STORIES OF PEOPLE
YOU KNOW ABOUT
GEO. M. HILL
RICHARD HARDINC
INTRODUCES HIMSELF
Richard Hurtling Davis is a brilliant
writer and van tell a mighty good story
when he wants to, said an officer at the
Post the other day. We used to see
him in Cuba, traveling along on foot in
ld»kiki uniform and talking with the
soldiers, and you would think to see
him then that he was a very ordinary
mortal indeed. But the celebrated
author and war correspondent is far
from being an ordinary person in his
own mind.
In New Yolk, they tell the story that.
.Mr. Davis and another gentleman,
with two ladies entered the grill of the
St. Regis one evening when all of the
desirable tables were occupied.
Three gentlemen were seated at a
table near by and they very kindly
vacated their chairs and took seats at
a small table in another part of the
room.
The new arrivals were seated and then
Mr. Davis happened to think that lie
had failed to thank the gentlemen for
their courtesy.
Hurrying dawn the room to where the
obliging strangers were seated, the
celebrated author thanked the gentle
men very politely and then, in the full
ness of his heart he added: “Perhaps
you would like to know to whom you
have been so courteous.” There was a
momentary pause, perhaps it was
occasioned by the look of surprise that
came over the faces of the strangers.
“I am Richard llarding Davis!”
“Well, Mr. Davis,“ said one of the
gentlemen alter a momentary pause
of astonishment; “Perhaps you would
like to know w ho we are ?” This
gentleman is William Jennings -Bryan.
This is tiie German Kaiser, and I’m
Jesus Christ!”
“Well, you’re in damn bad com
pany then,” said Mr. Davis as he
shot away in disgust.
WHY WILSON MiZENER
QUIT THE WALDORF
Wilson Mizener, the playwright, was
one of tlie very early Klondikers and
perhaps some of his former friends and
aequaintences who are still in the
country would like to know just why
the former “Yellow Kid” suddenly de
parted from the Waldorf-Astoria about
the third or fourth day following the
one upon which his unhappy marriage
was solemnized.
There is a well-known saying that
“You must go away from home to get
the news,” and it applies in this in
stance for the account of the little dis
turbance that will shortly follow was
kept very quiet bv the Waldorf-Astoria
folks and the New York papers
never published it.
In tact, to illustrate how nows travels,
a friend of Mizener’s told me the story
in the most northerly mining camp in
the world. 1 packed it around for a
vear or two, and now you mav have it!
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in place <•( the ordinary locals, or in
place of one of Hooter’s poems.
Of course you remember that when
Mrs. Yerkes and Mizenor were married !
they agreed that the news of the mar-!
riage was to he kept secret until the late
Mr. Yerkes was safely under the sod
or safely cremated; 1 have forgotten
which.
That was one piece of news that
didn’t have to travel to Alaska before it
was published. The marriage ceremony
took place late at night and by half-past J
three in the morning the news was in j
every paper in the city and it looked j
as if Mizener had cut the string and |
let the polecat out of the bag.
Well, they hurried Yerkes all
right, or else they bottled him, 1
have forgotten which; but the bride’s
nerves were shattered by the uproar
the marriage announcement created
and Mizener had to keep his bachelor
quarters in the Waldorf - Astoria a
little while longer.
It was only for a short time, how
ever, for about three or four days after
the redieulous event and while it was
still the topic on the tip of everyone’s
tongue Mizener came into the main 1
dining-room of the hotel for a very late
breakfast. There were only a few
people in the room.
lie gave Ids order for a light meal
of coffee and rolls and three fried eggs. |
The waiter timed the order nicely.
A tall, distinguished-looking English
man entered the room and was seated
at the second or third table in front of
the big, athletic Mr. Mizener.
A cosmopolitan looking gentleman,
seated at a nearby table, looked lip
and recognized the newcomer, he i
failed to recognize the leading char
acter in the big wedding sensation, ;
however.
After the customary greetings had
been exchanged between the distin
guished looking Britisher and the gen
tleman seated at the table, the latter
asked:
“What does your lordship think of
this Yerkes-Miezner affair?”
Mizener pricked up his ears.
The waiter came along and set down
the coffee; the rolls, and the three
fried, in front of the “Yellow Kid” of
early Dawson days.
“Why tlit- infernal scoundrel anil his
palls assuredly trapped the woman for
her money,’’ drawled the Englishman.
Mizener got up and picked up the
platter of eggs and balanced it in the
palm of his hand. Then, in a half a
dozen strides he was behind the lint- j
isher, and then, B-a-n-g ! came the
platter and the three fried eggs on top
of his lordship’s blooming head. i
Well, you know what would natimd’y
follow a mess of that kind.
They picked his lordship up and
scraped him. They wiped the vitellus
from behind his ears and sponged the
saffron from his breast and chin.
No, they didn’t throw Mizener out.
lie took his time and walked deliber
I
ately from the room; but he was
i
notified shortly afterwards that he
would have to leave the hotel. And '
that is the reason the big young i
fellow, who used to wear a yellow |
mackinaw in the early Klondike days, j
left the famous Broadway hotel.
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