The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-08-23
corridor, and man in checked over.

alls dashed into the car.
His ear was slightly red, and he
held at arms length, as il II were q
venomous monster, SnoozleUms. And
he yelled:
Say, whose dunn cog 's th.sF II"
bit two men, and he maNes so mech
noise We can't. sleep in :he baggage
car"
Marjorie went flying down the aisle
to reclaim her lost lamb N VOLTS
clothing. and Snoozleums. the returned
prodigal. yelped and leaped, and toit
her all about the indignitjes ne cal
been subjected TO, and his valiant
struggle for liberty.
Marjorie seeing only Snooz!eums |
stepped into the fatal berth nnmte'
one, and paid no heed TO the dangling
ribbons. Mallory, eager TO restore
himself to her love by loving her dog,
crowded closer TO her side, making
hypoc:itical ado over he pup.
Everybody WAS popping MS or her
f2ce out to Learn he cause g. such
clamor AmOng ne bodiI-ss Leads
Suspended along the curtains. lse
Dwak trophies, appeare1 the gTe@s
rAask' ~ Little Jimm Wellington. he
had beer enable to sleep for mor~u-
ing the Wantun waste Of that lovely
rlce-trnp.
When h peered :c!th, his eyes
, hardly believed themselves. The
e'usive bvi:e and grCo';. were actn-
ally in the trs5-the hen pheasant
AID tie ctanticiesr. But the net DID
not fall. He waited 20 yea thhm SIT
! down, I'D spring tHH ;afnrnal ma
chine. But they woui+ act VT.
In fact, Marjorie vas ruttering 10
Harry-tendecly, 1ow, since he had
won her back by MS eIcrts to con-
sole Snoozeums--she was 'cuttsring
tenderiy:
I'VE must not >. seer toccthur,
honey Go away Ii, see you in the
morning"
And Mallory was saying 'ri,E BIT
terest resignsion: Good T!ght-.my
friend"
AuG they were shaaIns hands! This
incredible bridal couple Was shaking
hands with iself-dsiGtegrHtl1g
Then Wellington determined to do at
lest his du:y by the secred rites.
The gaping passengers saw what
wEs probably the largest .ilr 81 pa
ismas In Chicago Tnoy saw Li!He
Jimmie, sma .,erlng back his gigGe:
l;R+ a schctlboy. tlutoe from bis
berth er;er he n%r: beth, brI4h'na
:he porter aside climb On the seat
and clutch the ribbon that pulled the
STOPPER from the 'rAp
O Down upon the transporting elop
ers came thiH miraculous sloudbI7s
!, of ,ronical rice, and Nth !: came LIZ
h lie Jimmie Wellington. who lost "ha
little balance he hat. IND catapulte'
lrto their midst like thu OFFSPRING O
Q an iceberg.
=, It was at tkis mement tGat Mrs
!. Wellington. hearing the !oud cries
y the panic-strtcken Marjori~ Susbe
@ from he Wcmen's Room, assent-ninC
{ edly co1nb!ng tola!ly detached Sc;
ton CT her hair. She recognized IL
m.lla: py:ac.s.s waving IA ais. an
a with one fa:r: gasp: Jimmie! on TIL
train!" she swooned sway. Sns wou!
have fallen, but seeing thai 20 on
. psid 1ny attention to her, she reco'
;, ered consciousness an her own hoo!
-, and van;xAe. into her berth, to med
~ tate o. tbs why's and wherefores
her husbands presence In this car.
DR.. Temps III nightgown an
:. trousers; Roger ashton. In cola
less estate. ard the porter, manage
to extrtcate Nj. Wellington from b
:, blight, and stow him away, though
~ vas like putting Whale 70 bed.
Mallory. seeing tbs: Marjorie hs
fed, vented his Wild Rage against ia
in general. and rice traps In partic
lar, by tearing the bridal bungalow
pieces, ant then he stslked tcto q
smoking ftom. where Ira Lathfo
=. homeless and ,:ispossessed, WAS SOUL
:. asleep, With his feet in Tie chair.
-. He was dreaming !hks ne was
~. boy IN srattleboro. the worst boz
," Brattleho,o, trying to get up the COZ
=. age to spark pretty Anne Cattle al
", throwing rocks at the best boy
~, town Charlie Salhy, who was alWa
~. at her side The porter WOKE Ira,
n' hour later. and escorted him to t
" late bridal esct.on.
:, Marjorie had fed with her deg,
a. a. soon as she could grops her W
~ through the deluge OF rice. She N
NV ned into her berth. and spent an nc
-" irving to clear her ha:r OF the m
'" titud,nous grains. And as for Snooz
. ums his thick wool was SO be-ric
" that for two days, whenever ne sho
No. himself, he snew.
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