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The Washington times., 1918-02-10
csvr.tht, Is1E Ips.rn,nonsl E.-. ssrvsS

OePyngnt. lS1bs AhtHEnationaA N1
TELEN had never in her 1ifS
II snOountsFed such a sFui'
novel experience. This be-
ing granted a peep into the lives OF
other people not in any sense touch
her own, was mysterious, uncanny.
6ns had thought when the strange
woman accosted her IN the waiting
room Of the Grand Central Station
that she merely wanted to ask a
question. but her hrst remark
showed Helen that this experience
was going 70 be cut OF the ordinary.
you look a. though yOu would
- kind. az though you could render
IN opinion without being biAsOd
enc way or the ether" she said.
Helen smiled uncertainty, won
dsrinE II the women were mad,
She was quietly dressed in mOdish
black, She had auburn hair which
erinklsd under her hat, and al
though she was not pretty there
was a certain odd attraction about
her. She was obviously well sdusG-
ted, aRd her smile at Hslen's pug
sled look, Instantly bAnishSd any
doubts that Helen might have had
Il think could Helen returned.
falling in with the wOman's man
Asr.
wen, I shouId be grateful to you
forever II you would give me hf-
teen minutes 70 decide = question
for mS,y' the SSonan returned
Helen, who had slipped Into the
Grand Central for a bite Of lunch
con before proceeding downtown TO
keep an appointment followed the
woman over to a couple OF seats In
the rest room. and the two sat down
and again scrutinized each other,
ITS about . very private mat
ter" the woman continued Il have
no friends here In the East and I
shouldn't care about confding in
them II had. 1 hardly think you
and 1 will ever meet again, and II
We do, 1 think you would keep your
svn counsel"
Helen nodded slowly.
"Of course. you. must think me
nadly Impetaous to DO a thing like
this. but I have been observing you
since you came into the place. The
impulse to tell you, to ask your ad-
vice ana abide by It came to me
suddenly, and I determined to yield
to It came East TO get away from
= man. love him and he loves
me, and be Il married"
She almost nRnG the words out
but she ala not seem ashamed or
embarrassed, merely eager. Helen
thought her the most eager woman
Ghs hAd ever seen. her smallest Ess-
turs was significant Il was her
chief charm
But 1 don't know the pGrtieu-
bars" Helen protested Il want to
help you. but how can I decide for
you What Is It you want me to
decideT-
Shall stay here away from
him or shall 60 back? He may
f0rget all about me If stay away
bat there IS almost sure to be some
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The Manicure Lady

keep you young and dip like you
used to be when arst 1 seen you.
but / guess it's hopeless. Amt
50 full OF pepper myself as I was
ten years ago. when you and me
nrst got acquainted"
rs II as much as ten yeArsT
asked the Head Barber.
It's ten years. all right much
as hate to admit IT," said the
Manicure Lady. Ten long, hard
years. with plenty Of troubles and
q lot of laughs. We don't want TO
forget the laughs. George. Some
times / think that's the worst fault
with human beings. They always
remember the setbacks and hard
luck they Rave and they seem to
forget the times when life was
glad and rosy.
That's so. when you think OF It"
admitted the Head Barber. II
never looked at Il Just that way,
kid. Maybe after ail a guy is
quitting when he kicks don't
want TO Quit-especially these daye.
And ! amt going to kick no more
II / can catch myself in time"
That's the way to talkP' de-
dIAFSd 4S Manicure LAAE. -0SoG-
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By William F. Kirk.

