The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-03-13

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Don't worry, honey; they're not
going to hurt anybody. They don't
want anything but our money. Don't
worry, won't let 'em hurt you."
But he could not shake on sem
of nausea. He felt himself repre-
sentative Of the military prowess OF
the country, and here he was as help
less as a man on parole.
The fact that Mallory was SOL
der occurred to number OF the pas
sengers simultaneously. They had
been trained by early studies In those
beautiful works OF fiction, the school
histories OF the United States, and by
many Fourths Of July, to believe that
the American soldier Is an invincible
being. who has never been defeated
and never known fear.
They surged up to Mallory In a
wave Of hope DR.. Temple, being near
est, spoke first. Having learned by
experience that his own prayers were
not always answered as ne wished,
had an impulse to try some weapon
he had never used.
1OuI6 AC pAOSAAOA AVA O0S Vs.
back of a seat, will you kindly lend
| me gum"
Mallory answered sullenly: Mine Is
| in my trunk on the train ahead, damn
it. II had 1t I'd have lot Of fun"
Mrs. Whitcomb had an inspiration.
| She ran to her berth, and came back
with tiny silver-plated revolver.
| "Tll lend you this. Sammy gave 1t
| to me to protect myself In Nevada"
Mallory smiled at the .22-caliber
toy, broke it open, and displayed an
empty cylinder.
"Where are the pills that go with
it," he said.
ooh, Sammy wouldn't let me have
any bullets. He was afraid I'd hurt
myself"
Mallory returned 1t, with bow. 1T
would make an excellent nut-cracker.'
aren't you going to use it," Mrs
Whitcomb gasped
tits empty" Mallory explained.
"Rut the robbers don't know that!
Couldn't Won lust oyerawe them with
it?"
"Not with that" said Mallory, '"un
less they died laughing"
Mrs. Wellington pushed forward
'Then what the devil are you going tt
do when they Gomez"
Mallory answered meekly: 1T the!
request it, / shall hold up my hands.
And you won't reslst?" kathleen
gasped.
mot resist"
"And he calls himself a soldier!
she sneered.
, Mallory writhed, but all he sal
! ! was: "A soldier doesn't have to be
jackass. l know just enough abou
guns not to monkey with the Wron
: end Of EN-"
"Coward!' she flung at him. II
!, turned white, but Marjorie red, an
= made leap at her, crying: Hes tn
9 bravest man in the world. You say
; word, and I'll scratch your eyes out.
Q This reheartened Mallory a llttl'
y and he laughed nervously, as he n
}. strained her. Kathleen retreated OF
a of danger, with a parting shot: "Ou
$ engagement Is off"
S Thanks" Mallory said, and put OF
his hand: "Will you return the brac
let?"
81 never return such things" sal
~ Kathleen.
- The scene was so painful and sue
- an anachronism that Dr. Temple trle
:, to renew more pressing subJec
- Its your opinion then that we'd be
" surrender"
II, "Of course-since We can't run"
" Wedgewood broke in inpatient.
"Well. l consider it dastardly OF
~ rage. I'll not submit to it. I'm
- subject of His Majesty the
20 you're a subject of His Males
=. the Man Behind the Cum" said M;
" lory.
u II shall protest, none the less
- Wedgewood insisted.
III Mallory grinned little. Have "
~ any last message to send home
your mother?"
"a WedgeWOod was trif1e chilled
8. this. "D-don't talk Of such things"
~ said.
And by this time the train-robbe
IN had hastily worked their way throu
e. the other passengers, and reached t
frantic inhabitants of the sleep
IL. "Snowdrop."
d; Hands up! Higher! Hands up!
ID With a true sense of the dramat
he the robbers sent ahead of them t
n most hair-raising yells. They arriv
simultaneously at each end OF
m aisle. and with few short sharp co
In. mands, Strengthened the disorder
he rabble into a beautiful line, with
to palms aloft and all eyes wide a
ok wild.
One robber drove ahead of him