New Britain herald., 1926-02-02

When the crowd gets inside" clared Mooney, jerking his thumn toward the entrance, "we'll have a few words with the bird who setls the tickets"
 Tt does seem like waste q. time" admitted Jimmy lorlornN. Like taking shot in the darE,f
 Who's throwing cold wal now?" jeerod the little dcter,i'' This morning you wero saying was q chance, at least"
 The lobby gradually 'mp'icc Come on" said Mooney, "~r'll talk that chance now"
 "Sold out for the matinr'.' IL young man behind the barred Win dow informed them before Moon' could ask his question.
 Were not lookin' for ua'ih' tickets" replied Mooney
 Advance sale over at th" o'h'. window" The young man was pr'. pairing to close up for the uiternouh
 "Not so fast, brother, not SO fas' We want 10 E., solno information. = Mooney pulled back his coat and Pl. lowed the ticket seller q glinln'' Q his badge. Do Iou ever keep record here of the pcoplc who '"'' ticltets?"
 What do you mean, keep Il re' ord 2" The man behind the winln was scorniul, and annoyed ~ bein held up.
 Here's what mean" MooNo. persisted. "suppose John Smit) calls up and asks for a reservation on Monday night, Would you have q record of the seat you had !ail aside for him?"
 "Not after he had called for i. We write his nam" on an c1!. velope and hold the tickrt until a certain time. f he doesn't call to' it by then we put it on sal. If |" does, he takes the envelope with his name on it."
 We've got ticket stul hcr.. put in Jimmy, land we're trying tu
 locate the man who used f. l sup pose we're crazy 10 bother you. hG' it's pretty important" l. There was frank frienllmoss Iu his voice, and the ticket seller ap- peared modified.
 That's all right, you're not hotE ering me. I'll be glad 10 help ypu out if can, but there isn't much we can do about ir. It's almost lila trying 10 trace the purchaser Of g. yard of ribbon in q department store. Let me see the ticko,," H. held out his hand. Mooney took out his wallet aud fished out the handkerchief aud tl' yellow stub. He replaced inc bunI- kerchief and tossed the stub bcncGtn the brass window grating. The young man picked it up anl studied it. Monday night. Noycu e Der 25.' he read. That was last Monday night" He returned 10 tho stub again. "RoW H, Section C, Seat %1." He looked at Mooney and Jimmy and shrugged. "I might hay" sold the ticket myself, friends. hu' I'm larned if I could tell you who bought it"
 "W"n, thanks rcry much fo. your trouble" began Jimmy.
 Wait a minute" The man b.. hind the window had picked up 8 seating chart. "1hera's an outsiuo chance that this seat might he 9 permanent reservation. We ba9q quite q few seats laid away for reg uiar patrons, and II Center is :; pretty good seat. Hmm, let nl, sce." His forcfingor raced over tb, floor plan.
 By gos,, you're in luckw h, cried eXcitedly. He reached for Ii tle leather bound book and openla' it. This record says that Sat 1ISI is reserved every Monday night l., Thomas Fogarty-addres Mayfnir Hotel. A chance in q million. an. you hit it."
 "Imagine that," 'Iir0my r;rIai,n, i softly. 'Just imagine it, Moone, The luck of it."
 Mooney was still staring at lr. ticket seller,
 !, Finally he found speech. "Thoma Fogarty," he calculated. That's li' Tom Fogarty, I'll bet q million dol lars' One of these hard-boilel poir, ical bosses and as crooked q bird a~ ever maneged to stay on the outsid of 8 jail"