The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-05

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III Il wasnt fur the fact thsa / stood
roight hars an hserd old stsuart s-iayin'
tbs Law down 70 old Mosher. woaldn't
fAie 70 hiaxin' mad about IL He So, -
he. afther rakin' Nosher over the Goals fur
not giyiu' Tom Billy the boot-haack.' II
Tom b not in the Upper Ten.' - can
make up yer moind 70 hunt fur another
job So Noshsr cut ye out, and gave
Tom 'Snaggs the liysr.' an . purity mess
bel make ~ IL. !"
And had the part down pat. said
Don. tribe regretfniiy.
-Donf jest wish ye was on tonight"
saiu Jimmy. There's such fine grond
partly in pfosceninm A. Leddies wild
their whoite satins an the gintlsmin wild
clav-hammers. Hillory. just lux at thiml"
Then dropping his voice to hoarse
whisper he continued:
AN 10 think that yer mother was the
kohinoor ~ the whole lott Donald. II
makes me hair growl Have ye never
heerd ~ herr"
YES" replied Don. shortly. Then in
stsntly changing his voice to . more
- ~ Inu
father was taken with-taken sick, be
wrote . Long letter 10 somebody whose
name began with honorable and whose
address covered more than half the snvel-
ops. A week or 50 later We received this
letter.
Don tosk folded letter from his pocket
and handed it to Tim. who looked ct it
four different ways and handed it back
with wise expression
at was neither dated nor signed, went
on Don, 'and stated that it was useless to
try TO find my mother. Father was very
proud. you know, and when he read that
you could just see him sink. He died
without telling me her name, or leaving q
scrap Of Information"
well. by the t&th av the O'Donovans,"
cried Tim, vehemently, I'D be burned ef
10 iver hunt ner up!
II can't think it's her fault" interposed
Don. quickly. 1T was some ones power
and fathers pride that kept them apart
AN ye hev got to suffer fur itl' was
Tins angry additioe. We'll, this Is a
quare worruldr'
Here the conversation was interrupted
by Mosher. the stage manager.
You're just the man wanti" he ex-
claimed. tapping Don on the shoulder.
Dick Taylor was struck by runaway on
his way down, and must get somebody to
take his place. How long"
''Is he badly hurt?" asked Don.
II don't know. At any rate he cant
come on. How long will it take you to
learn his part?'
Hes got IL now" interrupted Tim.
He said SO not minute ago."
Then cut around to Toler and let him
ft you out. You're on second, you know,
and We must not have any delay"
He hurried away before Don could realize
what had happened.
'Ye are in luck, me BY" cried Tim. CIV
ing the youth hearty slap on the shoulder.
do yez best tonight, an show thin that
ye air the son ~ yez father! A bother mon
than him never stepped before the fat
loights!"
Have you heard the latest 7" demands
Tom Stewart. after he had persuaded Ned
10 come down from the flies.
What IL it?"
I'm Be blamed II Dick Taylor didn't
have TO get in the path of runaway, and
Aosher has put Don ON In his place. 1t
takes bcggar for luck in this CASE And
the manager Of one of the largest COM
panies afoat is holding chair down in
box b. ank II Don makes hit he is liable
to get the biggest kind Of an engagement!
I'm glad OF itln exclaimed Ned.
And Tom. to his intense modification.
knew he meant il.
The acts went of in quick succession to
Ned. standing by the side of Tim. who
manipulated the lights OF course his i'm
agination was considerably warped by
hearing the villain utter enormous threats
against the hero. and then joke with him
behind the scenes In the most friendly
manner Imaginable.
The third and last oct was about to be-
gin when Ned said to Tom, who was stand
ing beside him:
II believe I'd like this profession.
II don't believe you would" Tom re-
Piled. while you're standing before the
bright footiights and the gaze of large
and appreciative audience, it's all right;
but when you have TO come off to a dark
place like this-there's where the rub
comes. Audiences are amused and think
Of you while you stand before them; but
they quickly forget you in watching some
one else. Ever think Of that9''
II never did" was the truthful reply.
"Ye hev got two songs an dance to git
of in this act. DON" reminded Tim, an the
curtain went up for the last time. Watch
yerselfi"
This caution was entirely unnecessary.
Don showed his fathers careful training in
every word and action. Both songs were
prominent ones of the day; the second to
be given on the encore of the first
But the audience was not satisfied. The
applause that followed their rendition
made the whole house tremhle and Don,s
ears tingls as be bowed himself of.
II do believe they are going TO hang on"
mattered Tom.
The perfect thunder of clapping hands.
stamping feet and shrill whistles. told Ned
that they were indeed.
saw them OFF, cried Mosher, hurrying
up 70 where Don was standing perplexed.
We're late now"
So Don stepped out. bowed gracefully,
and retired: bat II wouldn't do.
"Jingo'" exclaimed Tom Hes made
the best bit ever seen,"
Every time the applause died down the
gallery put forth fresh exertions. and the
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