The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-09-25

shade over his eyes. whose fingers
rested idly for a fraction Of Il second
on his key.
Herb. this kids lost his mother
| mean his wife. She went ont on ~
Shoot a message tn Clancy. will yer:
An see r you en- get EN- together
again"
"AlI right: catch i'm Mt RrightSide."
Herb complied. Name? DeScription?"
he barked. ylancing at Benny.
"She-she's a big. tall girl. blurted
her husband-"about two inches tall.
er n me. an
Herb snickered. go on" he order
ed crisply.
AN her names Pansy Rntterworth I"
Herb was calling RS. Rs "t'ot EN-"
he grunted.
Wait No. It ain'tr! cried the for
getful husband. ut useter he I'ansy
Butterworth. but it's Mrs. Todd 10Y
Mrs. Benjamin Frank!.n Todd. Have
you got her on the end Of the wire?'
he asked a%nxiousIy. biting his finger
nails. .
1--WE caught Clancy at. B~rightside,
He'll answer from Newville."
Better come outside" urged the
guide. BE about five minutes before
you en- get an answer"
Benny walked out of the stuffy room
in a daze, the tall man going of about
his own affairs with the promise that
he would return shortly.
The crisp air cleared Mr.. Todd's
brain somewhat. bringing Il sharp reaii-
zation of his unfortunate rretlirament.
OF course I'anSy would he found soon.
but would he have the nerve to on
tinue that periIous journey to New
York after his i"lnmini",,> h|nnder:
He clinctl,al his l'u,!yy fists and
stamped one tiny foot in imI'Otent an
ger.
His high friend logged his elbow.
"Time fer yer answer" he remarked.
Again they confronted Herb.
Anything doin':'
Got Clancy all right. He says there
Is no such party on the train" Herb
grabbed a pencil and became intensely
interested in the dot and dashed re-
marks Of a man down the line.
1--we lost her! I've lost her."
Renjy's wall drowned mOmentarily
the brassy voices of the saunders.
A thick set. iron gray man STRIDE
into the room with an authoritative
manner.
He glanced sharply at the tiny tig-
ure in his path.
whats the trOuble!' he rasppd.
MY wife," chuked Renjy. she's
alone in this town an | amt with her
to perfect her. It's all because the
train pulled out on me an l had aholt
Of 1t all the time. an
Here: Start that all over again."
cut in the thick set man bruskly.
Painfully Renjy retraced his declam-
atory steps and recitcd his tale Of woe.
The human interest element IF his
story met with no response: his nearer
was evidently thinking "f more weighty
practical matters.
An there | was" mUaned the little
fellow in conclusion. ,''huldin' on to the
last car fr dear life an'-an' the train
just busted in the middle an up an
went.
The thick set mans frown evinced
his sudden interest. Here was some
thing worthy his attention. This was
more important than interrupted honey
mo0ns-something practical.
"S0mebody call Barton and Man.
ming" he ordered in q 1intlike voice.
Two men in uniform appeared and
fairly groveled before their irate chief.
Say" he burst out. that's the sec.
ond time this week that you fellows
have left a dead car on Is. What do
you think we're running here-a civil
lied station or a guessing contest
hey? don't suppose the car was
placarded. hey?
No answer except Il confused mur-
muir and the scufling Of feet.
Suppose you left the doors unlocked.
too. hey?"
The gangling car inspector had a
perfectly good thought. 1t flashed
forth. sending Il look Of almost human
intelligence across his masklike coun-
tenance.
He nudged Benny. BE back in a
minute" he whispered AZ he dived
through the door.
Benjamin Franklin had an indistinct
Impression that ne was Overhearing
two men getting theirs in no uncertain
terms. But he had a decidedly more
distinct impression of what he should
say to Ma and Pa Butterworth when
he returned to Bayfeld-alone. Pa
was not SO bad: he was a sort of weak
sister himself.
But Ma Butterworth! The tears
coursed frankly down the bridegroom's
round cheeks at the thought and drip.
ped dOlefully on his gala waistcoat.
His grim reverie was interrupted BY
the temperance Of the gangIing one.
who thrust his head In at the door.
Found herr! be announced :acon-