Show 1110 LINKS AND PINS By Thos E. E Byrnes I 10 oI l I abl bl bodied passenger yard on In a 1101 was summoned ned sud- sud front t the e La Lat bake ke make an eme emergency gency trip as t de In place of the re regular man manto d to show up fo for the Night I bo failed le U EsP was a a neat dres dresser dreser r at atI ator I alwa always had a shine play or Tork rt regardless of the share e de an and nd and for this reason was I e K from m a number number of other eligi- eligi picked M I for the assignment me lt Walking toe to- to bles lards the e depot pot Fatty's Fatty hand lamp lampI the faces of two men n he hei I on i as employees es during the J upholsterers In the Pullan Pull- Pull day y time as cleaning yard ard m 13 an As be passed was as IL Impressed im- im i d with the uncommon incident 1 pressed walking through through of seeing those thoe men at such lIuch an uncommon yards yard I switch snitch fe the e mon Bon hour Fatty was not of the common comBon com com- comi i sort him himself eIf and took a mental mon Bon note sote te of it as will be seen He lie reported 1 to t the e conductor and the train left lefton I on tm time A few lew minutes prior to departure I Ia boarded the train rain and was es- es a My lady to her berth in In the rear sleep sleep- sleep 1 I er cr The car was made up for the then n gt t and she retired at It once Two I hours boulS later as as the train sped along ovet the prairies of Illinois violent of a berth kerth buzer buzzer ro roused sed the pOI potter porter tel to the curtains indicated ed by the register Reaching the spot a female voice p e in low tones Say porter have you ou another vacant lower in this car cart 1 If II you have I wish to change it it Why the porter started to say uy Dont Don't you ou WHY me n said the voice you yo just get that berth ready and I want to examine it before I tAke it IL ILI I cant can't change no berth without hiring hating to ask the conductor the porter said I You go and ask the conductor and hurry up too she said Conductor he asleep he kind of nervous and dont don't like nobody wake hint him up neither pleaded the colored man You wake him up and tell him to come cone to this berth ad aad no m more re talk out ant of you OU said th the the- woman the woman weman as she rohe prepared to get dressed I wake him bim up makes him so cross ross he dont don't speak for the for the whole trip tip said sald the porter Til I il cross croS you OU if you ou dont don't get a amOTe amore move mOTe on you she cried The porter sneaked out out- into the racking room of the car where sat sattie sattie ft tie train conductor to whom he whispered whis- whis theys a lady in lower Ii fi wants scants me to change her to to another lower lover I cant can't do it unless the boss II say so and hes he's asleep and gets puny if I wake him up wrong with the berth she's is in M asked aked the conductor She didn't say only she's awful mulish and kickin said laid he What woman is it what does doe she look lock like lire was asKed She that large lady got on at attie attie tie last lIst minute and she she l look ok fierce r Ise scared of her ans answered red the por por- ter I know that lad lady and she knows chat tt it she wants too and generally gets it She has a good reason or she wouldn't ask it Now you OU better wake him tan up and look after alter that matter right away The He porter timidly approached the c touch couch ucb of his superior gently stirred tan bin Im up and related the story Oh Oh tell her to go to sleep and nd forget for- for P get Ctt it said the conductor She S e aint gwine to let nobody forget for- for get Ctt Mn it t there she is rin ringing ng for me agaIn e m she woke up the whole car car Yes M I 1 hear the call but you dont dont don't donty y Sal why h hy she wants to change berths Go o and Md ask her directed the boss The ine porter approached the berth t tie e were drawn aside and fad rd o Lad Lady the condu conductor tol want to toV l ow V why hy should you you ou change lowers they am aint t no one in the upper over Yeti yua I know inow that as well as he does I 1 W for the whole section and you ou go fO back back and tell him bim to come here bere or orto I h b to see the train conductor tJ She e replied 1 aid said the man and re- re POrtEd Forted at once Ce to the Pullman official ti 13 cial at 1 who no wearing a grouch crouch proceed proceed- t ed d 1 to th t told