GCUTELL.- 'ala the Manicure
w the holiday rush Is over
and we have either got the things
for which We was hoping for or
we haven't got them. and the
world is moving on Just the same
either way
Believe me. I'm glad the holi-
days Is over" said the Head Bar
Der. Not that II broke me, or any
thing like that. because all done
was to send out a few cards, but
got tired OF seeing everybody run
ming around with bundles. Every
time I seen a gent with ten bum
dies II made me think OF the one
or two little things ] was able to
get, and every gent that ! seen
empty handed made me feel sorry
for him Them holidays don't hand
me no great cheer"
George. you are getting awful
clinical IN your old age" said the
Manicure Lady. i wish could
Do something - change Y0a end
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soms influences for good-soma
sweet noble impulse Of purity and
hope influence Ia woven into each
garment by our sanity ladies.
How could It be otherwiss7 The
beauty of soul which is a part Of
themselves must pass out from
them to others, even through
inanimats things. Ii is very beau
tiful to see how eongeniai they
are. They have a community Of
ideas which Is remarkable. They
view the past through the same
high plane, and the future lies for
them serene in the light Of Gods
promise, which has not failed and
shall not fail. This afternoon, up
our garden path. under the drip
ping umbrellas, came Christian
and Fredricka. They brought US
a wonderful present. beautiful
cake compounded of spice and
brown sugar, and every richness
and sweetness under the sun. /
used to have cake like that in
Vienna, and 1t wqs called Mocha
Tarte" But Freiricka would
not permit me to call It a German
cake. mot so, dear lady, this
cake is not German, this cake Is
Continental So fiercely Ameri-
cap re this deer couple that they
can not lear that the lady Of the
Kaiser should hove credit FOR so
much as a cake. We all had tea to-
Fether, and beautiful FredricFs,
with her skirts st"rched stiff,
and Christian, with his large,
calm, and re tie m"nner, groced
each a side Of our frep' and
felt that our home wrs honOred.
! learned more of them today.
Christian came from near Straus-
burg, and Freiricka is from
Ssx0nv. They embody the nOblest
traditions of both these places
We must find people like that now
and then to ju-tisy the faith we
used to have in the people and he
country and the government
which have since proved them
selves the greatest traitors in he
world. But I do not know vet
what sorrow it is th7t haUnts my
old-world couple. 1t is something
mysterious and brooding, for
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Advice to the LOvelOrn
The Girl Who Is Older.
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ I have a friend who dearly
loves . certain girl He iB sure
his love IL returned The only
trouble 10 that she is almost
three years older than my friend
What would you adviser Do you
believe In marriages where the
girl 10 o'1-- than the manH
AN ANXIOUS FRIEND.
DO not believe and never have
believed that the difference of a
few years one way or the other Is
a very great factor for or against
the happiness Of a marrige. Con-
geniaIity Of tastes is an important
contribution to a happy marriage
II q woman OF forty marries q man
OF twenty-eight. they are very
likely TO difre- IN their desires. am
billions. knowledge OF NE and emo
tIonal capacity. But for . girl OF
twenty-eiEht to marry . man OF
TWENTY-FIVE comes out well or III.
according TO whether they really
have the "makinE5" OF a happy
partnership-love, respect, mutual
understanding and conEsnial View
point. II 10 generally best that the
partners to a happy marriage be Of
the same Generation-say not more
than eight or ten years part. No
body can make hard and fast rules.
A man Of forty and a girl OF twenty
may md real happiness with each
other. while a young couple with
suitable and w~ll-n'a- -rh-d ages may
have ~ hing else In tkslr nAtuE a.
matched.
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A New Series of Pleasing
Good Night Stories
PusS in Boots T.

Well, after that our little hero
decided to ride away on one Of the
chargers that roamsd about the
castle grounds. for PuSs Junior was
too fond of travel to remain long At
home. After many q mile, be came
TO a deep river. hut there was no
bridge across II nor vas there any
boat IN sight And while he sat
there wondering what to do, a snow
white swan swan up to the bank
and said:
i will ferry you across. Sir Cat
Get upon my back and you shall
reach yondsr shore In safety"
But I do not wish to leave my
Good Gray Horse" said Puss.
do not worry about me-" said the
faithful animal. One Of my Iron
shoes Is loose and must ind q
blacksmith
So PuSs seated himself upon the
Swans back and went across the
river. and when he landed on the
other side, an ugly toad hoped out
from behind q bush and said:
How dare you come Into my
kInEdom7 an king Of Toad Coun-
Try" Ana gusAS PuES would
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; have turned around and gone back.
only the Swan had rallied away
and was nowhere to be seen
Il will not harm you" said Little
PuSs Junior, but the toad replied:
Il viii not have you in my coun-
try" and he pufrsd himself up until
he was almost as big a. a dog.
And. oh dear me, he was a dread
ful looking thing.
Well, there was nothing for PusI
to do but draw his sword, and when
the toad saw what Puss was doing,
he gave a loud croak and all Of a
sudden dozens and dozens Of toads
hoped up and Puss found hInGalf
surrounded on all sideA
And then . very ugly toad began
to sing In . deep croaky voieeI
whoever comes within our Land
Must lose the fingers from his
hand"
And In the next story you shan
hsAr what happened after that
Copyright 1918 David on1
To he Continued.
The Washington times., 1918-02-10
BY WILLIAM p.
KIRK

