The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-04-29
CHAPTER XXI.
hi the smekIna Room.

IN the smoking Room, IA. ii
f7swellington's divorce breakfast 're
minded Ashtono story. Ashton wai
one of the great That.Reminds.Mt
family. Perhaps 1t was to the credit
Of the Engllshman that he missed the
point Of this story, even though Jim
iInie Wellington saw 1t through his fog
and DR.. Temple turned red and buried
his eyes in the eminently respectable
pages of the Scientific American.
Ashton and Wellington and !Fosdicl
exchanged winks over the Britisher't
stare Of incomprehension, and Ashton
explained it to him again in words Of
one syllable, with signboards at al
the different spots.
Finally gleam Of understanding
broke over Wedgewood's face and ht
tried to Justify his delay,
ooh. yes, Of cawse I sesit now. Yes
rather fancy I get you, It's awfullJ
good, isn't It? think j should have
got It before but I'm not really my
self; for two mawnings ! haven't hat
my tub.
Wellington shook with laughter: III
you're like this now what will you be
when you get To- Sin san frasco-l
mean Frinsanslsco Twell, you know
what I mean"
Ashton reached round for the cleo
trio button as IL he were comforting q
favor: 1.-THE drinks are on you
Wedgewopd. III ring" And he rang
"Aw;'ily kind Of you," said Wedge
wood, "but how do you make thai
out?" 80
"The man that misses the point
pays for the drinks" And he rang
again. wellington protested.
''But I've jolly well paid for all the
drinks for two days"
Wellington reared: "That's another
point you've missed" And Ashton
rang again, but the pale yellow indi
vidual who had always answered the
bell with slacrity did not appear
where's that internal buffet waiter?'
grumbled.
Wedgewood began to- litter. eve
were out of Scotch, 80 / sent him fol
some more"
"When?" ,
Two stations back I fancy VIC
must have left him behind" - :, .
|, well, why in thunder diddT you
/! say so?" Ashton roared,
saGiIt quite escaped my mind" wedge
wood grinned. F'Rather good it6ke on
you fellows, whaf?'a = Y.,saoa "
III well, don't see the point, Ash
ton growled, but the triumphant Eng
lishman howled: That's where yor
pay!"
wedgewood had hts laugh to him
self, for the others wanted to murder
him. Ashton advised ,alynchirg, but
the conductor arrived on the scene II
time to prevent violence.
FosdicE informed him Of the IRE
trievable loss Of the useful buffet wait
er. The conductor promised to gel
\ another at Ogden.
Ashton vailed: "Haye we got ia
sit here and die Of thirst till them"
The conductor refused to back W
for a coon,e but offered to send in a
sleeping.car porter as temporary
substitute, es.n sd 4, ~
As he started to 60, ,Fosdick, who
had been ipcessantly consulting his
watch, checked him to ask: oh, con
ductor, when do We get 70 the state
line Of dear old sUtsh"
"Dear old Utah!" the conductor
grinned. WED "a been there already
&c we hadn't a. fell behind little"
gust my luck to be late" Fosdick
moaned.
. what you 50 anxious to be in
Utah for, Fosdick?" Ashton asked, s1s'
piciously. you go on to Frisco, don't
you?"
Fosdlck was evidently confused at
the direct question. He tried to
dodge 1t: yes, but-funpy how Things
have changed. When We started, no
body was speaking to anybody except
his WIFE now" -...- 49,. ~, i. ..
Now, said Ashton, drily, every.
Ibods's speaking to everybody except
his wife"
you're wrong there" Little Jim.
uie interrupted. II wasn't speaking
ITO be Continues Tomorlow.)