The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1886-04-29

tap by some fool people. and he wasn't
feelln' just first-rate. She didn't say
nothing when he called Fare please
but kinder pointed to the five. Well.
he refused to pick it up, and says re-
spectfully:
If you can't hand me the fare,
ma am, as you should, shall not pick
it up from there.
'Then she bridled up and called him |
an insolent puppy, and said she'd re-
port him. He marched out of the car
and left the nickel lying there, deter
mined not to be bluffed'
Ibid she make complaintp"
''You bet she did! He was hauled
up for it the very next day in great
shape. She hasn't rode on nv car
since. though he added absent-mind-
edly.
When the car reached Twelfth Street
half a dozen unsalted -,outh of the dis
tiinetively ii orally pes1a1od boarded it, and
distributing themselves over the plat
form, began their inane chatter.
Come., now,n said the conductor,
you are not allowed to stand ON the
Platform as long as there is standing
room inside; move on, please" J" The
Cholleys and Clarences cast indignant
glances at him for a moment, stalked
through the car and began to struggle
with their paper cigarettes.
"Have you that Kind of ruler" in
quired the reporter, who had become,
by reason of much practice, an expert
at wriggling through packed mass of
humanity when escaping from a car.
That's putting it a leetle mite
strong" said the bell-ringer. Then,
opening his little book, he read the
rule. sit directs US to ask passengers
to refrain from crowding the platform,
and we have had practically the same
rule for some time, but this was given
out to us few days ago to paste in
our books, so as to freshen our menu
ory. Panorama placer he called sud
denly, between the opening and closing
of the door on thin man wearing a
faded plush cap.
''But why Panorama placer" queried
the reporter, a la Lord Arthur Somer-
sault
Because it's pantomine," he re-
turned quickly, having evidently heard
the original, and making sweeping
gesture toward the two circular build
ings. '.Now I'll tell you" he continued
seriously. ''We have our orders to call
it so. For my part think it's a shame
to change the name of a court that was
called for one of Chicago's old settlers
simply to advertise money-making
show. Just why the company agreed
to do it am not trying to find out 1t
| would be difficult, not to say danger
Gus, thing to attempt.
81 made a hundred dollars pretty
easy one day last winter" he con-
tinued, as he carefully scrutinized the
face of his Waterbury to see il
it was running away with time. s.It
was like this: My cousin Sammy is a
detective downtown, and he was tellin'
me about big robbery that had just
taken place. Them newspaper chaps
never found out the whole of that
affair, and I guess now they never will.
You see this English George as they
called him, was a con- man. and he
done up rich old duffer down on
| Washington Street for about S1,700.
The case was kept mighty quiet, be-
cause old Hunks said he'd rather lose al
| the cash than to have it come out in
print what royal chump he was.
80 Sammy was put on the case and
had been workin' it up for about 9
week, when one day he told me little
about it. Not much. mind you, but JUS
described the kind of man he was 9
layin' fora little, slender, slick-look
in duck, with a smooth face and small
hands and feet and never said nothing
about why he wanted him. He prom
/ ised me hundred bullets if I'd spo
him at any time, and as long as GO
the Doodle / didn't care what they
wanted to run the sharp in for. Well
about nine o'clock one evenin', just az
we stopped at Twenty-ninth Street
there was woman got on the car that
attracted my attention at once. Sht
wore long, loose-fitting sealskin tha
almost touched the ground, black sill
mittens, and thick, brown veil tina
you could scarcely see through
couldn't see nothing but the sparks il
her ears. The car wasn't more'n hal
fnll. but every blessed fare but two o.
1 bfiiCC w do SIlbtA ACttl oitO lOol NS,Oi
leavin' the first half of the car almos
empty. She walked forward and tool
a seat pretty well towards the from
door, and when she paid, kept on he
mittens. went back all of a trembl
with excitement, for knew had tina
hundred sure. / figured it out tha
this CON man, dressed like ricI
lady, was goin' down to make /;
train, probably at Twenty Street
and I was afraid she, or rather he
would give me the slip before
had chance to have him arrested, ali,
III knew he would if he saw I was ont,
| his little game. I acted as unconcerne,
as possible. but kept sharp eye ahea'
for the lights at the Twenty fifth Stree
Police Station We soon sighted them
and by great good luck the Lieutenan
was standing on the steps. / gave hin
the tip as sly as could, and the fel
i lows veil must have hindered his look
out. At any rate the Lieutenan
boarded the car in front, as | signalle,
d him to. do, and before Mr.. Englisl