The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-06

THAT transfer amt no good said the
street car conductor, according to the
Chicago Tribune.
Whats the matter with it?'' asked the
passenger in the fur-trimmed overcoat.
ITS a month old That's ALL"
81 don't see how that can be- The con-
ductor on the main line gave it to me not
ten minutes ago.
The conductor winked slowly with his
left eye.
what do you mean by that?" demand
ed the passenger.
The conductor shrugged his shoulders.
ooh nothing" he said. 'only 1 guess
he didn't give you that transfer this morn
ing. Some other morning, wasn't it?"
NO it wasn't some other morning.
retorted the other, growing decidedly an
CRY. DO look Ike deadbeat? Do l
strike you as man who would try TO
beat street oar company out of a nick
el?"
The conductor shrugged his shoulders
again.
II reckon you'd better pay your face .
he remarked reaching for the bell rope.
BY this time the passengers eyes were
blazing.
You mean to call me liar, do your"
he asked. Il have told you 1 paid my
1dAN OIl the main mt StttI the conductor
gave me that transfer If it isn't good.
I'm not to blame for it,
Il guess you'd better pay your fare"
You impudeut scoundreli If il wasn't
for the presence of ladies in this car I'd
give you thrashing you wouldn't get
over in a month";
You needn't mind the ladies, sir"
81 do, though. I'm more of gentleman
than you are. Ring the bell and stop the
pay you cent, and I'm not going to get
Off
Il rather think you wiH.p
Il give you warning" said the passen-
ger, standing up and confronting him.
that if you lay your hand on NE IN
whip you within an incheof your life. l
dom care for the beggarly cents, but I'm
not going to be imposed on. It'll soil my
clothes more+than ) cents worth to mix
up with you. but you'll need new uni
form"
you talk mighty big, :" rejoined the con-
ductor apparently not at all scared. But
you know you're In the wrong Look at
that transfer check. will you? See the
date-Oct 30? Think I'm going to take
that for a fare? Not by blamed sight.
You'll pay your Michel or you'n gel put
off. l don't care if you're as big as the
side of a--Elus avenue"'t
1 S car StOppeu u ret a woman pas
senger get off.
ELLIS aYenue?" said the man in the fur
trimmed overeoat, darling for the door.
That's my stopping place"
well get off, Them roared the con-
ductor
I'm getting off, and you're not putting
me off. either returned the other, Step
ping down from the platform as he spoke.
Putting his hands in his overcoat pock-
cts he started toward the sidewalk. Feel
ing slip of paper in his right pocket he
took il QUO and looked at it,
1t was the check the conductor on the
main line had given him ten or fifteen min
utes before.
Then he remembered.
He had made that trip about a month
previously. and the conductor on the cross
town line had overlooked him. The check
which had so nearly cost him fight mad
been in the pocket of his Sunday over
coat since Oct. 3d. He had handed it ,ut
instead of the right one
BY way of making a hasty apology he
took off his hat, waved il az he retreating
car, and held up the transfer check
But the conductor, standing on the rear
platform, understood the pantomime as in
dicating that his late passenger was ex-
ulting because he had beat him out of a
ride and could work that check on some
other conductor.
And he shook large and bony fist At
him