Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-30

dead men at once. Does your man KY
biffo stay right there in the slaughter
uouse or go somewhere else to wipe
the blood from his sword and rear
range his wig!''
by thunder, woman, but don't you
start i'll to guy me"' shouted Mr. Bow
ser as he stood up and lowered over
her. Il was q fool to expect any help
from you, but | won't stand
Il had no thought of guying you.
Your hero must make some decided
move after the ferOcious conflict, and
| was wondering what it was to be.
He shouldn't stay and be seized by a
fresh guard
lie don't stay, of course. The prin-
cess, who has seen all from an open
window, rushes in and beseeches him
to fly from her fathers vengeance, and
he fieS-that is, he consents to go to
the house Of man named BogStoff
and wait until there is Il chance to bear
his ladylove away. He goes just as a
new guard of thirty men rush i'll with
orders to kill him on the spot. That's
the end Of the first act.''
whats the climax"
"Why, he flies in one direction and
the princess in another
Doesn't he fall over chair and she
over q sofa?"
as that meant for sarcasm?' asked
Mr.. BOWser as a dangerous light ShOne
in his eyes.
"Of course not. You must have
climax-s something to take the breath
away, you know, and put the appetite
on edge for the next act. If you don't
have any falling over chairs or bump
ing against doors, the end will be rath-
er tame. Where does theN second act
opeu?''
I'm the house of Bogstoff. Kybiffo is
there, and Bogstoff's daughter makes
love to him and tries to cut the princess
out. She uses thousand little acts to
cajole him, but he turns her down"
Does he have on his wig and sword
at the timer
IL dunno. Should he have them
on?"
by all means. No actor can be a
hero without a sword and wig. What
does Boggy's daughter do when he re-
fuses her his hand?'
His name is Bogstoff, madam, and
I would thank you to remember it,"
stiffly replied Mr.. Bowser.
well, Bogstoff, then. l like the
names of your characters as affording
excellent opportunities for abbrevia-
ton. Kybiffo can be called Ky, Damito
can be called Dam, Dogolsky can be
called Dog, Bogstoff can be called Bog
gy, and so on and so on. 1t was real
cute in you to think of such names.
Well, what follows?'
"The\ scheming girl, whom [ have
not yet named but shall probably call
Hellino'-
There's another good abbreyiation,"
Clipped in Mrs. Bowser
He glared at her for half a minute,
doubtful what course to take, and then
continued:
'"The scheming girl threatens to COM
nit suicide, and when Kybiffo smiles
at the idea she starts for the door with
q rush. Damito, who knows her father
is about to enter and she is just in time
to fall upon his sword and have it
pierce her heart"
"How came he to have his sword
drawn and ready to do the piercing
act?''
"How came he? 1t don't make any
difference to the audience as | can see.
That was time when everybody went
around with a drawn sword in his
hand, you know"
"Well?"
CAS- Hellno lies dead her father
rushes in. and here is a great point
Damito at once accuses Kybiffo of her
murder, and the father believes him.
lie rushes for his sword, and while he
is gone the two rivals taunt each other
and begin to fight. When old Bogstoff
returns he takes a hand in. and our
hero would have been done for by the
two but for the princess suddenly rush
ing in and using her dagger to even
things up"
but how does she happen to appear
at such a critical moment?' asked Mrs.
BOwser.
Because | make her..
"Oh, l see And does she Kill any
one with her jewel hilted dagger
she kills old Bogstoff, while her
lover wounds Damito."
Very good-very good And then |
suppose you have the wounded Damito
conveyed outdoors and laid on the
street car track SO as to make it appear
that he has been struck by carp
Il have nothing of the kind, madam.
On the contrary, | have the princess
take him to her house to nurse until he
is well again That's my second great
point Her action makes Kybiffo in
sanely jealous, and he goes to live in a
cave in the mountains. He declares