Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-08
Copyright, 1912. by George M. Cohan.)
BY BERTRAND sAacocK.
PART [

dinners with d punch.
The preparations had been most eIab-
crate and the precautions equally care
fully made The costly Venetian mir
rors, which had reflected many smiling.
even many a leeripg face, had been re-
moved from the walls. and their places
taken by cheaper ones Of American made
glass. But as most Of these mirrors were
to be seen but dimly as vistas through
smilax and ported plants, the substitr
ton was more real than apparent.
II was to sucE far-sighteG vision ard
psychological penetration that Henri
Speary owed the comfortable fortune
tina. had followed the spreading of the
knowledge through Manhattan that at
6pearys "one could enjoy ones self and
ever be-s tIe-boisterous.'
= leet'e rough house. -confided NJ.
Henri to his mead waiter. "a Ieeue rough
house, bur without waste"
SO 1t was mat the supper or dinner
parties whose mem GERS wished to snatter
NJ. Eenri's mirrors did so without other
consequences than that the astute res
taurateur added to their bill the cost
OF the Venetian glass which had reposed
during the storm in his store rooms
a TYPICAL COMPANY.
The company which this night had
seemed 70 NJ. Henri 70 warrant 1he sub
stltution Of the mirrors was typical Of The
larger body which in Ave ycarg. haG made
Jackson Jones "BrosGw Abouu each
Of these gilded ya5ths WHO seef. the
fountain e life heuea-r TIC liontg o. Tie
serpent way there clusters ard circles a
hE:iac Of hu2au insect. some VIII the
beauty OF the butterfly. some vii. the
annoyance uf he plain louise Ir and
some with he sting of the mos ,ritc.
Sv tonight il vas as though eacr c.
these clements g tha life the youth r
- known IS "Broadway" chose. had
selected its delegation 10 represent il at
the dinner with the punch BROAD
way" himself would have told VOC that
he knew every actor, every chorus siri,
every neWsboy. ard eve~y wine agent on
Broadway. He had bong; the KNOW &c
and the acauaity ance v.,a the only coin
current on the ihorcuehfare. So repre-
sentatives Of some OF these castles we're
in Spcary's. Rut there were also pres
el-t Gel tai1I Of those whose position IS I'M
defined ampribiars hall III The pool of
bohemia and half on the Dry land of a
more regular society. There were in
tha private room, too. certain OF the real
friends q lie youth whose cut was car
ried IN stock in all the newspaper of
fees which delighted in white light"
Stories
One of the latter. Bob Wallace, a young
advertising man. sat next to the malicious
Mrs. Presbrey. ard smiled slightly at her
cutting remarks, without more than oc-
casi9nall5 replying TO them.
wonder what the particular punch is
Whlch VIII finish this dinner" said Mrs
PfeSbrey. You remember last time II
Was glnF1klshaw VS. filled with champa gne
n which The men wheeled the women
down Fifth avenue at o'clock in he
morning
SURE TO BE STARTLING.
Depend upon il" said Wallace good
naturedly. ''it will be something eolaIly
if not mores tartling. Do you see how
thoughtful Broadway is? Hes neditat-
ing something"
Mrs. Presbrey locked and il was as
Wallace had said. The head crowned
with Garkly yellow hair was slightly
bowed and about The alert ra her Celtic.
features of the youth credited in the
newspapers with the suuanderine of mill
Mons there was q CLEAN accentuated by
a smile which an alert novelist might
have called sad
But if Broadway Jones bead was low
cred his eyes were observant enough In
them was d depth Of calculation. q little
resentment and again settled deternliua
ton. IRON the Ittle table at which he
sat wan i've OF SIS babblers he vas look
ing across 10 agcther small tabIe at
Whch the most striking figure was a
woman. MIS-. Beatrice tJamesl Gerard
was no longer Young She might very
well have '2deed passed for a very cid
erly mother rf Broadway. but she was a
widow. and it was said tnat she had in
herited al least tGree ,lirions from each
Of her three h1suanJs Upon he cheek
was scar which malice said had been
made when she VAS N iirionatic enough
TO Interrupt wi,u a ratpiu the saving OF
the last OF her hva0ands
Bal despite the scar Mrs. Gccard's
money was perfectly genuine and she did
moi iack for friends and even q sort of
standing in The circle which She Mas af-
fectin& al the present moment.
u was III Airs. GeS&Td that Broadway
was staring with one hand partly thrust
into his lower Waietcoat pocket Broad
way waved aside a sol - resolve he had
formed while Ia hiu2elf he mumbied
''i sine were ave divorce would have
come iutp Inc world with ADAM"
4 PERTINENT NOTE.
va Mrs. Gerard apparently was not
aware of the continued scrutiny OF lie
youth, for in d moment more waiter
banded him q note N her cr2a.pnd and
angular fist He read:
why do YOU stare al mo So
"BEATRICE GERARD"
zone moment" said Jones 10 the alter
while he hung over the note with ey-e
that seemed about to bulge from their
sockets as the overwhelming force on az
idea which lad come 10 hin. From The
richly -nboasea menu. copy Of when
every guest hsa found At Ms n'ste, lie
tore pa tally b!8ra ~ ge. lie wrote.
Because / love YOU.
'l5EDApWAT.'
As he wstcied the NAN glide back to
the place is de .eGr OF 49, GeTard's
chair ne was vlsibly aRitat~d His hands
trempled, his foot nervousy tapped the
floor and great drops Of perspir2tion stood
out on his forehead It did MOI seem the
az. alton Of the lover, bat rather that Of