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

haven't anything to pack"
And you'll have to give back tbp+
waist to Mrs Temple. You cant get
on at Ogden without waist"
I'll go anyway. want to get
home"
Marjorie. II you talk that way-rly
throw you of the train"
She ga-ped. He explained: ~
wasn't talking to you; / was trying
to stop this phonograph." Then he
rose, and laid violent hands on tn.
annoyer, showed him to the corridor
seized his bundle OF papers from hi,
arm, and hurled them at his head
Iney fell In 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 be de.
served. He bent to pick up his scat.
tered merchandise, and when he had
gathered his stock together, put his
mead IN, and sang out a sincere:
Excuse me-"
but Mallory did not hear him. he
was excitedly trying to calm the ex.
clted girl, who, having eloped with
MIN. was preparing now to elope back
without him.
Darling, you can't desert me now"
ne p:eaded, land leave me to 20 on
alone?"
We'll. why don't you do some.
thing?" she retorted, In equal des.
peration. If ! were a man, and |
had the girl loved on a train. I'd
get her married If / had to wreck
the" she caught her breath. paused
second in intense thought, and
then. with sudden radiance, cried:
Harry, dear!"
"Yes, love!"
nave an idea-an inspiration!"
yes, pet" rather obviously from
him, but with absolute exultation from
her: Lets wreck the train!"
i don't follow you, sweetheart"
Don't you see?" she began excited.
ly. 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?"
We'll. stupid, don't you see? We
wreck q train. minister comes. we
nab him. he marries us, and-there
we are! Everythings lovely!"
He gave her one Of those looks
with which man usually greets What
woman calls an inspiration. He did
not honor her invention with an.
alysis. He simply put forward an OBJ.
lection to 1t, and, man.like, chose the
most hateful Of all objections:
It's a lovely idea, but the wreck
would delay US for hours and hours,
and Id miss my transport"
Harry Mallory. If you mention that
odious transport to me again, l know
III 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:
III 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 1t is to any.
body else-and more"
She could hardly controvert this
gracefully. so she sank back with
grim resignation. We'll, 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 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 bis ear, and showed back
from time to time.
Ages seemed to pass, and Mallory
had not even suggestion. BY this
time Marjorie's temper had evaporat.
ed, and when he said: If We could
only stop at some town for half an
hour" she said: Maybe the conduc-
tor would hold the train for U.S."
II hardly think he would"
He looks like an awfully nice man.
SqyA esk PIP" .. ,.
Marjorie was getting tired OF de-
pending on this charming young man
with the very bad luck. She decided
to assume command herself. She
took recourse naturally to the orig.
inal feminine methods: ''I'll take care
OF him." she said, with resolution "A
woman can get man to do almost
anything If she hirts little with
him."
'Mar1orie!"
Now, don't you mind anything I
DO. Remember It's all for love 0f