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Durham Chronicle (1867), 22 May 1913, p. 6

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Andreas (le Andraie. of Phila- delphia. who claims that he will Live to be a million years old. was proceeding to bury alive 30 of his credulous dupes, as a cure (or nervousness. A squad of de- tectives appeared on the scene and took Andreas off to jail {or breach of the peace. The graves were ready, the victims all stood in line. young. middle-aged and el- derly sufferers {tom nerves, all anxious to be buried alive. And- HURYIN’G ALIVE FOR NERVES. The crodulity of the people is at time-s amazing. Any impudent (.‘harlatan or self-styled mystic can secure a bunch of denoted followers without difficulty. Insurance of All'Kinds including Stock The Yorkshireflnsug: ance C0..0f York Eng. Durham v+++++++++++++¢++++++++++ W. JOHNSTON Sr. MHi. A. HEGGS SUN WINDSU} \Valkert-nn Business College GEO. HPU'I‘I‘UN. President W. 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Fosdick was howling to the porte: to get some rice, quick! . “How many portions does you ap proximate?" “All you’ve got." “Boiled or tried ‘3" “Any old way.” The porter ray. forward to the dining-car for the am munition. Mrs. Wellington was on a chair tast- enlng a riblon round one or the.» lamps, and Mrs, Whitcomh was on an- other chair braiding the hell rope with Wither-ed orange branches, when Ash. ion. with kazoo all ready, called out: “What tune shall we play?" “I prefer the Mendelssohn Wedding March," said Mrs. Whitcomh, but Mrs. Wellington glared across at her. .Virs. Temple whispered to her hus band: "Too bad you’re not officiating, Walter." But he cautioned silenCe; "Hush! [’11) on my vacation." The train was already coming inn- Oxden. Noises were multiplying an‘ from the increase of passing objects U vw'vvu' the speed seemed to -be taking on spurt. The bell was clamoring m: a wedding chime In a steeple. The commotion ot’ the matrimony- rnad women brought the men troop- lng in from the smoking room and there was much circumstance of dec mating the scene with white satin ribbons, a triiie crumpled and dim or luster. Mrs. Whitcomb waved then: at Mallory with a laugh: “Recognize these?" He nodded dismaliy. His own in- neral baked meats were coldly fur- nishing forth a wedding breakfast for Ira Lathrop. Mrs. Wellington was moving about distributing kazoos and Mrs. Temple had an armload ot’ oit'. shoes, some of which had thumped Mallory on an occasion which seemed so ancient as to be almost prehistoric. PHAPTER XXIXâ€"Kitty Leweflvn. for- mer sweetheart of Mallory's, apprars and arouses Marjarie's jealousy. men! a preacher. CHAPTER XXVIII.â€"Lathrop wires for a preacher to marry him and Miss Gut- tle. Mallory to'lls Lathrop of his predma- ment- and arranges to borrow the CHAPTER XXVILâ€"Marjorio’a dag is missing. She pulls the Cord. stopping the train. ("unductor restores dog and lovers quarrel. CHAPTER XXVI.â€"Marjorle tries to m (lure the conductor to hold the train m she can shop. “I‘ve alwavs used the Lohengrin," PHAPTER XXVâ€"Marjorie suggests wrecking the. main in hopes that am'idon will produce a pram-her. CHAPTER XXIII.â€"Dr. Temple puzzlod by behavior at different couples. CHAPTER XXIV.-Marjorie's jealousy aroused by Mullory’s baseball jargon. CHAPTER XXII.-8tlll no clergyman More borrowing. CHAPTER XVIII.-Dr. Temple pnsvs ta 3 phyllvlan. Mrs. Temple is imlm'eq .by In. Wellington to smoke a cigar. CHAPTER XlX.â€"Sl¢ht of preacher on a station platfurm raises Mallory'n hupes, but he takes another train. CHAPTER XXI.--Jimmlo gets a. cinder In his eye and Mrs. Jimmie gives tlrst- Ild. Coolneas is than resumed. CHAPTER XX.-Mluing hnnd baggage compel: tho couple to borrow from pas- Deuce". CHAPTER XVII.â€"Mallory again makev tn unsuccessful hunt for tpreavher. CHAPTER XIVâ€"Mallory reports t. Mnrjorto his failure to find : preacher. CHAPTER XV.-They decide to protem' f «mu-rel and Mallory find. a. vacan' _ _A‘ CHAPTER XVI.-Mrs. Jimmie discov on Wellington on the train. berih. CHAPTER XXLâ€"Mallory vainly hunts for a preacher among the passengers. CHAPTER Kineâ€"Mrs: Wellington hours Lmle Jimmie'a voice. Later :42; meet: Mu. Whitcomb. CHAPTER XLâ€"Ira Lathrop, woman hating bachelnr, discover: an old awe-M heart. Anne Gattle. a fellow passenger. CHAPTER [BLâ€"Passengers Join Mal lnry's classmates In giving couple wed ding hazing. CHAPTER X.