New-York tribune., 1922-10-23
The TogUer
The Great Gland Mystery

The valet entered.
"Higgins," said the modern Cronsus
"ring for the butler"
Higgins, the valet, did as he was bid
In another moment Jackson, the butler,
stood at attention in the millionaire's
room.
"Jackson," said old Tairweather, ~
wish to have my private secretary. Mr..
| Winterwithe, sent here as soon as
, possible"
/ The butler. we'll trained servant
who had been in the Fairweather family
Family, nearly fifteen years before,
made no difficulties about the matter
whatever, and it was not long before
Felix Winterwithe, old F'airweather's
secretary, stood before him, bowling
deferentislly.
"Mr. Winterwithe," said old Fair
| weather, coming to the point at once,
you"
II cannot say that know, Mr.. Fair
weather" said Mr.. Winterwithe, "but I
guess / could guess why"
These two men were always pains
takingly polite to each other.
Old Fairweather was polite to Winter
withe because he knew that Wnterwithe
came of better family than he. He
/ wished to show Felix Winterwithe that
a mere multi-millionaire. although an
upstart socially, could have as good
/ manners as any Winterwithe, when he
wanted to.
Felix Winterwithe was polite to old
Erasmus Fairweather because he worked
for him and was afraid he would lose
his job unless he acas polite
But underneath these masks of SUPER
| fetal politeness neither man liked nor
/ resnected the other.
Whenever old Fairweather would give
an order to Felix Winterwithe that
elegant young aristocrat would saw to
| himself 20 hell" under his breath.
And old Fairwcather more than once,
when he eonversed with Winterwithe,
remarked in low tone Damned sissy,"
and then pretended he had said some
thing else.
"Oh, you guess you could guess why,
do you, Mr.. Winterwithe ?" said old
| Erasmus. well, then, why don't you
| guess why?"
Felix Winterwithe twisted the eleeant
ends of his fine slender mustache in a
manner which he knew was maddening
to old Erasmus Fairweather, and said
nothing.
II have sent t. for you,"' said Erasmus
Fairweather, "to bring the GsLu ..la.
! wish 20 know how the Gland spent
the night
You wish to gloat over the Gland"
murmured Felix Winterwithe under his
breath, but being careful to say it in
such very low tone that while Erasmus
tairweather could hear the insult he
could not be sure enough that he had
heard it so as to fire Felix Winterwthe
m1llionaire, at the end of his patience.
While Felix Winterwithe has gone to
set In motion the mechanism which will
| bring the Gland to Erasmus Fair
| weather word to you, dear reader.
about the Gland.
It was no ordinary Gland.
1t had regal pedigree.
1t had originally belonged to the
Sheik Al-Ullah- -Bul-bul, one of the most
| powerful Sheiks Of the Arabian Desert
Sheik Al-Ullah-B -Bul-bul was descended
| from the Queen Of Sheba, on his
| mothers side.
On his fathers side 1t was thought
more than likely that he was descended
| from King Solomon.
He was between six and eight feet
tall and known In the Arabian Desert as
the Father of his Country.
Sheik Al-Ullah- Bul-bul was not only
well. f''' 50
He was the author of the poem be-
ginning "Epery little oasis has mean
ing all its oyn."
Mahometan religion at an early age.
He used to say frequently: at Is the
bracer!"
And when he said this everybody In
the desert would laugh and
laugh and laugh, and even the oases
clapped their palms.
His subjects loved him.
He felt for them Maternal affection.
Reader, what the author is trying to
get across to you delicately, so as not
to shock your Occidental prejudices, is
that this Sheik could have been arrested
over and over again for Bigamy if he
had lived in America.
He knew little about the American
convention known as Divorce, which |
sanctifes Polygamy in this country.
10 his simple mind Polygamy needed
no other sanction than the Koran.
he used to say "Polygamy is it's own !
He lived up to his religion.
There were thousand oases in the
domains of the Sheik Al-Uilah- -Bul-bul.
Al-Ullah- Bul-bul travelled extensively.
lie had great deal Of family pride.
he used to say "The sun never sets
on my Family!"
sheik Al-Ullah- Bul-bul was a busy
man. But he was happy.
But financial reverses set in.
The movies" came to the Arabian
Desert.
His wives saw pictures Of American
women IN fur coats. There Is very little
use for fur coats In the Arabian Desert
he explained this to his wives.
But what are explanations when |,
woman wants fur coat?
10 make long story short. as the
saying. Is in literary circles. ha was
compelled to buy them fur coats.
he was well-nigh ruined.
1T Was then that an agent Of Era s,nua |
Fairweather, the American multi mil. |
llonaire, called upon the gheik AI-TIllah-
Bul-bul and bought the Gland. ~
1t was brought across the seas IN Tho
custody Of a company Of private de- de-
1t was contained in the inner box of
9 series Of steel boxes, and ak detec-
day. A'sn' ana
1t had arrived In the mansion 80
Erasmus Fairweather the day before
our story opens.
Half dozen celebrated surgeons tba
most expensive surgeons that monav
could buy, were due on the day on which
our story opens to graft the Gland ~
the Sheik Al-Ullah- Bul-bul to the avs "a
tenn OF Erasmus Fairweather.
Inc minister Of his church was also
TO 70 be present. He had insisted that
Erasmus Fairweather be opened With
prayer. He was little leery about the