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TETJNION
in Crand Central Station.
iljrondacksto a cottageon
I u rore my father tiat I
tour and a half, and asked
lr r()rero saythat he would
| .rr t\\'elveo'clocksharp I
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.stranger to me_my
dn r been with him since
mr' father, my fesh and
hen I u,asgro*n I would
n-r campaignswithin his
rnd I u'as terribly huppy
nci .hook my hand. "Hi,
uf ro my club, but it's in
tr-iin I guesswe'd better
I .irm around me, and I
r,,.c. It was a rich com-
l. ,r'oolens,and the rank-
ntir-rldsee us together.I
Itccl some record of our
street to a restaurant.It
nnender wap quarreling
lairer in a red coatdown
n hailed the waiier in a
ne,iere!Youl" His boil_
lplece. "Could we have
'
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be shuffied ou"i to ou.
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ther said. "If it isn't too
above and beyond the
ibsons."
"I
r s.rid. have a whistle
trr. rake out your little
5r9
pad and your little pencil and seeif you can ger this straight: two Beef-
eaterGibsons.Repeatafter me: two Beefeater. Gibsons.,'
"
j:Llhink you'd better go somewhereelse,"'thewaiter said quietly.
'Jh"!"
saidmy father, "is one of the most brilliant ,.rgg"rri,or*I h",r"
ever heard. Come on, Charlie, let's get the hell out of h;."
I followed my father out of thatlestaurant into another.He was not
so boisterousthis time. our drinks came, and he cross-questioned me
aboutthe baseballseason.He then struck the edgeof his empty glasswith
his knife and beganshouting again. "Gargom!kellner! caklriere! you!
Could we troubleyou to bring nitlvo moreof the same.',
"How
old is the boy?"the waiter asked.
"That,"
my father said,"is none of your God-darinedbusiness.',
"f'm
sorry, sir," the waiter said, "but I won't servethe bov another
drink."
"Well,
I have somenews f9r you," my father said.,,I have somevery
interesting news for you. This doesn'thappen to be the only restaurantin
New York. They've openedanotheron the corner.come on, charrie."
He paid the bill, and I followed him our of that restauranrinto an-
other. Here the waiters wore pink jacketslike hunting coats,and there
was a lot of horsetack on the walls. we sat down, u.rJ-y father began
"Masrer
jg-rlgylug"in. of the houndslrallyhoo and all th"t ,ort of thfig.
we'd like a litde something in the way of a stirrup cup. Namely, ,rr"o
BibsonGeefeaters."
"Two
BibsonGeefeaters)"the waiter asked,smiling.
"You
know damned well what I want," my fath"ersaid angrily. ,,I
want two BeefeaterGibsons,and make it snappy.Things have Jhanged
in jolly old England. So my friend the duke^iells -eI Ler's see wlat
England can producein the way of a cocktail."
"This
isn't England," the waiter said.
arguewith me," my father said."Just do asyou're told."
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"I just thought you might like to know where you are,,,the waiter
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saro.
"If
there is one thing I cannot tolerate," my father said, ,,it is an
impudent domestic.Come on, Charlie."
fourth place we went ro was ltalian. "81,on giorno,',my father
,TI"
"Per
said. fa'ore, possiamoaveredue cocktqil arnericani,forti, forti. Molto
gin, pocovermLtt."
"I "/
don't understandItalian," the waiter said.
"Oh,
come off it," falhet said. "you understandltalian, and you
1I
know damnedwell you do. vogliarno due cocknil americani.swbito.',
The waiter left us and spokewith the captain,who cameover to our
taL,leand said,'1I'msorry,sir, but this tableis ieserved."
"All
right," my father said."Get us anothertable.',
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REUNION
'All
thetablesarereserved,,,thecaptainsaid.
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i#i d"rir" our parronage. Is that it)
Well, theheil with you.Vada
"u;;f;;;;.Let,s go,Chartie.,,-
to getmy train,,,Isaid.
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said. ,,I,m ,g.-r.lblysorry.,,He
armaround me
and-prerr"d
*" ,d;; hr;. ,;iii;ril;:; put his
station.If therehadonly.be" t""k to th"
"." up
ri*"?g" " romy club.,,
,,Ilrr'r allright,Diddy,,,
f r;;.
get you a paper," he said. ,,I,ll
,."i.r.l' get you a paper to read on the
Then he went up to a newsstand
and said, ,,Kind sir, will you
flrTl^:1"_r*h
a*ernoon
tof:,:g.h" with one"f y"*'C"a_damned, no_good,
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1\ow, Justwait a second,
sonny,"he said.,,Justwait
to g9t a riseout of this chap." a second.I want travel agency for
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