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publisher notified. but the inventor must
swear that he would never use them
again. All this was finally accomplished,
and the unfortunate violator of the stat
utes reached his ho.el without any Sc
rious fracture of the cardiac region. But
his desire for vengeance has not yet been
sated by the knowledge that in its un-
seemly interruption the Government has
nipped an inspired advertising genius IN
the bud.
Few people have the faculty for seeing
ready hunor possessed By Percy Harris,
author of ''The Hula Girl" Through his
talent he has gotten ideas for many of
the stories which he delights in telling
his friends and it is only rarely that he
is mistaken in his estimate of the possi-
biiities of people he sees. few months
ago young Harris was walking down the
street on his way to rehearsal when he
| noticed an old couple s,anding ON the
corner near a cable track. Both the man
| and woman looked as forlorn as they
We're evidently rural and the composer
lest no time in accosting them. Are You
waiting for a carr" he asked. The old
lady continued poking the grip opening
| with her umbrella, but her husband look
ed up instantly as though he had seen
relief coming. Yes" he remarked hes
itatingiy, II drapped a nickie in the slot
| ten rlinits back but the pesky thing am
come yet and Mas fshin fer her mon
ey" And Harris says he simply hadn't
the time to explain away such bucoiic
| ignorance.
One of those incidents which occur but
once in a lifetime and then last that long
| in memory happened last season to Della
! Stacey. a pretty iocaiite. who is now
! playing the title role in .'The Girl From
Paris" She was at that period in the
condition which is generally expressed
as being Eat liberty and which may
mean anything from being in search of
/, position to looking for job MISS
Stacey is, however, far too clever Wom-
| an to be allowed to remain idle long and
| when Manager E. L. Rice decided TO
place Anita Milson, tie Julia Bon Bon
I pro tenn, elsewhere, he promptly engaged
| the other woman to play her part. Inc
| new "Girl" was rehearsed carefully on
| the stage of the Casino and every prep
| a>ation made for her advent-or all but
| one For when the night of her debut
| had come and Miss Stacey, nervous ana
| excited hgd reached the sage door OF
the Fourteenth Street Theater, at whicn
| the piece was being given, she was con-
| fronted by the guard and informed IN
| such tones as only that parsonage can
assume that she could not enter. Upon
he- assurance that she had perfect Iight
to do so the functionary took up the
strict defensive and every move she made
after that vas carefully parried- Finally
it grew so late that Miss Stacey began to
fear a heavy fine and she waxed des-
perate Have they rung the curtain
up?' she queried, anxiously- mo. the
dDartanTa- replied Miss Wilson ain
come yet
Miss Wilson isn't coming" pleaded
| Miss Stacey I'm to have her role here
| after
-The HI you are suggested the
| guard, unbelievingiy.
Wont you send in and ask the stage
manager about ity
| ''Of course not
.'Win YOU take my card in to him.
Nav, / got orders not ter send
nothfnk back after de performance. See?
Things were getting strained. The
hour was so late that there would prob
| ably he no one along to identify Miss
Stacey until after the play. the doorkeep
er had been so antagonized already thai
| he could not be made 10 bulge and thE
| curtain was being held for the very wo
man who had been refused admittancs
outside The whole affair was unbear-
able And then an idea struck Miss sta
cey.
A policeman was just coming UP tn,
street and she began weeping copiously
Her antagonist looked on in silence. AND
then, as the bIuecoat drew near. the fail
schemer ran toward hiru as if in an agony
5 of fear THAT man has insulted me.
she cried, pointing 10 the horror-strickeI
official few rods away. The limb of th'
' law looked at her red eyes and pretty
; face a moment and then, without single
r question, he gathered the doorkeeper in
There amt no use maxim racket.
: he said You come right along wild me-
e And after the protesting enemy ha
been led away in triumph Miss STAGE
e | dried her eyes and made quick time t
' | her dressing-room- She appeared tha
5 night. and successfully, but not the leas
= pleasant part of the whole affair to hel
nevertheless was the laughing nod whic
she gave the restored stage-door tende