Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1913 — Inference Obvious. [ARTICLE]

Inference Obvious.

Lord Rossmore, author of “Things I Can Tell,” used sometimes to “make a night of It” with Jimmy Davis, and on one occasion slept at Davis’ house after a somewhat late carousal. Ringing his bell in the morning, it was answered by William, the butler, and the following colloquy ensued: " ‘Good morning, William,’ I said briskly. ‘Good morning, my lord.’ ‘Quite early, isn’t it?’ ‘Well —not so early, my lord.’ ‘H’m, I thought it was. Anyhow/ I’ll get up and hpve some breakfast. I suppose nobody’s down yet?’ 'Oh, yes, my lord, your brother and Lord Mandeville have breakfasted some time a£o.’ ‘Bother them. I thought I’d be first. What did they bave, William?’ ‘Smoked ’addock, my lord.’ ‘Did they?’ I cried. ‘What & drunkard's breakfast! What do you think I had better have, William?’ He eyed me coldly, but not unkindly, and then said with marked meaning. ‘Smoked ’addock, my lord.”’