Show I AT THE BOX OFFICE Woman Arrives at An Understanding Regarding Two Theatre Tickets Chicago Tribune There was a long line of ticket buyers buy-ers in front of the box office olce At the head of rie line examining the plat stood a richly bedecked woman wom-an with a poodle under her arm Now are you right sure she asked there isnt a post in front of either of these two seats There isnt a post in that part of the house madam replied the man In the box ofllce I dont know about thatand she drummed with her fingers on the framed platIve been fooled that way so often Many a time Ive bought seats they said were all right and found out after I got there that a great big post stood right in front of me When you pay out your money for theatre tickets you wantwhat did I you say these would be Dollar and a half each maam Will these two I thought you told me a minute ago they were dollar lat < No These are Jie dollar seats over here hereI I see Well I dont want any over there You charge too much for A loud cough evidently forced came from an impatient man about halfway down the line She looked placidly at him and resumed re-sumed her conversation with the ticket seller I anything happens that I cant use these can I return them and get my money backl I dont like tqsell them on any such understanding as that maam Mutterings of discontent were heard along the line which was growing momentarily mo-mentarily longer Oh yes said the ticket seller i hastily I youcant use them bring them back I Suppose I couldnt bring them myself my-self I might be sick or something Thats all right Send them back Shoot them back Always glad to refund re-fund money on tickets he said recklessly lessly Will these two seats Those are not the ones I picked out are they I seems to me hdl wrap the flag around me boys To die were far more te sang an exasperated man near the other end of the line Those are the ones madam said the man in the box office wearily Will they I thought they were further toward the left Let me look i I Bow wow barked an imitation i dog near the street end of the line Meaow Meaow Spitt answered imltation cat with startling em phasls Keep quiet Fido They shant hurt you darling Well I suppose Ill have toyou said JS for these two seats didnt you f Three dollars for these two The dollar scats are back here A deep groan ran along the line I think these men arc very rude she said Would seats In the fourth row in front of these come any higher No maam but those are all taken as r explained while ago Theyre still taken ThesVare the nearest the stage of all we have left Well I believe Ill are you sure there are no posts in front Oh I believe be-lieve I did ask you about that Three dollars Here it Is This is a twodollar bill maam Is it she gasped I was a five when I left home Let me see it So it is Ill have to pick out a couple of dollar seats unless Thats all right maam exclaimed the ticket seller with the eagerness of a drowning man grasping at a straw Ill save these seats for you till 7 oclock this evening Thanks ever so much With a beaming smile she clasped her poodle closer slowly withdrew from her place at the head of the line and marched serenely away Ignoring the longdrawn sighs of relief that accompanied accom-panied her departure and business was resumed at the box oflice |