The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
Conductor Kisses Girll;;
Costs Company $500
Nickel Taker for Car Company
Collects More Than Fare Y
from Fair. s

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 19.-Sne
was 16 years old and pretty enough
in court as she told her story, and
perhaps none from the Judge down
blamed the naughty conductor for
kissing her But tho kiss cost the
metropolitan $500. s
1t happened in January, 1915. when
she--Evelyn Observation-Disclosures an
independence. avenue car. She let
one so by, she told Judge Harris Rob-
inson. because her skirt was to tight
she couldn't make the step. She was
laughing when the second one came,
and the conductor liked the smile 90.
we'll that he Just up and. kissed her.
before she could say Boo y
Traded d Bite for Kiss.
But she fixed him for that. She I
lust bit him on the wrist, She laughed
as she told It in court and the court
laughed with her. lpkil Ia ss
Well, then she sued for S25 900. Ihe
Metropolitan compromised for $500
and the story In court was to make q
record Of the settlement
Judge Robinson asked Evelyn II she
was satisfied with the settlement and
she replied eyes,p diyulging that the
attorney would get half Of 1t. 5
Really, though It was q bit more;
serious than little Miss Whittington's.s
smile might have inferred. To pc
sure, in her little blue serge military
suit, and with laughing brown eyes.
she might have been telling Of some
harmless prank, except when Q mo-
mentary resemblance OF humiliation
shot n look d pain across the smiling
face and clouled the fresh Young eyes.
HURT A Kiss Was Enough.
''Did you get hurt?" asker her ct.
torney, William Afford.
"well. be kissed me. came the an
swer- aand 70 her that appeared to bpI'
quite enough OF an answer.
And thenthe story Of how It hap
pened. +
1t was Sunday night, 4 toggy night
q year ago, aud sl,e was returning
home after visit with her Cousin. Shc
had Just seen her cousin leave tho
car and was still Laughing at the sight
OF her difficulty wearing the shott,
tight skirts we all were wearing thens
She sat demurelyi Two seats from
the rear OF the car. Then came q
voice; from behind: ,t a, ~ sss s
where do you ,llve2" She looked
around. II was the conductor. Nntli-
Ing unusual In that. Perhaps Just
kindly interest to let her know when
to get of. So she told him, 29SS
Grand avenue 1,S rlff
But the noxt wasn't 80 sreassuritig.
you're the only good looking GIL
I've seen out that way" 4.
And She Didn't Answer.
And, OF course, little Miss Whiting
ton didn't answer that. But he Kept
right on. s'.ss Ne n
what are you going 10 do this
EVENING""
What ought q young girl say TO
that? This Is what she told him:
"I'm not In the habit OF talking to-
people i don't know. &
y And he, growing bolder-.I'lp t1'Lq
you In my arm and kiss those ruby
lips of yours. She smiled q little y
telling that--not for long though.
If you don't mind your own BUS
mess I'll geto the car, J" she told her
tormentcr, and then suddenly remetls
bered she had no 'carfarS ieftr4fid
was. afraid to say more, " course
he saw, her face fall, Watching her
keenly for some change IA altitude
He pulled her into the aisle hung
on until she slapped him But / that
He took her by the throat and kissed
her full on the lips. tIl!a u
Then she bit him, And tainted.
When she came to the car fait T.
front Of the Union station. She let
then and walked home lsatet Except
for an ugly memory. And ~ can t 70
get.
Tho conductor? Well, the Metrcppl.
tan got rid. Of him. kissing isn'E
necessarily clpssed as q public service
tiA fslis :. n lI