Show codling Cod lIngs discomfiture ha hal hall chuckled codling to himself there are those two delicious gorham girls about to get aboard that car cal ill just hurry burry to the next corner and board it as it passes then they wont suspect that ive followed them its a lovely chance to make a good impression codling swung bravely on the rear platform as the car passed bis his street and was w as entering with a sweet smile on his counte nance prepared to bow to the girls when he trod on oil the toe too of an old gentleman who w 0 sat near the door rending reading a it newspaper this rims passenger euger looked up and codling murmured apologetically beg your par dou don sir 11 hey ley 1 I teg beg your pardon repeated codling raising his voice to a pitch which attracted the attention of everybody in the car speak louder im a trifle deaf said the old gentleman 1 I said mid I 1 beg your pardon shouted cod ling while the unfeeling gorham girls tit you said peggy was starving did you replied the deaf old gentleman well im sorry for that but I 1 dont know peg gy Is she your wife codling had got very red in the face but be he made another attempt with his voice nt at an eiffel tower elevation you misunderstood me sir you misunderstood i yelled codling while the car laughed and the gorham girls tittered uttered ashes miss underwood is she oh yes I 1 sec see peggy who is starving Is miss underwood yes I 1 understand now but still I 1 dont see why you are telling me about miss underwood 1 I say anything about miss un der woodi screamed codling while beads beds be ds of perspiration rolled down his face 1 I beggal your pardon and you mi sunder stood oh yes now I 1 understand the deaf man replied ita its aunt peggy who i is starving s miss allas L underwood but why dont you report the case to the humane soci boci ety instead of bothering strangers with your trouble by this time the car was in a perfect roar mar and the gorham girls were in a con aulsion of mirth but codling made an all other ellort to straighten matters out isaid he be began begun speaking ery very distinctly ly and placing his words wide apart 1 I said I 1 avgi beg you our pardon because when I 1 got on thecae I 1 acci dentally stepped on your toe all do 10 you yon understand under jim grunted the deaf man with a thoroughly disgusted air and he once more burled buried himself in his ills newspaper the tile lin seagers all looked at codling with joyous sn smiles alles but be he told the con ductor hed rather get off and as lie 6 rc reached ached the side sidewalk alk ho lie heard beard the hl hil larit alty in ill the car break out afresh and above it all the tittering of the gorham girls reached his cars with remarkable distinct ness william Willi atu henry siviter in harpers Ilar pers bazar |