, 1905-05-01
HID FROM HER HUBBY
BRIDE CREATED CONNECTION IN
WASHINGTON HOTEL.
Even Veteran Clerk Wac Worried for
a Time, While U~navsiIin0 Search
Went on-FinaI Discovery a Relief
to All Concerned.

when l was a clerk IN a hotel In
face who is chief stakeholder in
the hotel of which he is also general
manager, brides were as much Of 4
bother to us as beats are in this town.
We never knew what trick they were
going to turn up next. Because a
woman strutted around chirpy-like
about luncheon time, and was as free
or so at dinner, it was no sign she was
not going to show the bashful streak
when the time came to say good night.
I had just balanced the books and set
tied myself with a newspaper and q
good cigar, one winters night, when a
young fellow from Maine came down
the stairs leading to the office. Ter
ror was stamped on every feature of
his face.
"'Seen my wife go out?' he asked
a%nyiously.
ono l replied.
ashes gone he shouted, glazing
at me, wildly. MY Kate's gone
"'Oh. l guess not l said ~reassuring-
ly; let us go and look for her.
Calling a porter to keep an eye on
the Office l went with the frightened
bridegroom to the floor where his
o was. He went into the room
firs:. leaving me in the hall.
"'She's not here he shouted pres.
emily. Come in
II entered. Piled on a chair was
the bewildering lingerie. Of a bride.
Under the bed was a pair Of woman's
shoes. On a peg behind the door was
a woman's hat. Thrown over the
back of a chair was a woman's cloak
and gown. In his fright the young
husband had not noticed them.
at is pretty evident 1 said, that
your wife has not gone out Of the
hotel. So cheer up. Well find her.
THE first resort in such cases was
to call a chambermaid and send her
to every room in the house where a
woman could go and vas likely to
remain until another woman found
her. In nine cases out of ten that pro-
duced results. In this case 1t did not.
W. searched every vacant room In
the hotel. I began to get scared my
self. I tried the window. The latch
had not been unfastened. The bride
groom looked at me with eyes like a
hungry wolf.
"'For heavens sake he pleaded
hoarsely. do something. Perhaps we
had better notify the police
Nonsense I said. If this got into
the newspapers your wife w3ud be
justified in seeking a divorce
"He WINGED at that. I looked around
helplessly, wondering what to do next.
Suddenly 1t occurred to me that there
was a -parlor adjoining his bedroom,
although he al not occupying II.
The key was in the lock on his side Of
the door. tried 1t. The door was
unlocked. That was before the days
Of electric lights. I struck a match
and lighted the gas. The bridegroom
was at my heels. l could almost hear
his heart throb.
"'She's not here he gasped.
There was a closet in the corner
Of the sitting room. opened the
door expectantly. No bride. looked
around the room. In a corner a a
sofa covered with chintz drapery that
reached to the floor. I got down on
my knees, lifted the drapery and
peeped underneath. There was a lit
tie squeak. Close against the wall,
under the sofa, n a place where only
the tiniest woman could hide, was
something in fluffy white.
"'I guess I'll go down and finish M
cigar I said, and I did."-New York
Press.