A yail Adventure. 13
��A JAIL ADVENTURE.— Part II.
By William O. Clough.
"You should have seen tlie min- ously ejected me from the car, and
gled expression of surprise and con- when I gathered myself up and of-
tempt which stole over his counte- fered to show him my credentials, he
nance ; and then, to appreciate my laughed in my face and said he had
embarrassment, 3'ou should have good and sufficient reasons for be-
heard him say, — lievingthera to be bogus. I attempted
" 'Young fellow, that is an old and to reason with him. He would not
very gauzy device, and if you don't listen; he simply said, in a gruff
disperse yourself in double quick voice, 'Young man, I've got about
time, I'll see to it that you have safe out of patience with you ! You look
quarters at the station-house.' to me like a crank. Yes, sir, and if
"You may set it down as a cer- I were not under positive orders to
tainty that I 'dispersed m3'self' with- go with this train for the protection
out any more ado, and I kept dis- of the party from just such unprinci-
persed until the hour arrived for the pled intruders, I would run you in for
party to move on to the next city." investigation.'
McVeaigh's countenance now took "You may set it down as a cer-
on more of earnestness, and his voice tainty that I was greatly embarrassed,
became hard and belligerent. and that I hesitated concerning the
"My troubles," he continued, "as next move, and whether or no it was
it turned out, had but just begun. In prudent to continue the evidently un-
a confident and joyous manner I went equal contest.
on board the special train that was to "In my dilemma I appealed to the
take the party on its journey. When conductor of the train. He proved
in the act of making some inquiries to be an unusually important and dis-
of a palace car conductor, a colored obliging public servant. In fact, my
gentleman, a hand was placed rudely pathetic story had no more effect
and heavil\' upon my shoulder, and I upon him than it would have had
was felled into a corner with unneces- upon the Old Man of the Mountain,
sary violence. The policeman who He was travelling on a reverse curve,
'dispersed' me had me by the coat and he curved opposite to my humble
collar." person with great dignity.
McVeaigh paused. An irrepressi- " 'I cannot do anything for you,
ble emotion of indignation momenta- my friend!' he said, giving me a
rily overpowered him. He nervously withering and scornful glance. 'If
changed the position of his body, and you are particular about continuing
when lie spoke his voice was harsh your journey to-day, the proper thing
and belligerent. for you to do will be to purchase a
"He shook me for all the world as ticket and secure a passage on the
a terrier shakes a rat !" he exclaimed, accommodation train, which follows
indignantly. "He then ignomiui- us in thirty minutes.'
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