Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-23
TOURA|NE GUSTS
SEVERAL GUESTS
LANDLC2D STRIPS CLOTHES
FROM BEDS
One Woman Makes a Vigorous Protest
When Her Dainty Lingerie is
Taken Along With Con-
fscated Linen

"There disorder prevailed and the tu-
multi and stir of embarliing.
Maphap the immortal Longfellow,
shortly prior to his recital of the Area
dian departure from the village OF
Grand Pre- witnessed some such scene
as greeted the astonished vision OF
pedestrians who wended their way past
the Touraine hotel on Grand avenue
yesterday.
Outside a score of eXpressmen upon
whom a corner had been secured by the
sometime guests of the hotel Wresued
and perspired under the burden of
trunks, bags, promiscuous umbrellas
and various other articles bundled in a
manner betokening hasty departure.
II want my nightgoWns; indeed do,
and | want them quick This from
the inside as a pretty determined little
woman with flashing eye tripped down
the stairs and demanded of c. Il. Mar
shall what had become of the nocturnal
ha abiliments
Mr.. Marshall was in a quandary. He
is the brother of the owner of the hotel
who has caused the present emigration
by shutting off water turning off the
gas and electricity and doing other
things which have aroused his tenants
to great Indignation.
Receivers Woman's Lingerie
'Well, 1 will see what can be done
about the ni-ni-- the articles" he re-
sponded.
but | want to know why they We're
taken from my room. The idea. 1t is
an outrage that one has to sit in the
dark all evening without having ones
clothes taken away.
Marshall threw up his hands with a
gesture of despair and as a last resort
lnH tO TnCCn n
boy who attends to the various suites.
Tosso was a much frightened boy
when confronted with the dainty bit of
femininity who demanded her lingerie.
IF you took those nightgoWns I'll
Oh, don't know what l shall do
At last Tosso remembered that pur-
srant to orders he had entered the room
of the lady in question during her alb
sence and confiscated all the bedding
and belongings of the house. Maybe
he had carried the nighties with them"
And the distressed Mr. Marshall rushed
off to the linen closets, and with a
feverish eye and bated breath searched
and struggled through piles of bed
clothes for the pair of gowns. In
triumph at last he held them aloft only
to have them uncerimoni usly cap
tured by an angry owner.
Removes the BedcIothes
AS result of the determination of
certain tenants to remain in the apart
ment house, Fred w. Marshall, the
landlord, has adopted effective if un-
gentle methods of causing tenants who
refuse to pay double bills to vacate.
Last night, as a result of the strenu-
Gus measures taken, but few persons
remained in the house. During their
absence from the suites the manage
ment in many instances effected an
entrance and carried away all prop
erty belonging to the house.
Scenes of anger and confusion fol-
lowed the return of those guests whose
rooms had been despoiled of "all the
comforts of home" Not that many
had intended remaining longer than
possible under the circumstances, but
the fact that some had been unable to
secure desirable apartments for last
night added to the general conditions
of woe which have reigned supreme
during the past few days.
The return from the city of Misses
Alice and Grace Gibson, who have oc-
cupied a suite at the hotel for some
time, resulted in another disquieting
moment for Mr., Marshall. Upon going
to their rooms the Gibson girls dis