The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-08-31
HE WAS RATHER FRESH.
he Did Everything Two Strange Girls Asked
Him to Do, Even Paying Their Cab Hire.


HE WAS RATHER FRESH.
he Did Everything Two Strange Girls Asked
Him to Do, Even Paying Their Cab Hire.
| boarded a Sixth avenue l. train
at One Hundred and Twenty-tifth
street yesterday afternoon. At One
Hundred and Sixteenth street two
very pretty girls, ingenious looking,
entered the car l occupied. After
looking around in a sort of where
are we at way for a moment they
came to the section where l was sit
ting, riding backward. My vis-a-vis
was an old lady. One ingcnue sat
beside me, the other beside the old
lady.
Before l had time to offer my scat
the one beside the old lady asked:
Won't you please change seats
with me, sir?"
Certainly. I was about to offer it
to YOU" 1 said.
"Oh, thank you'll"
After riding as far as Ono Hun
dred and Fourth street she jumped
| uD and exclaimed, with a pcachblow
pout:
ooh, Ican'tride backward! Won't
you change again, sir?:"
with pleasure" said I, although
| had Just commenced reading my
paper.
Sorry to trouble you, sir"
Don't mention it. l could keep
this up all day"
And I resumed my reading.
Have you the timo?" she asked
in a few moments, leaning toward
me, not half far enough.
My watch has stopped, but II
Just step off at Ninety-third street
station, tell the conductor to hold
the train q moment and look at thf
station clock" I said.
And l did as had promised.
Seven minutes past g." | said or
my return.
And was about to resume my
reading when she asked:
Are you sure that clock is right
II presume so, but to make sur
I'll open the window and ask tn
ticket chopper" l said. This l Iii!
also.
Yes; he says it's right"
She nodded her pretty head ans
smiled bewitchingly.
| wanted to finish a long story be
fore reaching the office, SO l agai7
resumed my reading.
How long doesi it taketo go dow
to Forty-second ~street?' sweet.
asked the ingenue i'll a moment.
About 25 minutes"
, And again I began to read.
, I'VE want to catch a train at th
Grand Central at $40. Doyou thin
, we can do it?"
81 should think SO, if you take
| cab at the station"
"Those horrid cabsl don't Ill;
, 'em. Do you, Mollie?"
! No, Mollie didn't either. CLAD {
. a little respite, l looked in my pape
to G where I had left off. Before
could find the place Mollie asked j
her acknowledgements ca
T.. tenish voice:
y How much do they charge, 1
you know"
About so cents apiece. Perhdl
they'll take you both for rs
How far do you go, sir?"
Il go to Thirty-third street."
didn't dare resume reading nov
The questions wer coming too fas
you couldn't get off at Forty-se
ond, l suppose, and help us with Q,
traps into a cab?"
"Oh, certainly! have all day
myself. I only work at night"
well, how's that? Are you {
actor?"
mo; I'm a newspaper man.
"A reporter"
Copy reader"
What's that?" came from be
pretty mouths simultaneously.
explained.
"Forty-second!' cried the co
ductor.
"Oh, here's where we get Off, 81
Will you kindly
I"kindly." l carried their ira
Us down stairs, hailed a cab, ask
what the fare Seventy-f
cents. Both opened their pock'
books. Neither had change. Jel
had none either. l was asked il
had. gave up the last three qu'
tiers l had, saluted end started
ty walk to the office. Just then | hea
one sweet ingenue say to the otl
Indignantly:
es "Strikes me he's rather fresh
first acquaintance ."-NewYork ID
aid.