Show r i f A New Yorker at Lar Large e j i By Bv GILBERT SWAN NEW YORK July 24 From 24 From Tarry Tarry- town-on-the-Hudson town there comes a aWe tale We as told by Will Hays Hns t to s someone someone some some- meone me- me one and by someone t to me Ha Hays s and a party of well had been cruising In R Roy y Howards Howard's palatial yacht and had put ashore Shore Just of off Tarrytown so that Count von Luckner writer and hero of many manya a high adventure could catch c. a train into New York The count was ina In Ina Ina a hurry since he had t to meet l Ills his s wife and rush off oct t to a n. dinner affair Hays the high cl chieftain of agreed t to act as a courier courter and commandeer an aut au au- au- au t It was a Sunday and a along along along long line of cats stood waiting In Inline Inline line Une on the highway near the anchorage anchorage an an- spot Hays put his foot on the running board of the first car he ho came to He lIe thrust a friendly hand to the driver and explained Im Will wm Hays Wherewith the driver looked slightly stunned And AndI i I wonder If JC youve you've heard of Count von Luckner r The driver had Well it would be a great favor 1 if you would drive Count von Luckner to Lo the railway station Would you mind Still dazed the driver nodded Meanwhile other members of th the yachting party had arrived and had started some rapid fire Joshing Von Luckner started to get Into the car followed by a barrage of raillery Dont let him hun fool tool you that isn't Von Luckner The persiflage failed The driver tossed out his chest appeared t to recognize recognize rec rec- rec- rec a faco face or two and efforts to delay him falling failing drove of off orr f. f A few tew minutes later Von L Luckner ckner noticed that the depot had been passed The hospitable was speeding do down n th the highway Pardon me said the hero of ot a thousand adventures but youre you're not taking me mc to the station I know it retorted ret his host Im going t to drive you into New York It Isn't every day I get a a. chance t to todo todo do a favor or for tor gents gent like you The count smiled to himself Suppose he asked if It the boys back there were right that I didn't happen to be Von Luckner at all Ill take the chance and so the car proceeded to the very gangplank gangplank gangplank gang gang- plank of at Von Van Luckner's ship He In Invited invited In- In his beaming chance acquaintance acquaint acquaint- ance to come corns on board have ha to excuse me the sea rover explained but I have to dress for dinner So has s my mt wife Meanwhile le 1 if you choose you can can make yourself at home on the boat When Count and Mrs von van Luckner r came out f. f in 1 dinner attire the hospitable hospitable hospitable hos hos- was beaming all alloVer allover allover over the place You know he hesitated theres onI only one U tiling thing ng the matter with this If It I go home and tell teu the wife wile that Ive I've been out chumming with Will Hays and Roy Howard and Count Counton von on on Luckner she wont won't believe me Shell She'll say Ive I've been out at a speakeasy or something Could you jOU give me something something some some- thing to prove it to 00 the wife and the f boys up the river 1 They'll never n c v e r never belleve believe it With due ceremonial cere cere- Von Luckner Luckner Luckner Luck Luck- ner took out a photograph photograph pho plo from his collection a a. and n d wrote rote upon the back of It a brief tale of oC the afternoons afternoon's afternoons afternoon's afternoons afternoon's after after- noon's experience Then rhen he formally autographed it A And d n so the anonymous charioteer wen went ent I. I singing upon his way Well sir he said I III never ne thought anything like this could happen happen happen hap hap- pen to me mc If he doesn't happen t to know it he has ha a valuable document Copyright 1931 NEA Service Inc |