The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-07-22

Baths 0 10 O
Fires
Laundry ................ 10
10 2 6
Baths, nineteen shillings, How in
thunder do they get that?" demanded
Warren, as he frowned down at the
hotel bill he had just opened.
Helen, who was Strengthening up the
tray of her trunk, came and looked
over his shoulder.
But you said they charged extra
for baths, dear"
"Of course" he snapped, "but not
that much. It's only a shilling a bath
and we haven't had more than two
day. That's fourteen shil1ings. This
bill is for the week that ended Thurs
day, and two nights there you had
tonsilitis and couldn't bathe.''
"Oh, yes, 1 bathed in the room
Don't you remember, the maid brought
in that tin tub? 1 suppose they
charge more for that
Couldn't charge enough TO make
nineteen shillings."
Wait, dear. 1 think I've one of the
hotel booklets. 1 brought it up last
night to send home"
1t was a blue and gilt booklet, CIV
ing views of the corridors and loung-
ing rooms. which somehow looked
much more luxurious in the picture
than in the hotel.
Warren turned to the back, where
a list of tariffs" were given.
Here we are. Baths:
Sponge or dip bath in bedroom o6
Cold bath in bathroom 10
Hot or tepid bath in bathroom ..16
THE devil! If they don't charge
sixpence more if you have your bath
warm. Like to know how they can
tell after you get it in the bathroom
whether you take it hot or cold
A Scheme.
But, dear, the bathrooms are kept
locked and the maid prepares the
baths. She runs it hot or cold, just
as you say-doesn't she?"
We'll what's to prevent you from
saying cold, then, when you get in
turn on the hot water and save the
sixpence?"
why, that could be done" admit
ted Helen, wonderingly, couldn't it?"
Course it could. And your Eng
never think of it,
But, perhaps, they think anyone
who comes to this hotel wouldn't do
The deuce they wouldn't. The
Englishmen look out for their six
pence all right They're about as
close-fisted as they make EN-"
He threw down the booklet, took up
the bill and figured a few moments
on the back of it.
That's it-that makes the nine
teen shillings. They've charged US
one and sixpence for every blessed
bath"
But, dear, they were warm baths.
Neither of us took them cold
Huh, and you think I'm goir.g to
pay that extra sixpence for a dash Of
hot water? I'll put up kick on that
and a mighty strong one. too" He
slipped the bill in his pocket. "I'1l
See about this after breakfast. Hurry
up, now; do you know it's half-past
eight?'
YES. dear, I'll be ready in a mo-
ment"
Then I'll go down and order. What
do you want-bacon and eggs? That
seems to be the regulation break
fast"
When a little later Helen Joined
Warren downstairs in the restaurant
he was SO absorbed in newspaper
that he did not see her until she had
slipped into the seat opposite.
Looking for Flat.
Look here, handing her the paper
and pointing to a column headed:
Flats. chambers and upper parts to
let" IF I'm to be over here month
longer, why couldn't we take a small
furnished fiat instead of being done
by those COMPOUNDED hotels? When
was here before I had what they
call bachelors chambers on Hanover
Square. and it was mighty comfort
able. too-not half of what we are
paying here. We could have our own
bath and live like civilized beings in
stead of being cooped up here in one
room, washing our faces in those
blamed china bowls and sneaking ont
as if we were going to rob hen
roost every time we took a bath
But. dear how about service? And
we'd have to have breakfast"
"Oh. you can always get that in
London. If they don't have regular
service there's always the janitor's
wife or somebody who'll look after
vou. But we'll see. I'll have talk
with the clerk here and find ont wha.
he'll do about these baths. I'm not
so keen on moving but won't PIT