The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-16

tAfu. please NetAnH Ata WIZ
auctor, Ia time honorca tone. aa he
entered the fnout DOOR o. the car.
The cable train vas In the tunnel
and theatarEoora frum the North
Side Were making their way homa.
warti. A tho conductor rang .
tattoo on tho register man In sven
ing clothes and wearing a nos pair
81 Kid gloves began 20 tumble In
the change pocket % hla oxafcoat.
The conductor tarfied before him,
waiting fof three faTea. that Tor
himself aud the two women eith
him
Finally be pulled several coins
from the little ps,ekst II his coat.
no turned his hand palm upward
70 select the necessary coins 70 pay
his fairs A quarter Slipped through
bis fingers sud fell 90 the floor.
All IN the ear heard the coin drop
and turned ihrlf eyes 70 the floor
10 iacato r. The conductor Vas one
~ thess. bar the man wiih the no
men dia nos care 10 detain him.
Here yea are. conductor. he
said. a. be dropped another guar
ter into the conductors hand
After search of several min.
atca the iaat quarter uas located
Il had faIlsu betwren Two q tho
wooden floor rails and ~as ftrEni,
stuck The mau IN the Hlik hat
hasifaind 4 momenA Then eyt
IDENTITY Ia fear ~ provoking mifth
a. his aNu expense u be rem0sgd
Bic gloves. BE bent doNn 20 pick
up TIE Gotta Il was stuck tghs.
however. refusing to yield % his
sffnFsa GlxlaK e hard push Nith
hia wloxed finger. the man tupplsssi
his sllk hat. and 4 fsli into the LAP
% the diEalfisd matrun across the
way AhH MaN 80 embarrassed that
she made 90 effort "a stop the
hcaakaar Il rolled 20 the finos and
when reacued. 4 thin lite of wainf
trirkisd daNn itH sides.
The owusf ~ The aaArisF col.
nred "a the roots ~ hts hair. hsf 90
give up the battle for The quarter
meauf Fidtcuie
ills Klaved fingers nEHsn sought
the tisoF. but the cola could not BE
inaaanei. II lDoksd ike q insink
battle shea the csndartaf. who had
20, all the fares m aIghs. awain
came forward lie staoped dasn
aad With the aid OF fiat hes raised
the coin tooae. lie removed his
buckzkin Kaauiiefa and dropped q
IN tho hand that sure = solied Ma
glove
Thank yun.- said sha recipient
sPisaee stop 81 Elm az
The hpu FanG and the ear came
80 4 stop The man and TIA tao
women left the car and made their
war foNafd Dearborn ~ Aa they
walked rapidly away the conductor
foiiuued them wtfh hia eyes The
cable car continued 9r 81 wHF The
corner - = building unw nhseuryl
the trio frum vtew Half raminai.
inr and hair talking 90 The elderly
man with The elderly Nnman. he
aaids
Human nature over again That
feliaw a. loser Ia The tune ~ g. &c
IA account Of his anxiety 70 recover
that quarter"
"Hop DO you figure that. con.
fuciarf"
We'll. bis gloves, which cost nr
less than g. SO. are ruined IT'S
silk hat. dropped IN the battle. slil
need blocking and cleaning: that
"a NJ iraAt q So. gfnaa expense. 81 !
lees eoin recovered. Is cents not
ioss. t1Ts~
your figures are too couaersa.
tive That hat. gay n cost seven
dollars. can never h. cleaned 10
That Il viii be nfoacutahlo The
gloves are gone for an time eraHs
i0sa. ta50; lees Is ocuta. balance.
gas5s
something more than half n
weeks SALARY for nv. lie loses that
IN preferences a. losing a small coin
Perhaps he thought ! would get Il
when wc got to the barns
The conductor aud the elderly
man iid not meet aEaiu for three
mouths. Whom they old. the fare
collector wah on the carpet for
some infraettnn Of the rules The
elderly man was A member II the
board 90 hear the CHARGES. The
conductor was In the WRONG. and
the question Of Diminishing him from
The service was preached
Not on your iifo.. chirped his
patron Lay him OFF FOR three
days That IL quito enough. II
thore IL auY on the road who h
onto his Job Il Ia that fellow
Three DAYS suspension was the
verdict Surprise nj its ieniency
was Expressed by Htreetcar men
when the verdict was made known.
After serving the sentence the con.
ductor went back To work. ON HIS
first trip he picked up the elderly
man as a passenger
Fare. please" said the con.
ductor.
The passenger pulled out a hook
from his pocket. He tore a tickle,