The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-04-18
MARKS THE WASHERS.
The Hotel Sleuth Who Prote OTIS
tho Telephone Girl.
When Chappio Gets II Little Too Promis-
cuous tho Hawk Eyed Man lntorferes
"A Sample Case of tho Both
erBOme Dudo.

A palc-faccd young woman with deli
cato features and auburn hair sat along
sido OF tho telephone closet in the read
1ng-room of an uptown hotel tho other
day reading book, says tho New York
Sun.
"WiIl you please ring up 800 Spring
for mop" asked q young man who had
just come In from tho lobby.
The tone of his voice was familiar
and patronizing, and ho looked down
at her with O worry friendly smile She,
however, did not smile in return, but
looked extremely bored. Without mals-
ing any reply to his question, she went
into tho closet and rang the telephone.
The young man stood just outside tho
door and leaned against it.
"This Is u lovely-' he began, hut
was interrupted by the girls reaching
out her hand, apparently in a mcchan-
ical way, and pulling to the door. IIo
got out Of tho way just in time, and
stood biting the ends Of his mustachc.
Presently sho pushed open tho door
again.
1870 Is ut tho telephone" she said
KINDLY asl. If Mr.. Joo Jones ia
thero," he said very swcctly.
She shut the door again and addressed
| tho person Mt tho other end Of tho tcle-
phone. Presently sho wheeled around
IN her chair, opened the door, and said:
'They say they don't know any such
person."
There was Il frown on her face, but 1t
| not IN any way diSconccrt tho young
man.
"Oh, pshnv," he said, II must have
made mistake in the number. Never
mind; how much is it?"
"Fiftcen cents"
IIe pulled out n roll of bills, which he
displayed ostcntatiou$y, and then
thrust bnclt into his pocket again.
! From another pocket he then drew out
tho exact change, which he handed to
| her. At tho same time he bcnmcd on
hor IN lnnguishinE mannrr butt as
hor face was nvcrtcd, all this effort TO
impress her was lost. AS soon rs shc
received tho money she resumed her
scat, recorded he transaction on a slip
| Of paper, picked up her book and re-
turncd to her rradinW The young man
did not leave, however. but tried to en-
| gage her in conversation
II am uwfullv sorry IT, have pat You
| to so much trouble nVcdlC&aly," he be-
| gan, "but--"
| 10y Il Sharp-ryrd, strongly bMilt muu
who had been Watching hin for some
| iitnc from II corncr uf the room. We
had stepped up unnptisch and sudden
ly ran against tho ynunE man rs if by
accident.
"lscg PARDON" he said, as ;(f in {;
great hurry, "but want loli Court
landt right away, miss"
I Tho pr1'S fDco bripIf cpr6 cl
jumped up and entered the closet again,
while the young man looked savagely
at tho intruder, and then walked oil'
disgustcd. AS soon as he had gone the
stout man tapped on the window Of
tho closet and wnltrd significantly, and
! tho telephone girl called into tho trans
mittcr:
"Nevcr mind, central, it was only an
| other one OF those dudes. He has como
| now, thank goodness"
Tho stout man walked back to his
corner, and tho girl resumed her read
ing.
Every day similar scenes arc en-
acted, although sometimes there i4 de-
lay before the rcscucr arrives, owing to
his being busy elsewhere.
You seo," he said in explanation Of
one such occurrence, "thcrc is Il lot Of
wcll-dressed fellows who como in here
and patronize the bar more or less, who
would like to flirt with the Girl, and it
wouldn't do to have any riinlpus about
1t. So whenever l SEQ any Of them
around steer In here and watch them.
When they get too fresh give them
this sort Of Il song and dance. II always
works, too"