Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1917-08-26

body's shoulders, and moved back to
did very well until the next stop.
where half q dozen more prospective
passengers were waiting. They were
in a hurry, too. since 1t had begun in
very downright fashion to rain.
The conductor had been chanting.
up In the car. please" in a per-
functory cry all along. But at this
crisis his voice got a new urgency.
Come on now" he proclaimed. you'll
have to get inside"
From the steps the new arrivals
pushed. the conductor pushed. and the
sheeplike docility OF an American
crowd helped him. Regretfully, with
the rest. Rose made her way to the
door.
Fare. pleasew he said sharply as
she came along.
She told him she had paid her fare
but for some reason he elected not
10 believe her.
"When did you pay?' he demanded.
"A block back" she said. when all
those other people got on"
You didn't pay il to me-" he said
truculently. Come along. Pay your
fare or get Off the carl"
Il paid II once" she said quietly.
"and I'm not going TO pay II again"
With that she started forward toward
the door.
He reached out across his little rail
and caught her by the arm. 1t was
a natural act enough-not polite. to
be sure. by no means chivalrous.
But ii had surprising result. The
first thing he knew he found both
wrists pinned in the grip Of two
hands; found himself staring stu
pidly into a pair Of great blazing blue
eyes-it's wrathful color, blue. when
you light IL up-and listening. uncom-
prehendIngly. TO a voice that said,
Don't dare touch me Ike that"
The episode might have ended right
there, for the conductors cOnsterna-
ton was complete. But her notebooks
were scattered everywhere and had TO
be gathered up, and there were two
or three OF the passengers who thought
the situation was funny, and laughed.
which didn't improve the conductors
temper.
Rose was aware, as she gathered up
was helping her-a gloved masculine
hand. She took the books II held out
to her as she Strengthened up. and said
Thank you" but without looking
around for the face that went with
IL. The conductor had jerked the bell
while she was collecting her notebooks,
and the car was grinding down TO a
stop.
"You pay your fare!" he repeated.
"or you get of the car right here"
Right here" was in the middle Of
what looked like a lake, and the rain
was pouring down with roar. Before
she could answer q voice spoke-a
voice which. with intuitive certainty.
she associated with the gloved hand
that had helped gather up her note
books-a very crisp. finely moculated
voice.
That's perfectly outrageous" 1t
said. The young lady has paid her
fare"
did you see her pay itT demanded
the conductor.
Naturally not" said the voice: II
got on at the last corner. She was
here then. But II she said she did.
she did"
II seemed to relieve the conductor
to have someone of his own sex to
quarrel with. He delivered a stream
Of admonition somewhat sulphurously
phrased. to the general effect that any
one whose concern the present affair
was not. could, at his option. close his
jaw or have his block knocked OF.
Rose became aware that inside
shaggy gray sleeve which hung beside
her, there was a sudden tension Of
big muscles; the gloved hand which
had helped gather up her notebooks
clenched itself into q formidable fist.
She spoke quickly and decisively: Il
wort pay another fare; but. Of course,
you may put me of the car"
"An right" said the conductor.
The girl smiled over the very GIN
gerly way In which he reached out for
her elbow to guide her around the rail
and toward the step. Technically. the
action constituted putting her on the
car. She heard the crisp voice once
more. this time repeating q number
''twenty-two-ought-fiv or something
like that-just as she spleshed down
into the two-inch lake that covered
the hollow In the pavement The bell
rang twice, the car started with q
jerk, there was another splash, and q
big. gray-clad figure alighted in the
lake beside her.
I've got his number" the crisp
voice said triumphantly.
But" gasped the girl. but what In
the world did you get of the car for7'
II wasn't raining. II was doing an
imitation Of Niagara Falls. and the
roar Of 1t almost drowned their voices.
what did I get of the car fort"
he shouted. "why. I wouldn't have
missed 1t for anything. 1t was i'm
mensei It's 20 COMPOUNDED seldom"
he went on, that you find anybody
with backbone enough to stick up for
= principle.
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