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WHO equal dlfndeno Mallory ad? vanced and In a low tone accosted the newcomer cautiously: "Excuse ma?you lool Ilka a clergy. 'The hell you say!" Mallory pursued the question no further. CHAPTER XVIII. In tha CompoeHs Car. It waa tha gentle stranger's turn *o miss his guess. He oent over the chair Into which Mallory had (lopped, and aald In a tense. Ion tone: "You look like a t'eroughbreri sport. I'm trying to make up a game of stud poker. Will yon Join me?" Mallory shook his heavy bead In re fraal. and with dull eyes watched the man, whose profession he no longer misunderstood, saunter up to tha bliss? ful Doctor from Ypsilantl, and mur? mur again: "Will you Join mar "Join you in what, sir?" add Dr. Temple, with alert courtesy. "A little game." 1 doot mind." the doctor smiled, rising with amiable readiness "The checkers are In the next room" "Quit your kiddln'." the stranger coughed. "How about a little freese ontr "Freese-ootr aald Dr. Temple. "It sounds Interesting. Is N something like authors?" I The newcomer shot a quick glance it this man. whose limine, i m r. susneited. But be merely > ?'Well, you plsy It with curds.' "Would you rn'id teaching me the rules?" said the old sport from Ypsi? lantl. The gambler waa growing suspicious of tola too, too childlike Innocence. He whined: "Say. what's your little game, ah?" but decided to risk the venture. He sat down at a table, and Dr. Temple, bringing along his glass, drew up a chair. The gambler took m pack of cards from his pocket, and shuffled them with a snap that startled Dr. Tempi? and a dexterity that de I lighted him "Go on. ft's beiutlful to see." he explained. The gambler set the pack down with the one word "Cut!" but since the old man made no effort to comply, the gambler did not Insist. He took up the pack again and ran off f five cards to each place with a grace that staggered the doctor. Mallory waa about to Intervene for the protection of the guileless physi? cian when the conductor chanced to neunter In. The gambler, seeing him, snatched Dr. Temple's cards from his band and slipped the pack Into bis pocket. f "What's the matter now?" Dr. Tem? ple asked, but the newcomer huskily answered "Wait a minute. Walt a wfr?e " The conductor took in the s?>n* at a i aoce and talking no b t'*l tabt*. spoke wttn the crimnr is * ft I . aea-e?utalr "Say. I've got m? ye " . v l ju t aUi?. uotnln " The stranger stared ft him wonder lngly and demanded: "Why, what you drtvin' atr "You know all right," the conductor growled, aod then turned on the be? fuddled old clergyman, "and you, too." "Me, too?" the preacher gaaped. "Yea, you too," the conductor re? peated, shaking an ftcr ja,ng forefinger under bis nose. "Your actions have been suspicious from the beginning. We've all been watching you." Dr. Temple wss so agitated that ha nearly let fall his secret. "Why, do you realise tbst I'm a?" f "Ah. don't start that," sneered the conductor. "I can spot a gambler as far as 1 can see one. You and your side partner here want to look out, that's all. or 1 11 drcn you at the next tank." Then he wa^ed out, his very ?boulder blades uttering threats Dr. Temple stared after him. but \ the gambler stared st Dr. Temple with a homage. "So you're one of us," be said, and seizing the old man's limp hand, shook It heartily: "I got to slip It to >ou. Your make-up Is great You nearly had me for a come on. Great"' And then he sauntered out, leaving j, the clergymen's hesd swimming Dr. Temple turned to Mallory for explana? tions, but Mallory only waved him away. He wss not quite convinced himself. He was convinced only that whatever else anybody might be, no body apparently desired to be a clergy? man In tbeae degenerate days. k The conductor returned and threw Into Dr. Temple the glare of two basil? isk eyes. The old man put out a be aeechtng hand and begsn: "My good man. you do me a grave Injustice." The conductor snapped back: "You any a word to me und I'll do you worse I than that. And If 1 spot you <v!th a