Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-05
Didn' q want 70 be laughed IL up ii tho

A'iah q want 70 ne iaughed az up at the
bead office.
Next night wentIof alright On the
return trip. but next again, when ]
went through the coach, there was the
same man with the same SLOUGH hat il
the same attitude.
Your ticket said. with q chill
coming over me, He looked up as
before, and I noticed that his eyes
were half closed and that he did not
look at me, but past and beyond. See
here, " / said, sitting down before him.
as he handed me the same ticket, .sWho
are your VI Il. N. ..S !.
Is my ticket goodp' he asked.
Perfectly good. Z
Then what business is it Of yours
who I am? Your company has made
contract with me. That contract is
to deliver me to Chicago. Sec that
5ou, q servant Of the company, aid it
in keeping the contract ss.. I <.f
80, we will deliver you in Chicago
all right, = H. ..z. !, MN #@ I'LL i
'.Did you do it the night before
last?' 4. I. ia .,s1a@ i 5.s.. s.T 2.. VI
I'VE can't do it if you get off the
train at midnight" .:s* s
My wife and child are waiting for
me at Chicago. Sec that you keep
your contract -. III. =
And with that he pulled his SLOUGH
hat further over his eyes and sank into
the corner Of the seat.
! looked at my thumb and finger,
| where I still felt the coupon l had torn
| off. ~. $50"
! It was not there.
+ The porter was so frightened that he
refnsued to make up lower four, and
two men who had heard our converse.
ton refused to stay in the car. \ The
sleeper conductor himself made up low
or four. I saw the curtains close on the
haggard occupant of the belth. About
midnight I parted the curtains. There
he lay with his boots and clothes on and
the window curtain not pulled down.
The lights, from the station that we
were stopped at shone on him. I saw
at glance the man was dead There
was no use in alarming the rest of the
passengers. Our next stop was at Need.
vile. I telegraped on to have an .un.
| dertaker there take charge Of the body.
| told the car conductor, and at Need
vile a.couple Of men came on and went
| quietly to No. 4. %%.. ...s>..s....
! The lower berth was empty. Then
it fla shed on me. We could never gel
that passenger past the curve this side
of Meedville.
The sleeper conductor went up with
me, when reported the affair at the
head Office in Chicago, and, as I expect.
ed, the manager laughed at me.
I'm going with you tonight and
will be back with you tomorrow
night" he said. ''I'll take the ticket
from that passenger if he's on board,
and I'll bet you new hat I'll keep it,
too"
'Well, when the manager and my.
self went through the sleeper the next
night there sat the passenger with the
slouched hat in seat No. 4.
You can take his ticket" said /,
falling behind.
Il want, your ticket, sir, said the
manager gruftiy.
He would have bounced me quickly
enough if I had spoken to passenger
like that. The SLOUGH hat slowly rose.
The manager gave a gasp and sank
in the opposite seat my God. JET
.fres!" he whispered.
| You want my ticket? Whyp''
| why, SIR" said the manager, re.
covering himself partially. 1T isl
believe - customary" b..
why do you want my ticket, Mr..
Coupler, when you know you have it,
in the inside drawer your private
drawer-in the safe, at the head otficep''
Don't speak so loud whispered
Manager Coupler. "
! Il shall speak louder and louder and
louder until your company hears what
]. have to say. Have you kept your
contract with me? You agreed to de.
liver me in Chicago. Did you do jt?''
1 We ah-delivered what we could
Of you,'' said Coupler, with grim
smile.
| VAS lump Of mangled clay the
! Hush, hush; don't talk like that
You will make the people nervous
The accident was not our fault-the
operator was to blame, but the jury
exonerated the company"
very well. / e1onerate the com
lpany, too. But all the same l, will ride
in berth four until ! reach Chicago.
shall soon have plenty: Of room.
man recognized me tonight and fed
have all eternity to fight you i'm
What would you have us dop'' +.
''Dop Fulfill your contract. Get me
past the curve at Meedville.'' "a. ,E Il
IT seems we can't do that. y 8.
Then I'll just have to keep on try.
ing. My family is unprovided for.
must reach them and help them. .
..l'l see to that, said Manager
Coupler as he rose. =s 81.
Well. there's nothing more to tell
4 Here's . slip out Of a Chicago paper
perhaps you would like to read it. No
it's nothing more about the ghost il
/ it was q ghost but it shows that rail
road companies are not so bad as some
one would make out. .ss