Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1926-08-20
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING. AUGUST 20 1896

monOtOnous part of her tour of duty
the four hours which INTERVIEWED he
tween this last through train and her
quitting time leven-thlrty. She
lugged out a novel from beneath the
counter and sat down to read until
some stray hungry person should
drift in, which seldom happened ut
that time of night. At nine-thirty she
heard n heavy footstep on the sta
tion platform outside. She slammed
the novel shut with a sigh and rose
to face the door. As the newcomer
opened 1t and stepped in Molly's
heart for Il minute acted like an
alarm clock whose minute and hour
hands have suddenly met at the point
where the alarm Is set to go or I; but
she managed to conceal her feelings
completely and ask in bored, con
ventiOnal tone:
"What'll 1t be2
The customer eyed her carefully for
moment. Evidently satisfied after
his scrutiny, he relaxed upon stool
and ordered:
Three fried eggs; German mean
American fried potatoes; cup of
mud and hunk of--you got mlnce7"
NO" said Molly quietly.
"All right, pumpkin pie then-and
make 1t snappy-darn snappy: there's
half a buck tip In II for you IL you
get n wIggle OH you"
Molly got very convincing "wlg-
gle on" and the very apparently
hungry gentleman proceeded to do
disappearing act with the food. For
while he watched Molly out of the
corner of his eye as she fitted about
the place, wlping off an imaginary
speck of dust here, and moving some
thing she apparently found slightly
opt of place there. At last, however,
all of his suspicious apparently
quieted by her neutral attitude, he
stopped watching her altogether and
gave his undivided attention to his
food. 1t was then that Molly quietly
and calmly picked up one of the
heavy coffee cups, walked behind the
stranger, looked carefully at the back
OF his head to see exactly where the
bump was behind his ear, and brought
the coffee cup down upon his Uranium,
In vital spot, with all the force in
her 1.-THE young body He crumpled
up upon the floor. Molly, still serene,
went behind the counter secured an
extra pair Of handouts which Dick
kept, there, along with his rifle, atted
one to the mans left wrist, drew the
chain around the iron stool base, and
fitted the other to his right wrist.
She then called the Chinese boy who
did the cooking and dispatched him
for some one TO take Jim Long to the
lookup.
The next morning they carried Dick
in from the mesa, for a Joke, without
untying him. They threw him across
a pony, just as they found him, where
Jim Long had left him hog and
laid him down In the little lunch
room at Molly's feet
Molly calmly secured the rifle from be-
hind the counter and, aiming It at the
crowd which suddenly stopped laugh
ing, ordered them from the room.
They went She stopped and unified
Dick. He rose and started for the
door.
"Where are you going, big boy2"
called out Molly.
Going where they amt no one from
these parts ever going see me no
more" said Dick without turning. His
shoulders were stopped. The tone Of
his voice brought tears TO Molly's
eyes.
stop, or I'll shoot" she ordered,
again levellng the gun. He stopped.
Come back here" she snapped. He
came.
Put up your handsw He put them
up. Molly laid down the gun and
stepped up close to him She put her
arms about his neck, and finally his
arms dropped around her; he laid his
big curly head upon her tiny but en-
Client shoulder and sObbed like
licked school kid.
There, there, boy" she soothed,
"Pll marry you now-right away.
wouldn't marry you before, because
you was 80 gosh darn stuck on your
self I'm perfectly willing TO love
you myself; but I'll be darned II I
was willing to marry a man who'd
stand around and love himself eth
out any aid from his wife"
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