Show She Didnt Like to Lie for S3 I When Judge Gray chairman of the anthracite coal strike commission Was last on his way from Wilmington to Washington he sat behind a woman in the train who had a little girl with her The woman handed the conductor one ticket The conductor looked critically criti-cally at the girl and said Pretty blggirl lo be traveling for nothing Isnt she Why I dont understand What Who Ol know stammered1 the woman wo-man Pretty big girl to be traveling for nothlns repealed the conductor chill ingly How old is she Old Who You mean Julia asked the woman Why she Is just and her voice died away In n whisper Evidently she didnt mean to fib outright out-right If she could help It How old did you say madam 7 asked the conductor cold as Ice The woman fidgeted and gulped and looked out of the window After a most embarrassing em-barrassing out silence the little girl piped I guess mama forgot what papa said to tell you He said For heavens sake tell the conductor the childs only Ii 1 and save me 3 tNew York World |