People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1896 — A FALSE START. [ARTICLE]

A FALSE START.

An Episode of Feminine return— In Which the Railroad Won. They were two pretty girls, and they were evidently In high spirits when they entered an almost empty earette the other day. They carefully inspeoted the tubes which carry the fares along the sides of the vehicle to the box; then each one opened her purse. “Tell you what,” said the tall one. “Let’s raoe our niokel down, and the one that loses pays for both?” “All right, let’s,” said the short one. “Got your nJokAl ready? Got” “Mine’s first!” cried the tall one. “Five cents, please. ” “Why, look,” cried the short one, “we didn’t start fairl The box is oa your side I” “Why, so it is,” said the tall one. “Funny we didn't notice that before! Let’s toy it over, and yon stand that much nearer the box ” Again they each put in a niokel, and they dropped into the box simultaneously. “Who has won, I’d like to know?” said the tall girl. By this time the driver as well as the one other passenger was interested, and she spoke impartially to them all. Bnt the driver turned suddenly to his horses, and the other passenger looked oat of the window, with a queer noise in his throat. “I’m sure I don’t know who has won,” said the short girl snappishly, ‘ ‘but one thing I do know—we have each paid 10 oents for a ride down town I” And, after the driver had been appealed to and assured them that he oould not return the superfluous coins, they rode on to their destination in silenoe.—Chicago Tribune.