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thing was to wait. Nearer came tho heavy,
creaking footsteps; broader grew the ray oil
light. and then the ioor opened and q big.
burly gentleman, with a cigar IN his mouth
and a candle in his hand, strollel clrelessly
int" the room.
~ must have dropped the blessed thing
here" he muttered to himself. ueerinR about
the room. As ho hal come in he had
pushed the dining-room door oren. II
swung slowly back on its hinges and screened
from view the two burglars, who, silent and
m~otionless, cTonched against the wall ready
to spring on the intruder at the first cry OF
alarm.
The proprietor Of the mansion-for IL was
he-weGt straight g. the mAnielshelf, aud
felt up and down that then he looked ON
the table. "Confolnd it," he Yrowled
this comes Of tashing thousAnd-pound
notes about. iu-t to astonish that BOBBY of
. parson, who said he'd never seen one in
his lite. know / had ten in my pocket
there are only nine row; s0 must have
dropPed osR."
Mr.. Smith. J. p. had Leen smoking and
reading up IN his bedroom till late hour,
and prior 20 going TO bed turned his pockets
out on the table and found that the bundle
of-thOusand-pound notes which hg.had been
" flashing. a. he yIyidly expressed Il. was
one short. Ito supposed he must have
dropped IL in the dining-room, hence his
expedition to the lower regions.
Its not here" he said; perhaps I've
counted the notes wrong. lie pulled them
ont of his trousers pocket. into which he
had thrust them in mis- bedroom, and
8kar, .uafw. . aua tue NhVaa
four-no. fo~uT-hvs-' two of tie notes we're
stuck together, observation-disclosures
ten. Ten Thousand pounds. Hans il, they
are right alter ALL,
Ten thousand pounds in one msu's baud,
and that mat alone in the room With tNO
armed burglarsl The same thought flashed
through the brain OF Dir.
Hicks and Mr.. German. -
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The wealthy j. p, the man whose riches
were said to be fabulous, the man whose
vast fortune had been accumulated by spec.
ulations in Austrsba. turned to leave the
d~ining-room, candle in hand. Whit.
what WAS that: A current OF air. a sudden
draught. His candle had gone out.
Only half the oath he meant to inter left
the J. P.s lips. In q moment . pair OF
coarse huge hands had him by the throat,
choking the breath out OF HIM. while an
other pair Of hands we're thrust into his
rockets and clutehed the bundle Of notes.
For a second the iron grip was relaxed.
Perhaps the grippeT thought that he was
gripping too hard. and he didn't WAnt to
murder his vietim-he only wanted 20 silence
aud rob him. But the relaxation was . mis-
take. for in that second the burglar found
himself seized by two powerful arms, a leg
was dexterously twisted round his. and he
was hurlel TO the ground. while a fierce
voice poured out a torrent OF oaths in the
b.oa'est Sheffield dialect;
by God exclaimed Bill Hicks, as he
struggled TO his feet. while his companion,
recovering from his ast~onishnlent, clapped
his hand across the J. P.is month, there's
only one man | ever knew as could wTestle
like that and throw me. and il it amt him
it's his tstrong world ghost"
Instantly the burglar, forgetting his eau
ton in his excitement, opened his dark
lantern and flashed it full on the man who
was struggling violently with Jack German.
gripping his wrists in 3 vice 90 that he
could not raise . hand TO use his bludgeon.
As the light isll on the face of the owner OF
Hall Bill Hicks arisd. ssT fhnuuht
-. Tom Smith, o Sheffield. by all that's
wonderful
In a moment the face OF the Australian
millionaire, which had been crimson with
aud sunocation. turned : deadly white.
cast : fierce. penetrating look At the
burglar, and then be shiyered from head TO
foot
LET him BE-, jack said Bill Hicks.
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quietly, "H o make a row. now.
| M - IL. ...iA - Tonna u

