Evening star., 1899-11-04
FOR BiFE WOULDN'T MIND

gooo-looklng young woman with laughing
eyes and a bulldog got aboard the up-bound
Metropolitan car at 9Th street The car
was only partly filled. The young woman
had been leading the dog by chain, but
just before getting aboard the car she had
unsnapped the chain from the dogs collar.
She walked into the closed car, and the
dog followed right after her. She took a
seat about in the middle of the car, but the
dog went up to the front door OF the car
and sat down with his back to 1t, licked his
chops. regarded his mistress with Jealous
eye and acted digniffed
The bulldog was bow-legged, chunky,
bloodshot-eyed, tusked and all bulldog.
That dogll have to stay out on the
platform, MISS" said the conductor when
he came after the young woman's fare.
But he won't remain there" said the
young woman 81 know that is the rule
ana so, perhaps, does Bif, but ne won
obey rules"
Cant hell it, miss" said the conductor
''Gainst the rules to have him inside, un-
less he could be taken in your lap, and, OF
course, that"
He looks like a lapdog, doesn't hep in
CURED the young woman with the Laughing
eyes, sweety. We'll" with a sigh, 'if he
really must stay on the platform, suppose
he must that's ALL"
Sorry, miss-rule, you know
Yes, know" said the young woman
Then the conductor leaned on the other
leg and waited for the young woman to
take the bulldog out to the platform. She
made no move.
"Dog'll have to go on the platform, you
know, miss" said the conductor, after
waiting couple of minutes.
Why, dear me, were you waiting for
me?" inquired the young woman. in a sur
prised tone. Il didn't know you were,
really. You know, Biff won't mind a WORD
l say to him. Just call him out, and maybe
he'll mind YOU
The conductor opened the rear door of
the car and stood on the platform.
come on here, you poodle, remarked
the conductor to the bulldog. The bulldog
was studying the ads. ranged around the
car, and occasionally looking at MS mis-
tress out of the tail of his eye, and the
conductor might have been a craven I'M
age for all of him.
you, dog, come out here, now. you hear
me?' remarked the conductor.
The bulldog yawned in bored sort OF
way and blinked lazily.
The dog'll really have to come out on
the platform, you know, miss" said the
conductor, addressing the young woman
again.
Il quite understand that" replied she,
''but what am 1 to do? He is SO spoiled,
you know. My brothers have quite ruined
Biff, 50 far as his mnding me Is concerned.
Btffie Biffie, the conductor man says you Ii
have to go out on the platform"
The dog didn't even turn his head around
to look at her. He was reading the ads. on
the StHSf SlIS OF the car.
We'll, I'll just have to make him come
out, that's all, said the conductor, and ne
charged on the dog with his hands extended
for the dogs big nail-studded collar.
Come out o. that" said the conductor to
the dog.
"Wurgl-ll- -ll-mm-mphw remarked the dog.
sizing up the conductor out of one blood
| shot eye. "Gwan-mlrg-lr -lrg-llmrnH'
"Doggone the brute. ] wonder what I'm
going to do with him. mumbled the con-
ductor retraatirg.-
Let him alDne where he is-ile amt a
bothering anybody, If you're asking me, "
said double-chinned man sitting near the
dog. Better Just pass up that rule IN this
case, you'lIbe a-buying some new pants,
If not cork leg ESQ"
The young woman had been looking
straight ahead and paying not the slightest
attention. g
"He won't budge. miss" said the con-
ductor to her, ruefuIly. Mary an inch"
IT'S too bad SAID the young woman, I'M
convincingly.
Two squares farther along she touched
the button, and Biff pricked up his bat
ears as soon as he saw her getting her few
| little bundles together. Then she gave the
slightest possible cluck in the world, and
said in mattar-of-fact tone, well Biff''
| and the bulldog was at her side in two
bounds and off the car with her
by Jimmy" said the conductor to a man
standing on the platform, dye believe that
| girl was stringing me7 She said that dog
| wouldn't mind her more'n rothing-and look
| at him"'
| The man addressed by the conductor
| turned around. He saw the bulldog walk
| his rear, but his front-paws. and the young
woman with the laughing eyes, half turned
around to see If the conductor was looking
| was shaking suspiciously.