The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-10-11
HAS anything happencd?"

ana your luggage is IN the street. |
Where shall I have it taken, sir?"
"Oh, they've turned us out, have
they? Why?"
We'll, sir, I'm afraid it's partly my
fault, but there must be some mis-
understanding, for I'm quite sure /
didn't whistle in your room, SIR
80 am l, Stemp. Quite so. Go on.
What happened?"
well, sir, you hadn't been gone |
more than ten minutes when some |
body knocked, and there was the land
lord, if that's what he calls himself, |
and strange German gentleman with
him, who spoke English. Rather shah
by-looking, sir, I thought him. He
spoke most uncivilly, and said | was
driving him half crazy with my whis-
ting. l said hadn't whistled, and he
said / had, and the landlord talked
German at me, as it were sir. l said
again l hadn't whistled, and he said
l had, the shabby gentleman, mean.
| speaking most uncivilly, sir, assure
you. So when l saw that they doubted
my word, put them out and fastened
the door, thinking this was what you
would have ordered. sir if you'd been
there yourself, but I'm afraid l did
| wrong"
mo, Stemp. You didn't do wrong"
THANK you, SIR"
II suppose, though, that when you
put them out they didn't exactly
want to go, did they?"
mo, sir, but | had no trouble with
them"
ANY heads broken?"
mo, sir, / was careful of that. I
sent the landlord downstairs first, as
he was fat man and not likely to
hurt himself, and the shabby gentle
man went down on top of him quite
comfortably, so he did not hurt him
, self either. l was very careful, sir.
being in foreign country"
What happened next? They didn't
come upstairs again and throw you
out, suppose"
"No, sir They went and got two
!, " these German policemen with
swords, and broke into the room, and
). told me we must move at once.
didn't like to resist the police, sir. It's
Il oOASIluucS ocllOuo. AC 6CA'
u tleman wanted them to arrest me, SO
u l offered to pay any fine there was
for having been hasty, and we settled
l. for two sovereigns, which I thought
dear, sir, and I'd have gone to the
police station rather than pay 1t, only
g knew you'd need my services in this
heather town, sir. I'm highly relieved
to know that you approve Of that, sir
y But they said we must turn out direct
O. things and got a porter, and he'
s, standing over the luggage in thu
ii street, waiting for orders"
IN "Stemp," said Mr.. Van Torp, az,
been whistling myself before yo
came in, and the lunatic in the mex
lg room had already been fussing abou
it. It's my fault"
IS. Eyes, sir Thank you, sir"
~ And it will be my fault if we hav
ID to sleep in cab tonight"
ny The door opened while he wa
m speaking, and Margaret heard the las
words as she entered the room.
I'm sorry" she said, 81 thought 70
tx had finished I could not help hea
ing what you said about sleeping
cab. That's nonsense, you know
es, WELL" said Mr.. Van Torp, "they'y
lily just turned us out of the one room "
Ice had because l whistled 'Parsifar o,
ne of tune"
Ter You didn't whistle it out of tune
rs, Margaret answered, to Stemp's gre
or but wellconcealed establishment.
MT know better. Please have your thin
We brought here at once
"Here?' repeated Mr. Van Tor
at surprised in his turn.
ers "Yes," she answered, in tone tn
forestalled contradiction. "If nothi
all else can be had you shall have tt
too room. l can do without it,
Ike You're kindness itself, but
couldn't do that" said Mr.. Van To
'eu' Bring our things to this hotel, al
way, Stemp, and we'll see what h;
" pens"
ate- Yes, sir"
Stemp disappeared at once, and
ieh master turned to Margaret again.
see Nothing will induce me to put J
as to such inconvenience he said, a
anu his tone was quite as decided as h
Ao' had been.
e" She smiled.
~ Nothing will induce me to lei
~, friend of mine be driven from phi
80 to post for lodging while I hi
plenty of room to spare!'
81 You're very very kind, but"
' "Put the mouse may turn into
tiger If you contradict it," she
70. with a light laugh that thrilled
ont I with delight II remember your
scription of the Tartar grill"
,obt well, then, I suppose the ny
b;s will have to turn into a small wo
bod lamb if you tell him to- answe
Mr.. Torp.
,ino YES" laughed Margaret b
aoor small, woolly lamb at once, pleas
very small one!"
- rat "Knee-high to kitten certain
replied the millionaire supmlsslN
Very well. I'll take you with
to hear 'Parsifar tomorrow, II
| Ohay I've inst asked Mrs. RuShr