The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-19
A FATEFUL M|z NER SMILE
One of Them Escapes From Edgar
During a Fit of Dis
covery.
MR.. LOVERICK WAS CLEVER.
A Theatrical Man Jollies the Agent
of Champagne for Couple of
Cases of His Wine.
dR. LovER1CK WAS CLEVER.

There is a celebrated smile in this City
and County known as the ''fateful Miner
smile" Heretofore it has always been on
tap among all the Miners, but recently it
faded away from Edgar Miner, and with
it $16S worth of good champagne. Mr..
Miner is agent for one particular brand.
He has always claimed that it is the very
best in the market and is within the reach
of it.
There is considerable truth in Mr.. Miz-
ner's statement. A theatrical man reached
two cases of it, and the agent is now on
his path accompanied by Porter Ashe, who
is also an authority on champagne. These
two gentlemen, after slowing away quart
bottle. yesterday locked arms and ap-
peared in Judge CampbelPs court and
swore out warrant and the Queens Eng
lish, with the result that Simon Loverick,
the advertising man. is now under the
heavy cloud of the law and is likely to be
swooped down on any moment.
AS regards Mr.. Loverick it is evident
that there are no visible defects in his
manner of reaching the sparkling brand
without undergoing the usual formality OF
putting up something in the shape of de-
post, "Just as evidence of good will, you
know" According to Mr.. Miner he
simply appealed to that gentleman
as a good fellow, and said he was the secre-
tary of a fraternal lodge, and that it was
the intention of the organization to give a
vast and red-letter blowout, at which
nothing but the finest brands of cham
payne would how. "Of course we will
drink nothing but your brand, Mr.. Miner.
You understand. I'm secretary of the
lodge. Ah-h-h, how would commission
strike you, Mr.. Mizner?"
Certainly; certainly, Mr.. Loverick
About 81 a case. Is that about right?"
''Oh, yes; that will do. Of course the
lodge will get the benefit of that commits
sion. don't care about the paltry amount.
ThatIf be all right. All, good-day, Mr..
Miner"
Don't mention it,
Edgar then smiled softly-the regular
Miner brand of smile-and tailed up one
more heat against Ned Greenway, Harry
Veuve, Mr.. Wolf and other agents of
champagne. After few moments of con-
graduation with himself he strolled up to
the Bohemian Club and did the proper
thing
Mr.. Loverick took the wine and departed.
In few days Mr.. Miner came to the
conclusion that the theatrical man had
neglected to send him an invitation. Now,
if there is anything that Mr.. Miner OBJ
]eCtS TO. III is TO De S1lSnteQ Dy man VINO
pretends to be his friend. It is not the in
cidental pleasure he desires, but it is the
law of courtesy that is highest in his mind.
Mr.. Miner investigated-Exit Miner
smile.
Mr.. Loverick says Mr.. Miner, had
made mistake about the frater
nal order, and had taken the wine
to his own room, where, together with
some friends, he had ''set 'em up" to the
kings taste. 1t was fraternal, all right,
but Mr.. Loverick was president instead of
secretary. There was no treasury to speak
of, and Mr.. Miner and Mr.. Ashe are now
engaged in the laudable occupation of To-
eating the exchequer.
In the meantime Mr.. Loverick is busy
keeping out of sight for fear that there
will be louder noise than the popping of
corks from bottles of Miners brand.
Edgar and Porter are preparing volumin-
Gus document, setting forth the fact that
that particular brand is no longer within
the reach of all, except under conditions
more in keeping with the present none
tary depression.
Loverick was arrested last night and was
released on $1,000 bonds. He denied that
he represented he wanted the wine for any
lodge. 1t was purely a business transac-
ton and the wine was ordered for himself.
Since then Miner had sent him an
account every month and as he was
unable to pay he had threatened to get
even with him some other way. Loverick
is at present manager of the Peoples
Theater.