The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1903-11-07
BEATING A RAILROAD.

visited her friend, Mrs. Waddleson,
in Evanston last week and had a
splendid time. Only one thing mar
red the pleasure of the occasion. That
was the unreasonable obstinacy of the
railroad companies.
cts a perfect shame" said Mrs.
Willie, ct hat the Northwestern
charges IS cents for a ticket from
Evanston to Chicago"
II know it," her friend agreed. II
can't see why they do such stupid
thing. But I have twenty-6ve-ride
ticket that you may use going home,
so that you can ride to the city for
II cents"
Mrs. Willie was delighted to be
able to save the Is cents on the re-
turn trip and was pouring out her
thanks when Mrs. Waddleson said
THAT too bad l forgot all about
having arranged to go in early to-
morrow morning, so l shall have to
use the ticket myself"
Then they got to figuring on the
matter.
IT know what p Mrs. Willie ex-
claimed. II can put the ticket in an
envelope addressed to you and drop
it in a box when I reach Chicago, so
that it will get out here in the first
mail in the morning"
This her friend pronounced fine
scheme and Mrs. Willie was compli-
mented upon her cleverness in hav-
ing thought of it.
When it was time for her to start
for home Mrs. Willie paid her friend
II cents for the ride and cents for
the stamp which was to bring the
ticket back. Mrs. Waddleson insist
ed on furnishing the envelope free.
Then they kissed. Mrs. Willie cried
"Now be sure and come soon," and
the train started.
On her way to the city Mrs. Willie
began to worry. She was afraid the
ticket might be left lying in letter
box for day or two if she posted it
in the ordinary way, and thus her
friend would be unable to use it.
The more she thought about it the
less likely it seemed that the ticket
would be returned to its owners in
time to be of use the next morning
unless something extraordinary could
be done.
At last she addressed a benevolent
lookina gentleman who sat near her:
care you going back to Evanston
this EVENING"" she asked.
He said he was.
WELL" she went on, speaking ins
her sweetest, most appealing tones
and permitting a pathetic look to
overspread her beautiful face, II
am awfully anxious to have this
ticket go back so that my friend will
get it the first thing in the morning.
Would you mind taking it and drop
ping it into the Evanston postofice
for me when you return this even
ing? Then it will be sure to be
there"
He was delighted to be of service,
and Mrs. Willie went on her way re-
joicing. After arriving at home it
occurred to her that the envelope
containing the ticket might for some
reason be overlooked by the carrier
in the morning, so to make sure she
called her friend up by telephone and
told her to send to the postofice if
the ticket didn't reach her in time.
The telephoning cost IS cents,
which with the II cents for the ticket
and the cents for the stamp made
total of "a cents. Still Mrs. Willie
couldn't understand why her husband
laughed when she told him how she
had avoided paying the railroad COM
pany IS cents. Two days later she
complained that the benevolent-look-
ing man had either forgotten to post
the envelope containing the ticket or
else was a wolf in sleeps clothing.
Her husbands loud laughter then
convinced her that he was coarse
grained or else had low streak in him
somewhere. Chicago Reco,d- Herald.