Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-12-15
BERNHARDT INTERVIEWED.
DinkeIspIeI Tells of His Chat with
the Divine Sarah.


I haf yust holded a short converse
tioL.ngs init my olt college chump. Sa-
rah Heartburn. on der supcheck of lit
erary matters We also diScuSsioned art
Is compared nit der American along
side Of dot vich is removed from der
French by der best playswipers.
VIE gents. SARAH l set. Wishing 10
display der knowledge dot / also hat
foreign tongue
pom gre apropos de Ia VOLTA toni en-
semblc.' set Sarah. shaking my hand
und smiling bitterly.
| vas not Il French scholar. | hat
chance vuucc To dine i'll a French caffy
au lay restaurant. hut l forgot aboud
i'll until too late. 80 my French educa-
ton vas neglectioned. Howcfer. l hope
| am a Chentleman and Il bon Viviant
always Der glorious blood uf dis re-
public runs in my veins. darefore in
der presence uf Il foreign lankvich l
hope | hat got der manhood 10 dissem-
BILE
'Jardinierre de Ia porticrre cOnsOmme
a Ia NewburG"' l responded. und suit
ing der action to der words | sat down
on box of bongbongs vich some yum
hat sent her 1 could see dot Sarah vas
delighted nit my chenille manners.
I'D is such Il pleasure TO speak nit
dem who can converse in Il lankvich
dot | alone understand" set Sarah.
Ma fol de In gowanuS!'' l set. rising
und bowling
"Voulez trouvez tout communipaw"
set Sarah. laughing heartily
How dit you like America. now dot
You vas here on annuder vun IF dem
Keith farewell tours" l interpolated.
''Keith'S =" she shrielled softly.
ia" l set. der continuous
Sarah laughed again. und i'll vas like
der ripple OF silver waters Offer a moon
light sea rrar der ocean.
speak 10 me abouid your art und
your ambitiousness," | set. speak to
me abouid dis L'Eggnogg und der Due
de I;ivershad"'
All. VOLTA de la blancmange. My art
-c'est bien la funnybOne.' set Sarah,
laughing sardonically. How you
Americans huff my talent. How you
lun my genius-mit der seats at five
throw, Nive Ia dough, You hat here
Il lcedle American girl playing der Due
de Rivershad. bud has size got der gen.
iuS to play i'll nit der seats al FIVE
throw
she has der genius" l set. bud she
has not got der nerve"
"AllonS de In Williamsburg" set
Sarah. DO YOU dink your leedle Ameri-
can girl could play L'Eggnogg in Nor
vegian or any udder dead lankvich und
create fewroars like me-
"Neiu." I set. We bury our dead
lor.
VOuS:'
"IOmmc de terre. set Sarah. Il speak
in u unrccognized lan!lvich ven L play
L'Ecgnogg Offer here in America, Vich
I huff so we'll for der time being. Der
audience applaudS i'll ad der right mo-
mcnt Amid dot geniuS:" Some
dimes" set. ''SOmedimeS it is genius
und sometimes i'll is der ushcrs. You
know an usher has keen sense uf APP
plausc."
Den you admiration dis leedle
American girl bedder den me- set
Sarah. No, Sarah. l set. ''und hope 1
am true chentleman enough to lie to
you und get away NIT id
''Soufiie de In mushrooms Set Sarah
risu" und speaking init Il low. shrink
ing gesture. Dare is Il reason behind
all dis. Wy do YOU championship an
nuder ven l vas here
Because. Sarah" set. because l be-
lief from der boddom If my heart dot
81 in America vas worth more den So
on ids way TO France"
Bon tout GanailIe.' set Sarah.
Der same 10 You und many habby
returns: also bon SOir. mes entin unG
tonnage de briei" | set.
Den We SepaTationcd.-D. Dinkelspiel,
Per George V. Hobart in New York
Journal.
DIR TRADE Hell PED BY WAR.