New-York tribune., 1922-11-20
Copr.. Nav York Tribune Inc, 1923

enjoyment Of wines and beers on
the part of those who are so
sunken in iniquity that they do
enjoy such inventions of the
devil?
A.--Oh, no, no, no! Never!
Il u y
Q.-What is it that you wish
for, Sammie?
A.-Kid, I'm perfectly salts
fed with things as they is,
u II II
We nominate Sammie for an
office in the Anti-Saloon League.
A New Jersey preacher an
nounces as the theme for conf
ing sermon: (Which Shall It Be
God or Golf?"
Personally, we do not see why
man cannot have both. But
then, we know little of golf.
We have several friends who,
If they are compelled to choose,
will not hesitate an instant.
No one welcomes NJ. Georges
Clemenceau to America with
more genuine fervor than Cap
tain Peter Fitzurse. Clemenceau
was, in his day, q famous duel
ist, and Captain Fitzurse
claims to be the person who
taught him that terrible thrust
with the sword which discom-
fited SO many Of "The Tigers"
political foes.
"Will you recall yourself to
M. Clemenceau?" we asked the
Captain.
"No," said the Captain, ~
shall not seek him out. He may
have forgotten me. He did not
know me under the name Of
Fitzurse."
We said nothing. We were
not so indiscreet as to ask the
Captain how it happened that
he had laid aside the proud
name of Fitzurse, even tempo
rarily, for an alias. One does
not question the Captain con-
corning such matters. One waits
and sometimes ones patience is
rewarded.
81 was in Paris" said the
Captain, clearing his throat, "on
delicate and dangerous mis-
sion, undertaken as favor to
great emperor, when / first met
M. Clemenceau. AS the great
emperor is now dead, I see no
harm in limiting that he was a
member Of the celebrated Ro-
manoff family.
"The mission had for its OBJ
ject the recovery of some letters
written by an infatuated Grand
Duke to an unscrupulous wom-
an who had taken advantage of
the young dukes youth and in
nocence. Naturally, I operated
under an assumed name; gave
myself out as 11sastre doY.mes.
and opened a fencing school in
Paris. M. Clemenceau was one
OF my most promising pupils.
IF Georges cares to seek out
his old master--the man who
made him what he is: for his
political rise in it's early stages
was based upon his cleverness
and coolness as a duelistr--that
is one thing. But I shall not
seek him out"
But We're you successful in
your mission in PARISH" we
asked.
The Captain took little gold
case from his waistcoat pocket
and drew from it silver collar
button.
i am entitled to wear that if
choose he said, proudly. az
acos successful, and the Car as
my reward made me a Grand
Commander in the Order Of tha
Silver Collar Button-perhans
the most exclusive order in TIE
world. Few people know that
the order exists, and there are
less than a dozen men alive who
know why it exists. M. Ga.
lnenceau himself does not have
this order"
Inc Captain was silent for "a
moment, and then he added
with a sigh: ~ think on ths
whole, / may say that / earnad
that silver collar button. ra
covered the letters, but | lost
three fingers from my right
hand in doing it."
The complete Ausobioerar, r,,y
OF Captain Peter Fitzurse w;i,
be published in this column and
positively, nowhere else. '
Dow MARQUIS.