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La gaceta., 1937-12-27

LIE avisamos a los que pensa-
ban que Paquito Garcia, ell pre-
sidente del Circulo Cubano, y
nuestro director iban a renir,
que son tan amigos como 10
eran ell mes pasado y hace mu-
chos amos.
Hubo una pequefa desave-
nencia Y los dos brindaron por
la Espana republican,, Ell dfa
"a por la noche.
Y nuestro director sinti6 mn
cho no poder aceptar, por IA
zones ajenas a sH voiuntad, la
invitaci6n especial que Paquito
lie hiciera para ell primer dfa de
Pascuas.
Unidos todos en- ell amor a la
mas linda de las novias, a la
mas pura, q la mas bondadosa
La Repdblica Espanola.
La gaceta., 1937-12-27
Ell TEMPO

POGO cambio en- la tempera-
tura. Maxima aver, rs grades /;
minims. SO.
La gaceta., 1937-12-27

Recuerdo que al pasar por
la TERRA de Don Quijote vi los
mayores repollos y berzas que
habia podido admirar en- mu-
ehos amos.
La gaceta., 1937-12-27

lies lego ell Diario de Al =
bacete con la resefa de las
proezas de Tampa como reta-
guardia?
La gaceta., 1937-12-27

Los soldados de Madrid sc
ponen papel en- los pies v en- ell
pecho para protegerse del frio
y de la humedad.
Els un excelente sistema de
protection Y no Sc por que no
10 usan todos.
La gaceta., 1937-12-27
CHUNGAS Y NO CHUNGAS

Recordando a los milicianos. La conciencia.-
Moya despedido. - Ell mejor regalo. - Felici-
taeiones.
La gaceta., 1937-12-27

Deisremos algunas para ma
mana. Graeias.
La gaceta., 1937-12-27

Una observation para los co
cineros de Tampa: los ameri-
canos que con n~osotros comba
ten tienen gran prediction
por ell arroz con leche.
Sc extiende por Alemania c.
consume de "aios'....... v poT'
Polonia Y hasta por Italia. MI
chos andaluces comen los ajos
como 81 fueran dulces......
FL russo sc desayuna con all
pedazo de toclno blanco, como
los americanos con un par de
huevos fritos.
La gaceta., 1937-12-27

ID6nde demonios fueron a
caer aQuellos 1850 puros de
los tabaqueros de Tampa?
All. dichoso ell que Sc niue
re de una asfixia de hume aro-
matico...... de tabaco de Vuel-
tabajo.
La gaceta., 1937-12-27

no.. y Sc toma ell cafe, ell RI
co cafe, negro 0 mulato.....
Quisiera tener ahora, cerca de
mis- labios, una taxa de ese ca
fe.
Pero no me ire de aQui, 81 la
vida me acompana, hasta DIR
los cantos triunfales y ell firme
ritmo en- la marcha. mas firme
que ahora, del ej6rcito popu-
lar.
Hume, hume aromatico!......
Que goces despiertas en- MIL.
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and will spend the winter with his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Schwan-
Ike.
Mrs. Anna Schlicht spent Tues
day and wednesday Of last week
visiting in st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Manns, Of st.
Cloud, visited relatives here last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Macy and
son, Marvin. motored to Minneapo-
lis Wednesday where they visited
relatives until Friday.
MIR. and Mrs. H. J. Cans and
children visited Mrs. Cans parents
at st. Cloud from Friday to Sum
day.
Miss Irene Quicker, Of Minneapo-
lis, spent Christmas at the home Of
her father, Mr.. Henry Quicker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Linn spent
Christmas evening at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Eveslage, parents
Of Mrs. Linn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Unger and
children, Of Sank Centre, spent
Sunday with the lady's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Didier.
Mrs. Mike lilies, Of Minneapolis,
spent Christmas day at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Marthaler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Noeske and
Marlyn motored to st. Cloud on
Christmas Day. Mrs. Noeske and
Marlyn spent several days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Al Klein
fehn, while Mr.. Noeske returned
Sunday.
Miss Millie Bentfield, Of st. Paul.
spent the Christmas holidays at
the home of her father, A. B. Bent
field.
The Misses Veronica Schlicht, OF
Alexandria, and Regina Schlicht,
of Elbow Lake, spent Christmas
Day visiting their mother, Mrs
Anna Schlicht.
Mrs. Ida Roth was hostess to
thirty guests Christmas Day at a
family gathering. Among the guests
were: Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Roth and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. George EN-
sign, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hamlin, Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Ensign, Of Alexan-
dria, Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Rooney
of Osakis.
Anthony Kunz arrived home on
Wednesday of last week to spend
Christmas with his mother, Mrs
Mary Kuntz. For the past couple OF
months Anthony has been located
in Nebraska at West Point. He ex,
poets to be transferred to Southern
Michigan after the holidays.
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Lyman Prairie

