The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-05-26

ibC III VIII Iii III lluL time SutlS-
factorily."
He turned to the taller Of the two
Germans, who without his coat seemed
more like a Goldfish than ever.
Herr Steinemann, is 1t not7" This
time he spoke in German.
The man whose interest In German
coal was hardly less well known than
bookings in cotton, bowed stiffly.
And Herr Won Gratz?' The Count
turned to the last member Of the par
" and shook hands. Though less well
known than either Of the other two In
the realms OF international finance, Won
GRATIS name in the steel trade Of Cen
trail Europe was n to c~onjure with.
well, gentlemen" said the Count,
before we sit down to dinner, | may
perhaps be permitted TO say a few
words Of Introduction. The nations
Of the world have recently been en-
gagged In a performance Of unrivaled
stupidity. As far as II can tell that
performance Is nOW over. The last
thing / wish 10 do IS TO discuss the
war-except in so far as it concerns
our meeting here tonight. Mr.. Hook
Ing is an American, you two gentlemen
are Germans. T'-the Count smiled
aItohu. .Taro ~.
rotbor sbou Gov bovo avon, ro-
tiOnality. Completely cosmopolitan.
Gentlemen, the war was waged by
idiots, and when idiots get busy on a
,oroo Scolo & to ,i,,o for olo,ar 20
sten IN Tbo+ 10 tbo roioor A.
atra FOR this IittIo d,rner 7
claim tbo+ vo four man oro sreioio,rv
,ntornattonol ~ no ohlo n disrooord
onv sturid and notify faalings about
This country and thot country and n
regard tbe world outIook ar tho nrasont
momen from one poInt Of view and
ono noint Of Wow onIv-our own"
The gaunt American gove q boarse
cbuckIe
"It will no nv object after dinner"
continued the Count "to fry and nroye
70 Won that we have a common noint
oF Wow Until n-sh wa mnreIv
concentrate on q mons hone that the
Hotel Rationale will not nojson rs
Nl1n llNlT INlDl
The neyt moment the head waiter
opened the door, and the four men sat
down 70 dine
II must no admitted tbot tha overop 20
bostess desirouS Of making q dinner q
success would hive hean filed with
cacrot dIsmoy or tha genarol otmoS-
nbero IN tho ROOM Tho American n
occrpuIotod O diroetiop of cucb on av-
otto and tordor cboroctor ,bot drv
r,cks ond yiobv u,otor u,ara tho limit
of bte copocitv
H. J. common
ordon 90 Cor,,on 60 whono God to
aaona, rro no. o,d aronr onor,oovsI,,
ana or,don,u o-ons,dorad hot notbi,g
r.u,hon umoa roa,,inod 90 h,n,
c. m IT. - hia,
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a. as5t, 80 fan ua +hot
aaunt ,narioon uorld ossouIt him
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AMERICAN anu wv n,i,i""H "a
sieeus anu ~ h'
c~o'Siuerap,e anu the oVui' ave on
inward sign Vi le'iei "ne" me on'
hau peeh nul'ueu i'unu anu "o u''i
cloSeu penilu ne waiter. rioh NOV"
on 'he 'oplc was ~ Vi i'os
,ie e'iii"o' Dohu $500
anu yet as lie 'aleiuiiy u ne ehu
OF ms cigar anu reaii~eu oh"' 'he esee
OF u"e o'ier lhlee were hAeu III mn
eApectahll9' ne khe" INA ''e h"'ueS.
part OF the evening way III irohV VI
him' big hhahclels' III coinihoh Win
all other people, are lohuer Vi ha'ihs
money put INTO uheir poche's nan VI
taxing 1t OUT. ana 'hat was 'he very
thing the count proposed thes snou'u