The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-09-17

statiOni Ten minutes for lunch,' [ no.
ticed the woman feeling in her pockets
and looking all around. She searched
on the seats and on the cor. A COM
panion, Billie Collins. who sat beside
me, leaned over and asked: Madam,
have you lost something
Half crying. she replied. I can't find
my purse. I want to get a cup of cof-
fee; its got my ticket and money in it,
and I'm going through to Denver
wen help you look for it, said
Billy.
I'VE searched under the seats and
up and down the aisle, but could not
find the pocketbook, The train was
drawing near Lincoln. The poor woman
began TO cry.
It's all the money I've got, too,
she said pitifully. I've just lost my
husband and I'm going out to my sis
ter's in Colorado. She says / can get
work out there. 1 know l had the
ticket. The man took il at OttumWa
and gave il back to me. And l had
enough money to buy me a ticket uD
to Central City where my sister is. They
won't put me off, viii they? / know 1
had the ticket. If l only get 10 Den
Yer, I'll be all right. I guess my sister
can send me money to come up TO her,
I've got enough in my basket for US to
coffee. They won't put me of WILL?
THE woman couldn't finish the ben-
tence.
"One of the boys-FergusOn was his
name-WhO sat across the aisle beside
Wealthy-lOOking old man. came over.
Don't you worry q bit, madam said
| he. You'll get through all right. III
see the conductor The old mana
stakeholder in a big bank, afterward
| learned-merely twirled his thumbs.
THE conductor came where we We're
and said: Yes, she had a ticket when
she got on my division. I punched it
and handed it back TO her. That's all
I've got to do with the matter.
But spoke up Collins, this woman
has just lost her husband and hasn't
any money, either. She's going through
20 Colorado TO get work. Can't you
| just say 10 the next conductor that she
had a ticket and get him 10 take care
/ of her and pass her on TO the next di-
| VisiOn%
Guess she'll have to get off at Lin
cOln,' answered the conductor, gruffly.
our orders are TO carry no one without
transportation All railroad men have
not vet learned that using horse sense
and being polite means promotion.
The poor woman began TO cry, but
my friend Billie said, Don't cry, ma
dam, you shall 90 through all right.
Just stay right where YOU are
The conductor started to move on.
Now you just hold on a minute, sir,
said Collins. When this train stops
you be right here-right here, 1 say
and go with me TO the superintendent
in the depot. II you don't you won't
be wearing those brass buttons much
longer. It's your business, sir, to look
after passengers in a fix like this and
I'm going to make it my business to
see that yOu attend 10 yours
The conductor was lots bigger than
my friend. but 10 a coward a mouse
seems as big as an elephant and brass
buttons said All right, I'll be here;
but it won't do no good
AS the conductor started down the
aisle Ferguson turned TO the woman
and said, You shall go through all
right, madam. How much money did
you have?'
=" Three dollars and s. cents she an
swered. She knew what she had to a
penny-SS.65. And III bet she knew
where every nickel OF il came from,
4 cruel old world this to some people,
for a while.
The train had whistled for Lincoln.
Ferguson took of his hat. dropped in
dollar and passed IL over to Billie
ana me. Then ne went down the aisle,
saying 10 the boys, Poor woman. hus-
band Just died. left three children. go
Ing To hunt work in Colorado. lost
purse with ticket and all the money
she had He came back with nearly
enough silver in his hat TO break out
the crown-eighteen dollarsi
"'WiH you chip IN, colonel said
Ferguson 10 the old man who had been
his travelling companion.
"sNo,' answered the old sllinfiint, I
think the railroad company ought TO
look after cases of this kind. Ahem!
Ahemr
"Well,' said Ferguson. snatehing
the valisa out OF his seat-I never saw
a madder fellOW-'we've enough with
out yours even II you are worth more
than ali of US. You're SO stingy l won't
even let my grip sit near YOU
when the train stopped at Lincoln
Billie and Ferguson took the conductor
to the superintendent Office. They
sent me TO the lunch counter. | got
back first with a cup OF coffee for the
mother and a bag for the children.
But pretty soon in bolted Billy and
Ferguson. Billie handed the woman q
pass 10 Denver and Ferguson dumped
the Is into her lap.
I" oh, that's too much III take just
So, and give me your name 80 that |
can send that back said the woman,
happier than anyone / ever saw.
But We all rushed away quickly.
Billie saying; oh never mind our
children Geod bye Goa bless y"Ii''