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THE SUNDAY CALL 19 ANy S THE GRIPMAN STOPD THE AR UUuUST NOTIMES A CLOSE CALL For A BAD MIKUP .. Why Women Are Not Money- Makers and must have bee v bundle phere, his r of the cay, caught hold of a bar am swung neatly into a looked interested and smiled admiration. Tke gripman bad made a wild grab for his brakes, but he was too ls and content himself with shaking his head and telling her never to do it He rea'ly one ad to could not have been much worried after seeing how easily it w n he had to give his 1 come a time.” sald he ake a mis- step.” She w complishnient further on she and swung off. smiling 1 ehe tucked up the trou- ripman. ‘They think nd they try it all tha time. Then they get careless and get they're so smart hurt. “It people in San F nt of the im- portance of Th ttempt in the middle of a block. half-way between wildl growing angrier and angrier each car goes by, wondering what name of science is the tter with the gripman, thinking how the stupid, ma- licious fellow ovght to be reported. et until they finally gather the significance of the gripman’s motion backward. Fhen they manage to catch a car and refuse to understand their mistake, feeling very much abused and argry toward the rail- , ¥'u,” came back way company. nothing to say, elther one of ‘em, for a \ tee answer. Bicyclists are the trial of the gripman. wonder, and the passengers all stood in I can sell it for more.” She does not stop A aapper little man pulled out his watch I nearly killed one the other night,” said with me. They don't always do tha to look over the marl she has not ified. and the grip- neryously. “Say, aren't we going to make o Haight-street motorman, “He was rid- Out toward the ‘suburbe the gripmen ok e R g e o wis back at you t hal t boat?” he asked for the ing along In front and didn’t pay any have another sort ‘of trouble. It is the ... <ot on the passengers heard his she plunges headlong nto the grasp e Lt “hird time attention to the bell. I kept ringin' for small, marble-pla ving clement. vells, and the distressed query, “Wha' cunning speculators. The next day Attt * “] gaw a friend of mine," explained the i1l make it 1f T can,” replied the grip- him to get out of the way, but he kept “Tho sed kids” says the motor- g, “har o' heap killee.” The China- the next hour per e Shick talhe woman, sliding back into her place, as she as he slowed up for a butcher cart g ling along in front, just slow enough to man, y will squat right down in the ;... pag not observed the cautioning red value. She Is just e prey the sharpers observed the amused smiles of the oth 2 milk wagon to get cut of the way. worry me and keep me from turning on middle of the track and start game of .. venow poster on the end of the car are looking for. £ Pnger 1 two blocks of the ferry a lumber full speed. I yelled at him and he turned mumblepeg or something, and they won't ting out the right and the wrong kA’. you must ~~w“ ;‘,:v‘»"n:‘x”“u:;’-fl Tan, sprinter will 'he gripman must have got out of bed >d off a hind wheel and fell around and made a face 4t me. I yelled move until the car is right upon them. .,.‘,‘f:‘:,.g:),m'l‘ m.:n l -WREE 9% uve m‘ try to get the wrong w that morning. wa on the track. The hands of the fer- again ard he only moved the slower to Then they walk off very much pleased piory one knows the anmoyance of & very anxious et not pretty things ennoved him. A big truck w clock pointed to twenty-eight and a tantalize me and turned around to make with their importance at being able to is troub ¥ cable out of order, but it is the grip- out and see It you h was dragging along in front and paid no half minutes past the hour. The nervous another face. Just then another 'feller stop the car. People leave their little man who goes through the experfence diffieult of your \ nccident attention to the ringing ofthe bell. B ade a wild - h and sprinted on a wheel came flying along from the babies out in the streets to play, and & geienest, and it is he who has to listen to PUrc dice of the ness men With their newsp: The rest of the passengers other dirkction and ran into him. There middle of the track and start a game of (he plaints of the rest. ll"r;‘ o dies with shopping bags st rily, ring If they had to walk the was an awful mixup. I threw off the the track rubbering for all he is Worth iqrow they do kick,” says one of the oy T 1o first at the wagon and then at the grip- the way, and some of them asked brakes and managed to get the car at the car, but mever moving till some puplic martyrs; “they seem to think we Pemict Sy The it Kt Finally the wagon began to turn for transfers to the horse car line. They stopped and drop the fender just as it older kid grabs him out of the Way or run the whole shootin' match, and that discriminate reckle is 2 hue and cry aside, and after dragging one pondero didn’t get them, and went away dissatis- came up to them. The first fellow was the car has to stop. it is out of pure meanness that we can't Xl:!r};fi%lnll?‘m‘- \fl:\‘ N of the gripman. hind wheel along the track for a haif- fied. all knocked to pieces, but was able to Considering thé opportunity for trouble go on. ’Course it is pretty rough when VerY ire, (hal Tow. axe and block got out of the way. As the car went A car was jus{ getting a lively start at swear. The other one was mad. too, but and people's persistence in getting in the people are in a rush, but kickin' don't do o t to lynch by the gripman’s face was very.red, and the crossing of Market and Third streets. they picked themselves up and limped oft way of the car, the gripman's opinfon Is any good, and they might as well keep a8 antey wel T ed old ;!wvn‘ln- » yelled some inaudible words at e A schoolgirl came running across from the toward a drug store, and the first one that there is a very small percentage of quiet.” 5 —Hetty Gree ¢ middle of the track and driver, who was Irish. “Arrah, g'wan wid sidewalk, leaned quickly toward the front had his wheel all smashed up. They had accidents. Although there are many an- The man who has broken oft two or BABRY rRUNS THE MAN \wiqe A A DIDN'T cATCH His CTAR ON THE Wi & L OF B p— must have some of that. If it is this high ! thing is sure to start up 2z r heel as you get st to make you feel f-p : dropy sell you n ver stop to e alw is made In the end fon than by in- s. I am not ad- the contra ght first, he way in Harper's