The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-11-04
5pidn, want e be laughed At Up. a. tlhe

|}p ID want e Pc laughed asIups e tbe
head office. & a. .s'1
Next night went off all right On the
return trip, but next again, when I
went through the coach, there Vas tia
t;same man with the same slouch bat ~
the same attitude. az s \ i
our tick I, I said, With 4 cb;ll
|lcoming over me. He looked up a
before; and i noticed that his ewes
We're half closed and that he did NOT ! 81
look o' at M, but past and beyond. See
mere, u SAID, sitting down before him,
as he handed me the Same ticket. s.rbo
are youp' n ' e
|gs y ny ticket good n, lies asked.
Perfectly good q !; y
hen what business Is ii Of yours
Who 7 amp Your company mp II has made
|a contract with me. That contract is
to deliver me 70 Chicago: Sec that
you, q servant Of the company, aid ii
N keeping the. ontract. 81.
s., We will deliver you sin Chicago
all right /
], q 'D q you ~ q, 81 tbs night before
g can't do sc & You get of the
train at smidnig Il. I. Z, 81 81
& wife and child are waiting for
me at Chicago See that you keep
your. contract. \, .33$G
And with that he pulled his alouch
nat further oyer his eyes and sank into
the corner Of the seat. - g
i looked at my thumb and finger,
where still felt the coupe 4 had torn
off: 5Ss !,
It was not there
The porter as SO frightened thatihe
rrefusued 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. saw the curtains close on the
,haggard occupant Of the berth About
midnight ! parted the $curtains. There
55hes lay with his boots and clothes on and
the wind curtain not pulled down.
The lights from the station that we
were stopped atI shone on him. I saw
lat d glance the man was dead. There
was No use il alarming the rest Of the
sengers:s Ours next stop was at Need.
Vile + telegraped on Is have an IN:
'dertaker there take charge Of the body.
Told the car onductor, and at Need:
vile couple Of menS came On and went
quietly TO No. 4.sl q 3
81 The lower berth was empty. Then
SC shed On me. " could meyer pei
that passenger past the curve this side
Of Meedyille. B;
The sleeper conc uctor went up with
me WhensI reported the affair at the
head office ii Ghicago ~ and, as I expect
5ed, the manager laughed at me. II,
81 N going with you tonight ane
will be back with you tomorrow
nigh, =, he said. II take the tioket
from that passenger if he's on: board
and g bet youI 3 new hat I'll keepit
too. 81
ell J, when the manager and my
self went through the sleeper the mex
night there sat the assenger Within
slouched hat in seat n %. rs
Oh can take his ticket, n \ said 4
falling behind. sss,: u "a
ssss.I want yonr ticket. 81 ir 4, said th'
manager grufi
he would have bounced me quickl,
enough # q had 'spok ken to . passenge
like that. The SLOUGH hat slowly rose
The manager gayes Il gasp and sanI
Elm the opposite seat. God, Jei
fres!' he whispe S5zg
~ on want my cketp WhyP IL.
Ii by, ISL, said the manager, Re
covering himself partially y. II is;
believe custo mary B,
do you want my ticket Mr.
Coupler, when you know on have it
I'm the inside drawer your privat
IsdraWer-in the safe, asthe head; office 8.
ION speak 80 sloud, & whispere'
Manager Couple N
..1 shall speak louder and louder an
louder unit your company hears Wha
sIs have to \ say: 4 Have you kept You
contracts with mep Yon agreed to de
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