New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

asked what was wrong Wiz, Il
told him I wasn't sure bnt I thought
II was nervous pros.raton. lie looked at
me az though he thought I might be the one
so afflicted And possibly / ara.
You see, I've just finished weeks tour
Of towns where some of them save it and
some OF therl don't. / mean by Sit day
light And when | think of the mental an
suiah l went through trying TO remember
whether my train left the hour the time
card said ii did or an hour earlier or later. I
shouldn't wonder Il the jeweler had the right
hlnck
Ny worries began the night before
started. | was bound for the mountain re-
gion of Pennsy sylvania, and my train left New
York at O'Clock in the morning. Well, Of
course I know, when I stop to think, that
daylight saving time is an hour lster than
train time. b. later mean that o'clock
train really goes at 7 o'clock. Or, rather,
the train really goes at o'clock, but if
your personal time schedule is set for day
light saving you do not need to get up Until
6 O'Clock to get to the station By o'clock.
Perhaps you are beginning TO realize what
this-ihe mere matter Of a week Of fifty
seven varieties Of it---has done to me.
Safely aboard the o'clock at Z o'clock,
decided might as well set my watch for stand
ard time Poor watch, it didn't know what it
in for
At II o'clock l reached my first stopping
place and crossed the street to hotel. There,
to my surprise, it was noon, and lunch was
being served. Not being accustomed to 6
o'clock breakfasts, the surprise was not un-
pleasant but I thought I'd better change my
watch again and keep straight with meal
schedules.
After lunch started to visit mine, leaving
the hotel at l o'clock. When arrived at the
mine and found that it was only IL 80 began
20 feel rather wild Looking about and going
over the place, however, SO interested me that
| forget for time ny troubles. And, ray
sightseeing done, went into the Office of the
mine to talk with the resident operator Ny
belief is that shat gentleman will always feel
twnge Of conscience for not calling an alienist.
IN the naidst of an interesting conversation my
eye caught glimpse of the Office clock. lost
the crifi of what he had been saying, as that
clock held my eyes and soaked up my atten-
ton The operator was a very attractive man.
but what's attractive man or two in bus
ness, thought? Could ii be that his ten min
utes had so absorbed me that it had really
lasted ere hour and ten minutes? Regardless
# what he was saying, burst out frantically:
is taat clock running?"
After the CUSTOM of all men he drew his
watch from his pocket to see whether the
office clock was correct. According to his
nfsllible criterion it was
II didn't know l had stayed SO long" waa
nay apology and | made hasty getaway
without further explanation. Getting into
nay hired motor car, apologized unnecessarily
to the driver, knowing that time was nothing
10 him except more pay
You didn't stay long he said in disap-
pointed tones, ITS only" and he named one
Aouf earlier than the Office clock had said To
cut short this temporary ALTERATION I will re-
leve you by telling what didn't know at the
time. The Office was run on daylight saving
time because Of its mail while the mine oper
ated on what used to consider standard time
because the miners, sensible men, had refused
to take up such new fads-especially fads
which would get thesn out of bed one bmr
earlier than their CUSTOM
SO it went. The town where | was taking
my meals for a few days ran on daylight sav-
ing time. The smaller places which 7 v;s;tod
by trolley every day were most of then, on
standard time. However, it wasn't safe to
take it for granted that they were. for occa-
slonally one insisted upon keeping up with
the city folks.
One day ! was waiting for the something
thirty trolley in one Of these small towns
comfortable old lady waiting for the same ear
asked me the time
It's three or four CIR five twenty" said "I
never make any positive statement about the
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