The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-17


more than you do"
The conductor threw up his hands:
SWELL. don't you women beat" He
studied Marjorie as II she were some
curious freak OF nature. Suddenly an
idea struck into his daze: Say, what
kind Of q dog was it?--a measly little
cheesehound
He was q 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. He tried to
bat her on like 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 I'll wiring
his neck"
"You fiend In human fiesh!" Mar.
jorie shrank away from him In hor.
ror, and he found courage to seize
the bell rope and yank 1t viciously
with q sardonic: please, may start
this train?"
The whistle footed family. The bell
began to hammer, the train to creak
| and writhe and click. The conductor
| 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 hor.
rid baggage car. II you have O. human
heart In your breast. hear my pray.
er."
The conductor surrendered uncon.
ditionally: "Oh. Lord, all right, all
right I'll lose my job. but ii you'll
keep quiet, I'll bring him to you And
he skunk out meekly. followed by the
passengers. who were shaking their
heads in wonderment at this most
amazing feat OF this most amazing
bride.
When they were alone once more.
Marjorie, as radiant as April after a
storm. turned her sunshiny smile on
Mallory:
isn't 1t glorious to have our little
Snoozleums alive and well!"
But Mallory was feeling like a
March day. He answered with a
sleety chill you care more for the
dog than you do for me-"
why shouldn't -" Marjorie an.
swered with wide eyes, "Snooz.eums
never would have brought me on a
Wild goose elopement like this. .Heav-
en- knows he didn't want to come"
Mallory repeated the indictment:
You love dog better than you love
your husband"
My what?" Marjorie laughed, then
she spoke with lofty condescens sion:
| Harry Mallory. II you're going 20 be
Jealous OF that dog. I'll never marry
you the longest day l live"
so you'll let dog come between
us?" he demanded.
IL wouldn't give up Snoozleums for
a hundred husbands" she retorted.
I'm glad to know 1t in time," Nal.
lory said. You'd better give me back
that wedding ring"
Mar1orie's heart stopped at this.
but her pride was in arms. She drew
herself up, slid the ring from her fin.
ger. and held II out as II she scorned
1t: With pleasure. Good afternoon.
Mr.. Mallory"
| Mallory took II as If 1t were the
merest trife, bowed and murmured:
Good afternoon. Miss Newton"
He stalked out and she turned her
back on him. A casual witness would
have said that they were too indif
ferent to each other even to feel an
ger. AS matter of romantic tact.
each was on fire with love, and aching
madly with regret. Each longed for
strength to whirl round with outflung
arms of reconciliation, and neither
could be so brave. And 80 they part
ed. each barking back fiercely for one
word OF recall from the other But
neither spoke, and Marjorie sat star
Ing at nothing through raining eyes.
while Mallory strode into the Mems
Room as melancholy as Hamlet with
forick's skull In his hands.
II was their first great quarrel, and
they were convinced that the world
might as we'll come TO an end.
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