New-York tribune., 1901-08-25

SPENCER'S QUEER ROOMM4TES.
AN EXPERIENCE TRAVELLING THAT
TAUGHT HIM LESSON HE HAD
PROMPTLY TO UNLEARN.


from The Chicago Record Herald"
said h0tSe s%
see the Pan-Aaerican Exposition. ] decided TO
from c6icago ana a cross Lake Mshgan na aaks ise
cleveland to Buffalo. But ! found after had
bought my ticket that l couldn't have a state
sleeping car section il he wants to; on the boats.
even if you are willing to pay the price Of an ex-
situation. hoping that l might have roommates
II started from Chicago in the evening. and
after putting my satchel in the stateroom which l
yet appeared went in out on deck There fell in
Poo 20S and "sn wo for
bottles of ice-cold stuff that tasted mighty good.
games of pedro, and the first thing knew IT
Il O'Clock said good night to the fellows. hoped
We q meet again. and started off TO bed.
IL entered b say my Fo9mmate ais sitting stu on the
he sat there in a crouching position could see
off and evidently was waiting for me. As entered
be glanced at me in queer sort of way and said:
there .ei Its II is the one wore at Jena ,,...
any. Meanwhile the fellow sat above me- looking
. Where is it? I asked
Aha" he said: you have come to spy upon me
Ito play the part Of the detestable Sicilian"
happen to have the lower berth in this room and
want to go to bed. If you wish Will wait outside
% Win T wait wait, outside he saTSase2ly @
shall look under my bed and find you there
g You may do that tomorrow morning If you
look early enough said endeavoring TO turn the
And some day shall suddenly open my door
fen headIong into my room. PAN
"As he uttered the exclamation he screwed his
face into a horrible shape and ] took hold OF the
''T don't quite understand the situation, said,
friendly.
1t is useless for you 10 tell me so he replied
thtiies me to be sTea;ed i is a sham that they
send "A, sPyma eadat9 be the taller 9f Napoleon Ma!
che the sight of yourself Two things make me lose
gnoa at you Must Fh KICK 9s you WaT toad and
He was getting down from the upper berth and
window and MAS nowhere 70 ba fand l' '1 toI9 @ is
rrai other oficials that there was crazy man In
The stateroom to which was assigned, and
purpose Of investieating The door was locked on
the inside however and after We had knocked
cupied berth above a man who had the night
he wasn't otherwise engaged
II didn't sleep any and was out early in the
door Of The siateroom where The crazy man ana
he came out, looked me over. and said: ''''os''
I'm sorry J made It dlsagreeable for you last
night but ] can't sleep in room with anybody
fise; s so So had to resort 10 strategy in order 70
msnts is1 81 r@st fou satchel is in there You'll lind
=, was madder than hornet. and the more
tnouGht ln OF 1t through the day the angrier l got
To take the boat for Cleveland Detroit that night
ana when applied for accommodations | was
again Informed that couldn't occupy a whole.
siatsroon unless paid extra fare in addition
10 the charge for the bcrths
o,a AZ III rifhi,' said; give me an upper berth
ana then began mapping ont a little plan of ac-
tion The boat doesn't leave Detroit until I0,S0
ana many Of the passengers 20 10 hcd before the
tFlp rs begun. ] turned IN early, and / guess ia
been waiting about half an hour when / heard
somebody r"tting II the kcyhole 4 man with a
snort; pointed beard came in, and was glad to see
mat ne was rather under medium size. As he en-
and said: " " ''
Ill. III wer" you wouldn't stand where you are
head. If the cord should break
He looked up quickly. and, with a inocking
laugh. | said 'H
go oh. have caused il to he invisible to you
snail permit ii 10 fan upon your toes?
Il could see that the lines about his mouth were
Strengthening He had queer look. ! fanced |