National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-26
BLOOD WILL TELL.
The Scheme of n Former Bostoninn
Now Residing ON the East side.

NciU York Sun.
young man with cold, impassive
face and an air of ontiro contentmont
leaned over tho desk of fashionable up
town hotel and watched tho stream of
mon that eddied through the corridor.
He woro tho traditional diamond, and
when he nodded carelessly to wealthy
business men, influential citizens, and
woll-known politicians they seemed to
feel that they were honorod, and they
smiled. Ho seldom smiled. When no
did, IL was with an air of reserve, as
BELTS man who knows his. own import.
anco.
A slim and somber man, with we'll
brushed clothes, high white hat, and o
vapid smile driftod up TO the desk, and,
calling the clerk by name, remarked that
1t was pleasant night.
"Yaas,b drawled tho clerk, looking him
coldly in tho eye.
Things have boen stupid down town
to-day" vontured the visitor, with just a
tinge Of embarrassment.
"Yaas," said tho clerk again.
| Isis there anything for meP" the man
with tho white hat asked, aftor some
hesitsncy.
"Yaas,n said the clerk for the third
time. s'Thon he looked about carolossly
for a. littlo while, examined his finger
nails with some interest, talked bit to q
friend, and presently went to the letter
rack. He skinned over the mail rapidly,
selected three largo envelopes, all Of
fashionable appearance and addressed In
feminine handwriting, and tossed them
to the inquirer. Tho man with the white
hat picked them up and wandered or
languidly TO the reading room.
did you notice that manY said tho
clerk to the writer.
Eyes"
'Wcll, he's boon at IL now for four
weary years. You can SEQ what he Is.
He has no money, and his clothes arc
pretty far of, but no has as big roputa-
tion out of New York for being blood
as any millionaire you could name. He
comes from Boston, aud he pretonds that
he Is n broker here Ho has used our
letterheads, ink, and other facilities for
years, and happen to know that he has
novor spent cent in this house since he
came in here tho first time four years ago.
Then he bought cigar at tho stand there
and asked US to look aftor his letters
You know, any man can have his letters
sent to hotel, and tho hotel must keel
them until called for. l believe there II
some law bearing on tho subject. w,
have over thousand letters here waiting
for people to claim them. This hotel, 81
you know, has a big name through thu
country, and people who live here mus
spend considerable money. That's why
, so much mail comes here. Itsort of give
o man tone when people think he's stop
ping at this house."
"But people usually stop here for
short time before thoy ask you to taxi
care of their mail, don't thoyW
The clerk smiled derisivoly. "Well.
should say not. If they did, we woult
be worth considerably more money. Tha
man in the white hat is a fair sample o
l them all. We have hundreds like him
: l found out exactly who and what h
was through o suspicion had once tina
no was crooked. got the house detec
two to look him up, and found that b
' came from Boston. He lives over oil
: Third avenue, in hall room that rent
for 81 week, and takes his meals at tn
free lunch counters. His friends in Bos
ton think that no lives here, and no be
comes o great blood when no goes homo.
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