The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1904-12-01

left after buying that scalper's ticket
| That horrid conductor is going to put
me OFF as soon as we stop"
Her tears began to flow again.
mo, he won't, by gracious!" thur-
dered Boyden wrathfully.
| She looked at him hopefully.
That sounds like JacA. Jacks my
| tier. and he's going to meet me-
told the conductor Jack would be
at the station and would pay, but he
wouldn't listen to me-"
you must let me help you out, y
said Boyden, bringing out his pocket
book.
"Oh, dear! I suppose ought not to-
but-oh-I never did have money
look so tempting"
That's all right Take this ten-dol
lar bill believe your ticket was tc
Buffalo. That will pay your fare and
incidentals."
She thanked him effusively.
Where do you live?" she asked
'Or, where are you going. now?"
II am going home-to Rochester"
'Then Jack can pay you when we
get to Buffalo. If he isn't there, can
send it to you at Rochester"
He naturally expected that shs
would ask for his name and address
but she didn't, and his gallantry
would not permit him to ask he,
name lest she should think he was re-
minding her of the oversight.
When the conductor came forward,
as they were approaching the next
station, the young woman paid hei
fare triumphantly, and Boyden glareu
at him savagely, but long ago the con-
ductor had become impervious to pri.
vate-or public-opinions of passen-
gers.
Boyden and his young debtor chat
ted pleasantly for some time, and
then he went back to the observation
car, where he became involved in an
animated political discussion which
was prolonged until he realized with
start that they were at Buffalo. He
went into the Pullman coach, but the
fair passenger was not there.
ouC udS plOUdOly uu1lICO ouI ~
get the money Of Jack and will re-
turn" he thought.
In order to facilitate this action foI
her, he went out on the platform and
remained there until the train started
but he did not have glimpse of the
seventh victim of the scalper" He
went back to the car, disappointed II
is true, but with his belief in her good
faith mistaken. "She was Illustrated
he decided, land forgot it"
Two days later as he picked up 40
evening paper he read among the per-
sonals:
Twill the man who loaned SO to
the holder of scalper ticket on train
No. IA on Tuesday send his address
10 Jack Linden, care Flanders Manu-.
featuring company, Buffalo"
He Immediately wrote to Jack Liz.
den. telling him how. glad he was to
have rendered assistance to his sister,
and that he knew that only her ex-
element had prevented her asking
him for his address. By return mali
le received letter from Jack Linden
with enclosure Of a check for SO, and,
what pleased him more. pretty little
note of thanks from Jacks sister,
signed Ethel Linden, which was redo
lent of violets AMI regret that Jack
was late for the train, and that the
gateman would not let her out of the
station again without ticket.
The letter was promptly answered.
and two weeks later Jack Linden had
business in Rochester. Of course, he
looked up Boyden, and in the course
of a month the latter was en- route 20
Buffalo. There was mutual recogni-
ton between himself and the conduc-
tor at first glance.
"Got another scalper's ticket?"
asked the latter.
Boyden produced his mileage, and
remarked:
81 am a better judge of human ma
ture than you. The young woman
whom you thought dishonest and to
whom l lent $40 returned it prompt
ly"
81 didn't think she was dishonest"
said the conductor, tearing off the
mileage carefully. Il knew you'd get
your money back"
"Why wouldn't you trust her,
them" demanded Boyden.
The conductor looked sheepish.
'sWell. I'll own up" he said, that
thought she was spotter. You'd
be surprised to know what nice look
ing women take that job. and was
given a tip that she was one So
thought she was putting up a bluff
to see what I would do. I haven't any
use for that sort. and I was going to
put her off. I found afterwards I was
wrong"
And Boyden became sufficiently
fond of Ethel to promise her that he
would never, never relate to Jack tho