The Washington times., 1922-05-04

necessity. ThlS Is all nRnt Tor q
70 everything, and along about
and mover came to till 8 o'clock.
have missed in those four hours.
They gave us key with the
bumber. 24S. stenciled upon 1t. The
composition tag, bearing the name
Of tho hotel, however. carries the
number 661. And. gosh darned II
that key numbered 24S don't open
tho door Of room 551. That's merely
an idea OF the hotel and everything.
Harry Fry insists that he ought to
have room 551 because they didnt
give him any key for room 554, and.
besides, there is no number on the
door of his room. anyway.
He may not be In room 554. but
he'll hardly find II out until some
body else comes along with the
key, and even then the guy may
have some other number on his
key that fits the room Harry
thinks is room 554. You get what
We mean.
Attached to the door in our room
II q framed list of rules, followed
by section from the laws of the Com.
monwealth OF Massachusetts as re-
you lose more than 81 900 worth Of
stuff. you can't get II hack in case
fire burns down this hotel. and that
IL some burglar pinChes your jewels
out OF the safe downstairs. the hotel
management is liable only for 5000
worth of il. and that, II you run
away without paying your bills in
this hotel. YOU cen be fined $50 or
imprisoned for not longer than three
months. II is well TO understand
this before reading any more about
the Griffmen's visit TO tenwayy
Park.
There are thirteen rules and
regulations, Two rules for action
IN case of fires. and six para.
have all over the hoiel, which IL
true, too, every darn word OF IL.
Even ball players praise the food
st the Brunswick.
The first rule says that there posi-
lively must not be- any cooking in
this room or heating over of any
food. That explains why there isn't
any plot 10 this story. II is AGAINST
the rules of this hotel TO cook up any
plot in this room. and we are not
permitted even TO warm up any old
lot hanging around.
The second rule says that no
nails are to he driven into the walls
Of this room. and. il they are. the
damage will he charged to the Oc.
eupant. That's a funny rule, II
you read il over twice.
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lowed in this room. But there is no
rule against my bringing In nice
pet boa constructor. or an alligator,
or . camel, or lizard. or a horse,
or a COW. or a sheep. or a canary.
II IL odd that only cats. dogs and
parrots are on the black list. when
camel, for instance, would be far
more Objectionable to other roomers.
Suppose Harry Fry had a camel
In his room. He has no kew. You
know, and suppose some stranger
came in after a long night. opened
the door and saw that camel what
would he think? Wouldn't 1t be far
worse than if he saw Harry sitting
there In friendly converse with
pretty green parrot or fondling
Maltese cat2 But rules is rules.
TN cold weather. he careful to
close windows near radiator"
reads the next rule. We are pull.
ing for warm weather so we can
have some air in this room. he.
cause there is only one window and
one radiator. and II might he warn,
IL we have Ia shut the window aud
they happened to have any steam
In the radiator.
You are not allowed 10 have any.
thing standing on the window sill,
or hanging from the windows, and,
furthermore, all bundles must be left
at tho bellman's office. You can
easily see that the laws will have TO
he revised once more to keep up with
the Anti.Saloon League. Rewards
will probably be offered TO all bring.
ing In bundles, either that or some
such punishment as electrocution or
skinning before slow fire
Making matters even worse II saw.
that &C. o, u bundles viii he &C.
cepted at the office only after previ.