La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1898-10-01
CASE FOR The COURTS


them.
"They are not good" said the con
| ductor.
1t was $50 n. III. on the Wagner car
that left Cleveland at $50, aud 1t was
the last day of the Dimpleton wedding
trip. Dimplcton had bought his rail
foad tickets at the station in Cleve-
land the night before, and on entering
the train had handed them to the par
lor ear conductor to give to the train
conductor, In order to avoid further
annoyance. II was this individual who
now confronted him.
WHATS the matter with themT'
They are not stamped"
That's not my fault. II the ticket
agent failed TO stamp them it's the
company's negligence"
| II can't help that. sir. You will
either have to pay your fare to New
York or get Off at the next station.
Those are my orders"
| That morning. after paying his bill.
Dimrletcn had seated himself in re.
mote corner of the hotel office and
counted up the sum of SIX dollars ana
eighty nine cents. the amount thai
was left in his pocket 10 see him and
his bride into the Greater New York.
This would be enough. said Dimpleton
to himself. allowing for two moderate
lunch"ons, two moderate dinners, the
incidcntals and the cab fare home.
Will the consciousness of these facts.
and suddenly confronted by al .nfor.
seen dilemma. DlmDlcion's pulse
promptly rose to thirty points above
par. and his heart sank 10 six eighty
nine. II was necessary for him. how
ever to assume n bold front. The pas.
sengerS We're becoming Interested, and
Mrs. Dlmplcton's indignant glance at
the conductor and her confident glance
at him made this imperative.
I'll do nothing of the sort" he said
with Il rising voice.
DO pay him. dear" said Mrs. Dim.
pleton, laying her hand appealingly
on his arm. You can make them pay
you back, I am sure. when the facts
are asccrtained."
Certainly" said the conductor
"Thc company will telegraph on to the
agent at Cleveland, and your money
will be refunded. have no doubt. OF
course. that it is all right, but have
no authority to act. and 1t would cost
me my place to accept those tickets
DinpIeton looked up and down the
car al the line OF faces, and promptly
rose 10 his feet.
mo. sir. he shouted. Give me
back those tickets and put us OF, and
be hanged to you. l can stand IL II
you can. You'll have the prettiest suit
on your hands you've had In a long
time"
At this point the man in the next
section spoke.
Il admire your pluck; sir. and I be.
lieve you have good case. But II
isn't necessary for yon to leave the
train. Pay your fare over again, keer
the tickets. and I shall be glad to b,
witness to the transaction. have
suffered myself at the hands OF this
company." and he handed ont his
card
Do" said Mrs. Dimplcton.
"Never!' replied her indignant hus
band. You are very kind. sir. but
am going to make a sure thing of Ii
am longing to be put OFF this train
at the next station, and | am going tc
be-
Thus 1t hapUened that an excited
groom and n Respondent bride stood
on the platform at Buffalo, and saw
their train roll out of the station.
oh dear" exclaimed Mrs. Dimplc
ton, as she sank down into seat Ii
the waiting room. This is dreadful
did NO want to get home tonight
and you know they expected us. Wha
are you going TO do nowY'
DO? said Dimpleton. "The 1rs
thing am going to do is to telegraph
on TO the office for money"
Moneys"
Dimpleton smiled feebIy.
Yes. dear" he said. II may as wei
confess. The fact is that spent NOR,
than l expected TO on this trip. ant
had only just enough left to get hom,
with. i wouldn't have thought of get
ting on that train II 1t hadn't beel
for this
Mrs. Dfmpleton looked at him rathe,
hopelessly for n moment and then hel
| Sace flushed with surprise.
SiS''c was experiencing that first in
Iiguatsf ION. that first sudden ebb of con
1denee IN her husband, which usually
ZONES ed every woman some time
within ~ free weeks after the cere
My de9ir.' she said. with strun;
rGprt az controi. you might have In
foraeth me OF this before. 1t seemed
quite unnecessary for me to tell you
but before we left, papa was thought
full enough to put n hundred doIlar
LII In a mn L