The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1908-05-07
i How Jln Stockings odd n
FRB Railway Company. / !

- u0Slu AulQFnaLlOl, Sir,
which might lead to the conyicuon Of
good many workmen, who, at pres.
ent, make a systematic practice of do.
ing the company"
An" said Mr.. Joshua Bounceby.
That is your opinion, is it?"
1T is my confident opinion, sir" re.
piled Chief Detective Virgins.
But | don't see. what lodges they
can have that you shouldn't be able to
find out without the least dificultys
answered the director, supercliiously.
If 1t is a matter Of travelling without
ticket, surely It is easy enough to catch
EN- at that?". j. s.Tr ~
Detective Virgins smiled the smile
of the man who knows.
you see, sir" he explained, some
times they'll start from here, some
times from Wandsworth Broadway
sometimes from footing road, some
times from streatham park; so that
we never know where to be watching
for EN-. And they'll come running
down the stairs, with dozen other
workmen, at the last minute, and SO
they get through the gate before the
collector can stop EN-. Then If you
put one of the travelling inspectors on
to EN-, It's odds that on that particu.
lar occasion they'll happen to have
taken a ticket And If not. we'll, they
just say that they had no time to book,
and offer the fare to the next station,
where they get out, as innocent as
lambs-and-"
but why does the inspector take the
fare?" Interrupted MT. Bounceby, with
contempt. HE ought to make them
give their names and addresses, and
report them for prosecution"
IF he did, sir-there being no evil
dence Of intent to defraud-the magis.
trate void never convict, you see; and
so we simply look foolish and the
company is saddled with the costs.
Magistrates always side with the work
ing man against railway company.
sir, unless the evidence is quite pat.
That's the worst Of It. !. All There
are those two chaps getting into -4e
up-train now. If 1t was any use and
they didn't know me so well. I'd take
ride with em and see If couldn't
bowl them out. But as it is"
Damned I'll take a ride with the
fellers," announced Mr.. Bounceby, with
sudden, pompous resolution,
And he hurried off in the direction
of the third class smoker which the
two worlmen had entered, and jumped
into 1t as the train was moving out
Of the station.
He sat down, lighted cigarette,
and began to read his evening paper,
appearing to be quite absorbed in us
contents The two workmen glanced at
him, and proceeded to converse together
without paying any further heed to
him.
Their conversation, at the outset
contained nothing worthy Of remark
referring merely to some general top
les Of the day and the prospects for a
Forthcoming race at Kempton PARK
Presently, however, TO the great de-
light and triumph OF Mr.. Bouneeby, it
veered round to that particular sub
ject OF all others onwhieh be desired
to hear them discourse,
n 81, mite observed one of the
two, expectorating on 20 the floor and
setting his hob,naiied boot upon the
expectofation, as is the pleasant little
habit OF the British workman, see
ovid wig, on the platform al Lavender
1ll--eh?g NJ a5.ls 81
9Yussp reioined the other, with a
grin. 1eAhd be didn't clap HE bloom
In eyes on to us--ow nowl Not at orl,
did e, miteYy t''qs
His companion laughed.
zone hasn't no need to be a bloom
IN thortreader TO see how he sqspeok
us, he said 4-rt4f asa5 10
Aye was the chueklins reteinder'
/" 70 my suspeckp but e yn'tsneyer
gown TO cop us You, and me wosn Z
riz yesterday, nor the dy afore. what
o, mite7' a.
"Thort e. wos gown to get In along
wfv Us. But / s'posel'e sor It was now
gowns KNOWN I'm SO well, shouldn'
wonder, though. II 'e wasn't somewhere
In the tfine, afollerih' Of u.s. should
you. Dlck29 d @
aNo. i shoold1 wot's more. rath'
er 'opes e is. us 'appenin' to ave piste-
boards o. K. for this occasion only
en- Bill2" 81, Vas 20.
aYilss II ownly red pull rs up at
me barrier az Hoztpn Rise, snikesl
wouldn't I Jest puftend as I'd lorst
my dcket and tumble in OIL me posh'
els. ana look n lbe linn Of my 'at