The Washington herald., 1915-10-10
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flung at me over her shoulder and be-
fore 1 could stop her she had turned
corner and was out Of sight. Then
I knew I was lost and the only thing
to do was to find another chambermaid
and get set right.
So I simply rambled around looking for
figure in a white cap. and apron and
pale blue dress. At last spied one.
This one was English.
Laws, sir" she said. "Yur. fair 60
ing avail from it. Turn erbout and go
strife avail down this passageway. two
passages to the right ana first turn to
the left and at the top Of the passage
you'll find the proper lift"
l did just that and found at the top
of the passage" a blank wall. The strest
was a blind alley. There was no lift.
proper or improper. in sight. So there
was nothing for it but to be on my way
again. AS luck would have it, after a
turn or two ran on to the same cham
berInaid.
"Oh, now. sir. isn't that a shime" she
exclaimed. Fancy now. you are the
third gentleman to get confused today
Then she gave me some more direc-
tions. very elaborate this time. follow
ed them and followed them and that's
all that happened. I couldn't even find
a chambermaid. 1t looked as though fate
intended me to spend the rest Of the aft
ernoon wandering around those Railways.
After what seemed ages I gave up and
glanced at the number of the room in
front of me. It was my own room, 591.
I went in, thankful for refuge.
Then an idea came. I reached for the
telephone at the head Of the bed and
called up the office.
please send a boy up here" I said
to the clerk. Ito take parcel down.
stairs"
In due time rap came to the door
and bell hop appeared.
Parcel to go down, SIR"
YES" I answered, I'm the parcel.
Take me, or lead me, or push me to
the elevator. I want to get out"
And thus I managed to leave that
maze of cross-corridors and jumbled
numbers and catch my train with
half a minute to spare.
= No only are the hotels in Winnipeg
laid out on a generous scale. but the
streets as we'll. They are SO wide
that professions can double on them
selves; that is. while part of pro-
cession is going up one side Of q
street the other part is coming down
the same street on the other side. l
don't know what the advantage is.
but Winnipeg is very proud Of this.
Seems like running around in q circle
to me.
It's a long and tiresome ride be-
tween Winnipeg and Ottawa. Per-
haps the most interesting point is at
Fort William, on the upper edge of
Lake Superior, with Port Arthur close
by Great things are expected o.
these two ports some day. Three
transcontinental railroads run ipto'|
them, and several steamship lines.
The shipment from them OF grain,
lumber, and ore is now very large.
ard 1t is believed that In the not very
distant future they will have world
beating record.
Both places are still only small
cities. some $4,000 or 1900 each. and
there Is an intense rivalry between
them. It is rather Of . mystery why
there should be two towns almost
within stones throw Of each other
situated alike and with Identical in
terests. Fort william brags that II
has -twenty-six miles Of water front |
That ought to last II for q while. !
Port Arthur retaliates that there In no
twenty-six- mile limit to its water |
front. It can have all II wants-100
miles IL It feels like 1t.
on the opposite side Of Thunder |
Hay from Fort William and behind q |
ions promotory Of basaltic rock,
caIied "rhe Sleeping Giant" lies the |
once.famous silver Islst which yield |
"a almost fabulous wealth before 1t |
becarne flooded. Fort william was
fol.nerly very important HUDSON
Hay Company post. and was the great
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