The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-05-30
AT THE HOTEL DESK
BY NORA WAYNE

late in the afternoon. Clerk busy be-
hind the desk. A few children, dress
ed for dinner and within an inch of
their lives, are racing madly through
the lobby and yellingD
Voice (from inner office)-Cant you
choke a few of those young hyenas,
Hintz? I've added this column six
times and it always comes out differ
emit
Clerk-No, Augustus, I can't. They
let you squash spiders and June bugs,
but they're fussy about their chill
dren. Mothers darlings need to exer-
else their precious little lungs. so they
do. Here, Tommy, you can't carry
away whole hundred of those fold
ers. Put them back!
Tommy tracing off and making a
| face -Yah-h-h!
Clerk (grimly) l used really
to be quite fond of children!
Fluffy Woman Tin white lace, pale
blue satin bands and couture shin
ing with brilliantine, descending the
stairs) HAS the mail come in?
Clerk repeating mechanically
There is only one delivery of mail a
day, madam-in the morning.
Fluffy Woman advancing rapidly
to the desk)-Why, that's the most alb
! surd thing l ever heard of! Only
once a day! Why, at home the post
man comes five times-or is it three?
Anyhow, whenever you look out of
the window you see the postman COM
ing down the street, and l must say
don't think this hotel shows much
! consideration for it's guests to have
him come only once. I've always been
used to having a late afternoon mail
! and | don't see
Clerk-rll have it attended to at
once
Fluffy Woman departing indignant
ly)-Well, l think you'd better, or
you'll find that people simply won't
come to the hotel
] Voice (frcm inner ofice)-Yes,
Hintz. tell Uncle Sam we just won't
stand it a minute longer, SO there!
Oh, Lord! Why is a woman?
Languid Young Creature Tin cling
ing lavender, with lavender band in
her hair and redolent of sandalwood
/ perfume)-Oh. Mr. Hintzl l left a
parcel back of the desk today, because
/ | didn't want to go clear upstairs. You
/ weren't here. Why, l don't remember
- put it somewhere. Oh, yes,
know-the safe door was ajar and
tucked it in there. Why, yes, l think
l did shut the door. Oh, is it time
lock? And you can't get it open now
until tomorrow? How annoying!
should think you'd have more consid-
GRAFTON for your guests. 1t was en-
broidery work, and l want it at once.
l don't see
/ Clerk-We can't put our books in to-
night, either, since you shut the
door.
Languid Young Creature-What diff
/ ference do your old books make? l
never heard of such carelessness!
wanted to embroider till dinner was
ready
Majestic Woman following her
aside)-Td like to know why you al
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next to mine to begin screaming ex-
actly at three o'clock every afternoon
when lie down for a nap? She does
it on purpose, because no human child
would be SO regular in it's bad tenn
per. She must pinch it. She is the
most disagreeable creature, and | SIM
ply won't stand it! My nerves are
Io1; 70 oh 4
have more consideration for your
guests comfort than to let children
cry next door to everybody. j
Youth Tin the latest of hats. ties,
oXfords and other apparel breezily
/ blowing in)-Oh. Hintz, got the
makin's? Gotta have a smoke and
am all out Thanks!
Majestic Woman-It's perfectly dis
graceful the way the young men smoke
in the presence of ladies in this hotel
l should think the management would
do something about it. Oh, is the
mail in?
Clerk (mechanically)-T is only
one delivery day We are on the
rural line
Shrill Voiced Young Girl looming
up)-Did he say only one mail a day.
Mrs Jesselton? That's perfectly aw-
full. because know there's letter on
this afternoons train from Carrie say
ing whether she could match that or
candle | tore or not
Boy of Twelve Clearing in)-Say
Mr. Hintz, some one took my tennis
racket from the porch an wantchu
to find it. l left it right on the
porch
Important Mani wish to reserve
three rooms and bawth for some
friends of mine who may come to-
morrow
Clerk-There isn't a vacant room in
the house, MIR. Bliss
/ important MAXWELL, I must say
that's queer way to treat the fam
lily of Elias Sullivan Do you know
who he is? He owns more timber land