quietly. HE won't make 9 row. nov.
We're old pals, amt we. Tom7"
Still the millionaire never moved his lips.
He stood like q man stupehed; like . man e
whose feet a thunderbolt had fallen.
Come ON. Jack. +" exclaimed Mr.. Hicks -
his astonished companion. who stood opea-
moutbed. wondering IL he was awake or
sleeping of the effects of bug drinking
bout, and passing through one OF the So
c~ompanying nightmares; come on. Jaekg
my old pal. Tom Smith. won't round on n.
will you. Tom Lor, ITS like old times go
ing you again. Tom, and it brings back ED
times, too-lots o. things As I'd forgotten.
Almost. Wen only borrow them nimsisA.
Tom. and pay you back one day. unleas yoa
think you'd like to give 'em US for the saks
o. old times. Don't trouble 10 see Us 20 IL
front door; veil go out the way We come.
and perhaps you'll zhut the shutters after
us, and il they tell you tomorrow As there's
a window with . pane broke you mas Is Ws1
say you did it yourself. accidental tn
save some stupid fool goin' and stufia'
the police up as burglars has bssa
givin' you . look in. Good night
Tom. What you won't shake hands.
wont you? Lor Fancy you hayin' :
lot OF ulft9 pfluo about Jodf oa tAa4&
it's alters the way with coves - gets up il
the world. Ne and Jack 0 be proad.
we've made ten thousand pounds
AtWeen US by our nights work. coms :.
Jack. Good svsnin'. Tom. / aint got :
card with me. but I'll drop you : line -
saying where you can see ma agAla
you'd like to nave . shat over old tins
after all Good night"
Messrs. Hicks and German walked quis1ly
out and closed the door after them, le4sins
the millionaire alone in she darkness.
As tine door closed he gave > smothsEsd
cry, and then fell IN his knees aud baris4
his head in his hands.
My God. my God P'hs cried, } -
has found me out st last y
ITO b eoasia4s1l
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THESE GRAPES WERE SOUR.

Embarrassing Position of n Young
Boston Woman In st. Petersburg.
Many years : there returned from a
tour abroad u yUung lazy Of Boston So
ciety. who. by dint OF n course Of study
In II Partisan boarding.school ut high
nmong tho British aris,osracy, to say
nothin: Of II grounding in good R~ostonian
cultivation tofore she was taken abroad,
had become n thoroughly polished Omd
accomplished young lersUn, says the
Boston Transcript.
This Young Indy. who afterwards became
distinguished in Boston society, related
an odd story Of an experience nj tho Rus
sian Court while her father was visiting
81. Petersburg. She had had the most
remarkable attentions showered upon her
at the RUSSIAN capital.
She was modest enough to attribute
these honors to the TACT that she was
from the country ramotest from Russia,
and that Americans were at that time
quite IA curiosity at the our of the
Gar. But her friends. quite rejecting
this explanation, credited the preference
that was accorded her TO her beauty,
yiyacity and accomplishments.
Whatever II may nave been due to. II is
certain hat II, q state dinner given by one
OF the imperinI grand dukes the American
young lady was jumped quito over the
heads of all the noble dowagers and mis-
c%cllaneous duohesses and countesscs of
the court, and given IL scat of honor at
the Grand Dukes left hand.
As she sat ct dinner, the devoured of
nll devourers. and az the end of the feast
was near. n plate of grapes was brought.
They did not appear to DO anything re-
mnrkable. but the American girl. to
whom grapes were certainly no novelty.
did them tho honor of helping herself to
q good big bunch.
Then The plate went to the Grand Duke,
who helped himself to-four grapes!
And thon the fruit was passed on to q
Princess Of high degree, who took three
grapes. One or two others helped them,
selves TO two. aud the mass Of the SOM
pany nj the table had to be content with
ono grape apiece!
OF course the American girl had
realized by this time TINT grapes we're a
prodigious rarity in st. Petersburg. and
were produced at such n fabulous cost
that even royalty contented itself with
two or three. But. in spite of their cost.
she declared that she had never eaten a
bunch of grapes which she enjoyed less
than she did this one.
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justice, and In two-thirda Of the cases. when
it comes to the sentence. the Judge 10 in
formed that there are several previous
convictions against the prisoner. After
many years careful study OF the criminal
classes, | have come to the conclusion that
they do not object to prison life at all. espA-
cially in bad times, when good Jobs are
scarce-that the only thing which prompts
thieves to run away an burglars TO shoot
policemen is the hereditary instinct OF self
preservation. HeTedity has mu:h more to
do with the manners and customs OF the
criminal classes than reason or > careful
computation OF chances. .
Messrs. William Hicks and John German.
the two burglars now mSkinR their way
cautiously across the grounds of Thomas
Smith, ESQ.,, J, p. ,:towards the mansion,
were hereditary crim~inals-good, sound,
straightforward Representatives of their
cas-. l have no doubt that both OF them
would have considered. had they attended
an adult Supday-school, and been initiated
ate in ! ife into the accepted cAtechism OF
the Church, that as burglars they did
their duty in that station of life into which
it had pleased God to call them. I" and they
would have explained that they considered
it their duty. as respectable and decent
burglars Of the highss elass, not TO knock
the inmates OF 3 house about IL they didnt
interfere-not TO shoot or b!udgeon 3 police
man unless he gave chase TO them. and not
to peach on the pals that got away IL they
themselves we're canRht. Herein consists
l was grayely assured once. by . retired
member Of the craft whom l had the pleas
ure of meeting at a free and easy concert.
given for the beneht Of a burglars widow
and fsmily-'ths whole duty Of 3 house
breaker Who rtspects himself.
Messrs. William Hicks aud John German
respected themselves, and they had arrsnged
The attack on the mansion Of the j. p. with
strict attention 70 the rules Of the game.
The dog had been duly got at"-a male
servant sleeping in the house had been
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MRS, MoRTON's T
The Yellowplush Autocrat of the
Vice.Preeident's Household.


