The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-13
INV THEYCAUGHTIT
,,o, 1874 LADS WHO HADN'T ANY
NO TIME TO SPARE.

So. TO Catch the steamer
fial oeoiai's story OF Two Cool
Ones.
,ush tourist is often surpris-
n n said railroad o ~ .nondor A.
PER-, frequently had cause 20 wonder az
ha's - time ago had an experience
IN S English tourists that was out OF
18th Two ~ WAS In q large western
ordiha, .oo Of the passenger business OF
by IN ona .inSortal railroad which ran two
transcoN,.n a week TO the Pacific coast
pecial To-" | was about to close my
ne a's 90 bome when the local ticket
esk anu into my Office with two
gent CO.. II WAS not necessary TO look
Oung NO. .r,co 10 understand that they
y EnolshmeD They were the 'ypicai
V ,I, boned, blond haired men whom
H. .onoonizes Immediately as peing Eng
nc nV T5ov were dressed In ultra English
lsn' 81 carried themselves with the SELF
fyie an a"I and independence OF men who
ohnu0HI, holieye i'm themselves and are
horuus, nd,Aorent TO the estimate placed
'lei' !hon, nv others i call them men,
pom ,bev could not have been over IL
oars old The agent told me that
H:,shed 20 see me about matter OF
ncy assured them that l was at
usi"S S,snosol and waited, wondering what
non Ia want OF me. The taller or the
wo az -rort m get to San Francisco,
y, an time 10 connect with the next
. = manner for Japan. a., -
UNIT "J am very sorry, replied, but our
,oo,ol train which connects with the
toan,er passed through here two hours
bgo ,o =. ,h,s but did
hot seem overcome
81 suppose, said the tall one, that the
rocnIar train will DO too late to con-
(kect with the steamer.
- q 'Oh, yes, said i, you would be de-
oved about week In San Franciscor
" oh that will never dol he replied
ws must catch that steamer. You will
have 70 make some arrangement by which
,ys can oyertake this special train.
II was paralyzed by the cool assurance
with which he suggested this. The train
|, wished to overtake was known as the
)6oden Gate special and was a record
breaker. 1t was one of the fastest trains
< ON orr road and we were proud OF tho
time It made, yet here were couple OF
Youngsters who wanted to know whether
thew could not arrange to catch IL with
the same calmness that they might have
asked for a cup OF coffee. 1 smiled on
Sshom pityingly.
Don't you know, said /, that this Is
an exceptionally fast train, and that IL Is
almost impossible to beat itY Why, even
il It were possible to do what you asked,
the expense would put IL out of the ques-
ton
"They listened calmly and without
change of expression. Then the one who
I&ad spoken before said:
Yes, | know all about that, but we
have got to catch that boat. We are at
tached to the British embassy at Tokyo
and have been travelling on leave OF alb
sence Our time will be up the very day
that that boat reaches Japan. We must
be there at that time, because we have
promised To- We had intended to catch
4the previous boat, but we were having
Such good time that we thought we
would chance it and wait over. Now, moth
ing can be allowed to interfere with our
plan.
"well, said, 1 don't see how can
aid you, sorry as | may be for you.
THE Englishman looked at me in a
bored sort of way and said:
g" | don't see why there is any need Of
tsrguing about this. We want Il special
train to overtake that special, and IL we
capt do it any other way we will have TO
follow it across the continent.
II looked In amazement at these two
clerks-that is what they amounted to, l
suppose, at least what we would consider
them In this countrywide were coolly
asking for special train TO cross the con.
etinent was not at all convinced that
they appreciated the enormity of their do
mand In fact, i felt more amused than
credulous
l suppose, said, you have some
Idea OF what 1t will cost you to do tbis''
Oh we are willing to pay whatever
IL Is, was the reply in drawing tone.
1 1t will cost you $500 IL we overtake
! The special at her first stop, said l, $500
II We have to wait for the second stop aud
sLOOo II we go clear acf,ss 1t is barely
possible that we can make connection at
the first stop
The Ehglishman made no other reply
than to thrust his hand into his trousers
pocket and pull out big roll of bills He
counted out $1,000 and laid them down
On the desk.
VI course, he said, L presume IL we
make the connection that you speak of
VIII get back what have paid in excess
saw then that he was in earnest
0ooR out $500 to guarantee us and returned
tne rest to him with the understanding
tnat he was to pay the conductor. II he
:, .isseu the hrst connection, according 10
INC terms had outlined | Mt once set the
,,nachihery In motion TO get out the train.
~ required good deal Of work. In the
s u place. we had no engine in which the
nie was up and found 1t would save time
W. " nave one brought on from another sta
Won linen We had to send for an engineer
VINO would be capable of running the train
az me nigh rate of speed that was de.
inanued and still avoid unnecessary risks.
as ours was In the main only single
naoh road we had to telegraph all along
.uo Iihe TO Keep the track clear of freight
aihs ana arrange to have the ordinary
PASSENGER trains side tracked at conven.
s times and places. Altogether about
, ,our hours were taken up In these prelim
naries During that time the English
an eu loaied around, looking very bored
anu not at all interested In our efforts e
nuIV things. When IL was announced
~, ,"aS tne train was ready, they invited mt