The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-04-11
q $4,000.
AS 1T REALLY
HAPPENED

'Tickets,"
The broad shouldered, firm 1awed,
resonant voiced conductor flung open
the door Of the parlor car Of the IA
nous express train and uttered tha
word almost IN a tone OF command.
Immediately all the passengers
olling IN the chairs proceeded 70 get
busy hunting up their tickets. so that
when the conductor reached them they
had their pasteboards ready.
All but one.
This one was ruddy faced. well
groomed fine looking elderly gentle
man with white side whiskers-
He fumbled in his wallet for his
ticket, but Il wasn't there. Then he
began a hurried search Of his pockets.
Nothing doing The ticket wasn't IN
any of his pockets.
by ginger" ne was lizard to NUT
fer III seems 70 me that ] brought
those"
Then he stood up and made a sys-
tematic search of his pockets. turning
over old dogs cared letters. formal
looking papers and heavy looking en-
velopes tied with red tape.
But he didn't find what he was look
ing for.
Then he clawed his Gladstone bag
down from the rack above his head.
tugged at the lock and finally got 1t
open. He spent several minutes in
turning the contents Of the bag topsy-
turyy. perspiring all the time and NUT
tering quite petuantly as he went
through the performance.
"Ticketsi"
The broad shouidered. firm 1awed,
resonant voiced conductor was tower
ing right over the well groomed elder
/ iy gentleman with the ruddy face and
/ the white side whiskers.
"Say-1ust minute, will you?" said
the elderly gentleman, not meekly at
4 ALL to the surprise Of the other pas
sengers. 4 know that | put those
] peslSy passes somewhere, but they've
got away from me for the moment
just pass on to the next car, will you
and in the meantime I'll see what in
formation has become Of them"
The conductor OF course scowled
as all conductors with proper appre
citation Of their position do in like cir
cumstances. But he went to the next
car and the elderly gentleman con
tinued his fruitless search. He gave
1t up after ten minutes and leaned
back in his chair, looking mad
i Presently the conductor returned
and bore down upon the elderly gen
tleman with a ponderous stride.
Your ticket. sir. If you please!
said the conductor sharply, Kicking th'
punch ominously.
Il haven't got any ticket. blast IT.
broke out the elderly gentleman. Los
it. reckon But here's my card,
and the elderly gentleman handed thu
conductor his pasteboard. which
showed that he was the first vice
president of the road
The conductor
However just moment
Right here the rule, if followed
would have the conductor remarl
grouchily to the elderly genelemai
that, card or no card, vice-president o
no vice-president, he'd have to shoV
something emitting him to a ride o.
that line Of cars or stand for a tos
off at the next station. Then tn
! according to rule narration would g.
| on to tell how the elderly ssntlemai
was filled with admiration over tn
conductors strong sense OF duty AM
how he dug up the price of his far
in good money and how, a little Will
later, the conductor found himself ar
pointed a division superintendent Q
the line, and so on.
Nothing whatever of that kind haT
nened. however.
"Oh, very we'll, sir" said the cor
ductor, bowing and seraping profusel
4 as he turned the vice-president's car
4 over in his hand. Don't mention Il
The pleasures mine. OF course yo
probably dropped or mislald the pas
i somewhere. But It's all right AT
\ you comfortable. sir? Is the porte
81 taking proper cars Of you? Fine da
4 for travelling, sir"
"Uh-huh, " replied the first vice-pres
dent Of the line. looking out Of tn
window.
I'm DANCED glad ! didn't get chest
y or new with that old gazoob before
got next to who he was" murmure
the conductor to himself as he passe