Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-15
DO she came to, and in . plying voice in
Quired for her husband

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quired for her husband
THAT mythical gentleman not putting in an
appearance the woman began telling . story Of
how she was to meet him at the depot and to-
gether they were to travel to the worlds fair.
She hadn't one penny with her, not even . rail-
road ticket, as her husband had attended to
that and was no doubt at that moment frantic
ally hunting for her in the depot we had but re-
Gently pulled out Of
"Charley Murphy is ono Of the best-hearted
men that draws breath. but while he sympa-
thized with the woman his duty pointed out the
brow he said he would have to stop the train
and put her of. The Pullman company have
many spoilers travelling, and, to tell the truth.
Charley was little dubious Of her and thought
she might be trying him.
''On all these through trains q majority of
the people are well-to-do and many are wealthy
As Charley reached for the engine signal to
stop the train q chorus of hold on hold on,
greeted him and his arm dropped by his side
Several men stepped forward and one of them
was permitted to pay her fare to Philadelphia,
while smother pressed a considerable sum Of
money into her hand and, at the woman's re-
quest, also his card.
mo doubt the womans refinement Of man.
ner and exceedingly pretty face had a great
deal to do with the course taken by the pas
sengers. and her Thank you; you are very
kind seemingly repaid those who had given
her the money. She said she would alIght at
Philadelphia and telegraph back to her husband
her Whereabouts Charley said afterward that
1t never struck him to ask her how she came
through the entrance gate. as only those with
tickets are allowed upon the car platform. But
II he had she would no doubt have had good
story to cover that
THE SECOND ATTEMPT.
1.-THE train that my car was . part Of pulled
out Of Jersey City in the afternoon and at
Philadelphia caught the woman. She came
into my car and the tactics told above were re-
peated with little variation and she was carried
to Harrisburg, my next stop, distance OF about
125 miles. At that place she alighted and must
have spent the night, because Conductor Jack
Fuller carried her to Pittsburg the next day
under exactly the same circumstances as Muir
ply and had brought her from New York
and Philadelphia.
whether that woman il travelling vet upon
other roads or alighted at Chicago well salts
fed with her unique plan l am unable to say,
a. our comparison OF experiences only came
about through accident and several weeks after
their occurrence. One thing Is sure, il that
little woman left New York penniess, q state Of
things l very much doubt, she must have been
several hundred dollars ahead Of the game by
the time she reached the gates Of the great ex-
position.
"Now while that scheme to beat her way
from New York to the worlds fair was An in
genious one," continued the Pullman con-
ductor, "there was an utter lack Of nerve, as
in the two previous cases cited. But the chief
requirements Of the latter plan is pretty face
coupled with . sympathetic expression, and
where the idea has not become known will 60
through nipety-nine times out Of a hundred
Hiding in berths, under chairs and sofas, riding
on tops Of the cars and even in the closets are
through trains can make continuous runs on ac-
count Of the necessity Of stopping to put this
class Of travellers of the cars.
"Any person that has ridden on Pullman
cars has noticed the accordiop-like connection
between the cars and also the smaller side
psssageway. That spot gives us more trouble
than any other portion of the cars. To 60 out
on . trip without carefully looking over this
passagewav, both inside and out. would be
gross negligence on the part OF any conductor.
The people who steal rides take to this conven-
water. In fact they can almost be said to grub
in it like white wood worm does in a rotten
log. They compress their body into the small
est possible knot, and . hole hardly large
enough to admit q good-sized dog or cat 10
seized upon by them as an exceedingly lucky
find, and no thought of the risk they
run in such q position is considered.
run-in OF the smallest sort or a jumping Of
the track or . disarrangement OF the running
gear OF the car means sure death to them. II
takes some little time for them to get into the
hiding place and longer to get out consequently
the slightest accident means an injury or death.
Another source Of trouble to the conscien-
tious conductor is the colored porter. While
We generally secure good men for those posi-
tons it very frequently occurs that a dishonest
one has crept into the position and we only be-
come aware Of this lack Of honesty through ac-
cident. With the increase Of travel Of this
summer a larger force was Of . necessity en-
Ployed and consequently q sharper eye has to
be kept on them.
II A LINEN CLOSET.
1.-THE travelling inspector Of the company told
me one day last week Of q novel idea employed
by dishonest porter to carry q friend Of his
from Jersey City to Chicago. 1t was success
full too, and was only discovered at the end of
the run and the porter. Of course, lost mis- Job.
"The linen closet Of Pullman car is quite
commodlous on account Of the large amount Of
bedding and toweling carried on o continuous
trip, and while . habitation therein for twenty
four hours is not the most pleasant thing i'm
aginable, 1t will answer as such in q case of
necessity. 1t was = case OF necessity on the
part Of the porters friend, and by some shrewd
maneuvering on the lstters part he was smug-
gled into the car and slowed away among the
linen. The friend must have suffered terribly
from the heat and compressed diet as sandwiches
and water were about all he got throughout
the trip, and when / discovered him, only
through an accident, he was almost white Is q
result Of the confinement
"As We neared Chicago one Of the lady pas
sengers Was taken suddenly i'll, ard not finding
any towels handy made break for the closet
to secure several Of them. As unlocked the
closet door, you can imagine my surprise to
find snugly ensconced therein a negro bow of
about twenty years, and although the sweat was
rolling of Of him in great beads, he was Sleep
Ing as soundly a. field hand after a hard DAYS
work. l jerked him out without ceremony,
and as l did so the dishonest porter came upon
the scene. Then We had 1t for several minutes.
the verbal battle consisting for the most part
Of profanity from mo and pleadngs from the
porter to be let down easy. He was dismissed
at Chicago. but the sick young lady gave me a
reproachful look she left the car as had
entirely forgotten her in the excitement of my
discovery.
MINING FOR HIDDENITE,