SCHOOLMATES
The conductor of an American train obonJ edA, tl' all/ P BtoWed awß* on the front end oi the baggage truck. He told a brakeman to throw him off at the next station. The brakeman went, but when lie w-is about to start the thro'wing-off process tlc tramp drew a revolver and advised him to retreat. The advice seemed good, and the brakeman took it. Upon his return the conductor asked him if he had got rid of the tramp, whereupon the brakeman said: "No; I didn't have the heart to do it. You see, I found Jio ( was an old schoolmate of mine " 1 hat don't cut no ice with me," said the conductor "Just wait until I get l"ir-the^ lllSeeS°Tthi^¥ nSin The conductor went forward, but soon returned looking pale. "Did you throw him off?" asked the brakeman. '• "No," replied the conductor. "He turned out to be an old schoolmate of mine too. - '
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 26 May 1928, Page 21
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156SCHOOLMATES Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 26 May 1928, Page 21
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