the the e trouble zone zone- The P porter potte rte r ve tn train n conductor and the they through the darkened aisle able to to- berth 6 8 The train conductor f Stood fa in i n the darkness a a a n few feet feel ay arb the Porter remained about aboul t t to 10 berths d distant stant berth Wn ts t's the matter Baiter with ith this thi a asked the Pullman man a asked I e s t the i e other ther berth ready ady 1 she sh e the J ignoring the question There e is Bother another lower berth unIt un ern It the JS lady ad but it U Is much out o oj f th thane or ordinary fary n ary to allow ow passengers t f from of M some 0 me rom berth to berth becausE e 5 hO o 0 d wl whim and nd there i ii s in the rules refe t to the use of two berths by one person per t 11 riding on one ticket unless there there is I 1 some orne apparent reason answered he Look here then Do you ou think think that reason is apparent pointing to the pillow And that 1 throwing over Der a cover Do you OU imagine the these e are rue any apparent reasons T 1 Cant Can't Cantou you ou see them youself ou s she asked Xo X o said he I cant can't see lee any an- thing thin wrong with the pillow ow nor the sheet either The lady grew furious You dont she said looking him square In th the eyes He stood embarrassed because he had neglected to bring his glass Do you OU mean to stand there and insinuate insinuate in- in sinuate that I am intoxicated or am just getting over oer a jag and that I am only thin things 1 Look there dont don't you ou see that bug and that and that 1 and those 1 Th The man man shook hook his head bead in the negative Well Ill I'll show you ou then and suddenly she thrust her hand beneath the lower cover and pulled a six ix shooter Look at that Dingo Bingo she he fired filed into the pillow And that one onel Bang Eang went another shot to the sheets And that and that and those she said sald taking three thice more moie shots into the bed ding cling Then she stood looking at the I man WOW I Sudden Suddenly i a head ing between the curtains of ever every lower and upper in the car Wait Vait n a minute do you see sec that big one 1 she asked and l whang hang the final shot ranged close to the window As suddenly as the heads showed suddenly did they scrooge up against the inside wall of the car Each wrapped up in all the covering he could reach and got busy hiding valuables valuables valuables val val- under mattresses bolstering pillows behind necks neck and ba backs ks to I protect against a stray shot Now tow fully dressed the lady stood in the aisle and beckoned to the porter porter porter por por- ter and demanded where did you ou put my large satchel 1 I I I put it in th the he replied but stood transfixed You come com here and get it down from rom the she The word satchel carried a pleasant hint of departure and the colored man stepped quickly I want ant to get some more bullets she added The word worl bullets had a different effect and the thi colored d man stopped I quickly I I aint lost no bullets he cried ane an and bounded forward out of the thc car md didn't stop until he be lit Kit it the front end of the smoker leaping in fear as the doors banged behind him The train conductor stepped forward forward for for- said Ill ward vard and waving hi his hand take charge barge of this case n new MW w. w How do YoU vou do Mrs 1 Collin can I be of assist assist- ss st- st nee ne nce Wh Why hello bello Frank I did not know I T was vas on your tr train in Ih she said But I Iam Iam Iam am glad to get your our sen service sen ice Help me this car Frank she continued I lam I am just eaten alive with bed bugs look the mess mes of them that blind old ld stiff pretends he cannot see Iee them Mal Maybe Mayte E he has got used to such things And with a withering glance glame at the pullman conductor cried aloud I 1 have hae a notion to shoot up eer every upper and lower in the car at which all passengers crept closer to the inside walls and covered coveted their heads Come up to the chair car with me you will not re rest t easy if you tae another another another an an- other b berth rth The pullman conductor halted them and said laid Lady I am obliged to say in the that you OU are not warranted action you ou saw fit to take in disturbing disturbing disturbing disturb disturb- ing all the passengers in this car and wish to remind you ou also that I expect expect ex ex- you OU to me with