Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1895-04-03
MARKS THE WASHERS.
The Hotel Sleuth Who Protects
the Telephone Girl
Whom Chappie Gets n Little Too PromIs-
cuous tho Hawk-Eyed Man Interferes
A Sample Case or tho Both
ersome Dude.

A pale-faced young woman with deli
cate features and auburn hair sat along
side of the telephone closet in the read
ing-room of an uptown hotel the other
day reading book, says the New York
Sun.
"Will you please ring Nhp 329 Spring
for me?" asked young man who had
just come in from the libby.
The tone of his voice was familiar
and patronizing, and he looked down
at her with very friendly smile. She,
however. did not smile in return, but
looked extremely bored. Without MAX
ing any reply to his question, she went
into the closet and rang the telephone.
The young man stood just outside the
door and leaned against it.
''This is a lovely" he began, but
was interrupted by the girls reaching
out her hand, apparently in mechan-
} ical way, and pulling to the door. He
got out Of the way just in time, and
stood biting the ends Of his mustache.
Presently she pushed open the door
again.
1929 is at the telephone" she said. !
"Kindly ask if Mr.. Joe Jones is
there" he said very sweetly.
She shut the door again and addressed
the person at the other end Of the tele-
phone. Presently she wheeled around
in her chair, opened the door, and said:
''They say they don't know any such
person"
There was a frown on her face, but it
not in any way disconcert the young
man. ...
"Oh, pshaw," he said, 81 must have
made n mistake in the number. Never
mind; how much is it?"
Fifteen cents"
He pulled out roll of bills, which he
displayed ostentatiously, and then
thrust back into his pocket again.
From another pocket he then drew out
the exact change, which he handed to
her. At the same time he beamed on
her in a languishing manner, but, as
her face was averted, all this effort to
impress her was lost. AS soon as she
| received the money she resumed her
seat, recorded the transaction on a slip
of paper, picked up her book and re-
turned to her reading. The young man
did not leave, however, but tried to en-
| gage her in conversation.
ST am awfully sorry to have put you
to so much trouble needlessly," he be-
! gan, "but-"
At this moment he was interrupted
by sharp-eyed, strongly built man
who had been watching him for some
time from corner of the room. He
had stepped up unnoticed and sudden.
ly ran against the young man as If by
accident.
"Beg pardon" he said, as If in e
| great hurry, "but 1 want 1041 Court
landt right away, miss"
The girls face frightened as SHE
jumped up and entered the closet again
while the young man looked savagely
at the intruder, and then walked of
disgusted. AS soon as he had gone the
stout man tapped on the window Of
the closet and winked significantly, and
the telephone girl called into the trans
mitter:
"Never mind, central, it was only an
other one of those dudes. He has gone
now, thank goodness"
The stout man walked back to hit
corner, and the girl resumed her read
ing. .,..
Every day similar scenes are en-
acted, although sometimes there is de
lay before the rescuer arrives, owing II
his being busy elsewhere.
"You see, !" he said in explanation o
one such occurrence, "there Is n lot o
well-dressed fellows. who come in her
and patronize the bar more or less, VIII
would like to firt with the girl, and |
wouldn't do to have any rumpus abou
it. So whenever see any of then
around steer in here and watch them
When they get too fresh give then
this sort of q song and dance. 1t alway