Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-12

Mr. Skinner had several tins. but tine
actor was obdurate.
on Saturday night the Frenchman
saw the chance for revenge. II was the
last thing in the play. when the prince
and princess were reunited, and every
thing was ending happily. The time
had come for the grand triumphal
march of the German army To victory.
The air should have been THE Watch
on the Rhine" but after the company
had marched upon the stage the music
stopped a second. and then the stirring
strains of THE Marseillaise" rolled out
from the orchestra. and the German
army marched to victory keeping time
to the Frenchman's national hymn.
Frederick Bond was leaving st. Louis
not long ago for New York. He had
just settled himself comfortably In
the buffet car for quiet smoke and had
opened his newspaper to read when a
commercial traveller of the inquistive
kind entered. The drummer took seat
near the quiet traveller and made sew
eral attempts by his movements to at
tract his attention. Finally, unable to
stand the silence. he inquired:
Travelling east?'
Slightly elevatlng his eyebrows as he
looked at his questloner, Mr.. Bond re-
piled thoughtfully:
Yes"
New York;"
"Yes."
"Pleasure?"
Eyes and no."
Great place. New York. Ever been
there before?"
NO"
I'm going home this trip. New York.
you know"
Others in the car had by this time be-
come interested in the situation, owing
| to the humorous persistency of the
drummer and the amused annoyance OF
Mr.. Bond. The conversation was near
ing the end, although the drummer did
not know it, as he continued firing his
questions. Finally he asked:
Excuse me, but might ] ask what
you are going to New York for?"
Laying his newspaper to one side and
looking his inquisitor steadily in the
face, Mr.. Bond replied with much de-
liberation:
II am going to New York, first. be-
| cause the train is taking me there: Sec
ond. because I have plenty of money
and can afford It, and. last. because II
like the place intend to buy it,
That ended the seance.
Mr.. W. J. Lemoyne, who is In the cast
supporting Herbert Kelley and Etiie
Shannon in "A Coat OF Many Colors,"
had narrowing experience in Chicago
recently. According to the current sto-
ry Chicago is entertaining a varied as
sortment of what are known in police
parlance as "stick mp guys"
Having heard OF the many hold ups.
Mr.. Lemoyne grew wary of his chances
and so selected rooms at the Great
Northern hotel. which was the nearest
hotel in the city to the theater where
he was appearing. His fear of foot
pads leaked out, and Harry Sommers,
the treasurer of the Columbia, fixed up
Job on the actor
He squared the matter with the po-
liceman on the beat. and one night
when Lemoyne sauntered out of the
stage entrance he was accosted by two
supers made up as highwaymen. Two
property revolvers We're showed in his
face, and the stern command to stand
and deliver grated on the actors ears
Up went his hands, and at the same
instant he Justify cried for help in a
tone OF voice that could be heard for
blocks.
Al this junoture the stage doorkeeper
rushed to Lemoyne's aid and rescued
him from the bold bad highwaymen ~.
The doorkeeper was given 81 for his
brave deed, and during the rest of the
Windy city engagement Mr.. Lemoyne
slept in his dressing room. and only
ventured out in the daytime.