tFron NJ Atlantis Josraar. Warrington Ls,sr.l
There is no better-appointed house in
Washington than the Vice-President's,
says the Atlanta Journal correspondent,
and 1t Ia all because Mrs. Morton makes
servants her lad. Such proper flunkies
the capital has never before seen.
On the box IL n staid. pompous indi.
vidual. whom Mrs. Morton brought ovet
from London. He IL n model already.
and every other coachman is trying TO
cory his studied mir OF indifference, his
pompous handling Of tho ribbons and,
above all, his %pyramidal m~utton-chop
whiskers.
He looks at least like a Secretary Of
State or u Minister from one of the great
powers. Even more imposing than the
goodman is the butler. Six feet two
inches is he and OF proportionate breadth.
His trousers narrow towards tue feet aud
wrinkle e~ngagingly around the ankles.
His "westcut" wonld make Beau
Brumnel shed tears of envy, for IL is of
scarlet and black striped satin and sets
without q wrinkle. But his msnnerl
With feet drawn back and toeing n line.
he looks down upona sutton for Mrs. Nor
tons presence and announces in the same
impartial tones:
Mrs. Morton is not receiving to-day"
or I" Mrs. Morton will SEQ YOU"
There is no appeal from the buffers
court.
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WOODEN INDIAN SIGNS.
Decndenoe of the old.Fashioned To-
bacco Store Advertisement.

Decndenoe of the old-Fashioned To-
bacco Store Advertisement.
You don't see rs many wooden Indians
in front of cignr stores as formerly. says a
writer in the Chicago IL ibune. Like the
race Of which they wore prototypes, so t,
speak, they IRE perishing from the face Of
the earth. Out on Milwaukee venue and
Blue Island avenue you will find them
occasionally. hut the downtown cigar
dealer has done away with them.
Tie first move TINT wns made against
the wooden Indian WINS by the dude.
When that chap first appeared the cigar
men had him done in woo and put in
front OF the door. but he has had his day.
The cigar sign of the present is quite
commercial III its character. IL in like
amy ordinary sigma simple announce
mont Of the name of the proprietor aud
h business IL sufficient. These remarks
apply to the city. l don't know how II is
in the country. l suppose the dealers
there adhere TO the aboriginal idea.
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Are you all right. Bill ?"


