The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1899-04-29
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His Wild Race for Home,

Chicago Tribune: One of the most ex-
pensige trips home from Europe on rec
ord was recently made by a Chicago man.
He had to be in New York by a certain
iate to9attend an important meeting of
5tockholders which meant many thou
lands of dollars to him.. When he blew
into the London steamship Office he was
confronted with the Information that un-
less he wanted to hand over $500 for a
tupert1e cabinSon the only available ship
he would have to stay in Victuria's do
mains unless he had a mortgage on an
nirship.. He paid the $500 like n man and
engaged his staterCom. Early on the day
the ship sailed from Southampton he in
Iiluired of the clerk at the London hotel
what time the train left for that town.
Ten o'clock, SIR said the Britisher.
Leisurely the Chicago man ate breakfast
and strolled over to the Waterloo station.
How clear the air
You tr!ne?' echoed the official he
dumped up against. IVY. the trlne left
twenty-five mute ago. It's changed
time
nh locks on the head of the Chicagoan
we're Visibly agitated. He dashed madly to
The office, raved a little, was passed along
to another parsonage In uniform, raved
some more and then a third man took
charge OF the apparent mantac who was
shouting for special trains and delivering
himself of the opinions of q regiment of,
men in regard to English railway sys-
TENS. ,
A fourth man. a director. next took him
In charge. He regarded the exhausted and
Easping American with a stare which had
been in cold storage, ''Wcll,'' he said,
there is a special train-an engine and
Dne car-on the tracks. Fifteen minutes
later and you couldn't have had 1t. There
Is a clear track to Southampton and you
can go II you want to-but 1t will cost
!150.'' Tho Chicago man swallowed hard.
nave 1900 by paying $3.50. and grabbed at
The permission. 1t was a two hours ride,
and usually costs under 50 to make the
pleasure rae in his s the nd.sai BUT they they s saa,a
ried into Southampton at a trer sndous
rate, and the lone passenger got wn to
the dock in time to see the tendei which
takes passengers out to the big liners:N
cheerfully putting away q mile out. All
was lost again.
He dashed into a group of boatmen. "I
"and III pay anything for it. Got to
catch the steamer" The men surveyed
him with no curiosity: One of them spoke.
"serry" he said; I've got the fastest
president OF the line. who will be here in
half an hour, and he has chartered IT.
They let the C~hicagoan go into a fit Of
apoplexy and come out again before a
man on the outskirts awoke from his
trance and said he'd try to get the steam
err in his boat If the gentleman liked, but
1t would cost SIS.
In hysterical relief the s25 was handed
over, the passenger embarked. and then
began a race for the ocean liner. Two
miles away from 1t they saw the ships
tender turn back. After all, there was no
hope. and unless he wanted to continue
the trip across the Atlantic In q tug with
no provisions he would have to stay in
England. But, strange to say. the ships
official had seen the little tug scrambling
SO madly to catch them. a signal was
given. and they waited till the tug shot
up beside them and the Chicagoan, more
dead than alive. was dragged aboard. But
he was In time for the stockholders meet
Ing In New York, so he was satisfled-at a