The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-05-25
PETTY DISHONESTY.
The Little Impositions That Some
Women Think All Right
a Charming Girl who Was Highly Elatsd
at Her Success ia RIuffinC n street
Car Conductor Out of
Nickel

The readiness and enthusiasm with
which fair woman Will beat the res
t-urant keepers. soda water dispensa-
tories railroad companies and all
other institutions of civilization for
TIE collection Of nicEcls, dimes or
other small change Is one of the
.,tran-cst phenomena of these fast
S;rid'nE days.
I was discussing n lunch the other
day with a very charming girl. says
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
We'll. my ride down town didn'tcost
me a cent That stupid conductor never
came around for my fare
Here she held up the nickel eXultant-
i and laughed in an almost tiendish
glcc-
At the moment a 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
girgIc. Then they giggled together
and wiuIIcd at each other
That nickel reminds me of some
thing funny, Susie laughed the
blonde girl. whose costume cost her
husband a cool three hundred dollars
Il have ridden in five horse cars to-day
and II hasn't cost me a cent"
My companion instantly grew Sc
riouS and knitted her pretty brows.
How did YOU manage it," she in
quired, eagerly
Easily enough" retOrted the blonde
beauty. In two cases the iInpudent
conductor never even asked me for my
fare. and of course | didn't call him
and beg to be taxed. Three of the ears
| rode on were crowded, and when /
boarded them others did so 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, please" l looked
straight ahead of me, for | wanted to
see what ne would do. He passed and
rcpaSScd. collecting nickels from
idiotic women who were fumbling in
their purses. Each time he looked
suspiciously at me. At last he said,
snappishly: Have l got your fare.
ma'am?' / looked over his head as
haughtily as could. He became hum
bile. Did | get your fare, lady? he
lisped. How many fares do you
want?' ] replied, stcrnly. At that the
poor man faded away to the back plat
form. thoroughly crestfallcn- Several
good-!oolling fellows glared as if they
had a mind to throw him out of the
window"
The girls laughed long over this ex-
pcrience, out when the blonde charm
cr was gone | remarked savagcly that
! thought such tactics dishonest.
'.NonScnscI' observed my lady, la
conicaIly, and refused any further dis
cuSsion.
In due time the waiter brought me
my check
Let me see it." said my beautiful
philanthropist. OF course she got il
She studied it for moment seriously
then an amused expression crept
around the tempting mouth and final
ly she burst into "A peal of laughter
See" she said, eagerly. bending
across the table. lie has cheated
himself out of fifty cents Now, don't
he simplcton and have him correct it.
It's none of your business, anyway"
But thought it a first-rate oppOr-
tunity for a lesson in morals | called
the waiter and showed him where ne
had erred and You may believe he was
profoundly grateful
As collected my change and rose t,
20 noticed an ominous frown settling
over her lovely brow and am sure tn,
word fool issued from between he,
set teeth.