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Show 10 ' MORE THAN THEY WANTED. On his trip homeward by trolley a tired business man was much annoyed by the conduct of three middle-aged ladies who stood hear him. They were evidently just returning from a summer tour. All the scats in the car were occupied, Ibut they seemed determined that he should offer one of them his seat. He screened himself behind his paper pa-per and listened to plainly audible remarks re-marks about the decline of gallantry in the present age. This grated on his nerves, so he arose, and with a profound bow, addressed the three. "Will the oldest of you ladies lion-or lion-or me by accepting my place?" Whereupon they became interested in the advertisements over the windows, win-dows, and the man triumphantly resumed re-sumed his scat. |