A Fair Fare.

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 25 September 1914, Page 8

A Fair Fare.

A young lady from th« country, seeing council-owned trams for the ; first time, thought that they were i provided free for the citizens to I ride about in. i The conductor, a rather handsome i young fellow, was on top collecting j j the fares when the girl got in the car, but on coming down, noticing an additional passenger, he went ; straight up to her and said : "Your fare, miss." A delicate pink manifested itself on ; her cheeks, 'and she looked down in I soft confusion. j The conductor ventured to remark i again : j "Your fare, miss." i This time the pink darkened into I carnation, and' the maiden fingered nervously with the handle of her bag. j The conductor began to look fool- [ ish, but he managed to say once I more : I "Hem,'miss, your fare." j In a moment a pair of lovely vio- ! let eyes were looking up into his face through an aurora of blushes, : and a pair of rosy lips exclaimed : i "Well, they do say I'm good--1 looking at home, but I don't see i why you should say it out so I loud."