â€"Marjorlo ll dlstru-ted over their situation. CHAPTER Vlll.â€"Marjorle decides to let Mallory proceed alone. but train starts while they are lost in farewell. CHAPTER VII.-â€"Rev. and Mrs. Temple plan on a vat-anon. They decide to cu! ; 'loose and Temple removes evidence or his . calling. CHAPTER VLâ€"Latter blamm Mrs Jimmie for lwr marital troubles ('Ims mates of Mal' or) decorate bridal berth. CHAPTER \'.-â€"She is also bound fur Reno with name object. Likewise Mrs. Sammy Whltcumb. CHAPTER lV.--“thtle Jimmie" We)- lington. bound for Reno to get a divwrw. boards train in maudlln condition. Later Mrs. Jimmie appears. CHAPTER exciting time CHAPTER II. â€"Transcontlnental tral n is taking on p:-msengers. Porter has a. lively time with an Englishman and Ira Lulu-op. I. Yankee business man. CHAPTER i.--Ueut. Harry Mallory i~ ordered to the Philippines. He and Mar Jorie Newton decide to eiope, but wrm-k 0f taxicab prowents their seeing miniato-z on the way to the train. Wedding on Wheelc. CHAPTER XXX. (2thwa m1; b} n. ‘3. .‘1y Co. [IL-The elopers have an getting to the train. SYNOPSIS. “'0 PM! as Produced By Henry W. Sang. QM floyfi Va; ILLUSTRATED the Comedy of the Same Nam Novoliud fro- And then, suddenly he heard Mar- jorle’s volce. He turned and saw her hesitatlng in the doorway. He rose to welcome her, but the smlle dled on his lips at her chllly speech: “May I have a word wlth you, air?" “Of course. The alr’s rather thick in here.” he apologized. “Just wait!” she uld. ominously. He was in solitude in the smoking room. The place reeked with drifting tobacco smoke and the malodor or cigar stubs and cigarette ends. His plans were as useless and odious as cigarette ends. He dropped into a chair, his elbows on his knees and his head in his handsâ€"Napoleon on St. Helena. For twelve hundred miles he had ran- sacked the world for a minister. When one dropped on the train like manna through the roof, even this miracle had to be checkmated by a 'perverse miracle that sent to the train an early infatuation, a silly affair that he him- self called puppy-love. And now Mar. jorie would never marry him. He did not blame her. He blamed fate. Foiled Yet Agaln. Mallory had fled from the scene at the first hum of the minister's words. His fate was like alkali on his palate. Ashton closed his jaw by brute force and wvtched over him through the rest of the festivity. “That story about the bridegroomâ€" I just saw the point!” The Englishman shook like a boy having a spasm of giggles at a mo neral, and blurted out the explana- tion: The wedding-guests turned on him visages of horror, and hissed silence at him. Ashton seized him, shook him, and muttered: “What the-what’s the matter with The ritual began with the pleasant murmur of the preacher'a voice, and the passengers crowded round in a solemn calm which was suddenly vlo- lated by a loud yelp of laughter from Wedgewood, who omitted gul'faw after guflaw and bent double and opened out again, like an agitated umbrella. a train, that he made numerous er tors in the ceremony, but nobody no- uced them, and the spirit. It not the letter of the occasion, was there and the contract was doubtless legal enough. The minister was in such 3 nutter from losing his boyhood love, and gaining so much money all at once and from performing the marriage on eon. Ire was madly in love withâ€"Aim. Rev. Charles had a reminiscent ene- picion that it was probebly a counter- feit. but for once he did In an in- Justice. hu pelm. If a man's gratitude tat h1- wlfe I: measured by the use or the fee he hands the enabling per- The flippancy pained Rev. Ciurlu, but he was roouaclutod by on. glance at the bill that In tutu-t into Lathrop cut him short with a Iharp: "Bottor (at busyâ€"before the train guru. And I'll pay you in adunoo M59" you set on the fireworks." hoped to marry you. Anne, but not in“ this way. " “Oh, yea." said Anne, “How do you do. Charlie?" And she put out e My head, which he took with one still ehyer. He was so unsettled thet he etemmered: “Well. well, I hed always This flu the rock behind Im’s Dick and Selby took it with a wince: “Not -my oidâ€"" “The name. Anna, you remember, Charlie." She