Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-27

Baths, nineteen shillings! How in
thunder do they get that?" demanded
Warren, as he frowned down at the
hotel bill he had just opened.
Helen, who was Strengthening up the
tray of her trunk, came and looked over
his shoulder.
But you said they charged extra for
baths, dear"
"Of course" he snapped; but not
that much. It's only shilling a bath,
and we haven't had more than two a
day That'd be fourteen shillings. This
bill is for the week that ended Thurs
day and two nights there you had tom
siIitis and couldn't bathe."
"Oh. yes, I bathed in the room. Don't
you remember, the maid brought in that
tin tub? I suppose they charge more
for that" .e.-.-, - .t'
Couldn't charge enough to make nine
teen shillings.'' '.-. '.[ @
Wait, dear think have one of the
hotel booklets. brought 1t up last night
to send home"
1t was a blue and gilt booklet. giving
views. of the corridors and lounging
rooms, which somehow looked much more
luxurious than in the hotel.
Warren turned to the back, where a
list of tariffs" were given
Here we are Baths:
Sponge or hip bath in bedroom.......0 6
Cold bath In bathroom. om.,.,..............1
Hot or tepid bath in bathroom. 6
'The devil! If they don't charge 6
pence more If you have your bath warm.
Like to know how they can tell after you
get in the bath room whether you take 1t
hot or cold
But, dear. the bath rooms are kept
locked and the maid prepares the baths.
She runs in hot or cold, just as you say
doesn't she7''
Well, what's to prevent you from say
ing cold then, when you get it, turn on
the hot water and save the pence?'
why, that could be done," admitted
Helen, wonderingly; couldn't it?"
Course it could. And your English
men are so thick headed they'd never
think of It,"
But perhaps, they think any one who
comes to this hotel wouldn't do thing
like that for pence"
''The deuce they wouldn't! The Eng
lishmen look out for their pences, all
right. They're about as close-fisted as
/ they make EN-"
He threw down the booklet, took up the
/ bill and figured a few moments on the
back of It,
+ That's it-that makes the 10 shillings
They've charged us / and for every
blessed bath"
But. dear, they were warm baths
Neither Of US took them cold"
Huh, and you think I'm going to pay
that extra pence for a dash of hot
water? I'll put up a kick on that, and
a mighty strong one, too" He slipped
the bill in his pocket. 'I'il see about this
after breakfast. Hurry up now; do you
know its $50 o'clock?"
Yes, dear: I'll be ready in a moment"
Then III go down and order. What
do YOU want bacon and eggs?- That
seems to be the regulation breakfast"
When little later Helen Joined War
rem downstairs in the restaurant he was
so absorbed in newspaper that he did
not see her until she had slipped into the
seat opposite ttt.
Look here" handing her the paper and
pointing to column headed Flats,
chambers and Upper Parts to Let" IF
L m to be over here month longer why
shouldn't we take small furnished flat
instead of being done by these con-
founded hotels? When l. was here before
I had what they called bachelors cham
hers on Hanover Square. And II was
mighty comfortable, .oo-net half of what
we are paying here. We could have our
own bath and live like civilized beings.
instead Of being cooped up here in one
room. washing our faces in those blamed
china bowls and sneaklng out as If we
We're going to rob hen roost every time
we took bath"
But, dear, how about service? And
we'd have to have breakfast"
"ch, YOU can always get that In Lon
don II they don't have regular service
there's always the janitors wife or some
badS who'll look after YOU. But well
see. I'll have a talk with the clerk here
at5 riad out what ben do about these
latsS Fm net 50 keen on moving but
! wcn i.ut NJ wtn any such ovefcharse
ss that. hsre, waiter" as tho breakfast