The Delta independent., 1912-07-26

Hughes BY Henry W. Ssvsts
Copyright, 1911, BY Ii. K. Fly Co
SYNOPSIS.
CHAPTER Lieut.. Harry Mallory b
frdered to the Philippines. He and Mar
)orie Newton decide to elope. but wreck
bf taxicab prevents their seeing minister
IN the way to the train.
CHAPTER II.-Transcontinental train
yeIn taking tme ON With ae and
Lathrop. a Yankee business man.
CHAPTER III-The clippers have an
exciting time getting to the train.
CHAPTER Iv.-"Lttle Jimmie" We'll
hngton, bound for Reno to get divorce.
boards train in maudlin condition. Later
Mrs. Jimmie appears.
CHAPTER XI.-Ira Lathrop, woman
hating bachelor. discovers an old sweet
heart, Anne Cattle, fellow passenger.
CHAPTER xIL-Mallory vainly hunts
CHAPTER XIII.-Mrs. Wellington
hears Little Jimmie's voice. Later she
meets Mrs. Whitcomb.
CHAPTER XIv.-Mallory reports to
Marjorie his failure to find a preacher.
CHAPTER xv.-They decide to pretend
Berth. fha'fe' anu A'Al' i'l'' 'A
CHAPTER XvI.-Mrs. Jimmie discov-
ers Wellington on the train.
CHAPTER XVII-Mallory again makes
An unsuccessful hunt for preacher.
CHAPTER xvIII.-Dr. Temple poses
as a physician. Mrs. Temple is induced
by MTS wellington to smoke cigar,
CHAPTER xIX.-sight of preacher on
q station platform raises Mallory's hopes.
but he takes another train.
CHAPTER Xx.-Missing hand baggage
compels the couple to borrow from pas
sengers.
CHAPTER XXI.-Jimmie gets a cinder
in his eye and Mrs. Jimmie gives first
aid. Goodness is then resumed.
CHAPTER xXI-still no clergyman.
More borrowing
Wedgewood began to litter. Eve
were out of Scotch SO l sent him
for some more
"When?"
Two stations back. l fancy we
must have left him behind"
well, why in thunder didn't you
say so?" Ashton roared.
ut quite escaped my mind" Wedge
wood grinned. Rather good joke on
you fellows. what?"
well, l don't see the point" Ash
ton growled, but the triumphant Eng.
lishman howled That's where you
pay!"
Wedgewood had his laugh to him
self, for the others wanted to murder
him. Ashton advised lynching, but
the conductor arrived on the scene in
time to prevent violence.
Fosdick informed him of the IRE
trievable loss of the useful buffet wait
er. The conductor promised to get
another at Ogden.
Ashton walled: Have we got to
sit here and die of thirst till then?"
The conductor refused to back up
for coon," but offered to send in a
sleeping-car porter as temporary
substitute.
AS he started to go, Fosdick, who
had been necessarily consulting his
watch, checked him to ask: "Oh, con-
ductor, when do we get to the state
line of dear old Utah?"
"Dear old Utah!" the conductor
grinned. Wed "a been there already
II we hadn't "a fell behind little"
Gust my luck to be late" Fosdick
moaned
What you SO anxious to be in
Utah for, Fosdick?" Ashton asked, sus-
picIously. You go on to Frisco, don't
you?"
Fosdick was evidently confused at
the direct question. He tried to
dodge it: Yes, but-funny how things
have changed. When we started, no.
body was speaking to anybody except
his wife, now"
Now" said Ashton, drily. every
body's speaking to everybody except
his WIFE,"
You're wrong there" Little linn
mie interrupted. II wasn't speaking
to my wife in the first place. We got
on as strangersh and we're strangersh
yet. Mrs. Well'n'ton is "a"
"A queen among women, we know!
Dry up" said Ashton, and then they
heard the querulous voice Of the por.
ter Of their sleeping car: Il tell you
/ don't know nothin' about the buffet
business"
The conductor pushed him In with
a gruff command. Crawl in that cage
and get busy"
Still the porter protested: "Mista
Pullman engaged me for a sleepin
car, not a drinkin' car. I'm berth
maker not a mixer" He cast q re