The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-22
Rents a Cottage by Wireless

the ocean liner First Mir sammy Mar tin didn't get the wireless message he sent. Then someone on shipboard told MT. Leach the Chicago hotels were al- ways crowded. So by wireless he rented a 10-room cottage at Wheaton and or dered it furnished.
 It is needless to record the terrible vicissitudes of MT. Leach en route to Chicago. It suffices to say after reach ing the Hotel LaSalle and sending his valet scurrying in a frantic endeavor to locate MT. sammy Martin. Mir. Leach took to his bed It was only after he had absorbed innumerable cups of tea that he was able to sit up and tell of his trials and tribulations. If Mr. Sammy Martin were here it would never have happened he ex- plained to deferential common re- porter, who stood awed at his British colleagues bedside.
 The Missing Boy Is Found But won't you have some oolong? Here, James. James, where are you? Oh, one of my bags Is missing James bring the gentleman some tea. You don't drink tea? Why, how can you do without it?" he rambled. The missing bag having been located in the hands of a hotel porter MT. Leach returned to his troubles
 T oabled Mir. Sammy Martin, as was saying" he began. You mean Sam Martin, who used to be on the New York World?' inquired the reporter.
 Yes yes, Mir sammy Martin. You call him sam How comment" re- sumed MT. Leach. Well. when I got l in New York there wasn't a hack walt l ing for me, and there I was stranded, so to speak, with my faithful James and my bags. Alone and knowing no one, 1 it was horrible I assure you.' Well, what do you think of Amer 1 ica?' the reporter said to the reporter. Jump Around too Much" q haven't been able to get any de- esnt- tea and the people Jump around too much, MT. Leach explained. why, l they almost run. After what I've gone through I'll have to rest a couple of days at my eottage' Your cottage" the common reporter ventured, wondering how a cottage would get past the business office in his expense account. Yes, yes, my cottage." said MT. Leach You couldn't expect I would live in these noisy, stuffy hotels after the ex- periences I've gone through By the bye, won't you drop out for a week end?"
 The common reporter said he would be most happy, but as Saturday was
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 You don't get your week ends?, /" in- quired MT. Leach with surprise But how does the editor expect you to work on the holidays?"
 Reporters Holidays"
 The common reporter ventured to tell him holidays for reporters in America were the Fourth of July, Decoration Day. Christmas and New Years, if his day off happened to be on any of these dates
 'Pon my word, you American jour- nalists must be temperamentally unfit In a short time," MT. Leach ventured
 Just then James was heard arguing at the door with porter
 What is it James--the man says the hotel bobby says my bags can't stand in front of the elevators. Pon my ford. Another trouble. He says they are blocking up traffic. Well. James, bring them up."
 The trouble reached such an acute stage that MT. Leach was forced to get into his dressing robe and boss matters. The effort was too much for his worn spirit, and he was forced 10 terminate the interview to take to his bed again