The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1913-01-31
Copyright, I9u, by h. K. Fly Co
SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Lieut.. Harry Mallory is ordered to
the Philippines. He and Marjorie New
ton decide to elope. but wreck of taxi
cab prevents their seeing minister on
the way to the train. Transcontinental
train is taking on passengers. Porter
has a lively time with an Englishman
and Ira Lathrop. a Yankee business
man. The clippers have an exciting
time getting to the train. Little Jim
divorce, boards train in maudlin con-
dition. Later Mrs Jimmie appears. She
Is also bound for Reno with same OBJ
lect. Likewise Mrs Sammy Whitcomb.
ltal troubles. Classmates of Mallory
decorate bridal berth. Rev. and Mrs.
Temple start on a vacation. They de-
eide to cut loose and Temple removes
evidence Of his calling. Marjorie de-
cides to let Mallory proceed alone: but
well, Passengers join Malory's class
mates in giving couple wedding hazing.
Marjorie Is distracted. Ira Lathrop.
communicating bachelor. discovers an
old sweetheart, Annie Cattle. fellow
passenger. Mallory vainly hunts for
Wellington hears Little Jimmie's voice.
Later she meets Mrs. Whitcomb. NAL
Tory reports to Marjorie his failure to
find a preacher. They decide to pretend
q quarrel and Mallory finds a. vacant
berth Mrs Jimmie discovers Yelling
ton on the train. Mallory again makes
an unsuccessful hunt for a preacher.
Or. Temple poses as a physician. Mrs.
Temple is induced by Mrs. Wellington
to smoke cigar. Sight of preacher on
station platform raises Mallory's
hopes, but he takes another train. Miss
ing hand baggage compels the couple
to borrow from passengers. Jimmie
gets cinder in his eye and Mrs. jim
mic gives first aid. Goodness Is then
resumed. Still no clergyman. More
havior Of different couples Marjorie's
jealousy aroused by MallOry's baseball
iargon. Marjorie suggests wrecking
the train in hopes that accident will
produce preacher. Also tries to induce
conductor to hold the train so she can
shop. Marjorie's dog is missing. She
pulls the cord, stopping the train. Con-
ductor restores dog and lovers quarrel.
Lathrop wires for preacher to marry
him and Miss Cattle. Mallory tells La
throp of his predicament and arranges
to borrow the preacher. Kitty Level
lyn, former sweetheart of Mallory's,
appears and arouses Mariories jeal-
ousy. Preacher boards train. After
marrying Lathrop and Miss, Cattle the
preacher escapes Mallory by leaping
moves Marjorie to reconciliation The
last day on the train brings Mallory
the fear of missing his transport Mall
Tory gets a Nevada marriage license.
CHAPTER xxxlV.-Continued.
Seeing them together, Mrs. Temple
watched the embrace with her daily
renewal of Joy that the last nights
quarrel had not proved fatal. She
nudged her husband:
See, they're making up again"
DR.. Temple was moved to a violent
outburst for him: We'll, that the
darnedest bridal couple only said
darn, my dear"
He was still more startled when Mr.
Baumann, cruising along the aisle,
bent over to murmur: Can fix you a
nice divorce?"
DR.. Temple rose in such an attitude
of horror as he assumed in the pulpit
when denouncing the greatest curse
OF society, and Mr.. Baumann retired.
AS he passed Mallory he cast an ap-
preciative glance at Marjorie and,
tapping Mallory's shoulder, whispered:
mo wonder you want marriage H.
cense. III be in the next car, should
you meet me-" Then be went on his
route.
Marjorie stared after him In won
der and asked: What did that person
mean by what he said?"
Its all right. Marjorie" Mallory
explained. in the highest cheer: I'VE
can get married right away"
Marjorie declined to get her hopes
up again: You're always saying that"
But here's the license-see?"
What good is that?" she said;
there's no preacher on board"
But that man is justice of the
peace and he'll marry u.s."
Marjorie stared at him incredulous.
ly: That creature!-before all these
passengers"
Not at all" Mallory explained
Well go into the smoking room"
Marjorie leaped to her feet. aghast:
"Elope two thousand miles to be mar
ried in a smoking room by Yiddish
drummer! Harry Mallory. you're
crazy"
Put just that way, the proposition
did not look so alluring as at first
He sank back with sigh: Il guess /
am resign"
He was as weary of being ''folled
again" as the villain of cheap melo-
drama The two lovers sat In a twi-
light OF deep melancholy, till Mar.
iorie's mind dug up new source OF
alarm:
Harry. rye just thought of some
thing terrible"
Let's have it, he sighed, drearily.
I'VE reach San Francisco at mid.
night and you sail at daybreak. What
becomes OF me?"
Mallory had no answer to this prob
lem, except a grim: "I'll not desert
you
But we'll have no time to get mar.
ried."
Then" he declared with iron re.
solve, Their I'll resign from the
army"
Marjorie stared at him with awe.
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