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Show Lot of Truth in a Jest. The managers of new apartment hotels ho-tels are very particular about new tenants. ten-ants. After a man and his wife had hired apartments in an uptown hotel yesterday, the manager asked about references, financial, social and moral. "I suppose the fact that I am to pay in advance disposes of the first," said the newcomer. "As for the social end, we are not tn the swim to any extent, always fearing to get out of our depths. So far as our moral standard is concerned, I happen to love my wife and I expect her to live here with me." "Good, very good," exclaimed the manager. "Only a matter of form, you know." "Well," said the prospective pros-pective tenant in a doubting manner, "how about your references? I am very particular, you see." "What," gasped the manager. "Why, this is one of the most exclusive " "That's all right," interrupted the man, "has the president of this hotel company been sued for divorce and did his affinity af-finity live here? Is she here now? I wouldn't like my wife to meet her. What kind of people have you living here? On whom did you say I could call for information?" But the manager man-ager was speechless. New York Times. |