The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-01-10
/ wnere that Mary went old Dick was


wnere that Mary went old Dick was
sure to go.
"They were a curious pair, captain
as curious as ever saw. He seemed
deuced fond of her in way, and she
fond of him, also in a way, but they
never spooned, as you would have ex-
pected. However, that was their con-
Germ, and not mine. AS said before,
Miss Western Joined as SUPER and a
remarkably good one she made, SO much
so That when an understudy for Pauline
became increasingly necessary she was
singled out for the job.
Gone night her chance came. Pau
line was blind drunk and could not pos
sibly be allowed on the boards. Miss
Western took her place, and never in
all my life did ever see a finer bit Of
acting. She literally brought down the
house, and she filled us with SO much
OF her own enthusiasm that we all OF US
clean forgot we were playing to e. / IS.
Upon my life I nearly fell in love s,.th
her myself that night, and when told
her that
CAT noon
We'd sit beneath the arching vines and wonder
Why earth could be unhappy while the heavens
Still left us youth and love,
why, I wished we were sitting there,
that's all. Her career was made from
that night. Juliet was her next success
sna that led to Maude in Hearts Are
Trumps, in which she was simply mag
nificent. After that the deluge came
Miss Western vanished!
"We heard afterward that it was a
letter which had bowled her over. Any
way she went and left not trace be-
hind, and Dick vanished too. Verb.
sat. sap, captain, as the ancients said
under similar conditions, and that's all
I know of Miss Mary Western, and it'll
dry work talking, captHin.'
took the hint, and when Mr.. Van
deleur seemed again quite happy with
his surroundings went on:
And the man Dick? What did you
say his name WASP"
Lambert"
"This Dick Lambert-can you tell
me anything OF hlm?'
Nothing much to his good. Seemed
to be careless toddy crusher-'on only
that and nothing more He had a
chance many q time and oft, but he
never got beyond the First Gravedigger
in Hamlet, and deuced poor one he
was too.''
What was he like in appearance?''
cold Red Sandstone we used to call
him. Red and sandy were his colors,
Sir, with an occasional patch Of black
about the eye. He was darned good
judge Of horsefesh though, and he said
he once knew Latin, but there was no
particular reason for believing him. He
had been bit Of bruiser in his time
and had been handy with the shooting
irons in California. He lost one arm
there in an argument.
"Then you think Miss Western went
off with him?''
SWELL. what do you think? Female
woman; male man. Chums-very much
chums. Female woman disappears.
Male man ditto. Verb. sat. sap, as ]
said before. .
"Were they never heard Of again?''
Dick has been seen, and he is al
large now and no doubt could be found,
but Miss Western was utterly lost sight
of till we recognized the photograph.
By the bye, Miss Western seems to have
had good many admirers. The day
after she went man turned up who
made himself felt like slice of Egyp
tian darkness when he was told she had
hooked it with Dick. There would be
trouble in their camp that week, ven
ture to suggest.
''What was he like?'
"Don't remember. In fact, ] never
saw him. He only staid few hours
| just long enough to make those he me-
wish he had gone earlier. He was not 8
sociable man that day, captain. -
! ISIS there anything more you can tel
me, Mr.. Vandeleur?'
Nothing about Miss Western anf
the one armed joker, but on present day
matters may say that my benefit takel
place next week and you may then have
your wish gratified of seeing Finnecurt
Vahdeleur in his finest part. We arr
performing Lost In the Great Sahara
at Islington next week. sir. I hope
may rely upon seeing you on my nigh
! Friday"
"You may rely upon me, Mr.. vande
leur, as slight return for your kind
ness in giving me this information. Hav'
you any tickets on you?"
"You are man Of business, captain
have. Shall we say box? That will
be one guinea. Thank you, sir. Now
must go. On Friday of next week, then
Thanks, will have another smoke, a
you insist. You have taste in cigars
captain. Even landlubber can see
that" And with these and sundry 9th
er disjointed sentences Mr.. Vandeleu
bowed himself out.