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THE HORSE, THE AUTO AND THE LAP ROBE. The fliver standing at Sixth avenue and Thirty-sixth street. New York, was new. shiny and apparently quite sound. It had a fur lap robe over its radiator. Directly in front of it stood a Bering Sea Victoria to which was attached an ex-horse, old, muddy and unquestionably unsound. He wore no blanket, opera cloak or muffler. There was but one thing for the whistling newsboy to do. which was to transfer the robe from the auto to the bane, and he did it without delay or apparent qualm of conscience. For a moment he stood sur- tying the fur clad charger. "Atta bay." he said contentedly, after which he Went whistling down Sixth avenue- Ex.
