The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-04-27

! 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.
lie stays in the baggage car" the
conductor answered, firmly ana as he
supposed, finally
But Snoozleums doesn't Ike bag.
gage cars Marjorie smiled lie
won't ride in one.
Hell ride in this one or III wiring
his neck
you tiend in human flesh" Mar.
iorie shrank away from him in hor.
ror. and he found courage to seize
the bell rope and yank 1t 1iolously
with a sardonic: please, may start
this trainY
The whistle footed family Ihe belt
began to hammer, the train to creak
and writhe and click The conductor
pulled his cap down hard aud start.
ed forward. Marjorie seized ms
sleeve: "Oh. | impore you. don COR.
sign that poor sweet child to the hor.
rid baggage car II YOU have human
heart in your breast. hear my pray.
err"
The conductor surrendered uncon.
ditionally: "Oh. Lord, all right. all
right. I'll lose my Job, bat u YOU II
keep quiet, III bring him To YOU And
he slunk out meehy. 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 Aprl after IA
storm, turned her sunshiny smile on
Mallory;
Isn't it glorious to have our little
Snoozleums alive and Weir
But Mallory was feeling ike
March day lie answered with
sleety chill: You care more tor the
dog than you do Tor me.
why shouldn't ~ Marjorie an
swered with wide eyes. "Snoozleums
never would have brought me on 4
Wild goose elopement like this Heay-
Ell knows he didn't want to come"
Mallory repeated the indictment:
You love a dog better than you love
your husband.
My what?' Marjorie laughed then
she spoke with lofty condescension;
Harry Mallory if you're going to be
jealous OF that dog. I'll, never marry
you the longest day | live
so you'll let Il dog come between
u.s. he demanded
"a wouldn't give up Snoozleums tor
a hundred husbands she retorted
I'm glad to know it in time, NAL
lory said. you'd better give me back
that wedding ring"
Mariories heart stopped at this,
but her pride was III arms She drew
herself up, slid the ring from her fin
ger, and held it out as il she scorned
it: ""i1n pleasure, Good afternoon.
Mr.. Mallory"
Mallory took it as if it We're the
merest trifle, bowed ana nRrmured: /
Good afternoon, Miss Newton
Tie stalked out and she turned her
back on him. A casual witness would I
have said that they We're too indir
ferent to each other even to feel am
ger. AS a matter OF romantic tact. |
each was on fire with love. and aching
madly with regret Each longed TOR .
strength to whirl round with outtlung
arms of reconciliation. and neither (
could be so brave And So they part \
ed, each barking back hercely for one
word of recall from the other But (
neither spoke, and Marjorie sat star
ing at nothing through raining eyes,
while Mallory strobe into the Mems .
Room as melancholy as hamlet with .
Yoricl's skull in bis hands.
Il was their first great quarrel and .
they We're convinced that the world /
might as We'll come to an end
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