Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1915 — Waiting for the Boss. [ARTICLE]

Waiting for the Boss.

Wherever Henry Labouchere went his strange and Interesting personality made Itself felt. He was one of those men about whom numberless good stories, authentic and otherwise, cluster. The following is a true one: Labouchere was appointed an attache to Mr. Crampton, the British minister at Washington. During one of Mr. Crampton's absences from the legation, the young man had an opportunity of exercising the official reserve and discretion for which the English diplomats have always been so famous. An American citizen call one morning to see Mr. Crampton. “I want to see the boss,” he said. "You can't; he’s out," replied Labouchere. "But you can see me.” “You are no good,' replied the American. "I must see the boss. Til wait.” "Very well,” calmly said the attache and went on with his letter writing. The visitor sat down and waited for a considerable time. At last he came up to Labouchere and said: I've been waiting around here for two hours. Has the chief come In yetT” “No. You’ll see him drive up to the front door when he returns.” “How long do you reckon it will be before he comes?" "Well,” said Labouchere, "he went to Canada yesterday. I should say he’ll be here in about six weeks.”