Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-27
AFRAID HE'D MISS HIS OHOKEs.
But the Assurances OF the Bell Boy Quiet
ed His Fears.


ed His Fears.
A night clerk at one of the principal
hotels of the city had customer the
other night.
He amb!ed into the hotel with the
uncertain gait and hesitating manner OF
a man who is conscious Of the fact that
he has turned up the wrong road, car
rying in his hand a new valise that
looked as though it had been given a
coat OF hard lard before driving TO the
station, says 4 writer in the Indianapo-
lis Sentinel.
He saw the clerk at about the same
moment that he was discovered, and
stopped as though caught stealing ham
from his jinin' neighbours smoke-house.
He began stroking his chin whiskers
and looked up to see where the roof
was.
Good evening, sir" nodded the clerk,
pleasantly.
"Howdy?" asked the new arrival.
Just then his eye located the ceiling,
and he held it transfxed as though fear
full of losing 1t, while the top OF mis-
head from the chin up was stretched
back until it was on line with his
spinal column. "How's foluk?"
"Whv, pretty well, thank you," re-
piled the clerk. "Your folks weU?"
The upturned eyes slowly followed
the lines of the decorated ceiling, the
body turning in unison until the stran-
GERS back was revealed. What there
was visible seemed to have been used
some.
Fright peart," was the slow and al
most strangled answer, '"'cept Mandy;
she's ailin' ag'in. Ike hain't had no lit
since corn cuttln'."
The ceiling having been duly digest
ed, the eyes slowly returned TO the hor-
lion, and then sunk TO the oil-cloth
valise. That seemed to remind him.
"What'll l do with my trunk?"
You might set IL down on the floor,
unless you would prefer holding ii the
rest Of the evening-some do one and
some do the other" returned the clerk.
Thought this was tavern" and the
figure started to retreat.
1T is"
KANT it an opery house?"
mo, it's ho-I mean tavern"
Don't see no BEDS"
They're up there above the roof. DO
you want TO regiSter?"
WAY up tharm and again the upper
part Of the face receded from the chin.
'Do you want TO register"
"Uhuhl where'll go?"
Guess you don't understand.
asked you if you wanted to register"
Il told you. Want to stay all night,
I ie ftCp
The clerk got him up stairs after an
hours hard work, and drew breath OF
relief. "Well, there is the worst ever
see" was his mental comment.
| Fifteen minutes later he heard shout
from the upper regions of the house,
and sent bellboy up on the double
quick TO see what the trouble was. The
/ boy reappeared In a moment with the
! stranger. In his hand was his trunk. y
"Sav, young felier, kin you hang this
I'D some place whar the pesky rats CAM
get at it?'
Certainly. What have you In it?"
"Shelled corn for seed"
The heavy valise was slowed away
and a beIl-boy started with him In tow.
AT the bottom Of the stairway be stop
ped.
"'Sposin' there's a fire in the tavern
then whar be -"
"We'll let you know il there is"
"'Sposin' l git turned up. Their
who'll do the chores tomorrow"
"You won't burn" assured the clerk
He seemed relieved. "Sure?"
81 know it," gaSped the clerk.
This satisfied him, and he departed
The bell-boy waited till he had climbed
into bed, turned the light out, locked
him 10, and in few minutes later hi
slumbers sounded like weather signal