Mr.. and Mrs. A. Keeper ana lam
ily were Christmas guests at the
John Radermacher home Saturday.
Miss Estella Cook, who teaches
near Fairmont, is spending her
Christmas vacation with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. J. Cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. I. Cowlthorp and
daughters, Winnifred and Marion,
Harvey Gray and Herb Claude
spent Christmas Day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Rice at Round Prairie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Smith enter
tanned on Christmas Day the fol
lowing relatives: Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Smith and son, and Mabel Smith,
of Sank Centre, and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Whitney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Domke and
family were dinner guests at the
Lester Stalker home near Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Lardy and Ben
Laurmeier spent Christmas with
relatives at st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Domke, MIR.
and Mrs. Art Domke and family,
MT. ana MIS-. f1OWdTo OOAAhC oSAAN
family, Mrs. Ellwyn Marshall and
daughter, Elmer Domke and the
Lent young folk were dinner guests
at the Henry Judes home Christ
mas Day.
Miss Virginia Radermacher, who
works in Minneapolis, arrived Fri
day afternoon to spend Christmas
with her parents. She returned to
her work Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Payne and son were
guests at the Walter Payne home
on Christmas Day.
Ellwyn Marshall spent Christmas
with his parents at Sebeka.
Albert Bisaillon and Father
Pfeiffer, OF Padua, went to st.
Cloud where Father Pfeiffer enter
ed the hospital.
Lucille Bisaillon spent Sunday AFT
ternoon with Loretta Radermacher.
Howard Domke and sons spent
Monday morning at the Bert Held
erunan home.
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Mike Morris, Eldoris Smith and
Elmer Domle spent Sunday even
ing at the Howard Domlxe home.
On "Wednesday Of last week the
Birthday Club met with Mrs. Win
Cowlthorp to celebrate her birthday
anniversary. The ladies spent the
afternoon quitting and visiting.
Lois T1alstead, Of Grove Lake,
was a supper guest at the Walter
Payne home Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Beidleman and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Payne
and daughters, Mrs. Emma Payne
and son, Arlo, Mr.. and Mrs. Schlief
and family attended the Christmas
tree program at Grove Lake on
Thursday evening.
Win Cowlthorp was a st. Cloud
caller Monday.
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Westport

Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Louth and
daughter, Mary Ellen, Of Regal,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Belvin Halver-
son and son, Linden, Of Brooten,
were entertained on Christmas Day
at the home of the lady's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Riley.
Bobby Pfenninger Is i'll with scar
let fever at his home near West
port.
Mrs. Effie Bentley spent Christ
mas at the home of her son, Ellis
worth and family.
Mrs. Nj. E. Hines and son, Frank,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hamilton and
Leatrice, Billy Simpson and P. j
Flannery were Christmas day
guests at the Jack Hines home.
George Bowman spent Christmas
with his daughter, Mrs. L. O. Gray
in Sank Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Smedstad
and children visited on Christmas
with Mrs. Smedstad's friends in Cy.
rus.
Mrs. s. J. Phillips is under the
care of DR.. johnson at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. E. H. Pfenning-
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Frederick en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Fred
erick and Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll
Frederick at supper on Christmas
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Bodeker
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and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Fay
Bodeker, Sammy and Jackie Han
son, spent Christmas at the George
Bodeker home.
The Misses Marguerite Riley, Of
Long Prairie, and Eileen, Of st.
Stephen, are spending their vaca-
ton at the home OF their parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frederickson,
OF Minneapolis, are spending this
week with the latter's mother, Mrs.
e. II. Pfenninger.
The Misses Inez Butler and Villa
Hogan left on Friday for their
homes in Willard and Glenwood
where they win spend their vaca-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Beste entertain
ed Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Frederick,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Frederick and
daughter, lone, Mr.. and Mrs. Law
renee Frederick and sons and Mr..
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Pleasant Valley

Sunday visitors at the II. j. Ad-
rian home were: Mrs. Julia Ramp
sen and family, Alvin and Arnie
Blank, Joe, Arthur and Ellen Eek
lund, Leonard Sorenson and Bill
Trones.
Myrtle Christie was an overnight
guest at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Bert Neal, Friday night.
Thelma Lying returned to Osakis
Sunday after spending over Christ
mas at the home Of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Lying.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Volbert and
children spent Christmas day at
the Tony Sunderman home at Mel
rose.
Mrs. Ollie Trierweiler, lone and
George were callers at the Henry
Adrian home Friday evening.
Madeline Kampsen and Bill
Trones drove up from the Twin CT
ties and spent over Christmas at
their respective homes.
Max and Jean Adrian and Ruth
Stubblefeldt, Of st. Paul, were
Christmas guests at the Henry Ad-
rian home.
Miss Edna Erickson, of Minnea-
polls, was guest Of home folk over
the week end.
MIR. and Mrs. Sam Stenoien,
Ralph Stenoien and Meta Dorm, of
st. Paul. were Sunday dinner guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jens
Lying.
AL Westbrock and sons, Buddy
and Donald, spent Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Anton Westbrock at
Freeport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Lentz and
baby, and Adam Lentz spent
Christmas Day at the John Rosty
home near Burtrum.
Mrs. Henry Adrian spent Friday
at the home Of her mother, Mrs.
Anna Hiltner, at Melrose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hollermann
and baby and Frank Kramer spent
Christmas at the Kramer home at
New Munich.
Mrs. Gilbert Halverson and Har-
old were callers at the VIM. Austin
home Monday.
Mrs. Ella Christie and children,
Myrtle, Hazel, Gladys, Connie and
Lawrence, spent Christmas Day at
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Elrosa

George Spaeth, Of Waite Park,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Spaeth and Mr..
and Mrs. Emil Wiener, OF Padua,
MIR. and Mrs. Arnold Spaeth, of st
Joseph, MIR. and Mrs. Frank Brom.
en-, Of Sank Centre, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gust Spaeth, Of here, were
dinner guests at the Carl Spaeth
home on Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wall, Of
Belgrade, visited at the home of the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Wall, on Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Bonemeier
and family, of Metre Grove, visited
at the Ben Osendorf home Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner Flicker, Of
Pierz, and Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas,
of Minneapolis, visited at the home
of the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mike Boyer, on Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Zenzen
and family visited at the John Zen
zen home Saturday.
Freddie Kampsen, who is at
tending the university at Columbus,
Ohio, is spending his Christmas
vacation at the home Of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Kampsen,
at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Haskamp and
family visited at the Math Pung
home on Christmas Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Breitbach
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Math
Breitbach and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Christ Altman and family
visited at the Joseph Breitbach
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Krantz, of
Spring Hill, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Och and family, of here, visited at
the Zeno Och home Christmas day.
Joe Odenbrett, who has Joined
the army at Fort Smelling, is spend.
ing his Christmas vacation with
home folk at present.
Ruben Weller, who Is employed
at st. Paul, is visiting with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Weller.
Eddie Drank, of Metre Grove,
Andy Zenzen, of Cold Spring, and
Mrs. Roman Weinning, of st. Cloud
visited at the Jacob Tschida, ST.,
home Saturday.
The Christmas play given in the
Community Hall Wednesday even.
ing by the school children, of this
parish directed by Chas. Ohmanr
and Miss IIaur. WAS largely attend
ed.
Veronica Ley, who is taking
nurses training at Grand Forks
N. D., is visiting at the home Of hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Math Ley.
Richard Kuefler, of Mahnomen
is visiting relatives and friends fol
a few days.
Pete Odenbrett, who is attending
st. Johns University at st. John, Il
visiting at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Odenbrett.
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PAGE THREE

