"Robert Hooker, fecit."
IN DEFENCE OF HIS NAME
He was again talking of his ancestors. He was always talking of his ancestors....
It was in the library of a Fifth Avenue club, but the gentlemen seated at a window overlooking the famous thoroughfare were not discussing books. They were examining with care the beautiful ladies that always decorated this brilliant highway.
"That—with the blue bonnet and the short blue sleeves, is Mrs. Wilberforce Andre," said John Stuyvesant DePuyster. "Her husband is a descendant of Varick who served as aide-de-camp to General Arnold."
"That doesn't make her more attractive," said Robert Hooker.
DePuyster ignored the remark. "My great grandfather—"
"We know all about him," chorused the others. "Let-up, please. Have mercy on us, it's a hot day."
"My great grandmother, on my father's side—" persisted DePuyster.