The Washington times., 1931-12-30
The Old Order Chsnseth" "---Another
or John Held, Jr.'s Stories Of
Love and Youth

That famous mural painting
by Maxfield Parrish, of Old
King Cole and his fiddlers
three, which at one time
adorned the wall Of the Knick-
erbocker bar, is now the decor
ative feature of a small room in
the Racquet and Tennis Club.
Wyndham Schuyler stood be-
fore the painting in contempla-
tion. He raised his cocktail
glass to the king and drank a ,
toast.
Wyndham's memory was re-
calling past scenes: the old
places we're marching past, all
in step to the tune of sweet
sentiment; each place as 1t
passed took him back to some
thing that was very pleasant.
Rum-tiddle-tum, tum. tum-the
Knickerbocker Bar led the pro-
cession; then came Allaire's,
side by side with Mouquin's;
the Grand Union, Paddell's, the
Holland House and Daley'S; the
Manhattan; the Marlborough;
the Brevoort, the Hoffman
House; Sherry's, the Cadillac;
Andy Horns; MacDonald's;
Patie's; Charles: Shines; j.
B. Martins; Slevin's, Cava-
naugh's; Old Doc Perry's; Sun
Colera Cure" and his "pick me
up;" Hudnut's Swissess, when
there was no eighteenth amend
ment and a man could quench
a thirst: the ale at Brownies:
Jacks for scrambled eggs and
Irish bacon; the Pilsener at
"You are wanted on the
phone, Mr.. Schuyler" the voice
of a page interrupted the pa
rade of memory.
"Who?" asked Wyndham.
Very Important
"A call for you, sir. She said
it was important"
"She? Oh, yes, Of course
said Wyndham. AS he placed his
empty glass on the bar he looked
up at Old King Cole and Old
King Cole winked at him.
"Is that you. Wyndham?"
asked determined female
voice over the wire.
Eyes. Who is this?" he asked.
"It's Elizabeth" was the an
swer.
"Oh. hello. Elizabeth who?"
he asked.
Elizabeth, your sister, Eliza
beth Fleetwood"
"Oh. yes, of course. how are
you, Elizabeth, and how is
Jay?"
"He's in perfect health. That
is, he was when he went to the
bank this morning"
"Oh, yes. And how are you"
''I told you how I was once"
"Oh, yes, you did. And what,
might ask, is the pressing rea-
son for this call?"
Wyndham, you must come to
me at once.
. But /"
"It's very important. It isn't
often I ask you to do anything
for me-"
"No, you're right. I guess the
last time I heard from you was
nineteen-twenty, wasn't it?"
Don't be factious. I must
see you at once"
"Tell me what it is now, per-
haps can do it without coming
all the way uptown"
Its very important, Wynd-
ham. can't divulge it over the
telephone"
"Is it something about Jays
bank?" he asked.
mo, it's a personal matter. I
insist on you coming" she an
Swered.
"Oh, all right. I'll be right
up," he said as he hung up the
receiver.
Wyndham hated family mat.
ters, especially when they had
to do with Sister Elizabeth and
her husband, Jay. Wyndham
described them as being fright
fully stuffy." He saw as little
of them as possible, because CT
their stuffiness, and they like
wise didn't approve Of Wynd.
ham. They lived in the DID
Waldorf-As tradition OF
black walnut and red carpets.
Wyndham had seen SO little ot
them in recent years that he
had to look up their street ad'
dress in the social register.
AS he took a taxi, he gave
the driver the address Nine
seventy-four Park Avenue"
The Big Reason
"It's a. girl" said Elizabeth.
"What on earth are you tell
ing me?" said Wyndham with
alarm. ~,
I'm trying to tell you the
reason summoned you to me-
answered his sister.
"You don't mean that you
and Jay" he said.
"Don't be preposterous. It's
Virginia, jays niece" .
what is virginia! 1 uIuuU
know Jay had a niece"
"She is his brothers child
from Topeka, Kan, and she is
here with us for a visit. She's
is, and most trying"
"And what has all this got to
do with me-"
"She wants to meet you. She
SAYS that you are the only
man in New York that she
cares to meet"