Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1902-06-06
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ocean liner ia the Red sea. Morning, u
noon. and mig he quarter III which
the Hiotel T he Three Desires Fas
situated was fra gran will the smell
Of garbage and Chinese to bacco; ~ Pc
culiar blend Sof perfume which, once
smelled, IS not toSbe soon forgo item:
Ever thing, even the bolt On the
shelves in the bar, had a greasy feel.
about them, and the nildew on onebg
boots when one came to put them On
i'll the morning was g triumph in the
way of erysiph aceonss fungi. SINCE
pore at this season Of the year isS
neither good for, nj 8 nor beast; In
this sweeping assertion, Of course,I
except the yellow man, upon whom it
seems to exercise no effect whatsoever.
}2ss5s It was towards evening, s n. and,
to relate, the Hotel of the
Three Desires was for once practical
" empty. This was the more ex-,
.traordinary for the reason that the
customers who usually frequented it,
en- route from one end of the earth
to the other, are not affected by sea-
sons. MidWinter was to them the
same as midsummer, provided they
did their business, or got their ships,
and by those ships, or that business,
received their wages. That those
hard-earned wages should eventually
find themselves In the pocket Of the
landlord Of the Three Desires was
only in the natural order of things,
and, in consequence, such Of his
guests as were sailors, as a general
rule, eventually boarded their ships
without as much as would purchase
them pipe Of tobacco. It did not,
however, prevent them from return,
ing to the Hotel Of the Three Desires
when next they happened to be that.
way..,sr.H he had no other gift, Manuel
at least possessed the faculty of maxi
ing it comparatively homelike to his
customers, and that, is the desideI-
atm not to be adespised even by sail
or men in the far east. ! H. +. .*.7
AS L have said, night was falling ON
one of the hottest days of the year,
when a, man entered the hotel and
inquired for the proprietor. Pleased
to find that there was at last to be a.
turn in the tide Of his affairs, the
landlord introduced himself to the
stranger, and at the same time in
quired in what way he could have the
pleasure Of serving him.
II want to put up with you," said
the stranger, who, by the way, was q
tall man, with q hawks nose that was
not unlike the beak of the same bird.
you are not full, supposed" ID. .<@i
Ky Manuel rubbed his greasy hands to-
gether and observed that he was not
as full as he had been; thereby insin-.
uating that while he was not ovep-5
flowing, he was still not empty. r.
will be gathered from this that he
was a good business man, who never
threw q chance away. +, w. + II ".
I'm that case,i I'll stay" said the
stranger, and set down the small va
ise he carried. upon the floor.
From what have already written,
you will doubtless have derived ths
impression that the Hotel of the
Three Desires, while being "a useful
place of abode, was far from being
the caravanserai of the luxurious OF
der. The stranger, whoever he mighA
be, however, was either not fastidt
Gus, or, as is more probab BILE, was used
to- similar accommodations, for he
paid as little attention to the perfume
of the bar as he did to the dirt upon
the floor and walls, and also upon the
landlords hands. Having stipulated
for a room to himself, he desired to
be shown to it forthwith, whereupon
Manuel led him through the house
to a small yard at the back, round
which were several cabins, dignifed
by the name of apartments. =
"splendeed," said Manuel, enthusir
astically, throwing open the door OF
one of the rooms as he spoke. More
splendeed than ever you saw" 55.
& The stranger gave a ravenous sort
Of croak, which might have been q
laugh Or anything else, and then wenA
in and closed the door abruptly be-
hind him. Having locked it, he took
of his coat and hung it upon the
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fact that the landlord had glued his
eyes to the keyhole in order that he
might. from q precautionary point Of
view, take further stock of his. pa
tron. Toiled in his intention he re-
turned to the bar, murmuring tang.
liah peeg"' to himself as he did 50.
In the meantime the stranger had
seated himself upon the rough bed in
the corner, and had taken a letter
from his pocket. III. Il, S. a M.
Il tsThe Hotel Of the Three Desires, &
he reads and on March the fifteenth,
without fail. 8 There was d pause
while he folded the Il letter up and
placed it is his pocket. Then he con
tinued This Is the hotel, and. to-day
Isl the fifteen III Of March. But; Why.
don't they put il an appearance7 r
ISM like them 20 /. be late. They'd
better not play me b any tricks q
they'll find ! have lost none az my old
power of retaliation q III
Having satisfied himself that itIw,,as
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