The sun., 1897-10-03
4 MoT0RM4N OF RESOURCES.
He Met the Bnd Alan and Conquered Him
without striking n Blow.

A man with latent trouble in his eye climbed
laborously aboard Bayonnc car as 1t left the
Pennsylvania forryhOusc at 2:2O A. NJ. three
days ago. He was tal and broad and knotty in
build and his teeth protruded like those Of an
undershot bulldog He was not pleasant
sight, and the l3O-pound conductor eyed him.
When fares were collected the undershot
man did exactly what the Jersey City bad man
is likely 10 do in the early morning hours on a
trolley car-he refused to pay. The conductor
threatened TO put him Off. That caused him 10
smile n grizZlcd smile. Then the conductor
appealed To his sense OF honesty. That caused
insinua,cd that he hadn't five cents. That
reused him to action, and he drew So bill
from his pocket and offered it TO the CON
duCtor. There was drcnry discussion, las, ing
over two miles of trolley track. The con
ductor eventually stopped the ear, took the
nickcs and dimes. and returned To the car to
count out the undcrsho' man $ change. lie
was so busy counting that h" forgot 70 stop
+ Atlantic. When he finished counting the ear
was three blocks beyond, at EEe avenue,
hvcred, and the bad man was invited to alight
We'll, don't do it in hurry, sect" he re-
marked. "ion took he'll of time to count
that money, didn't You! Well, nov. I'll take
just a. long, dye hear me-"
eve run ON on schedule, and and You'll throw "s'Si US ali
Off. We don't wait, get or.
pound conductor and began counting his
change nt the rate of about 20 cents \ minute.
t.i, as Well as pnysirni. means. gave IN m de-
spar. He did not dare start, as he felt sure
the bad man would thrash him. and The one
other passenger IN the rar-thc, writer did not
look as if he could bC depended on for aid
1t was at This point that the m4torInnn
u man of moderate physical means, but he had
mrntm resources of which hin face, gave no
hint. lie opened the front door with bang
- The nlI began count ing the third dol.
lar. and beloved out:
Get out. or III take YOU 10 the Point"
tempt m and said: "Jgh'"
,!ict 3nt. you loaicr, or III let her 60
slam went the door, rap went the outside
hook, or-r'r@,h-] went the motor crank ana on
: mi'cs an hour; gathering ur the back time ~
dI2]y ~ le. Fan Up lo&G"d ,Ar r, nad IN moI "I @
sr"I nd" on n' p Tn rcn"hcd the @onIWcor and W Vn
a hu-ty pull The bell rang, hut The car eI,rd
on. The bad man sIormri UP the car, 10 Tho
front door ana puilnt nj IL, hut II was hoOlrd
in-t on the out7tc and did not yield. Tho
/ motormnn, safe in his private box. turned and
! smiled bcnignly, on the bad man and the car
sped on. Round curves aud w grades the .c,tr
| ran II bent On beating the record. rho
' LIGHTS Of Grand atrccl rCrrlcd and the unocru.
: pied villa piot- of GryrnNil" lrnr"l into Niuw:
/ the electric light, -houc In TRANQUIL ,vnelnrsS
| On the meadows and the meadows Elow"d' N
! serene beauty down Their oven "lup In me hay
! side; there was peace aud loN"nrt- out side.
| but inside that BayUnnc car there ragged II storm
dnrk.dycd predictions of hood,nci th4t would
+ have landed the whole CunsOlidalct Tract ton
Company in thc eternal rll II words nnd kiI'rd'
, About two miles hrypnd Atlantic -'rcCt the re-
/ turn car from the Point whi,k" by No other
cas- would come M tor an hour The motor
/ man evidently bed been calCuHtluH % pass tins
car before turning the bad man I"3S.} for h" ~
4 once put on b"nkrs and ia" car halted opposite
sign: "Ihcsc beautiful lots for sale at bar
4 gain. ,s
J pnuntpI Sl.!lJ his bpt the uDturll4n