The Yale expositor., 1911-05-11

to the rolling mill and the furnace on
the bank of the river; this one goes up
to the coal mines and that to the iron
mines across the Little Chiwassee. This
piece of grounds reserved for a woolen
mill, and that strip down there by the
river is taken tor swing factory
baby swings, you know a sawmill, a
planning mill, a sash and door factory,
a"
Philip made two or three wild passes
at his human bluebottle, succeeding
finally in interrupting with promise
to can upon Mr.. Fench at his Office and
pleading WEAKNESS as an excuse for not
investigating the subject on the spot.
Fench folded his map and rested his
case with the promise; but he kept up
a running fire of encomiums on the new
south and Allacoochee, which the effort
at postponement had only changed from
particulars to generalities, while Philip
leaned back in the corner of the seat
and gave himself up to an ecstasy of
loathing. While the endless tale of
prosperity continued the light went
out of the sky, and it was quite dark
when the brakeman thrust his face into
the car to call "Allacoochee!"
Thorndyke gathered up his belong
ings with q sigh of relief and presently
found himself standing under the glare
of an electric lamp on the station plat
form, trying to hazard a guess at the
best hotel in the place as the names
were shouted out by the knot of yelling
hackmen.
''lIere you are for the Allacoochee
Inn.''
fright dis-away for de Mountain
house."
Shut yo' fish-trap, niggah!-yass,
sab, right hyah, sab; bus fo' de Hotel
Johannisberg."
Notwithstanding the poets doubling
question, there is always more or less
in name; and the Hotel Johannisberg
gained n guest that night upon no bet
ter grounds than that the word awoke
pleasant memories i'm the mind of a
man who knew Europe rather better
than he did his own country. AS the
omnibus jounced along over the un-
paved streets, Thorndyke amused him
SNil tbc tohtIuSt
between the backwoods tavern and it's
high-sounding appellation. He was
rather more than surprised, therefore,
when the omnibus stopped in front of
a three-storied building standing in
n park-like inclosure and ablaze
with gas and electric lights; and as
toniShment rose into admiration when
a liveried servant ushered him into the
magnificent rotunda tloorcd with mar
BILE mosaic and wainscoted in quarter
sawed oak. Everything about the place
was cosmopolitan and modern, from
the convenient telegraph Office in the
corner to the suave clerk, who might
have been a swift importation from the
best-appointed hostelry in New York.
Glad to welcome you to Allacoochee,
Mr.. Thorndyke," he said, Hospitality,
when Philip had registered. Were
little crowded tonight, but / can give
you good room on the second floor,
if that will answer"
I'm not particular, so that it's COM
Portable" replied Thorndyke, glad to
have his forebodings dispelled. rs
supper served?
Dinner, if you please" corrected the
clerk, affably, summoning call-boy.
'Show Mr.. Thorndyke to his room-No.
49," And Philip followed his coffee-col-
ored guide to the elevator with an un-
comfortable conviction growing upon
him that he had somehow stamped him.
self as provincial by suggesting sdpper
instead of dinner.
The meal was excellent and well
served; and the comfort of his room,
after two weary nights in the sleep
ing car, made Thorndybc late riser on
his first morning in Allacoochec. After
breakfast he went out upon the veranda
to give the feeling of apprcciative sur
prise a chance TO expand with a wider
view. The Hotel Johannisberg was
owned by the Town company, and its
situation on slight knoll at the foot
Of Johns mountain had been chosen
with view TO the prospect. Standing