The herald., 1896-02-16
SHOLTO TELLS HIS STORY
He was Not Buncoed and did Not Have
a Gun
Arizona His Probable Destination HE will Not
Live OF His Wifc's Earnings-A Pom
Honor Interview

Lord Sholto Douglas was seen in the
neighborhood of the Burbank theater yes
terday. His ''lordship' drank "a glawss"
of plebiau beer in quite an ordinary man.
ner and then said, in despairng tone:
"Well, of course, you want to interview me
now, because know from experience that
when / refuse TO say anything they made
me say the most awful things. Lie about
me, ye know. long, thin, red-haired re-
porter spoke to me on the street today and
awsked me if had left my wife. l had to
explain things to him, ye know, or he
would have written up two columns of
scandal, headed: The Sholto Bust-Up.'
There is not the slightest truth about my
having been buncoed, | really never did
lend any money that | had not ample
secuity for. People. from reading the
papers, think me an awful fool, but am
not a sucker by any means. At present
my wife is playing at the Oakland theater,
but she will shortly leave and may go east
TO Chicago and make tour throughout
that portion of the country. ! shall not be
with her, ye know, as people say that / am
living on her earnings, when | am not doing
any such thing, having a private income of
my own. l intend to work hard at some-
thing, but everybody knows me and they
stare so.
Icannot act. I am much too nervous
and fall to pieces when an audience is
glaring at me. No, am sure never was
intended for an actor. l might go out pros.
pecting in Arizona. ] think that should
like the work, and really must do some
thing. My father is quite reconciled to my
marriage, and as they say out here ''has
no kick coming"
love my wife better today than I did
when l married her and look on my mar
ried life as the happiest portion of my life.
The papers said came here with a big gun
in my pocket. 1t is pure invention.
never came here with any belligerent ideas
at ali; merely matter of private busi-
ness. 'Pon my honor.
| shall never return to England unless
have enough to keep myself while there.
Out here, and in fact all over America, /
have found it is looked upon as an honor
to work. | consider myself an Ameri-
can now.
1t would have been awfulIy foolish if the
two countries had fought. The two peo-
plies are more like brothers than cousins.
I think things were settled in the best way.
Did you see in the papers about my at
tempt to make a speech at the Alcazar
theater. really tried hard to conquer my
nervousness, but broke down and utterly
failed.
You know am not brilliant and don't
pretend to be, but really it is too bad for
the papers to make me out blithering
ass for the sake of copy, isn't it?
Am Camper? Yes. 1t is kind of
lodge, you know-all nice fellows and all
that sort of thing. The motto is "E
Clampus Vitus," but really my Latin is SO
rusty that 1 could not give you literal
translation. / may bring my wife here, as
| like this city better than any other l
have lived in.
Then with hearty "Good Night'' the
talk closed and the scribe went off with
the impression that Lord Sholto is good
natured youth who is not afraid to work
and eventually will work as one of our
selves.