"Yes. Jack, it's a big drop-take care. "
One man stood on one side of = high wall.
and spoke to the other man who Was on the
other side. The big wall marked the extent
OF The grounds Of Colston Hall, Surrey, the
residence OF Thomas Smith. Esq., j. r.. the
richest man in the county.
The time was ? O'Clock in the morning.
The " gentlemen who were conyersing
were hoLsebreakers. MessTs. William Hicks
n John German. both renowned in their
profession as old and experienced hands.
and credited with having been concerned in
Foms Of the biggest burglaries of the past
ave years. Both had done what Is tschnic-
ally known as thine" Mr. Hicks had been
eompsled to retire from business for Eve.
and Mr.. GnTman for Feven years. but these
are little drawbacks ~inseparsble from the
profession. and in all professions you must
take the rough with the smooth.
Punishment is, 1 believe, commonly sup
posed TO have q deterrent effect on crime.
The only punishment that is absolutely de-
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A Mica Bluff.

Iron The Boston CoHJisr.l
Life Insurance AEent-Come, cant l place
some insurance on you life? We're all
liable to die at any moment. you know.
Citizen twho has had three other agents
in to seo him since reaching his ofice>-
That's 50. Life IL UNCERTAIN. and II is
am liable TO drop of at any moment with
hear, disease. He gives me only . couple Of
months TO live.
Life Insurance ARent-Oh! excuse me.
There 10 no need Of pursuing the subject
furthei. Sorry to have troubled you. Good
morning.
,~,Citlzen-By Jove | that idea OF mine works
like a charm.
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The Ruling Pc ssion.

tFroRt Jud1s.I
Doctor-How's your wife this morning,
Mr.. Baglev?
BaRley-Im afraid she's pretty near death,
doctor.
.Doctor-Has she had any sinking spell 2 Is
she growing weAker2
Bagley-No; but she's been -bossinR me
around lively this morning. and Jon know.
doc. that the ruling passion IL strong in
death.
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A Fair Division.

IRON Judge
Mamma and papa and brother all want
to nee their little girl, " said Aunt X. to the
little niece who had been left In her caro- for
q few weeks.
"Do they ~ Jennie reflected. II blieve
I'll unHcrew my upper part and go lone to
Boston with that and send my legs to school
don't you 2"
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An Awful Biunder Somewhere.

TFFoHl SHIh Gray Il Cos. WsakTV.I
Philadelphia Young Lady Ito mother who
is giving a dinner)-Heavens, mother. what
are VIC TO do?
Mother f~reightened) Why. what is the
matter. Lulu7
DAHRhter-It IL near the hour set for dir
ner. and the ~scrppDle hasn't come yet.
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Not an Observer.

IRON Tjmel
Mamma-What did young De Richie say
last night when you asked him whether the
moon was shining as he game in,.
Lilisn-Why. he hadn't noticed.
"Hum-m ! My dear, l wouldn't waste
u more time there, l think"
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Rapid Progress.

from TIE Epoch.l
well, Jack, l gave You a violin your last
birthday; are you making progress 2"
oh. yes. Uncle. I can't play very well
vet: but In surely making progress, for my
there you are agaln-several bars ahead.
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An Ear for Music.

TTToH1 tNuNFF.T
Millicent latter playing . difficult operate
selcction)-How do you like that, unc.e'"
Cnclo Hiram -Splendidly. I've sllus
liked it,"
Millicent-Always liked Il I didn't know
that you ever heard IL before? 2"
Uncle Hiram-Why, bless your heart.
child. I've been hearin' Yankee Doodle"
ever since | wuZ SO high.
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Dissatisfied Any Way.

