Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-05-18

look like t'irty cents, and all de womin
saws dey would do Carmencita turn, ex-
cept de wiley wildly, who says dat she
would do Yvette Gulbert turn. My,
you'd never be tired II you'd see how sick
dat made de duchess. She said de wildly
was having pipe dreams and dat ii she had
q chanst she'd show de swells dat she was
herself a good ringer for her friend Yvette
Honest, t'ings do come our way SO much
dat wonder we hasn't broke our necks
dogding 'em. On de very afternoon of de
show de wildly sends void dat she'd twist
ed her ankle and couldn't do her turn.
"Miss Fannie near has fit, cause all
de tickets was sold for five plunks every
rattle out Of de box, and it was de Yvette
turn what had made most of de talk and
excitement. Den de duchess she chases
over t. Mr. Paul's house, where l was CIV
Ing him a boxing exercise, and she says
she would do de turn if he could fix it so
as Miss Fannie wouldn't tumble Mr..
Paul taut while, and den he says it is
dead easy, only dat de duchess would have
to wear dinky veil over her face what
would not let de audience tumble who she
was.
"Well, dis is what he done: When it
comes time for de Yvette turn, he goes out
on de stage we had in de music room and
says dat, owing t. de disposition of de wild
dy, dey was compelled t. make good wild a
professional, who was Mad IN 'selle Um-
ta-ra-ra, kinder taking fall out Of de last
name, like he didn't quite know 1t. Say,
you'd never be tired t hear de way dat
duchess goil done dat turn She didn't do
ting t. dat aud ence but kill 'em dead
Nobody but Miss Fannie tumbled t. who
she was, and Mr.. Paul squared it wild Miss
Fannie all right.
IT knowed dat dere was some odder
game de duchess would work and dat 1t
would mean Doodle, but never taut even
she would have de nerve to do what she
done. Dere was nice little willy boy be-
hind de curtains what was de treasurer Of
de game and had all do long green de tick
duchess and says he's tickled near t. deaf
wild her turn, and she jollies him till he
didn't know wedder he was in Westchester
county or Hoboken All of sudden she
says t. me, Me man., says she, 4 believe
you is t. drive me t. de station.
Yes, lady, says l. wondering what
tell, but taking de cue all right, all right
"'Who shall collect me pay from?' she
says, looking sweet at de willy boy.
How much is it?' he asks
"Say, you'd never be tired Dat goil
never SO much as swallows hard as she
says, Usual me terms is two hundred, but
you has made de evening so charming one
hundred will do-I'll donate de odder hum
dred t de charity! De willy boy digs into
his jeans and flashes up five double saw
bucks, which de duchess had just put In
her pocket when Miss Fannie comes along
and says, 'Hortense, she says t. de duoh-
| ess, 'Hortense, take off your makeup at
once, for you'll be wanted t. help de ladies
in de cloakroom.
"De willy boy gasps, but gives him a
wink, and Miss Fannie says t. him: My
maid did well, did she notp You must
not tell the secret behind de scenes and let
| dc aud 'ence know who she is
"De willy boy was pretty good sport
at dat, for he braces and says I assure
| you, Mrs. Burton, I'll say nothing about
my experience here says he.
And sure he didn't.
| He made good de hundred, and me an
de duchess is in town today putting some
thing in de bank.
Say, what do you t'ink Of dat goili
You'd never be tired p'-Edward W. Town
send in New York Journal