Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-27 | Page 37 | Successful Ending of Long Time Hunt Too Much for Him

Successful Ending of Long Time Hunt nt Too Muck for Him LOS ANGELES ANGELES' Feb SG AnI An unknown unknown un un- un known man who had been searching for a soup that fitted his ideas of f a delectable dish died when he lie finally finally- found it In a small restaurant at South Los Angeles street The tragedy tragedy tragedy trag trag- edy occurred while the place was thronged with noon diners The man was elderly and well dressed He entered the small restaurant restaurant rant shortly before the noon rusl nisi Ive heard he ho said that you have havea a chef here who can make good celery soup Ive I've tried every first class eatIng eatIng eating eat eat- ing place in the city for celery soup and cant can't find one that suits my taste And then a fellow told me to come here and ask for celery soup made according according ac ac- ac cording to your special receipt The stranger went into details So much pepper he lie wanted and so much salt and a certain amount of the celery cel ery flavoring The he chef George Harris interested In the elderly epicure and flattered at athis athis athis his patronage repaired repair d to the kitchen and brewed a celery soup th that t surpassed surpassed sur passed all an his previous efforts v i he he- finally sampled the br brOw brew w the cook knew the dish was a triumph trio tri and served it with some dignity dignity dignity dig dig- and triumph When When the the aged man tasted it he sat back and clapped his hands You are a gem lie he said to Chef Harris a king of the kitchen You I should be crowned It is a delight this soup So he sat over his soup enjoying it i to the utmost Suddenly he fell for tor ward Chef Harris looked in and thought the enthusiastic diner had fallen fallen fallen fall fall- en asleep Then came the noon rush and the space at the table was needed So the elderly man was asked to awaken awak awake en en to remove his arms from the table to make malte room Ion for the hungry He did not answer He was dead and the soup was but half consumed