The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1903-02-07
season" he calculated, irritably,

The passenger famed into sudden
wrath.
The man looked up again, and his
face expressed anger and astoDish-
ment.
81 told you I'd got season; are you
a fool?" he snapped.
II must see your ticket" repeated
the inspector.
"You cant see it, you idiot, be-
cause ] haven't got it with me-" he
shouted.
A hand tugged gently at the in
spector's sleeve, and an awed whis-
per said in his ear:
That's John Bailey, the million
aire; you're making bad mistake
The Inspector suddenly dropped
his air of smooth civility, and he an
swered the interfering passenger
loudly and rudely:
"You Internal fool!" broke in the
millionaire, 'you don't know me, and
you don't know what can do to you
It's the last day you'll be on this
line"
"Come on" replied the inspector
"none of your bullying to me. Show
me your ticket OF pay your fare.
You cant brighten me, millionaire or
no millionaire"
II don't care tuppence who he "!
He's got to show his ticket or pay
John Bailey jumped to his feet in
| frenzy of rage, and for a moment II
looked as if he intended to strike the
inspector, but the passenger who had
whispered to the inspector stepped
between the two men.
"Come, come, Mr.. Bailey" he said,
soothingly, Tits not worth while
getting excited about it. It's easy
to see the mans fool! Here, let
me pay for ticket, and you can see
that the insult is not repeated.
The millionaire suddenly Gained.
will you be kind enough, sir" he
remarked, in cutting voice, Ito let
me attend to my own business?
| A sudden slackening in the speed
! of the train warned them OF their
near approach to the terminus. John
Bailey resumed his seat, but, though
outwardly calm, the workings OF his
face showed the depths OF his rage.
The ticket inspector spoke again:
81 must take your name and address
if you won't pay"
"You'll know my name well enough
before the days over," snarled John
Bailey, "and you'll be sorry you ever
heard it,"
Just then the train stopped, and
the whole party stepped on to the
platform.
The millionaire Immediately hailed
n cab. and the ticket inspector heard
him direct the cabman to drise nm
IN the Offices of the railway COM
pany.
you've made nice mess OF it, my
man" said the other passenger, con-
temptuously. you've about maoe
YOUR last trip on the line"
The inspector turned ON MS neei
without answering.
The secretary received John Bailey
| :. h;s nrivate room, and listened quiet
| ly to his cOmplaiht'
When the millionaire had hnisned
speaking the secretary touched a BELL
and TO the clerk who answered the
summons said: Find the name Of the
ipspector who checked tickets on the
1O:30 train"
The clerk returned almost imnedi-
ately. james Bayliss, sir" ne re-
marked.
"Bayliss," said the secretary, rehec-
tiyelv. I'm sorry, Mr.. Bailey, he con-
tinued, that l cannot accede to your
request to dismiss this man. He is
good servant, and has good record
with the company. Evidently he did
not know you; but we cannot dismiss
a man for doing his best to carry out
our instructions"
us that your answerf" jerked the
millionaire.
"I'm very sorry, Mr.. Bailey, but it's
the only one can give YOU"
LET me have n telegraph-form,
please." asked the millionaire, sud-
denly.
Certainly, Mr.. Bailey" said the Sec
rotary, affably.
There was silence for few minutes
as John Bailey filled up the form.
.Read that" said the millionaire.
Its to my broker"
The message was: "Buy me con-
trolling interest in Sewers, Limited,
Bailey"
The secretary rose to his feet, but
as he did so the millionaire snatched
the message from>the table and left
the room swiftly. His final remark
was: 81 think Bayliss will go now"
But his exit was too hurried to allow
him to see the satisfied smile on the
secretary's face.
Shortly after the millionaire's de-
parture the secretary's private secre-
tary returned from his holiday. He
entered the secretary's Office in the
dress of ticket Inspector.
The secretary received him with a
hearty shake of the hand. "Bayliss,"
he remarked, that was capital mo-
ton of yours, but I'm afraid your ca
reer as ticket inspector is at an end.
| Bailey is buying controlling interest