Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-02-01
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a DOG IN TIE
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! BY Lovett De Wolfe
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t..ss lacked doubtful! ABOUT th'
an :, 5rossfag room in quest of an i'm
su,r piece of furniture Jimmy
nv impotuous disposition which
n1I not VET adapted itself to the limita,
p11 - tbe stage. and the girl felt that
w. ~ existed a bond of sympathy be-
u, them, She had received her
If the girl who was going to be
- actress" from the leading man. 1t
~as somewhat surprising, coming from
for the title was tiattering and
,aod clever. and the leading man,
INC decided genius, was emphat-
icaIly the reverse of clever.
rho Girl finally concluded that the
uoter faucet was the only thing in the
.aor, 70 which she could safely attach
A. doo's chain. and she picked Jimmy
80 =, her arms to explain the matter to
lin, She was invariably courteous in
nav dealings with animals and the
..o,nnter though at times Offhand with
others. -,
"I,m afraid you won't like it, Jimmy,
aoorn she said You never do like
bping tied, for some reason or other,
and the worst of it is that if you jump
ond mil. as you generally do, you will
turn on the water. and that will worry
ron because you won't understand 1t.
In many ways, Jimmy, you are very
human dog. you see" She put him
down gently and fastened the chain to
his collar while he licked her hand
But shan't be gone long, Jimmy,
dear. This is short act, and you can
enjoy yourself thinking of how glad
You'll be when | come back"
The girl fastened the other end of the
chain to the faucet, and as she did so
came the call Of Orchestra" Glanc-
Ing at herself in the glass. she laughed.
q worship you, Jimmy, but l can't con-
scientiously say that you're help when
ones making up"
Jimmy stared up at her in wrapt ado
ration as she gave her chin a Saucy
touch with the powder puff. This ac-
compliShed, she stopped and kissed him
on the nose. Then she hurried out Of
the dressing room. forgetting with
proper artistic negligence to pull the
door to.
The leading man was surveying the
house through an eyehole in the cur
tain BY and by he came over to her.
The leading man was il = owner.
and when Ire remembered il .he respon-
sibility weighed on him
Jimmy all rightY' he said in his
most imposing Mark Antony style.
She looked up at him. She was ready
for the rising of the curtain and was
sitting in the approved ingenue fashion
On a f0otstool i'll front of an electric
light fire
Quite safe" she answered, "since he
is tied to the water faucet. But he is
probably in q state of active rebellion
by this time having been alone fully
five minutes
The leading man nodded like Hamlet |
at the skull, "Jimmy's a social being"
linen the orchestra began the curtain |
raiser, and he slipped into the wings.
his entrance was not until later. The
grl began to think of her first lines. |
lo she opened the act. She also opened
Tue next and was always afraid she
WOULD begin the play at the second.
AS the girl was standing on the nlain
ual side of a purling fountain during
ene second scene, listening for her cue.
tne Niiialn came up to her. She knew
Tue cue would be given in a moment
anu therefore did not wish to engage in
so she smiled at him
Vaguely and not encouragingly. But it
was no use because he was not a pol-
.Sneu villain, but villain of the deep
es' aye TN tell you a joke" he wk:s-
pereu' "Jimny's loose!' The girl lis
'eled for her cue no more.
"Whatr'
ine villain nodded BE funny
"Ont It. if he follows Penffeld on at
~, next entrance? It's that tragic
The villain laughed a wicked Io,ob
~, 40 ttict. mus -achiOS and
!, AVA. his own entrance heinz
rom the other side.
he girl looked around. There was
=. o"' near to search for Jimmy or
a. Norn TO the leading man. The lat ,
.cio, was on the stage happily uncon- {
.,s Vi the impending canine anti .
-. suddenly she realized thnt /
- cue was being given. She pulIed ?
m together mentally and want on >e
. paPlhs the scene her mind worked ;
81 n,,., ne only person she had to
=. WIN was the villain. and she knew
o "dS useless to appeal to him. Her one
va 10y 10y Ia hnding Jimmy during I
he minutes exit she had later. when h
y. would reappear in hat and coat =
.onos scene with the villain never )
I'm 50 long, and she made her exjt +
nan a more exuberant sense of relief y
For, .,eH on the opening night. whom 9
bic. was bliss unspeak- O
,or came off on the left and rusbed 9
,o an 10 the leading mans dressing .
le r,ah inch was on the stage, but on ;,
J, "a I right side. The door was nia y. u
iim 'ne girl whistled. Then she called
Jimmy, darIiug" sbo 49,,