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Show PUSHED BUTTON IN VAIN. Hotel Quest Overlooked tho Telephones Tele-phones and "Kicked" to the Clerk. Ho walked heavily down tho hall, a scowl on his face, his hat pulled down over his eyes and his teeth closed tight-V tight-V In rage. "Down," he shouted to tho elovntor boy loud enough to disturb tho othor guests of tho hotel. "Kotten service, rotten hotel, bents nnythlng I ever went against lu my life." Then ho boarded the elevator car and descended to tho olllco floor. Ho was full ot wrath and Indignation when ho almost ran to the hotel clerk, who stood behind tho desk. "What kind of n hotel Is this?" ho asked, nearly out of breath. "I'vo been In hotels before, but I never got such poor service in my life. Tho servlco lu this Joint Is tho limit." Tho clerk smiled pleasantly, yet with a look of uneasiness on his face, and asked: "Havo somo ot our boll boys been uncivil, sir?" "Hell boys?" replied tho guest nt tho top of his voice. "That's It. I havo been trying to get ono for nn hour and haven't even Been one. I stood thoro in my room for half an hour pushing the button nnd ringing for a bell boy. What dhl I get? Nothing. Talk about service. I never " Now It wns tho clerk's turn. Ho said: "I guess you'ro from tho keroseno circuit, nrcn't you?" Tho guest did not understand. "What do you mean?" ho domanded. "Why, those buttons havo been out of service for two years," said tho clerk. "This Is a modern hotel; wo don't uso the old antiquated system of so many rings for this nnd so many rings for that. Uso tho tolephono when you want to communicate with the of. Ilco." Tho guest bcrnmo meek nnd walked back to tho olovator without making a response. |