The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1913-10-24

continued. Il can't resign all that re
mains on earth of what was onc h
delicate girl to such hands AZ yours
I'm going along with the box myself.
20 that ! may see It IL handled tender
". Will you take It on those termsT'
"Well. yes. I don't mind II you'll
take the responsibility"
The agent took hold of the box and
was proceeding to remov It when he
discovered that 1t weighed something
like a hundred pounds.
That's the e aviest skeleton l evei
handled" he remarked.
"How many have you handled7" ask.
ed the shipper.
II don't know that I ever handled
any"
'Then how can you tell what one Of
them should weight Take hold Of that
end and I'll take this. Now she goes
And the box was carried into the
freight station and stood up on the
right end. Then the agent went to o
desk and. taking a blank receipt, asked
the young man his name.
"John Smith," was the reply.
ANY middle nameT
"No."
"Where tor
"Hallowell."
Hallowell was a town some twenty
miles distant.
"You don't need the name Of the per
o the skeleton was when alive. dc
you?" asked Mr.. Smith.
The agent turned from his writing
and. looking the shipper in the face
said:
Young man. will you be offended n
/ say something plain to you"
"No; drive on"
You're the biggest fool that ever
came into this station"
you've hit 1t right, pard. / Ell
tered college ten years ago, and I'm .
freshman yet. I've been turned back
with nine classes. I was to have been
graduated with the class Of 'O4. Now
l am at the foot of the class of IA"
"Oh. give us a rest. I've something
to do besides Ginning with an idiot
There's your receipt. I'll put the box
on the next train that zones along, at
1905. That's an hour"
isn't there "a train before that
timer
mo"
At this point a carriage was driven
up to the passenger entrance Of the
station. and DR.. Bidwell, president Of
Merton college. and DR.. Arabella Ca1
ton. president Of the w0man's college
Of the same institution. alighted. The
agent. who had charge Of both the pas
senger and freight departments. wal
proceeding to the ticket Office whef,
Mr.. Smith stopped him and said:
"6ee here, old man; don't talk about
that skeleton I'm shipping. These two
prexys we're opposed to the sale. and
they might not like to e It CO."
"Oh, I mind my own business" re-
piled the agent and went on his way,
while Mr.. Smith put himself out Of
sight among the boxes In the freight
house.
"Have you seen anything" DR.. Bid
well asked the agent. of a young man
and a young girl going OF on any OF
the trainsY"
mo: ] haven't was the laconic r.
ply.
DR.. Bidwell turned to DR.. Caxtor
and remarked. do you suppose they
have gone from the upper stationf"
"They may" replied DR.. CaxtOn.
when does the next train paseY'
the agent was asked.
AT 1905"
After a consultation the two presl
dents decided that DR.. Bidwell should
90 to the upper station and DR.. CaxtoD
should remain and watch the 1906
train. Other college of3cials were tab
Ing care Of other routes. DR.. Bjdwen
drove or: leaving his colleague in the
waiting room. When the 1906 train
came along the agent wheeled Mr.
Smiths boz on q truck to the baa-
gage car. and It was lifted inside.
"Corpse?' asked the man on the
car.
mo: skeleton"
Mighty heavy skeleton
Meanwhile Mr.. Smith. when SURE he
was not observed, swung himself on H.
the rear platform OF the last car Of thu
train
When the train VA receding in tin
distance and President Caxton war
leaving the station Nj. Smith made his
way To- the baggass car and saw that
the box rested II q comfortable pc.
sition for it, contests TIL a~1aasovett
was reached. then superintenAed Br
removal into the freight house Of thnt
afatinn. (Ya1lfn1 for tOOls. n Onenx,l