Mexico Missouri message., 1912-07-18

l arms. and resumed her grief. Mallory
stared at her helplessly. then rose
and bent over to whisper:
I'm going to look through the
/ train"
oh. don't leave me-" she pleaded,
| clinging to him with a dependence
that restored his respect
II must find a clergyman" he whis-
| pered. "Ill be back the minute ind
| one. and III bring him with me-
The porter thought he wanted the
dog back, and quickened his pace till
he reached the corridor, where NAL
Tory overlook him and asked, in an
effort at casual indifference, II he had
seen anything OF clergyman on
board
Amt seen nothin' that even looks
like one" said the porter. Then ne
fastened ahead to the baggage car
with the squirming Snoozleums, while
Mallory followed slowly, going from
seat to seat and car to car. subiecting
all the males to an inspection that
rendered some OF them indignant
others Of them uneasy.
II dear old Doctor Temple could
only have known what Mallory was
hunting. be would have snatched on
the mask, and thrown aside the seCu-
lar scarlet tie at all costs. But poor
Mallory, unable to recognize a clergy
man so dyed-n.the-wool as Doctor
Temple, sitting in the very next seat
how could he be expected to pick
out another in the long and crowded
train?
All ciergymen look alike when they
are IN convention assembled. but
sprinkied through a crowd they are
not so easily distinguished.
In the sleeping Oar bound for Port
land, Mallory picked one man as a
clergyman. He had a lean. ascetic
face. solemn eyes. and he was talking
10 his seat.mate in an oratorical man
ner. Mallory bent down and tapped
the mans shoulder
The effect was surprising The man
| Jumped as II he were stabbed, and
turned pale, frightened face on Mai
| lory. who murmured:
Excuse me, do you happen TO be a
| clergyman?
a look OF relief stole over the mans
features, followed closely by a scowl
| OF wounded vanity:
"No. damn you. ! don't happen to
be a parson. | have chosen to be.
well. If you had watched the bill
| boards in Chicago during our run, you
would not need to ask who / am"
Mallory mumbed an apology and
| hurried on. just oyerhearing his VIC
TINS sigh:
Such is fame!"
lie saw two or three other clerical
| persons in that car, but feared to
! touch their shoulders. one, man in
the last seat held him specially, and
| he hid In the turn OF the corridor. in
! the hope OF eayesdropping some clue.
J This man was bent and scholastic OF
| appearance. and wore heavy spec
tacles and heavy beard. which Mai
Tory took for a guaranty that he was
not another actor. And he was read
ing what appeared to be printers
proofs. Mallory felt certain that they
were a volume of sermons. He lin
| gered timorously in the enyirons for
some time before the man spoke at
all to the dreary-looking woman at
his side. Then the stranger spoke.
And this is what he said and read:
Il fancy this will make the Sigots
sit up and take notice mother: II
there ever was person named Moses.
it is certain. from the writings as
cribed to him, that he disbelieved the
Egyptian theory OF life after death.
and combated 1t as a heathenish SUI
perstition. The Judaic idea of fu-
ture existence was undoubtedly ac-
quired from the Assyrians, during Tire
captivity"
He doubtless read much more, but
Mallory fed to the next car. There
he found a man in a frock coat talk
ing solemnIy to another OF equal
solemnity. The seat next them was
unoccupied. and Mallory dropped into
1t, perking his ears backward TO-
news
y Was you ever in Mohne?" one
voice asked
Was -" the other Inuttered.
l w ash ! run out Oh LntTt ny Oue Ol
my audiences. | was giyin' hypnotic
demonstrations. and | had a run-in
with one of my horses and ne done
me dirt Right in the midst OF one
OF his cataleptic frances, he got down
from the chairs where had stretched
him out and hollered: He's a bum
faker gents, and owes me two weeks
pay. Thank Gawd, there was back
door openin' Oh dark alley leadin'
10 the switch yard. | caught a CO.
boose just as freight train was pull
in out"
Mallory could hardly get strength
- rise and continue his search. On
yis way forward he met the conductor.
crossing vestibule between cars. A
happy thought occurred to Mallory.
He said.
Excuse me. but have you any
preachers on board?"
None so far"
Are you sure?"
Positive
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