Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-11-03

But, Cooking mournfully at his COM
panion), We couldn't do that. Ye haint
got practice 'nough. No, that won't do
for you" a.r
There was silence for q moment.
Then the professional spoke again. He
said:
"Now, ye might git locked up in an
empty freight car, but We want plenty o.
grub and plenty O. water, fer. We never
know how fur ye're goin'. Ye might
60 clean through to Omaha, an that's
q pretty long ride"
"Yss, and get arrested when I get
there. No; don't want any o. that
"Look here, now! who's doin' this
talkin', is it you or me? Don't you 90
fer to make no mistake. If We git to
Omaha the cop'll let We out and gin We
a partin' kick. He amt goin' to tell on
yer an have yer rested. Not much.
He'd be kicked off hisself fer lettin'ye
beat him. That amt his game. He'd
sooner give We drink to git out the
way an keep yer mouth shut. But the
trouble with the racket is that We never
know where ye're goin' to fetch up. l
got locked in once in Sacramento, an
after runnin' five days was let out in
Sacramento. They had telegraphed-
cuss that telegraph an the man that got
1t up-to Ogden to send my car back,
an so when l thought was goin' right
on East, was goin' West. | hev alters
thought (refectively) that l lost five
days of my life on that ere trip
Well, don't think l could manage
that business very WELL"
The tramp medita,ed for while. Then
he said slowly and very softly, rs if
speaking to himself:
"There's the brake racket now
"The what racket?'
"The brake racket. But l don't
b'leeve We could manage that
al might try"
Yeas (sneeringly), We might try to
walk that wire up thar (pointing to the
telegraph), but ye'd slip up; We couldn't
dot. Howsumeyer, I'll tell We all about
it. an then ye can try it if ye like-no;
I'll show it to ye-come along"
He arose, passed out, and then the
newly fedged tramp followed him.
Standing on = side track was an empty
car. He passed to the rear, took hold
of the bolt which connects the handles
of the brake with the chain, placed one
foot on the little iron projection near the
base, and left the other swinging in the
air. Then he leaned as far back as his =
arm would allow, and his head was thus
brought below the level of the DASH
board. Having thus exemplified the
mechanical part of the operation, he
stepped down and proceeded to di,ate
upon the details of the "racket."
snow, We see, when the train starts
the cop comes to the door am looks out
on the platform for tramps, ye're hang
in on here SO he can't see We. He goes
on and gets his tickets, and We swings
yerself round on the steps. When he
gifts out of the car We gifts in, sits down,
and snoozes off like any other gentle
man. Yen git to Winnemucca afore
be comes round agin, and then We must
come the racket agin. know Teller
that went clear through from Frisco to
Omaha on this racket, without stoppin';
but it's rough on the arms. Some
times yen have to hang on an hour or
two before the cop goes through, an
there amt no fun in it,
At this moment the whistle of an ap-
preaching train was heard in the dis
lance. by -, there she comes!" he
and started on a dead run
for the house. He awakened his COM
panions from their drunken slumbers.
One vigorous kick demolished the little
house, and the tramps scrambled be-
hind the water tank to make prepara-
tons to jump the train.
"What We goin' to do?" asked one,of
the apprentice tramp.
I'm goin' to try the brake racket"
"Wall, it's dangerous, but like your
spunk. Go it, young teller. You'll