ness knows Brother wilfred amt
got much to make his life happy
these days. having nothing to look
back at but q record OF lost Jobs
and rejected poems but he wrote a
New Year song for me, Just the
same, and It's as full OF happiness
As o Christmas tree. This Is how
It goes:
It's great to be living
In these stirring times.
encouragement giving
In prose and In rhy mes
That wouldn't give me no on
courRGement." said the Head Bar
Der.
Tt didn't give me none. either"
said the Manicure Lady, but you
got no idea, George. how II cheers
Wilfrsd up TO write them things
His eyes shines wnen he writes
them poems Just the same as II he
had a Job and II was payday Rhs
old gent can't see II that way, but
fathers getting crHnkier the more
money he gets. Folks does get thai
way when they get rich spoke
harsh TO You yesterday. George"
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Beatrice Fairfax.

o you remember the Sld song.
7 don't kn0w-whirs I'm goInE.
but I'm on the way To any
Ans who has adopted that for hia
motto want to shout . warning:
You won't get thsrs!-
No one lands anywhere at AL In
the whole wide world Except on
the ash hsap) unlsas he dsnnitsly
decides on . EoAl and starts out 70
fsaeh It
Let m put ourselves now through
the third degree Ask each Of him
SELF: what Dc want Of lifOf II
there . word hat sums uD my su-
prsms ambition7 Do 1 long fer one
thing above All othsrsf And Am I
making any snOrt to attain ny
hearts .dssirO7-
About once In every two or three
months ind myself writing = little
article on . topic and under . cap
tiOn both Of which are great favor
ties Of mins-'YOu set what yOu
want" gums It up. Firmly ! believe
that II you and out what you want
In life and set about attaining It
you can succeed But you have to
Be sincere with yourself.
Recently . young girl wrote me
= rather desperate letter. In which
she stated that her one ambition in
life was to be = musician. and that
her parents were insisting that
they could not ARord to let her
study longer but must put her At
once to work. She claimed her life
was Wrecked-that giving up her
career and going to work In an Of
nee was going to kill AL her hanDi-
ness and ambition
Going to work In An ofrice hadn't
anything to do with killing her
earserI Our great musicians are
not recruited from the aristocraey
Of the wealthy and the WsIl-to-do.
Poor BARRIERS. penniless psasants,
unSGueatsd maid servants-from the
ranks Of the impoverished and
lsWiy come our great musical sue
esssss.
They come inevitably because no
saeriacS IL too great for them to
makO-no price IL too high for them
to pay-no payment too bitter for
them to endure II At the and Of AL
their sunsrinEs. their goal may Be
reached.
II the little girl who signs her
self "Brokenheartsd' has within
her the one supreme desire to be .
. great musician. she VIII walk to
work. 30 without her lunch. wear
shabby clothes. DO extra work At
home IN the evening. all her Sun
d days with holidays with toIl-And
all that she may save toward .
little fund which win let her re-
turn to the study OF her beloved
music some day.
The people who fail either mis-
b take what they really want In life
or, having found what It L. thsy
The Washington times., 1918-02-10
TWENTIgTH LETTBR.

DearestI
The day has been long and dark
and dreary, The world drips with
steady rain. 1t is the same kind
o. a world that greeted Longfel-
low when he looked from his win
dow and saw the vines clinging
to the mouldering wall, and the
dead leaves whir1ing with every
gust. But LongfslloW immortal
lied On that sams dark day, the
glDry Of the sun behind the clouds,
and so with that hope, we too, look
out upon the wet, sad world, and
take heart again. / wish Empey
had never visualized for me in
"0ver the Top" the trenches with
their slime and mud. / can see
them so plainly, and I can hear
the "plup, plup" of the water
soaked boots, as the feet come
down in rhythmic tread. But the
"cooties" are the worst horror Of
all! How can ! bear to think of
you as covered with those dread
full thingsl Can it be true-all
those horrors? 1t seems as if
there is nothing in all that book
but horror and nightmare. 1t is
like the recital of some desperate
operation-dwelling in morbid de-
tails on the knife and the blood,
and the sickening throes of
nausea, instead of recounting Joy
fully the convalescence and ulti-
mate recovery, and the renewed
vigor and hope of the broken body
Beloved, some day, when you come
back, out Of your abounding faith,
and with your wonderful spirit,
you will write a book of hope.
You will tell the why of this ter
rible war, instead o: the how, and
your message will galvanize the
weakest and most rebellious of US
into solemn JOY at being able to
help along by sacrifice and heart
ache and tears the great business
o. reconstructing the Universe ac-
cording to Gods laws.
Today ! finished my twelfth
pair of socks. Our two mothers
have made innumerable sweaters.
"They grow like lightning under
those nimbls hands. believe
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TO My Sweetheart Soldier TE: S shS%l ssa;

