Evening journal., 1898-06-01
A wAuKEoAN olRL.
Iron Nerve That startled the. COM
mutcrs On -. Chicago Train.

The last express tram tlnt lea'
Chicago every ufterr ooh on thc Chic %
q Northwestern railrcad was aim e
ready 90 pull out, bound for Milw De-
kee, and stopping 1.-THE larger static 5.
The train is popular one, and on G S
particular occasion the smoking COZ
was well filed with q mixture of dru l-
mers, commuters, and occasional tn r-
elers, all OF whom were busy playi- g
cards, smoking or reading the after
noon papers.
About three minutes before the schCd-
uled time for departure the smoke s,
card players and readers were start
by shrill feminine voice that "a Re-
ly shrlekcd out the inquiry;
'Ilas anyone got q communication
ticket TO Waukogan2"
Every passenger turned his face
the direction from which the voice pro-
ceeded, and expressions OF surprise app
peared on the countenances of all WI
they saw the author Of tho disturbance.
She was not bad-looklng AmeIican a
girl, possibly 20 years ef age. rather
well dressed, and she stood fcarles y
N tho aisle, apparently nothing dauni 4
by the feet that she wns the only won
In the car. Before anyone had time
form an opinion as TO what sho wns dl-
ing In thu smoker she shouted out once
more, this time not quito so loud y.
as she now had the attention Of n
present;
II say. has anyone hero got q oomn,u-
tntion ticket 20 W0ukegan9 II Il
plagued gateman will not let my frler 3
through without o ticket. There arc
two OF them. Ho thinks wo are goi
70 pay full fare, when wo can just s
well buy cnmmutation rides from sorle
one on tho train and savo 30 cents. 1
rushed by him before no could stop
me- Can't some QUO help us fool hii
Quick The train Is ready TO start { is
minute"
Apparently no ono within shouting
| distance had a communication ticket o
Wauhegan, and the glr might have
gono without it, had notla very stout
gentleman just then entered the Cur
and made his way down the aisle tothe
only vacant scat, half way 20 tho end.
( He had not heard tho inquiry, but as @
wns deposiung an armfnl OF bundles n
tho empty seat. drummer sitting %
asked him If he did not happen TO ho e
n Communication ticket 10 Waukegan
ayes" he affably replied, 30 u
want a pide?' at the same time cS-
tractlngg the ticket from his wallet.
The sight Of the ticket was the 3
nal for the now Interested spectato &.
| and every man Of Thorn. with a remo l-
I eblo spontaneity, begaR TO shoi 3
FHero's oual Here's os,e!" et tho sai g
| Elmo pointing toward the stQut gent g.
man, WIN, tiulset IN hnnd. and apuN ]
look on MS face was standing in e
alsle, ovidently wondering what II u
Ineant
Tho girl did not leayo him long in IS.
penso. she shouted out Ia reply TO q
many encouraging vOloesi "0ee WI !
let me hnYo 4 quick" and dertlng 3
tho direction OF the stout gentiem I
had snatohed tho tolzot from his hf
and Wag gore befpre be e0uh asy 1Jr !
flohlhsdhls QfefF Gne - - caT q {,
Z ping hisarnh 4s snd yeaiipg; 'sl6tts Z
itl You've got time yet.s That 4
every ono azTo the stout geptlem r
who, still t1 tho dark fridoHtt' bef 4
\, to suspesS fsst hia fagtBw uciaPous S
were lagaSd tosctirnr 10 80 him 4
Ma corunigia tim dnkek
The hea6s chat wyae sstrsst osrt Of d
3windows on Tho right hew the girl a
her two friends emesge throngh e
gate about ten seconds later. She j. 4
her two friends on the resr pintfo M
just as the train was starting, butmcn-
| aged to take time TO shake her fist 4
TIE distant gateman as she Shouted
back before jumping aboard hcrse E:
That's the tipe you got left, dicn'i
youT
In the smoker the reaaers went back
tO their papers, the smokers to thth
cigars, and The players 20 their cards.
all except the stout commuter. whose
| questions and inquiries for some oS-
planaton were only answered by CT
calls, jecrs and cries Of ''Dunco!" lie
too, finally subsidized, apparently CON
vinced that he had In reality been bnn
coed, and despairing Of sympathy from
those around him. He was only relieved
from this conviction by the conducior
who, when tho train was about Ten
miles out, brought 70 him from reai
car his communication ticket with silver
and coppdrs TO mako up for tho three
rides shy
Tho commuters ON this road admit
that other communities may have Il q
cnterprising girls, but il is hard to con
vince them that any community COT
produce the peer Of this particular " %
kegan eommuter FOR enterprise coup d
with iron nerve. And they claim q .
/ ought TO lInow-E Y. Sun.
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