The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1886-06-03
TWO WICKED GIRLS.


They Came Near Cheating n Conduc-
tor Out of Half u Weeks Salary.
A reporter was walking up Myrtle
BROOKLYN, the other afternoon,
saws The New York. San, when he
noticed near Adams street two good
looking and stylisNy dressed young
women tripping along toward him.
One of the girls had something In her
hand, which they both looked at with
u~ndisguised ioyfulness while they chat
ted animatediv over it. As the report
er and the girls passed each other 0ne
of the girls exclaimed: :
..Ain't it just too lovely for anything!
We can go to a matinee m nave
money left"
The speakers companion uttered q
joyful little squeak and was about to re-
ply when the reporter saw a man l
street-car conductors garb dashing
wildly up the street. His car stood a
quarter of u block away, on n side OF
Myrtle avenue. He was painting asth-
matically and his arms sawed the
air like blades of a windmill. He
rushed by the reporter, and with two
terrible bounds placed himself in front
of the chattering young ladies. he
stuck out one of his horny hands o.
toll and mopped his forehead with the
other.
Gimme four dollars and ninety
cents!' he exclaimed, as loudly as his
waning breath would let him.
The chattering of the two girls ceased.
The girl that had in her hand the some
thing which seemed to have caused
all their animation emptied the con-
tents of that hand into the conductors
without q word. The conductor shot
back toward his car like Il stone out of
a catapult. The attitudes of the re-
treating young ladies, who never turned
to look after the flying conductor plain
ly indicated that gloom and disap-
pointment had taken the place of cheer
fulness and joy in their hearts.
The sudden and singular proceeding
puzzled the reporter and he dashed
after the conductor. The latter had
reached his car. As the reporter
boarded it two young ladies left it and
went up Myrtle avenue, discussing
something with as much animation as
the other couple had had before the
conductor swooped down on them in
that unceremonious way. The other
passengers IN the car were giving
audible signs of amusement. The con-
ductOrts face was red and he was pant
ing from the chase.
whats up, anyhow" asked the
reporter of the conductor.
The conductor didn't look pleased.
ats a dead sure fact" said he, finally,
THAT there amt nobody a living that
q ride two blocks in q street car in
this town without losin' all the honesty
they ever had. Now Just look at them
two girls you seen me tackle up the
street yonder. Nice girls. they are,
and I'll bet their families are way up.
Well, them two girls ard them two you
seen get Off just now all got on this
five blocks. Two of 'em sot down in
that seat yOnder, and t'other two drop
ped into the seal over toward the end
there. When | went for nv fares one
of the girls give me Il FLYER, and saws
for me to take out for two. L told her
I'd give her change in q minute, and
went in. My car got pretty near down
to the av'nOo fore l got the $500
counted out, and then | Skins my eve
over the car, picks out the girl that
give me the FLYER, and went and tumbled
the change into her hand. l remem-
Der, now. that she looked UP kind
o. skeert, but as quick as a flash
she shet her fingers on the Doodle
and said Thank YOU Just as sweet and
innocent us u 2-vear-old. Then she
says Stop here, please and | yanked
the car to Il stand-still. The girl that
| changed the bill for got out with her
friend, and they e off up the street.
L started the car. and the other two
girls mOtloned for me to stop on the far
side of the av'noO. w want to oct out
says they, Won't You please
give the change for the S5?' l bad to
grab the brake to keep from fallin' off
backward, for it struck me all of a sud-
den that [ i had dumped that 81 80 into
wrong girls hand. L slung nv eve
OFT to the left and saw the two innocent
trottin' GlOng like a couple O.
p%eacocks- Here's Il half Il weeks sal
airy out o my pocket says |, unless I
overhaul them dear girls and re-
cover them skids.' So l Jerks the rome,
for terry tirmer, and puts on a
full head O steam arter the charmers-
If they'd a had half a block more of a
they'd "A scooped me, for I'm a
struggler with the AMY; but | run bm
down, and they handed over the plumber
without a murmer or ever turnin' n
hair"