your our name and address The Pullman company com corn ran pony pany will hold your our responsible for forthe forthe forthe the damage to this company's compans property property property prop prop- erty and I wish that t information now Oh you Ou do do you ou Well you ou just go back tack to berth No C 0 and tumble in with the rest of the vermin maybe mabe your our hide is so 10 thick the bugs canno cannot t annoy you ou Get out of my way you OU u bat ba eyed monkey this hll n real conductor to knows me nie and knows nl my hu husband m my father f ther and brothers and Ill I'll give ghe Hank Flank an any explanation 1 I na may wish sh to tom m make ke Get away before I set fire to I this car and burn bum you ou and all the theother theother other oth r bugs up lip with it All AI pa passengers began to dress E Being settled in the chair car Mrs Collins asked the cond conductor to go back to the sleeper and quiet the people with ith the truth The pullman conductor was informed inform inform- ed d that the lEd lady was as the owner and manager of the largest cattle ranch in South Dakota and her husband the wealthiest bunker banker on the Missouri Ii ouri Riper At the first fim stop Ue tine porter tel ran back in the dal darkness knes to the rear end of the train where hEre he met n the flag flag- man As the train pulled a away the they stood in the e vestibule and amI on getting getting his hill wind the porter loiter asked Where is she sheat sheat at Whole where is who rt at from the flag flag- man That crazy woman with the gun he shuddered No Vo 0 z cJ crazy woman with a gun come conic my wa way said lid Fatty She wont won't come cone m my wa way neither if I 1 fee Ee her first t said George At the end of the run a hea hean heating hearing n IS had and w was wn as a asked I d for a statement and there first learned learn learn- ed f the incident You can search earch me he said laid The They cant can't pull an any bug stunt on me 1 I was never inside the car I 1 rode outside learning the ro road d. d But Fatty's Fatty's Fat Fat- att t tys ty's JI mind wondered back to the t two 0 men he saw walking through the yard before leo leaving leong ng Chicago A few days after the event above abo detailed reports of similar annoyances annoyances annoy annoy- ances to passengers reach reached head head- quarters l related his suspicions and Pinkertons did the rest At noon one da day the Knickerbocker Knickerbocker Knickerbocker Knicker Knicker- bocker Special all pullmans was Being moved from cleaning yard ard to tod d depot pot two men were seen leen to to board the train the they walked through to the rear tear and jump jumped d off ort only to be arrested arrested ar- ar rested tested for trespassing t Upon being searched in their pockets pockets pock pock- ets were found several bottles of hungry hungry hun hun- gr gry bed bugs bug upon inspection the train was found to be freshly Infested infested infest Infest- ed insects inserts w were re in is bunches indicating r ment ec ent and hurried deposit Bugs I found ii n the sleepers were of identical al type species and appetite as s those I found upon the persons of the menThe men nten The sleepers were with withdrawn and i locked up in the yard the men were locked up in jail At the trial the men pleaded not guilt guilty The burden of proof was on the Pullman company Prose Prosecutors ut demanded that the jur jury be taken to the yards for Inspection of the cars that the evidence therein might be competed compared Attorneys 1 for fOI the defense called for fOl specialists lists from every known kno I I source to identify the genus enus of bugs in captivity tho those e in the hands of the theas court as well as the insects remaining I in cars and set let up a plea i that the Fullman Pullman company compan had permitted It its II attorneys and officials to visit isit the cars frequently and who could swear that those officials did not bring bed bugs to the cars in their 0 own clothes It was held the cars were dangerous and their condition re repugnant repugnant repugnant re- re to an any decent American juror who should not be exposed to bugs which for all they knew had been poisoned by the Pullman com com- pany The They finally demanded that the cars be brought into the courtroom court courtroom courtroom room or the case dismissed The trial lasted two months and the evidence stal starved ved to death |