At a London party last year, Harvey Dow Gibson, president of Manhattan's Manufacturers Trust Co., fell to chatting with a U.S. Army officer about skiing. -"Ever been to North Conway, New Hampshire?" the officer asked. Gibson said he had. The officer had lyric memories: "Wonderful skiing there on Cranmore Mountain. Grand hotel they have, toothe Eastern Slope Inn. And have you ever heard the Swiss orchestra at the inn? Wonderful orchestra!"
"Yes," said Gibson, "I've heard it."
"Well, tell me," said the officer, "who's that old grey-haired bastard who gets up and plays...
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