handed the porter her only friend and he hurried out, as a lean and professionally sad ascetic hur- riedln. lie did not recognize his boyish enerz. y in the grayhaired, red- ?aced giant that greeted him, but he knew that voice and its gloating irony; “Hello. Charlie." He had always found that when ira grinned and was cordial, some trouble was in store for him. He wondered what rock Ira held behind his back now, but he forced an uneasy cor- diallty: ”And is this you. lra? Well, well! It is yeahs since last we met, And you're just getting married. lsi this the first time, Ira?" 4 "First offense, Charlie." The levity shocked Selby. but a greater shock was in store. for when he inquired: “And who is theâ€"enâ€" heDPY--hride?” the triumphant Lath- rop snickered: “i believe you used to know her. Anne Gattle." um: ?" non." Seeing Marjorie. he sfldf “Shall I pat-ambulance Milt: Snoozlo- The porter came flying In with any large bowls of rice, and shouting, “Here comes the 'posaumâ€"erâ€"poa. The train jolted to a dead stop. The conductor called into the cnr: “Og- den! All out for Ogden!" 3nd every- body stood watching and waiting. are, seeing Mallory, edged close and whispered: “Stand by to onteh the minister on the rebound." plans were shattered ruins, 9H Ira Lathrop and Anne Gattle, look- ing very sheeplsh, crowdéd through the narrow corridor and stood shame- facedly blushing like two school chil- dren about to sing a duet. “Here they comeâ€"all ready," cried Ashton, and he beat time while some of the guests kazooed at Mendels- sohn’s and some Wakner's bridal mel- odir;s, and others just made a noise. 'Iidn't give us any music at all.” and received in reward one of his most. luscious-eyed looks, and a whisper: "B'xt he gave us each other." “Now and then." she pouted. “But where are the bride and Mrs. Fosdick murmured to her mouse: “The old Justice of the Peace "We'll play 'em 60th." saw ur. a pie. to make peace. CHAPTER XXXI. 9" While the minister was t3 las} loose ends of the mat: knot, Mallory and Marjori struggling through the crowd at him. Just as they were ne were swept aside by the rust bride and groom, for the par mmnbunce you man and wit' nounced as he backed mm! 6001‘, was tau: signal for anvil: ding riot. The conductor answered with In. gruflness of a despot: “Not a minute I've my orders to make up lost. time All aboard!” They heard Lathrop's mot-:1. “Hold on more, conductor," and SM by’s plea: "on, I say, my good mam wait a moment, can‘t you?" And while he stared in helpless awe at the cynic and termagaut that jealousy had metamorphosed this tim- id, clinging ('I'eatm‘e into, they hozml the conductor's voice at the rear dum' of the car: “Hurry up-we’ve got to start." “Oh, I'll marry you, air, but not really." “You'll get rueâ€"but. not for long. And one other thing, I want you to get that bracelet away from that. creature. Do you promise?" “How can I get it away?" “Take it away! Do you promise?" Mallory surrendered completely. Anything to get Marjorie safely into his arms: “I promise anything, 11 you’ll really marry me." “Oh, no, it isn't, and it it is, how do I know I'm to be your last love? No. air, when I've divorced you. you can go back to your first love and go round the world with her I“! you get dizzy.” “But I don't want her for a witc.’ Mallory urged, "I want you." “But last love ls best." Mallory ln« torposed, weakly. “That’s the worst kind of unfaith- tulness." she reiterated. “You should have known that some day you would moot me. You should have saved your first love for me." “0n the grounds of Mm Kitty- Kittyâ€"Llewelllnzton â€" or whatever her name In." Mallory was now with pnnun- ment, and the vain often to foresee her next blow. "But you can't name a woman that way,” he pleaded, ”for just being nice to me before I ever met you.” “Divorce me! Good Lord! On what troundu?" trought me on this train nil this dil- bnoo to introduce me to a girl you and to spoon with. And I don’t like her. She's awful!" "You, she is awful," Mallory daunt- Cd. “1 don't know how I over-J "Oh. you admit it!" “No." “Well. I’m going to mnrry youâ€" nowâ€"thin minuteâ€"with that pronou- or, than I'm going to get oi! at Reno and divorce you." . She pushed his encircling urine aide: “I don' t love you, and that's “why I'm going to marry you." “But I don't understand. " . “Of course not," the sneered, u 1! nine were a thou-end your. old. “you’re ,only n manâ€"and I very young man." and stalked ln llke n yum Zenonu. ' He put out an appealing Mud: “Now, f Marjorie, listen to reason. 