The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-26

preciuCt where most OF The CLUBS are, II
you know which one that is the night
squad as they reported for duty on N1tur-
dny afternoon were led one by one INTO
an inner room hv the desk sergeant zach
one came forth with his face wroathcd in
eoft smiles carrying under his arm curl
ouslv shaped package
II was buihous at the bottom that pack
age. aud slender al the top. Furthermore
II might have been observed that Just
under the uolicemau'- shield, where the
upper wai-lpot-t pocket comes. to pe eN-
act. there wl- series of humps made ny
half dozen roughly cylindrical objects
And one policeman said to another as
he tapped his breast
Il let they cost quar-rtcr apiece
And the other responded ~ he Rugged
the Dubious object:
Ills me fayorite brand"
Al the very came moment in small but
select club not three blocks away they
were preparing very fine private dinner
for ~ Tho thing which differentiated it
from other club dinners was the fact that
the regular Caucasian walters usually
Unsigned 10 private dinners had night of
aud a corps OF negro "o"'IN "'' A'u W.
their places
Now between all the-o apparently d-
verse facts thare Is direct connection
Far be- it from the day desk sergeant,
sTrendy watering al the mouth in contem-
plation Of hi4 package. already comforting
himself with A quarter cigar from his breast
nocket 10 tell inst which club It was that
gave that dinner or the names of the per-
sons responsible for all that joy in the
station house. So the hero Of that almost
to- t,Ia n,,iaf be called Travers. because
~, l. , dne bicb sounding name. and
AZ ,;,iair r,,,st he called Gillette The
o,,h viii Inc named the Arcadia. because it
T. On of h,nni,esa
7, s,,rts M ike magazine story. with
II, "a riuo,to dininp at their corner
~, ,,bore r,ov always dine There is
"a, -,, eo, siy at TINT table and it ia
~, ,,,,.,, Ia, n .extet who are like family
i,..r has attended TO them for
o,.h, roars His name is John and he ia
,,,,l won, cl,b walters.
~ -, ha1 A., grouch that night
aT,r t,.,, aid Trayers. that il you made
a. o,,tors If this club waters and tho
w ,,,o,,ber. no one would ever know
,.,,a, q.
.Tsa ,,I,,e. ,bev Wouldn't" said Gillette.
M a.''', a., ,rg,o That's ike lot OF
- ,t,,r;os NV hoy. II works we'll
u' y, to..od
INV, ~ ~ ,.,,, l,ro1v about waiters9- In
,,,;r,l ,rro,.crs What does any one know
~" na;,ars ,,ho hasn't studied the sub
- I'm 49,. ,.o,, raror noticed what a
Jeo' ,,,,ad ia,e in vour life until he'd
"a..e' ,.aar Nban the waiter
~a.,e,' ,.a,,,ro sl,yaya looking AT the bill of
go IA ,,Lon no brings your order you're
IT. ,,lL,nr and when he puts on your
coat vo,, have vour back 20 him.
John came in with an order at that point
.nd tbev turned the subject
M ,,,, moan to saw" snapped Gillette.
,rbon 1obn was gone. that YOU or or
eo,tr;,bt bere could plav waiter in this
o1,ha,d NOT be nailed IN three seconds"
I'm hot | could
I'm hc, Won.
.Done--ffr a dinner
=, ABROAD TINT Travers was 70 lie al
iorod 10 sbsve Of his nustachc. The
49, -~,,,er was 10 ho taken into the plan
"a rr'',-or, r,a 20 -erve the centre table
"a, tho ma gnatea and ancient chair-
,,.a,-,,o,s ,trn,,gb one dinner. If no one
rooo,,i,od him the dinner was 10 he on
culat,o
trid,v cvopiur asst was chosen for the
cost I, vas further provided that the five
tt,, ,o,.,,,r ,,l,le were not to make any
,i,, which gould attract attention to the
ro,r n,,,tar
r,.,.,,s bo,d y sbor. interview with that
,d,,,r,i,l,, trained servant the head waiter
sc,,.o he ,,,,--ed tho head waiter SO.
.yo,.v VOL sir said tho h, ad waiter.
I'D ,o,o,. h,,tcd an evelash
t,,or IN ,he eyeninq Mr. Gillette also
,n,er,iaood the head waiter The head