Boone County Recorder . of it?No, there , well, I said, with a sigh, I are they, do you hap- quences. Whatpen to know? It will depend apon what the judgesays, he answered, shortly. Well, now, I mid, confidingly, Iam .going to let you into a secret. Ithink 1 will manage to sqnareyou andJohn and the policeman—all things have been done, The man gave an indignant Humph. It has gone too far for that, hesaid, grjuffly, and the next moment Johnappeared, panting, with a policeman. Whats all this? said the officer of:the law.•This man tried to pass thewithout a season ticket— yo
Boone County Recorder . of it?No, there , well, I said, with a sigh, I are they, do you hap- quences. Whatpen to know? It will depend apon what the judgesays, he answered, shortly. Well, now, I mid, confidingly, Iam .going to let you into a secret. Ithink 1 will manage to sqnareyou andJohn and the policeman—all things have been done, The man gave an indignant Humph. It has gone too far for that, hesaid, grjuffly, and the next moment Johnappeared, panting, with a policeman. Whats all this? said the officer of:the law.•This man tried to pass thewithout a season ticket— you gate Oh, I never did anything of thesort And refu^es-ttrgiTOrntS-name: and|lnstruments i°_workingdut thejademp. Perhaps, repliedtlfe man; never-theless, all tickets mustbe shown, soa-aon and others. • /I hav* never been naked foe any sea-son ticket, and I have traveled on thisline for months. ~l will look at yonr season ticket, ifjou pleasev Tm, but tell me why. You surelydont think that I would try to cheat. address, and says we havent any rightto put our hands on him, so I thoughtId get somebody that had. Refused my name and address! Icried, in astonishment yes, and tried to square me whenJohn went for yon; said hed square allthree of us. The policeman, it seemed to me,rather brightened up at this sugges-tion. What did you try to do that forTsaid the officer. I say I didnt try to do it at yon say you had a seasonticket? Certainly I did, and I have itWell, then, why dont yon show it?Why dont they ask for it?Here John broke in and said: 1heard him ask yon-for it a dozen times.—-Ob^JrATn-John, 1you say such a thing? Well, said the policeman, if I hada season ticket I would show it, if Iwere you. Now, that, 1 said to the officer, iathe first sensible remark I have heardthis morning. I never thought of thatway out of the trouble. What theyseemed to be anxions for was my nameand address. Dont yo u thtnk that theyought to have asked me for ray ticketif they wa
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