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Show WITH FAT MAN'S QUARTER. Two Damsels Left the Cr, and He Uttered No Protest. A corpulent man with n rod fr.co went to Coney Island oao day and rat in tho cross scat ot an open car In front of two stout Gorman women In searching for a nickel to pay his itro. ho dropped a quarter, which rolled almost al-most under tho dress of ono of tho women. Ho realized that he might mako a spectacle of hlmsolf If ho attempted to pick up tho quarter, so ho decided to wait until sho and her friend got out. Mer.nwhllo ho took an occasional occasion-al glance at tho coin. Tho womon found themselves at their station unexpectedly, and In their hurry to gat out, ono of them Knocked her hnndkorchlcf, which wns wolghted with something, on tho back of tho fat man's seat. A corner of tho handkerchief diopped and lot out n soTcr of Jlnrllng sliver. ' Tho c. V"lr and bogaa c! lectins tho coin-,, whllo hor f.-land urged her to hurry. Tho man gavo a sigh of relief when ho saw tli-t tho woman had not noticed his q nrtcr. Just then, howotcr, tho other woman observed It. "Katrlna," sho said, "jou havo not all dot Echango got. Look! Dero Is a quvartcr." Katrlna, with an effort, stooped and picked It up, and sho and hor frlond rushed from tho car. Tho fat man, who saw tho futility of protest under tho peculiar circumstances, sighed rc-giotfully rc-giotfully nnd sadly watched them go, N. Y. Sun. |
