The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-23

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plexion with the secret use of the least
touch upon the cheeks of cherry tooth
paste This, deftly applied to brunette
skin. gives an exquisite bloom. and until
the secret>was divulged the complexion of
Mr.. De Cosmos was the envy and de-
SPAR OF every true woman Unfortunate
ly. week of bIlfousness made his skin
delicate yellow, wherein the tooth paste
giowed conspicuous. Rude people smiled
TO the infinite annoyance of the actor
who had dressed in the gloom between
decks, and could not imagine what was
wrong.
Moreover Miss vaganza, the leading
lady. had discovered that her part In The
Lasctylates had been cut down into
mere. thread OF adoring epithets to pune
tuate the speeches of Mr.. de Cosmos. That
is why she daily confessed the sins of the
actor manager to party of New York
Journalists among her fellow passengers.
With delight they took notes of the cher
~ tooth paste; of the late appearances
at the London theater Of a paternaI un-
dertakef in a state Of hilarious intoxca-
ton; and OF the alleged pending divorce
of Mr.. de Cosmos by Southampton bar
maid. To these statements. all the vaSsals
of Mr.. de Cosmos added their mite. and
the journalists proposed for the great actor
a New York reception from which he
could only eeape only by jumping over
board ~ 4r.s
But it was the day before the Splenitic
entered New York that the actors troubles
eliminated. He had tactfully provided
saloon passage for the principals, second
cabin for the ladies and gentlemen of the
company, steerage for the rest, and drawn
the social lines with such address that
every body, except Mr.. Schwindell, cut him
dead. Then he called rehearsal by way
of punishment, and the result was mu
tiny. wEereat the ship resounded with un-
T. ~ II
m-HIS FATE
Mr.. de Cosmos dared not venture into
the stuffy atmosphere of the cabin. but,
attired in his gorgeous Jew coat. and two
dabs Of tooth paste, hung to
the rail of the rain swept
alley and braced himself against the
gale. Presently his business man
ager lurched out of the smoking room,
staggered across the Keeling deck and
rendered his account to the sea. Come,
said De Cosmos. brace up man! This
viii never do. A little exercise will do
you good Come on
Mr.. SehwindelI. too weak to resist, was
hauled away for staggering promenade.
Sprays dashed across the deck, and little
seas Iollopped over the rail, chasing the
/ sufferers. without quite catching them
'sTomorrowr said De Cosmos, in his
wonderful voice. which doomed like gun
/ fire, rolled like thunder, and expressed
more emotion than the actor could ever
have felt, tomorrow we'll be singing
| the American contracts in New York
What l mean to say is, Guy nor
Exactly. If the people don't want to
sign for the tour. that's their lookout.
Perhaps they'd rather be turned adrfft.''
But what 1 mean, don't you know, is
this
s.Oh. Miss Vaganza! We'll, tell her that
contracts made at home fer America are
| illegal from the moment we land in the
United States.
But Guv'nor, don't you know you
'.To star the. lady? Whose tour is it
| hers or mine? She shant play the lawyer
| over me. And besides added De Cosmos,
with a vague gesture, as though he were
taking his brains and throwing them
away, I'VE are artists-let her behave
as an artist and think Of her duty TO me.
America waits, he cried, for Amor de
Cosmos."
The SpIeniticA paused dead in the midst
| OF a lurch. the gale gave place to an in
slant Of GREATNESS calm. to windwaEd.
! towering against the dusk appeared an
| enormous sea- which curled over, and
crashed down its shattering weight upon
| the deck Two gasping, struggling men
foated up to the surface of the food. One,
| hurled against the standing rigging, was
caught as in a net, while the other, the
great De Cosmos. was carried onward
into the pitiless Atlantic.
The big sea had done considerable dam
age, carrying away one boat. staving an
other. A quarteFmasteF, who saw De
Cosmos go, reported at once to the
bridge the officer on duty made haste to
throw lffeboats with flares; to reverse
! the engines and make lee for the lower
| ing OF a 1ifeboat. He did everything pos
sible show Of zeal where, there could
be no hope. then the SpIenitic resumed
her course, bearing the news to New York
OF the actors death.
For some months the admirers Of De
Cosmos mouFned his fate, but in time the
members of his company found fresh en-
gageHents. Mr. SehwindelL- the business
manager, departed from theatrical circles,
leaving no address, new events absorbed
all public attention, and Amor de Cos
mos passed out of memory.
WAND AFTERWARD
One morning my housekeeper appeared
as usual with the letters, the paper and
my breakfast Please, sir says She
drawing her hand beneath her nose,
there's a man to see YOU"
What man.
Called me my hearty sir, and he's
like one of them sailors at the Ade1phi,
SIR
Show him IN. when you've cleared my
breakfast
Never had seafaring man such roll
ing gait as my visitor as he Iurched
through the doorway. Never, on the stage