The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1908-02-19

kGSkAeyN Men who belong the Grill Club
ton that TACT If you ask of them
which clubs he fquent he will all that particular
He is afraid he told you belonged Grill that would
sound like boastng
The Grill Club days shakepeares
ire stood the Of the Tmes office has golden
Grill which Charles the Second the Club and org
nal manuscript of "Tom and Jerry London which bequeahed
to Pierce Egan himself The MEMBERS they
at the Club still sand to blot the ink.
The Grill enjoys the distinction having backbaed without
political prejudice, Prime Minister party same
ting which of these fell elected brogue
and his bulls CUTLER O. c. who then pennless barre
When Paul Prevail the French who by
royal command to paint portrait of the Prince of Wales made
honorary member foreigners may honorary members
he ad he signed his first M would nv
on that than picture in the Louvre"
At which CUTLER remarked 'That is devil compliment
the only who their Louvre to-day
have been dead fifty years.
On the night after the great fog of five mem
bes the Club four of them busy supper reading
front OF the fireplace There only the Club
long table, At the far end Of the the fire of the grill ows
and when the fat falls bzes fame other there
broad bow window of diamond pane which upon the
street. Inc Tour at the table strangers other
they picked the ged bones slipped their Scotch and soda
they conversed with such charming that the
Club which does not tolerate visitors would them as
friends of long acquaintance certainly Engshmen
met Tor the hrst without the
the etiquette and tradition Grill that whoever enters
must speak with whoever he finds there this rule
that there but long table, and whether twenty men at
two the walters supporting the rule will place them side
For this the four strangers supper to-
gethe with the candles grouped about em and the long length
the table cutting white path through the gloom.
repeat said the gentleman with pearl stud chat
the days Tor romantic adventure and deeds foolish daring have
passed. and that the fault lies with Voyages the pole
do not catalogue adventures That explorer Young Chef
who turned yesterday after he supposed have died in
Uganda did nothing adventurous He made explored the
sources OF rivers He in constant danger but the presence
danger does not constitute adventure Were that chemist who
studies high explosives who investigates deadly posons passes
through adventures daily are for the
But one no longer ventures The spirit has died inertia We
too practical just sensible In this room
for instance members of this Club have the point disputed
the scanning of Popes coupe Over so we;ohv
matter spilled Burgundy gentemans cuff ten men TONIGHT
across this table, each with his raper candle in the
other All ten wounded The question the spilled BURGUNDY
but two of them The eight others engaged because they
were men of spirit They indeed the first gentlemen Of the
day. Tonight you spill Burgundy my cuff were Won even
insult me grossly these gentlemen would incumbent
them kill each other They separate us and
morning witnesses against Bow We have here
tonight in the persons of Sir myself an illustration m
how the ways have changed"
The around the table glanced toward the oen
in front the fireplace He elderly somewhat norv
with kindly wned counenance which wore continually
smile of almost childish confidence and goodnate face
which the illustrated prints had made intimately familiar He held
book from him armengh adjust his eyeobt and HI;
brows knit with interest
Nov, this the eighteenth century, continued the gentle
man with the black pearl when Sir Andrew the Club
would have him bound and gagged thrown sedan chair
The watch would interfere would take to their
heels hired DULLES and rns would convey him to some lonely
spot where we would guard him until morning Nothing would come
except added reputation myself gentleman of adventurous
spirit and possibly the Taer stars for names
entitled, let say, The Budget and the Baronet'
But to what end sir inquired the youngest the members
And why Sir Andrew of all should you select him for
his adventureY ~