Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
| conductor Numbered: VINO puiied

conductor Numbered: WHO pulled
that roper Speak up somebody"
Mallory was about 10 sacrifice him.
self to save Marjorie. but she met the
conductors black rage with the with
ering contempt of a 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 offense to stop a train
this way?"
Marjorie tossed her head little
| higher, grew little calmer: What
do care? | want you to back up"
The conductor was reduced to a
wet rag. a feeble echo: Back up
! the train up?"
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 a serf, TO terrified mother. She
flung out imploring palms and with a
! 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 OF 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.
"Oh. that's too bad" the conductor
groaned. What did he look ike?"
He had a pink ribbon round his
neck"
"A pink ribbon-oh. the poor little
fellow! the poor little fellow"
And a long curly tail"
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 a fool dog" Marjorie
retorted. facing him down. he knows
more than you do"
The conductor threw up his hands:
We'll, don't you women beat" he
| studied Marjorie as II she were some
| curious freak OF nature. Suddenly an
idea struck into his daze: Say, what
kind OF a dog was TIA measly little
! cheese-hound p
He was a noble, beautiful soul
with wonderful eyes and adorable
ears"
The conductor was growing weak
er and weaker: We'll. don't worry. 1
| got him. He's in the baggage car"
Marjorie stared at him unbelieving-
! ly. The news seemed too gloriously
beautiful to be true. He isn't dead
/
"he lives! He lives! You have saved
him" And once more she flung her.
self upon the conductor. He tried to
bat her OF like a gnat, and Mallory
came to his rescue by dragging her
away and showing her into a 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
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 I'll wiring
his neck"
You fiend in human fiesh!" Mar
iorie shrank away from him In hor-
ror, and he found courage to seize
the bell rope and yank it viciously
with a 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 cas-. II you have a human
heart in your breast. hear my pray
err"
The conductor surrendered uncon-
ditionally: "Oh, Lord, all right, all
right. III lose my Job, but II you'll
keep quiet. III bring him to you" And
he skunk out meekly, followed by the
passengers, who we're shaking their
heads In wonderment at this most
amazing feat OF this most amazing
bride.
CTO BE cONTINUEDJ