pack of cards In your hand again, I'll tie yon to the cow ketcher." Then he marched off again. The doctor fell back Into a chair, tiylng to figure It out. Then Ashton and Foe dick and little Jlmmte Wellington and Wedgewood strolled In and, dropping Into chslra, ordered drinks, llefore the doctor could nsk anybody to ex plain, Ashton wss launched on a story. His mind waa a suitcase full of anec dotea, mostly of the smoking room order. Wherever three or four men are gathered together, the/ rapidly crgan lie a clearing house of >ff color stories. Tha doctor listened In spite of him self, and In spite of himself be was amused, for stories that would he aiupld If they were decent, take on a certain verve and thrill from their very forbidd? tineas. The dear old elefwjenni f< it that It would be prlnKtwh to tuko flight, but be could not nr.ake five corners of his mouth behave. Htrango twltchlnga Of the Hps and little steamy escapes of giggle-Jets disturb d him And when Ashton, who i omctlced raeon tear, finished n drolntlc adventure with the epilogue, "And the next morning they wem at Niagara Falls," the old doctor waa helpless with laugh? ter. Some superior force, the devil no doubt, fairly shook him with glee. "Oh, that's bully," he shrieked. M1 haven't heard a story like that for ages.'* "Why, where have you been. Dr. TempleT asked Ash ton. who could not lmagtre where a man could have concealed himself from such stories. But he laughed loudest of all when the doctor anawered: "You see. I live In YpsllsntL They don't tell me etorlee like that'* ??They?who?" said Foadick. "Why, my pa?my patients," the] doctor explained, and laughed so hard! that he forgot to feel guilty, laughed I so hard that his wife in the next room heard him and giggled to Mrs, Whit comb: "Listen to dear Walter. He hasn't laughed like that slnoe he was a?a medical student." Then she burled her fsce guiltily In a book. "Waan't it good?" Tr. Temple de ! manded. wiping his streaming eyes and nudging tho solemn-faced English? man, who understood his own nation's humor, but had not yet learned the Yankee quirks. Wedgewood made a hollow effort at laughter and answered: "Extremely ?very droll, but what I don't quite get was?why the porter said?" The others drou ned him in a roar of laugh? ter, but Aahton was angry. "Why, you blamed fool, that's where the joke came in. Don't you see, the bride? groom said to tho bride?" then he lowered his voice and diagramed the story on his fingers. t Mrs. Temple waa still shaking with sympathetic laughter, never dreaming what her husband was laughing at. She turned to Mrs. Whitcomb, but Mrs. Whitcomb waa still glaring at Mrs. Wellington, who was still writ bag with Aying fingers and underscor? ing every other word. "Some people seem to think they own the train," Mrs. Whitcomb raged. "That creature has been at the writ? ing desk an hour. The worst of it is, I rm sure she's writing to my hus | band." I Mrs. Temple looked shocked, but an? other peal of laughter came through tho partition between the male and fe? male sections of the car, and she beamed again. Then Mrs. Wellington finished her letter, glanced it over, ad ! dressed an envelope, sealed and ! stamped it with a deliberation that maddened Mre. Whitcomb. When at last she rose, Mrs. Whitcomb was in the seat almost before Mrs. Welling I ton waa out of it Mrs Wellington paused at another o?' tughter from the men's roc commented petulantly: ?od times men have, toi ned a club tn there al? ready. We women can only sit around tnd hate each other." "Why, I don't hate anybody, do you?" Mrs. Temple exclaimed, look ; Ing up from the novel she had found an the book shelves. Mrs. Welling? ton dropped Into ths next chair: "On a long railroad Journey j I hate sverybody. Don't you hate long Jour j ncys?" "It's tho first I ever took," Mrs. Temple apologized, radiantly, "and I'm having the?what my oldest boy would :all the time of my life. And dear Walter?euch goings on for him! A few minutes ago I strolled by the door end I saw him playing cards with a