The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1914-11-28

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the respectable Stephen In n low and
agltated voice. The Brighter really
believes we are going to pay him In
stamps. We shall get flung out for a
cert"
Its all right" said Nicky. II am
only going to try and make him laugh
you'll fall" said her brother, with
conviction.
At this moment a mighty tray, COW
cred with such inducements to appe-
lite as ~anchovies, sliced tomatoes, sar-
dimes, radishes. chopped celery. stras-
burg sausage. ct hoe genus omne-all
equally superfuous In the case of a
s~choolboy up in town or an exeat-was
laid before him with a stately flourish.
Then the waiter came stiffiy and grim
~ TO attention and stood obviously ex-
pecfant. Hors d'oeuvres are rather
puzzling things. Here was a chance
for the tyros before him to show their
mettle.
They showed It.
"One gets tired of these everlasting
things" mused Nicky YEARLY. "IIl
just peck at one or two. You can fetch
the soup, waiter. We shall be ready
for it Immediately"
Thick OF clear soup, madam"
Wei have thick TO begin with,
please; then clear" replied Nicky calm
y. "stiffy, l will take ali a~nchovy.'
The waiter was not more than two
minutes absent. but ere he returned G
lightning transformation scene had
been enacted.
Certainly the Briton, with all his
faults, surpasses the foreigner in the
control of emotions. What n Gaul or
a Teuton would have done on Witness
ing the sight which met the eyes Of
the imperturbable Ganymede of the
Restaurant international when he re-
turned with the thick soup it is diff
cult to say. The first would probably
have wept, the second have sent for
a policeman, for. 10. the richly Digit
hors d~'oeuvres tray had become a soli-
tude, the component parts thereof were
duly discovered Ivy the charwoman
next morning amid the foliage of an
adjacent palm. and the tail of the last
radish was disappearing into Stify's
mouth. Stiffy. once reused, made an
excellent accomplish, though he had no
initiative Of his own.
The walters face twitched ever so
slightly, and there was an undulating
movement in the region of his scarlet
waistcoat. But he recovered himself
in time and, having served the thick
soup, departed unbidden In search of
the clear.
"Nicky," said Stiffy in a concerned
voice, 'are we really going to have ev-
erything on the menu?'
You are, my son. replied Nicky.
Il. being a lady, will make use of this
palm tub rt
The waiter brought the clear soup
and asked for instruction with regard
to the Ssh.
What sort of fish have your
The man proffered the card.
"Sole-sauce tartare. That means
sole with tartar sauce Nicky trans
lated glibly for the benefit of her un-
tutored relative. I'VE had better not
have that. Tartar sauce Always makes
him SICK" she explained to the waiter,
indicating the fermenting Stiffy.
What else is there? Let me see-ah.
Observation-Disclosures. A very
delicate fish. Quite so. You may bring
us"-her brain worked desperately be-
hind a smiling face. but fruitlessly-"a
~blanchaille, waiter"
There was an ominous silence. Then
the waiter asked in a voice tinged with
polite incredulity:
"A whole one each, MADAME
Certainly said madam in freezing
tones.
The waiter bowed de%ferentially and
departed.
"Stidy," inquired Nicky in agonized
tones, what is Il b~lanchaille? Don't
say it's a cod!'
Stiffy devoted three hours a week to
the study of modern languages. but so
far no blanchaille had swum into his
vocabulary.
I've Il notion he said after a pro-
longed mental effort, that ii is a stur-
geon.'
How big is a sturgeon?"
Its about the size of a shark, l
think
But their capacity was not to be tax
ed after all. The waiter returned and.
with the nonchalant demeanor of a
hardened clubman playing out an UNI
expected ace of trumps. laid down two
plates. In the center of each reposed
a single forlorn. diminutive whitehall.
But it was here that Veronica Eliza
beth Vereker rose TO her greatest
heights. She inspected her w por-
ton and then her brothers.
Waiter" she said mt last, will you
kindly take away this young gentle
mans fish and ask the cook to give you
a rather longer one? About three
quarters of an inch. | should say. The
child"-indicating her hirsute and
crimson senior-'gets very peevish and
fraffnl ~ biS norfion is smaller than