The Rice belt journal., 1912-07-19
CHAPTER VI-(Continued).

CHAPTER VI-(Continued).
Then Ashton intervened like a dog
in the manger and dragged her off to
her seat, leaving the young man 10
eXclaim:
Some tamarind, that
Another young man behind him
growled: Cut out the tamarinds and
get to business. Mallory will be here
any minute
q hate to think what he'll do to us
when he sees what we've done to
him."
ooh, he won't dare to fight in the
presence of his little bridey-widey. Do
you see the porter in there?"
Yes, suppose he Objects
well, we have the tickets. Well
claim it's our section till Mallory and
Mrs. Mallory come"
They moved on into the car, where
the porter confronted them. When he
saw that they were loaded with bun
dies of all shapes and sizes, he waved
them away with scorn:
THE emigrant sleepa runs only
Toosdays and Thuzzdays."
From behind the first mass Of pack
ages came brisk military answer:
"You black hound! About face
forward march! Section number one
The porter retreated down the aisle,
apologizing glibly. "Scuse me for
questioning you, but you-all's baggage
looked kind O. eccentric at first
The two young men dumped their
parcels on the seats and began to un-
wrap them hastily.
IF Mallory catches us, he'll kill US"
said Lieutenant Shaw. Lieutenant
Hudson only laughed and drew out
long streamer of white satin ribbon
It's glimmer, and the glimmering eyes
of the young man excited Mrs. Whit
comb so much that after little hesi-
tance she moved forward, followed by
the jealous Ashton.
"Oh, what's up?" she ventured. 1T
looks like something bridal"
Talk about womanly intuition"
said Lieutenant Hudson, with an in
gratiating salaam.
And then they explained to her that
their classmate at West Point, being
ordered suddenly to the Philippines,
had arranged to elope with his beloved
Marjorie Newton; had asked them to
get the tickets and check the baggage
while he stopped at a minister's to
get spliced and hike for Manila by
this train"
Having recounted this plan in the
full belief that it was even at that mo-
ment being carried out successfully,
Lieutenant Hudson, with a ghoulish
smile, explained:
Being old friends of the bride and
groom, We want to fix their section up
in style and make them truly comfort
able"
"Delicious!" gushed Mrs. Whtcomb.
But you ought to have some rice and
old Shoes"
Here's the rice" said Hudson.
Here's the old Shoes" said Shaw.
Lovely" cried Mrs. Whitcomb, but
then she grew soberer. Il should think,
though. that they-the young couple
would have preferred a stateroom."
of course" said Hudson, almost
blushing, but it was taken. This was
the best we could do for them"
That's-why we want to make it
nice and bride.like," said Shaw. Per
haps you could help us--a woman's
touch"
"Oh, I'd love to- she glowed, has
tening into the section among the
young men and the bundles. The un-
usual stir attracted the porters sus.
picions. He came forward with look
of authority:
"Scuse me, but wha-what's all
this?"
"Vanish-get out said Hudson
poking a coin al him. AS he turned
to obey, Mrs. Whitcomb checked him
with: "Oh, Porter, could you get us
hammer and some nails?"
The porter almost blanched: Good
Lawd, Miss, you amt allowin to drive
nails In that woodwork, is you?" That
woodwork was to him what the altar
is to the priest.
But hudson, resorting to heroic
measures, hypnotized him with two.
dollar bill; Here, take this and see
nothing, hear nothing, say nothing"
The pEter caressed it and chuckled.
I'm blind, deaf and speechless." He
turned away, only to come back at
once with a timid "Scuse met
lyon hero ypf 7r urou-lnS IJ,xJ.