The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-05-31
Chapter 80
EXCITING EVENTS.


EXCITING EVENTS.
Remembering her instructions, Ruth
took a taxi at the ferry station and
drove to her hotel She hated to spend
the money, but she knew that for this
one trip at least she had to forget her
old economical scruples.
At the hotel, huge and rather
Saudy place, she gave her name 10
clerk. At once his manner became the
essence of cordially. She recognized,
even in her ignorance Of metropolitan
ways, that she was being given more
attention than the average guest.
We reserved a couple OF suites TOT
YOU" he told her We did not know
whether you would like to be high up
or not. One on the fourth floor looks
up Broadway. The other on the nine
teenth looks south, a very hne view
of the city. It's much quieter there.
"Ill take the quiet one" Ruth man.
aged. a little confused by the noise or
the city and the hurry of people IN the
lobby.
So she was taken higher than she
had ever been, to a little apartment
that delighted her from the moment
she saw it. In her general confusion,
she overtipped the bell boy, which
made him her everlasting friend.
I'll send the maid to unpack your
things" he said as he went out.
The girl looked about her. she was
amazed at the luxury, and old not
know then that it was only ike every
expensive hotel suite. The first room
was panelled in gray and silver, and
the curtains we're blue taffeta hneo
with rose and held back by silver tas-
sells. She walked to the window and
gasped at the view-mile after mile OF
gigantic buildings, the slender white
Tower at Madison Square, standing up
above them all, and beyond. still vague
as to outline because OF the lingering
mist, stood the great mass OF build
ings that crowd the very tip or the
island-the huge structures she had
admired SO on her first trip TO Ne"
York.
Then she had to go to the build
ings: now all she had to do was to
walk to her window to see them in
all their beauty. In a way, they were
brought to her-as everything else de-
liehtfuI seemed to be at this special
time.
She turned back to the room. IL
was carpeted in gray, and fitted with
furniture of gray enamel with silver
cane work. A great orange color jar
On the table was the note OF bright
color 1t held a great bunch OF now
ers. Under them was card.
Ruth looked at it idly-she believed
that the hotel supplied fresh flowers,
too. But the card read Langley
Williams"
The girl stared. How did Langley
get the flowers here? But amazing
things were happening so fast she had
no time to think. She went to the bed
room, which carried out the same
decorative scheme, only this was white
enamel and blue and had light ar.
ranged by the bed so she could read
comfortably. Beyond was bath that
seemed to her to have every possible
arrangement in it for comfort and con-
venience.
There was a tap at the door and a
maid entered, dressed in the light gray
and blue that the hotel seemed to use
for it's employees.
III unpack madames things" she
said respectfully.
She went to the suitcase and opened
it. and began hanging up the few be-
ongings in a great wardrobe cleverly
set IN the gray pdHeileu wall
rs this all? The other things are
coming" Plainly the maid was dis
appointed at the small showing OF
garments
That's all. I'm to buy things here"
Ruth felt she must apologize for her
shabby wardrobe.
All yes One must buy the beauti-
full gowns in the large city" The girl
spoke with foreign accent which
Ruth Judged must be French.
is there anything elseo" The maid
asked, standing respectfully erect.
II want some breakfast" 1t was
the one thing Ruth knew definitely.
She was, still confused by the luxury
of her surroundings.
All yes. I'll order it sent up The
girl went to the phone. and after a
3 little consultation, arranged to have
the meal served in the room.
will you have it in your sitting
loom or here"