The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-03

SIAsTEE.
know you will take my ticket and get
It checked COR me. Brother VIII said
he world surely bc here. but something
has hrpacue,i To detain him"
1t VIII lac something To remember all
my life"
a child Of ten, bachelor of forty
or an old woman of ninety can check
trunk when once the feat Of getting
It to the depot has been accomI0 shed.
All you have to do Is to point il out
with one hand while you show your
ticket with the other npd tell the bag
gage master that he must make no mis-
take and check IL for Oshkosh Instead
Of Kalamazoo.
Harry Lee had that trunk Identified
and checked in seven minutes, and he
was feeling rather proud over the fact
when n plain looking woman of forty
appealed TO him. She was looking for
trunk with broken handle. but thus
far 1t had eluded her. 1t tried to dodge
Harry Ice. but in vain. He Ind his
eyes on II in no time.
Just at this iuncture girl OF eight
cen. dressed in mourning and looking
fearful and anxious, wanted help. Her
trunk was nj! right hs to handles. but
she was nrrnid 1t Ind been checked to
ANOGlltHlGl lNElt"h VI ~ AHASA5S" 49,
gave the bachelor her check to see
about 1t. and thus 1t came about that
he had three checks for three trunks in
his possession. Moreover, he put them
into the same pocket. Moreover. again.
he'd have walked back to Miss Rem
Ington with them had not the plain
looking woman and the girl in mourn
ting hesitatinEIy reminded him OF his
careIessness.
''ren thousand pardons, ladies'" he
apoIoglzed in confusion. and with TINT
he calamity pulled out the three checks
and made a fair divide. There was
Just one apiece and nothing left over.
Il was train time now and every body
In a hurry, and Miss Remtngton'S
brother came rushing in, and 30 with
It all no one made any discoveries, and
the three women were hurried away
with scores of other passengers.
For the drst time IN a year, % far az
ae could remember, the club bachelor
had made himself useful for a few
minutes, and there was something like
elatIon in his eye as he left the depot
10 continue his saunter. Twenty-four
hours later he received call from
young Winchester, who had an open
telegram In his linnd and who bluntly
inquired:
"See here, Lee. what have you done
with my sisters trunk
"Why. checked 1t for Buffalo yes
terday."
"She has teleErnphed that she has an
Dther In the place OF It."
''But. man, surely checked II, and
you saw me hand her the brass. Those
railroad folks must have
made another OF their stupid mistakes"
'TWell, we'll let Il rest for day, and
perhaps they'll rectify st."
During the next tWenty-fOur hours
Mss Remington sent two more tels-
grams from Buffalo, and the ease low
ng ana eomplacent bachelor got
move on him and went to the depot to
interview the president. vice president
md general manager OF the road. Be
ng told that they had gone on on
sunday scnool picnic. he decided TO In
tSrvIew the baggage master Instead
There was dignity In his bearing as
he set ont to crush the worm under
Ills feet The worm wasn't very busy
just thou and heard him through aud
then retulluted with:
1--WE have two kilograms from twp
other women nbour trunks llnvi'i;s t't,e
wrong. and It's niI owing to your ha s
Ing butted In here the other day. r.
l.iemiier you VERY welt. You had tlraA