The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-26
Has a Naughty Son Who Took
q Gay Widow
To the Planters Hotel, and
Detective
THE WOMAN.
She Was Escorted Down the
Freight Elevator
While He Was Sent to His
Room.

of somnolency, is a bright young son
who answers to the name of John.
John is not more than 10 years old,
and besides being both pleasing and
Interchangeable his esteemed mother
he has certain other characteristics
quite in keeping with young men OF MS
age. He knows a good thing when he
sees it and let's nothing get by him
that he can stop.
In an adolescent effort to carry on a
wicked Irritation, he came to grief in
a manner that not only almost brought
tears not only to his eyes,
but to the optics of the woman in the
case as well. He has since been in
state of retirement, Illuminating on the
mtSfortuneS of youth.
The incident referred to came about
as the result Of two errors in judgment
In the first place John made the mis-
take of calling on young woman in
a room in the Planters Hotel after
midnight. In the second place Night
Clerk ManOy made the mistake of
imagining that something improper
might happen under these circumstan-
ceS.
At the very time when the episode
occurred John himself said this, so
that it must be true. He insisted very
frankly that his actions were being
misinterpreted, got indignant, but didn't
make too much noise, and finally re-
tired gracefully to his room, while the
lady was escorted down stairs on the
freight elevator.
Pingree, and her son John were all at
the Planters The clairvoyant was to
open her return engagement at the
night.
About 8 o'clock, those who knew
young Fay recognized him sitting in
the ladies' waiting room at the foot of
the ladies' stairway, chatting with a
tall, nice looking young woman, tribe
more mature in appearance than he
Miss Fay was seen to walk down the
stairway, but whether she noticed the
couple is not known.
After talking a while the couple dis
appeared Later young Fay appeared
in box at the Fourteenth Street thea
ter to see the minstrel show. He left
a little after 10 o'clock and te1ephoned
his mother that he was going out to
supper, but that he would be in before
long.
1t was past II o'clock when he arriv
ed with his companion. Night Clerk
Malloy had come on duty and but few
persons were in the corridor.
The pleasing and entertaining John
walked up and registered his fair COM
Mailoy assigned her to room S31 on the
floor above John, and she was shown
TO 1t by a bell boy.
I'll see you in the morning." and
stalked off to the cigar stand.
The sad part of this story is just
commencing Mr. Malloy is a cold
hearted brute. He has seen at least
side and a half of the world and prides
h1TnSel1 on MS judgment OF people.
Perhaps it's a good thing for him that
he doesn't think out loud, for there are
some Islander laws in this state, but
having finished the painful operation
of cognition, he called the tried and
true, if somewhat bellicose, Felix O'Con-
nor to the desk
''Wfll you give me the loan of your
ear, Felix?" asked Mr.. MalIoy of Mr.
O'COnnor.
The response was favorable and there
was a whispering and a nodding fit to
rraf hn1- of NIlr Ne2<a1
The upshot of it was that Felix sta
toned himself on the eighth floor in
close proximity to room S31, and while
he unused on the follies of youth, kept
one eye the door. A half hour
passed and then he heard a muffled
tread on the thickly padded carpet. 1t
came nearer and nearer, and the beam
ing face of young John hove in sight
his legs prope1ling him with great pre-
cision toward 831.
In front of the door he stopped lis
tened and then entered softly. The
night Waterman drew a long breath
sent word to the Office that the jig was
up, and having thus occupied time
enough to have the young man to come
out if he were going to chat awhile, he
approached the door of the room and
1t must have been very painful on the
inside of the room. There was sour
rying, lull, dead silence, only bro
ken by another thump on the door by
the Waterman. Then it opened.
The young woman didn't have much
to say. Neither did John, except that
there had been most grievous mis-
take He wanted to assure everybody
of this.
Even the night Waterman spoke but
few words. He has them learned. He
has recited them before, and no doubt
will again if he holds his job He was
very sorry, but the lady would have to
leave the hotel. 1t wasn't his fault 1t
was one OF the hotel rules. Under the
circumstances Mr.. Fay had best go to
his own room, close by his clever mann
ma s, and stay there.
Under the circumstances a protract-
ed argument was unnecessary. John
prepared to retire. Just before he left
O'Connor noticed a gold chain hanging
from beneath the outside pillow on the
bed He lifted up the pillow
Your watch. Mr.. Fay" he said DO
htely, as he handed him the timepiece
John took it and beat a hasty retreat
The Waterman saw the lady to the
freight elevator, saw that she was low
cred to the ground floor, saw her out
into the street and into a cab and then
returned to his vigil
Where the young woman drove is a
mystery. Young Fay went to his room
but did not stay long. He came down
stars IN a few minutes and went out.
1t is said that he slept that night at a
hotel at Twentieth and Market streets
He was not alone.
Everyone about the Planters assuu-
ed, of course, that the name "Fenton"
had been assumed by the young mans
companion, and natural inquiry as to
her identity arose.
Impressed with the fact that Anna
Eva Fay knows every thing. a reporter
sought out her husband and asked him
If Miss Fay would consent to answer a
question Which the reporter had writ
ten in his pocket.
This was the question, although Mr.
Pingree did not know it:
What is the correct name and ad-