Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-04-15
Tre NUasEN THET NEVER CANE.
An Iater~stin.s Incident OF Cit Life with
TrTo Surprising Findings.

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| An Iater~-tins Incident OF City Life witl
Two Surprising Findings.
Pr sh0,sed the bridge man who
stool a. ,nc oDp of the stairs.
"iVcii. writ is itr asked the young
man wao,n the bridge man had
shouted a.
Is thgt your rubberl" demanded
the bridge man, pointing with his toe
st a tiny Overshoe which was living
ON the platform.
The young man walked back To
where the rubber was, and placed
his foot alongside of it--a big foot it
was too.
What do you think now2" he
asked in an aggTavating way.
The bridge man did not answer this
question. Instead he kicked the rub
Der viciously and sent it flying into a
retired corner, and then he went
about his business.
Presently the train moved off with
the young man with the big foot in
the front car Opposite him was a
pretty girl the young man thought
she was the prettiest girl he had ever
seen.
Suddenly look of surprise came
over the girls face, and she leaned
forward and took a survey of her
feet. which one after the other she
pushed out from under her slightly
uplitted skirt. They did not look at
all ike mates. One of thc,n was clad
in a beautiful French kid shoe. which.
except for one or two spatters at the
ankle. was as bright as if it had Just
CO out of the shoe store: there was
nasty mud covered rubber on the
other foot.
The girl seemed to wonder what
had become OF her other rubber. She
was Just in tho act of pecring under
the seat for it when the young man
accOsted her and told her of his inter
view with the bridge man.
"f you VIII wait for me at the
New York end I'll go back to Brook
lyn and get your rubber and bring it
to you" he said.
The young woman protested. II
couldn't allow you to do that" she
said. But the young man said that
she must allow him to do it, and
when the train reached the terminus
he hastened away to recross the
river, leaving the woman at the foot
of the stairs
Arriving az Brooklyn, he rushed
down one Eight of stairs and up the
other to get from the stopping place
to the starting place, and at once
dived into the corner where he had
seen the rubber thrown by the bridge
man. He found the dainty little
thing, picked it up, hoped on train
with it and was once more en- route
to the metropolis. At the New York
end he leaped from the train before
it had stopped and almost tumbled
down the steps, 80 great was his
haste.
But where was the young woman2
She wasn't where he had left her,
that was certain. Suddenly he saw
her standing by the side of a young
gentleman, and actually leaning on
his arm.
Her husband, 1 suppose" NUT
tered the man with the rubber.
II wish he'd come" he heard the
young woman say rather Inpatient
ly as he approached her. Evidently
she had not observed him as he had
descended the stairs. Then thought
born of anger came into his head.
Actuated by it he turned on his heel
and made run for Madison avenue
car Just as the car passed the Tombs
he tossed the rubber out Of the back
door into the street.
Whats that2" asked the con-
ductor.
"Oh, nothing, answered the young
man; "at least, nothing but an old
overshoe. New York Times.