Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-07-17

The conductor eyed suspiciously
the smooth dime which the gray
haired woman gave him, dcllbcrated,
then put it in his pocket and gave
her nickel in change.
NV hat was the matter?" asked
the woman when she had safely
pocketed her FIVE cent-piece.
''Pretty smooth" said the con
ductor.
"Well, but somebody gave it to
me-, she replied, growing argu-
mentative.
That's the trouble with YOU
women" said the conductor, who is
a young and inclined TO he converse
tional. You let people give you
any kind of change they want TO,
and then you think you are justified
in pa sing 1t along. Now | really
ought not to take that dime. 1t
may get me into trouble. We are
not expected to take smooth money.
but / don't like TO make trouble for
women, SO | run the risk. But
wish you ladies would he more care
full. "
The girl who sat opposite and
heard the conversation turned to
her companion.
"H'm," she said, "I always get
rid of my smooth change on the cars.
| don't know how ] get smooth
money. do count my change, but
somehow ! usually have some"
"Don't you hate to go shopping
with smooth money!"
"lndeed do. | did il once too
many times, and now I'm very care
full. One time had just ten cents
in my pocketboOk, when / saw some
handkerchiefs in window that
were marked down To ten cents and
were very pretty. | went in and
bought one. When my package
came back the dime came with IL
and the clerk told me it was reject
ed because it was smooth. You
can imagine how comfortably / felt 4"
Il guess can"
"Of course / didn't tell her that
was all the money had. ! simply
said, 'Oh, very well, then | don't
need the handkerchieis anyway,
and walked out with my head in the
air. But am always careful now.
That's why / save all my smooth
money for conductors They don't
have time TO look il over"
When the conductor had reached
the rear platform he was still talka-
tive.
"Well, that case isn't az bad as
one had last week, - ne said. GA
woman got on and what do YOU
think she paid her fare with.
Stamps, sir; yes, actually, and only
twos at that. She pretended that
she didn't know that she hadn't anv
change, but that was all a bluff. Of
course. First thing she did was to
flash ont aF5 bill. / couldn't change
that and told her 30.
"Oh dear, Pm awfully sorry she
said; j thought had some change.
but / haven't
81 can't change that said
Then she dipped down into her
bag again and fshed out two 2.cept
stamps Well, won't you take
these? she asked with bright smile
" That's a cent shy, but guess
It'll go, / said.
"WOmen frequently forget their
pOcketbOOks,' he continued. "If they
notice the mistake when they first
get on the car it's all right but if
they are carried a few blocks thev
often want us TO take them the rest
Of the way for nothing.
"We've gone so far now
really can't walk back, they saw.
"When ! get 20 my husbands office
] will be all right Can't ! paw Won
some other timeY We usually let
them 20 also, and sometimes thew
do pay us back can always teil
If they're going C. Not long aoo
] noticed a lady looking at the num-
ber on my cap, and when came 10
take her fare she gave me a dime
and said. Just keep the change.
Don't you remember / owe Won a
nickel? II was long time ago. II