Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-07-20

arrest? If you have not, then / advise
you not to put your hands on me-"
John" said the ticket men to the
porter, ego and get policeman"
John bolted out Of the door, while
the other stood In the doorway, and
nothing was said for few moments.
Cant this matter be fixed up?" l said
persuasively.
"No, it can't"
'Isn't there any way out OF it?'
"No, there isn't"
sob. WE'LL" said with sigh, 81 sup
pose shall have to take the conse-
quences. What are they; do you hap
pen to know?"
"It will depend upon what the judge
says" he answered shortly.
swell, now" 1 said conidfngly, Il
am going TO let you into secret. 1
think will manage to square you ana
John and the policeman all three. Sucn
things have deem done, you know"
The man gave an indignant "humph:
sIt has gone too far for that" he said
gruffly, and the next moment John ap-
peared, painting, with policeman.
whats all this" said the ofhcer OF
the law.
'"This man tried to pass the gats
without season ticket
"Oh, Inever did anything OF the so ri,
"And refuses to give his name ana
address, and says we haven't any right
to nut our hands on him, so l thought
| I'd get somebody that had.
Refused my name and ADDRESS! L
| cried in establishment.
eyes. and tried to square me when
John went for you; said he'd square all
three of u.s."
The policeman, it seemed to me, rather
| frightened up at this suggestion.
0What did you try to do that for?'
said the officer.
81 saw didn't try to do it at all"
"Didn't you say you had season
ticket?"
"Certainly did, and 1 have it," ~
"Well, then, why don't you show ls'
"Why don't they ask for it?"
Here John broke in and said: Il
heard him ask you for it a dozen times. "
"Oh, John, john" / cried, show can
you say such thing?'
"Well," said the policeman, III hao
q season ticket I would show it. II were
you" 90.
Now, that" I said to the officer, 'fs
the first sensible remark / have heard
this morning. never thought OF that
wav ont OF the trouble. What they
seemed to be anxious for was my name
and address. Don't you think that they
ought to have asked me for my ticket II
thew wanted to see it? If you don't see
what You want, ask for it, you know. "
The officer looked at the ticket man
and the porter. The ticket man
shrugged his shoulders, and said ne
would like very much to see the season
ticket. I didn't look like the sort oil
person who carried season tickets.
sob, all right" said, pulling out my
purse: "here you are. 1t doesn't look
very much, but it costs a good deal:
The ticket man took 1t in his hand
and examined it, turning it over ano
over with bewildered air of a man
who had been hit suddenly with club
CHOW" said to the officer, "don't
YOU think that it's rather cheeky OF
these people to prevent me from goine
ont. and to make the assertion TO you,
respectable officer of the law, that haC
no season ticket, when You see l have
It's good for three months longer yet
Here they dag you from your manifold
duties to arrest perfectly innocen
man, and act in this crazy way to
+ patron of the line-a first-class patron
: too"
. The policeman shook his head du
= biously and said he really couldn't IN
wen, L answered, You are WINES
to their charge that I had no season
( ticket. Now, say this matter is no
going TO end here"
, "Oh, we'll, said the policeman, sooth
, ingly, Il wouldn't be too hard if 1 wer
you"
/ "The matter" I repeated, "canno
} end here. think that it's so early il
the morning these men are not rightly
awake yet, and l think they should b.
Weakened up. think that we had bet
ter have drinks all round, as the morn
ing is very damp and dlsagreeable.
What do you krink?"
The policeman smiled, the ticket mer
: looked relieved, and so we ended it thai
way.