Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-27
kkD o you believe that a mans name
as he writes it Is an indication

WDo you believe that !. t.. mans 3,l13aaIn,o name
- of his character?" was asked
AL Selby of the Hollenbeck the other
evening.
"I don't know about character" re-
piled AL, "but [ do know that the best
of them unmask their real tempera-
ment when they put their names on a
hotel register-and I hold there is a
difference between character and tenn
permanent.
"A man may be bilious and still have
a good character. A man may be a
crank and still hold a position in a
bank. L once knew preacher who
had a case Of dyspepsia which would
have driven an angel to line up against
the bar, yet he was all there on the re-
ligious stuff. I'm talking about the
temperament which a man displays
when he grabs a pen and scrawls his
name and the place from which he
comes on the hotel register.
when a man spreads q John Han
cock brand Of chirography on the book
l know at once what sort of room he
must have. He wants room with a
bed in which he can wallow like a
buffalo.
"rhen there's the guy who writes his
name like he was writing in a woman 8
album. 1 classify him at once. He is
a finicky cuss who must have a thin
glass in his room with which to drink
ice water.
"And don't forget the fellow who, in
trying to write differently from any
body else, has an acquired autograph
He is the man who uncovers himself
the quickest. I always know that he
will have some kind of rumpus with a
waiter or bellhop or liquor dispenser
~ ha hnI1cn
stays only fifteen minutes. That's why
he has the autograph; he Is always
trying to do something out Of the or
dinary.
There is one chap, however, who
signs himself queerly who reaches my
heart-the one who writes and wife
for the first time after his name. He
can't, to save his neck, disguise the
fact, either by his appearance or his
chirography, that he is just starting on
the first lap of his honeymoon. He does
not try to disguise his penmanship but
he writes that and wife in a way
which puts us all on to him. Then he
wonders how we discovered his secret.
"All things being equal, the newly
married man Is the most agreeable
guest in the house. He wears velvet
pads over his shoes so that his kicks
won't hurt, so to speak. 1 believe that
autograph it is the man who has just
been married. Then, if ever, the man
tries to be just what he Is"
They gave Charles D. Smead, chief
clerk at the Hollenbeck, the laugh for
fair yesterday in the lobby, and all who
are on are now coming around and Of
fering to shake hands with him, much
to his confusion. You see, Mr.. Smead
has a nice warm spot in his heart for
all the women. Yesterday he was
standing beside the elevator door when
a nice looking woman guest of the
house started to walk out of it. Mr..
Smead Immediately put out his hand to
shake with her. In some manner, how
ever, instead Of grasping the woman's
hand he got hold of one belonging to a
bellboy who was behind the woman.
The woman smiled sweetly at Mr..
Smead and passed rapidly on, leaving
him, as he supposed, grasping her hand.
When he discovered his mistake he
dropped that bellboy's hand as if it was
hot, but he didn't do it quick enough,
and the men at the desk saw him.
They have been making his life miser-
able ever since.
They are telling a story around the
Hayward hotel these days, and al
luOuSu II actually udpptIlGu ONbi q
month ago it's worth repeating. The
joke, or both of them, for there are
two jokes, are on c. f. Egan, VINO
travels for a firm in omaha.
One evening Egan came in, tired
after long hot trip across the desert
and registered without even looking to
see If there was anyone registered he
knew Being "all in" he retired early
and did not crawl out again until
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While he was shaving, the telephone
tingled and Egan was wanted by a
lady in Hollywood, who desired to
speak with him Immediately. Egan
never hesitates where a lady is con-
cerned, although he could not imagine
why one living in Hollywood should
cali him. He had the change make
the proper connection, however, and
got busy.
The lady in Hollywood stated that
she had a fine cocker spaniel for sale.
Egan was stumped. He pacified the
ladv to the best of his ability, eX-
planning that spaniels were not exact
ly in his line. Before he could get
out of the room three other calls, Of
fering cocker spaniels had been re-
ceived. on reaching the office flne
looking old gentleman stepped up and
remarked that his daughter had three
thoroughbred cookers for sale. Egan
was explaining for about the tenth
time that he wanted no cocker spaniel
when a friend of his remarked:
"There's just the kind of dog you're
looking for across the street"
This branded him as liar to the
old gentleman, and the latter took no
trouble to hide the fact that he thought
Egan was just that.
But worse was to come. Dogs and