The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-20
ROUGH ON "CHOLLy."
Mr.. Bates's Pretty Friend Must
Give Up Her Cosy Flat.
The Other Tenants Got to Talking
About His Visits.
Mrs. Park Says II Is Not Eviction,
b ( Her Lease Is Up.

"Cholly" Bates is having more trouble
to-day.
a heartless real estate agent won't let
very pretty young woman who has
supplanted all others in the affections of
portly "Cholly," live in the swell fiat at
West Sixty-ffth street.
This, after "Cholly" thought every hing
was all right and that he had succeeded
In finding cosy quarters for his lady love.
About six weeks ago the other occu-
pants of the house noted the advent on
the second floor, west, of another ten
ant. The newcomer was a young wo-
mon about twenty-five years old, who
had lots of pretty clothes to set off her
brunette beauty ana two colorcd ser
wants to look after her household ar
engagements. Everything was as quiet
and nice as could be desired for several
days after the new tenants arrival
One afternoon a stylish trap drove up
to the door and very fat, little man.
shirt, with white cuffs, besides other
clothes of ultra-fashionable cut, alighted
and entered the vestibule, of the fiat.
He pushed the electric button just
over the little brass plate with y. +.
Park" stamped on It. The brass plate
had made its appearance about the
same time the new second floor tenant
When the door-latch slipped back the
fat little man dashed upstairs two steps
at time and was met on the first land
Ing, py the pretty brunette woman.
"How's things, Bessle?" said he.
1t 80 happened that there lives in the
house young man who goes about
in time to see the meeting.
Fatty Bates. as I'm n sinner" said
he under his breath.
Next day whispers were circulated
"a house
full Mrs. Park" and Cholly Bates.
or course. there was talk of moving
out and complaining to the landlord,
and all that, but nobody did either.
Real Estate Agent Waterlow, Of Six
ty-sixth street and the Boulevard. told
the rest of the story to an Evening
World' reporter to-day.
He said that the apartments occupied
by Mrs Park had been leased by James
W. O'Brien. wealthy plumber. of Col
Mr.. O'Brien moved out the last of
August. although his lease had two
more months 20 run. The agent &C
c2rdingly rented the fiat from Oct. l.
Three weeks ago stylishly. gowned
young woman came into his, office and
asked why he had rented her fiat to
othet PERSONS WITHOUT Eiying her no. no,
know that anybody was living in Mr..
lie told the young woman 50, and
prospective tenants either. He said he
| didn't like the way O'Brien had acted
anyway. No. he didn't care II Mrs.
Park could give the best references
| She must find otler quarters. But two
| pleading black eyes and lovely face
sometimes make people change their
| minds
That night the agent went to the
American Theatre to see Jim Corbctt
act. Right in front of the agent sat
| Mrs. Park. Her escort was no other
than Cholly Bates. That settled 1t with
| the agent He hadn't known Cholly
! was in II until then.
| so the edict went forth. and to-day or
tomorrow the movers VIII cart all OF
Mrs. Parks pretty furniture to another
| An evening World" reporter who
called on Mrs Park to-day was ushered
into the cosy dIning-room, the only room
in order.
Lots Of photographs Of coaches and
| fours with "Cholly" on the box were
stuck up ell around.
| Mrs. Park was freezingly conventional
at first but melted sufficiently to say
that there was no truth In the report
| the noise In her fiat during Mr. Bates 5
| calls.
| Her lease had expired, that was all,
and she was going to move,
| SO the tenants Of No will no longer
gaze with envy upon the very swagg5r
trap and the pranCing bays with white
harness which came every afternoon to
take Mrs. Park out driving
| Mrs, Park used TO live with Mrs Alice
De Forrest, at IA West Fiftyfourth
street, before she met "Cholly." The
| liveryman next door but one used to
know her as Bessie then. and she drove
n great deal. he says.