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Updated: September 7, 2025
What would an English booking-clerk say if he were asked about the fare to some place, and, on replying £1, received the rejoinder, "I'll give you 15s?" He would think the man a joker of a very feeble description. Yet this may often be done in Western America.
The steward gave vent to an expression of vexation. 'Her luggage is here, sir, the porter said. 'Put it up behind me in the gig if it is not too much, said Manston. 'Directly this train is in and gone, sir. The man vanished and crossed the line to meet the entering train. 'Where is that fire? Manston said to the booking-clerk.
'What! he is gone, I suppose? 'Yes! exclaimed Paula, with tears of vexation in her eyes. 'It isn't every man who gets a woman of my position to run after him on foot, and alone, and he ought to have looked round! Drive to the station; I want to make an inquiry. On reaching the station she asked the booking-clerk some questions, and returned to her aunt with a cheerful countenance. 'Mr.
He crossed the road, climbed a wall, and made his way back to Sheffield. There he saw his mother and brother, told them that he had shot Mr. Dyson, and bade them a hasty good-bye. He then walked to Attercliffe Railway Station, and took a ticket for Beverley. Something suspicious in the manner of the booking-clerk made him change his place of destination.
Already he was on his feet and, without giving a thought to Froberval, without even troubling about the child, who stood gazing at him in stupefaction, he opened the door and ran to the station: "Chateauroux, madame a ticket for Chateauroux " "Over Mans and Tours?" asked the booking-clerk. "Of course the shortest way. Shall I be there for lunch?" "Oh, no!" "For dinner? Bedtime ?" "Oh, no!
The booking-clerk informed me that Smith had not returned; therefore I resigned myself to wait. I purchased an evening paper and settled down in the lounge where I had an uninterrupted view of the entrance doors. The dinner hour approached, but still my friend failed to put in an appearance. Becoming impatient, I entered a call-box and rang up Inspector Weymouth.
He put his heart into it, but not sufficient wind. I think his intention was to welcome us, but it suggested rather a feeble curse. We learnt subsequently that he was a beginner on the instrument. In some mysterious way the whole affair appeared to be our party. The booking-clerk bustled up and helped Minnie from the cart. I feared, for a moment, he was going to kiss her.
The old booking-clerk caught sight of us when we were about a quarter of a mile away, and drew to us the attention of the coachman, who communicated the fact of our approach to the gathered passengers. Everybody left off talking, and waited for us. The boots seized his horn, and blew one could hardly call it a blast; it would be difficult to say what he blew.
"Why, there's that young Wilkinson, that's booking-clerk at the station, said to our John, 'I was a bit sweet on that girl myself, he said, 'but if that's the sort she is, I'm not having any. He's a bit conceited, and thinks a lot of his clothes, but he's steady enough. Had she the face to come and see you when you went?" she added with curiosity. "I saw them both," said Anne, sadly.
She smiled and thanked him, then entered the station and, finding the ticket-office just open, paid a third-class fare to London. A sudden thrill of nervousness came over her. She spoke to the booking-clerk, peering wistfully at him through his little ticket- aperture. "I have never been in a train before!" she said, in a small, anxious voice. The clerk smiled, and yawned expansively.
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