The herald., 1895-01-05


preparatory remark on the part of the Gar
goyle, SO the others held their peace and
waited for developments, meanwhile smiling
encouragingly upon him of the wrinkled face
and piping voice.
There's Charley Whipple, for instance.
Now his case gives me positive pain. Not
that Pm envious of him; but why couldn't
just little of his good luck have come to my
door,
"whaps he done? why, he's made $4,000
as easily as turning over in bed You see that
directory stand out in tho writing roomY
Well, he invented that, had it patented and
sold the New York agency for the thing at
tremendous figure. It's simple thing, as you
see. with nothing about it that couldn't have
conceived and worked out, ii the idea had
strJck me as it did him. It's just glass COW
cred table, with lot OF ads under the glass
and city directory fastened on top so that it
can't be carried off. Charlie has cleaned u
$4,000 on that little table already, and he
hasn't half pushed the thing.
You'd think that such profit coming on
top of part ownership in the Hotel Nadeau,
good health and good looks would be about
enough for one man. wouldn't you?
''Well, it wasn't. Yesterday he had to go
and marry one of the most charming young
ladies that know of in this country. Miss
Lucille, Mes mer, whose father owns the United
States hotel block. It's streaks like these,
coming all to one man, that make me tired"
Later in the evening the Gargoyle had lost
some of the tired feeling. He was grinning
b5isterously, and held up a copy of the Ana
helm Gazette for the edificaton of friends who
inquired the cause for the unseemly merri-
ment.
"Its enough to make dog laugh" said the
Gargoyle. "My friend, Henry Kuchel, has
done himself proud Listen to his remarks
anent the work of local correspondent" The
Gargoy.e read:
GAS an example of the haphazard method OF
reporting adopted by the farmer who writes
the Santa Ana correspondence we reproduce
the following paragraph concerning the Backs
burglary, with few annotetions bracketed
en- PEASANT:
GA bold burglary was committed at Anaheim
Thursday night, between 5000 and 800 being
taken from the safe of Ferdinand Backs There
was not]. The larger portion OF this amount
was in checks lit was notl i'll which event the
loss to Mr.. Backs is not likely to prove so much
as was at first thought [but it will. 1t seems
that in the evening when Mr.. Backs left.the
store he forgot to lock the safe The did notl,
and the thieves entering the store through
back window [they did notl . are be-
are travelling over the country in the disguise
of tramps [they are notl.
"'Otherwise the paragraph will pass. The
Santa Ana correspondent is q silver spsngled
pandejo.'"
C. B. Jacobs, the rooming clerk of Del
Coronado, accompanied by his wife and FAM
lily, ale enjoying brief vacation in this city
and are guests OF the Hollenbeck. Mr.. Jacobs
ie inf tl,a heSt Epp bota al oia RI in
United States, and has at different times occu-
pied responsible positions a. may of the 6
eastern caravansaries. This is his second
year at Del Coronado, and lie has put in
considerable portion of it in what is rather an
unusual occupation for hotel clerk.
Mr.. Jacobs has been securing the eastern
cities for possible, probable and positive
guests of Del Coronado. 1t was Mr.. Babcock's
idea that started him out on his journey, the
surprising results OF which havs abundantly
proven the wisdom of the plan. During his
tour Mr.. Jacobs has booked no less than 400
eastern families for Coronado, and has the
names of about 200 o hers whose coming is
contingent upon this or that circumstance.
Mr.. Jacobs started out on the Gath of August
He went direct to Boston, where he began
his labors. He VISITED in turn New York cits,
Providence, Philadelphia, Baltimore, WASH
ington, Columbus, Detroit, Minneapolis, Chi
cago, st. Louis and st. Paul, and returned to
San Diego ear in December.
9 l found the eastern people enthusiastic
about Southern California" says Mr.. Jacobs,
"and a who lot more of them than have
backed or even seen are coming out here If the
cars will carry them. 1t seems to me that we
are bound to have an unprecedented season in
Southern California this year. People in the
east are talking about us and planning to visit
us. Others look forward TO ttling here per-
manently. You would he surprised TO know
how many of TIL latter class met, and most
OF them were persons OF means"
In few days Mr.. Jacobs will return to his
duties at the Coronado, taxing with him in all
likelihood goodly contingent of eastern peo
pie who are now visiting here. and carrying
with him the good wishes of his countless
friends in this city.