The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-10-03

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Wellington roared: That's another
point you've missed" And Asnton
rang again, but the pale yellow inM-
vidual who had always answered the
bell with alacrity did not appear.
Where's that Internal buffet waiter?'
grumbled.
Wedgewood began to litter. I'VE
were out Of Scotch, SO sent him for
some more"
"When?"
Two stations back. fancy we
must have left him behind"
We'll, why In thunder didn't you
say so?' Ashton roared.
1T quite escaped my mind" Wedge
wood grinned. Rather good joke on
you fellows, what7"
We'll, don't see the point" Ash.
ton growled, but the triumphant Eng.
lishman howled: That's where you
payi"
Wedgewood had his laugh to him
/ self, for the others wanted to murder
him. Ashton advised lynching, but
the conductor arrived on the scene in
N-NAA~ ~ PhOfCAL FlOlGnCe.
Fosdick informed him OF the ire
trievable loss Of the useful buffet wait
er. The conductor promised to get
another at Ogden.
Ashton walled: Have we got to
SIT here and die of thirst till then?'
The conductor refused to back up
Ior coon," sbut offered to send in 3
/ sleeping-car porter as temporary
substitute.
AS ne started to go, Fosdick, who
had been necessarily consulting his
watch, checked him to ask: ooh. con-
ductor, when do we get to the state
line Of dear old Utah?"
Dear old Utah!" the conductor
grinned. We'd a been there already
II we hadn't a. fell behind little"
Just my luck to be late" Fosdick
/ moaned.
What you so anxious to be in
Utah for, Fosdick % Ashton asked, sus-
piciously. You go on to Frisco, don't
you?"
Fosdick was evidently confused at
the direct question. He tried to
dodge it: Yes. but--funny how things
| have changed. When we started, no.
body was speaking to anybody except
| his wife, now
Now" said Ashton, drily. every
body's speaking to everybody except
his wife"
You're wrong there" Little jim
mic interrupted Il wasn't speaking
to my wife in the first place. We got
on as strangersh and we're strangersh
yet. Mrs. Welln'ton is a."
"A queen among women, we know!
Dry up" said Ashton, and then they
heard the querulous voice of the por-
ter Of their sleeping car: 81 tell you,
! / don't know nothin about the buffet
business"
| The conductor pushed him in with
a gruffN command. Crawl in that cage
and get busy"
: Still the porter protested: "Mista
/ Pullman engaged me for a sleepin
car, not a Ndrinkin' car I'm berth
maker, notAa mixer" He cast re-
sentful glance through the window
that served also as bar, and his
| whole tone changed: Say, is you
goin' to allow Nme loose amongst all
them beautiful bottles? Say. man. if
you do. can't guarantee my con-
| duck"
IF you even sniff one of those bot
ties" the conductor warned him, I'll
crack 1t over your head
THAT won't worry me none-as
long as my moufs open" He smacked
his chops over the prospect Of init
macy with that liquid treasury.
"Lordy! Well, I'll try to, control my
/ emotions-but remember, Idon't guar
antee nothin'"
/ The conductor started to go, but
paused for final Instructions; And
remember-after we get to Utah we
can't serve any hard liquor at all"
/ Whats that? Don't they low, moth
in in that old Utah but ice-cream
solar"
That's about all. If you touch 8
drop, I'll leave you in Utah for life.
"Oh, Lordy, I'll be good!"
The conductor left the excited black
and went his way. Ashton was the
/ first to speak: Say, Porter. can you
mix drinks?"
The porter ruminated. then con.
| fessed: We'll, not on the outside, no,
sir. If you-all is thirsty you better or
der the simplest things you can think
| Of. II you want to command anything
fancy, Lord knows what you'd get.
Supposin you was to say, Gimme a
Tom Collins I'd be just as liable as
not to pass you Jack Johnson"
I well, can you open beer?"
ooh, I'm a natural born beer
opener"
Rush 1t out then. My throat is as
full Of alkali dust as these windows"
The porter soon appeared with a
tray full of cotton-topped glasses. The
day was hot and the alkali dust very
oppressive, and the beer was cold. Dr..
Temple looked on 1t when 1t was am
Der, and suffered himself to be lbullied
/ into taking a glass.
! CTO BE CONTINUED.)
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