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Show FAITHFUL TO HIS PRINCIPLES. FUllroad Man Maintained 6llence Throughout Emergency. Ralph E. Dudley, who haa, been custodian cus-todian of records for the Frisco road I for many years, had n lively time yesterday yes-terday morning with a hoarse voiced alarm clock. Mr. Dudley lives at 4122 McPherson avenue, and Ib so regular In hlB habits that all tfce llttlo boys In that neighborhood Bet their $1.60 watches when he passes down the street In tho morning and returns In tho evening. Practical Jokers who live In tho same house with Mr. Dudley and have never Leen able to sharo hjs reputation for punctuollty recently bought an alarm clock, warrnntcd to keep on disturbing the neighborhood for an unlimited period. This they adjusted to begin bounding Its alarm a few minutes after Mr. Dudley's time for leaving- the house. Then thoy placed tho clock In his ovcrcoa. pocket nnd awaited developments. Mr. Dudley left the house at tho usual hour, boarded nn east bound car, and when tho car reached Grand avenue ave-nue something In his Immediate vicinity vicin-ity broke loose. He didn't know what It was, but long expcrlcnco In the rnllrond business had taught him to say nothing in an emergency without first seeing the general manager of tho system, so he looked unconscious .ind squeezed closer to the side of ihe car. From flrand nvenue to Twelfth street the racket kept up, but Mr. Dudley was game, and not until he was safe Insldo his own pfflce did he look for the causo of tho disturbance. disturb-ance. St. Louis Olobo-Democrat. |