South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-24

tronizing air: There are. as you per-
haps know, quite a number of little
distinguishing touches to be had out
of the dressing process. Some writer's
rely almost wholly upon them.
suppose that am to ring for my
man. and that he is 10 enter noise
lessly. with an eXpressionloss coun-
tenanCe."
He may enter" / said. with de-
cision. land only enter. Wallets do
not usually enter room shouting
college songs or with st. Nitus' dance
i'm their faces; so the contrary may
be assumed without fatuous or
gratuitious observation"
Il must ask you TO pardon me-
continued Van Sweller gracefully,
for annoying YOU with questions,
but some Of your methods are a
little new to me. Shall l don a full
dress suit with an Immaculate white
tic-or is there another tradition to
be upset?'
You will wear" I replied. even
ing dress. such as "a gentleman
wears. If it is full. your tailor
should be responsible for its bag
Eines& And 1 will leave il TO what
ever erudition you are supposed 10
possess whether white tie is rend-
cred any whittier by being immacu-
Ilate And L will leave it 70 the con-
sciences of YOU and your man
whether a tie that is not white, and
/ therefore not immaculate. could pos
sibly form any part of gentleman
evening dress. If not, then the per
feet tie is included and understood
in the term dress" and its express
ed addition predicates either a re-
dundancy of speech or the spectacle
or a man wearing two ties at once.
With this mild but deserved re-
buke / left Van Sweller in his dress
| ing room. and waited for him in his
library.
About an hour later his valet
came out. and heard him telephone
for an electric cab. Then out came
| Van Sweller. smiling. but with that
I sly. secretive design in his eve that
was puzzling me.
"I believe" he sal deasily. as he
smoothed "A glove. that I will drop
I in al for dinner
I sprang up angrily at his words.
This. then, was the paltry trick he
had been scheming 10 play upon
me- I faced him with a look 50
grim that even his patrician poise
was flustered-
You will never do So I eXclaim-
ed. with my permission. What kind
| OF a return is this" I continued. hot
| Iy. "for the favors ] have granted
YOU? I gave YOU Van To your
name when I might have called YOU
I Perkins or Simpson. have
humbIcd myself go far as 10 brag
of your polo ponies. your automo-
biles. and the iron muscles that YOU
acquired when YOU were stroke-Oar
of your varsity eight or eleven.
Whichever il is. ] created YOU for
/ tho hero Of this story; and I viii not
I submit 10 having YOU queer il.
have tried 10 make YOU typica
Young New York gentleman of the
| highest social standing and breed.
I ing. You have no reason 10 com
plain Of my treatment 20 YOU Amy
.
/ a prize for any man TO be Thankful
+ for. and cannot Doe equaued fol
/ beauty the story is illus
trated by the right artist. l do no
understand why YOU should try L,
! spoil everything. I had thought YOU
were a gentleman.
What is IL YOU are objecting 20
old MANI" asked Van Sweller. in ,
Y surprised tone.
Ito your dining az -,' ] an
swered. The pleasure would 10
I YOURS. no doubt. but the responsible
\ itv would fall upon me. You intend
deliberately TO make me out tou
\ for restaurant. Where You dine
tonight has not the slightest con
nection with the thread OF our story
You know very well that the plo
j requires you 10 be in front of th'
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