The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-07-22
TWO GIRLS AND \ MAN.

| From the New York Tribune
| He was carefully dressed. There was
not the slightest blemish on his silk
! hat. His trousers were carefully
creased, his coat was long. and he held
his stick in the approved fashion. With
him were two charming looking young
women. Their compilations were fresh,
their teeth white and small, and their
gray eyes bright with an honest ,mirth
full sparkle. They boarded a Broad
way cable car. the girls elm bling up
with unconventional alacrity, the man
swinging himself to the platform with
an assumption of easy dignity. The
girls pumped themselves down on the
seat and then crowded closely together.
for the car was about full, to make
room for him.
"Sit here, George. There is plenty
of room" said one, patting about two
inches of space with little hand that
IN a mouse-coiored glove looked very
pretty.
''Oh, no." said George, grsciously.
"You will be more comfortable il I
stand mp" So the girls smiled and
laughed and chatted, while he stood
straight up with lofty, ''kuow-it-all"
air. Those girls were delightful to
the rest of the passengers There WIS
something about them that showed
that they were not New York girls,
though they were dressed in the proper
New York fashion. They were whole
sone-lootsing girls, who smiled when
they were pleased and laughed when
they were amused. They were full Of
youthful spirits and their innocent
frakness was reflected in their pretty
faces. When they laughed they made
no attempt to conceal the clear ring in
their voices. There was not the slight
est a1fectation in their manner; not the
faintest trace of pose"
Every movement and posture of the
young man was studied 70 give him a
cold, calm, superior appearance. If he
were not TO the New York manner
born. he was at least carefully trained
to il.
1t was warIn in the car and he step
ped forward to catch the cooling breeze
on the front platform. The door was
open and he took up dignifed posi-
ton there.
No standing on the platform, said
tine gripman, curtly.
oh, is that the rule" said the other, I
stepping back.
In two pairs of gray eyes there was
a CLEAN Of fun that George" should
have been caught transgressing New .
York rule. one pair OF pretty lips
curved suspiciousiy, giving warning Of
6 little laugh Another pair, pressed
tightly together. held in check what I
would have been a musical peal Swift
glances were exchanged.
Just then the car gave quick twist,
and George went forward with a
lureh- To save himself, ne caught the
handle OF one of the doors. The weight
OF his body drew i toward him.
Broadway cars, a. those who ride On
them know, have double doors When
one opens its half brother does the
same. When one closes the other comes
half way - meet r Poor George
worked his own destruction His boey
kept the doors from closing entirely.
but they crushed his splendid hat and
they skinned has vel shaped noss.
sending ms stick 70 tie floor with
most uncouveut ionzl ciatteT
There was alarm N TIE faces of the
two young women then, but when Re
gathered up his hat zad stick, and,
with bored and uninteTested look on
h. face resumed as easy a position as
circumstances would permit, tie com
tenances Of the girls changed
a msn-trap." Ee said. With calm
scoru- aud a. that i cane-tyvo bursts
CT ringing laughter. They tried %
stop. but they could not he I'D look
like a fool standing there with
naughty lcok CT his face, be- = batter
&c hat on his head, a paSsioniess. stec3y
eve. but a skinned nose Pea after
peal came not loao ard vp,Ez-- bet
musical and mirth-s;srrlEs. There wzs
r. s.o9D4nx lat -EasTTileat .ssS