Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1906-12-12
81. AS they passed around to the

tel. AS they passed around to the
ladies' entrance young Thompson en-
tered by the front and walked up to
the desk and inspected the register.
He soon found their names; also the
name of a citizen from their town who
was reputed TO be wealthy.
In all probability they would apply
to this gentleman for loan. IL not
a loan they would ut least ask that
he telegraph for them. The thought
provoked the student. Ii was for him
and no one else to help them out OF
their trouble.
Noting the number of the mans room,
he turned from the desk to the ele-
vator and was landed on the fourth
floor. -Four doors down the hall was
the right door The student did not
ask himself why he was going there.
but went When there was no answer
he turned the knob and the door open
ed There was no one in the room, but
there was evidence that some one had
Just stepped ont in hurry and might
be expected back at any moment.
A still smoking cigar lay on an ash
receiver and partly open grip was
on the table. One look into the grip
and Thompson had possession of roll
of bills. He did not stop to count
them. but backed out and hurried down
the hall to another elevator. Ten min
uteS later he was tapping mt the door
of Miss Nettie's room and ready to say
to her ms soon as il was opened:
A thousand pardons, Miss Blank,
but was at the waXwOrks when you
met with your loss and learned that
It was likely to Inconvenience you con-
siderably. | know your family by
name as perhaps you do mine-the
Thompsons-and il | might make so
bold as to-
He had the roll of bills in his hand,
and the girl Instantly OWNED his good
Intentions
1T is kind of you, indeed" she re-
piled. "but we came back to the hotel
to find ourselves i'm great good luck
My Uncle Billy is on the floor above.
had him down here a minute ago TO
tell him of our loss, and he has gone
for money for us. There he comes
now, the dear old soul"
"What i'm thunder ana blaZes and
Texas and several other things do you
think has happened?' shouted the old
gentleman while yet n hundred feet
away.
why. uncle. what is it? This is Mr..
Thompson. His people live only few
miles from us"
81 don't care a tinker's dam about
the Thompsons or where they live"'
shouted the irascble uncle. I've been
robbed in this hotel! Yes, sir, I've
been robbed of $500"'
"Why, uncle Billy, is 1t possible"
"Some one entered my room and
took it out of my satchel while / was
down here. Thought l had locked the
door but / guess | didn't. I'm going
down to tell the hotel folks that I'll
sue 'em for double the amount"
But he didn't. 1t was an embarrass
ing situation for the student, but for
tunately he saw that he must tell a
straight story TO be believed. When
he had told it he grabbed for his hat
and asked for five minutes start of
the police. but they gave him a great
deal longer one than that. In fact, the
humOr of the situation got on the
nerves of all four after awhile and
when they had got over laughing and
talking about curious condolences and
truth being stranger than fiction there
was something like good fellowship a.
round Nobody had tO leave an unnai
hotel bill, and nobody had to walk t.
Connecticut.