The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-26

Now. look here. Bud" he urged in
wheedling tones, II amt got no ticket.
You know how it is, Bud. I blows my
stakes" He fished uncertainty in his
pocket and produced the quart bottle,
nearly empty, Have a drink?"
No" said the conductor sharply.
A right" replied Jack, amiably,
take one myself. Re tipped the bot
tie, emptied it, andohtrlea Il thraugh
window. The conductor paid no ap-
parent attention 10 the breaking Of the
glass.
IF you haven't any ticket. you'll
have to get of" said he.
The big man Strengthened up.
you go 10 hell" he snorted, and
with the sole of his spiked boot deliv-
cred a mighty kick at the conductor
thigh.
The official, agile as a wildcat, leaped
back, then forward, and knocked the
man half the length of the car. You
| see he was used TO it, Before Jack
1 could regain his feet the official stood
over him.
4 The three men in the corner had also
risen, and were staggering down the
aisle intent on battle. The conductor
| took in the chances with professional
rapidity.
] Get at 'em, JIMMY" said he.
4 And as the big man finally swayed to
/ his feet, he was seized by the collar and
/ trousers in the grip known to "bOunc-
ers'' everywhere. hustled to the door
which someone obligingly opened, and
hurled from the moving train into the
snow. The conductor did not care a
1 straw whether the obstreperous Jack
lit on his head or his feet, hit a snow
bank, or pile of ties.
The conductor returned 70 find a
rolling, kicking. gouging mass OF
kinetic energy knocking the Varnish of
all one end of the car. A head APP
pearing, he coolly batted il three time:
against a corner of the seat arm, after
which he pulled the contestant out by
the hair and threw him into a seal
! where he lay limp. Then it could bG
seen that Jimmy had clasped tight IN
his embrace a leg each of the othel
two. He Rugged them close to hi:
breast, and damned his face dowI
against them to protect his features
They could pound the top of his heaC
and welcome. The only thing he really
feared was kick in the side, and FOL
that there was hardly room.
The conductor stood over the heap a
a manifest advantage.
1ou iuihDcT-JdChS Hdu enough, u
do you want to catch It plenty?"
The men, drunk though they were
realized their helplessness. They signi
fed they had had enough. Jimmy
thereupon released them and stood IN
brushing down his tousled hair with hi
stubby fingers.
Nov is it ticket or bounce?" in
quired the conductor.
After some difficulty and grumbline
the two paid their fare and that Of tn
third, who was still dazed.
The interested spectators of the littl
drama included two men near IN
water cooler who were perfectly sober
One of them was perhaps past the bes
of life, but straight and vigorous Hi
lean face was leather brown in cOntras
TO a long mustache and heavy eye
brows bleached nearly white. his eve
were a clear steady blue, and his fran
was slender but wiry. He wore tn
regulation mackinaw blanket coat.
peaked cap with an extraordinary hig
crown. and buckskin moccasins owe
long stockings.
The other was younger, not nor
than IS. perhaps. with clean-cut. regu
! lar features we have came TO cOnside
ltypically American Eyebrows the
, curved far down along the temples. an
eyelashes of a darkness in contrast
the prevailing note OF his complexio
. combined to lend him a rather brood
ing, soft and melancholy air, which
, very cursory second examinat,o
showed TO be fictitious. His eyes. lik
I the wOOdman's. were steady, but II
: curing. His jaw was square and Sc
l tied. his mouth straight Unlike Il
r other inmates Of the car. he wore q
> ordinary business suit. somewhat wOrl
but of good cut, and a style ths
= showed even over the soft flannel shir
The trousers were. however. bound il
a side the usual soks and rubbers.
. The two seat mates had oecupis
n their time each in his own fashion. TT
4. e.der stared straight before him. an
: spat with a certain periodicity into q
center of the aisle The young
: stretched back lazily in an attitude
ease. Sometimes he smoked a pip