Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-09-28

man at the bOOkstall, and BOldOn
quickly took his seat in it, without
having gone through the formality
of taking a ticket.
When the train arrived at West
borough, the young solicitor ex-
planned that he had joined tn train
at LambOrne and rendered the fare
from that town. As he expected, the
money was refused and the full fare
from London demanded. This Mr..
BOlden positively refused to pay, and
accordingly he was detained till the
station master was sent Tor.
That official in all themaiestY OF
gOldlaced coat and tall hat, soon ar
rived, much annoyed at being dis
turbed at his evening meal.
whats all this abOut?" he de
manded, sternly, as he came upon
the scene.
They want to make me pay the
fare all the way from London, and
I've only come from LambOrne,
answered Bolden, in an humble tone.
''Of course you must pay the whole
fare. There's a bylaw on purpose
made and provided"
Mr.. BOldOn mOurnfully shook his
head. ooh, no, sir, 3" he said meekly,
Il really can't do that. "
you'll have to 90 to the lookup,
then, " rejOined the station master,
roughly. You'd best pay up"
Mr.. BOlden only shook his head
and sighed heavily.
AS the lawyer expected, the official
was eXasperated by his Obstinacy and
encouraged in his his high-handed
manner by the meekness with which
he was confronted. None Of the rail
way people recognized in the shah
billy dressed, unshaVed individual be-
fore them the spruce gentleman who
had paid poor mans fare q few
days before.
Bonner, 90 for a constable" said
the station master, with theair of an
inheXible Judge awarding a term Of
20 years penal serVitude
''DOn't do that; I'll give you my
name and address; I'm known in the
place-that is, I'm quite respectable,
you know"
ooh, L dare say" returned the sta
tiOn-master, with true official super
ciliOusneSs.
There was an awful pause while the
porter was gone to fetch the constable.
''DOn't you think, " suggested Boil
don, almost timidly-''dOn't you
think it might be as we'll to telegraph
to London for Instructions"
The station master frOWned.
'They couldn't complain of you in
that case, at any rate, pursued Boil
don.
The station master hesitated.
W lC =
you get an answer" said BOldOn, as
he led the way to that cheerful apart
ment. The official darted a suspic-
iOus glance at his prisoner. Still
the advice was prudent and he acted
upon it. In half an hour the answer
came back. The passenger without
a ticket must pay the fare from Lon
/ don, or be charged before the magis-
trates."
Gust let me see themessagey you've
got, said BOldOn, when the result
was announced to him. ''If it is as
you say, I'll go quietly or else pay. -
They showed him the message.
''NO. 1 really can't pay all that
money, you know said BOldOn sad
! ~, as he read the telegram;
and accordingly he was marched
off to the police Office, guarded by
a policeman on the right and by q
! constable in the imposing uniform of
the Great Railway company on the
/ left.
As it was Saturday night, nothing.
! could be done that day, and Mr.. Boil
/ don did not choose to disturb the
/ Sabbath rest of Mr.. Lionel VIM, his
/ C4,Ivy oyvaf1o1 lilo ],
/ to bail him out on Sunday.
! On the Monday morning, however,
an early message was sent to Mr..
/ VIM and he promptly appeared and
/ baiIed out the young lawyer, who
was heartily tired Of his incarcera-
ton. Later in the day the case came
on before the magistrates and Mr..
/ BOldOn attended with the landlady
of the inn at LambOrne and one OF
! the shOpleepers, who were able and
! willing to prove that he could not
! possibly have Travelled from a great
! er distance than LambOrne on thepre-
/ ceeding Saturday night. The charge
! was of course dismissed, one of the
magistrates, a Jolly old fellow named
/ bracebridge, remarking that Mr.. Boil
/ don, who seemed to be q respectable
/ solicitor, had been treated shamefully
and that if he stood IN Mr.. BOldOn's
/ place he would be inclined to let the
Great Railway company hear Of the
matter again.
Next day the Marlborough hide
/ pendent contained a long account OF
! the incredible and really scandalOus
outrage to which one Of the most re
spected members of the legal profess
/ ion in our town had been subjected;' %
and it need hardly be said that, in a
day or two, the course at which the
magistrate had limited was adopted.