their faces are the Saddest I have
ever seen.
Beloved, / look out on the world
tonight, 50 dark, so wet, so pitt
less. | turn to the east and to
the west, ask the question aloud
TO the rain and wind1'When viii
my loneliness be over-when will
my husband como homer" The
air and the earth repeat the queS-
tion-not mockingly, but with i'm
measurable sorrow.
Goodnight my own.
The Washington times., 1918-02-10
By RITA sTUYVESANT

II VEN the small daughter must
H be q social success this season
II only At q reception. at dan
cling school. OF perhaps Willie
Jones' party.
Cunning little party froclIs may b
fashioned entirely OF remnants and
thus made up at . remarkably small
cost. Chiffon. Georgetts. satIn, and
tafieta may be bought for almost half
price in short lengths Of a yard or two.
Several short remnants may be COM
blned to make q very fetching little
frccl<.
4 dainty little miss Of six summers.
recently appeared At q children'S party
The Washington times., 1918-02-10
'cepyrEht. 1918. Iussr.auOnaI Esvs Service.

Godofthe Thnssgo holds
against rolling with
steps following the"wh sms wrench of saying
happiness
THIS? The Of the girl
aboye-held yoursi
noddng in sunshine head
your upreachng pink
sunshine NELL BRLHKLEY.
The Washington times., 1918-02-10

EnnamSd with the study Of
learning and the admiration OF
virtue; stirred up with high
hopes OF living to be brave
men and worthy patriots, dear
to God, and famous to all
GEes.-Tract OF Education.
The Washington times., 1918-02-10

As good almost KIM q Man.
as kin a good Book; who kills
q Man kills a reasonable crea-
ture. Gods Image: but he who
destroys a good Book kills
reason Itself.-AreopagitIea
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-11-19
CABLE DEL sECRETARIO DE LA
GUERRA.

Nuestro auerido amigo c1 senior Cor
dova Davila, ha recibido el siguientc
cable del senior Newton D. Baker, Sc
crctar;o de Ia Guerra:
Washington, Nov IS, 1918.
En- relacion con las condolences de
los trabajadores de Puerto Rico en- los
Estados Unidos, mientras han podido
haber algunas dificultades debido a
malas intsligencias, la division de cons
trucciones me notifica que envio un
Official al Camp Bragg, quien inforrna
que los portorriquefios estan general
mente bien satisfechos, que las condi-
cioncs estan mejorando, que manifes-
taciones en- contrario no estan bien
fundadas. que el con1isario de cons
trucciones le esta dando atencion per
sonal al tratamiento de ellos El De-
partamento del Trabajo tambien esta
investigando la situacion y solicita Ia
cooperation de la Association Cristiana
de Jovenes y otras instituciones SINH
1ares. Desde que Sc firmo cl Armisti-
clio Sc suspendio el reclutamiento de
.csos trabajadores y Sc tiene en- consi-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-11-19
4sEA AZ
Casa de Espana:
Seccion de San Juan.

