Evening star., 1922-10-29

derance of polo ponies in the old sta
bles initiated against the general use
OF horses by our guests. all tn" "id
horses have been opportunely dis
posed OF. New horses Of q type suit
able for the enjoyment of riding by
any and every guest OF the hotel will
be provided as soon as possible.
1T is the desire and intention Of the
new management to satisfy and
please all guests, and 1t is hereby an
nounced that any guest who feels
inconvenienced by the betterments in
service will have refunded, upon de-
mand. all moneys paid to this hotel
during the past two weeks. The man
agement naturally hopes. however.
that the improvements will serve to
make the hotel more attractive and
add to the pleasure and comfort Of
our guests.
THE sw1NBoRN COMPANY,
"Lessees"
There was another sign. typed in
red:
"If You don't understand. ask the
manager. He has red hair and will
miss him.
AS people assembled upon the ve-
randa after breakfast the one saving
grace of the situation appeared to be
that it did not interfere with the golf.
That one fact reiterated itself upon
every ones lips. Perhaps 1t was as
we'll. for from within the building
fho of
carpenters were already at work upon
the ballroom floor. And the boss
carpenter says the Job will take at
least two weeks" a breathless girl
announced. Before the very eyes Of
the multitude a gang Of negroes was
tearing up the tennis courts with
pickaxes. They've got to put drains
underneath" another girl informed
the staring guests. They don't know
how long 1t will take
The red-haired manager was bow
ing and smiling and trying to explain.
But the climax came when Mr.. Har-
old T. Smith and three Of four others
OF the polo set came bounding up
from the stables.
Every last pony cleaned out" they
poured, forth to the length OF the
veranda. ',Every last horse taken
way-gone-disappeare Not one
left-only that pony OF Aliens. and
he's got to be moved. Not horse IN
the place to ride"'
MIR. SMITH found Anne as she was
wi burrowing through the crowd to
her fathers side.
"Damnable outrage" he sputtered'
eesticulating with two long arms.
Worst sell I ever heard Of IN my
life. This is a fine hotel this IL.
Can't you do something, Mr.. Mean
drus7 My heavens. Anne. what's there
left to do?"
Old Bull McAndrus leveled
straight look at his daughter.
Anne" he said, you'll remember
what said some days ago. l didn't
expect this then, but the thought has
come back to me. Take away their
toys from these people and they i'm
mediately show their utter lack OF re.
sources"
Meaning my resources. old chap!'
Harold T. Smith politely INQUIRED.
"Yes," said Ephraim. Nothing per.
sonal, you understand. but merely
bearing out what I said while back.
Just what can you DO with your time,
young man, with horses and tennis
ana daaeins and teahouses taken
away from you? Aside from the an
noyanes, which i'll grant, does It
occur to you that this IL food for
thoughtr'
Mr.. Smith raised q long finger to
his head and slightly derangsd his
pompadour. ,"By Jove" he murmur.
ed, blinking rapidly. by Jove! Say
now. Anne, old thing"
But Anne was peering sternly at
her father. Dad" she challenged
him, "answer me-straight in the eye.
Have you had anything to do with
this?"
Now, Ephraim, as far as he knew.
had never deliberately lisd to his
daushtsr. The result was that he
looked her In the eye. a. hs had hssn