The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-15

Someone clappci appro.ai and the I
whole car rang with the response. The (
Californian quietly tool his seat
Dogaedly The conductor gave the
lady checl- and went On taking fares.
when hA reached our gentle-eyed.
elderly man. the latter said:
Are you quite sure. now. that the
lady had not already given you
ticket? / think she had"
"Wao cares what you Think"
swell. YOU may not care; and yet,
opinions are OF much importance in
this world would rather have a
man think well than III Of me. Now
my opinion is that you have the lady's
ticket in your left-breast-poeket. for |
saw you place II there
you lie" shouted the conductor.
The Californian sprans 10 his feet,
but when he caught sight OF the elder
~ mans placid face he paused, and,
with satisfied smile. sat down.
1T neither requires a cultivated mind
nor a high moral character TO enable
one 10 call another a liar" said the
elderly man gently. Il will undertake
TO settle this matter in a different way:
You Will return TO that kind gentleman
| his money"
Eyes. I viii" sneered the conductor.
who are you?"
The president OF this road You
may look at these credentials. II you
like"
The conductor stood staring at his
superior unable TO utter word.
You will return the money"
Mechanically the conductor obeyed
the order
Il viii wire the division superintend-
en-. from the next station. You. of
course. understand my meaning. Yon
can take the train through 70 the end
OF your division. being careful 20 full
Ell all Your duties 20 the letter, re-
Numbering that criminal courts are
sometimes more rigorous than railway
companies"
Retribution so swift and from a
source so unexpected was too much for
the already excited passengers, and
the condutor had scarcely passed TO the
next car before they broke into a
round OF applause.
Gimme yer hand. old boy-Oh' ex-
cnse me-Mr. President" cried the
Californian. Il was going for him
myself for calling you a liar. but some
how or other | saw you didn't need
me. Didn't he wilt, Oh. didn't he
wilt, The puppy, Insult an old lady,
thought when left California that
, I was coming 10 Gods country. but
this kind OF thing is new 70 me. Do
, you know what he'd be in five minutes
, out our waye Mo- Crowbait'" He
, thrust his big hands into his pockets
and laughed fiercely 10 himself "You
see" he went on. recalling his auditors
1T kind Of rifles me 10 think OF any
ones mistreating an old lady. / have
, mother myself-or I hope | have
! ne added more softly: and just tc
think OF her being treated that way
Why. I haven't seen mother for 2
wears. ran away from home in '4s
when ! was a boy and went 10 Califor
, MIA. went in rough and tumble Z
> make mOney-made some. mos
a enough. But tell you I used to liz
! awake nights thinking sf mother
wondering il she would look muci
older. and wishing hadn't run on"
lie was sitting on the arm OF his seat
: addressing the mild-eyed railway presi
dent. The passengers were intentll
list,ning. but he went or unconsciou
IL them. driven by the force Of hi
long peni-up emotions I'm goin
home 70 mother going 70 finish NJ
being q boy-if she is alive, and In
going 70 take care Of her as long a
!, she lives"
just then the deep poke" bonnie
: turned and the old lady looked aroun'
: al the burly stranger with anxious
: embarrassed diffidence. Her hair wa
!, white. and her face. beautiful even 4
old age. was glorifed by the luster G
>, her gentle brown eyes
did you say yo1 are from Cslifor
MAJ she asked
For a moment Il seemed that N
: big fellow was going 70 choke. br
I, whatever his affection may have beer
he Overcame ID Immediately and r.
. piled that no lad "iived in Californi
for some time"
~ wonder il you knew my boy?
q, she said eaecrly II have boy
u california. somewhere-Or ! did has
y -once. Don't yoa know him.
- Fl have tnown great many men
~ California. what was hts nance"
r "Oh' certainly iorec. 20 tel n
name, My boys name was George
n But there are So many Georges
IN answered. d strange expression on b
b-onzfd face
10 20 Sir. yon must excuse me. b.
AZ there Is only one George in all II
world TO me. Ills name is George Bel
~ son
I, How eagerly she watched his face.
George Benson George Benson
!. he repeated slowly as II trying 70 r
can the name. Somehow that do
"a sound familiar But then. I've know
So many men in California For
w. moment he turned his face away. the
looking into her anxious eyes, said:
n len, sod