The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1913-04-16
AT The HOTEL DESK
BY NORA WAYNE.

l6Lo IN inc hIVoTuoou. OAoAA Uooy W.
hind the desk. A few children. dress
cd for dinner and within an inch Of
their lives, are racing madly through
the lobby and yelling)
Voice from inner of1ce)-Can. you
choke . few of those young hyenas.
Rintsf I've added this column six
times and It always comes out differ
emit.
Clerk-No, Augustus, 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 a whole hundred Of those fold
ers. Put them back!
Tommy tracing or and making .
fAoe)-Yah-h-h!
Clerk (grimly)-And 1 used really
to be quite fond of children!
Fluffy Woman Tin white lace, pale
blue satin bands and couture shin
ing with brilHantine. descending the
stairs)-Has the mail come int
Clerk repeating mechanically
There is only one delivery Of mail .
FLUFFY Woman advancing rapidly
TO the desk)-Why. that's the most abb
surd thing / ever heard of! Only
once q day! Why. at home the post
man comes FIVE times-or Is 1t threef
Anyhow, whenever you look out OF
the window you see the postman COM
ing down the street, and must say
don't think this hotel shows much
consideration for its guests to have
him come only once. I've always been
used to having a late afternoon mail
and / don't see
Clerk-Tn have 1t attended to at
once.
FLUFFY Woman departing indignant
ly)-Well. l think you'd better. or
you'll ind that people simply won't
come to the hotel
Voice (frcm inner ofnce)-Yes.
Hints, tell Uncle Sam we just won't
stand It a minute longer. 80 therel
oh. Lord! Why is a womanf
Languid Young Creature Tin cling
ing lavender, with lavender band In
her hair and redolent of sandalwood
psrfume)-Oh. Mr. Hintz! I left .
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. I
know-the safe door was ajar and I
tucked It In there. Why, yes, I think
! did shut the door. oh. il It . time
lookf And you can't get It open nov
until tomorrow? How annoyingi
should think you'd have more consid-
Grafton for your guests. It was en-
bFoidery work. and / want It at once.
I don't SEQ
Clerk-We can't put our books In 10
night either. since you shut The
door.
LAnguid Young Creature-What DIFF
ference do your old books maker I
never heard Of such carelessness! I
wanted TO embroider till dinner was
ready
Majestic Woman following her
aside)-Td like to know why you al
low that woman's child in the room
next to mine to begin screaming e1-
actly at three o'clock every afternoon,
when lie down for a napf She does
II on purpose. because no human child
WOulu bo ~ ItBuldT III ltb Ud0 t0Iu-
per. She must pinch It. She IL the
most disagreeable creature. and I sim
ply won't stand It, My nerves arc
delicate. and should think you'd
have more consideration for your
guests comfort than to let children
cry next door to everybody. L
Youth lin 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
I should think the management would
do something about 1t. Oh, il the
mail In?
Clerk (mechanically)-Th Is only
one delivery a day. We are on tho
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 a letter ON
this afternoons train from Carrie say
ing whether she could match that o..
candle tore or not.
Boy of Twelve Clearing in)-Say.
Mr. Hintz. some one took my tennis
racket from the porch an I wantchu
to find Il. I left II right on the