Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-27
80 ROMANCE ANp aeALIrY.
interesting Conclusion Abont a Conductor
who Pressed a Girls Hand.

Interesting Conclusion ADout
who Pressed Girls Hand.
A man who weaves romances out OF
the commonest threads said this; Il
boarded a Madison avenue car on its
way up town, and dropping down in
the corner near the door began to study
types. The first thing ] discovered
was that the conductor was a man OF
intelligence and refinement, although
he looked very rough. His hands at
once attracted my attention as he
placed the change Of dollar into my
palm. They weren't clean-Slow could
they bei But they were shapely and
delicate--the hands of a young man
who had never worked hard at any
thing. My curiosity was now awakened,
and beckoning him to me | asked a
question relative to the departure OF
the trains from the Grand Central sta
ton. He made reply in well worded
phrase. pronunciation and modulatioD
faultless.
Il now began to study his face. |
could see that it was singularly manly
and handsome. although narred by a
stubby beard and darkened by dust
and exposure. | began to be deeply
interested in my knight Of the bell pull.
and had carefully noted his number,
when, at the Twenty y-third street cor
ner, as always happens, a crowd of
homeward bound shoppers and idlers,
all women, pushed their way into the
car. 1t was more than full-it was
packed.
In front Of me stood a charming
little girl Of eighteen or twenty, in a
pale green cloth costume, beautifully
braided, the Medici collar of the Louis
XVI coat framing face of rare beauty.
Imagine my surprise, nay, horror--yes,
more. my disgust, my everything-to
notice that my hero, in handing the
change to this dainty girl, deliberately
took hold of her hand and pressed it
for an instant in his. with an almost
convulsive grip, and then to see the
girls big brown eyes turned up and
fixed upon this young mans face.
"'Ahar thought |, here's love play
ing fantastic tricksl Fie, for shame
Cupid ringing up fares on New York
street car, shouting out Come, now,
step lively, or Move up in frontr
But in few moments had rea-
soned it QUITO my own satisfaction,
any way OF course this young man is
not New Yorker but the girl is. he
met her in some other city, when his
family had plenty of money. Suddenly
his father fails and the young mar
comes to New York to go into business
and be near the girl he loves. Only
college bred, no good for banking o.
commercial house, he goes down, dowr
and finally becomes a street car con
ductor The old love in this young
heart is still faithful to him, however
and takes a ride occasionally on his ca
in order to get look and a pressure o
the hand.
Its very hard to be street car con
ductor and be in love with a girl who
lives in palace on the line of you
road, but it has its compensations
Her family would never suspect that
the conductor meant anything when he
looked up at the girls window as his
car went rumbling by, and then she
can, by waiting for his car, often bC
during the day quite alone with him.
Indeed, it is quite romantic He
may even deadhead her over the line
If he happens to be quite sure that the
terrible spotter is not hidden behind 6
paper in the corner of the car. | sin
cerely hope that the young man got the
girl at the end of the route. mean in
the end-that is. in the long run. ~
New York Sun.