ana Mrs. Jack Frederick at dinner
Christmas day.
Announcement was made last
week OF the marriage OF Miss En-
ma e. Prosser and Patrick Flynn
which occurred in Iowa on October
18th. Mrs. Flynn Is the youngest
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. ". L.
Prosser and has lived In Westport
the past twelve years. She has a
host OF friends who extend con-
gratulations. Mr.. and Mrs. Flynn
are making their home in st. Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Gaffaney and
family were guests on Christmas
day at the home Of Mrs. Ellen
Gaffaney in Willard.
Al Hermanson and Jimmy Butler
spent Thursday in the cities.
Cuban BARRIERS lather their pa
irons faces with their hands.
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the homo q Ma. and Mr.. Bert
Neal.
Mike Stadtherr was q caller at
II. J. Adrian's Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sep Adrian and
son, Richard, were among twenty
four who partook Of Christmas din
ner at the home Of the lady's moth
err, Mrs. Ollie Trierwedler Christmas
Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Lying and
Family spent Christmas evening at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jens
Lying.
A splendid program was given by
the pupils OF Pleasant Valley
school Tuesday evening, before an
appreciative audience. Among those
present, besides teacher and pupils,
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Neal and
son, Jimmy, Lawrence Christie,
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Plant, Bobby
and Lou, Mr.. and Mrs. X. Hoffman
and baby, Mrs. Hubert Rierman,
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Westbrock, Donnie
and Charles, Mr.. and Mrs. August
Schmidt and children, Marie Bill
meyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Holler-
man and Rose Marie, Frank Kram-
err, Mrs. H. j. Adrian, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Hal
verson, Alvia and Harold, David
Hooper, John and Mike Stadtherr,
Mrs. Louis Huber, Harold Huber,
MIR. Gettle and family, Gladys
Thornbloom, Dorothy Schwartz,
Herb Claude and Marian Cowl-
thorp. A prettily trimmed Christ
mas tree decorated the school room
and Santa distributed candy and
presents to the children, after
which lunch was served and a So
cial time enjoyed until late in the
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peder Erickson and
children, Mrs. Sam Erickson, Mr..
and Mrs. Al Westbrock and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hansen and
girls assisted Mrs. Louis Huber
with celebrating her birthday ami
versary week ago Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mick Johnson and
son, Grant, were Sunday visitors at
the Frank Billmeyer home.
Martha Billmeyer, Of st. Paul,
spent Christmas with home folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wiemmer and
Row Westbrock were callers at the
AL Westbrock home Sunday.
Mrs. Louis Huber left Christmas
Eve, for visit at the home OF her
daughter, Mrs. Leo. McCloscky,
near Clotho.
Errna and Evelyn Adrian, who
attend school in Sank Centre, are
spending their vacation at the home
of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. J.
Adrian.
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West Union

