The San Francisco call., 1913-12-06
A LADY,s LUNCH

Kitchen, -Adolph--Hello
Potter. 36. Lunch for three. Clear
soup - filet of sole - chops and
salad-one bottle OF the same wine
| we have been ordering-No-I will
order more If we require it. At 1880,
please - Yes Served here. One
waiter to act under my instructions.
Thank you"
Potter concluded his task with OBJ
vious distaste. He could not know
luncheon for Potter. &c. and serve
| it to his young master and Miss
May and Mr.. lie Roy.
A knock at the door--a rat -tat-tat
| that took Potter over to the entrance
and made him set the door ajar and
then set 1T half to again with the i'm
pulse Of his dislike for the crew who
were coming to play with and sneer
| at his young master again.
| None of that" laughed Miss Kitty
May. That is not the subway, Pot
terri
Hello, Hellol Grand day, aint it?
| What's wrong? You amt lookin' as
| happy as I'd like to see YOU" said
| Jim Garrity to Potter as that well
bred servitor stepped back offended
at the easy at homeness of these bour-
| geois in his masters rooms.
| Il beg your pardon said Potter,
| coldly.
what for? What you been up to
this time?" asked Jim the friendly.
I'VE passed Mr.. Nelson in the lobby
he didn't see US; he was with
began Kitty; then seeing Potter's ex-
lpression. she added, airily
Just as well, l guess. Well wait.
Mr.. Nelson will return shortly,
said Potter. picking up his tray and
making dignifed exit.
| Kitty laughed. She had been put
ting him through his PAGES.
There. You see what / mean.
| Why can't you act like he does?' she
said to Jim whose imitation of a
lady's chauffeur was about as sue
cessful as her own imitation of a
| lady.
| Jim was undaunted in his N eek
self satisfaction. He would play any
| part that Kitty desired. however men
| ial 1t was. But he had to play 1t
after his own meager talents. Jim
| had no aptitude for high finance. The
outcome of it all was to prove just
how good a business woman Kitty
was.
"A mans got to be born that way.
He can't make himself such regular
| fool as that" said Jim with the Amer
| ican distaste for the fiunky.
Say, Kitty, you got to get me q
new job. I'm going TO hook the car
Don't be in a hurry" advised Dick.
II amt. It's the landlord. Lord. l
do wish Kitty would stop playin' the
races! Not that I amt glad to lose
the carl hate 'em anyhow miss
my old cab horse. There's nothin'
1 T. in, n
growing "Reminiscences.
Il wish I'd left you alone to drive
one-or starve,v said Kitty coldly.
| Go on, / amt lookin' for graft
tude, there amt none In this world
any more. Taxicabs killed gratitude
same as they killed everything else
any good. Remember what place
Broadway used to be. About IL o'clock
of a fine night-with the cabbies ridin'
up and down calm eKeb. sir-Keb.
sir.' That was sociable, wasn't itE
| That was human. Folks was happy
| in them days-a feller and girl,
ridin' home-lookin' out at the
| sights
Jim was enjoying his happy remin-
| iscences-then he pulled himself up
sharply to the bitter reality of these
unsociable days of taxis.
They don't look at nothin' now
in a taxi; they dasn't-just that
darned old clock,"
| Jim's sodden old soul was bitter.
| THAT darned old clock" made graft
almost too complicated thing TO his
feeble intellect.
| Suddenly Dick spoke in tone of
genuine feeling He knew Kitty
knew just what she was--knew just
what she had done-and would do.
perhaps. all through life. Dick lie Roy
was a gaudy souled. gaudily dressed
song and dance artist''-Kitty was
well, Kitty! And to Dick LIE Roy she
was-the girl he wanted.
| kitty What's the use! You're on
| a dead one, and you're most broke.
This kids simp, and he's only a
piker. Kitty Why don't you lose
him.
KITTY's SECRET
Jim coughed and lit one of "the
piker's cigars.
Kitty's eyes took far away look.
Never mind" said Miss Kitty May
Garrity firmly.
| Dick leaned across the table. He
could forget that Jim was there-he
could forget anything but that Kitty
was--just Kitty.
| You don't care for him-a wise girl
| like YOU"
Cant i? It's none of your business
any way" said she in a pleasantly
offhand manner.
| Jim rose with a flourish. and ad-
dressed the floor.
Il can't read without my glasses.