New-York tribune., 1912-03-24
She Had Pet List of Queries to Hurl at the
Police Commissioner When She Bearded Him
in His Den, and He Gave Her Conglom-
crate Answer to the Whole Lot


replaced the dinginess and gloom. hut the
manners of the salon have succeeded to
tnose OF the saloon Naturally | don't re-
Ter TO handsome, blue-eyed Bill" Devery
OF any or his sort who ruled from time TO
time over the Mulberry menaee. But IN the
new Police Headquarters the most fastidi-
Gus criminal coudn't object TO being put
through the third degree.
So, in a word. all was not lost, as the
man said who threw a stone at bird.
,n'ssed IT, but hit his mother-in-lau. for l
had gained much useful information.
MONDAY | was on hand. bright II not
| early Your Aunt Kate alUays rises to
'ne occasional bait. and when the editor
had suggested after luncheon as particu-
iarlN happy Z ~ - interview police COM
missioners | was not standing on the steps
10 greet Mr.. Waldo at a. m In fact, IT
was 2:30 when | poked through the three
ply door, hoping for that good digestion
on which the intervlewer's happiness so
oiten depends. 1t isn't your Aunt Kate's
way TO take an advantage Of any one. and
"heh the editor had tackled to his original
statement the addendum that Mr.. Waldo
usually took very good lunch I went and
TOOK one too-one, not two-of course, at
the expense Of the parer
AS look back at my progress 7 have the.
impression of elegance added To that Of
hygiene, noted before. recall carpets Of
red or green. can't remember which
They are always one or tother when men
nave their own way. They have such
primitive color schemes poor dears. They
were soft-the carpets. ! rean-and there
was Flemish oak and marble thrown about
as recklessly as tombstones in cemetery.
It's a rich city We live in. The picture
grows as ! rub my memory; there was an
octaGonal room and there were long halls,
with many doors opening frequently.
Outside one Of these | introduced myself
to a very handsome young man. He nearly
got by. but haven't gained the reputation
own for aertncss by any false methods.
! He stopped. Later I learned that his name
is Shaw and that he's been on the force
some sixteen years and is now a lieuten-
ant At the moment just noticed that his
hair was frosted with silver and he had
nice, big brown eyes. II Is my unbiased
opinion that YOU can find Just as many
Apollo Belvederes on the New York police
force as there ever were on those Of an
cient Greece. DegeneraCy Of the race.
P)Shaw
When I told him who and why was he
asked Did you do those Lulu pictures
oh. those haunting Lulu pictures, l wasn't
going to steal any ones thunder right in
Police Headquarters, so ] said No He
hoped I wasn't going to interview him.
OPINIONS OF AN APOLLO.
Il think public men talk too much,
talked he.
Your Aunt Kate-ah. the artful fattorer
wide Clnging Vinel-chlrpilv said: But IL
a man is clever and good looking you
should have seen the look accompanying
this remarkD there is no reason why he
should feel that way"
Apollo Shaw ignored the pretty pcrsinage.
He repeated himself. but he did It with
such an air. They talk too much"
Taking the cue with feminine meekness. I
inquired, Then YOU think that 1t Is better
TO he good listener
You can't be A listener and Good
Mixer" he responded, mite Sloomy
Then ne scrt of took me into his conf
dence They will do it. father me, and ad-
wise me, and confess TO me.
Yes" said he. and his voice took on that
lovely emotional sou-stirTng note. 'l'H
never make a success for that reason
! sighed.
NO" clcomcd he II am not Good
Mixer"
Naturally thought he was speaking Of
the pink lemonade maker at A Tim Suli-
van picnic. hut as he continued talking
while we strolled down the corridor J was
rather glad that I hadn't offered him my I
New England recipe.
A Good Mixer. according 10 Apollo Shaw.
is one who can talk to man he mates 81
said man won't know they aren't as thick
as college chums or women bridge tends.
I'm not an actor" he added. II can't
do H."
You should study diplomacy," chirped l. |
rather sentcntiously. for late ClinginE |
Vine.
They like simple ideas served up in a |
simple vocabulary at the Police Headquar-
ters. He corrected my phrase TO What a
man needs are tact and sclf-control.
Yes" said l. Mr. Frederick Townsend |
Martin. who has busly written about the
idle rich told me once at the Plaza that