South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-27

big silver tureon. Instead OF serv-
ing il from the side-table ne picks II
mp between his hands and starts 20
the dining-table with it. When
nearly there ne drops the tureen
sraash on the floor and the soup
soaks all the lower part of that girls
swell silk dress.
Stupid-incompet says She
giving him a look Standing i'm
corner with a halberd seems to be
YOU mission i'm life
Pardon ne. lady says he. 1t
was just a little bit hotter than
blazes. ] couldn't help it,
The old man pulls out a memo
randum hook and hunts in il. The
18th Of April. Deering' says he. 4
know it, says Sir Percival And 10
minutes to u o'clock says the old
man. BY Jupiter, YOU haven't won
yet, And he pounds the table with
his fist and yells TO me: Waiter,
call the manager at once-tell him
TO hurry here as fast as he can
So after the boss. and old Brockmann
hikes up TO the slosh on the jump.
L want this man discharged at
once roars the old guy. Look
what he's done Ruined my daugh-
ters dress. IL cost at least $500.
Discharge This awkward lout at once
or I'll sue YOU for the price of it,
Dis is Dad pizness, says the boss.
ST. hundred dollars is much.
reckon I viii hat to-
Wait a minute. Herr Brock
MANN says Sir PercivaI. easy and
smiling But he was worked mp
under his tin suitings; I could see
that. And then he made the finest.
ncatest little speech 1 ever listened
to. ] can't give YOU the words of
course. He sive the mHlionaires a
lovely roast in a sarcastic way. de
I scribing their automobile and opera
boxes ard diamonds; and then he
got around 10 the working classes
and the kind of grub they eat and
I the long hours they Wurk-and all
! that sort Of stun-bunkum Of
course. The restless rich. says he
/ never coUtent with their luxuries
always proving among the haunts
.
/ themselves with the imperfections
! and Inisfortunes OF their fellow men
/ and women. And even here. Herr
BvockI0aIn. he says. in this beau
I uful Rindslosh, a grand and en-
Tightening reproduction OF old-world
/ history and architecture. they come
20 disturb its symmetry and pic
|turesQueness. 10y demanding in their
arrogance THAI the halberdier of the
castle wait upon their table, I have
/ faithfully and conscientiouslv.' saws
! he. performed my duties as a hal
/ berdier. ] know nothing OF a wait
7 er'S duties. II was the insolent whim
of these transient. pampcred aristo-
Gratis that I should be detailed to
serve them food Must 7 be blamed
must ] be deprived of the means
I OF livelihood nc goes on, 'on ac-
count Of an accident that was the
result Of their own presumption and
haushtlncss? But what hurts me
more than all says Sir Percivai. is
+ the dissertation that has been done
/ % this splendid Rindslosh-the con
/ dsc3tion Of its halberdier 10 serve
/ mentally az the banquet board
Even I could see that this stuff
was piffie. but il caught the boss.
/ 'Mein Gott.' says he. YOU vas
right Elm halberdier have not got
T der right 20 dish up soup. Him I
/ win not discharge Have anoder
waited If YOU like, and let mein hall
/ 5crd:er so back and stand nit his
/ haIberd. But. gentlemen. he says.
pointing 20 the old man. YOU go
ahead and sue NIT der dress Sue
me for $500 or $4,000. 1 stand der
suit.' And the boss puns OF down
stairs. O3d Brockmann was an all
I right Dutchman.
Just then the clock strikes u.
and the old guy laughs loud You
win. Deering' says he. Let me ex-
plain 90 ALL he goes on. Some time
ago Mr.. Deering asked me for some
/ thing that I did not want 20 give
/ him II looks al the girl. and she
turns as red as a picked beetD 4
told him. SAYS the old guy. II he
would earn his own living for three
months without once being dis
charged for incompetence. / would
give him what he wanted. IL seems