The morning times., 1896-01-06
HOW IT ALL HAPPENED

| the poSsc>SUTS OF more or less thedtrlcaI
| fame
HOW 1T ALL HAPPENED
| Walter Jones is none other than Charley
| Tattters, the tramp in "l192,'' who had
but food. IL was also alleged by various
members of the Rice company that he
rode a solid gold bicycle.
Miss RUSSELL of the Miss Russell and
maid is the only airy, fairy LiIlian-she
of the straw-tipped hair and the peaeli-
bow chesk.
Saturday evening the Lillian Russeiiopera
Company closed It's engagement in Rich
mond. The next city ON the Tsute being
| Pittsbarg, the star decided To take run
over 10 Washington. and spend The Sunday
quiecly.
Saturday evening after Rice's buriesque
company finished its performance OF Ex-
eelsior Jr.,'' at Hammersiein's Olympia
Theater, New York city, Walter Jones made
up his mind TO shan all sacred concerts and
| leave Rooscnve!tvilie for the Hntions Capt.
tai. He came. and as the story shows,
stopped Ut WIZARDS instead of going to
| the Arlington, where he usually puts up.
A similar coincidence is that Miss Russell
has foresworn her allegiance to the Ar
iRgton and conceived u great liking for
the Willard hOstelry.
Mr.. Jones entered the hotel at an early
holr in the morning and after registering.
walked up ana down the corridor with his
hands in his overcoaJ pockets and gold
tipped cigarette in his mosth. Finally
he boz ght a copy OF The Sunday Times and
went 10 his room to read.
Storily before noon, a woman. faultlessly
gowned aud cloaked, though slightly over
weight, tipped sui.ing;y up to the desk.
ADVENT OF LILLIAN.
Her maid, who was carrying several
telling the clerk she was at home to no
newspaper Inen whatever, mistress, with
maid in the rear, was shown TO her room.
After few minutes bad elapsed MIR.
Jones came MP to the desk, aid while
gazing at the register his face assumed
an expression that physiognomists wonh
term intense. or keen delight. His eyes
danced, and even his diamonds seemed TO
share the joy OF his soul, for they ouistione
those of the clerk.
He sent up his card and was soon on the
way to the diva's apartments. He had
not been upstairs very long before he
came down ard told the clerk that Miss
Russell would see no one at all. She
must not be disturbed under any circuin-
stances.
Seini-o eficial verification of the inter
esting ruinor was obta inetl lastevenins from
no less person than ex-King Ferdinand
himself. He was seen in the corridor DUR
ing one of the several trips he ina de to the
business office to arrange certain matters
for the comfort of the cantatrice whilc en
route to Pittsburg. The ruinor was stated
to him point blank.
WALTERS BUSINESS MATTER.
Mr.. Jones resisted very unsuccessfuiIy
the soft impeachment that there would
be an interesting appendix to his meeting
Miss Russell here. He was told that the
fact of the sem-casuaI conjunction OF the
stars had caused considerable gossip in
the corridor of the hotel at least, and
that their friends were anxious TO know
its true inwardness.
''Is that SOP said Mr.. Jones. ''Well,
regret the gossip exceedingly. L was urder
the impression that the meeting had escaped
attention. l would much prefer that moth
ing be said at present, for it is only a
business matter"
Then you are going to join Miss RusseIrs
company?
Mr.. Jones hesitated, and made stab
at pulling his whiskers gracefully, and
would have succeeded admirably but for
the fact that be hasn't hair on his face
from his under eyelid down to his Adams
apple.
'I'n tell you what" he said, 81 am not
going to join her company this year, with
fairly good, evasive accent on the ''this
year"
Perhaps you had better tell the whole
story, was suggested to Mr.. Jones.
mo; not just now"
'But there will be one?''
"Yes, and if you wait little while
you will have very interesting one;
at present. as told you, the matter is only
in a business shape.
AS Mr.. Jones will not Join Miss Russeirs
company this year and as the very inter-
esting matter to which he referred will be
developed in a little while, he.naturaily
left the impression that the very inter
esting matter did not really pertain to
his or her professional work He did not
state positively whether Barkis was wiiin'
or not, but there is no doubt that great
many other very clever people would be
II "willin 'ness'' alone stood in the way.
MINISTER GANA'S TRANSFER.