Life — November 7, 1895 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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- LIFE: A LITTLE man with a nervous tread, carrying a small gripsack, hurried through the entrance to the big hotel and across the lobby to the desk, where he hastily registered. ““L want a good room,” he said, as he threw down his pen and looked up into the calm face of the clerk.‘ Wife's away. Been away four weeks, Can you give me a room on the second floor ?"” The clerk nodded. “Good 1" said the newly arrived guest. Want it to be as near as possible to the office. Summer resort, you know. Nothing but pleasant letters from her. lovely so far. During all this period she hasn't asked me for a cent. Not acent. Can I have my meals sent to my room ?” “Yes, sir,” said the clerk with a suppressed yawn, “That's right,” said the man on the outside of the desk. “+ Not a cent," he muttered to himself under his breath—"' not a red cent, Doctor in the house ?” “Yes, sir.” “\ How is he—pretty good ?” “One of the best.” “Nothing above would suit me. Four weeks ago my wife left me. 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I cannot tell what it may be. a telephone?” “That's what I said,” answered the clerk. ‘* What are you —" The little man caught him feverishly by the arm. “Listen 1" he broke in, as he thrust a small paper out on the desk. ‘Here is the telephone number of my bank. ‘This morning, sir, after four weeks of pleasant, gossipy, cheery, loving letters, I received a postal card from my wife saying that she had drawn on me, and when the bell-boys have been apprised, when the doctor has bezn notified and stands in readiness at a moment's notice, when all precautions have been taken, I wish you would ring them up, and then come upstairs and tell me what the amount of that draft is."—Harper's Bazar. 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