y Francisco Alvarez, Vocal.
" JESUS Infanz6n, Vocal.
," Jose Vidal Mendez, Vocal.
DE LA PARADA Is HASTA LA
20 DE NORTE A SUR
Don Toribio de la Fuente, Presi-
dentc.
" Belarmino Lama, Vocal.
" Ramon Rodriguez InfaVzon,
Vocal.
Pbro. Ignacio de Dios, Vocal.
DE LA PARA 20 A LA % Y
PARQUE
Don Fernando Garcia Piqueira,
Presidentc.
=" Saturnino dc la Fucnte, Vo-
cal. 5
" Constantine Catalan, Vocal
" Angel Freijo, Vocal.
DE LA PARADA % A MARTIN
PENA
Don Jose Santiago, Presidente.
- Joaquin Alvarez Vicente, Vo-
cal.
y Jose Mejfas, Vocal
Phro. Joaquin Palacios, Vocal.
Y Sc les da este aviso con cspe-
cial rucgo dc que lleven a Ia prac-
tica la nueva campa1a en- ell ter
mino dc tempo indicado.
La Junta Dircctiva de la See
zion local de San Juan, de la CA
sA DE ESPANA, tiene especial
interes eli esta faalidad;
"QUE EN- SU GRAN LISTA
DE SOCIOS, FIGUREN INSCRIP
TOS AL FINALIZAR ESTE
ANO, TODOS, ABSOLUTAMEN
TIE TODOS LOS ESPANOLES. Y
SUS SNIP ATIZADORES, RESI-
DENIES EN- LA MUNICIPALI-
DAD DE SAN JUAN.' II
lQuc como lograrlo?
May sencillamente.
Con cl esfuerzo personal de los
campatriotas que integran los Co.
mites, quienes por anticipate. pue
den estar bien seguros del exito de
sus gestiones encaminadas a fines
tan altruistas y patrioticos.
Nj un solo espahol debe mostrar
Sc fndiferente csta campana.
Nj nm solo espaHol deiarardc>
prertsrle sir g1esferoosos ,conc4Eso
Asi 10 espcramos.
Asi 10 dcseamos.
ASi 10 suplicamos.
Y names a la 0bra.
Chimes is money"
RODINFCA.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-11-19

La Junta Directiva dc la CASA
DE ESPANA, Sccci6n de San
Juan, acord6 quo la nueva cam
paha de los Conites designados
para propaganda y adquisicion
de socios," tenea efecto durante
Ia ULTIMA DECENA DE NO
NOVIEMBRE, Y que el resultado
de los trabajos sea communicate Sc
guidamentc por cscrito la Pre-
sidencia.
Los Comites permanentcs para
esta patri6tica labor e3tan intcgra-
dos como sigue:
Lista de Ccmisioncs nombradas
por la Secci6n de San Juan.
PARA LA MARINA
Don Carlos Conde, Presidcntc.
- Jcsjis Sanchez, Vocal.
" Jose M6ndez, Vocal.
- Ramon Garcia, Vocal.
TETUAN Y RECTNTO SUR
Don segundo Cadicrno Prcsiacnte
" Fvaristo Freirla. Vocal.
" Miguel Tarea, Vocal.
FORTALEZA Y SAN FRAN
\ CISCO
E'on Antonio Cauhct, PrcSidcnte.
~ Segundo Cadierno, Vocal.
- Jose N. ValIe, Vocal.
LUNA Y SOL
Don Reniqno Fernandez. Pie.
- Ccle1'.ino Linera, Vocal.
- Agust1n Alfonso, Vocal.
SAN SEBASTIAN Y BOULE-
VAR
Don Vicente AIehdcz, Presidente.
" Luis MaurGl.o, Vocal.
" Gaspar Fernandcz. Vocal.
- Juan Fernalpdez. Vocal.
CRISTO Y san JOSE
Don Jose Novas, Presidente.
- Manuel Martinez, Vocal.
- Jose Benito Al1Yrez, Vocal.
CRUZ Y SAN JtSTO
Don Anyelmo Lores. ProsiNente.
. Manuel Gambler, Vocal.
- Fernando Diaz Caymena, " O.
cal. =.
2" Manuel Alvarez. Vocal.
TANCA Y ODONNEL Y RE-
CINTO SAN CRISTOBAL
Don Manuel Carvaial, Prcsidcnte.
.Matias Real. Vocal.
- Jose Fernandez. Vocal.
PUERTA DE TERRA
Don Alexandra Mendez, Prcsiden-
tc.
- Evaristo Rodriguez, Vocal.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-11-19

