The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-24
1T OCCURRED TO HIM TO ELOPE.
Adventure of a Club Man Who Saw a Pretty
Woman in a Cab.

Woman in a Cab.
New York Sun.
rather dissipated looking man, in evening
dress, stood on the southeast corner of Thrtieth
street and Broadway, shortly before l o'clock
yesterday morning, with his hat ON the back of
his head and his hands thrust deep in his trous-
ers pockets He blinked solemnly at the half
dozen electric lights which glare at that particu-
lar spot. He is a member of the Union Club
tall, thin and of aristocratic cast of features
There was no doubt that he was heavily be-
logged.
A cab ratified down Broadway, turned into
Thlrteth street, and stopped within ten feet
of where the dssipated and waverlng rounder
stood looking defiance at the elecric lights The
door of the cab opened, and a stout man clam
bered out and battered down to famous
beer saloon few doors below the corner. The
watering eyes of the man in evening dress grad
ually sank on the electric lights to the top of
the cabman's hat Then they arrived at the
claimants eyes. That functionary touched his
hat, grinned and said, Good evening" The
club man acknowledged the salute with very
dignifed and portentous duck of the head and
brought his eyes down to the level of the cab
door. Then he Strengthened up, screwed a glass
in his eye with difficulty, and stared A pretty
woman was looking out of the door of the cab at
him. He raised one gloved hand carelessly and
toyed with the eastern end of his mustache
Then suddenly his face lightened up with new
idea
Lies 1ope," he said to the pretty woman in
the cab and then jumped forward, halloed to
the driver to get away, pulled himself into the
cab as it started away, and slammed the door.
At that very instant the stout man, who had
had his nightcap of beer, emerged from the
place few doors below the corner, and uttered
yell that brought the sleepy guests in the sixth
story of the Gisey House to the windows. Mean
while the cab was rafting brisky down Thirtieth
street toward Fifth avenue with a duet of femi-
nine shrieks and masculine expostulations, to-
gether with the tail of a dove colored overcoat
flying from the door,
group of men who had been standing on the
opposite corner joined the chase, and the whole
party pursued the cab, most of them not having
the remotest idea of what they were doing it
forced the party, which grew to such bowling
the corner of Twenty ninth street and
Fifth avenue that the driver pulled up his
agreeable smile at the policeman who happened
around the corner. The stout man, in spite of
his weight was the first on the ground He
dived into the door as though putting his head
into cataract, and came out backward very
much tangled up in the arms of the swell Both
men danced around for moment, and then
they caught sight Of each others faces and
slowly dropped their hands. 1t was grievous-
looking club man that stood there in the glare
of the electric light. His collar had been turned
completely away from his shirt, his face was
slightly scratched, and his hat battered, but he
was serene, tranquil and base He looked at
the fat man quizzically for moment and then
said:
BILLY, didn't know you could run sho fas!n
The other, who was recognized as a theatrical
manager, said nothing.
who's tn girl Billy" asked the other man,
feeling vaguely for that end of his collar which
rose straight from the back of his neck"
my wife, said the stout man sternly
The club man dropped both hands at his
side and looked at his friend for long time in
absolute silence. Suppressed sobs came from
the cab The dudes and FOUNDERS grinned the
policemen moved forward, and the cabman who
who enjoys good joke beamed more pleasantly
than ever at the prospect of a fight. Silence
continued so long that when the great bell in Dr.
Omissions church changed o'clock everybody
started nervously Then the club man said
thickly
Billy, thshshimply disgushtin' I'll apollo
gize to-morrer mornin', an if 1 ever 1ope
again"