Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-03

1T seems to me-" he said "that | never
have had the pleasure Of Offering you a drink
since we came on board the ship. | want to
drink with everybody who is here, and es-
pecially now, when something has happened
to make it worth while"
Il am very much obliged to YOU said
John Kenyon codly, but never drink with
anybody"
what, never touch it at all? Not even
ale?"
mot even ale"
well | am astonished to hear that. l
thought every Englishman drank ale"
There is at least one Englishman who
does not" ....
effense given | hope. l may say, however,
that you miss lot of fun in this world.
"a presume ] miss a few headaches, also y
"Oh. not necessarily. l have one great
recipe for not having headache. You see
this is the philosophy of headaches" and
then, much to Johns chagrin. he linked arms
with him and changed his step to suit Ken
yon's, talking all the time as II they were
the most intimate friends in the world.
II have sure plan for avoiding head
ache. You see, when you look into the mat
ter, it is this way. The headache only comes
, when you are sober. Very WELL then. 1t is
as simple as A b c. Never get sober; that's
the way do. | simply keep on and never
get sober so | have no headaches. If people
who drink would avoid the disagreeable ne
CCSSliy OF ever EclllnS SuDeT lneS WOulu ne
all right. Don't you see what | mean?'
"And how about their brains in the mean
tme?"
'Oh, their brains are all right. Good liquor
sharpens a mans brains wonderfully. Now
You try it some time. Let me have them
mix a cocktail for you. | tell you, john a
cocktail is one Of the finest drinks that ever
VAS made, and this man at the bar when |
came on board. he thought he could make
cocktail, but he didn't know even the rudi-
lnents. | have taught him how to do it, and
! tell you that secret will be worth for
tune to him, because il there is anything
Americans like it is to have their cocktails
mixed correctly. There's no one man in all
England can do it, and very few men on
the Atlantic service. But I'm gradually ed
ucatinE them. Been across six times. They
pretend to give you American drinks over in
England, but you must know how disappont-
ing they are
I'm sure | don't how I should know
for | never taste any of them"
"Ah, true; i had forgotten that Well
took this barkeeper here in hand and he
knows now how to make reasonably good
cocktail; and as | say, that secret will be
worth money to him from American pa SEN
gers
John Kenyon was revolving in his mind
the problem of how to get rid Of this To-
Quacous and generous individual when he
saw, sailing down upon them, the irate figure
Oi Miss Jenny Brewster, and he wondered
what was the cause Of the look Of bitter in
dignaton flashing from her eyes. He thought
that she intended 10 address the American
politician but he was mistaken. She came
directly at him, and, with her fist Clenched
said in loud voice:
well, John Kenyon. what do you think Of
your work.
"Whlt wJrk?' asked the bewidered man.
you know very well what work / mean.
\ tlne specimen Of a man you are! Without
the courage yourself to prevent my sending
that telegram, YOU Induced your dupe TO
come down TO my stateroom and brazenly
keep me from sending it,"
The look Of utter astonishment that came
upon the face Of honest John Kenyon would
have convinced any woman in her senses that
he knew nothing Mt all of what she was speak
ing a dim idea OF this indeed flashed