The Washington herald., 1917-02-11
TYPES
FROM 901 TO 1001.
BY SARA MOORE.

They thrust, through the bars that
shut her in, such things as candy, thea
ter tickets and roses. Or rather they
bribed the beIlboys to convey these
presents to her for the wicket was
woven so thickly that not one of them
could so Ruch as touch one of the
rosy tipped fingers that receipted their
bills and thrust back at them any
change that might be their due.
To the left Miss sol to s01 and to
the right Miss lO01 to 11o1 also re-
ceived tribute. The hotel, by selecting
pretty cashiers. had endeavored to
make the process of paying bills as
painless as possible. But Miss 901 to
1901 had a shy little voice and shy
little dimple and a shy little light un-
der her sweeping brown Iashes that
made guests ask for ninth-floor rooms
always after they had once been as
signed to that part of the gilt-trimmed
palace that called itself a New York
hotel.
Regular patrons sometimes, jollied
her because her own little cage was
always gay with tokens of admiration.
/ Miss e01 to 1o01 was impardally charm
ing Her admirers knew no limitations OF
age, sex or creed. Miss sol to so1 and
Miss 1o01 to 1101 rather specialized. The
eighth floor grew to be popular with bache-
lors who were finished of on top with a
pink bald spot; the tenth floor was a
c, ter for bachelors OF the college vaca-
ZIONIST type-youths who always talk
about shaving for fear one will think
they do not shave.
And then, too, the other cashiers could
be interested in guests after working
hours. Miss 901 to 1901 never was. She
never went to the theaters with them.
She never drove with them in big. luxuri-
GUS motor cars.
You amt goin' to get no rich hus-
band with those copper bars between"
warned sol to sM one afternoon. And
with all these lonesome rich guys spoil
ing fer nothin' more incriminatin' than
nice sociable little supper and theater
party q girl is an awful fool to let matri-
monial chances like that go BY"
The girl over at the cigar counter
the one before last" added 10O1 to u0l,
married an old guy-not so old but in
terested in dentists and hair tonic. And
didn't he die within three months and
leave her an auto and a yacht and so
much a month that she won't never have
TO get married again.
But" Miss s0l to 1901 protested, II
don't want TO get married"
At which the eighth and ninth fioor
cashiers usually touched their foreheads
and let their fingers wave round and
round and round.
At $50 o'clock. while the other twu
girls powdered their noses Miss su to
lool carefully wiped all traces of II from
her own face Then they collected the
tributes to their charms.
Miss so1 to sp1 went out the west door
to waiting taxicab which whisked her
away to a famous restaurant on the very
verge of Hudson palisade Miss 10oa to
ilo1 slipped through the east door and
was soon tripping away with two left
overs from the army and navy footbafl
game who were looking for an eating
place where they would not be likely 60
meet their respective fathers-and, prob
ably. other cashiers
When the other girls were both safely
out of the way Miss sm to 1901 glided
meekiy away. her arms laden with pres
ents. An hour later she toiled breath
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