The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-21

regular passengers committed to memory
and did not arouse them until the last
moment, but when a new passenger SUM
bered the conductor sometimes awakened
him before he mad arrived at his corner
The night the Crouch caught the owl
the friendly employe of the street rail-
way company was working The regular
passengers, seeing their favorlte in
charge. lost no time in seeking oblivion
The Crouch sat crouched down in a
seat up toward the front of the car.
with MS hat pulled far down over his
eyes. He was too busy hating things to
think of joining the snore chorus
Inc car pulled into Minneapolis, and
few moments later rolled in under
the Vladuct at Ninth avenue. The con-
ductor slipped the trolley wheel back onto
the WIRE and began his nightly task.
Here you are, he called, and one OF
the regulars staggered up with a muir
INJURED thank YOU and hurried back to
the gates.
AT Fifth avenue south the conductor
caught sight of the Crouch He recos-
nlzed him as new passenger, and be-
Heved him to be asleep
:. here he said shaking the arm OF
the dyspeptic, where do you want to
get off?''
1t was the first chance offered the
Crouch since he left St Paul, and he
grabbed at it.
L Know where I want to get off, he
sroWled. You mind your own business
and TIL take care of mine You conduct
ors are too fresh, anyway"
All right, old man." laughed the con-
ductor
One week later the same conductor
held the owl in front of the RYAN no.
Tel until the last minute, and then. with
maj look behind him, pulled the rome
ana the last car to MINNEAPOLIS was
away for the trip across the river.
Inc conductor was half way lin tha
alsie with his collection of fares when
l,s discovered that he again had the pleas
VI hauilng tEs Crouch. The Crouch
e,o1,oL unchanged. He sat up in front.
bat ' t,,ns way down in the seat. and his
nat was pulled far down over his evos
AGAIN the last car pulled info Minno-
ap"ils ana again it rolled under tha yia-
ouet. Again the conductor aroused +ba
lesuiat passengers and dropped them off
q 1heir street corners, but this time ba
walked right by the Crouch. and as be
himself Nie 90
The car stopped at Washington and
= r1ehhepln and then started on around
the loop The week previous the Crouch
had LETT the car at Third street, but This
liilte he continued crouched down in his
seat and the car continued on its wav
around the loop. ""9
Having looped the loop the 'soWl'' start
ed on its return trip 90 the Midway
barns The Crouch was still cr3,chad
GOWN IN the seat up IN front and tie
conductor was not making bit of noise.
Inc driver Was in hurry, and IN a few
minutes the owl came to the dead stop
that the rules order all cars TO make be-
lore crossing the Washington avenue
bridge. Then the conductor, instead of
ringing the go-ahead signal sauntared
up the aisle and tapped the Crouch on
the shoulder. Then he shook him. and
as he Strengthened up in the seat said:
Its not part of my business to know
Where You want to get off, but if you
are going back to Midway with us YOU
will have TO pay another fare
The Crouch was still crouch
paid my fare once" he snapped.
why don't you learn your business?"
You paid your fare to Minneapolis all
right, but you are on your way back to
St Paul now
I'm what?'' shouted the Crouch, jump
ing to his feet.
You are on your way back to st.
Paul replied the street car man in
sweet tone.
The Crouch started to express his opin-
ion of the wooden-headed conductor who
would stand by and allow a man to be
carried 70 Minneapolis and back to ST
Paul again, but he suddenly remembered
the smiling face in front of him, and
without another word of protest climbed
Off the rear end of the car
As the conductor was being carried
across the bridge he looked back and
saw the Crouch started on two-miie
walk back to the heart of the city.