The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-06

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The Oh etyation room wan as lone
|! N as & deserted nsttieneid and Mar
1ofie 40 doiefdi as 4 wounded soi4
disr ieft behind, and peFishtns OF
thirst, when tie condueto came back
with snoozleums In his arms.
He regarded with contemptuous
awe the PETIT. cause OF 30 great an
event as the stopping Of the Trans
American. He expected to. see Mar
Jorie receive the returned prodigaI
with wild rapture. but she didn't even
smile when be Bald:
Here's yodr powder:puh.S
NShe Just took Snoozieums on her
lap, and, Cooking up with wet. eyes
and a sad smile, fnurmured:
Thank you very much. You're the
niccst conductor I ever met. II you
ever want another position, I'll see
that my father get1 you one"
It was like offering the kaiser, n
new Job, but the. conductor, swallowed
the insult and sought to repay it.with
irony. -
Thanks. And II you ever want to
run this road for couple. OF weeks,
Just let me know"
Marjorie nodded approximately and
said: 81 will. You're very kind"
And that completed the rout Of that
conductor. He retired in disorder,
leaving Marjorie. to iondle shoozle-
ums with a. neglected. Indifference that
would have greatly nattered Mallory,
If he could have seen through the
partition that divided them. .,i
But he was witnessing with the
cynical superiority. OF an aged and
disiIlusloned man the. to him. childish
behavior Of Ira 'Lathrop, an eleventh.
hour Orlando. !,
For Just as Mallory moped into the
smoking:room Mt one door, Ira Lath.
rop swept in at the other, his face
rubicund With embarrassment and
ecstasy He had donned an old froek
coat with creases like ruts from long
exile In his trunk. But he was feel.
ing like an heir apparent; and he
startled everybody by his t1ovial hail:
well, Observation-Disclosures the
drinks are on me. Waiter, take the
orders" 2 %''=,5z2 ss'.t,is @. !.
Little Jimmie woke with a start,
rose hastily to his feet and saluted,
saving. "presentl Who said take the
orders?p ~ f'37''' ~
@s'.I did" said Lathrop. "pm giving a
marty Waiter. take the orders" >
"sarsapariIla," said Dr. Temple. but
they howled him down and ordered
other .thir,as. The porter shook his
bead sadly. "Nothin' hut sof. drinks
n Irtah eemmen" I 90 A-i 7
"a groan went up from the club.
members and I,athrop groaned loud.
est of ali: - 525lT't ~ 4
"Keil we've got to drink something.
Take the orders, Well all have sarsa.
parilla." y
= Little Jimmie Wellington came to
tie rescue 3 = !
s"Don't do anything desperate. gen.
tlemer,. SHE. said. with look OF d.
vine philanthropy. .The bars closed,
.bnt J.ittIe Iimmie Wellington ia here
with the lie preseryer." !. From his
bip.nocket he produced n silver flask
that looked To be big enough TO carry
a regiment through the Alps. 1t was
greeted with a salyo. and Lathrop
said TO Jimmie: II apologize z for
everything have said--and Thought
about you.'i Returned to the porter:
There amt any law against giving
this way, Is there?"i ~
1.-THE porter grlnned: Not II 7you.all
bride the exercIse.inspectdr." And he
held out glass for the bride, muir.
m,,r,Bg Don't git tired" as 1t was
poured He set II inside his sanctum
and then hustled round with ice.tilled
glasses and a siphon. ~ ffE
When Little Jimmie offered or the
/, flask to DR.. Temple, the clergyman
nut out his hand with n politely hor.
srified: mo. thank YOU
lathrop; frightened him with sud.
den comment: Look at that gesture!
Doc, I'd almost swear Won were mar.
son. - - 4,I,.
Mallory whirled on him with the