Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1912-09-13

he gulped, well, what in Say, II
the name of--why, don't you know it,
a penitentiary otfense to stop trair
this way?"
Marjorie tossed her head little
higher. grew little calmer: "Wha,
do I care? want you to back up"
The conductor was reduced to g
wet rag, a feeble echo: Back up
the train up?'
"Yes. back the train up" Marjorie
answered, resolutely. "and go slowly
till tell you to stop"
The conductor stared at her mo
melt, 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 a terrified mother. She
flung out imploring palms and with q
gush of tears pleaded: won't you
please back up? My darling child fell
off the train"
The conductors rage fell away in
an instant. Your child fell off the
train!" he gasped. Good Lord! How
old was he?"
With one hand he was cropping for
the bell cord to give the signal, with
the other he opened the door to look
back along the track.
"He was two years DID," Marjorie
sobbed.
ooh, that's too bad!" the conductor
groaned. "What did he look iike?"
"He had pink ribbon round his
neck"
"a pink ribbon-oh, the poor little
fellow! the poor little fellow!"
"And long curly tall"
The conductor swung round with a
yell: "A curly tail!-your SOM"
my dog!" Marjorie roared back at
him.
The conductors voice cracked
weakly as he shrieked: Your dog!
You stopped this train for fool dog?"
HE wasn't 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 if she were some
curious freak of nature. Suddenly an
idea struck into his daze: Say, what
kind of dog was TIA measly little
HE was a noble, beautiful soul
Iavf,,I o1n
ears.'
The conductor was growing weak.
er and weaker: "Well, don't worry. ]
got him. He's in the baggage car"
Marjorie stared at him unbel1eving.
ly. The news seemed too gloriously
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 flung her.
self upon the conductor. He tried to
bat her off like 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 as he
finally.
But Snoozleums doesn't like bag
gage cars Marjorie smiled. HE
won't ride in one"
his neck"
you tiend in human tiesh!" Mar.
jorie shrank away from him in hor.
ror, and he found courage to seize
the bell rope and yank it viciously
with sardonic: please, may | 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.
ed forward. Marjorie seized his
sleeve: "Oh, implore you, don't con.
sign that poor sweet child to the hor.
rid baggage car. If you have human
heart in your breast, hear my pray.
err
The conductor surrendered uncon.
ION. Lord, all right, all
right. I'll lose my job, but If 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.
When they were alone once more,
Marjorie, as radiant as April after a
storm, turned her sunshiny smile on
Mallory:
isn't it glorious to have our little
alive and well?"
But Mallory was feeling like a
March day. He answered with a
sleety chill: you care more for the
log than you do for me-"
"Why shouldn't II" Marjorie an
,wered with wide eyes, "Snoozleums
never would have brought me on a
Wild goose elopement like this. Heav-
IN knows he didn't want to come"
Mallory repeated the indictment:
You love dog better than you love
,our husband"
my what?" Marjorie laughed, then
The spoke with lofty condescension:
Harry Mallory, If you're going to be
Jealous of that dog, I'll never marry
'ou the longest day 1 live"
$50 you'll let dog come between
ls?" he demanded.
Il wouldn't give up Snoozleums for |
! hundred husbands" she retorted.
Pm glad to know it in time," NAL
DRY said. you'd better give me back
hat wedding ring"
Marjorie's heart stopped at this.
tut her pride was in arms. She drew