itranger, and smoking and drinking, too, all at once." I "Boys will to boys," said Mrs. Wil lngton. "But for Dr. Temple of all people?" "Why ahouldn't a doctor? It's a ?hame tho way men have everything. Think of it, a special smoking room, j 4nd women have no place to take a puff except on the sly." Mrs. Temple stared at her In awe. The woman in this book smokes!? perfumed things!" "All women smoke nowadays," said Mrs. Wellington, carelessly. "Don't rou?" , The politest thing Mrs. Temple :ould think of in answer was: "Not ret." "Really!" said Mrs. Wellington. Don't you like tobacco?" "I never tried it." "It's time you did. I smoke cigars nyselt" Mrs. Temple almost collapsed at his double shock: "Ci?cigars?" "Yea; cigarettes are too strong for no; will you try one of my pets?" Mrs. Temple wus about to express ler repugnunce at the thought, but Mrs. Wellington thrust before her a portfolio in which nest*ed such dainty ihapes of such a wurm and winsome Drown, that Mrs. Temple paused to itare, and, like Mother Eve, found the !rult of knowledgo too Interesting ?nco seen to reject with scorn. She Hung over the cigar case In hesitant ixcltement one moment too long. Then ihe 6ald in a trembling voice: "I?I ?hould like to try onto?Just to see what It's like. Put there's no place." Mrs. Wellington felt that she had tlready made a proselyte to her own Deloved vice, and she rushed her vic? tim to the precipice: "There's tho ob? servation platform, my dear. ( omo Jn out." Mra Temple was shivering with dis? may at the dicadful deed: "What e/ould they eay in Ypsllantl?" "What do you care? Ho a sport. Vour husband smokes. If it's right for him, why not for you?" Mrs. Temple set her teeth and crossed tho Rubicon with a resolute "I will!" Mrs Wellington led tho timid ieophyte along the wavering Boor of ihe ?ar and Bung b n k the door of the ?)hser\atlon car Ihe found Ira Lath* rop holding Anne Gattle's hand and rvidently explaining something of treat importance, for their heads were very close together. They rose ind with abashed faces and confused mumblings of half swallowed explana? tions, left the platform to Mrs. Wel? lington and her new pupil. Shortly afterward Little Jimmie Wellington grew restive and set out for a brief constitutional and a breath of air. He carried a siphon to which he had become greatly attached, and made heavy going for the observation, room* but reached the door in fairly good order. He swung it open and brought In with it the pale and waver Ing ghoat of Mrs. Temple, who had hedn leaning against it for much-need? ed support. Wellington was stupefied to obaervo smoke pouring round Mrs. Temple's form, and he resolved to perform a great life-saving feat He decided that the poor little woman waa on fire and he poised the siphon Ilka a fire extinguisher, with the noble Intention of putting her out. He pressed the handle, and a stream of vichy shot from the nozzle. Fortunately, his aim was so very wobbly that none of the extinguisher touched Mrs. Temple. Wellington was about to play the siphon at her again when he saw her take from her lips a toy cigar and emit a stream of cough-ehaken smoke. The poor little experimentalist waa too wretched to notice even so large a menace as Wellington. She threw the cigar away and gasoed: "I think I've bad enough." From the platform came a voice very well known to Little Jimmie. It said: "You'll like the second one bet? ter." Mrs. Temple shuddered at the thought, but Wellington drew himself up majestically and called out: "Like second one better, eh? I suppozhe it's the same way with husbandsh." Then he stalked back to the smok? ing room, feeling that he had annihi? lated his wife, but knowing from ex? perience that she always had a come? back. He knew it would be good, but he was afraid to hear it. He rolled into the smoking room, and sprawling ?icross Doctor Temple's shoulders, I dragged him from the midst of a ) highly Improper story with alarming news. I "Doc, your wife looks kind o* seedy. 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