New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-10

mysteriousy disappeared. He was only half
dressed and his jacket and knickerbockers were
lying chair but the youth was nowhere To
be found. He had gone as completely as II some
one had swooped down and carried him on In
thin air Not trace was left. and q scout would
have been bafed TO find the trail
Immediately a most thorough search was start
ed. All the bellboys and other employees were
called into service. The ground outside the win
dows examined 10 see II he had tumbled out.
Inquiry made at all the rooms. but with no
result. Downs airs and upstairs there was a
general cry for five-year-old boy with swarthy
skin and clad principally In "A suit OF balbrfgSan
and dreamy expression. For an hour r. IN, the
with Mysteries. The packing was overlooked.
and the breakfast that had been ordered was
left TO get cold. while the hotel physician was
called in to treat the mother
Just az the police were about TO be called IN
TO assist in the search and general alarm sent
out for the missing youth. the Waterman made
an important discovery. a small shoe was
found lying outside bathroom door. The shoe
was identified as belonging 10 the youngster,
and then a look was taken In the bathroom.
and there he was found. The boy was curled
up In the bottom Of the bathtub. slumbering
peacefully He dragged out OF the tub
in such a hurry that his teeth fairly Chartered:
and II he had not been youth who showed
plain dislike for any kind Of physical EFFORT
he would doubtless have manifested some sur
prise the hysterica JOY his mother ex-
pressed over him. but he didn't. He just al
lowed himself to be dressed In a phlegmatic way,
| and. after much ado. the family succeeded In
rope.
Some time ago a girl from New England
stayed at the Holland House over night before
starting for Europe She one OF those girls
who save money by refraining TO spend . cents
In carfare for the sake of economy and then
hire a carriage 10 go the distance. She was
going to England TO visit friends who had been
In England for some time. They had bewailed
the fact that there was no way OF getting gem
uine popcorn in Great Britain. Accordingly. an
idea came to her. She would get a whole lot Of
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reached the other side. She was carrying an
unusual amount OF luggage, trunks and hat
boxes, but nothing demanded the solicitous care
that was given to Il unsightly bag OF small
kernel popcorn
The next morning she up bright and early.
and started for the steamer on the way 10 the
pier in q cab she confded to friend what she
was going to do with the bag OF popcorn which
she had tucked away In her arms. The friend
practical She inquired obviously: well. sup
pose 1t is all right to take the popcorn over, but
what are you going to pop 1t with
The girl with the bag sat up in Arrangement
She gasped why, / never thought OF THAR
The other girl suggested that IT might be Just
as well TO consider that point. The result was
q hurried determination to seek out the lair Of
the corn-popper and capture one. The cabman
got his directions and an early morning hunt
for wire pepper was started. One was finally
secured but much time was wasted that the
steamer almost missed. She raced madly
up the gangplank. wildly waving a corn pepper
In one hand and bag Of popcorn In the other.
Her luggage had been placed on board.
Some years ago 1t was an unusual thing to
have more than two three guests leave the
hotel for steamer in the morning, and to
have over two or three guests register from the
steamers In single day. Now the business has
grown so that one familiar with the ins and
outs OF European travel can tell the arrival
and departure of steamers by watching the
hotel registers. At one time the hotels Of the
city stood practically deserted all summer but
now the travellers to and from Europe are n
welcome relief to the deadly blight of hot
weather. Each Friday and each Tuesday IL an
oasis in the summer quiet All summer IL lasts
and the hotels take toll from all incoming and
outgoing tourists. and this toll does much to
keep them going when the regular traffic Ia
depleted OF course many people from the
country visit the metropolis in the summer
and go no further. New York Is a summer
resort In Its way. with the beaches and the
roof gardens and the other attire ctions, but
this number would hardly be enough to keep
the hotels alive through the listless summer
without the aid OF the transatlantic travellers.