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Divorces Cigars and a Missionary in a Train Car
Chapter excerpt concerns Harry Mallory’s orders to the Philippines and two eloping lovers on a transcontinental train. A Chicago socialite Mrs Jimmie Wellington clashes with Miss Anne Gattle over manners and divorce talk while sharing space with other passengers including a wary Ira Lathrop and a witty porter. The scene hints at flirtations and comic misunderstandings aboard a long journey to Reno.
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Harry Mallory
Philippines
Marjorie Newton
Porter
Ira Lathrop
Elopers
America
Wellington
Lathrop
Mr. Wellington
Wedgewood
Mr. Lathrop
Jimmie Ywellington
Chicago
Jimmie Wellington
Jimmie
Brister Latham
Throp
Cobra di Canello
Jimmy Wellington
Anne Gattle
Mr. Jimmie Wellington
Mrs. Jimmie
Miss Gattle
Mrs. Wellington
Mrs Wellington
Sammy Whitcomb
Reno
Europe
Nevada