Arizona republican., 1921-10-04

from that chap in the brown felt hat,' or Gee, didn't that bald headed one have grim"
 FIirts that Pass in the Night
 One New York seminary. student who was in the habit of engaging in such playful features of the bus rid ing sport when out with her com panions. decided to try it alone one afternoon. She was grinning vigor- ously at young man in a taxicab alongside the bus when she was chagrined to see him say goodbye to his companions, leave the taxi and go on up the street. A few minutes later she was even more embarrassed to see the same young man sit down beside her. Tt never occurred to me-" she said, in telling the story, that he could possibly get out of the taxi and get on the bus at the next corner"
 Speaking of smiles. immediately brings to mind the bus conductor, probably the most smiled upon in dividual in New York during the rush season in the summer time The bus conductor can immediately wither your hopes of obtaining a seat on the upper deck, or he can steer you cleverly into one Here, sit right down here by the door," he will ad- wise if the smile is a dazzling one and as soon as there is a seat va 1 cant on the upper deck I'll let you know" In a short time, the favored | person is certain to be tapped on the shoulder and placed in first po- sition by the staircase so that he Cor. usually, she) can quickly climb it as soon as the departing bus rider comes | down.
 | There was a time last year when | the crowds were so vast and the busses so few in comparison that the | bus conductors were no more to be influenced by pleasant words and
 smiles than the foreman of a chain | gang would be. They had a supreme contempt for the public which
 mobbed the busses and a fine sense of their own generosity in permitting passengers to board. The bus rider who gave the slightest offense-who
 did not "step lively enough or who
 required change for a dollar instead
 of having a dime ready for the slot was promptly taken to task in a | loud voice.
 One New York newspaperman tells
 the story of 8 bus conductor who found little joy in his work after being a stage hand for the "Follies" He was quick to rebuke passengers for their shortcomings. and never let an opportunity slip by One day
 when there was a high win on River
 side Drive a fat lady had great diff
 ficulty in keeping her skirts down as
 she made her descent from the bus. Clinging to the iron railing with one | hand, she made a gallant but futile
 attempt to keep her wildly Tapping
 skirt down with the other, mean | while smiling coyly. The bus con- ductor watched her scornfully for a | moment and then shouted: "Step Lively. Madami Legs ain't no treat
 to mel"
 One thing which never fails to en- | rage a bus conductor is to have a | passenger keep his finger on the push
 button for an undue length of time | in signaling a bus to stop. "Hey
 take her finger off the Dell. Don't yez know how to ride on a bus?" is the remark which usually greets this | performance. Sometimes, however even the bus conductor meets his match. Got me finger on the bell have I?" replied one offending femi- | nine passenger in a rich Irish brogue
 Well, d'yez think I'm playin' with l it? Any boob woulda known I want 1 ed t get out at Seventy second
 street. Sure, yez must be an Eng l lishman,"
 During the month of August this year the bus company conducted a
 civility campaign in an effort to es- | tablish cordial relations between pa
 irons and employees. Each bus was | placarded with the word "CivilityH
 while a small pamphlet on the ad- l vantages of courtesy was distributed Since then, there has been less push ing and more politeness evidenced on
 the busses. But then the. nights are
 growing cooler and the end of the
 open season is approaching.