Jones has q son who IL badly stage-struok.
Unhappy boy - exclaimed the irate
parent, - and you actually propose to dis
honor my name on the boards OF a theatre 2"
why, father i would take an assumed
one"
well. sir. how would that help IL:
SupposinR you were to succeed, much credit
should get II no one knew that I was your
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swelled the Fund.

do you think your sister likes to have
me come here, Jnmey9 p
"You bet. You take her to the tlie.a.ter
and bring her candies"
I'm glad | can make her happy"
Ives, and the young tel.e or what she's
engaged 10 don't mind 1t either, for II saves
him that much money towards going to
housekeeping"
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He Did Not Appreciate 1t.

from Tms1
~ hear" remarked Gilroy to q friend.
that you received an ovation at your lee
ture the other night"
"Yes." replied. the lecturer. - did re-
coivo an, ovation. but some OF the ova we're
very stale"
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The Usual Custom.

Iron Judge
Now. we'll see how heavy you are, said
Cumso. az no led to the scales the woman
who hail Just been married.
why IL that 2" asked she.
1T ia customary to give the bride o
weigh"
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A Minor Consideration.

fFroR me Epoeh,l .
She ttragically)-Take back the heart that
thon RAvest.
'He-Neyer mind the l%eart-iust fork over
that diamond ring.
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A Non-Committal Answer.
IFIon Smith, Gray d Co.'S Hoahiy.l
Alphonso De st. Clair-Aw, l sayi Ar,
these Wintah goods?
Solomon Pulemin-Sum-Are!
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nsS. s Sssy ,S ss: s s:y :T e. III. in sAs 'ssSt =
The benefit Of ihe theatrical Treasurer
Club, 10 take place 1t the Broadway
Theatre April 20. promises to be . gigantic
affair, Already &e00 worth Of tickets
have been sold.
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Knowledge OF Music Unnecessary.

tfron ieHo'rfne's News.
Manager Of Band Ito applicant for posi-
tlon)-well, what instrument do you play
What do you know Of music
music. Its the position Of druni-msIor |
want,
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DRAMAS Of DAILY LIFE.
Il Series of Interesting Stories of Erery-
Dag Happenings.
BY GEORGE r. SIMS,

Auhor of Lights o London" A Raihcay Romance " The Lost
Bride" dc
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Assisted.

tFrom me Epoch
Did You write this poem all yourself7'
"Yes, sir. Whv?"
~ thought from the fact that one verse Ia
copied from Thackeray anil another from
T%ennysun, they might have helped you"
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save In children.

wHoOPIsa CoUoH CUaE INSTANTLY 70.
lisSsa the Wh0Ups anf gives rest " the pAtisnt will
no Ill after effects. For sale by druEsisiA. -
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Tickets will be sold for d for the great
cross-country run. to be held March Is.
at Morris Park. This will include rail-
road fare to and from the Park and ad-
mission TO the grand stand. There will
be about 300 competitors.
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oin,m.nt az parsne WsiI Mi ~ ~ set
ing between Bantam Champion Tommy
Kelly aud Hughey Boyle. who will box
four rounds. George Dixon. the colored
feather-weight of Boston, will spar four
rounds with Billy Weldon. the Harlem
feather weight.
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The Harlem Regatta Association will
hold n meeting at the Grand Union Hotel
this evening.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-11
The Futile Scheme of a Tram,

