Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1912-09-21

self. for the others wanted TO murder
him. Ashton advised Q 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 them"
The conductor refused to back UP
fora coon." but offered to send In a
sleeping-car porter as temporary
substitute.
AS he started to 60. 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
IL we hadn't a. fell behind little" :
Just my luck to be late" Fosdick
moaned.
What you SO anxious to be in
Utah for. Fosdick?" Ashton aste- sus.
piclously. you 60 on to ,Frisco, u
you?"
Fosdick was evidently confuseu
the direct question. He tried
dodge it: "Yes, but--funny how tim
have changed. When we started. uO
body was speaking to anybody excelt
his wife, now"
Now" said Ashton. drily. every
body's speaking to everybody except
his wife,"
You're, wrong there" Little jim
mic 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,
l don't know nothin' about the buffet
business"
The conductor pushed him in with
gruff command. Crawl N that cage
and get busy"
Still the porter protested: "Mista
Pullman engaged me for a sleepin
car. not a drinkln' car. I'm berth
maker, not a mixer" He cast re
sentful glance through the window
that served also as a bar, and his
whole tone changed Say, is you
goin' to allow me loose amongst all
them beautiful bottles? Say, man. II
you do. can't guarantee MY con
duck"
"If you even sniff one Of those bot
Ties" the conductor warned him, "I'I
crack it over your head"
That won't worry me nole-as
long as my mouf's open" He smacked
his chops over the prospect OF init
macy with that liquid treasury
''Lordy! Well, I'll try to control my
emotions-but remember, don't guar
antee nothin'."
The conductor started to go. but
paused for final instructions: ".And
remember-after we get to Utah We
can't serve any hard liquor at ALL"
whats that? Don't they low no.h
in in that old Utah but ice-cres 4
soda?"
That's about all If you touch
drop, III leave you in Utah for life"
ooh, Lordy, I'll be good!"
The conductor left the excited blacl
and went his way. Ashton was the
first to speak: Say, Porter, can you
mix drinks?"
The porter ruminated, then con
fessed: well, not on the outside. no
sir. If you-all is thirsty you better or
der the simplest things you can thinl
Of. IL you want to command anything
fancy, Lord knows what you'd get
Suppoein' you was to say, Gimme G
Tom Collins I'd be just as liable a:
not to pass you Jack Johnson"
We'll, can you open beer?"
ooh, I'm natural born beer
opener"
Rush 1t out then. My throat is a:
full of alkali dust as these windows.
The porter soon appeared with &
tray full Of cotton-topped glasses. The
day was hot and the alkali dust very
oppressive. and the beer was cold. DR.
Temple looked on II when it was am
Der, and suffered himself to be bulliet
into taking a glass.
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