The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-01
Chef of Great
Smith Street
By GERALD Brennan

IN nnit uStUuihufueuls 1Ouiu TINS
seedy. storved-looking specimen Of hu-
manity be indeed Gouyin t--0ouvin.
the famous chef whose cookery had
been the talk Of Parish
"Bnt the duke Of Montmiraut Ton
we're bis prize chef"
GOWN lifted both hands IN efo-
Quent protest, "Ah, m'sien',p hs
cried, ut Is a sad story WIN m'sleu'
care to hearf"
Installed at a table In modest res.
taurant. Gouvin opened his heart.
ut was ut the Hotel de Montmi.
RAIL-" he explained. Il was ut the re.
NTH Of my glory. All Paris spoke OF
my dinners. His grace loaded me with
hOnOrs. lost my head, to such dizzy
heights did seem TO soar.
Tho duke worshIped al the shrine
or Nile. Mimi Martigues Of the yari.
etics. In an evil moment allowed
myself to fall Ia love With that falr-
ext OF mDrtnis. She Invited me to
call and wheedled out OF me the recipe
for the famous Sauce de MonimirHii---
the JDlnt invention OF The duke and
myself.
las We sat together the dnke him
self entered unexpectedly. Thea the
mise Mimi denounced me as an up.
start mrnial who had dared tn pose
as his masters rival.
~ was kicked out Of Minis hDuse
aud the next day dismissed from the
Hotel de Montmiraii.
Suddenly there came to wandesford
an inspiration.
by JOve, Gouyin." he exclaimed. ~
have Il. You shall start a restaurant
Of your own In my house In Great
Smith street.
Reggie Van Hoopen rushed into the
smoking-room OF the Tepee club, sim.
mering with excitement.
"HulIo. Reggiel' sang out one Of
the youthful loungers. you have got a
secret--I can.tell by your manner"
81 say" Reggie exclaimed. does any
one here know where Great Smith
street is2p -
There was n general head-shaking.
"Then let me tell YOU" continued
Reggie. 81 was there last night
had dinner there. And such dinner
II was the best. the very best, have
ever INDUCED In.
"Wcli, my friend wandesford." con
tinued Van Hooper. asked me to din.
ner last night was simply pinipG
for a little excitement and when he
suggested voyage into the unknown
regions Of the lower Fast side.
Jumped at the proposition. or course
| did not Intend to eat anything there
I merely wanted to see little low
life and have a little adventure.
II assure you that l was well re.
paid. Out Of cellar came an old
chap In genuine cooks rig aud Wandes
ford aud he had talk. ! pride my
self on my French; but really
couldn't keep pace with those two.
"Ry and by dinner began TO come ln
The first sight OF the soup set me
thinking. Just to please WandesfOrd
took spoonful. II was simply O
triumph! Never In all New York can
you beat that 'pOtagp u Ia Central
Park Thereafter I capltulated and
from soup to dessert. I did not mis-,
course. There were some 'coctellette,
aux Monseigneur lie Duel suppose
the chef took me FOR duketha
haunt my palate STILL"
For some minutes there was silence
In the smoking. room. Then the dear
OF the loungers said solemnly:
G''Reggle, Is this practical Joke? I
| Il is"
Good heavens not" cried Mr.. Var
Hooper. Everything happened JUS
as told you. The dinner was superb
The chef Is treasure. Tell YOU
what, let US 20 over there In q bod,
tonight. I'll notify Wandesford, an,
he can act as guide. n the Grea
Smith street cellar Is not Just as say
promise to pay the entire reckoning.
Ill.
wunhesfOrd strolled down the Gel
lar steps In Great Smith street, tele
gram In his hands. At the Kitchen
table sat Gouyln, connecting n vision
airy menu.
"IIullo, Gouvin, victory Is ours
Tonight YOU must prepare dinner To-
% persons"
A smile Of Joy oversprcud the cher
features.
1t was Thanksgiving evening,
murky misty Thanksgiving, when tn
delegation from the Tepee club stol,
stealthily along Great Smith stree
and disappeared into the Gouyln Gel
lar.
The dinner ~ the "Rcsiaurnn
GOuyin" was nll that Reggie Val
Hooper had painted Il. AZ the clos
OF the feast GOWN was sent for.
wnndesford, in the name OF IN,
guests, complinenled him heartily ol
the dinner and Gouvin was induced Il
give an account Of the events whirl
led to his downfall and exile. Tn
love afrair with the now famous MIN
Marligues completed his conquest q