The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-30

we'll as Yesterdays beard. This was
intolerabe. A brave man can endure
.heartbreaRs, loss OF love, honor ana
place. but q neat man cannot aDlde
the traces OF time IN his toilet. Lien
tenant Mallory had seen rough SerV'
I ice, in camp and on long hikes, "heh
he gloried in mud and disorder, ana
he was TO see campaigns IN the Phll'
ippines, when he should not take on
his shoes or, his. uniform for three
days at time But that was the
field. and this car was drawing
room.
In this crisis in his affairs, Little
Jimmie Wellington waddled INTO the
mems room, iIoundering about with
every iurch of the train, like a cannon
loose in the hold of ship. He FUN
bled with the handles on a basin, ana
made crazy toilet. trying to nnd
some abatement of his fever by ming
glass at the icewater tank and
emprying it over his head.
These drastic measures restored
him to some sort of coherency. ana
Mallory appealed to him Tor help IN
the matter OF linen. Wellington ell
fusiyely offered him everything ne
had and Mallory selected from MS
store half a dozen collars, any one OF
which would have gone round his
neck nearly twice.
Wellington also proftered his safety
virgin wafer of steel for his very own.
With this assistance. Mallory was
enabled to make himself fairly pre-
scntable When he returned 10 mis-
seat. the three curtained rooms had
been whiSked away by the porter.
There was no place now to hide from
the passengers.
He sat down facing the feminine
end OF the car, watching for Marjorie.
her. too, hoping to learn what I'M
heard-of incident could have pro-
voked the quarrel that separated a
bride and groom at this time. OF all
times.
To the general bewilderment. when
Marjorie appeared Mallory and she
rushed together and claSped hands
with an ardor that suggested desire
for even more ardent greeting The
passengers almost sprained their ears
to hear how they would make up such
dreadful feud But all they heard
was: We'll have to hurry, Marjorie,
If We want to get any breakfast"
All right, honey Come along"
Then the insCrutable couple sour.
ried up the aisle. and disappeared in
the corridor. leaving behind them a
mighty riddle. They kissed in the
corridor OF that car. kissed in the YES,
thule, kissed in the two corridors OF
the next car. and were caught kiss,
ing in the next vestibule by the new
conductor.
The dining car conductor, who fiat,
tered himself that he knew bride
and groom when he saw them, es
corted them grandly to a table for
two; and the waiter tiuttered about
them with extraordinary considera
| ton.
They had plenty to talk of In pros
pect and, retrospect. They both felt
sure that a minister lurked among the
! cars somewhere, and they ate with q
| zeSt to prepare for the ceremony, ar
| guing the best place for it. and quar-
| reling amorously over details. Nal
| Tory was for one Of the vestibules as
the scene of their union, but Marjorie
was for the baggage car, till she real
lied that Snoozleums might BE unwill
ing to attend. Then she swung rounC
to the vestibule, but Mallory SHIFTED
to the observation platform.
Marjorie had left Snoozleums witt
Mrs. Temple, who promised to hide
him when the new conductor passed
through the car, and she reminde
Harry to get the waiter to bring then
package of bones for their onl,
child so far.
On the way back from the dinins
car they kissed each other good-by,
again at all the trysting places the,
had sanctitied before. The sun wa:
radiant, the world good, and the yer,
train ran with jubilant rejoicing. They
could not doubt that few more hour.
would see them legally man and wife
Mallory restored Marjorie to heI
place in their car, and with smiles O
assurance left her for another par
son-hunt through the train She wait
ed for him in bridal agitation. II,
ransacked the train forward in vain
and returned, passing Marjorie will
shake OF the. head. and a sou
countenance.f He went out to the OF
servation platform where he stumbled
| on Ira Lathrop and Anne Cattle, en-
gagged in conversation OF .eyiden
intimacy, for they jumped when h,
opened the door, as If they We're guilt,
4 of some plot
Mallory numbted his usual. "Ey
euse me-" whirled on his heel an,
dragged his discouraged steps baci