"We ran short of coal for a day, and she went down to 40 again, and I went over to stop with a friend till we got more coal.
"Then the steam sizzled once more, but the north wind seemed to come in through the window cracks and the shivers had me all over.
"I struck for window strips, and had a row with the landlord.
"The mercury showed 50 degrees right along, and though I made it hot for the janitor I couldn't get any of it into the blamed thermometer.
"Yesterday I gave notice that I would get out if they didn't keep me warm. I'm a bachelor tenant paying a good price and generally no kicker, and they didn't want me to leave.
"About an hour ago the janitor came in to see how I was getting along.
"He found me at my desk with a blanket around me. He asked if I were sick. I told him I was frozen.
"He said he thought the room was very warm. Before licking him I showed him the thermometer and told him that was the real test.