Show lights by L L STEVENSON candor A long island young woman extremely easy to look at on her way to the city became so immersed in thought concerning a very important event in her young life that she forgot the speedometer As she neared the queensboro Queen bridge a motorcycle cop came up and waved her over to the curb with the usual demand where do you think youre goin the girl quickly replied that she was going after her wedding gown the cop took out his book of tickets and the girl visioning a delayed ceremony informed him that the wedding was to be the next morning the officer reflected a moment then put back the book with the remark that he was married and had a kid older than she gratefully the girl drove away only to have the same cop pull up mp to her in the middle of the bridge 1 I just wanted to let you know lady he declared 1 I aint lettin you go cause youre good lookin city life midtown sector sights as reported by benay venuta on broadway near fiftieth street a group trying to figure how to get into their locked automobile A bootblack comes over pries ries open the glass recovers the key and asks if any one wants a shine none do but he does away with a generous tip on broadway near forty ninth street a man walking in the rain with an unopened umbrella in his ha hand nd at the information desk in the K R C A building in radio city a tur bained oriental inquiring it if rockefeller is the same man who sells gasoline on sixth avenue near forty second street two youngsters fighting and almost killing each other while mile a group of spectators watches interestedly finally an old pug with cauli flowered ear stops the fray on sixth avenue near forty eighth street a subway worker taking off his helmet and holding his hands over his ears as a blast goes oft off 0 a 0 disaster A young woman a solitary passenger in one of the times annex elevators lighted a cigarette as the car started up A few seconds later the operator was surprised to hear her scream invester investigation disclosed that h her handbag was afire it seems that instead of throwing the lighted match away she had put it into the bag As the operator wore leather gloves he beat out the flames without serious consequences but the young woman had bad a considerable roll of bills each of which was burned through the center and in her excitement she forgot to tip the fire extinguisher gu isher 0 0 favor eats franklin delano roosevelt admits a fondness tor for hot dogs the late huey long could make a dinner of hamburgers babe ruth can be won with a bag of peanuts goofy gomez would rather have a welsh rarebit walter chrysler eats two ham and cheese sandwiches at a sitting A malted milk suits the duke of windsor jimmy walker thrives on bacon and eggs professor einstein likes sauerkraut bob benchley goes in for bicarbonate of soda after anything a 0 0 helpful the second policeman story in this series concerns an officer over in new jersey A comai woman motorist was going too fast and he be gave her a ticket with apologies for being forced to do his duty then he inquired what day would be most convenient tor for her to appear in court on being informed that thai tuesday would prove the least troublesome he made out the summons for that day then he added careful directions on how to get to the courthouse when the judge asked her if she pleaded guilty or not guilty the cop whispered that it I 1 she pleaded guilty the fine would be less she accepted the advice and wa was fined and that was less than it would have cost her had she been tried and found guilty 0 bell syndicate service |