The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

mine hadn't been Glandere0 up ana dcfafneo
heap by his former managers. He went
20 bed right after the show every night.
He gnzed With a ilournful eye upon the
other persons Of the outnt who repaired 70
a malt hazar and cncircied few beers be
fore turning In. He spent his afternoons
poklng around the libraries and writing love
letters TO his wife in New York. Oh, he
was Just the rules and regulations, all
right. and 1t got that I'd look at him in
shame-faced way when he wasn't rub
berlng and feel sorry that III hurt his feel
lngs when he'd snged his contract.
From Washington We jumped TO ST.
Louis, where we opened to capacity and
hung out the standing room only sign on
the next night The continued aesthetic
conduct Of my leading man delighted me
SO that on the third day OF the Chicago
| engagement | went and bought him a box
OF nice neckwear, and marked on the box
For good boy He smiled me a re-
nroachfu smile when handed the box to
him, rs much rs to ask mo how I ever
aggregated the idea that he could be any
thinf else but good
We'll, he began to nIbble at the old stun
right after the Saturday matinee, and then
] knew that It was up TO me to get n gait
on and do things. He wasn't so much
corned up that he didn't get through his
work In good shape at the Saturday night
performance, bit he was real sklttish. and
he had one Of those fat tasks behind the
looking glass In his dressing room. and
knew that he was just on the outer edge
J Of one swift vortex OF large area. He didn't
think was next When he reported for the
Saturday night show. for / caught him
shooting looks az me ont Of the tail of his
eye. But ! was pie light out OF the oven
J to him, and never let on, and he thought
no had me dim danmed and all tucked
away.
As soon as the curtain went UP on the
, FIRST act that Saturday night, hoped into
! cab, dug up a sporting editor Of news.
r paper with whom 1 was on terms and told
him that I needed a husky mixed-aIer in my
G business Tho sporting editor got into my
Jinriska with me, aud we were kited over
e 10 barrel house on the Levee, where we
b found the Bill Sykes that my companion
= 10 a barrel house on the levee where we
I. found the BIZ Sykes that my companion
T had In mind. He was shaped like gorilla
e and there was nothing whatever to his
a eouutenance except lower jaw.
I, Take it and use it, said the sportlnc
= editor to me, Jerking lis finger in the di-
, rection Of the pug, ard then he went down
, town about his business Having made my
:. appearance with the sporting editor, OF
4 course was the whole plant with the
= pug,
Clarence said to the pug, not exactly
. remembering his name, II your date book,
n not filled for next week or so you belong t.
II me for good dough, but part of It's golne
to be conditional. The top ham of my show
e Is this very night embarking upon on,
c. SETTLING, swirling drunk. While he is thu
lie being giddy with himself he loves prize
lie fighters, cab drivers, piano movers long
u shoremen and other low foreheads Just Tx
" you. Got thatl
IAN across the board replied the pug
st interestedly.
- And SO want you to lust accidental
- meet up with him tonight after the show
20 said l. He'll take to you ike n nun 10
-, root. ! want you Just 10 make him lear
- TO love you, that's ALL We're going Z
\. show In THIS man's town for another week
~ and then we're going South. can hcndl
~ him when we get South, but can't d
anything with him here. don't want 70
'e to let BIN get out Of your sight Lush wit
~ him aud talk fight with him and tell, lii
iu the sad, sad history OF our ilfe In YOU
GU whole layout OF languages, but deliver hir
lu TO me al the stage door every night at
o O'Clock and on the two matinee days at
- O'Clock, in shape TO go on and work 10
his share Of the gate. / don't care no,
splhlicated you let him get or get wit
him, between working hours, but I've 60
TO have him In his play-actiug toys an
ready for curtain-rise at each and eyer
performance. Catch thatT
IAN tree ways, replied the pug on
OF one corner of his face.
IAN right, said l. Here's stack o
greens, which It's not stage money OF mil
tickets or rain checks either That's s
you'n be able to keep your end up wit
him. The conditional end of II is this
If you prbduce him for every Performance
and deliver him to me In time to get hin
on the midnight train for the south on mex
Saturday night, you get another pat hun
dred. Is that your
81 got dc ker-tish already replied tn
es pug.
"a Ti " And II lie gets wise to It that your
ms sleuthlng him, l went on as he probab
)y viii when you make him go light on III
~, red stan for a couple OF nours before eac
IS, performance-wel don't YOU care, Reggie
~ Inc point is Ihat ne 8 not TO get away frou
70 you, whether he gets next or not. You ca
macerate him TO u pulp-out keep him. l
n. you ind it necessary to scatter his fac
IL around, that won't matter. either-th
= makeup u Xix that all light. but don
o. lose him.
"a Say, Cap, de Numerals in me kick
OF replied the pug, and his air OF confidence
was GO great that l felt he spoke Alright.
h "oh, yes. It went through ali right.
didn't butt IN at any stage OF 1t after L,
on made my little arrangement With tn
ieS inixedaler, but Just permitted events &
Is, travel along ON skids. My leading maj
,nai ana the pug were iuseparable. 1t was no
until along toward o'clock on Monda
Is, afternoon. when the pug told my ham tina
Is. he ought to switch 10 lemon aud settler
'er In order to be able to jump into the rim
Iesr for the snow, that the leading man bega
is' to scent the rodent. He buoked. He want
ar ed the high red ones right up to the mil
ute he was due at the theater.
".rhe pug wouldn't stand for It, and the
my leading man dropped to the scheme a
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