The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-23

myself from skin to head COVERING
10y "ore my own shoes because Blanks
49, one SIZE smaller and trlne mar
rover than mine But other than furnish
ing me with footwear | was clothed
throughout in Blanks wardrobe n was
! nol evening dress but n suit of the
I4ock cut, which answered very well ana
: CONSIDERED 1t at least semi-appropriate
for the occasion.
The lecture hall was but a short wav
a LON the h0tel, and J told Blank to go
aheau and l would follow immediately
as we were now some minutes late
Blank obeyed and announced that
would soon be there, as I was then d-egs
ing. After dressing I discovered 7 yvos
low IN funds, very low, and of course
desiring to keep up the reputation OF the
profession In the metropolis, didn't care
20 go among strangers without enough
money TO sustain this reputation I'm case
or an emergency
! Il searched through the pockets Of the
ciothing had discarded and writing a
check Tor SlCO, rushed 10 the desk of The
J motel TO have 1t cashed 7 passed A. 10
/ the clerk with that request supDoss
! ne IN, mlstook my haste for excitement and
/ looked a. me suspiciOusly as he road tLs
signature on the check I rf,rJestod tbat
/ ne would not delay me, and showed him
/ ny name on the register where Blank
n5u REGISTERED for me. / quickly discern
) ca tile expression Of suspicion I'm tho
clerk face. and it made me angry.
Agaln ! demanded that he grant NV re-
| quest at once.
n
pers 1,n.. whose signature is on this
I told him 1 didn't know how he was
10 know it, but that 1 was a guest In
:" Have you anything about Won mat
VIII Identify you? he inquired.
nave letters addressed Go mo-. said
l, IQrgetting nad on Blanks clothes
| and thrust my hand in the inside poc,et
and threw him a whole bundle without
looking at them.
i saw the clerk read the name on the
! envelopes, looked at me again and retire
to another room. Immediately another
gentleman, who / afterward learned was
| the proprietor Of the hotel came ont
carrying the bundle Of letters In his hand
beg PARDON he said, but there
seems to be some misunderstanding
have you anything further to Identify
You; any marking. on your clothes%
NOW, always have my initials stuck
in my hat, so ! snatched IL off ruy nand
and, again without looking at It, handed
my nat, or rather Blanks hat 10 NV
interrogation. He looked inside the haf
changed his glance toward me for a
moment, and asked me 10 step into the
Office, an invitation I mistook as mean
lng ne was to deliver the money and that
ne was convinced J was the person | had
represented myself 10 be. He reduested
me to wait moment but / noted he stlI
carried my hat, or again Blanks hat
with him rs he left the room. He re-
turned shortly, accompanied by another
person. who afterWard learned was the
hotel detective. Without ceremony The
newcomer addressed me IN 10 polite Ian
guage:
" We've been looking for you for
long time, and we've finally got YOU he
SAID. You're forgcr Now, you write
your signature again before me or yOu'U
nave to accompany me TO the police sta
ton.
Il protested, but to no avail. SO at last
l accommodated him, and was shocked
when be brought the register before me
and compared the writings which OF
course, were entirely different
Il looked at my watch. IT was nrarIv
3 O'Clock, and I was down for the nrst
address. l protested till I was tired. ms
for the second time put on Blanks gar
mertS, which had got me into such an
embarrassing predicamcnt was ac,
tually being lei from the hotel TO the
police station when Blank all excited.
rushed in and grabbed me by the arm.
Explanations followed. and apologies
came later from the clerk. the prop iator.
ana the detective. and ! finally delivered
my lecture. But after it I needed the
hundred given me on my check ,,y Inc
boys
"By the way" he concluded looking
at his watch. 81 almost forgot we were
going to take the Dire-thirty We've got
Just fifteen minutes % get IT, ami mi
take some lively hustling to make the