New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-17


side him. We had entertainn ride, with Fluid
boin as chatty as he knew how. He sticks To the
one topic he's really 10 home on. and that's Larson
Fluid.
Course he tells us what a wonder he is how much
money he : made how much he's spendin and how
II Is he always wins out Its Chesty talk. all right,
buj comm from him II sounds only natural After
one good look at him YOU don expect anything else
And he got great point OF view Accordin 10 him.
tins aggregation %! continents and oceans got
together special picnic place for Larson Fluid.
Cities and towns exist he make money by
buildin things for EN-. He don't know much about
the Alps or the ruins OF old Rome. He knows Italy.
though. a place where they raise labOrerS that
he hired cheap 10y the day.
See those hands," says he. shown out his big
paws the palms soft the nails all polished and
used 10 lug copper with those: but haven t done
a stroke Of hard work since | was twenty three.
That when discovered | could handle men and
make money 10y doing IL 1 learned how get tn,
most out OF EN-, to keep EN- on the Jump. Make EN-
sweat for YOU. that my motto. Don coddlc EN-.
drive en-. Its what they're here for. That's what
| tell Mrs. Fluid about managing her servants. She
ism I used to many as we have TO keep out here.
but she learning. / Il show YOU when All
here are the gates, Quite stretch Of lawn that
If you've ever been up past Van Huysen Manor
you'll know he didn't overstate the case. The house
i big accor1n. one OF these old fashioned colonial
shacks that's been built over and added to until II
would do for a summer hotel
What force of help you carrying Fludd'
says |. rolls up the drive
oh. thirty odd SAYS he. All | say to Mrs.
all busy"
Looks like she was doing it says II don't
see any Of EN- loafin' around
THERE want even one hand to open the
limousine and Fluid has ring the front door
bell At that he waits minute or So and then Mrs.
Fluid herself appears | knew 1t was her from his
descriptions. He'd found her couple of years ago
on Of his trips and If d been asked t.
guess where. Id named Denver music hall I've
heard Of. She's ten years or more younger than
Fiudd but So far aS build goes she good runnIn
mate-a strappin'. boomn party with a forty-two
bust. heavy Jaws. and head of VcrOXId hair that
goes fairly well with her complexion. In the
pcnsive costume she has on she's a good deal of a
sumner If YOU care for that style.
Hello. MINI. says Fluid Here some
friends I've brought home to dinner Mr.. Purdy Pell
Mr. McCabe Where the blank are those buffers,
Mrs. Fludd she says She = glad to see us and won't
step right III and excuse her while she has a word
on the side with Mr. Fluid, Purdy Pe and d Just
got our things hung up when We hears an explosion
from Fudd
Quit have they" he's saying When, How
many Of EN-, Twenty five Well, get the others
the Job then What All three cooks: And the
maids, Say. isn't there anyone left that can hash uI
dinner, Why. blast 1t all there must be- Here
who's that over there at the desk, Housckecper
ell, She do. Say YOU"
We couldn't see her. but from the quiet tones We
guessed She must be more or less ladyhke. We heard
her cNplanln how she a managing housekeeptr
and really couldn't go into the kitchen and prcrar"
dinner She sorry many of the servants had
left. She was afraid they had resented something
Mrs Fluid had said To them.
Resented" growls Fludd Well that good
that is Wasn't paying en- good money, What
did they want"
With that lac comes out and gives us his views
direct. This Was Il blamed fine state affairs uhcH
common house servants got So they resented orders
not only that. but had the nerve To- quit work and
leave their hcttcrs IN the lurch. Couldn't
up enough help 10 get dinner for ms guests He'd
have 10 call IT of for tins time he guessed but II
MAS a blasted outrage and he WAS going a. look