Booie one revived her with smelling
salts, a lady In purple velvet fauned
her with a hastily snatched lamp
shade, and a third visitor with more
presence of mind than tho rest opened
the telegram The message read:
'?Honest, now. what did you do with
that 40 cents'/"?Chicago Nows.
HOTEL KLEPTOMANIACS.
Prt'Nitnuilil> Itlch Gaestn. Who Ap
proprinte Other People'* Property. ,
I was much struck with the habits of
kleptomania common to some of the!
presumably rich visitors who engaged
expensive sui's of rooms and even paid j
thetr bills. After the departure of
these guests the bed would be found
minus the satin or silk coverlet, while
towels and pillowslips were also very
often removed.
On one occasion a gentleman engag?
ed a double room for one uight only,
and the following morning the maid,
knowing of his departure, made up the
ted with fresh linen for the next occu?
pant. However, the visitor had evi?
dently returned to his room after
breakfast, deliberately taken the slips
off the pillows and packed them with
his luggage, for on entering the room
shortly after 1 found the bed made up,
but no slips. I happened to know that
the maid had certainly put fresh ones
on when she made up the bed. What
that gentleman could want with these
two pillowslips is difficult to under?
stand.
