The record-union., 1895-08-19
WAS RATHER FRESH.
lie Did Everything Two strange Girls
Asked Him TO.

ASKED 1tINi 10.
boarded Sixth avenue "L" train at
One Hundred and Twenty fifth street
Yesterday afternoon. At One Hundred
| and Sixteenth street two very pretty girls,
ingenious looking, entered the car l oc-
| cupIed. After looking around In sort
| OF where-are- -we-at way for moment,
they came to the section who're L was sit
ting, riding backwar My vis-a-v Wis
was an old lady. one ingenue sat beside
me, the other beside the old lady.
Before | had time to offer my seat the
one beside the old lady asked:
Won't you please change seats with
me, sir?"
Certainly. 1 was about to offer it to
you" | said.
''Oh, thank your
After riding as far as One Hundred and
! Fourth street sine jumped up and ex-
claimed, with peach blow pout:
"Oh. l can't ride backward! Won't
you change again, sir"
with pleasure," said I, although l
had just commenced reading my morn
ing paper
sorry to trouble you, sir"
Don't mention il. l could keep this
up all day"
| And / resumed my reading.
"Have you the time?" she ked, in a
| few moments, leaning toward me- not
| half far enough.
My watch has stopped, but Pll just
step OFT at Ninety-third street station,
tell the conductor to hold the train a mo-
ment. and look at the station clock"
said.
And / did as I had promised
Seven minutes past three" / said on
my return.
Are you sure that clock is right ?'
II presume so, but to make sure I'll
open the window and ask the tick et- chop
per-" ! SAID. This | did also.
'4es. he says it's right"
She nodded her pretty little head and
smiled bewitchingly.
L wanted TO finish long story before
reaching the office, SO l again resumed
my reading.
How long does it take to go down to
Forsy-second street?" sweetly ask ed the
ingenue in 4 moment.
| "A bout twenty-five minutes"
And again | began to read.
| 9 want to catch train at the Grand
Central at $40. Do you think we can
do it?''
II should think so, if you take cab at
the station.'
"Those horrid caDsi I don't like ,en,
Do you, Moliie?''
NO, Mollle didn't, either Glad of a
little respite. l looked in my paper to see
where had left Off. Before could find
the place Mollie asked in her ain'G-he- a.
| nice-young-m cattenish voice;
"How much do they charge; do YOU
know?"
About fifty cents apiece Perhaps
| they, IL take you both for seventy-fve."
How far do you go, sir ?"
u go to Thirty-third street."
dIdn't dare resume reading now: the
questions were coming too fast.
- ou couldn't get Off at Fortv-sacond
l suppose. and he us with our traps into
cab?" -i'
"Oh. certainly. L have all day to my
SELL only work at night"
Vel, how's that? Arc you an actor ?
NO; Pm newspaper man,
"A reporter?"
Copy reader"
WHAT'S thatW came from both pretty
mouths simultaneously.
l explained
"Forty-secondr' cried the conductor
"Oh. here's where we get off sir, VIII
you kindly" 1''
kindly" l carried their traps down
stairs, hailed cab, asked what the fare
WINS. .oeFehty-HVe cents. Both opened tn ell
pocket-D books. Neither had change. Jehu
nad none, either. l was asked il had
l gave up the last thrae-quarters had
saluted and started to walk to the office.
Just then heard one sweet ingenue sav
10 the other. Indignantly:
strikes me he's rather fresh on frs,
acquaintance. New York Herald.