The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-11-13
Observation-Disclosures
ACCORDING TOHERCLOCK F.:
BY BLANCHE JONES.

Well gasped the woman in mink,
with considerable asperity. my clock
gave me just four minutes 70 get here
and II usually takes gevea; so. accord
ing to my clock. II ought to be past
train time. / don't understand what
the road means by lot attending to
its clocks instead of letting them run
behind this way and get people all
! fustered,"
Wouldn't that frost your" inquired
the rosy checked ticket taker OF the
woman behind the window who sold
tickets. She's mad because she didn't
miss her train when she fully expect
ed TO, There amt no pleasing some
people,"
She's a woman" explained tt tick
ct seller graphically. "All you have to
do Is TO take their tickets after they
get EN-, while have the heavy end of
it. l have to make up their minds
where they want to go and whether
they want round trip ticket. Here
comes one Of my regulars now"
Downtown. please" crisply ordered
the newcomer in pony fur. What
II cents? Oh, yes, remember now
it's 10 cents as usual If / get a round
trip, but got round trip the other
day and then / changed my mind
while downtown and took the elevated
out to my cousins and came the rest
of the way on the street car, so you
see lost money by IT, I'm not at all
sure l may not want TO do the same
thing today, although my cousin has a
card club that / think meets today.
I'm not sure, though. You wouldn't
take II back, would you? | think it's
perfect nuisance the way this road
makes new rules. Yes, Of course. 1
said wanted a round trip ticket II
don't see why it's SO ha.a for you to
understand Have 1 missed the
HAP"
Nom" said the rosy faced ticket
taker. ms late. You've plenty of
time"
Trains are always late on this line,
It seems to met" the woman in pony
fur said sternIy.
Another woman mad because she
caught her train" caroled the ticket
taker. Say
He paused before an onslaught of
three young women, who dashed
madly through the gate in pursuit of
the 11:47 that was just steaming in.
Then he sighed.
Here" se said to the girl behind
the window, did you ever see any
thing like the way people hurry in this
old town? | tell you, after coming
from st, Louis, where people walk leis-
urely and as though they had at least |
six more minutes still to live, it's kind |
OF hard en- fellow, There ought to |
be just as much time here as any. /
where else on the map, And yet no !
body has any There are men who |
take the $3.50 every morning who'd die |
sooner'n get here more'n As sec
onds before train timel They like the /
excitement of it. / believe they wait /
around the corner if they're ahead of I
their schedule just SOS they can make
their spectacular home run at the fin
ish. Gee, this is a wearing life on me.
went to vaudeville las night"
"Whadyuh see?' asked the ticket /
seller with some interest.
Swell show said the ticket taker.
There was one girl called Nora Glen.
artey, who sang some bully Irish
songs. but she said in her spiel she
was French. She didn't look it. You
can't tell a thing about these actors,
though l knew one once who looked
melancholy and long haired like Ham
let and he could crack jokes thatd
kill you dead on the spot
"Yesm, the 11:47 Is gone. Six min
utes ago. Well, its too bad. but your
watch must have been wrong
ITS an outraged" snapped the tall
grenaSier Of a woman, who was
flushed from running Il had an ap-
pointment with the dentist, too, and
he charges whether am there or not.
Now, if | take the 12:15 | won't get
back homo In time for luncheon and
must buy my luncheon downtownl See
what an expense you've put me tol"
I'm sorry," said the rosy faced
ticket taker, humbIy. ida had the
train wait if ida known you were
coming"
"Tll report you." sputtered the tall
woman as she stalked through the
gate.
Funny, you can't please 'em no
how" the ticket taker mused to the
girl behind the window. 4 think I'm
lucky that | never tied UP to one of
you women If fellow was legally
required to listen to that sort Of argu- :
ment "a hours a day and take 1t along
on his two weeks summer vacation
man'd be in the nut farm before long.
wouldn't her
Il guess you're right cynically
agreed the girl who sold tickets.
Where the Shoe Pinched.