Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-09-01

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fee in Chicago, and as expscted the man.
ager laughed at me- -
| Gam going with you Tonight aud will
be back with you tomorrow night,'' he
said. 1sHI'h takethe ticket from the pas,
| senger II he's on board and I'll bet .you, a
new hat that I'll, ,keepit too =
Welb sir, when the manager and myself
went Through. the sleeper the next night
there sat the passenger with the sloueh bat
in seat No. 4. A. s...-..... .....s - II
behind. 91931i 3'i91' ~ oFr'i' NS'tts Nts,
a want your ticket, sir,n said the man | "a n
ager, ,grufay. =, l7ar "a y si1-i 7 s9-s
He'd have bounced me quickly enough if
had spoken to passenger like that. THE
souch hat slowly rose. - %. -
The manager gave gasp and sank in the
opposite seat. ''My God! Jeffries!'' he whis.
pered. 10 N w lla5f g lN
'.You want my ticket? Why?"
"Well, sir, said the manager recovering
himself partially. cit isl believe-cus-
tomary.'' -
"Why do you want my ticket, Mr.. Coup
Ter, when you know you have it, in the in
siae dfawer-your private drawer-in the
safe, at the head Office 81. ..-ss -
'Don't speak SO loud, Z" whispered mana
ager Coupler.
II shall speak louder-and louder-and
louder-until your company hears what l
have to say. Have you kept your contract
with me? You agreed to deliver me in
Chicago9 Did you do it?''
'We-ah-delivered what we could of
you," said Coupler with grim smile.
"Was lump of mangled clay the"
"Hush, hush don't talk like that You
will make the people here nervous. The
accident was not our fault-the operator
was to blame perhaps, but the jury exon
Grated the company"
every well. I exonerate the company,
too. But all the same I will ride in Berth
until reach Chicago. shall soon have
plenty of room. A man recognized me to-
night and fled. l have all eternity to fight
you in."
"What would you have US do ?''
"Do? Fulfill your contract. Get me
past that curve at Meedville."
SIT seems that we can't do that.'
Then I'll just have to keep ON trying.
My family is unprovided for. Imust reach
them and help them"
'1'll see to that" said NJ Manager Coupler
as he rose.
Well, there's nothing more to tell.
Here's slip out of Chicago paper; per-
haps you would like to read it. No; it's
nothing about the ghost-if he was ghost,
but it shows that railroad companies are
not as bad as some would make out.
The item was as follows
ga GENEROUS ACT.-The K. T. Y. & G.
railroad company, of which Mr.. Coupler is
the energetic manager, yesterday did no.
BILE deed. Our readers will remember that
in the case of Jeffries against the road the
couTts sustained the position taken by the
eminent counsel who defended it's interests.
All that the company wished was to estab-
lish the fact that under certain conditions
railroad companies are not liable for dam
ages arising from the cases specified. Hav-
ing at great expense sustained it's point,
the company, when all further action had
ceased, generously sought out Mrs. JEFF
fries and paid her the full amount claimed
$40, 900. Such an act is all but unparal-
leled in railroad annals, but is quite in
keeping with the generous management of
the road and will surprise no one who has
the privilege of personal acquaintance with
Mr.. Eugene G. Coupler.-Lake Sharp in
Detroit Free Press.