The Object dropped the dime in the waiter's hand, and Van
Bibber, smiling and easy, made his way through the admiring
crowd and out into the street.

"I suspect," said Mr. Van Bibber later in the day, when
recounting his adventure to a fellow-clubman, "that, after I
left, fellow tried to get tip back from waiter, for I saw him
come out of place very suddenly, you see, and without touching
pavement till he lit on back of his head in gutter. He was
most remarkable waiter."




Love Me, Love My Dog



Young Van Bibber had been staying with some people at
Southampton, L. I., where, the fall before, his friend Travers
made his reputation as a cross-country rider. He did this, it
may be remembered, by shutting his eyes and holding on by the
horse's mane and letting the horse go as it pleased. His
recklessness and courage are still spoken of with awe; and the
place where he cleared the water jump that every one else
avoided is pointed out as Travers's Leap to visiting horsemen,
who look at it gloomily and shake their heads. Miss Arnett,
whose mother was giving the house-party, was an attractive
young woman, with an admiring retinue of youths who gave
attention without intention, and for none of whom Miss Arnett