An attempt was made to wreck the
Tacoma bound Northern Pacific train
at Linton, seven miles north of Port
land, Ore. The train was suddenly
Tagged by tramp named F. s. Tay-
lor, who told a strange story of an en-.
counter with train wreckers. He said
that while walking On the road to Port
land he saw three men piling old ties
and fallen trees high on the track.
When they saw him they put a pistol
to his head and made him take a seat
on a log and keep quiet while they
proceeded with their work. Their work
SO engrossed them that he managed to
slip away unnoticed just in time to pre-
vent wreck.
Taylor was taken aboard the train
and treated like prince. He was sent
back from Centralia, and Sheriff Kelly
TOOK charge of him to get description
OF the wreckers. Taylor claimed that
ne knew nothing about the country.
but he was so minute in his details in
describing the instructions piled on the
track that the sheriff suspected some
thing. Finally, he turned to Taylor.
saying: you did this" Taylor wilted,
and confessed and told all. He said he
piled the stuff on the track and pre-
vented a wreck for the purpose of be
ing richly rewarded by the company.
he was arrested and is now in Jail.
There were 200 passengers on the train.
st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-11
An Ancient Document.

A most valuable and interesting doc
ument of antiquity has been obtained
for the Louvre museum. It is the
speech against Athenogenes delivered
by Hyperides. the friend of Demos
themes, and the defender of the motor
ious courtesan Phryne, who was &C
cused of impiety, but was saved by the
orator, who pulled off her peplum and
displayed her charms to the eyes of the
astonished judges. The incident has
been depicted on canvas by Gerome
The history of Hyperides and his
speech, as set forth by NJ. Revillout in
his report to the Academy of Inscrip-
tons, is curious enough. Athenogenes
had perfumery shop which was man
aged by a man of straw, or rather a
slave, called Midas, to whom a client
of Hyperides had left money. Being
unable to recover the sum the client
resolved to buy the shop, and the
negotiations were carried on by a lady
friend of Athenogenes, to wit, Anti
gone, red haired and black eyed
Athenian damsel.
All this traffic led to legal squabbles
between these extremely interesting
Greeks, and gave Hyperides an oppor-
tunity OF descanting on bargains af-
fected by women, who were treated as
badly by Scion as Napoleon afterward
treated them in his ungallant code.
The pleading of Hyperides has
a wonderfully modern tone about
it, and-but for the names, dates
and places-might have been de-
livered in the royal courts of
justice in the Strand or at the Paris
tribunal of commerce. The speech is
mentioned by Longinus, who also re-
fers to that in defense of Phryne, but
it has only recently been found on
papyrus by M. Revillout, an assistant
keeper of the Louvre museum.-Lon-
don Telegram.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-11
A Trick of .SDeech.

Tricks of speech grown into mannerisms
often betray people into blunders absurd
enough. One instance of this comes from a
town in Maine, where dwelt man who quail
flied his reply to every question with the
word ''handy" twisted into some sort of a
conditional clause. e was even asserted that
he proposed to the lady who became his wife
by declaring Re would like to marry her ''if
she could make it handy" but this very likely
is fabrication of invidious gossips.
Calling recently at house, OF which the
late master was lying unburied in the parlor,
the visitor was asked if he would like to see
the remains of his old friend.
"Well, yes" he answered, ''that is, I'd like
to see them if you've got 'em round handy.
II you haven't, it's no matter. "-B oston
Courier
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-07-11
A Playwright at Work.

Blakely Hall says that he once saw
David Belasco in the throes of COM
position, and that lit was an odd sight
to people who have preconceived no
tons concerning play writing. Mr.
Belasco's hair was tousled over his
brow. He was gnawing his neither lip
with an air of intense absorption, his
cravat was loosened, his coat cast aside
and his legs were wound around his
chair with nervous sinuosity. | had
run in on him unawares and did not
know he was at work. A large table at
which he sat was Uttered with all sorts
of curious odds and ends. There was
huge sheet of paper before him Gov
cred with caba.;stic signs and marks,
and he held a blue pencil tightly
clenched in his right hand. Ink wells,
match stands, calendars, pens, books,
newspaper clippings and half a dozen
other small objects were arrayed on
opposing sides of the table. These,
Mr.. Belasco explained, represented
characters in the play, and that he
was trying to group them so IS to
make an effective tableau for the close
of the third act. The idea was subse-
quently utilized in The Wife. '"-Cur-
rent Literature.