The Record office," he added to the cabby, and jingled away, leaving me staring after him.

Through the window in front I could see the big Finn driver throwing his arms across his shoulders to promote circulation, in the same manner as does the London "cabby.

I THE HALT ON THE ADIRONDACK CABBY "Where's Touch-and-Go Steve, fellows?" "Why, Max, he slipped away with his little steel-jointed fishing-rod as soon as he heard you say we'd stop here over night.

So he stepped briskly up on the carriage-block, and only hesitated when he saw that the prince, utterly ignoring the presence of the princess and Lady Diantha, was edging forward and cocking an alert ear to catch the address which Lanyard was on the point of giving the cabby.

Enchanted by sight of a half-sovereign in the palm of his fare, the cabby executed this manoeuvre to admiration; with the upshot that Lanyard got home half an hour later than he would have had he proceeded to his rooms direct, but with information of value to recompense him.

And cabby did wait.

This, cabby declared, had occurred at a quarter before nine.

'You needn't be suspicious, Cabby,' sez he, 'I'll make it suverings, if you like, and half a one over for luck, if that will satisfy yer?

" "That's all very well, cabby," I said, "but it's just likely you want to add another sovereign to that five-pound ten.

The stranger took a seat beside him, the cabby touched his horse with a whip, and the vehicle fell into the endless, moving line.

The cabby flung open the door.

It was the fourth day of his employment as a cabby when a summons came from the Frohman offices bidding him appear at the theatre at eleven o'clock on the following day.

What Mr. Frohman saw was a tall, splendidly set-up youth, with a head held high, and a fearless, free carriage, attired in the very strange and battered habiliments of a cabby.

How does that happen?" "I was up against it for money, and I took this to oblige a friend cabby who has rheumatism.

"I'll make a start by calling the cabby.

"Ah, sir," says Cabby, "that's very well;

Quite unconcernedly she would jam down the lever of the taximeter the wily Italian cabby had pulled only halfway so that the meter might register double.

He looked up at the cabbythe red-faced, bottle-nosed cabby, with his absurd scarlet vest, his mustard-coloured trousers and his glazed top hat.

I put him in a hansom then For home, and feed the cabby; But my reward was what most men Would call extremely shabby.

" "Are you though?" said the manifestly incredulous cabby.

Driving home, he paid the cabby, rushed up to his room three stairs at a bound, unlocked his safe and pulled out the great design.

an imperturbable British cabby would only touch his cap and say, "Very good, miss!"

Nobody had ever told me that it is the custom to give the cabby an extra sixpence when one takes a cab late at night, so, on alighting in front of our flower-trimmed lodgings, I reached up, deposited my shilling in his hand, and was turning away, when my footsteps were arrested by my cabby's voice.

Nobody had ever told me that it is the custom to give the cabby an extra sixpence when one takes a cab late at night, so, on alighting in front of our flower-trimmed lodgings, I reached up, deposited my shilling in his hand, and was turning away, when my footsteps were arrested by my cabby's voice.

To me it was a heart-to-heart talk with a London cabby!