Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-23
It WAS HIS BUSY DAY
Troubles of the ''Informer Man:
Made Known.
A WALKING ENCYCLOPAEDIA
Lady Who Liked Soda Water Grew
Extremely Angry.
CHEAP HOTEL AT ATLANTIC
Bride and Groom Wanted to Slip On
Train and Escape Friends
Many Others.
CHEAP HOTEL AT ATLANTIC

AHo eHSyciopae0iac young man standing
behind the depot window marked Bureau
OF Information" was putting In a busy
quarter of hour
The train announcer with the perfectly
clear voice and the faultless enunciation
was going through the station waiting
rooms plainly delivering himself for all who
were Interested to hear, of this entirely lu-
cid utterance:
THE express for Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York. departing at ii :55 Is now
open, and it is now IL 40 O'clock Passen-
gers for the express for Baltimore, PsiIa-
aeiphia and New York may row PASS
through the gate for that train
Nothing very involved about that. wsz
there?
But fussy-lookng. rather pudgy mat
ron VINO had been intently regarding the
tram announcer as he made this announcer
ment in his wholly Understandable y,ay
olon appear to believe that he was telling
the truth. it Is quite within the bounds OF
reason to suppose that she believed thar the
announcer was purposely trying 20 mlsiead
persons waiting for that train Tor the de-
.lp "a ana maieyolent purpose OF cauging
SAID passengers all OF the worry annoy
ance, expense and trouble possible Some
such Idea certainly must have actuated her
Tor she rus led up to the young man be-
nlno the bureau Of Information window
and inquired of him:
What time did that man say the New
York train wentYv
Eleven f1fty-five. madam" said the peri
patetic encyclopaedia
oh, he did, did he?" said the u,,dgv mat
ron, suspiciously. And what time did Re
say it was now?"
That clock up there is right, madam,
said the young man. pointing 10 the cInctr
Well. how could I know it was FIGHT ?''
she came right back at him, without look
,ns at the CLOCK Il ask you, what time did
he say 1t was?
he said 1t was lao madam, but IT'S
now u:4o, wearfiy replied The answer
man.
Wanted Soda Water.
"H-m-11 Island the train goes In ten
minutes" calculated the fussy woman.
See here, young man. will 1 have time to
go somewhere and get me an ice cream
soda? I'm just perishing for an ice cream
soda"
well. replied the answerer "you might
have time. madam. IL you hurried, but be-
for" -
What's the nearest place for me to get
an Ice cream solar she cut in
away. nv
Which of them has the best ice cream
solar she asked him.
You can search-er--I mean. I really
oont know he replied. shifting to the
persons were lined up behind the fuesy
woman. waiting to get crack at the an
swer man.
Huh! and you call this Bureau of IT.
formationp the fussy woman shifted. '.If
you don't know that, why"
Madam. II you are going to take that
100 tain you had better pass through
the gate and get aboard" the Young man
warned her politely. It's now Ii 80,
and
And here you've kept me talking all
TINS time when L might have gone some
where and got me an ice cream soda" said
the tussy woman, resentfully and then she
cast him whitening glance and picked up
ner traps and rushed for the gate 1t a
waddng canter.
A woman with very high cheekbones snd
somewhat limp and soiled looking lingerie
hat was the next in line.
DO all OF them trains for Atlantic City
go right straight through" she asked fret
fully.
mo. madam" the answer man replied.
There's only one train that goes by the
bridge route. Others go by way of Cam
den."
"Shucks! why don't they all go straight
through she snapped. peevishly.
:! don't know" the young man replied.
"Why. I thought you knowed everything"
she said then. Amt you the informer
man.
am. but I don't arrange tho policy OF the
road he replied
Don't sass back!'' she raped out. men,
acingly And then she became quite am
liable again all OF a sudden.
Whats nice place to stop at in At
lantic City?" she inquired.
The hopeiessness of this question might
well have staggered tho answerer but 1t
didn't. He's often asked that same ques-
ton.
Thousands Of Hotels.
Il couldn't very well recommend any enc
place. madam" he replied. seeing that
there are about Thousand hotels, and a
couple of thousand boarding houses down
there
s.Oh, but mean some place that is cheap
and NICE" she persisted.
The young man named a couple of Allan
tic City hotels where you get into 'an
a-by-S hall room on the European plan for
about IS day IL you're good and, ut the
same time lucky.
And how much do them places charger
the untidy woman inquired.
From SO a day up without board" calm
ly replied the clerk. But they're NICE you
see."
six dollars day, without boardi" the
she was about to fall down. why that's
all intend to pay a week, with boardt'
"Yes?" said the young man behind the
window. 'Well. I hope you succeed In
finding some cheap and nice place for that
money"
well. If don't, can see myself com
ing IlSnl SfIldCh DdcA 10 w est flrSluUyf
snapped the woman. and she looked as IL
she thoroughly meant it. six dollars a
day for room without board.' and she
yanked her valise from the floor as If she
half hoped it might be one of the ears of
an Atlantic City landlord. guilty OF charg-
Ing such extortionate rates.
ALI the Way Across.
A farmerish-looking man with tangled
red beard ana one of those glazed black
gripsacks of the centennial period was the
next up.
Say, podner.'' he began, as he polted his
fiery red head well within the window.
when do l git into Scatter"
Note the enormous depth and breadth Of
this query.
I'm sure couldn't tell you, SIR was
the amiable reply. unless you give me
Some kind OF an idea of when you're going
to start for Seattle
why, I'm going right away-on this yere
train" replied the farmerish man. In a
tone of surprise, as II he considered 1t
singular that the answer man didn't know |
all about his trip to Seattle ali the time. |
seIm or right d'reckly.
wait a minute and I'll tell you when |
you'll get there-let me see your ticket.