Show ONCE onca OVER the great ticket agent conspiracy by H 1 PHILLIPS I 1 ARE IN RECEIPT of a communication NY WE muni cation from thaddeus P Arlie americas ricas leading second in line man with regard to a recent column recording the seemingly endless red tape required to get railroad transportation to any airey fairly airly distant point have you ever been the man directly behind the first man at the ticket window he d demands it not you dont know what tough going really Is it if you vant to pity somebody pity me 1 I have never dashed to a rat railroad ticket window in my lire life seeking a ticket for or a 30 nillo mile trip without finding directly head ahead of 0 me usually by a nofe some boine guy seeking transportation to afghanistan via new orleans and carton carson city with a stopover at eggplant LcK plant creek he be continues it if I 1 am not in a great sweat he may not be going quite so far but let me lite be lii iii a hurry and I 1 am certain to find in n front of me a fellow who has tec elved the orders rind find dr and Is making ill all th taij 3 arrangements with avith ape pe caal attention to drawing rooms etc 1 7 think the ticket window clerks and these birds are in cahoots they both have such tun fun together it eema to me I 1 suspect they have ignacs which are flashed the moment I 1 appear at the station and tart start galloping for or the window yes there are other windows sure one has a little sign mr Hassels toOer i but abut Hassel has a great eye ile he tees sees the customer FIRSTI and can he grab a bunch of papers rubber stamps etc and hide last catl I 1 another window announces announce tint that mr ts is in charge charce yeah but lie ho Is always on the lite phone checking an upper tipper tor for somebody iho tio cant be in tending to board A train rain tills this season biayne it cant bo be helped bellied perhaps making out anil and stamping the necessary bcd esary pipers papers for a trip of any distance Is a difficult job hut but the ticket window boys could toss A smile to the hie beconi guy in line they lo do 10 they ime have to be so and unconcerned ce rived would lii it hurt to throw out a kindly ill bo be with you let in a few minutes must they the always register the mood which to say brother rother it if you expect to go out of town today youre crazy more afore people are nervous wrecks from rom being second in line than from any other feature of travel within my own own family there are bor horrible examples I 1 have an uncle gidean who went to a railroad terminal in a big city in the spring of 1029 1929 and has not been heard front from since my aly aunt hazel from OU oil city pa left home to get tickets and a corn compartment part ment to florida 11 weeks week ago and we just got a letter from the missing persons bureau saying she is still in line at the number two post I 1 had a cousin chadsey who left home to get some railroad transportation covering 00 miles once ile he made it within a muth month but had a letter from the president the mayor and tour four top politicians so your recent description ot of your troubles ls as number one man at a window leaves me cold try being the number two boy it will be unforgettable bob |