The Arvada enterprise., 1912-10-10

conductor Numbered: who pulled
that rope? Speak up somebody"
Mallory was about to 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. "Youl"
he gulped, well, what in Say, In
the name of-why, don't you know it's
penitentiary offenUe to stop a train
this way?"
Marjorie tossed her head a little
higher. grew little caImer: What
do | care? l want you to back up"
The conductor was reduced to
wet rag, a feeble echo: Back up
the train up?"
Yes, back the train up" Marjorie
answered, resolutely, "and go slowly
till tell you to stop"
The conductor stared at her a 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 serf, to a terrified mother. She
flung out imploring palms and with
gush of tears pleaded: Wont you
please back up? My darling child fell
off the train"
The conductors rage fell away in
an instant. Your child fell off 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 Old" Marjorie
sobbed
oh, that's too bad" the conductor
groaned. What did he look like?'
He had a pink ribbon round his
neck"
"A pink ribbOn-oh the poor little
fellow the poor little iellow!"
And long curly tail"
The conductor swung round with a
yell: "A curly tail!-your SOM"
My dog" Marjorie roared back at
The cZuctor's voice cracked
weakly as he shrieked: Your dog!
You stopped this train tor tool dog?"
He wasn't a fool dog" Marjorie
retorted. facing him down, he knows
more than you do"
The conductor threw up his hands:
Well don't you women beat" He
studied Marjorie as if she were some
curious freak OF nature. Suddenly an
idea struck into his daze: Say, what
kind OF a dog was it?-a measly little
cheese-hound ?'
He was a noble. beautiful soul
with wonderful eyes and adorable
ears"
The conductor was growing weak
er and weaker: well, don't worry. |
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
Snoozleums is not dead" she cried,
he lives! He lives! You have saved
him" And once more she flung her.
self upon the conductor. lie tried to
bat her off 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 III wiring
his neck"
You hend in human flesh" Mar
jorie 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
ana "Illue anu 'liIh. ne tonuuClOT
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 nor.
rid baggage car. II you have a human
heart In your breast, hear my pray
er"
The conductor surrendered uncon.
~
right. III lose my job. but II you'Il
keep quiet, I'll bring him to you And
he skunk out meekIy, followed by the
passengers. who were shaking their
heads in wonderment at this most
amazing feat OF this most amazing
bride
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