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Show I Chef of Great Smith Street Br GERALD BRENAM (Coprrtfht.) "Ah, m'steu'l Does not m'slen' remember re-member me? ( sin nonvin." Wandesfurd stared at the speaker In mute astonishment. Could .this seedy, ttarvtd-tooklng specimen of liti-ronnlty liti-ronnlty be Indeed OourlnT Oourln. tho fsraous chef whose cookery hud been the talk of Tartar "lint the duke of Moattalrallt Ton ivre bis prize chef." (Joiivln lifted both hands In do-qoent do-qoent protest, "Ah, ro'slen," hn cried, "It Is a sud story. Will in'slcu" care to henrl" Installed at a (able In a modest restaurant, res-taurant, Gouvlu opnl Ills heart, "It wos ut tho Hotel dc Montmi. rail," ho explnlnctl. "I wus nt the ze-ulth ze-ulth of my glory. All I'arls spoke ot my dinners. Ills crare I on (led me wlili honors. I lost my head, to sui.li dlzsy lielilits did I seem lo sour. 'The duke worshiped nt the shrlite of Mile. Mlinl Mnrtlgues of the Varieties. Vari-eties. In an evil moment t allowed mjiilf to fall In love with' that fatr-e-U of mortals. She Infltcd me lo call nml wheedled out of mo the reclpo for the famous Hatico dc Moalaitrnll the Julnt Invention af the duke and myself. "As we twt together the duke himself him-self entered unen'ectedly. Then trie false MIml denounced me as an upstart up-start menlsl whn hnd dnrert to pnp as hU uunUur's rlvul, "1 was kicked out of illml's Iiimiio and the next day dismissed from the notel do Montralrall. Suddenly there came to Wandesford an Inspiration. "By Jove, Oouvln," he exclaimed, "I hnvo It. You Hhsll start a restiiiirunt of your own In my home lu Great Smith street. n Reggie Van Hnopeu rushed Into the smoking-room of the Tepee club, simmering sim-mering with excitement. "Hullo, Kegglcl" song out one of the youthful loungers, "you have got a secret I can. tell by jour manner." "I say," Reggie exclaimed, "does any one here know where' Great Smith street Is?'1 . " " - There was n general head-shaking. ' "Then let mo tell you," continued Reggie. "I was there last night. I had dinner there. And such a dinner.! It was the best, the very best,-! have ever Indulged In, "Well, my friend Wandesford," continued con-tinued Van Hoopen, "usked me to dinner, din-ner, last night. I was simply plnlug for a little excitement and when he suggested a voyage inlo the unknown regions of the lower F.nst side. I Jumped at the proposition. Of course I did not Intend to cat anything there. I merely wanted to sec u little low life nnd have a little adventure. "I assure you that I was well repaid. re-paid. Out of a cellar came nn old ehup In genuine cook's rig and Wandesford Wandes-ford aud he had a talk. I pride myself my-self on my French ; hut I really couldn't keep pare with those two. "Ry and by dinner began to conie In. Tim tlrst sight of the soup set me thinking. Just to please Wandeford, I took a spoonful. It was simply a triumph1 Never In all New York can you best Unit 'potage u In Central Park. Thereafter I capitulated; nnd from soup to dessert, I did not miss a course. There were some Voctelletles buz Monselgnetn' le Due' I suppose 'lli'f chef tools me Tor n duke that haunt my palate still." For some minutes there was sllcnco In llie smoking-room. Then the dean -of the lounger said solemnly: &"Itegle, Is this a practical Joke? If It is" "Good heavens, no!" cried Mr. Von Hoopen. "i:er'.lilng hnpiiened Jo!, as I (old you. The dinner was superb.' The chef Is o treasure. Telt you what, let us go over there In a boijly tonight. I'll notify Wnndeiford, and ho can act as guide. If the Great .Smith street cellar Is not Just ns I say, I promise to pay the entire reckoning." III. Wandesford strolled down I he cellar cel-lar Rteps In Great Smith stieet. a telegram tele-gram In his hands. At the Kitchen table sat Oouvln, concobtiug a visionary vision-ary menu. "Hullo, Gouvln, victory Is ours! To-night you must prepare dinner for 25 iersons." A smile of Joy overspread the chefs features. It was Thanksgiving eicnlng. a murky, ml?ty.Thnnksglvlng, when the delegation from the Tepee club stole kleulthlly along Great Smith street and dlsnppeared Into the Gouvln eel-- eel-- Inr. The dinner at the "llesliutrnnl Gouvln" was nil that Reggie Von Hoopen had painted It. At the close of the feast Gouvln was sent for. Wandesford, In the name of the guests, complimented him heartily on the dinner and Gniiiln was Imliireil h give nn account of the ow-nts which led to hl downfall nnd exile. Tlir love affair with the now finumn MIml Miirtlgues completed his conquest nl the Tepeenns. "Come with us." Mild tho chnlrman of the Tepee house committee. Today Gouvln Is chef of J tic Tepee club, with ii Hilary eiiuitl to that of n United Stiitei senator. Over his owt luxurious apartments presides his wife n somewhat faded, almost forgotten stage celebrity, owe famous os tht beautiful MIml Martlgucs. The dukv of MontmlraU, It Is said, still talks of the unrivaled enqf, ke was mi uufor tunate as to lose. |