Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22

SOME OF THE DODGES EMPLOYED TO FOOL. CON
DOCTORS.
"It's a good deal of fun to beat a conductor
out OF ride once in & WHILE" said travel
ing man to Cleveland Poindealer reporter
"Conductors generally think they arr sharper
than any one else, and that's the reason like
to fool them. Well, friend and myself put
up job: we both want 70 go 70 Toledo. l VIII
ticket to Be-ea. The conductor comes around.
takes up his ticket and puts check in my hat.
W hen he gets out of the car l tear the check in
two put half in my hat nay friend puts the
other in his hat; we lean back In our seats,
read our papers and pay no attention 70 the
conductor when he comes through. When
we are near Toledo, however, it is ne
cessary for each to have u ticket or
CHECK chez I'M, Ny friend jumps OFT at the first sta.
FOR about ten cents. Then when the conductor
comes around to take up the checks We both
whacK up on has h Been sase we get
some work about it, of course; but we don't
mind that. At other times we would play the
buy ticket to Beres', but stay on the train
after that station is passed. The conductor
floor or seat; will find 1t in minute. The
conductor passes ON down the car to collect
and a. soon ,a as he is by Us take
tor, I've found it. 'All right aud the conduc-
tor goes on his way. At other times being
alone, declare when the conductor asks for my
check that be gave me none He is generally
positive at hrst that he did, but am lust az
positive that he didn't-he must have forgot
ten it, and at last he came to that conclusion
also, and l go on, the fare costing me only
about a quarter.
Another trick" continued the travelling
man, after he had given three or four putfs on
his cigar, "Often enables me to ride without
paying a cent When get on the train find
as ie me his as
minute, and while looking at 1t hastily write
the number on my cuff and return the ticket
When the conductor comes into the car get
up and go into the closet. When he gets down
that way he meets me coming out.
"'Your ticket please, he vii say.
".You got my ticket
"'No, didn't
ayes, you did,
But know I didn't
"'But know you did. See here travel q
good deal. and always make q practice Of put
ting the number Of my ticket on my cuff for tear
will lose 1t. Here Is the number of my ticket
Now you look and you'll find that you have got
it."
HE looks and, of course he finds the ticket
with that number. The car is crowded, and he
can't tell whether he got it from me or some
one else. He takes 1t for granted that he got it
rom me, as the evidence goes to show. He
gives me check and have free ride.
gage checked on borrowed tickets was about
10 get ON q train the other day when heard
two men talking. One was apparently used to
travelling, while the other had probably kept
pretty closely at home. The sleek-looking man
was trying to borrow the others ticket for q few
minutes, and offered to give security for its re-
turn, but the fellow couldn't see 1t. The first
man then came up to me and said: Lend me
your ticket, have got some extra baggage and
don't want to pay for it. This fellow here is
too blank honest for any use' happened to
have ticket that time, and gladly gave q fell
low-sufterer the benefit Of it. Well, so long,"