A Clever Girl's Expedient

An impecunious and persistent tramp appeared at the back door of a Chicago residence and asked for food. The daughter of the house was mixing dough for bread, but she kindly wiped her hands and set before him a plateful of eatables. When finished, the tramp asked for some clothing, and the girl replied that there were no men in the house. Then the fellow became insolent and demanded money, and, being refused, seized the girl by the throat and hissed, in true melodramatic style, "Have a care, woman, how you thwart me!" Without exhibiting any alarm the girl picked up the pan of dough and overturned the contente on the rufflan's head. The man uttered a howl of dismay and let go hia hold, but fhe girl held on until she had patted and punched the dough all over his head and face, llke a mask. A splutter of bubbles and buiging dough oame from the viclnity of the tramp'a mouth, and he flnally clawed away enotigh dough to see the door, wfoih he made for at double-quick. Then he feil down the back steps, bumped into the gate and ran spluttering into the street. Tbn, when all was over, the heroic girl ran to her mother and fainted in true woman fashion.