The Dillon tribune., 1886-08-28
Reaycrheal County Officers.
FHE DIAMOND DOLLAR,

|HE DIAMOND DOLLAR.
Nv orSt thing in the world for weak
res. Dung woman
The young woman looked up from the
Magazine i'll her lap and smiled at her
tay bearded mentor on the opposite side
the street car she smiled with her
hole tace-li,nplei chin. rcd cheeks,
MI lips; even the eyes hchi.:d the con-
lex glasses OF her pi,,ce rez twinl.lcd.
"Thank you, she said, shutting the
pok scftly. II know it. l Was merely
lancing at the pictures
Then she turned her amused glance
pwaul the front part Of the ear. and met
he eyes Of the driver staring stru;gn: 1T
er.. His face lighted up wien her glance
ne, his. and with his rouEl, glove he
atte,l the left side OF his coat. as though
shielded something which, concerned
er.
The car was one of those little wheeled
oxes locally known US the ''POuEi Gap
Bob-tailS. which ply between Cincinnati,
b.. and it's Kentucky suburb, Newport.
he driver. sole autocrat, dividing his
line among the mules. his passengers and
he small boys who everywhere mark bob
nil cars for their own. was mntfictl to the
mouth in all old oilskin coat, bcltetl at the
raist with II leather strap. His cap was
ulled down to shield his face frmM the
ain. into the teeth of which he was
breed to drive, and when he entered the
ar to collect the fares his heavy cowhi.le
oots completed Il grotesQue picture. which
rould have attracted attention even in
Castle Garden. Evidently he cared less
Or style than for comfort.
What is the fare to Newpnrt:''
Ten cents, please
| started at the musical voice, and
ooked ut the man closely.
"Wh-a-t:'' l said. mot Ferguson, of
The GaZette:''
Same party, dear hoy, same party
He laughed in the honest. wl,olc-sollled
way that knew so well. rang the bell Of
bis punch twice, smiled ut the pretty girl,
who seemed to enjoy my surprise, and
then clatterel out to his place ut the
brake. where presently Joined him.
This is rough. Ferguson, deucetl
rough-$12 Il week and seventeen hours
p day! Can't you do better than this::'
Classical occupation. dear hoy. One
Of the children Of Greek mythology, yor,
will remember, aspircd to drive IL ca,r-his
fathers Cur. but while his route was u
rifle dryer than nline''-
ut was not necessary for him to make
guy Of himself in cowhide boots. That
girl inside is laughing ut you.''
II know it. She always does when she
rides with me.
He looked through the glass door Of the
ov,f1 %o.1f So IF IL
when he met the young WOman's eye.
The gesture seemed to please her.
Another case of the maiden and the
coachman,' remarked Ferguson rs he
slowed up to take on II passenger. Evil
IDENTIFY he had lost none Of his high spirits
since he had lriftcd out Of journalism into
street car service. ''But seriously now.
don't you know herr
NO, l cannot say that ! do" said,
severely.
That's Virginia.
looked again at the girl. She WIS as
charming Il specimen Of young woman
'eod as is often met with even in the cul-
'nretl parts of Kentucky. The infantile
cheeks and dimplcd chin toned down the
severity OF her eyeglasses. and from the
Drown plume in her nat To the narrow toe
u her shoe she Was what is popularity
Snown as ''stylish." Du A!"uricr might
nave copied her pose for that of one "1
his high-brcd women.
YES, sir, that's Virginia. You have
laughed ut my verses to her for three
years, and if we drop all the passengers
before the end Of the route is reached
W, WITH take you inside and present you.
enc knows YOU by name already.
nave talked with her about you Il hun
uretl times She likes that little story o.
,"nrs. The Cruise OF the Mermaid i'm
"ehsely. and always looks up Your col
UNI the first thing in The Clarion.
;. Then he seemed to drift into another
me OF thought.
Yes, sir. it is rough lie said: eight
; zen hours day, seven days in the week
= TOO many hours for u man to work
,nat' thank God, l am done: This is m!
.ast trip. have something herc''-h,
sapped the left side of his oilskin Goa
SWSan-'which has put me on my feet
tngihla and had several blocks, alone
T1uasether. this morning, and she knows
.a" .. what we are so gay about. Yo'
'sn,emIer that Diamond Dollar:''
Da remember it, 1t was that "Dia
n"ha Dollar that cost Ferguson his desl
W The Gazette. Not more than tw'
a" onths ago he was as lapper. vel
miss Missed and apparently as successful I
to an US there was in the Cincinnati rep0r
IN" fraternity. His duty was the cover
ths y, the news along the river fronts O
kentucky towns facing and abov'
''"hatl, and. being Il graceful writer