The evening times., 1898-09-06

l23 East Thirty-first Street. He left an
official bulletin with his assistant at the
hotel TO the effect that Mr. Gay has re-
turned and will resume his duties at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel on Monday Mean
while he has nothing more to say to the
press
More interviews have been given in the
fltth Avenue Hotel than, in any hotel in
this town, and all of them generally be-
gin: Il have nothing to say" Nobody
knew that better than Mr.. Thomas Cay
Everybody spoke of Tom as Mr.. Gay.
'Ihe porters assumed an air of Importance
and admitted with some show of reserve
that Mr.. Gay had returned, but. having
only left the steamer he must on no ac-
count be disturbed Mr.. Gay did not
wish II. Like former President Harri-
son, T. c. Plat and other well-known
persons. Mr.. Gay had given the impress
SION that ne was in no mood 90 be inter-
viewed. The gentleman behind the hotel
register said Gard 10 Mr. Gay mechani-
cally, and then remarked he guessed that
Tom" was up in the dining room, but
that he doubted that if he would have
anything TO say.
Mr.. Thomas Cay was found at last He
assumed an air of hauteur. that Don't
quote me" expression which is habitual
TO the person high in the councils of the
party who is asked for his views so Of
ten in the corridor cf The marble hotel.
Il think" he said. that the newspa-
pers have no business 10 intrude upon
the life OF man who has simply been on
trip 20 Europe
This was with the easy grace of the
delegate from a distant satrapy who has
come 20 the throne room and wishes no
mention made of the fact. 1t was the air
OF the man who has in his pocket a sign
ed and type-written expression OF his
views.
NO" he resumed, mot a word No. l
tell you l will not. It's pity that a man
cannot go away without the newspapers
holding him up to public ridicule. All the
way over and back had no peace with
everybody pointing at me and telling who
! was and where ] was going
Did Mr.. Moffatt return with you?' !
asked
Mr.. Moffatt," began Mr.. Gay, ''is a
big hearted gentleman and a most gener-
Gus host. He had several times invited
me to accompany him to Europe. but l
had never been able before to make the
necessary arrangements. We left New
York on the Campania on July l6, and
had n delightful voyage. We spent sew
eral days in Liverpool, and drove about
the surrounding country. We went 10
London. where l called upon the United
] states ambassador. oi, yes, knew MT
Hay when he stopped at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel. l was received with hearty
cordiality, as, indeed, I was everywhere
l met several public men whom l had
known in this country.
II also had an excellent opportunity of
studying how meals were served in the
principal hotels of Europe We took a
trip on the Midland Railroad to the north
of England. and incidentally had view
of the Scottish lakes. We went to Paris
on August !, where ! spent eleven days
taking in, l think, all the interesting
sights of the French capital. Mr.. Moffatt
and then returned to London. The heat
was at times intense, but as we had plen-
ty of time, that did not at all inconven-
ience u.s.
Mr.. Gay was known on board the Luz
cania as Mr.. Moffatts travelling compan-
ion. He made himself agreeable to his
fellow passengers, and entertained them
with "reminiscences of his thirty years and
more as a waiter at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. He spoke of what Blaine said to
him in such and such a year, and of what
Roscoe Conkling had remarked. No Won
der that the Lucanias passengers
thought that Mr.. Moffatt's companion
was an interesting person.
Mr.. Moffatt said that he and Tom had
enjoyed a pleasant trip.
'Tom is an old friend of mine and a
faithful servant" said Mr. Moffatt HE
served my father years ago. He will, of
course, resume his duties in the hotel
Mr.. Moffatt wished to be excused from
giving detailed account of the adven-
lures of Mr.. Gay and himself.