ny que ha remtdo colonos compradores de caias
una circular que contene recomendaciones titles para
combatir la playa.
Ell ST. Aboy Benltez, Presdente de la Asociaci6n de
Producores de Azdcar ha remtido copia de la
circular menconada maiana la publicara Et impdr-
ciai
Es algo que reviste toda la gravedad de problema
que afecta a la prmera riqueza del pals.
Nj que decr tene que asuntO que pOdemos yer
con inerencia El benestar de nucha gente en- la Is
a depende precisamene de que nuestras cosechas de
sufraR a-merma alarmante que enfermedad
est causando Pero 10 mas grave todavla que la pla
ga extiende puede llegar producer incalculabes
daios.
va se sabe cue e medic de contagio esta en- las semi
Has snfectadas contra resgo innenso dan una
delerta La importante cQmpana azucarera ell Presi
4ente de la Association de Productores de Azt1car.
\ Ell ImpdrciG cuyo pide para que mas
dtuuen e aviso del NAL existene los medios aconse
a6os para comtatiro, quere cooperar tambien to-
dos medios de publicdad de circulation que lie
que todas parties ell necesario llamamento.
Pocos aSiltOs puede haber mas impOrtantes hoy que
solicitor mayor apremo la atencion del p1blico que
este de la enferedad de las plantacones de caa la
grave proportion Ia terrible extension que reviste.
Publicarenos pues, 1nahana, la circular que tan i'm
portane seryicio esta 1lamada prestar pubcaremos
dOcumento sobre el que llamamos, muy encarecda
mente la aenci0n de nuestros lecores la atenc0n del
pals, porque al pals entero nteresa ell asunto y
la actuadad de este probema puede de tan eff
duraci0n que dos 1as el tena agoe pierda
9 ineres perodstico El fmporciaL da perfecta
cuenta de 10 que signca para Puerto Rico e saneamen
to de los Campos Gle caia pOne cOlumnas la dispO
sci6n de los hobres que engan algo it'll que decr algo
proyechoso oportuno relaci6n asunto que tie
tan vital neres para ell pals general va que ell
desargoo aqu1 adquirdo por la industlia azucarera
hace que oos tengamos ella, interes indreco por
10 lnenos.
Naestra invitation es cordial y'va hecha todos aqle
Hos que puedan ustrarnos repeco al case que preo
cupa
Ell pals, amenazado en- e momento presente por ell ries
go de graves daos necesita Dir la de hombres
cuando esos engan I'm conseo que dar; una ecc6n que
divulgar, alguna recommendation que hacer.
Para eStan abiertas nuestras columnas W.
Para ESQ esta ahora estara siempre asequibe
lfcito EI TmparciGl ~*~* 'et-
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1918-11-19
tQUINITO vALvERDE Y LA
"CUCARACHA EN- LA
PAREu

Cuando lei en- Ell IMPARCIAL
del sabadol la. muerte de Quinito
Valverde, recorde el dia que le CO.
noel. Fue en- Madrid, hace va
amos. Una tarde subia yo por la
calle de Alcala y me detuvo Car
litos. NJ -.
-Esta noche, me .dijo, despues
Edcl teatro, tc espero en- "Pornos !;
pero arriba, en- los reservadcs, a
ESQ de la una o la una y cuarto...
Creo que 10 pasaremos bien, y,
ademas, CONCERTS Quinito, que
es de la partida.
A la una y cuarto subj al entire
suelo de "Porros". "Pornos"
habia cambiado de nombre. va
no era "Pornos era Gel Gran
Cafe''; pero todo ell mundo segufa
llamandole ''Pornos". iEvocaba
tantas cosas aquel nombre de
"Pornosv, que Sc hacia impossible
olvidarlo!
Cuando lIame la puerta del
reservado, OF, desde fnera, la char
Ia, las risas y una guitarra q. esta-
ban templando. En- ell fQndo del
"gabinete'', entire dos guapfsi-
mas nlujeres de pelo negro como
10 cndrma, vi a (tuinito empinan-
dose una "cana" de manzanilla.
Para darlc la mano, tuvc que es-
tirar cl brazo por cncima de la ca
bcza dc una de las muchachas que
tomaban asiento a su lado Y, CO.
mo todos, en- torno de una mesa
enmantelada y cubierta de aceitu-
mas, langostinos, pavo trufado, ia
mon EN- dulce y .bctellas de jerez
" manzanilla. Quinito, con su
barba comica Y sus ojos un POGO
melaneolicos de hombre fatigado,