The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-05-02

No. PAria lashlohe laiyf
he shoied iarga periodical be-
tzeen their very noses, but Marjorie
threw II on he noor. viii q bitter
glance q her own borrowed piumsEe:
Don't show me any Paris fash
ions!s Thea ske gave the boH his
congo BY rehuming lief chat with Mai.
Tory: "How long DO We stop at OF.
deny"
The train.boy went right. on aue-
uoni5y his papers and magazines,
and poking them into the laps OF his
prey. And they went right on talking
TO one another and pushing his papers
and magazines TO the floor,
Il think I'd better get on at ug-
den. and take the next train back.
That's Just what ri DO. Nothing.
thank youg this last to the train.
boy.
But you can't leave me Ike this"
Mallory urged excitedly. with side
glance Of NO. MOI" to the trlIn.boy.
Il can. and ! must. and will." Mar.
jorie insisted. "rll 90 pack my things
now" ~ \
But Marjorie, listen to me"
"Will you let me aione!" This TO
the gadfiy, but to Mallory a detected
wall: I'll Just remembered. /
haven't anything to pack"
"And you'll have to give back that
waist to Mrs. Temple. You can't get
OF at Ogden without a waist
"Ill go anyway. want to get
home"
Marjorie, If you talk that way-Ill
throw you OF the train!" ~
She gasped. He explained: T
wasn't talking to you: l was trying
to stop this photograph" Then ne
rose, and laid violent hands on the
annoyer, showed him to the corridor,
seized his bundle OF papers from his
arm, and hurled them at his head.
They fell in a shower about the train.
butcher. who could only feel a Ger.
tain respect for the one man who had
ever treated him as he knew he de-
served. He bent to pick up his scat.
tered merchandise, and when he had
gathered his stock together. put his
head In. and sang out sincere:
Excuse. me,
But Mallory did not hear him. no
was excitedly trying to calm the ex.
cited girl. who, having eloped with
him, was preparing now to elope back
without him.
Darling. you can't desert me now"
he pleaded, "and leave me to 60 on
alone?
well. why don't you do some
thing?" she retorted. in equal des
peration. III were man. and j
had the girl ] loved on a train. ia
get her married II had to wreck
the" she caught her breath, paused
a second In. intense thought. and
then, with sudden radiance. cried:
Harry, dear,"
7"Yes. loye!"
Il have an idea-ah Inspiration"
Eyes. pet" rather obviously from
him, but with absolute exultation from
her: Lets wreck the trainI"
II don't follow you, sweetheart"
Don't you seer" she began excited.
" when there are train wrecks a
lot Of people get killed. and things.
A minister always turns up TO admin.
lister the last something or other
we'll
"Well?"
well, stupid, don't you see? We
wreck train. minister comes, We
nab him. he marries us, and-there
We are! Eyerything's lovely"
He gave her one Of those looks
withiwhich man usually greets what
woman calls an inspiration. He did
not honor her invention with an.
alysis. re simply put forward an OBJ.
lection to 1t. and. man.like, chose the
most hateful of all objections:
ITS a lovely idea, but the wreck
would delay us for hours and hours,
and I'd miss my transport"
Harry Mallory. II you mention that
odious transport to me again, know
I'll have hydrophobia. I'm going
home"
But, darling" he pleaded, you
can't desert me now. and leave me to
go. on alone!" She had her answer
glib: ~
IF you really loved me, you'd"
"oh. ! know" he cut in. You've
said that before. But I'd be court.
martialed. I'd lose my career"
What's a career to a. man who
truly loves?"
Its Just as much as It is to any.
body Selse-and more" $50
She could hardly contfoyert this
gracefully. SO she sank back with
grim resignation. well, I've pro-
posed my plan, and you don't like IT.
Now, suppose you propose something"
The silence was oppressive. They
sat like stoughton bottles. There the
conductor found them some time
later. He gave them a careless look.
selected chair at the end OF the
car. and began to sort his tickets,
spreading them out on another chair,
making notes with the pencil he took
from atop his ear, and showed back
NR4 4WNaa e. . o