Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-03-18

I clans and liter
airy folk frequent
IT, But the Pllsner is yet good, and
take some diversion from the conVersa-
tiOn Of waiter No 18.
lror many years the customers OF Old
Munich have accepted the place as a
faithful copy from the ancient German
town. The big hall with Its smoky raft.
ers, rows Of Imported stems, portrait OF
Goethe and verses painted on the walls
translated into German from the orig
inal Of the Cincinnati poets-seems at.
mosDherlcally correct when viewed
through the bottom of a glass.
But not long ago the proprietors add
Ell the room above, called It the Little
RheinschIoss and built In stairway,
Up there was an imitation stone para
pet, Ivy covered, and the walls We're
painted to represent depth and dis
lance, with the Rhine winding at the
base OF the vIneyarded slopes and the
castle OF Ehrenbreitstein looming d.
rectly opposite the entrance. or course
there were tables aud chairs, and you
could have beer and food brought you.
went into Old Munich one afternoon
when there were few customers and
sat at my usual table near the stair
way ] was. shocked and almost dis
pleased to perceive that the glass CT.
gar case by the orchestra stand had
been smashed to smlthereens did
not like things to happen In Old Mu,
hlch- Nothing had ever happened there
before.
Walter No. l8 came and breathed on
my neck. was his by right OF dis
coyery. Elghteen's brain was built
like corral. 1t was full Of ideas
which, when he opened the gate, came
budding out like flock Of sheep that
might get together afterward or might
not. ] did not shine as a shepherd. As
type Eighteen fitted nowhere. | did
not find out II he had nationality,
family, creed, grievance, hobby, soul
preference, home or vote. He only
came always to my table and, as long
as his leisure would permit, let words
tiutter from him like swallows leaving
d barn at daylight.
How did the cigar case come to be
broken, Eighteenf" asked with Ger
tain feeling OF personal grievance.
> Il can tell you about that, sir" said
he, resting his foot on the chair next to
mine, did YOU ever have anybody
hand you double handful OF good luck
while both your hands was full Of bad
luck, and stop to notice how your ln
gers behavedG"
mo riddles, Eighteen" said l.
leave out palmlstry and manlcurng"
You remember" said Eighteen, "th,
guy In the hammered brass Prince Al
bert and the orolde gold pants and the
amalgamated copper hat, that carried
the combination meat AK, Ice pick and
liberty pole, and used to stand on the
tirst landing as you go up to the Little
IdndslOshT
why, yes" said I. "The halberdler
| never noticed him particularly | re
member | thought he was only a suit
OF armor. He had a perfect polse.o
"lIe had more than that" said
Eighteen. "EIe was me friend. He
was an advertisement. The boss hired
hlm to stand on the stairs for kind
OF scenery to show there was some
thing doing IN the has-been line up
stairs. What did You call hlm-a what
klud OF beer"
"a halberdier" said I. ''That was
an ancient man-at-arms of many hun
deed years ago.
Some mistake" said Eighteen
"This one wasn't that old. He wasn't
over twenty.three or four.
1T was the boss idea, rigging a man
up IN an antebellum suit OF tlnware
aud standing him on the landing Of
the slosh. He bought the goods at a
Fourth avenue antique store and hung
sign out Abebodled halberller
wanted. Costume furnished.
THE same morning a young man
with wrecked good clothes and hun
ery look comes In, bringing the sign
with him. ! was filling the mustard
pots at my station
Pm IT. says he, whatever II Is.
But ! never halberdiered in restau.
rant Put me on, Is It "A masqueradeY
4 hear talk IN the Kitchen OF a ash.
ball, says l.
Bully for you, Eighteen, says he,
You and TIL got on. Show me the
boss desk.
Well, the boss tries the Harvey.
lied pajamas on him, and they fitted
him like the scales on baked red.
snapper, and he gets the Job You've
seen what It Is. He stood straight up
10 the corner OF the ilrst landing with
hls halberd to his shoulder looking
right ahead and guarding the Portu.
gals Of the castle The boss Is nutty
about having the true old world Aayor
10 his Joint 'iIalberdlers goes with
i,indsloshes, says be, Just as rats
goes With raihskcllers and white cot
ton stockings with Tyrolean villages.
The boss Is kind Of aniiologst aud
ia an posted up on data and such In.
formation.
"From 8 p N. to 2 IN the morning