The Raymer enterprise., 1912-10-17
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7, His eyes popped and his Jaw sagged:
Why, lef' him here Just a minute
ago" sa h4
You left the window open, too"
Mallory observed. We'll. guess ne's
gone"
The porter was panic-stricken: "Oh,
I'm turrible sorry, boss, wouldn't
have lost dat dog for a fortune. II
you was to hit me with axe /
wouldn't mind"
To his utter befuddlement, Mallory
grinned and winked at him. and muir
INJURED: "Oh. that's all right Don't
worry" And actually laid half a dol.
lar in his palm. Leaving the black
lids batting over the starting eyes.
Mallory pulled his smile into long
face and went back to Marjorie like
an undertaken: my love. prepare
yourself for bad news"
Marjorie looked up. startled and ap-
prehensive: "Snoozleums is Ill. he
did bite the darkey."
Worse than that-he-he-fell out
CT the window"
"When!" she shrieked. '.in heavens
name-when?'
He was there Just a minute ago.
the waiter says"
| Marjorie went into instant Mysteries,
wringing her hands and sobbing: "Oh.
my darling. my poor child-stop the
train at once!"
She began to pound Mallory's
shoulders and shake him frantically.
He had never seen her this way eth.
er. He was getting his education In
advance. He tried to calm her with
inexpert words: How can stop the
train? Now. dearie. he was a nice
dog, but after all. be was only dog"
She rounded on him like a panther:
only dog! He was worth dozen
men like you. You find the conductor
at once, command him to stop this
train-and back up! | don't care II
he has to 60 back ten miles. Run.
I tell him at once. Now. you run!"
Mallory stared at her as II she had
gone mad. but he set out to rur soine-
where, anywhere. Marjorie l'sced up
and down distractedly. tearing her
hair and moaning, "Snoozleums. Snoo-
zleums! My child. My poor child!"
At length her wildly rowing eyes noted
the bell rope. She stared. pondered.
nodded her head. clutched at 1t, could
not reach 1t. jumped for 1t several
times In vain. then seized q chair.
swung 1t into place. stood up in 1t.
gripped the rope. and came down on
| 1t with all her weight. dropping to the
floor and jumping up and down In
frenzied dance. In the distance the
engine could be heard family whist
ling. whistling for every pull.
The engineer. far ahead. could not
imagine what unheard of. crisis could
bring about ouch mad signals. The
fireman yelled:
II bet that crazy conductor Is at.
tackled with an epilettic tit."
But there was no disputing the
command The engine was reversed.
the air brakes set. the sand run out
and every effort made to pull the
iron horse. as It were, back On It's
launches.
The grinding. squealing. 1olting.
shook the train like an earthquake.
The shrieking Of the whistle froze the
blood like womans cry OF "Mur-
der!" In the night The women among
the passengers echoed the screams.
The men turned pale and braced
themselves for the shock OF collision.
Some OF them were mumbling pray.
ers. DR.. Temple and Jimmie yelling.
ton, with one idea in their dissimilar
souls. dashed from the smoking room
to go to their wives.
Ashton and Wedgewood. with no
one to care for but themselves. seized
windows and tried to fight them open.
At last they budged sash and kne.t
down to thrust their heads out.
e! don't see beastly thing ahead"
said T'edgewcod. except the heads
OF other fools"
We're slowing down though" said
Ashton. "she stops! We're cafe.
Thank God!" And he collapsed into
a chair. Wedgewood collapsed into
another. gasping: "Whatevah are we
safe from. wondah!"
The train.crew and various passen.
gers descended and ran alongside the
train asking questions. Panic gave
way to mystery. Even Dr. Temple
came back Into the smoking room to
finish a precious cigar he had been at
work on. lie was followed by Little
Jimmie. who had not quite reached
his wife when tho stopping OF the
train put an end 10 his excuse for
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