The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-06-20
THEY GOT THEIR DUE
TWO GOOD STORIES OF JUST
RETRIsUTIoN.
Chauffeur Of Senator Lost His Job
and the Merchant Found the %.
spised Clerk Got Back at Him.

A distinguished senator recently
had an experience with the chauffe,n
which resulted in the man finding an.
other place and caused the senator 10
take a reef in his regulations regard.
ing the control of his automobile. Tho
senator left town with his family, and
during his absence his secretary alone
was to have use of the auto.
He was not away long before the
secretary wanted to use the machine.
but he was told that for sundry rea'
sons it could not be taken out. The
auto developed various acute troubles.
which arose without moments no
tice, and when one difficulty was over
come another appeared. He seldom
was able to make any use of the ma
chine, which was one of the big fel-
lows that no one except an expert
enced chauffeur ever runs. The weeks
passed by, and as, according to re-
port, the machine was out of order,
he practically gave up all attempts
to go out in it.
Then revelation came to him. He
was in the habit of taking his lunch.
con at once of the leading hotels, in
front of which there is always long
line of autos for hire. He had never
noticed them particularly, but there
one day he saw the familiar face of
the chauffeur as he steered the ma
chine to the curb with a party of five
tourists whom he afterward learned
had hired the auto at five dollars an
hour. Making an investigation, he
discovered that it had been the mans
practice to 60 to the hotel daily and
hold the machine for hire by the hour.
In that way it was an easy matter for
the chauffeur to make from $40 to $25
a day. His thriving business was
brought to a close, and now the sen.
ator's auto is driven by another man.
He was government clerk about
six or seven years ago, and in those
days of salary chasing and watching
the clock he once betook himself into
the establishment of a man who caters
in his line to the best people" of
Washington. According to the story
he told to number of his friends the
other evening. the owner of the es-
tablishment came in about the time
he was examining some goods, and
with toss of his head let him know
that he was not "big enough man"
to deal at his store. The clerk left
the place rather warm. and the pro.
prietor behind the counter felt some.
NJ of oil tn {~1y <hot
formed government clerk that the
time he was taking up was much more
valuable than any purchase he might
be able to make. Fortune smiled
upon the employee of the government,
and about two years ago he found
himself with large income and an
ideal abode. He had become affiliated
with two of the well-known clubs of
the city. One afternoon he happened.
to be at one of the clubs and saw the
name Of the merchant proposed for
membership. In his own words, Il
said something choice" Then he
gathered himself together and "be-
gan lining 'em up" The former clerk
gained converts" so fast that the
man who proposed the merchant
fastened away and told that gentle
man in few words that if his name
went in for confirmation it would
surely be blackballed. When he asked
who was making the fight he was in
formed that it was the former clerk.
In other words" said the relator, Il
just gave him all that was coming to
him, and little bit more for good
measure"