hoisted his gums without parlsy. ana
the train crew trussed him up In short
order.
Mallory ran back to Marjorie, and
the conductor followed more slowly,
reassuring tho passengers in the other
cars. and making certain that the
train was ready to move on its way.
Mallory went straight to Dr. TEN;
pie, with . burning demand:
you dear old fraud. will you msrrH
me?"
DR.. Temple laughed and nodded.
Marjorie and Mrs. Temple had been
telling him the story of tho prolonged
elopen ent. and he was eager to atone
for his own deception, by putting an
end to their misery. !
"Just wait one moment" he said.
and az q hnal proof Of affection, he
unbuttoned his collar and put 1t on
backwards, Mrs. Temple brought out
the discarded bib, and he donned IL
meekly. The Transformation ex-
planned many a mystery the old man
had enmeshed himself In. 9 ff.
Even at he made ready for the
ceremony. the conductor appeared.
looked him over, grinned, and reached
for the bell-cord. with q cheerful: "Ail
aboard!"
Mallory had a sort Of Superstitious
dread, not entirely unfounded on ex.
perience, that II the train got under
way again, It would run into some
new obstacle to his marriage. ha
turned to tho conductor: :
"say. old man, just hold the train,
III after my Wedding. won't your"