The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
WAR IN CUBA, WAS THERE?
IT MEYER BOTHERED THE SOU
BRETTES OF THE "FLR-
OCTv COMPANY.

Iibre." Through the smoke that dimned the
r.dlsn.e Of the lights the people gazed at her
with the Indifference characteristic Of tho con-
Ger, hall audience. but at the end OF the piece
they pounded their glasses on the drink-sopped
tables with sometime which approached nearer
10 enthusiasm than was naval. Apparently
the sentiment enunciatsd by the ahort-garbsd
s~ongstress was . popular one.
viva Cuba Libre l''said n young man in even
ing clothe. who. with three girls, sat at q
table in q far corner. That's all the Spanish
know" he added; 'it's all want to know.
II I had time I'd 60 down there and fight. Il
vould DO me good and 1t wouldn't cost so much
money rs living up here. How much. waiterr"
"One green mint: two wkiskeys; ,ne Rhine
wine. Ninety cents. sir.'' said the waiter.
Devils own prices they charge hero. Keen
the change. Wonder II drinks are any cheaper
down there"
There are more Of EN- to the square inch,"
aid the girl with the green mint.
And they're a better kind" added the one
who had ordered Rhine wine.
You talk IS II you knew" remarked the
young man.
That's no idle dream. either, y said the first
speaker. W ought TO know. We were there
las. year; all OF us"
why, NELL" said tho man. turning In sur
prte to the handsome dark haired girl who sat
on his right You never told mo you'd been
in Cuba"
Didn't n" she replied ca-elessly. Never
told you | wasn't either. did II"
only last wear and Il seems like ten years."
remarked the girl with the Rhine wine. Your
three soubrette friends. Jack. honored Havana
with their spriehtly presence that's the way
the papers had III while performing with the
'Outon-the- Fly Extravaganza Company
They called us the F1youtr for short"
"And all the pet names In the Spanish Ian
gusse for long" added the green mint girl.
brushing her fluffy blnnde:hair back from her
temples. W owned the town. Easy queens.
We were."
How about the war ~ asked the young man.
War; What w>r2 Oh. of course. the Cuba
Lfhre fight Why. the only part of that VS.
ever saw was the uniforms. They made the
audiences look kind Of Ray. you know"
mo fighting around your way. then"
Wasn't there. Well. l should reckon. How
many duels on our tally. Edith
i've forgotten. :" said the girl with the Rhine
wine. Five or SIX"
Well. l had seven. up to the day I left, and
there were three or fonr on tap then. One Of
niue nearly uied. too"
That's great, but 1t isn't war;" said the
young man In unconscious paraphrase. II
mean mo regular NbI-DAItleS anu tnlnRS.
oh. they didn't come our way" said the
blonde. There might have been war after
We left. There muss have been pretty close to
. famine. any way. Money went out Of Cuba
when we left. I tell Jon we cut q wide CAD"
we did tear . few louncef loose, didn't
We !" CONFIRMED the Rhine wine girl.
Did We! What's tho matter with that
thing on the STAGE? Does she think that table
falling over was an encoref she's Coing to
open her serio-oomic face AGAIN. What was |
saying? On, yes: about our doing Havana.
Say, l bet there was q premium on crutehes
after we left"
"One Of his legs 10 longer than Il really
ousht to be-" hummed the other. setting her
Rhine wine do n and gazing pens!voiy on .
diamond ring which she flashed in the light
"a souvenir OF tho trIp.'' she added. Game
In through the window one niRht"
ANYBODY with it," asked the young man
lAnguldly.
"B.uaue as big as your head. that's all.
Oh. yes. u note. 1t was in Spanish. and we
couldn't read IT,"
Neil gave IL to the attendant to read. Tho
attendant swiped it and held Antonio, or
"hAtever his name was. up for 1t. Regular
blackmall game. And he lame back on Nell
Tor It. Remember. Nell?"
Didn't you get enough of Cuba down there ~
@No III uAIk Rlrl petuLAntly. m DEAD
sick oft"
Nell isn't stuck m Cuba. Jack" explained
the Rhine wine girl. shes the easr queen
up here. When she's around Maud and / have
always had TO cut our ice In thin hunks. But
IT'S different IL Cuta. Maud's the star per-
FORMER down there becku % she's pink and
WINE. those Spanish DAgoes are stuck on
llondes. l cone next because I'm u sort of
h"'-aho-nait. But Nel's TOO dark for their
taste. II you 90 down there TO fight you'd
better take her along. You wouldn't have to
20 Jealous there"
oh, l don't know" put In Maud. There
was that guy"
DO YOU remember tho shorty that was 80
s SSsk On y S9HHi. Edith" put in the brunette
He. tho one that used To try 10 throw
s Punches mes. Of flowers down yonr throat while
Ay-yah. The management had TO threaten
y.il remsmbrr he DAY, he broke you up" said
f i You'd Like 1t for Yourself havn't you.
teet' That was her turn In the extravaganza.
M. eat. VIZ II. ' shirt 1[f front 11 iuli ie Of Sn~srs a."
Ed,tths' posIed MIN when l FIRST came on" put in
Ssssf. wn sss scu ID w a.. ,s so,ns 70 make a
vbs lodge" suggested the brunette. That's
rot 10 ron IN. ought 10 have done; You SEQ. she
nfh.. and a bonou.t about the slze OF a healthy
A.9TAge came sailing right at her head"
nm, i.ik about dodging!' said Edith. II got
"NnIlhe way OF that one all right"
n. tos' but you didn't the next. Sho got as
w. en- the second line as Wouldn't IL mako
y s,ck OF life when a little bunch for a cent
ner In the mouth and cut on that line.
Ia. ,es; ana AL the rest, too. for I got laugh
80 ! couldn't go on. IL wa sn't no funny
""y the stage manager fined me So"
Gaace." '' ""u NY u" time I" 20 your
=, Didn't ]! started In on that and about ten
uS"ses friends stood up and Just covered the
snb MI Win iittle bouquets. ! lit on one OF 'om
wa .""n J came. bang. That was the night
'"Wcs sorry wasn't padded"
M, iol had II easy afterward, anyway. Jore
smm , ~ stils. Nell and I vent along TO take
"s"l tht Mowers" said Maud.
emo tiith." added Nell.
NJ IuesS ! didn't need any more taking care
Of tho flo tme rest 81 Sop;" reiortsd The heroine
S%a5h.Ehits atterward that Maud had her sere-
Eell'S. 49," """s Il more thah yours ana
,, rof course 1t was. All four of 'em were dead
Nus." " 'H'e h""' "ou'uh' look
n,,Iahst was because they were black them
lIsh",ws mat Mas 30 stuck on Nell was awfully
N Tor IA ('nha