Show this time it was the Cou conductor ductor st paul pioneer frets yar faro a gentle gentlemen cont lemen meu suggested a ca conductor n actor in n the smoking car to a party of four card players who held on their knees between them a banded large a alias atlas three of them quietly banded u up tickets but the fourth man rear tee the w window became suddenly embarrassed rase ed fare 1 are I 1 again remarked the brass mounted effi official cial rather sternly the pae p manger addressed replied nith A ceries of spasmodic winks n inks pau end tapped tapped the back of his cards come tit im in a hurry eaid said the conductor 1 I got any ticket pay ray your 5 our fare then with the asua usua usual I 1 flight slight advance ral boys will you allow him to take a rake eo off ff inquired the delinquent traveller not much replied the trio my moneys all up s 0 stid tid id the rs rus appealingly to the tile cin can ile ter you will hive to get off then answered the official reaching for the bell roe rope the nan laid his cards face downward and laid in a low tome to u one of the other players what k at do you 5 ou do 7 1 I raise you you wai was the reply How Ilow much twenty dollars the man by the window passed his hand op up to the conductor the latter g pave av a it one glance then ho be aelen released d a age largo fat pocketbook lbook from inside his coat took out two 20 bills and handed banded hem them to the delinquent I 1 see your twenty and go you awen twenty 7 better he said T thia complicated matters and tho the original raiser of 1 30 20 shifted uneasily in his seat finally he and said 1 I 1 baiso you 11 call him haij the conductor banding ai X im in a hurry burry tha the delinquent pu husenger did BO so OL conj nd was about to take in the money en on f brur ur acce when the other play player L r 6 showed a straight flush flash and 11 all 1 the money including the conductors duc dac tors toya tho the 1 attar latter waa wits dazed the delinquent pi piao meek and abashed now you will have to get off 11 snapped a P d the conductor I 1 I 1 yes e a sir ir stop the train be replied PI I 1 T the whole b 0 le cartr party got 0 off know those tellers in inquired aired a 3 fat man on the epp opposite osite sido of th tho 0 afele 10 lo answered the tho conductor N slackest slickest Slick eat est quartet of card sharps on tho the road how much did they do yon on for but the conductor raced himself down toward tho the door which e he ie b banerd ee d shut without replying to the sardonic inquiry |