Mr.. and Mrs. Roman Spehn were
st. Cloud business callers Tuesday.
Alfred Schwanke drove home
from Milwaukee, Wis, last week
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dinataon Of his own frame u con-
cerned, In q natural. He performs
with ease, he has talent. But UP TO
now, he's been q negligible factor In
the scoring Perhaps his step
ping out win make him more conf
dent and his team mates more sure
Of his prowees, now &. There are
others who are scoring powers, too
Nthun has displayed wealth ON
that angle, Hoffman II he gets set
can bang in long ones But we
point out Conkey because his posi-
ton Is the logical one to score. He
plays the center position In short
place just below the basket. A flip
and the score should be his !.
About the Independents. They real
ly came back last week when they
rolled up IS points against Holding
ford, q club that had taken them a
week earlier. They're one of few
such clubs this corner has seen that
plays the game as q team. Too OF
ten independent outfits are grand
stand showoffs who play lone
hand each time they get the ball.
Toftness' remarks were along that
line too, when he said it's the best
independent outfit he's ever played
with. Because they do have team
work.
Wilfred Hetzel the old eagle
eye Of the basket, Is on his
way eastward and Madison
Square Garden-he hopes. Be
fore he left last week he told
this c0lumnist that the Madison
Square exhibition was still on,
that word from the promoter
had stated everything was quite
definite. Monday Wilfred exhib-
tied his prOwess on the court In
Columbus, displaying his stuff
between the Creighton Ohio
State game. On the 3Lst he will
be in Detroit, and the New
Year he will ring in with an ex-
hibitiOn at Toledo. In Indianap-
oils he puts on his free throw
exhibition on January Srd. Will
fred says that the U of M,
where he Is q student has al
most given him as deaf an ear
as his town of Sank Centre.
They are very handy with the
wet shoulder and the cold
blankets. Last year when he
walloped the tar out Of the boys
I'm the free throw contest 1t took
him months TO get the award.
And then the record book came
out this year, completely ignOr-
ing the record he had made.
And he says his record may
hang for q long time. But If he
gets to the Garden, he win be
In, he says. And Minnesota will
hold no terror for him.
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BB-to get back on the more
routine sports trail there are some
things about basketball :. Accord
ing to the Benson coach, whose
team defeated us, the local high
school aggregation had the best de-
fensive setup he had encountered.
And the low margins by which the
local club has been defeated
speaks well for their defensives !.
The trouble has been in their
shooting. They get in for shots, as
witness these figures. In the Glen
wood game in IS tries for Glen
wood in which they brought the
ball down, they lost 1t % times
without shot. In SO such attempts
for Sank Centre. the boys lost 1t
without shot only IA times :.
Yet Glenwood connected with those
they did get to win the game :.
Walker, who Is playing whale OF
a defensive game this year, Is bet
ter than he ever has been despite
the fact he Is acquainting himself
with an entirely new system :.
Conkey, the boy who has been ex-
pected to spark, got circuit thru
the conduit against Belgrade, rolled
up Is Of the 81 points 4. The
game marked the first real scoring
spree Of the locals This Conkey,
NJ far a. ball handling and coor-
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Cuban BARRIERS iather their pa
irons faces with their hands.
Evening star., 1937-02-07

Louis, it happened to be just one of those
days, for other reasons, when was not par
ticularly anxious to be seen on intimate
terms with representative of Scotland Yard,
however distinguished.
''All alone?" enquired grudgingly.
Il am in that unfortunate position" the
Commissioner, who was tall, hatchet-faced
man, acknowledged. That isn't all. either
l am on one of those jobs when it doesn't
do to attract attention, and nothing makes
one 50 conspicuous as to be lunching alone
in place like this
l summoned waiter and ordered him to
bring another cocktail.
THE trouble about you, my dear Tyson
my companion remarked, as he took up the
menu, "is that you have too many activities.
You are valued member, understand, of
M17B, and you are also a cockahoop jour-
nalist."
'Cockahoop fiddlesticks,'' answered re-
sentfully. Il am on job now which. if you
hadn't come blundering along and if Louis
hadn't rather upset my scheme, would have
provided me with an excellent story
Leu me set your mlnQ at rest, the sud-
Commissioner remarked II am not going to
steal your thunder, we are both here as OBJ
servers of the same possible drama"
Il might have guessed it," I muttered.
I'VE are the tools of that great man who
watches us from his seat of vantage. Perhaps
you can tell me little more of what it is
that we have to expect"
The Sub-Commissioner shook his head. II.
know very little more about the affair than
you yourself" he assured me. Il gather from
what have heard that our friend Jose will
be hanging round as bodyguard in case
there is actual trouble, and that you and l
are to take such part in the adventure which
our chivalrous instincts may dictate. Louis is
rather like that. He loves dash of mystery"
Evening star., 1937-02-07

