The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-15

Jimmie took after" lis Pa and soon
tired of the free exhibition programme
Jimmie wanted real money for the good
things he felt that he was able to de-
liver, and the Casey heir began to look
about for a chance. By this time Jimmie
was by the seventeen-year mark and still
growing.
Then came Chances Arthur ccasoy's
chance.
Often while up in the "galIerie'' Jimmie
watched and listened with disgust to
some ''supe" who stumbled in to an
nounce. Mister, the carriage is waitin. .
and Chames Arthur knew that the man
ayers were looking for him.
With the search on he determined to
surrender himself. Julius Caesar was
billed for the week at Jimmie favcrite
play house and sign on the stage door
announced that twenty-five men and boys
crowd. The men and boys signed to help
M. Caesar out at the rate Of % cents
a head per night. Jimmie did not think
much of the rate, but he signed with the
others.
Standing on BOX the stage manager,
who arrived ahead of the show, started to
drill the hired help. Jimmie drilled with
the others. Jimmie wanted a chance to
talk, but the first time he stopped walk
ing the man on the box suggested that
he would start several Wooden-headed
Holsters for the outside in a very few
moments. This lobster emark ranked
in the brain of Chances Arthur Casey,
future statesman.
The first night the Roman army drilled
like real soldiers, but all through the
play Jimmie Casey was thinking about
the ''lobster'' remark. He thought of it
while carrying his quarter home that
night and he was still thinking about it
when the hired men and bows started to
dress for the second nights performance.
"Say, you fellows started Jimmie.
"Jes' listen to me. We is a lot o. dubs.
Wot we wants is organization. In union
dere is strength. Now we gets two-bits
a night. 1t amt enough an youse all
knows we should have more
Oats right" shouted the crowd,
thrilled by the boy orator Just as the
Friday afternoon visitors had been.
NOW, continued the son of the walking
delegate, ST knows how to make dis thing
go through. 1 will get US four-bits a
night if youse all stan by me. Does YOU
all STAMP"
'rYou bet; go ahead. kid: we is all wild
youse, shouted the crowd.
The stage manager was standing near
the II an in charge Of the electric light
buttons when a Roman soldier touched
him on the arm.
Say, YOU" said Jimmies voice from
under the soldiers helmet. 1--WE wants
more money
Again. said the stage manager, push
ing his ear toward the soldier.
81 SEE dat we wants more money.
Numbered the soldier.
''How very careless of you," muir
INJURED the stage manager.
eff We dom get the coin we don &C
tonight. Now do we get four-bits 9
piece?"
mot if I can help it," replied the stage
manager, still murmuring. "Hey, Jim
and you, Mike, come over here. Be very
careful not to spoil that soldier suit. but
just take this ambitious mug out and
drop him in the alley
Jimmie looked at Mike and Jim and
then he looked toward the Roman mob
The mob never moved and Chames
Arthur Casey was picked up by the TIVE
husky stage hands and carried to the
supes' dressing room. The soldier sui
was saved and then Jimmie and his store
clothes landed in heap outside the stage
door. Jimmie found a dark place in the
alley and escaped arrest by getting int
the store clothes.
Jimmie's father that night explained
the difference between the business agent
and the labor agitator.