The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-12
IT Is DISHONEST
The Little Impositione That Some
Women Think All Right.
q Charming Girl Who Was Highly ElaseS
1t Her Success In Bl1mn9 . Street
Car Conductor Out of
. Nickel

The readiness and enthusiasm with
which fair woman will beat the res
taurant keepers, soda water dispense
tories, railroad companies and all
other institutions Of civilization fol
tho collection of nickels. dimes OF
pther small change is one of the
Strangest phenomena of these fast
Striding days.
I was discussing . lunch the other
day with very charming girl, says a
lady writer in the New York Herald.
The first thing she said after removing
her gloves and arranging her rings so
that they would show to the very best
advantage to the other women present
WAS:
well, my ride down town didn't cost
me cent. That stupid conductor never
came around for my fare"
here she held up the nickel exultant-
u and laughed in an almost fendish
glee-
At the moment pretty blonde girl
passed. our table and saluted my COM
panion. The sight OF the nickel up
held seemed to inspire pleasant
thoughts. She stopped and began to
giggle. Then they giggled together
end winked at each other.
THAT nickel reminds me of some
ching funny. SUSIE" laughed the
blonde girl. whose costume cost her
husband cool three hundred dollars.
II have ridden in five horse cars to-day
Ind 1t hasn't cost me cent"
Ny companion instantly grew Sc
rous and knitted her pretty brows.
How did you manage it?" she in
Huired, eagerly.
Easily enough" retorted the blonde
beauty. I'm two cases the i1npudent
conductor never even asked me for my
fare, and Of course I didn't call him
and beg 10 be taxed. Three of the cars
I rode on were crowded, and when 1
boarded them others did Sc at the Same
time. The conductor was way up in
front. He didn't know who or how
many got on.
FINALLY he came around with his
Eternal cry Of Fare, pleased looked
straight ahead Of me, for wanted to
pee what ne would do. He passed and
repassed, collecting nickels from
3diotic women who were fumbling in
their purses. Each time he looked
euspioiously at me. At last he said,
bneppishly: Have L got your fare,
na'am2' I looked over his head as
hauGhtily Is could He became hum
bic. Did / get your fare, lady?' he
Gsped. How many fares do you
waptT replied, sternly. At that the
poor man faded away to the back plat
form, thoroughly crestfallen. Several
Eoodlooking fellows glared as if they
he'd q mind to throw him out of the
window"
The girls laughed long over this ex-
psrience, but when the blonde charm
Or was gone / remarked savagely that
I thought such tactics dishonest.
"Nonsenser' observed my lady, Ia
ponically, and refused any further dis
cussion.
In due time the waiter brought me
my check.
Let me see it," said my beautiful |
philauthropist. OF course she got it.
Hhs studied it for a moment seriously, |
then an amused expression crept |
around the tempting mouth and final |
~ she burst into a peal of laughter.
'eee," she said, eagerly, bending
hcross the table. HE has cheated |
himself out Of fifty cents Now. don't
be . simpleton and have him correct it.
It's none of your business, anyway"
But thought it first-rate oppor-
tunity for lesson in morals. 1 called
The waiter and showed him where he
had erred and you may believe he was
grateful
AS / collected my change and rose to
90 I noticed an ominous frown settling
pver her lovely brow and am sure the
word ''fool' issued from between her
bet teeth.