The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-01-27

VI TWILL u NdS 'A D'it'h w llhili Ali'iii
up, at a great expense Of time and
trouble, and deliver TO them "A letter
apiece all around, after the fashion OF
n conscientious and impartial mail
man. But that was not all. These
letters practically involved a demand
on my part, for attentions, based on a
je-ne-sais-quoi relationship between
the sender and the recipient. Being a
very young man, ! was somewhat SEN
sitive on the score Of snubs, and saw
them looming up i'm unlimited num-
bers throughout the whole situation.
The Boston experience was liable 10 be
repeated on a magnificent scale.
The second day out ! became ac-
quainted with several Of my fellow
young New Yorker, by the name Of
Yclverton, seemed 10 take a special
fancy to me, and We put i'm several
hours conversing together. He had
visited the coast before, and although
only IA few years my senior, was evil
IDENTIFY n man who had had n good deal
ofexpericnce i'm the world. Naturally,
after u acquaintance had progressed
TO "A certain stage, | talked OF the sub
iect u%ppermost in my mind, and told
him all about the letters,
! had hoped that he would say
something that would prove rcassur-
ing; on the contrary, he aggravated
my o
"Why, my dear fellow" he said,
''if you are going 10 undertake TO de-
liver those cpistlcs, you have my sym
pathy. Just nov the very words
letter Of introduction are, TO the av-
erage Californian, like II red rag TO n
bull. They are n hospitablc people,
but their good nature has been 50
grossly imposed upon by the horde Of
impostcrs and m~Ountcbanks that has
poured i'm since the building Of the
railroad, that it is no longer easy for II
stranger TO get into their good graccs.
The Observation-Disclosures device has
been worked until il is threadbare, and
the man who offers TO present one risks
an Immediate arrest from the police,
or wen scvcrcr treatment at the hands
Of the vigilance committee"
"You brighten me-" | said chow
ever, as my letters are all genuine, and
bear the names Of many Of the most
prominent people Of Cleveland, |
hardly expect TO meet with difficulties
OF that sort"
"Probably not" said Yelycrton
"but you may expect to be rather
coldly treated
"Wcll, blast the lettcrs!' | cx-
claiWcd, angriIy; ~ can see they are
going to destroy half the pleasure Of
my visit to the coast"
My annoyance seemed to afford Vel
vcrton no small amusement, and he
required several times 60 the subject
after ! had allowed il to drop.
II was n part Of my plan TO stop
over in Denver about n week to visit
some friends. Yclycrton, also, made
n brief stay i'm that place, and we oc-
cupicd adjoining apartments i'm the
same hotel. Once, when he hap
pened to be in my room, ] had occa-
sion TO look for something i'm my
trunk, and | came upon the hated
bundle OF letters.
ii'l' ulN lllpSN lll'l llbi bbNN-
mcnts,' remarked, tossing the
bundle over to the table near where
he stood. He picked ii up, felt Of it's
thickness, and then gave n sardonic
laugh.
"Iou are certainly i'm for it, my
boy" he said, and put the letters
back or the table amid n pile Of news
papers and magazines.
Before his departure, which took
place the next day, Yclverton made
me promise that | would telegraph
him when | left Denver, so that he
might meet me on my arrival at the
coast. | promised it unhcsitatingly,
for | was satisfied that his friendship
would bring opportunities not TO be
sighted.
Various circumstances which |
need not detail heightened my stay in
Denver from Il week to nearly a
month, and i'm the course Of that time
| quite forgot about the letters Of i'm
PRODUCTION. When | was ready to
depart, however, | thought Of them
with n sudden and intense pang OF
ulSNpIlllbINs
| telcgraphcd to Iclvcrton, and pro-
cccdcd to pack my trunk. Just rs | was
about TO turn the key, it suddenly
occurred tome that had not noticed
the bundle OF letters i'm its customary
place i'm the corner OF the till. |
opened the trunk and investigated.
The letters were not TO he found, either
in the till or elsewhere. Then | re-
membered that shortly after my ar
rival at the hotel | had taken them out
to show TO Ielverton, and had put
them on the table. However, they
were not there now.
| made II thorough search Of the
room; the letters had plainly disap-
peared.
Invent Immediately to the clerk and
told my story. He sent for the head
chambermaid. -
"Who takes care Of Mr.. Bonworthy's
room?' he asked.