The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-10-23

Position ef Stewart on an Ocean Liner
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Position ef Stewart on an ocean Liner
Trying One.
I'll takes a diplomat 70 hosd that
mans position" remarked the nf&
cabin agent for a prominent steamship
line. nodding his head in the airection
OF a portly chap who was Just leaving
the Office "He is the chief steward 81
one OF our fastest steamers. end upJnl
him and tne purser deyolyes the task
OF dealing directly with exacting pas-l
sengers during the voyage. The Cap,
tain Is saved this annoyance because ne'
can Away slead bis duties on tie
bridge. and no ono may approach his
cabin without making an appointment
through his steward. But the chief
stewards ohce is always open to visit-l
ors and complaints.
''The inexperienced woman traveller,
In .particul, makes 81 lively for the
chief stow rd lie Is her confident ondl
the open Iage on which gne writes all
her worries For instance, last trlp.i
rust after the beat had passer Sandy
Hook Lighthouse, a nervous, elderly
woman entered the chief stewards
room with her itinerary in hand
Are you the chief steward2 YesI
We'll. can you tell me whether we Will
land at Cherbourg In time for me to
catch the 1 o'clock train into Paris?
Just for a second our man was
knocked out But he pulled himself u.
gether With grave face he drew
from his desk a book printed in Ger
man, which might Aave been taken for
hrgc railway guide and time card.
/ He ran mis- finger down list u figures
whlcl looked like hours and minutes
and then, turning to The caller. he re-
marked politely:
I can hardly answer for our meet
ing the o'cl~ \ train, but fnd thcsa
is another trai .or Paris at .. We will
surely make connections with that
3" oh, thank you. steward. the wo-
man murmured sweetly, and went back
to her friends on tho deck with the
cheering information that the chief
steward was just the incest man
Now, as you and both know. the
purser should answer all such ques-
,lons. But If the steward had told the
woman to run along and see the purser
she would have been offended. As I.
was, he pullOss down the price list Of a
wholesale grover and exporter In Ham
burg and Bcrqin, and guessed at that 2
oclocl, train. Could. they make a cer-
I ain train with S0Oo miles of ocean and
all It's uncertainties rolling ahead OF
lhoml Wouldn't that jar your
"A few trips back, when one Of our
big ,,cats was taking its fun complies
ment Of psssrngcrs on the MediterrAn-
can trip. an Austrian boarded the boat
among the first passengers and laid
risp bill On the chief stewards desk
By way of greeting. After a few general
remarks ne led up TO the anpounca-
mont that he had come auoaFd early ia
order to get good seat in Inc aiging
saloon. What wNnt. steward. Is a scat
NJ tahlc whess there are plenty OF
aGes, good trSselers you understand.
Tho sort who won't be seasIck Cool
travellers pleasant company DO
make myself clearg
"rhe steward understood, Tie knew
the man he was dealing with--the sort
WHO could make himself extremely ch-
noxious 10 nice American girls. lie
made mental note and handed back
the cdso bin with politely voraea
explanation that It was against tao
rules foc him TO accept fees.
"1hat night when cnc Austrian CAME
down TO dinner he found himsef scat.
ed next TO the ships doctor while jugt
opposite were two maiden ladies who
would seyer see 45 again. and on mis-
1 right whlte-haired woman whose
5 husbands name IS not unknown ia
E New Works biggest Wholesale marts.
Good sailors? Won. you can iggt
wager those women were They mad
crossed with that particular steward
, not less than four times, and they wei G
never known 20 miss a meal Wlat
e could the man dor Nothingl II 10
said word he'd give away his little
game end you see. he had not stiH.-
lated that The ladies be young
Perhaps you imagine that was net
diplomacy ou the stewards part, but
you must bear in mind that we cater
r. particularly TO the American trafir,
+ We like women 10 feel that they are
3 safe In travelling singiy or IN parties on
d our boats, and Il was the one Austrian
against the feminine field