Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05
BLOOD WILL TELL,
The scheme OF n Former Hostonian
Now Reading in New York.

New York Sun
A young man with cold, impas'vo face
and an air of entire contentmcnt leaned over
the desk of u fashionable up town hotel and
watched the stream of men that eddied
through the corridor. He wore the tradi-
tional diamond, and when he nodded care
lessly to wealthy business men. influential
citizens and well-known politicians they
seemed to feel that they were honorcd, and
they smiled. He seldom smiled. When he
did it was with an air of reserve, as BELTS a
man who knows his own Importance.
slim and sombre man, with well brllshe
ciothc' high white hat, and n vapid sme
drftad mp t. t, desk, AMI, calling the clerk
10y name, Iemartcd that it. was n pcn ,ant
night.
"Eaas," drawlcd the clerk locking him
coldly in the eye
"Things have been stupid Gown town to
day" ventured The visitor, With Just tnge
of eml arrassmelt.
"Eaas, said the clerk again
"ls-is there ANYTHING for maW tie man
with the White nat asked. after some he,-
fancy.
"laas,' ,ad the clerk for the
third tine. Then lie looked about
calees ~ FOR a little while, ex-
alnned his finger nails with some in.
,erest. talked bit to friend, and presently
went to the letter rack He skinned over
the mail rapidly, selected three large envel-
opes all of fashionable appearance and adj
dressed in feminina anlwriting and tossed
them to the inquirer. The man with the
white II, picked them Up and wandered of
languid.y tIthe reading
"Dd you notice that man" said the clerk
to the writer
Yes
"Well, he's bean at it now for four weary
years. You can see what he is He has no
money, and his clothes are pretty far Off, but
lie has as big reputation out of New York
for being blood as any millionaire
you could name. He comes from
Boston. and he pret"nds that lie is
broker bcrc He has used our let
terhcads, ink. and other facilities for
years, and happen to know that he has
never spent cent in this house since he
came in here the first time four years ago
Then he bought cigar at the stand there
and asked us to look after his letters You
know any man can have his letters sent to n
hotel and the hotel must keep them until
called for | believe there is some law that
bears on the subject We have over n thou.
sand letters here waiting for people to claim
'hcii ! us u)ul' us Ou hllON' Il tl8
name through the country. and people who
live here mast spend considerable money.
That's why much mail comes here 1t sort
Of gives man tone when people think he's
stopping at thi, house
But people usually stop here for short
time before they ask you to take care of their
mail, don't they
The clerk smiled deriSivey well, |
shoull say NOT If they did lyn v,uI Iva
worth considerably more money. That man
IN the white hat is fair sample of them all
We have hundreds like him. | found out
exactly who and what he was through n sus.
pcion had once that he was crooked.
got the house detective to look him up, and
found that he came from Boston. He lives
over on Third avenue III hall room that
rents for 81 week. and takes his meals at
the free lunch counters. His friends in Bos-
ton think that he lives here, and he becomes
h great blood when he goes home"