The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-10-14
THEY Cooked THEMSELVES.
How Two TRAVELLING Men Got worssed in =
Bout With Hotel Clerk.

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! A belated railway train is the bane OF 4
| travellers lie. A night train on time I
all right when you have the filthy lucre t,
pay the Pullman royalty on sleep. o.
late, a train ON time has been OF suci
rare occurrence as TO excite remark aEt
cause much comment. It is the custom
| of the guests at the hotels to call at tn,
Office and register call for the train they
| wish to leave on, or a specific hour al
| which they wish to rise. A few night.
since, two gentlmen occupying q doubl,
room at the Carey. left word Il
be called at an hour early
enough to make the south-bourd Rocl
Island.
Gail me at o'clock-room 30"
"Yes, SIR"
Me, too; we occupy the same room"
Down goes the call: room 21O, O'Clock. D
There is only one chance in Q hundred te
miss a call OF this kind. The clerk is on
duty all night. and communication by tel
all hours, and when trains are late the
hotels are notified and guests are allowed
to sleep and enjoy the benefits resulting.
These guests retired, sleepy, but nervous.
They wanted to go away in the morning,
and they wanted to go bad. So, it came
to pass. that. although they were sleepy
and tired, they slept not. One consulted
his watch as soon AS be reached his room.
1t was 9:45, six hours and fifteen minutes
before train time. Jim. do 20 believe
Hallicarnassus will call US in time? "
'Oh, l don't know. If he don't / shall
make my feelings known To him in Ian
guage more forcible thou polite" They
undress, open theiI grips, pull out their
night shirts. encase their kingly forms
therein. turn down the gas and roll into
bed. The rumbling OF trains, the
shrill whistle OF the locomotive. the
Kissing of escaping steam, the ringing Of
the bell. the soft tread of the porter
searching for shoes to black, the snoring
Of the passengers-all these things they
heard it, their troubled sleep. if sleep it
could be called when a man wakes mp
every five minutes and looks at his watch
by the dim gaslight to see if the porter
hasn't forgotten to call him.
Finally they slept. At exactly Ais Tom
woke up. refreshed after three hours good
sleep. He consulted his watch. Land of
Goshenl Jim, for Gods sake, roll
outl That microbe has failed-just
az / knew he would-to call
us 1 felt In my bones that we
were doomed to be left. | wanted to get
to Enid today without fail" Il told that
fellow. if he failed to call us. that he might
expect hot fanatics, and I'll give 'em to
him." said Jim. While they were talking
they were tumbling into their clothes
Tom in his hurry aud excitement put his
shirt into his grip and then looked five
minutes for it, and failing to fad it kept
his night shirt on. Jim in rushing around
the room kicked one of his shoes under
the bed, and cursed and swore
that somebody had stolen it.
Every two minutes they looked at their
watches. After taking twice as long TO
dress as usual. they rushed out and down
stair they went two steps at a jump.
Reaching the Office they faced the clerk,
defiance beaming in every feature.
Did we ieaye a call for O'Clock when
we left the office last night7' one asked,
with the most careless Indifference.
The clerk consulted the call register.
"Yes sir"
what time is it nowi" Looking at
the clock, it is 4:30.
Yes; how fast shall we have to run to
catch that train? We were particular to
impress npon you the fact that we
wanted to be called in time for that
o'clock train. wouldn't have missed it
for 500. What are yon made OF? Have
you been IN hotel long? Can you read
writing? You have been as!sep yourself,
dollars to doughnuts, and have just WOKE
up We'll have you discharged.'
They were SO hot that when one of them
took drink of water it sizzled in his
mouth.
"'Vill you be kind enough to tell US
why you failed to call US. as we re-
questedE
''The train is three hours late, and
thought ] would let you enjoy q good
Sleep"
When they recovered their breath SUI
fciently to walk, they went ont on 10
Fourth avenue and kicked themselves and
kicked each other for being such fools.