Show TO I HOW 1 i A iANA Of A. A P. P OffiCE WHEN I EVS Y ARE The manager sat in a hard bottom hard bottom chair And gazed at the silent keys I dont don't know what's doing in other towns But Im I'm lining a ease Harry Dod local manager manager of the Associated Associated Associated As As- Press Pres has not not had a strenuous strenuous' time since 7 30 0 o'clock clock M Monday evening In fact Mr Dod has had a job trying to keep himself busy He has sat eat in inis his is op office ce hour after ho hour hoOr r- r waiting fo for forthe for forthe the signal that all was well But like the t e letter lett r the sl nal hover r came It is not a peasant pleasant job this waiting waiting wuting wait wait- ing and waiting for something to turn up and then not haye have it t turn up Mr Dod will admit this much for lie lie JC knows I pow how it fe feels ls to sit git for hours waiting for forthe forthe ith it the t old familiar sound and 1 still not ciot hear 11 I 1 have been been- in iu inthe the business for J over over seven years years said Mr pod pod last last night and an this this' is the first time in those seven seven years that I could not hear the click of the instrument wh when n I came into the ce ce The place seems deader than a tomb the old familiar sound is not here and I hardly know what to do Almost like a a. child looking for a lost parent 19 arent rent on ona a dark night Mr Dod turned his Jis head bead to try to catch the tick of the instrument II How Howl How l long ng is this trouble likely to last Dont ask me You know as much about it as I rdo Ido do perhaps more for I dont don't know anything Mr 1 D Dod d said Raid that so far as he knew the feeling between en himself and the local lo 10 c cal l operators of the A. A P P. is of the most friendly kind Two of the operators ope who vho were present asserted that for their part there was nothing but the best of feelings fellings between them and Mr Dod We are arc waiting for orders said the tho menI menI men I am ani waiting for instructions said Mr Dod |