Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-18

plant, and demanding that the fos
be cleared off, so an American either
could go about town and blow in his
money, but | told him he could be ar
rested for treason. He come mighty
near being arrested on. the cars from
Liverpool to London. svet re
when we got of the steamer and
tried to find the widow who robbed
dad Of his roll of money, but never
found her, we were about the last pas.
sengers to reach the train, and wher
we got ready to get on we found these
English cars that open on the sides
and they put you into a box stall with
some other live stock, and lock you
3 in, and once In awhile a guard opens
the door to see IL you are dead from
suffocation, or have been murdered by
the other passengers. Dad kicked or
going in one of the kennels the first
thing, and said he wanted a parloi
car; but the guard took dad and gave
him a shove, and tossed me in on tor
Of dad, aud two other passengers ano
a woman In the compartment snlck
cred. and dad wanted to fight all Of
em except the woman. 4 f,7sr
when the door closed dad told the
guard he would walk on his neck whsr
the door opened, and that he was moi
an entry in dog show, and he want
ed a kennel all to himself, and asked
for dog biscuit. Gee. but that guard
was mad, and he gave dad look thai
started the train going. l whispered
TO dad to get out his revolver, because
the other passengers looked like hold.
up men, and he took his revolver out
OF his satchel and put it in his pisto.
pocket, and looked fierce, and the
woman began to act faint. while the
passengers seemed to be preparing tc
Jump on dad If he got violent When
the train stopped at the first station
l got out and told the guard that the
old gentleman in there was from
Helena. Mont, and that he had 8
reputation from ST. Paul TO Portland
and then l held up both hands the
way train robbers make passengers
hold up their hands.
when / went back in the car dae
was talking TO the woman about her
resembling a woman he used to know
in the states, and he was just goine
to ask her how long she had been sc
beautiful, when the guard came to the
side door and called the woman oui
into another stall. and then one OF the
passengers pulled out pair Of hand
cuffs and told dad he might as vel
surrender, because he was a Scotland
Yard detective and had spotted dad as
an American embezz1er. and II he drew
that gun he had in his pocket there
would be a dead Yankee in about -four
minutes Well. I thought dad had
nerve before. but be beat the band
right there. He unbuttoned his over.
coat and put his finger on q grand
army button in his buttonhole. and
said:
{" Gentlemen. am an American citi.
zen. visiting the crowned heads Of tbs
old world, with credentials from the
president OF the United States. and
day after tomorrow I have a date e
meet your king. on oficial bushes.
that means much TO the future peacs
Of our respective countries. Lay I
hand on me and you hang from ths
yard arm Of al American bzttleshIp.
well, sir, have seen q good manJ
bluffs in ny time. but never saw Tn
equal Of that. for the detective turnsC
white, and apologized, and asked das
and out to luncheon At the next sta
don. and We vent and ate all thers
sas. and When the tine vas up ths
detective disappeared and dad had &c
pay for the luncheon. hut he kicked al
the way TO London. and the guarc
wOusa not listen to his complaints. ou'
told him n he tried 70 hoid up t1s
train he uoaid BE thrown out the -in-
Gov and rzn over by the train w
had he compartusnt % ourselves n
rsst Of the war 10 Lo1doa. eHcsp
about a hozr. vhsa TIE gard saovs'