| Show LIGHTS OF NEW YORK L rn W Y ALTER TRUMBULL there Is a wealthy wi widower dovier in new york one of whose daughters lives with him in his rather elaborate home tie ile Is a min of quick temper and strong will who when he Is crossed or if any thing occurs which Is not to his liking roars like a couple of lions ably he eats one egg for breakfast I 1 and has done so for years but for some reason he likes to see more than one egg on the platter perhaps be he likes to make a selection I 1 don dont t know at any rate his cook alpar antly got tired of seeing the other eggs returned and one morning sent up a platter with a single egg on it 0 the head of the house took one look at it and then began to rear in his best manner he ile demanded to know why in the blue blazes he was served with a single egg his butler an old retainer told h in frankly that he had not in the memory of the oldest in habitant eaten more than one egg and that the cook undoubtedly had concen grated on cooking tl at one in the best possible manner the man roared that he would have things cool ed and served in his own ovin house as he gol d aged pleased and said to the butler you go out there and tell that fat addle excuse for a cook to poach eggs ggs and kepp keep on loicl ng eggs until I 1 send her word to stop the butler delivered the message the man ate his egg and then departed hastily tor for his car waiting to take him to his office his pretty soon his daughter appeared for breakfast practically covering the table were platters of eggs she asked what it meant and the butler butter explained she asked how many eggs the cook had poached and the butler said he thought the count had bad reached about three dozen and that supplies were running low the daughter who was vms not in the fligl slightest test afraid of her father for all his boarin roaring smiled a wicked smile bend send out for more eggs she said and tell the cook to keep right on fol lowing orders ar 41 about an hour later she telephoned her father don dont t you she said think it its s about time to tell her to stop what in blue blazes are you talk ing about demanded the head of the house I 1 im in busy oh all right said his daughter sweetly only tle tt e table Is covered and the sideboard Is cohered covered and there are platters of eggs on all the chairs ind out into the living room and on the piano you gave the order so of couise I 1 don dont t want to interfere there are ten dozen poached eggs here waiting for you now but you know your owr capacity and she hung up the receiver ap ap when gene tunney was traveling in englard he was accosted by a small boy who pro produced need a little book and asked for the retired heavyweight champions autograph tunney gave it to him and the kid thanked him and said of course I 1 don dont t know a lot about you but I 1 have joe becketts beckett a autograph in here As joe beckett ended most of his fights lights lying down tunney was not complimented gene used to receive a bl big mill mall in england and a large por alon on of it was from persons offering to sell him public bouses houses bombadier Bom badler W wells ells owns a bar and does a good business 1932 bell syndicate service |
