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Show ALARM CLOCK IN STREET CAR MAKES LITTLE MAN BLUSH He was a quit. unohfif ruiv looking little man and hi mminer was mani fesMv apologetic when hp ransrd a voung woman to move in inler that h might oorupv a parr of th 8Pat. He j opene.l up his papr nn1 poise.l him ' self on the extreme edge of the seat in or-ler that he might in no wav bother her. Later a man. whom she knew, foun-1 a sfpp over her seat and. stand- inc in the aisle mnvurmeA kA. over the little man's paper. The rar had just passed ofl of State street when : "Brrrrrrr" It was the disrord ant but muffled ringing of what sound ed like an alarm clook lell. The young woman stopped in the middle of a sentence and looked about inquiringlv. "Brrrrrr continued the muffled bell. ''Someone around here must have an alarm Hock." she said. ''Wonder where it is." replied her friend. Others in the ear had heard the noise bv this time and were looking about ruriouslv and smiling "Brrrrrr." The ringing of the bell seemed to have no end Tn the meantime the little man had dropped his newspaper. His face had beeome very red and he was pressing his hands against his body as though t auffering internal pain. Then the j young woman beside him notioed bis embarrassment. ; "It's a wonder ttmne people wouldn't leave their alarm elooks at home." she i said cruelly to her friend. "At least whoever has it should make some effort ef-fort to stop it. ' ' Then the little man thought it waa up to him to explain. "Madam," he said. " I 'm it. The clock is in an inside pocket where I can't get it. I am taking it-home from the -jeweler's. I am sorry it disturbs ton." "Br r r r r r." The' bell's tingle began be-gan to waver and in another moment Gad finished its get-up warning. |