The Alaska citizen., 1913-11-24

Nouiu CaEeluily aFOld tnlS waiter n the future: to enjoy the evening meal. one must be free from petty annoyances.
 That night Aloysius was fined five dollars and threatened with dismiss. sal. In vain he raved and protested that he had done nothing, said noth- ing. forgotten nothing! The next day at the ball park the Moose spoke but three times and the Ban tams. once more on friendly terms looked at each other with delight 1 in their ev,s and commented upon the fecblrae-s of his repartee He -rt something to think about now b sides ball players." said Andy Anders ? I'd like to be in on your party teui-ht, Mulholland. It would almost te 'orth the price of a hard boiled front"
 That ,E"uing there was sudden commotiDn in far corner of the Metropolitan Grill Four gentlemen who had been dining together rose and marched ward the entrance, grumbling loudly. Henri. who had been watching their table with the eye of a hawk. fluttered after the quartet twittering in his excitement and agitation.
 "Gentlemen," he panted '1 en. treat you' insist that you shall tell me what has happened." Jim Mulholland then found use for his college education, while Crab be. kehoe. and McCloskey listened with admiration.
 You say the man-cursed youe" gasped the astounded Henri "Ah. impossible. gentlemen! Impossible!"
 T wouldn't have believed 1t my self if I hadn't heard it." said Null holland. My friends are all strang- CTS in the city. brought them here to show them that We have a grill which in every way compares favor ably with the best in New York City It seems I was mistaken I owe my friends an apology"
 kehce nodded and murmured what purported to be quotation. Henri's face turned scarlet
 He dared to say-that9" demand ed the head waiter Send the Irish pig of Reagan to me at once"
 In few seconds Aloysius appear. ed. There was a wild gleam in his eyes and his fists were clenched. Once such a thing might happen, even two times. but false accusa- tion three nights in succession, Al oysius did not wait for Henris ques- tion.
 What nonsense is this?" snarled the tormented one, forgetting that he was a waiter in the presence of his chief. aware of nothing. save that he was being persecuted without rhyme or reason. You were all setting there as quiet as you please and everything satisfactory No kick about anything. Then all at once up you get and make a break for the door. What it's all about I don't know any moren the man in the moon. What did do to you that you try and show me up this way?"
 Mulholland stepped forward and leveled forefinger at the furious Aloysius.
 Do you deny that you swore at my friend here because he said the coffee was cold?"
 The training of thirty years avail ed not in this crisis The shell of obsequious politeness, already crack ed, dropped from Reagan at this monstrous charge. He raved and used language which amply sus- tained the original indictment.
 You see" said Mulholland to Hen. ri. The man is violently abusive. I should say that he is insane and not accountable. Come, gentlemen. I regret that you should have been subjected to this annoyance"
 Ten minutes afterward Aloysius Reagan crept out at the back door of tho MetroDolitan Gril huDd,o under his arm. He was drunk with conflicting emotions, but not so drunk that he failed to appreciate his position. He had been discharg- ed for the first time in fifteen years discharged for insulting the pat rons of the grill. and in his agitated state of mind he found slight com fort in the thought that Henri would he off duty for at least a week, nursing a split nose and a black eye.
 What's the meaning of it?" thought Aloysius. "Is 1t a conspir- acy? Or am I going crazy?"
 The next afternoon the anvil chor- us on the bleachers lacked a con- ductor Aloysius Reagan was hunt ing a new job. At the end of three days he found one. The Albemarle Cafe was not strictly first class. and the tips were not So generous as at tho MotroDoRt,o C,,n h,,x A,ou,;,,,