The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-25

A norid-faced Enelshman, preceded by a
porter, laden With several bsss and. Sundi.s.
Say. | want me money. dye hsara"
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hssV Whsa b hSass sa diid s Ss sf nave c q SO I got in"
luggase,a Gladstone,, a portmanteau. and a
Yes, and a bloody big lot OF It there was."
MI; Wall Checks his further loquacity with q
##iHS Y mYSS dIa he chars. you
want me money. and m going to. hav. it."
Now %r. VI Wslyte SS. the the porter s@s. .' Wilt ia hss' your s1l;
traps to your room. Front. 20. Now. Cabby.
!$Ss s 81, sss il &; q! i asS no jSSn s 'S:s ! :Ro. s1 II:
AZ the .broad-rnouldered head porter APP
grace. and. retlres mumbiing iindistinct. and
he had lust left in particular.
The cashier Is the inquirer.
HIS bill I, due-overdus."
Into M; smi.h's. vacant box . plain white
envelope is ,conspicuously put. so that the
'c A&a SsG > dTi.k. WALTZ.
"Thanks., Colonel. Quite impossible Just
now; We hsye u perfect system here. you
s sSsn son N ssss m nina I'll Catch you som time
L is e.. Tom ochiltree who has been re.
over his Invitations to dine. tits the Uoloneis
boast that he receives more inyItstions to
the single exception Of Chauncsy ,Dsrew. "'.A
and nhi sir s,sna apon mS II. Ea,ks sfiskl Ms TO 'hs dssk
on the big book with a rapid and nervous move
ment Of tho wrist. He is the new Postmaster-
asn :'t.r nod has and run n n W from 70 W Sns knsMs b for
but the clerk. He is assigned to a handsome
room on the second floor and makes his depar-
entered the corridor. Everybody seems to
sack &c" in his hand; One aso Of the pair I is s"1He! than than
the other, though neither would find his height
nirh much rS Ss,ue ar IN S s sb0w Slender an 9id nna p psnsiS'
though not foppishly; dressed,
Good afternoon, Mr.. Wall. What sort OF .
They arc Gov. David Bennett Hill and Col.
down from Albany. and have walked from the
Grand Central station to the hotel; their usual
'' vim sorry n p'e doSern "a:S' Tho best I can do for
you is two rooms on the third moor. II you had
tsiesfb bester. 70 BY %e mo MDHnG I | sSa aHSf have s be.asr
Never mind. Mr.. Wall. / don't care where I
sleep. and If you can suit the Colonel you will
After. registering they go into the cafe for
theatre and go home o-morrow. Their visit is
one of pleasure aud business mixed.
tontie SnV to Z" TIL this eG sto%t.' pI'e ANY .Hh fSteis%iar mar AN
who has Just followed the Governor into tho re-
t t@iss5 & As is o ndt n q xus s1G a, af fheY As eEefkH ish,
ard Croker, one Of the magnates Of TammMny
Hall. He seats himself opposite the Governor
conversation he leaves. Others follow his cx-
ample The Chic! Executive Of tho Empire s
pleasure early in the day.
II see there is = letter for men .,.-
Mr: Wall pulls the decoy envelope from the
Some mistake. Mr.: Smith. This f. only .
blank envelope. By the way. Mr.. Smith"
Think the cashier wants to see you a min
Tho trick has been successful. and Mr.. Smith
': ssFrent t ~ ssnd r &r: Jas jsso Tsn 10 ne @'n'
Mr.. Jacobs: a small man with, y stolid, face.
VI oiliA OH Nv lSkhl
Of everything conclusive to mental action. ap-
pears; The clerk whispers to him. and mods to
deeply engrossed in tho over end Of the cor.
rider IN ink with = micd!e.aged guest from g
walks ii l GsIs sp,tie pull. 4 taps i tie young anS
man On the shoulder mud retirss with him to
s sn11her p HTs of 9d tine hail main b 4 RG pm .iau Liter Fr |hsy
and hastily departs: NJ; jacobs is the hotel
man. and another guest Of the hotel has been
saved from a costly lesson in experience.
"A lady in the parlor would, like to see tho
the eIS.Ns u9 s1 s%ys i Ms. Wa Val po icI low N h fiTspf fo' the 20
ladies' waiting room. T Its lady is y9ung; richly
"&ss T'' You q T TIN eisrE E'9S'l&Si .1l, I should like to
fa4sS. I 'm may t Says some s irlend asH 70 s sec me-" ana
Are you travelling alon- 2"
m nor,s Of I f iGieG%den, 4 v trayGI Slone; md ! ,Hs1 LEFT #
Here Air. Walls warlness stands ont like the
Wal, knows that it is not til. usual thing for
h" also Knows that such quests. however dssIr-
able th,y may be in private families. arc not
hut MI, Wall does not say this, much to her.
1lr. Wall. as has been observed before. Is "A
hotel hot a clerk h Of p rare ' ina iar.sI He respectfully
Tin very much afraid. Miss Jones. that we
have no such rooms MS you would require va
St.us Ju7t ho"s
- can pay wei! for them. l can pay you In
advance sns hastenS to say.
NJ. Wall makes IL little bow-a doferential
"Of course. Miss Jones: thnt would NOT be re-
quirsd In this case. Bat ] really am afraid that
We cannot give you JUST the style OF rooms that
you want. Now, We have y small hnil bedroom
on the top-but OF course that would not suit
may be able to find you n suite. You should
have te%lsgraphed us In advance. or course you
didn't think OF that. Quito unfortunate. II
you have any friends In the hotel. Mics Jones.
perhaps you might arrange TO stay with Thorn
until such q time as we can arrange matters"
Miss Jones has no such friends. Indeed, she
Is almost an entire stranger In the city. and the
protrered offer Is declined just rs the wary
Mr.. Wall meant that 1t shonld be.
The day hRs BECOME evening and tho evening
with undiminished activity. Mr.. Wall has an
swersd ~ thousand and odd questions upon
thousand and odd various; topics aud u little
more. The guests are beginning to return from
lilo theatres, the cafe is N,ling up with supper
! rnrfiac and onnpHa ~ rAvairy tndinatA thnf fha