Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-08

The spiCkest and spannost OF lieu
tenants soon realized that he was re.
dGccd TO wearing yesterdays linen as
well as Yesterdays beard THIS was
iuto!Crahle a brave man can endure
hoartbroaks. loss OF love. honor and
place but a neat man cannot abide
the traces Of time IN his toilet. Lieu
tenant mallory had seen rough serv'
ice In camp and on long hikes. when
he gloned IN mud and disorder. and
ne was TO sec campaigns in the lhll-
iprines, when he should not take on
his shoes or his uniform for three
days at a time Bot that was the
field. and this car was drawing
room
In this crisis IN his affairs, Little
Jimmie Wellington waddled into the
mems room, foundcrine about with
every lurch OF the train, like cannon
loose In the hold OF a ship. He fun
blcd with the handles on a basin, and
made crazy toilet, trying to find
some abatement OF his fever by hlling
glass az the ice.water tank and
onrptyng It over his head
These drastic measures restored
him TO some sort of coherency, and
Mallory appealed to him for help in
the matter OF linen Wellington ef-
fusivcly offered him everything he
had. and Mallory selected from his
store half dozen collars, any one OF
which would have gone round his
neck nearly twice.
Wellington also profTered his safety
razor. and made him present OF a
virgin wafer OF steel Tor his very own.
With this assistance, Mallory was
enabled to make himself fairly pre-
scntable When he returned TO his
seat. the three curtained rooms had
been whlsked away by the porter
There was no place now to hide from
the passengers
lie sat down facing the feminine
end Of the car. watching for Marjorie.
The passengers were watching Tor
her, too, hoping TO learn what I'M
heard-of incident could have pro-
voked the quarrel that separated
bride and groom at this time, OF all
lines.
To the general bewilderment. when
Marjorie appeared Mallory and she
rushed together and clasped hands
with an ardor that suggested a desire
for even more ardent greeting The
passengers almost sprained their ears
to hear how they would make up such
a dreadful feud But all they heard
to
If we want to get any breakfast"
AN 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 I'm the two corridors OF
the next car, and were caught kiss
/ ing I'm the next vestibule by the new
| conductor
The dining car conductor, who fiat
tered himself that he knew a bride
and groom when be saw them. es-
Cortei them grandly to a table for
two; and the waiter tluttered about
them with extraordinary considera-
ton.
They had a plenty to talk of in pros
pect and retrospect. They both felt
| sure that a minister lurked among the
1 cars somewhere, and they ate with a
| Zest to prepare for the ceremony, ar
/ Euing the best place for it, and quar-
[ reling amorousy over details NAL
I ory was for one OF the vestibules as
D no Cf nj Htrt "a
was for the baggage car, till she real
tied that Snoozleums might be unwill-
[ ing to attend Then she swung round
to the vestibule. but Mallory shifted
to the observation platform
Marjorie had left Snoozleums WITH
Mrs. Temple, who promised to hide
him when the new conductor passed
through the car. and she reminded
Harry TO get the waiter TO bring them
a package Of bones for their only
child" so far
On the way back from the dining
car they kissed each other good bye
again al al the trysting places they
had sauctified before The sun was
radiant. the world good, and the very
train ran with iubilant rejoicing They
could not doubt that few more hours
would see them legally man and wife
Mallory restored Marjorie to hel
place in their car, and with smiles Of
assurance. left her for another par
sou-hunt through thettrain She wait
ed tor him in bridal agitation Ii,
rsnsacked the train forward u vain
and returned. passing Marjorie witt
a shake Of the head. and a SOU
couuteuauce. He went out 10 the OBJ
servatior platform where he stumbled
. on Ira Lathrop and Anne Cattle. en-
gagged in a conversation of eviden
intimacy, for they jumped when h,
opened the door, as If they were guilt!
Of some plot
Mallory mumbled his usual. "EI
cuse me- whirled on his heel ant
dragged his discouraged steps bacl
through the Observation Room, wher,
various women and few men OF evi
dent unclericality were draped across
arm chairs and absorbed in lazy con
versation OF bobbing their heads owe