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Show HOW SHE GOT EVES'. A. Woman's Method of Humbling a Conductor. She was one of thoee women with a righteous look end firm chin. "Please stop at Thirty-ninth street," Siift said to the conductor, as the car whizzed past Thirly-elxth. At the next corner she rose, to be ready to alight, but the car did not slow up, the con-luctor being busy doing do-ing the hospitality of his car to t chance acquaintance. Before eh could catch his eye nn1 stop the car she had gone a b.ock pa br destination. destina-tion. She put her foot on the step, then drew It bac k and calmly snt down again.. The conductor, his hand on the hell rope, waited, .the picture of vigilant vigi-lant duty. She'ga-wd straight ahead sr.d made "no sign. With a profane remark re-mark he Jerked the rope and the car moved on. Two blocks farther she arose and caught hi eye again. This time he managed to stop at the first Vomer. But she apparently changed her mind and sank comfortably Into her seat, while an appreciative smile overspread the faces of the passengers. At the . end of another two blocks she once more circled to him to stop, and, though he'Ywas bursting lth wrath, a dozen pairs of eyes were upon him, and he controlled himself. The car came to a standstill, but he did not move. "It's the next corner f want," she explained In a clear voice, as a' tltUr went around the car, "When I asked you to stop at Thirty-ninth street you carried me to Fortieth, so I supposed If I signaled you for Forty-third you'd carry me to Forty-fourth." And at the, next corner she smiled graciously at the conductor as she stepped down and out Chicago Inter Ocean. |