The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-07-14
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dinner-table and horse, Miss" He
stopped 10 recover the fork while she
touched her lips with her handker-
chief The situation was becoming
uncomfortable. He knew that for some
reason, she was quietly laughing at
him.
Never put back on the table fork
or piece of silver that has fallen to
the floor she advised Procure a
clean one
Yes. Miss" Why in heavens name
didn't she go and leave him in peace?
And be very careful not to spill
drop of the burgundy. 1t is rs and
particular favori,e of my fathers"
Seventy eight! AS if he hadn't had
many a bottle of that superb vintage
during the past ten months. The
glands in his teeth opened AT the MEM
DRY of that taste.
James. We have been in the habi,
of paying off the servants on this day
of the month. PAYDAY comes especial
ly happy this time. 1t will put good
feeling into all. and make the service
vastly more expeditions"
She counted out four len-dollar
notes from a roll in her hand and
sisnified him to approach. He took
the money. coolly counted it, and put
i, in his vest pocket
Thank you. Miss"
do not say she looked disap-
pointed. but assert that she was
slightly Disconnected She never knew
the effort he had put forth 10 subdue
the desire to tear the money into
Shreds, throw it at her feet and leave
the house.
When the gentlemen wish for CT
CARS OF cigarettes. you will find them
in the usual place. the lower drawer
in the .ideboard." With swish she
was gone.
He took the money out and studied
it, No. he wouldn't tear it up: rather
he would put ii among his keepsakcs.
shall leave MIR. Robert, or Msieu
thames, to recover his tranquility, and
describe to you the character and quail
ity of the guests. There was the at
fable military attache of the British
embassy, there was celebrated Amer
lean countess a famous dramatist and
his musical wife. Warhnron's late
! commanding colonel. Mrs. Chadwick,
Count Karloff, one OF the notable grand
opera prima- donnas, who would not
sing in opera till February, a cabinet
officer and his wife, Col AnneSley and
his daughter You will note the cosmo
politan character of these diStin-
guished persons. Perhaps in no other
city in America could they be brought
together at an informal dinner such as
this one was. There was no question
of precedence OF any such nonsense
Everybody knew everybody else. with
one exception Col. Raleigh was Il COM
parative stranger. But he was like
able old fellow. full of stories of the
/ wild. free west. an excellent listener
besides who always stopped a Soodly
distance on the right side of what is
known in polite circles as the borc's
deadlne. Warburton held for him n
deep affection. martinez though lie was
, for he was sinsnlarly Just and merci-
full
They had either drunk the cocktail
or had set ii aside untouched, and had
emptied the oyster shells. when the
ordeal Of the soup began Very few of
those seated gave any attention to my
butler. The first thing he did was TO
drop the silver ladle. Only the girl
saw this mshap. She laughed; and
Raleigh believed that he had told his
story in an exceptionally taking man
ner My butler quietly procured another
ladlc and proceeded coolly enough.
must confess. however. that his cool
ness was the result of a physical eff
fort. The soup qmivercd and trem-
bled Outrageonsly. and more than once
he felt the heat of the liquid on his
thumb This moment his face was
pale, that moment II was red. But,
as remarked. few observed him,
Why should they? Everybody had
something to say TO everybody else;
and a butler was only a machine any
way. Yet. three persons occasionally
looked in his direction: his late colonel,
Mrs Chadwick and the girl: each from
a different angle of vision. There was
a scowl on the cOlonels face. puzzle
ment on Mrs. ChadwiCk's, and don't
know what the girls represented, not
having been there with my discerning
eyes
Once the American countess raised
her lorenette and murmurcd; What
a handsome butler!"
KarOff. who sat next to her. twisted
his mustache and shrugged. He had
seen handsome peasants before. They
did not interest him. He glanced across
the table at the girl. and was much an
noyed that she. too, was gazing at the
butler. who had successfully completed
the distribution of the soup and who
now stood with folded arms by the
sidebOard. (HOw / should have liked
to see him!)
When the butler took away the soup
plates. Col. Raleigh turned to his host.
George. where the deuce did you
pick up that butler?"
hnnesley looked vaguely across the
table al his old cOmrade He had been
far away in thought. He had eaten
nothing.
"What?'' he asked.
II asked you where the deuce you
got that butler of yours
ooh. Betty found him somewhere.
Our own butler il awav on a vacation