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began tho performance but stolo glance
at my snnay. haired ralo.faccd gentleman now
and. then, and always found him looking at mo
IN tho same way; lio Ind large light gray eyos,
liko ent'a following mousse. lenovor moved
paudett; ho ant in half-crouchng attitudc,
leaning over tho front Of tho box, watching .mcl
tod to each Of my. legs. Everything won't vol
for aolno time, though folt I'd novor tlono
things worse: Brown md Jones bohavod beau-
ttfully; but tust toward the Inst, when had to
down tho curtain, I saw tint tho brute. was ID
ono Of hfa naBty tcmpors. I suppose tho hoat
had put him ont. Anyhow, he turned nasty, and
when wanted to collar him, bounced away from
"Iho houBo turnod as still as dealt, all IN a
moment, aud I could ECO tho audience TaH
frightened, I gave, look at ny gentloman in
tho box. Ho was leaning d little farther over
80 Drny to not hoyrightoncd, latics nnd aEcntlo-
rnene," naid in n,ybroken English, odd 6anor-
kr1n sho Gpheoleia at th1 Lane aush me THAT
yeeBh;' md thon l gnyo Robinson a protty
smart cum, md began to draw his java opon.
:, "The brute snarlod, turned upon mo, and in
Aho next inslans would have had his toeth in my
eaouldor Il hadn't given tho signal for tho cur
tain. I5nlf dozon carpenters ruBlod upon tho
stago and helped no tacklo him. Wo Ind him
oafe in loss than d minule; but just Mt that QUO
moment, .boforo tho curtnin dropped, 1t was as
r1car MS q toucler.
"Thero was good deal Of app1auso; not TINT
Id done anything, to deaorvo 1t, for tho buBlncBs
Of putting my head in tho br.lto's mouth waa in
tho bill, and the audience had bccn swindled out
danger, aud tboy called mo before tho curtain.
looked up ut that white faced dovl in tho private
box, l1o waa standing up, rubbing his hands IN
= satisfed kind Of way, aB II ho had aeon what
l ;hr{H Il tn null s.t..t1u
he said u slow, measured VOICE that gayo mo
"a narrow escape, 1Iorr. Worry wol1 done, In
decd. l congratulate yon.'
understood, If ho didn't, n.alo my bow to tho
houao, and wont or tho stage. 1obinson was
quot enough by this time. lily man Joo Purdy
had walked htm oil to his box, and ttoro ho was
you'd wish to SEQ. Only lot mo get you sato
back to London, my friend,' aayA /, and I'll
teko you down to JimcrGcks and swop you for
something better tempered. Talent ID all worry
wolf ; but temper is worth oil the talont in the
world However, that's Gvo years ago and
there's Robinnon still performing with me. Tho
brute bns such wonderful gift for his profos-
sion and la hoart and sonl'H In it, too. Take
that animal in the middle OF tito day, whom lle
enough but como bctwoon him and his brsi-
ness, and you'll find out what II lion is. Hos
been q fortune to mo first aud last Ina TINT uni
NAL. Brown aud Jones are nothing moro than
BuporB to him."
You didn't 500 any mora Of your friond in
the box 2" inquired Air. do Ia Zoucho..
"CurBo him, no Dy tho time I'll changed
my clothes ho hal left the houBo. ! wont
round to tho box-ofllco to 500 If tho box-kaepora
stranger. l1c had takon lia box Tint morning,
finding tsloro w;l 10 ntall to lo Lad aud paid lis
three gunens without n question.
Now, darCsay you'll think me mn out-and-
o,rff ff,i 1r],n 7 fTf4 7 f1rt IhnL
night nor many nightH aftor, for thinking of
thnt man. couldn't got his palo checks and
lanl jaws and light gray oyea, with tllat llorrid
gloating look in them. out Of my mind. That's
myself That's 1nnn who'd atnld by to 800
lis folow-crenturos hung, drawn, nisd quar-
tered, ind enjoy it-cspecially tho drawing I
hadn't doubt in my mind That lie was on tho
q doubt in my mind that it WAS through him I
made n.eas of it at tho ond.'
"Dil you oyor eco him again ?" aBkcd tho low
comedian.
notion that did, it would DO tho doatl Of mo.
I'm not q uoryo'iB man in . general way, nor su-
porntito'lH, either; but I'd give up tho biggeHt
haul oyer ma'lo by u benefit, raIhor thnn not
IA qucor notion," said tho humorous Tidd-
kinB.
De Ia Zolcllo.
no wai not a flne actor, the walking gontlo-
man, bclonglng rather to TINT class Of peformors
who ia contonlptuouBlY llonel to a stick, and
his dramatic path hnd been by no 1noona slrewu
with roscH yot ho was fain TO congratulate HIM
self that It hnd not been besot with lions: ue
had boon somewhat inclined 10 envy Rudolph
prusinowsAi tho diatinction md prosperity of
his career but just nav it occurred to lin that
there were two eidcs to the picture. Ilo rubbed
his shoulder t|oughtfully, anl wuu glad to think
tint ho waH exposed to tlo assaults Of 10 flurcor
mi mi Inn r1irn 1rI,f
unlbbel hin when ho plnycd uoroiio and mako
light Ut him in C0s*io, but WHO lncllcl u little
OH their bcnetit nights, nnd treated him to boer
CHAPTER 1.-THE SECOND TrS1E.
The Bpindleculn people showed their apprn-
citation OF tho british drama, MS represented ty
bumper. &hethor il Sas tic intuonco of tho
Chnm Of Iartary, or tho Mitado. tho Grand
ber, or the simple 1ncrila Of tho performance, Ia
moot question hut tho Hpint.lccumanB aa-
nombled III full torco a1t}, beforo tho Herr had
left tho fnrnly tca-table to repair to tho toatro
crowd at thu pit aud gallery douls WAS halfway
ncrOsH thu street.
"lf VIC only 90 on likc this for another year
or go liz, I'll ont the profession" exclaimed
Herr pruslnowsli, cheority sand start theatre
cal public eon,ewllcre on lilo Surrey aldo. Irs
trying lifn, ia tho ,yi!t.bcast business"
!" And a dangerous lifo, too, Willinu'," said tho
Little WOMAN. with q Sigh,
"Kot much Of that, old girl. I'm moro than
match for Robinson by this time. There
isn't move l.e'a up To TINT I'm not down
npon, You're going into tho front tonight, eh,
Liz!"
Oh, yes; nhall got q ncat ut Tho hack Of tho
boxeu. Mrs. podEer'n going with mo. She's
took her tickot, and paid for it, you know, Will
iam like lady"
"Tn-te, Liz, then; Tn off,"
"lt'e carly, William. Tlero'H tho miller
and liH Men '-tAltll last MI hour aud a hAlf
surely"
II don't be1iovo it'll play an hour. You ought
to know what my henotlt antlioucaH nre--all agog
for tho lions. want to have 4 look at Tho
beasts before wo begin, and I'm always n utt!o
noryot1A OIL my bon. Oond-bye."
atro to man bro, at tLo eido-lconcs ID lliH club.
The I1orr preferred smoking his ppo in the FREQ
nrd-easy atmospheric Of tto DRESSING at tho
Queen'A to tho tasnor delights Of lilo domeutio
toa-tahlo. He had worry littlo nnxiety nbout
lih hanHiA. ,Iun purdY, liA fActnIun. L.