The Red Cloud chief., 1896-09-18

IA less and waiting
public. Moreover,
this important els
covory was made
by a woman unfamiliar with businoi "A
affairs. says the Chicago Journal. Il
docs very well to talk about MARGINS
anu options and things unintelligihln
10 the Jay mind. but the woman who
mas uncarthod the new theory IS sure
OF her ground. Moore Bros. occupied
a suite OF rooms in whogc number the
om'nouS figure - appeared.
i knew their prosperity could not
last forever" a fashiCuablv dressed
woman was heard to observe 10 her
friend In q strn"t ear the other lay.
one Of the Moore Bros. was a great
friend OF my husband'a. and | have
visited the Offices several times. The
moment my eye first fell upon tho T.
painted on the Office ransom I knnN
that iirin was doomed. Nv Husband
was once upon the point OF renting an
Office numbered -. but I begged him
not TO do so. and be needed mo for
once and the woman heavcd a sigh
or selI-grdtulation as she considered
what might have been had hcr i,s.
band ignored the advice.
II is little short of astonishing to
note how generally the ancient suDrr-
Stition regarding tho figure Is Is on
tcrtaincd. The proof Of this Is Ia bc
had by observation of hotels. apart-
ment houses ana to a certain ey,op;
ONCE Buildings, where the figure Il in
the labelling of doors is conspicuous Ey
its absence.
Many of the hotels especially omi,
the undesirable figure. among those 20
eschcw it being the Great North m
MOTEL. In those hostelries where The
iatal ilgures prevail difficulty Is often
experienced in assigning the CORE
spending room.
Robert l.. Grant. clerk in the Paine"
mousse, has had much experience in this
connection. He had ono sample of The
prevailing superstition during tho re-
cent convention.
The FIRST day of the convention a
delegate from Kentucky approached ,ho
desk and asked to be assigned TO 4
room with Il bath.
Mr.. Grant wrote 213 on the register
opposite the newly-inscribcd name AID
as he did so the man from Kcntv;iv
turned pale.
What do YOU take me for. sab 2" he
gasped. DO you imagine that | viii
occupy a room in whose number the
figure IL appcars?"
The clerk explained that there va.
no other apartment provided with a
bath vacant al tho time. All of he
unassigned rooms were smaller.
That makes no difference. sun" in
dignantly retOrtcd the southern gentle
man. Il am not accustomed to such
treatment, sun. | desire a room whose
number is not Il menace to tho party
| represent. I am a believer in free
silver, sub, and do not propose to sac
ritice my principles for the sake of a
mcasly b%athtub.''
The delegate was given a small up-
per room without "A bath and then pp-
pearcd to be satisfied.
Il occupied room 5l3 in a hotel in
Cincinnati for several years" said MIR.
Grant. Il never experienced n bad
luck there, but it ie n funny thing about
that room, too. One day an invalid
guest was brought 10 the hotel and no
other room being available | had the
Invalid conveyed to my room, No. 5.3.
Although his immediate death was not
dreamed of, he died within fifteen min.
utes after entering the apartment. His
people were positive the number was
responsible for their relatives sudden
demise"
At this point a guest Longing near
interrupted with Il "reminiscences.
when | vas acros the water" lie
said. Il remember of being assigned
with "A friend to room - in a hotel
there. The individual who saw us TO
the room was evidently onto the fact
mat there might be a kick coming If
we noticed the number, so he covered
II with his hand as We entered.
Il noticed the action, but my friend
did not. When he discovered the nun
Der he was for moving, but the room
was so much better than any other
then vacant that ! was determined to
remain. My friend finally pasted a
piece OF paper upon which the figure
was inscribed over the Objectionable
3, after which he was content to stay
there with me-"