The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-23
AND THE PAY-ENTER WAS
THE CAUSE OF 1T ALL

II was approaching the supper hour.
Jones was tired, hungry and sticky,
ior y mad been a broiling hot day, but
MS race lighted up I'm a smile as he
slanced at the clock and saw that the
hallds indicated 6:25.
GOOD quoth Jones. Just in time
70 catch car before the rush begins.
III get a nice seat next to window
ana by the time | reach my street IN
De all cooled of"
AS Jones neared Woodward he
neard the elang OF a bell and sprinted
out 10 head II on, but the motorman,
rs usual, was looking straight ahead
ana progressed not To see him at all,
30 the car slid by without stopping.
ihere was lots OF room In II, too.
Ahother car came along presently,
out all the seats were filed and Jones
passed II up. II still lacked three
minutes OF $3.50, when the rush was
que 10 begin, and Jones figured that
ne was sure to get seat II he waited.
a thlid and fourth car passed, both
comfortably filled. Crowds were be-
ginning to gather at the corners and
aiong the avenue, 80 Jones accepted
the inevitable and resolved TO be con-
tent with a strap. So he piled into
the fifth car.
by dint CT much pushing and show
ing and many pardon me-" Jones
managed to reach the front end OF the
car and found strap that was not
working. The windows In that end
were all tightly closed and the motor
man zealously guarded the door, flop
ping II back into place as soon as
passenger had made his exit, lest, per-
chance, some INSCRIPTIONS individual,
bent on defrauding the company,
should sneak In unobserved.
About half way up the line Jones
managed 10 ind space to sit down on
one or the lengthwise seats at the
front end. First OF, he started In to
get little air, only to discover that
the windows on this particular pay
enter were not made to open He
flissed away at the ledge for several
minutes, but only succeeded In pinch
Ing his fingers In the crevices at either
END. He dug down for his knife and
straightaway broke the blade In at
tempting 10 pry back the ledge BY
tnis time his face was purple with
suppressed anger and his collar
looked like withered bouquet.
Then he thought OF a new scheme.
The next time a passenger opened the
door to alight Jones planted his foot
squarely against the casing and direct
ly In the path OF the door The motor
Imam pulled the lever with his usual
promptness, but Jones foot was still
planted and the door would not close.
The motorman scowled.
Git your foot out o. there!" he
commanded when he got wise to Jones'
little scheme.
Il will like HI" sputtered Jones,
reused TO fighting pitch.
The door shot back with a bang
and the motorman, with all his force
on the lever, shot it forward again.
IL struck Jones foot with sledge-ham-
mer force and pinched his pet corn
aGRinst the door frame. He let out
yell that startled the car and jumped
up, swearing mad.
Let me at him Let me at him!"
he cried SIS he vainly tugged away at
the door, which the motorman held
securely in place by means OF the
lever. The car proceeded only when
Jones had resumed his seat, amid the
filters OF his fellow passengers. When
the car stopped In response TO his sig
nal the front end was nearly I'm the
middle OF the block and he was in a
great fury as he stepped down. still
sputtering and shaking his fist at the
motoTman. TO add TO his discontinue
he found, when he reached home, tina,
Mrs. Jones had just returned from an
outing In neighbor's auto and hadn't
started supper yet, and the storm
broke again. Altogether, 1t was a per-
fectly lovely homecoming and the pay
enter was the cause OF IL all.