The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-31
HUNUkG ROOMS IN ACITY.
Distracting Experience ofTwo Young
Men in Quest Of Accommo-
dations.
Advertisements Guaranteeing Gen.
tility and Family Comfort
In Great Disfhvor.

In Great Dt0tavoE.
when Frsd Gets Well He VIII Marry and
Lst His wife DO the
Reating.
They were getting on . car whom they be-
gan to talk and their conversation was in
such key that it was impossible not to
overhear them, says the Chicago Herald.
''He's mighty SICK . said one in response to
some query. mighty sick; thinks he's go.
ing to die, sure; doesn't ever want to look
1t another advertisement, and as for NOV
ing, says he'd rather sleep on the curbstone
than ever try to find room again.
''You sec we've got to move, Fred and I.
The family that were favored with our COM
pany for the last three years are going to
break up housekeeping. Twas in guam
Diary when they told me, but Fred said that
was all right; just leave 1t to him. He knew
how these things were managed; he'd find .
place to live easy enough and better one
than this. hate to see any one make such
FUSS says Fred. It's the simplest opera
tion in the world; all you've got to do is to
look over the ads in the Sunday papers,
pick out four or Ave Of the best, take Z
stroll IN the afternoon, glance them over
and settle ON the best of those and there
you are. Ten minutes work in the morn
ing, an hours saunter in the afternoon and
the business IL settled. Some psople make
~ much clatter in changing rooms ~ If
they were going to another planet, but
that's NOT INV Wavs aava Erad
90 oanosy morning ffeo buried him
and at the end Of that time informed ms
that he had found e.var ,,l.... 49, i
-h;.h -. -. 49, 49, P~oes' 10y one OF
snd - ~ t. .s. ~ sa.n msl1eo them
along. for there were lots Of good places
besides thoae markad. Thar s,;d. .s.-
old r,.r rs. - .;.,h. go 80 .A,1' oay'
~ . -. ~ ~ l1kus guy ana -. sestie on
room Detofe dinner; then well DO free from
care this afternoon So he pocketed the
clipping and We started. -
The drst place was only few blocks
men could BE- accommodated In tie bosom
OF small family. where they would be sur
rang the bell. It was answered BY bat
tered domestic, who was hopping the oil
cloth on the stairs. In response to Fred's
inquiry about rooms she abruptly turned
0eS BACK and VAll00: o0h. MaPin rpS
Mariar's head presently appeared
ment stairway. Show these gents Nos.
n and g. The patient Marian escorted M
up two flights, down q long hall past innu-
merable numbered doors to the rooms. We
Just looked at them, then We oame away.
We didn't ask tho price or about the
board, Or to 80 the mistress Of the house.
or anything; We just said good-by to Mari
ar and ned:
Our next marked ad also had . CLAUSE
ABOUT .lennement mixed IN with the price
a. h.li-ve didn's need 70 sss ' the rooms aos
TINS tlme-Fred mumbled out something
ABOUT installing the nnnber and We left.
Look nere, Fred, said I, are there any
more OF those places on our list whore they
4. an.sry 9sd a.: :; e
and vs looked over his list. We crossed
ont every place where they vaunted their
s sn;a ~ or eentilty and then breathed
oss,gl. Jug s ne5s ao SAID that two young
E . nr;w.ts 04 ts,;s seGuse room ana board
10 perma s, parties most gratifying re-
o9otion w0uld ne made. That sounds
n'e ~. saau r1eo' anu guess IL WI! DO.
was OveE Saloon; the small family
.n0auuea nsven Aags. ana the tlred-looking
we staia month OF over the price for
ooefd ana room would be only $3.50 q
week:
tb.,a FREQ LAG ia,6 a. We came away, isn't
isn't good Sunday for advertised rooms
Fred said the day was all right. Il was the
olested' liars that advertised things they
naen,t got that were queering him. We
had 70 walk nine OF ten blocks for our next
tired enough to accept anything With graft
tude. "A very MICS woman let us in and
showed us the rooms. They were quiet,