The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-03-16

R1m OccdSlOnatlV IN mlnPioO anger duu
amusement. Presently the man walked
out into the center of the lobby, glanced
slowly around and walked deliberately
out Of the hotel through the writing
room and the ladies' entrance.
~ wish somebody would invent a
sure crank-killing machine" said the
clerk, after the man had disappeared
THAT fellow was the sixth tonight"
"What do you meanp" asked the re-
porter.
~ mean," he replied, that that fell
low knew when he came hero that no
such man ais he inquired for had ever
stopped here. In fact, the name he
mentioned was all there was OF his pre-
tended friend. When he came here
and asked for the myth of his own
creation, he knew that he was simply
bothering me. What was his object?
Oh, simply to create an impression on
the people standing around Did you
notice how his voice rose when he
talked Of the myth as the big million
aire?' Don't you know there are men
who are constantly craving the noto-
riety that is associated with riches?
Haven't you heard men in restaurants,
elevated trains, horse cars, barrooms
and elsewhere talk about big
deals bonds vast sums OF money,
their social position, intimacy with
great men, and all that sort of
thing? OF course you have, and have
known all the time that they were
merely taking. Well, that sort OF man
comes in here nearly every day and an
noys the life out of us. This fellow
you saw has been here so many times
am dea! on to him He wants TO show
Off his clothes aud imitation diamonds,
and make people think he is u big gun.
Most of them are not 81 well dressed as
he is Some are countrymen who have
heard Il good deal about our lobby and
the men who frequent it, and nsl, ques-
tions about persons who don't exist as
an excuse for coming here. The seem
to think that being seen in convcrsa-
tion with the clerk gives them sort
OF right TO stay here and satisfy their
curiosity. They have an idea the de-
tectivcs will come around and order
them out unless they do something OF
the kind. I frightened one of these
fellows nearly out of bis wits one night.
He was peri ct jay, and suffered.
He asked If Howard Johnson was in.
YES said, there he is and
pointed out our detective, who was
standing close by. Mr. Johnson
said, here's man wants to talk to
YOU ! winked to the detective and he
tumbled. What did you wish of me,
sir?' he said, crowding him mp into this
corner. The fellow turned blue with
fright g-g-guess I m.m-ade m-m-
mistake he suffered. You asked for
Howard Johnson said, severely,
And that's my name said the detec.
tive, taking the hint 'Y-y-ycs,' said
the fellow. b b-but ] g-g-guess y-you
air d-d-different H-H-Howard. He
kept edging Off as far as he could, and
finally bolted.
Some of the cranks got mp great
cock-and. bull stories. One fellow
called the other night to know II q
Mr.. Harris had left pair OF opera
glasses for him. There had been no
such guest here. During the last CAM
paign, when the papers were full Of
stories shout the big men here, We had
as many rs thirty or forty cranks pes.
tering us every day. A favorite trick
with some of them was to wait until
the papers announced tho departure of
big gun, and then come here and
poster us with questions about when
he would return. They always pre-.
tended surprise when told he had gone
without leaving messages for them,
and would try to talk confdentially
with us, in tones loud enough to bs
heard fifty feet away, about their inti-
mate relations with the big men. We
were ovcrrun with them, and found It
difficult to attend to our business, for
they stuck like leeches- It was great
relief to sec them drop of after the
campaign, but we are still annoyed by
enough to make us sore at times."--N.
Y. Sun.
All About Girls.