0! ooum 1 I know you won’t marry me now." “You are." he crlod. with t rush of returning hope. “Oh. I know you loved me." Then she took his breath away by answering: “Oh. I'm going to marry you. never fear." He swallowed hard and waived the 901th “Well, anyway, you ought to mgry meâ€"for your own sake." “But, really, you ought to mury meâ€"not merely because I love youâ€" and You're the only girl I everâ€"" He Stopped short and she almost smiled as she taunted hlm: “Go onâ€"I daro You to say it." “Oh, you know that, do you?" on. said, with a wanted Jaw. revenge! ” the THE PREACHER‘DARTED TO THE were it was 1e( puruon 1101 H 3Keep it Clean and Free from Disease by using Parisian Sage VAHLmAN Sago is guaranteed by Macfarlnne (‘0. to cure dun- druff and stop falling hair 1n two weeks. It grows new hair quickly in cases where the hair is “thinning out.” It is nositivelv the mast doliahl_ PA RISIAN S. If you want vour rhildren gm“ up with strong. sturdv \igorous hair, teach them ta VAKLMAN Sage. nmvned hair tonic Mallory returned to the observation room and flung the collar and bib to ' the floor In a fury of despair, howling: i “Ho got away! He got away!" ' Mallory lunged at him, and seized him by his reversed collar. But the collar alone remained in his clutch. The person was almost lost in the dust he created as he struck. bounded and rolled till he came to a stop, with his stars and his prayers to thank for injuries to nothing worse than his dignity and other small clothes. “How dare you!" the pnmn Ihrieked. and with a sudden wriggie writhed out of hie cont. ieeving it in Meriorie'e hands. He darted to the door and iiung it open. with leiion hot utter him. The tnin wee kicking up n cloud of duet and getting its etride. The kidnnpped ciergymnn phueed n mo- ment, nghut at the npeed with which the ground wee being pnid out Then he climbed the bran nil nnd, with h huty prayer, dropped overbonrd. P.-_\_RISIAN Sam "But my den lady," 80be mm, “lt'l Impossible." Marjorie clung all the tighter and Invited him to ”Come on to the next “But my dear man. the trun'a mov- ing." ~ The Reverend Charles stared at m- captors In amazement: “Please don’t go." Mallory urged “until you've married us.” Mallory caught his hand as it turned the knob of the door and drew him back. Marjorie. equally determined. caught his other elbow: 4 happened to the parson. Having per- formed his function, he was without further interest or use. But to Mal- lory and Marjorie he was vitally necessary. CHILDREN’S HAIR 'OOOO OOOOOOOOOOQOOOOOOOOOOOO00¢OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO6009. Call at 3 ”Never ! " OOQOOQOQQOOOOOOO9906690009 OONQOWOOOOOOOOOOQOO 000 O OOO‘OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO”. Continued next week. E. A. ROWE Ourr Groceries and Teas are always fresh Any quantuv or wool wanted for which I will pay price in either Uwah or Trade. “’9 have in Stnvk a goud assortment nf Yarns. Blank-v Flannels, and Tweeds ; Ready Made Clothing Prints. Ginghams. Flannclettes and all other Dry Goods OYSTERS AND FRUIT IN SEASON WOOL WANTED . SCOTT, Garafraxa Street, Durham me, plan.” For all kinds of Bakery Goods Cooked and Cured Meats. the world . A. ROWE’S P to and use re- to 50:. I box, 6 for $2.510: “'8! “you write National Drug and . of Canada. Limited. Tom: the enemy Ifledgelinxgs ,Umes the]? fand insects {men speak worth then ibird is m. heart less destruction of ‘ But: ‘a ster friends 0! the thrush fa â€"Exch~ange. CITY CIRCULATION AGENT The Central Drug Store :: Durham Of Leading Montreal Daily EndorsosG-IN PILLS names dadâ€" Brim giant to tell our rubber story. Central Drug * Store ' were made expressly fnr our Trade and is fully gua- ranteed for Two Yours. see that Central Drug Store is patched on (every bottle. “’9 alwavs lead and just now we are nor_e ahead than ever. That we have a full line uf RubWGoodcnf every kind Filling Mention: is only one of our Several S 'i- alties. if it is rubber. we ave Now Don’t Forget . 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