The Ordway new era., 1912-10-18
iuctor thundered: "who pulled

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?"
The conductor 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 offenDe to stop train
this way?" -.
Marjorie tossed her head little
higher. grew little calmer: What
do l care? l want you to back up"
The conductor was reduced to .
wet rag. feeble echo: Back up
the train up?" ...r....,s
"Yes, back the train up" Marjorie
answered. resolutely. land go slowly
till ] tell you to stop"
The conductor stared at her q 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 young Tsarina rebuk.
ing serf. to terrified mother. She
flung out imploring palms and with q
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 on the
train!" he gasped. Good Lord! How
old was he?" FL
With one hand he was cropping for
the bell cord to give the signal. with
back along the track.
He was two years DID," Marjorie
sobbed.
"Oh. that's too bad!" the conductor
groaned. What did he look rke?"
He had pink ribbon round his
neck"
"A pink ribbon-oh, the poor little
fellow! the poor little fellow!"
And a long curly tall
The conductor swung round with Q
yell: "A curly tail!-your SOM"
MY dog!" Marjorie roared back at
him.
The conductors voice cracked
weakly as he snrieked: Your dog!
You stopped this train for fool dogr
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 pn
idea struck into his daze: Say. what
kind Of 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
er and weaker: "Well. don't worry. l
got him. He's in the baggage car"
Marjorie stared at him unbelieving.
ly. The news seemed too gloriousiy
beautiful to be true. He isn't dead
Snoozleums is not dead!" she cried.
he lives! He lives! You have saved
him." And once more she nung her
self upon the conductor. He tried to
bat her of like q gnat. and Mallory
came to his rescue BY dragging her
away and showing her into chair.
But she saw only the noble conductor:
"Oh. you dear. good. kind angel. Get
him at once"
He stays in the baggage car" the
conductor answered. firmly and rs he
supposed. finally.
But Snoozleums 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 fiend in human fiesh!" Mar
jorie shrank away from him in hor-
ror. and he found courage to seize
the bell rope and yank 1t viciously
With a sardonic: please. may l start
this 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.
cd forward. Marjorie seized his
sleeve: "Oh. l impiore you. don't con.
sign that poor sweet child to the hor.
rid baggage car. II you have human
heart in your breast. hear my pray.
er"
The conductor surrendered uncon.
ditionaily: "Oh. Lord. all right. all
right. I'll lose my Job. but II you'll
keep quiet. I'll 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.
tTo BE CoNTINUED.)