The daily Alaskan., 1905-08-04
q Conductors Poke
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We are considered heartless, said ,lte conductor. because wc pr. pc-1le or trains who ten us nll s0js e s. lfi = as Co why they cant pay i1c.s f..ae ghe truth ls we are not permitted Co indce in such matters, our orders beine Co collect an fares. The only case 10 which violated my In1tracti1ns vas where considered myself ,5 blu-s .B iepriviug a passenger of his ticket
 was In charge of the Chicago I.ri- tci from New York at the tine and was going through the train punching tickets when ! came 0 a hand 'omely dressed young man with a suit case beside him plastcrcd all over with tbe names of foreign hotels It was mid summer. and hc was sleeping with the window beside him open. a derry hat pulled down over Dis eyes. We con ductors have Co deal with SO many people who pretend they don't lear us when we call for tickets that instead of asking a second time we poke them The young man referred Co seemed Co be sleeping SO soundly that pokcd him vigorously In the side. He start ed up as 1T he had been shot, knock Ing his hat out Of the window. Plae- Ing his hands to his side, Dc groaned
 q beg pardon" said. "l hope | didn't hurt you"
 Hurt mer' he said, almost breathless with agony. "YOu'ye nearly Killed me. I've an abscess on my liver" And hs groaned again.
 I'm sorry about your hat" I re- marked. hoping Co draw his mind from his sufferlngs.
 Hat! What haty"
 "pidn't you notice that it went out Of the window"
 eDid iti | don't care anything about hat l can buy one as soon as hRve the time. But I'm afraid you've done me up. Doctor told me to let him oper- ate on my liver. promising v didn't that the first thing | run my side against might break the absccss and kul me"
 The young man was SO frightened about himself that began Co feel un- easy for fear | had done him serious Injury. stood leaning on the back ot the seat looking down on him anxious. lv un his sufferincs seemed to mcder- ate. then asked again for hts ticket.
 ''Oh. my ticket v you'd have asked mo for lt you mlghl have had it long ago. It's this coufounded pokirg you conductors practice that object Co. I'm going Co report this matter Co the proper official of the road and find out l fl something can't be done to stop the nuisance"
 "Tu repair the damage" I replied, 'by getting you another hat at the first stop
 Hat what's a hat to mel 1t cost me a guinea In London only last week, but do you suppose I'm thinking about thaty I'm worrying for my life"
 Meanwhile be had taken out his pcck. etbcok. opened it, pulled out Q ticke, which proved Co bc a cheek Of some sort. put lt back, took out something else, paused for a paroXysm of pain. clapplng his hand on his liver: shut up hls pocketbook, put lt away and began Co search elsewhere for hls ticket Sod douly he stopped hunting and eHclain- cd:
 "By thunder, l aBi in a iN!'
 "whats the matter nowT'
 Ticket and baggage checks HI In the lining of my hat"
 I sighed, Here was more blame for me, consequent upon my poke.
 'Now, see here" pursued the young man nugrily and talking loud enough to he heard an over the car. ''this is an outrage. You not only ram your fist Into me, but knock my bat out of the window with my string of tickets sn the way to Chicago. and I've got noth Ing to show for my trunks"
 More unpleasautness for me. I could pass him Co the end of my run. but what would he do after thatl However, I braced up and said to him:
 "Never mind your ticket" I was about to move on when he stopped me.
 q do mind my ticket or the loss of it and I want you to hx me to Chi- cago.r
 "ChicaCov'
 Certainly, Chicago. You've depriv. cd me of my tickets there, and don't propose to let you on without making my loss good I'm a lawyer, am, and l'n begin suit. not against von; I'm not