Show AS IT REALLY WAS HAPPENING THAT SEEMED OUT OF THE ORDINARY Contrary to What Might Have Been Expected Conductor Did Not Get Gay with the Elderly Gentleman Tickets h Tho broad shomsidered firmjawed resonantvoiced conductor flung open tho door of the parlor car of time famous fa-mous express train and uttered tho word almost In a tone of command Immediately all tho passongora lolling In the chairs proceeded to Ret busy hunting up their tickets 80 Unit when tho conductor reached them they had their pasteboard ready All but one This one was a ruddy faced well groomed finelooking elderly gentleman gentle-man with white side whiskers Ho fumbled In his wallet for his ticket but It wasnt there Then ho began n hurried ncarch of Ills pockets Nothing doing rime ticket wasnt In any of his pockets By ginger he was heard to mut ter It Bcoms to mo that I brought those Then ho stood up and made a uys omatlc search of his pockets turning aver old dogs enreil letters formal looking papers and heavy looking envelopes en-velopes tied with red tape Hut ho didnt find what ho was hunting for Then ho clawed his Gladstone bag down from the rack abovo Ills head tugged at the lock and finally got It open Ho spent several minutes In turning tho contents of the bag topsy urvoy perspiring all tho tlmo and muttering quite petulantly as ho went through tho performance Tickets I Tho broadshouldered firmJawed resolutovolccd conductor was towerIng tower-Ing right over tho well groomed elderly elder-ly gentleman with tho ruddy face and ho white side whiskers Sayjust a minute will you said ho elderly gentleman not meek at all to tho surprise of tho other passengers pas-sengers I know that 1 put those pesky passes somewhere but theyve got away from mo for tho moment uht pass on to tho next car will you And In bo meantime Ill see what In tarnation has become ot them The conductor of ct do scowled as all conductors with a proper appreciation ap-preciation of their position do In like circumstances But ho went to thq next car and the elderly gentleman continued his fruitless search Ho gave It up after ton minutes and leaned back In his chair looking mad Presently tho conductor returned and boro down upon tho elderly gentleman gen-tleman with a ponderous stride Your ticket sir If you pleaso said tho conductor sharply flicking the punch ominously I havent got any ticket blast IU broke out the elderly gentleman Lost It I reckon But heros my card and I tho elderly gentleman handed tho conductor con-ductor his pasteboard which showed that ho was time first vicepresident of the road The conductor However Just a moment Right here tho rule If followed would have tho conductor remark grouchily to tho elderly gentleman that card or no card vlcopresldcnt or no vicepresident hed have to show something entitling him to a rldo on that line of cars or stand for a toss off at tho next station Then tho according ac-cording to tho rule narration would goon go-on to toll how the elderly gentleman was filled with admiration over the conductors strong sense of duty atid how ho dug up the prlco of his fare In good money and how a little while later tho conductor found himself appointed ap-pointed division superintendent of the line and so on Nothing whatever of that kind happened hap-pened however Oh very well sir said the conductor con-ductor bowl g and scraping profusely as ho turned tho vicepresidents card over In his hand Iont mention It Tho pleasures mine Of course you probably dropped or mislaid tho pass somewhere But Its all right Are you comfortable sir Is the porter I taking proper caro of you Fine day for traveling sir Uhhuh replied the first vice president of tho line looking out of tho window Im danged glad I didnt get chesty or new with that old gazoob before I got next to who ho was murmured tho conductor to himself as he passed on again to tho next car |