Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-02-22


Get a move on yerself! Git out o.
here before he has another fitv'
After that it was comparatively
quiet for a while. made feebl,
effort to understand something Of thu
| classiticatiOns, but soon gave up thu
| attempt as hopeless. One or two lot.
of freight and express came in, an(
couple Of trains passed without &C
cident was beginning to think
was getting on to the business. wher
the agent returned. He looked more
| carewOrn than ever as he sank YEARLY
into the one chair the Office afforded
well. how you maxim it," he ask
ed. and l stated. so far the progress.
seemed satisfactory.
Next he looked at the way-bills, anC
wanted to know II | had unloaded tha
COW yet.
"NO," answered; mot yet"
mot yet" he shrieked. "Grea
Scott. man! what does Sections 1850,
81 and 80 Of the Revised Statutes OF
the United States, and Section 2. Chap
ter 3, Of the Act of April 3, 1873
say"
was about to confess my Ignorance
but he stopped me.
Don't waste any more preciOu.
time; get that critter unloaded befor,
any one sees her She's been In thu
car over thirty-six hours, and we'r,
liable to $500 fine
The cow was unloaded Immediate
". When l returned to the Office b,
called my attention to a bill of 81
cents l had collected on a washinf
machine.
"You corrected that bill before 20,
collected 1t, l hope|
Corrected It? No. What's wrong 2
"Oh. a mere trifie; that comes undel
the Interstate Commerce Law. anC
by overcharglng 13 cents you've lait
us liable to a nne of 5000. or two
years in the penitentiary. or both
that's all See what circular 2.201
says: Agents who violate any
VI the provisions Of the Inter
state Commerce Law will them.
selves be personally liable to the pen
alties imposed thereby. Ignorance Of
the law Is no excuse for it's viola ton.
That's soothing. amt it? And here'i
a case Of brandy you've forwarded t
Iowa. a prohibition State. That's an
other misdemeanor, but, thank God, w
can probably escape to the hills before
the authorities get on to It,"
He sprang from his chair and begar
pacing the floor, muttering to himself
"Oh. no.. there's no heroism required
to run station--no responsibility at
tached to the position. Fines are lait
mp for you. jails and penitentiariel
yawn for you: but that's nothing
that's merely the everyday routine
He caught sight OF the express bool
and stopped short.
"Those quails." he faltered. looking
at me imploringly. You examined
each bird, as the law directs. to set
that 1t had not been captured by a net
pound. weir or trap? You know rule
SO says agents must acquaint them
selves with and be governed by tn.
game laws of their State and Terri
tory"
could not speak. but he read thu
answer In my dOwncast face. He ex
tended his hand to me. while look of
sublime exaltation TRANSPORTED hi.
hOnely countenance
"As the agent" he said. and hi!
voice had the terrible calmness of de
spair. II am responsible for your crimes
Il am forever undone. but bear you
no malice. 1t was fate. whatever hap
pens. remember. forgive you. but.
and he damned his hat down over hi.
ears and his eyes glared wildly. 1.-The,
will never take me alive"
Then he strobe ont Of the Office aat
disappeared.
The sun sank below the western nor
lion and twilight and mosquitoes in
vaded the mela nchoiy landscape.
Presently a freight train came alon,
| and halted for water 1t 50 happenet
| that an empty bOx-car stopped RICH
| opposite the office. and as | gazed int