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Show DON'T WANT IT KNOWN. A Mpakaue Maa Who Gsta Mad at Bit Tr.aiuiaa, la m Chioagu llotal. Chlcauo Herald. Front!" Yes, sir." "Show tho gentleman from Spokane No. W" mid toil Hm tho old f.ishioned, tall clock in the room is not a folding bed, so ho wou't try to pull it apart," 'Vcs, sir." "Toll tho head waiter about him, so lie can watch the trailing arbutus on the tables. He's liable to cat it for celery." It was Colonel Lusher, of the Shcr-niau Shcr-niau House, talking, and he .spoke with that boldness aud grim determination so characteristic of men of decision and action. "Why are voit ao fierce against Spok-ano Spok-ano people? 'r asked a drummer. "1 know my business," replied the Colonel, "unci to quote a song, T believe because, my mother put mo ou-r " 'H:id any recent experience with Qsj i uiic people f " spoke up tho drummer drum-mer "Well, I don't ml ml letting you in. I have been coiitempiatinT suicido all day, idl on account of a little- incident which happened last night. An old chap from Spokane, with more money than most people hav e faults, came here and asked lor first-class accomodations. I litted him out, liko n king took down the picl uro of Tucoma t;i.-it was hanging in his room tin 1 in its place put up an oil painting of Spokane, the manic, citv of this cui lIi. sent up a lot of liric a-brae for his parlor, has his bath-tub shined like a diamond and ordered the boys to call every other niiuuio an ask his pleauv, . Diirim; tho evening, whilo strolling about the rotunda, lit; looked on tho register and saw his name, which was recorded liko this: t ; Spokane, Wash., 9. 49. Hath. : " "That was no d'Heront than tho rest of them, but when he) espied it he was wild " 'Ginitnio my bill? " ho exclaimed. " 'Why this sudden move?" 1 asked, quite sweetly. ' " 'Never mind; gimme the bill!" " 'Haven't got time to talk it over?' I pleaded. 'I want, to got out" and he was yelling yell-ing by this time. Ho pointed to his name and the bat h charge anil screamed: 'When tho keeper of this tavern wants me to taka a bath let him come to me I like u mau ami tell mo privately, and j not advertise it before, all Chicago!' " |