IT was perfectly well understood at the
Milan Grill Room that unless tele-
phoned by at least half-an-hour before
= the usual time for luncheon, the third
table on the right against the wall as one
entered the room was reserved for me. 1t
was somewhat of shock, therefore, to enter
the place on certain eventful morning,
glance towards my table and find it occupied
by perfect strangers. l turned to one of my
favorite moitres dh6tels who happened to be
passing.
What is the meaning of that?" asked
severely.
He shrugged his shoulders as only Pro-
vencal can. "Cest Monsieur LOUIS" he con-
fided. Another table has been prepared for
Monsieur"
turned round to where Louis was seated
at his pulpit-like desk. He beckoned to me
with his usual respectful gesture, and knew
at once that there was some reason for this
unexpected happening. leaned towards him
and INDUCED in word or two of remon-
STRANGE. He stopped me at once.
''Monsieur Ie Cabitaine," he said. Il ask
you PoAuOA III having SildHSCu yOuI pOSlIIOL
today am begging for your help. A young
lady, whose father was one of my most valued
clients, has embarked upon an enterprise
which fills me with misgivings. cannot dis
suade her from it. She lunches here in a
quarter of an hour under conditions which
l consider highly dangerous. She needs super
vision: if necessary, strong arm and quick
wit have ventured to give you table in
more secluded corner next to hers and l am
also considering the matter of asking you to
accept the companionship of another man
whom think you know slightly"
1T is to lead anywhere - this affair,
LOUISE" asked him.
Louis, although he appeared to the world
tc be only the head waiter of the Milan Grill
Evening star., 1937-02-07

what handsome picture he presented with
his gray curly hair, his finely shaped features,
and complexion of that waxen pallor which
seemed to have nothing whatever to do with
i'll health. He waved his hand to waiter
who was lingering below. was escorted to
my new quarters, a secluded table neatly ar
ranged for two.
There was another larger table. but laid
for only two people; in the corner and in the
background there was our giant maftre
d'h6tel, Jose, who was always towering round
when trouble brewed. In these surroundings
l took up the menu and ordered my lunch.
l am afraid that my response to Sub
Commissioner Parkinson's pleasant greeting
as he paused at my table before had even
finished my cocktail was not an entirely
cordial one. Apart from my conversation with
Evening star., 1937-02-07

Room, was man of importance. Scotland
Yard trusted him with their inquiries. A GER
tain secret service branch of considerable i'm
portance, of which myself was humble
member. made frequent use of him. He shook
his head firmly.
This is just little drama such as you
love to watch" he said. Intervention may
be necessary trust not. The luncheon
party in which desire you to take an interest
will be of two, then there will come third.
1t is my hope that it will end with you and
the man who shares your table at luncheon
also included"
''Never in my life, Louis" confided,
have you sent me to luncheon in such
confused state of mind. don't know what
to look for or what to expect"
Louis smiled at me in kindly. almost
fatherly. fashion. could not help thinking
Evening star., 1937-02-07
Of

The adventure of the private diary and the
furious young man. beginning new series of stories
for which the resourcefuI Louis sets the stage
by E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM