The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-24
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the fluffy pink tie was taking W the
young man with the gray crushed NAT.
do you suppose we shall ever get
down to that window" she asked.
Il never was particularly good at
hurdling,' responded the young man.
"Of course, we might yell Fire!' or
something OF that sort, but | don't
think it would pay as the ticket man
probably would run with the rest
well, don't see why everybody
has to come at just this time. You
would think that most OF these people
would be at lunch"
YES, you would think so. But they
all had figured out the way we do, SO
we all got here together. 1t might
have been a good idea to have our
lunch first It's after O'Clock now
Il simply must be at my music les
son at o'clock. Well, we are only
seventh in line now and maybe some
body will drop out
The line took a decided move for
ward.
Good cried the girl. Those three
women were together. IL people
wouldnt stay SO long at the window
arguing about their seats 1t wouldn't
be so .wearisome. Gracious! There
must be so back Of us. | DO hope the
tickets won't be all sold out for sat
urday night. / should be simply sick
over 1t II we couldn't get tickets after
uo itipO an houro
IAN hour and a half" corrected the
young man, with hint of WEAKNESS
In his voice.
1--WE are next said the girl excited
ly. do try to get aisle seats, front
row center"
The young man with the gray crush
hat peered through the ticket window
and made known his wants.
Nothing left in front of the eigh-
teenth row." said the man in the box
Office
"Oh!" exclaimed the girl. we
couldn't hear thing from there.
Haven't you anything better"
Nothing else for that night Some
good ones left for Friday"
but | simply must go Saturday
night, because everybody know is go
ing then Don't you think you could
find two seats somewhere UP in
'front.'"
The ticket man showed the diagram
of seats toward the girl and Indicated
the only seats available. "The second
upper boxr he suggested. A
THE young man looked at the girl
hopefully. They'll do he said.
'sOh, no, | wouldn't think OF sitting
In an upper box. Why what is the
use of wearing your very best clothes
and sitting up near the ceiling?"
A nervous little woman leaned over
the girls shoulder Pardon me-" she
said, but can't wait any longer
and I'm not going to go now after
waiting two hours. Please give me
anything you have left for Wednesday
matinee, first floor"
The ticket man showed out the tick
cts and the little woman hurried away
without looking at them. The girl
with the pink tie pressed closer to the
window.
IL believe we were here first" she
said icily. Are you sure there are no
seats in reserve? ! don't mind side
aisle If they are up in 'front.' She
turned to the young man and smiled
sweetly. "You know I am going to
| wear my new Japanese theater coat
and | should be simply heartbroken
| if | had to sit back where no one
could see me come in
There were decided signs of unrest
along the waiting line. An epidemic
l,of coughing broke out.
"Say," remarked the man back OF
the girl to the man back OF him,
heres a conundrum for you: II each
person in this line takes 30 minutes to
get tickets, what time will it be when
the last person gets lunch?"
The young man with the gray
crushed hat looked worried. Wed
better decide" he said. Maybe we
should go to some other theater."
The girl with the pink tie looked
fearful. But I've told everybody that
| was going to this one and shall be
| simply inconsolable II | don't"
You're delaying the line, madam,
said the ticket man, tartly. Please
move on"
The girl glanced down the waiting
line and then her face frightened.
WELL" well take the seats In the
! eighteenth row." she said.
The young man paid hurriedly for
the tickets and then there was quick
lurch and a very audible sigh along
the line.
"Myi What a cross-looking lot OF
people!" said the girl with the pink
tie as they walked out OF the theater
did you see Vera Snow with heI
fiance way down there at the end of the
line? She told us girls the other day
that she was dying to see the show
and that she was going Saturday night
| can imagine her feelings when she
can't get tickets. l must telephone
her tonight that we got our seat:
without a bit of trouble. "-ChicagC
Daily News.