NO GREAT LOSS
An American stopping at a London hotel rang several times for attendance, but no one answered. He started for the office in an angry mood, which was not improved when he found that the “lift” was not running. Descending two flights of stairs, he met one of the chambermaids.
“What’s the matter with this dashed hotel?” he growled. “No one to answer your call and no elevator running.”
“Well, you see, sir,” said the maid, “the Zeps were reported and we were all ordered to the cellar for safety.”
“——!” ejaculated the American. “I was on the fifth floor and I wasn’t warned.”
“No, sir,” was the bland reply, “but you see, sir, you don’t come under the Employers’ Liability Act, sir.”