The Sunday globe., 1901-05-26

pinning half Sneet OF rSu Tissue pa
per over each A lamp set in each
window, to take the place Of the Chi
nese lanterns. Tony returned in a
few minutes, and, watching us, said:
you going to pin shades over all three
dozen?"
Yes; why not?" responded.
Nothing; only Ill just sharpen the
ends of one of the sticks, and we'll fas-
ten it over like this" and he neatly
tucked it around piercing two holes
in the paper, the entire outfit being
held in position thereby.
While the boys were thus engaged
we went up on the stage.
TONY, find me the long strips that
will answer for flag stats"
"You don't want two"
Eyes, | do"
4 But flags only have one pole"
This one has two"
/ He managed to find just what what
was wanted. My idea was to stretch the
flag across the rear Of the stage, at
! height just over the speakers head
attaching each end to the scenery; so
| proceeded to secure a long strip on
each end. With the aid of a step lad
der we soon had the flag in position.
Just as we got it up 1t began to wave
violently, when | discovered that a
window high up in the rear Of the
stage was open and was responsible
therefor. The effect produced by the
continuous waving of the flag was
something | had not anticipated.
Tony, whatever you do, don't let
anybody close that window"
a.
After starting the boys tacking the
crossed flags over the windows, I
turned my attention to the wire ivy.
With hatchet | cut it in halves, with
one portion forming a huge letter b.
"Tony, what became Of that piece Of
white cotton for which l sent your"
Here it is" and he dragged from
his hip pocket a pillow case cut in two
from end to end.
What in the world did you want to
cut it for?"
Didn't you say you wanted it twice
as big as a pillow, and when you open
it out that just makes it," as he held It
up.
We tackled the pillow-case in front
of the small table, thereby concealing
the speakers lower limbs from the
audience and in the center | secured
the ivy "B" With the remaining ma
terial | made a frame around the
edges. While | was busy at work
Tony disappeared. Suddenly I heard
a crash, accompanied by falling glass.
"Tony!' | screamed. My only answer
was another crash. This continued
eight times in succession, when l re-
covered my mental equilibrium sufi-
ciently to run to the back part Of the
stage, finding Tony descending from a
step ladder with hatchet in his hand.
What have you been doing, this
time?"
you said not to let anybody close
that window, so as to keep the wind
from blowing the flag; they won't
close It,"
What did you do?"
81 knocked every pane of glass out"
THE people that own this building
will kill US, Don't you see they will
find the broken glass in the yard, come
up here and see that wreck, and of
course know we did it,"
No they wont; they'll think boys
did it throwing rocks at pigeons. | |
made every piece of glass fall on the |
inside"
Tony's no fool.
But little remained to be done. AT. |
ter telling Tony to take one of the
chandeliers from the gallery and hang
1t well up in the flies, training the re-
fector so that the light would fall on
the flag, | inquired if he knew where
he could borrow half a dozen potted |
plants. The query being answered In |
the affirmative, l instructed him to |
get half dozen candle boxes place
lamp with a reflector in each, and |
then screen each box with a plant, on
the row Of footlights.
why don't you use the lights al |
ready there?' he inquired.
you will find a more agreeable ef-
feet from this arrangement" | replied. |
Il want you to impress on the janitor, |
or whoever is in charge, not to have |
any lights lit in the body of the house.
The lamps in the windows, even II |
they are shaded, will give ample light. |
want to accentuate the light on the |
stage by having the auditorium dark. |
Just here, Tony,"-and | moved over |
to one side-'T want you to have a |
table and chair"
Whose going to use them?"
81 am"
What are you going to do?"
Il expect to make a report Of the |
Judges speech for the Gazette. And, |
Tony, do you know two or three boys |
you can trust?'
There's the boys that were going |
to help me throw the eggs"
If you think they have experienced
a sufficient change Of heart, you might |
have them assist you. Where | set you
can see me from all over the house. |
You scatter your boys; don't all sit |
together, and when you see me put the |
end of the lead pencil to my lips you
applaud-clap your hands and stamp
your feet"
That will be easy; we are to
watch for you to bite the pencil"
You can tell the boys it is more
than likely band will accompany the
Judges party"
Can the band play Dixie?"
81 suppose so" | returned.
One of the famous band leaders was
telling his Russian experience in a
magazine | had been reading. With
his organization he found himself.
while making a continental tour many
miles from nowhere, over in the Cos.
sack country. He applied on the sec.
ond night in a city, to the censor, as is
required, for a permit, and was told,
in broken English, Your band is no
good the people don't want to hear
you play" The bandmasters breast
was covered with decorations at the
hands of potentates, he was the com.
poser of half a dozen marches Of inter
national reputation, had run the CANT
let of criticism on both continents,
and now found himself face to face
with a cold .blooded nronOsition "Whg