New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1912-06-19

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IF -" fonmT1nuED.1
v mo Ola clergyman, little lu11y N
brain from his debut in beer. contin-
ned innocently to confirm the appear
ance Of detective by drifting aim
lessly about. He was hooking for his
wife, but he kept glancing at the un-
easy F0sdicks. He went to the door,
opened it. saw Mrs. Wellington finish
ing q cigar, and retreated precipitate-
". Seeing Mrs. Temple wandering In
the corridor, he motioned her to q
chair near the Fosdicks and she sat
BY his side, wondering at his tilmy
eyes.
The Fosdicks, glancing uncomfort-
ably at DR.. Temple, rose and selected
other chairs further away. Then
Roger Ashton sauntered in. his eyes
searching for proper companion
through the tunnel.
He saw Mrs. Wellington returning
from the platform. just tossing away
her cigar and blowing out the last Of
IT. grateful vapor.
With an effort at sarcasm. he went
% her and offered her one Of his own
cigars. smiling: "Have another"
She took 1t, looked It over. and
parried his irony with formula she
had heard men use when they hate
10 refuse gift-cigar: Thanks. Ill
smoke It after dinner, II you don't
mind"
''Oh. I don't mind" he laughed. then
bending closer he murmured: They
tell me We are coming to tunnel. q
nice, long, dark, dismal tunnel"
Mrs. Wellington would not take q
dare. She felt herself already eman.
cipated from Jimmie. SO she answered
Ashton's hint with laughing chal.
benge:
.How nice of the conductor to ar.
range It,"
Ashton smacked his lips over the
prospect.
And now the porter, having noted
Ashtons impatience to reach the tun.
mel, thought to curry favor and a
quarter by announcing its approach.
He hustled in and made straight for
Ashton just as the tunnel announced
itself with sudden swoop of gloom,
D great increase of the train-noises
and q far-off clang Of the locomotive
bell.
Out Of the Egyptian darkness came
the unmistakable sounds Of oscillation
In various parts of the room. Doubt.
less, 1t was repeated In other parts OF
the train. There were numerous COO
ing sounds, too. but nobody spoke ex.
cept Mrs. Temple, who was heard to
murmur:
"Oh. Walter. dear, what makes your
breath so FUNNY"
Next came little yowl of pain in
Mrs.. Fosdick's voice, and then day.
light flooded the car with +fush, as
Il time had made an instant leap from
midnight to noon. There were inter.
sgting disclosures.
Mrs. Temple was caught with her
arms round the doctors neck, and
che blushed like spoony girl. Mrs.
Nosdick was trying to disengage her
hair from Mr.. Fosdicks scarf-pin. Mrs.
iWhitcomb alone was deserted. Mr..
Ashton was gazing devotion at Mrs.
Wellington and trying to tell her
with his eyes how velvet no had
hound her cheek.
But she was looking reproachfully
at him from q chair. and saying, not
without regret:
II heard everybody kissing every.
body, but I was cruelty neglected"
Z Ashton's eyes widened with unbs'
naf. he heard q smoker at his elbow.
and whirled to md the porter rub
hing his black velvet cheek and
Writhing with pent-up laughter.
Mrs. Wellington glanced the same
nay. ana = shrek Of understanding
burst from her. It sent the porter
Into q spasm 81 yah-yahs TIL hs
eaught Ashton's eyes and saw murder
h them. The porter ned to tho plat
form and held the door fast, expect
ing to be lynchsd.
But Ashton dashed away In search
IL concealmsnt and soap.
3; The porter remained on the plat
FORM for some time, planning to leap
overheard and take his chances rather
khan fall into Ashton's hands, but at
length, finding himself unpursued, he
psered into the car and, seeing that
Ashton had gone. he returned to his
duties. He kept close watch on
Ashton, but on soberer thoughts Ash
ton had decided that the incident
would best be consigned to silence
and oblivion. But for all the rest OF
that day he kept rubbing his lips
with his handkerchief.
The porter, noting that the train
had swept into granite gorge like
an enormously magnified aisle IN a
made-up sleeping car. recognized the
presence of Echo Canyon, and with
1t the entrance into Utah. He fastened
TO impart the tidings to Mr.. Fosdick