White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1923-11-16
The Girl From Wyoming

WQ1lG Wdllie IcludiACu III eAAAS
posture conjecturing, the door be-
tween the room next to him and
that of Mr. Penroe was struck smart
ly several times, and with vigor
to denote that there was temper be-
hind the blows which fell upon 1t.
He had not known that the room
was occupied; being considered I'M
desirable on account of the audible
sIumbers OF the old gentleman, 1t
was often vacant.
The raps finally awakened even
Mr.. Penrose, who demanded sharply:
What are you doing?'
"Hammertng with the heel of my |
slipper" feminine voice answered
What do you want?'
"A chance to sleep"
Who's stopping you?" crabbedly.
You're snoring" Indignation gave
an edge to the accusation.
You're impertinent!"
you're nuisance" the voice re-
tortsd.
Wallie covered his mouth with his
hand and hunched his shoulders.
There was moments silence
while Mr.. Penrose seemed to be
thinking of a suitable answer. Then:
'Its my privilege to snore If
want to. This is my room-l pay
for it,"
Then this side of the door is
mine and can pound on it, for the
same reason"
Mr.. Penrose sneered in the dark
ness: II suppose you're some sour
old maid--you sound like it."
"And no doubt you're Melthuse-
lab with dyspepsia"
Wallie smote the pillow gleefully
old Mr.. Penrose's collection OF bot
ties and boxes and tablets for indi-
gestton were byword.
1--WE will see about this in the
morning" said Mr. Peprpse, signifi
cgntly. Il have been coming to this
hotel for &c years"
Its nothing to boast off," the voice
interrupted. IT shouldn't, il had
SO little originality"
Mr.. PenrOSe, seeming TO Teailzt
the woman would have the last wore
IL the dialogue lasted until morning
ended it with loud snort of deri
sion.
He was so wrought up by the con
troyersy that he was unable to com
pose himself Immediately. but lay
awake for an hour framing speech
for Mr.. Cone, the proprietor, which
was in the nature of an ultimatum
Either the woman must move, or M
wouldn't the latter he considered
remote possibility. since he real
lied fully that multi-millionaire SC
cially we'll connected Is an asse
which no hotel will dispense witt
lightly.
The frequency with which MI
Penrose had presumed upon thi
knowledge had much to do wit
Wallie's delight as he had list.ne
to the encounter.
Dropping back upon his pillow, tn
young man mildly wondered chou
the woman next door to him. Sh
must have come in on the evenin
train while he was at the movin
pictures, and retired immediatel!
Very likely she was, as Mr.. Penros
asserted, some acrimonious sp1nstel
but at any rate she has temporary
silenced the rich old tyrant OF who1
all tho hotel stood In awe.
A second time the ripping SCUM
of yard after yard of calico bein
vtciously torn broke tho nights still
ness, and, grinning, Wallie waited
hear what tho woman next door wa
going to do about 1t. But only
stranger would have hoped to do an!
thing about 1t, since to prevent M
Penrose from snoring was q tas
only a little less hopeless than the
of stopping the roar Of the oceal
Guests whom 1t annoyed had eithe
to move or got used to 1t. Som
times they did the ono and SOM
times the other. but always Mr.. Pei
rose, who was the subject OF hui
dred complaints summer, snore
IN VIGOROUSLY. The woman mel
door, of course, could not know thi
so no doubt she had a mistaken n
ton that she might other break II
old gentleman Of his habit or ha'
him banished to an isolated quartz
Wallie had not long to wait. X
shortly after Mr.. Penrose starte
again the tattoo on the door was r
peated.
In response to a snarl that migl
have come from msnagerie, 81
advised him CURLY:
You're at it again."
Another angry colloquy followe
and once more Mr.. Penrose wi
forced to subside for the want
an adequate answer.
All the rest Of the night the bait
continued at intervals, and by NOR
ing not only wallie but the emit
corridor WAS interested in the Q
cupant of the room adjoining his.
wallie was IN the Office when Il
door of the elevator opened with
clang and Mr.. Penrose sprang o.
Of II like q starved lion about