The Yale expositor., 1904-10-14


boned and broad, with a hawk face
His every motion showed lean. quick.
pantherliko power
Let her went" replied the brake
man, rising as matter OF course to
follow his chief.
The brakeman was stOcky, short and
long armed. In the old fighting days
Michigan railroads chose their train
officials with an eye TO their superior
deltoids. The two men doomed on the
noisy smoking compartment.
Tickets, please" clicked the con
ductor sharply.
Most OF the men began TO tumble
about in their pockets, but the three
singers ana the man who had been Of
fering the quart bottle did not stir.
Ticket, Jack" repeated the CON
ductor Come on, nOwr'
Tie big bearded man leaned uncer
tainly against the scat.
"NoW look here, Bud" he urged in
wheedlins tones, Il amt got no ticket
You know how it is, Bud. / blows my
stakes" lie fshed uncertainty in his
pocket and produced the quart bottle
nearly empty. "Have a drink?"
"No, soid tho cord,.to,. sl,,,.r1,,
~ riobt" rcnIicd Jocl, onjoI,lv
.sTake ono mvseIfy lie tinncd tho lot.
tie, cmptied it and hurled it through a
window. The conductor paid no ap-
narant attention 70 tho brooI,inc of tho
class
..If Won hovon't any ticket yor,u
have to oef offr said mo
The Lio. man str,irbtopod -,
"You 20 ia bIoyosrp bo epor+ad ord
with fine solo of his enil,od hot doIi,,-
erpd MIGHTY I.irl, at tha oond,,c+or.s
tbiab
Tho official aoiIa nc wildcat liam
cd bac,, tbon forward and l,nocl.o1 tho
man rgIf fba IoYotb of tho cor Won
seq he was rsod IN n paforo Tool,
could REGAIN his feet ths oaicioI stood
over rim
The three mon in tbn cornor b,a ,lso
risen and were staggering down the
aisle intent on battle. The conductor
! took in the chances with professional
| rapidly.
"Get M 'cn. JIMMY" said lie.
And rs Tie big man finally swayed
10 his feet lie was seized by the collar
and trousers in the grip known TO
"bouncers' everywhere, hustled TO the
door which some one obligingly open
cd ana hurled from the moving train
INTO the snow. The conductor did not
1afe straw whether the obsreperous
Jack III on ms mead or his feet, hit
sno" oahk or plie OF tles.
Inc conductor returned to find roll
Ihg' kicMhg. gouglng mass OF kinetc
energy knocking tAe Varnlsh OIL all one
ehu oil the car. A head appearing, he
cooily satted 1t three times against a
conner or the seat arm, after which he
pulled the contestant out by the hair
ana threw MIN into seat, where he
LAY imp. Ihen II coulu be seen that
Jimmy had clasped tight In his en-
brace leg each or the other two. He
rugged them close to his breast and
TANNED his face down against them to
protect his features. They could pound
the top of his head and welcome. The
only thing he really feared was q kick
I'm the side and for that there was
hardly room.
The conductor stood over the heap.
at n manifest advantage.
"You lumhnr lacks had enough. or do
Won want to catch II nIentvYp
The o,nr dr,,plr tbouqh tbev vcara
realized their helplessness. They sig
nified they had had enough. Jimmy
thereupon released them and stood up.
brushing down his tousled hair with
his stubbv fingers.
"Now. is if ticket or bounceY' inquir-
ed the conductor.
After some difficulty and grumbling
the tive paid their fare and that OF the
third. who was still dazed.
The interested spectators of the little
drama included two men near the
water cooler who were perfectly sober.
One of them was perhaps past the best
of life, but still straight and vigorous.
His lean face was leather brown in
contrast to n long mustache and heavy
eyebrows bleached nearly white, his
eyes were clear, steady blue and his