Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-08-30


rutaway coat, white linen waistcoat, a
tower Like standing collar, Z moaish blue
cravat and trousers that had been care
fully creased IN a straight line down the
front. To give his toilet the finishing
touch he had loaded himself with as
much jewelry as there was room for on
his person. Els scrawry fingers gilt
tered with rings set with diamonds, ru-
bies, emeralds and sapphires; Lis cuffs,
pulled down well over his wrists, were
I fastened with buttons of anethygt; q
massive golden watch chain, with de-
Tendencies CT charms and lockets,
stretched from pocket to pocket across
his stomach, and a monstrous solitaire
flashed from his cravat pin. To be sure,
all this was very uncanny and repulsive
/ In way; but it was SO extraordinary,
I too, that taken IN connection with the
gentlelnan's extraordinary calling it
only intensified my previous curiosity
about him. Beside, the CLEAN in his
bleary old eye was not unamiable
( He marched briskly into the room,
and after brief glance at me and po-
lite bow began in rather a piping treble
voice: Good morning, sair. You weesh
to look at ze appartament? Will you
tex the trobble to walk opstairs::"
/ don't know what had expected him
to say, but was disappointed at what
he did say; perfectly matter Of fact
and business like inquiry, with nothing
more than a foreign accent to lend it
oddly. That seemed scarcely worthy
Of his get up.
But YES" admitted, - should like
to look at the apartment"
And I followed him up two fights Of
stairs.
The apartment comprised the whole of
the third story of the house. There was
a good sized front room, 30 feet in
depth by % in width, lighted by large
window facing north, and behind that a
bedroom, bathroom an2 u sitting room
completed the suite. The front room or
studio was well colored in neutral tints
and the other rooms were pleasantly
papered-
Whats the rent2'' asked.
Eth, Eat depend Of 'ow you TEX" the
exterminator replied, with that cockney
like contempt for aspirates which dis
tinguishes his nation. "Eef You tex by
the mawns, feefty dollars d mawns. Eef
you tex by the year, five hundred for the
year"
This, which would have been dear
enough in Paris or in London, for New
York was cheap. ! had already looked
at several studio apartments, but the
only ones that were tolerably spacious
and at the same time conveniently sit
uated were simply exorbitant in price
st. Marks place was accessible enough,
and the quarter, if not fashionable, was
picturesque; Ind my landlord would,
venturesomely surmised, prove TO be
rather host in himself. So Every well;
I'll take the place for year" said.
law right; that's aw right" ne re-
turned. And for refereacet You re-
fair me TOP
Reference" l repeated. | was not
aware that il New York a would-be ten
ant ike q would-be housemtsid, 1aust es-
tablish a character" Therefore, Ref
erence? repeated. How do you mean?"
Eyes; sawnbody who knows you, to
say if you are respectable and response
BILE" he explained, with untiinchipg
caEdor.
why. do look suspicious" | de-
nanded.
He scrutirized lie carefully before be
committed himself to an answer. Then,
mo, sair; you do not You look aw
right, he vouoasafed, reassuringly. But
it is my custom. Railways wen l rent an
appartament, to hask and geeve refer
ences- geeye you twenty wen we re-
torn downstairs"
''Oh, l see. 1t is the custom Oh,
very we'll referyou to my cousin, Mr..
Eliot Morgan. Of the finn OF Morgan,
Wynn & Co., bankers, down in Wall
street Is that sufficient
You see / rather fancied that the name
of SO eminent a inancier as Eliot Morgan
pronounced by me with cousinly fa1nil
iarity, would perhaps little daunt my
unconfding friend But deceived my.
self
CAL right" was the exterminator's
self Possessed reply, Il go see Mr.. Nor.
gan tomorrow morning, and If he say
you are aw right the appartament l.
yours"
We went back to his Office, and there
he handed he q circular advertising hi.
business as an externlinator of insects
Il undertake, by the particular job o.
on yearly contract, to exterminate al
varieties of insects from your furniture
your clothing, your furs, your house
Moths a speciality. Also, for sale il
pound, half pound and quarter pound
packages, or IN any quantity, Muscles
Magic Insecticide, positively guaranteed
as the best insect powder in the universe
| refer Iy permission to the following
well known citizens"- Innumber some
thirty
Those ladies and gentlemen are Of
my clients" ho informed me. 81 refai,
you to benny or hall of them"
Just as l was leaving it occurred to me
to ask; "Oh, by the bye, are there any
other artists in the house?"
There is young Teddy hartist on the
floor above you-the top floor. She is a
female hartist, you understand. Her
name is LEES Wait; if pronounce il
you will not know how to spell it; if
!, spell 1t you viii not know how it is pro
, nounce. write it for you"
! He procured a pencil and a scrap of
|, Paper from his bookkeeper, and wrote in a
stiH, old fashioned French hand, Miss
! Sophie PauloYna Eczardy."
You know hair?" he questioned.
No; | don't know her. 1t is an odd
lame. How should it be pronounced?'