Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23

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Nance Olden the light fingered. who has Just re-
ceived stolen gold watch from her pal, Tom
Dorgan. seeks safety in an empty carriage
belonging to Bishop Van Wagenen. Nance acts
the part Of n young lady from boarding school
suffering from ovesndy and makes b the t Sisnap
FOR whom she has been waiting
With cropped hair and in buttons Nance is
Nat" bell boy; in Brooklyn hotel whsre
is stopping Mrs. Kingdom, wealthy widow
for her money. Mrs. Kingdon misses bag OF
diamonds sut excltedly rings for II bell boy.
Nance responds aud unobserved finds the jewels
With the police whistles ringing In her ears
and pursued by Norway Nance jumps over
low garden wall and darts into the house.
where she stumhes trunk containing
womens clothing. In these she arrays herself
and descends Into the garden. where she "a
confronted by the owner of the place. Mr..
Latimer. an Invalid who had seen her hasty
entry upon his domain. and. craving excite
the police and Norway enter Latimer in.-o-
duces Nance Miss Omar. who reads to him.
The police explain their errand and NORWAY
him and finally when they are alone she cor
issss. to Mr. knimer and delivers hors the ala
1at!mers place. They attempt TO crack II,
hut are caught Dorsan goes to the x pen and and
to shoplifting She enters a department store
and detects the wife OF the bishop. ',kepto-
herself on as floor walker Nance gets pos,
session Of the 'swag' She Is pursued ana ana
makes her way to the roof A window Of the
next house Is open and she climbs in and Is
captured by Fred Obermuler. who occupies the
room. He is II vaudeville manager. who sees
In Nance the making Of an actress. Nance goes
s ss pays the part
Charity Girl in sketch and outshlnes the star
and later makes sensation as leading lady
private house party and is followed to her
Hat by the reprobate: Mr., Ramsay, whom she
gets rid of by pretending to get a phone mes
ssge from his wife. Tom Dorgan escapes from
the pen and Visits Nance in her dressing
with him and Is saved from his violence by
the entrance OF Obermuller. Mrs. Ramsay.
who was a guest at the house party. suspects
Nance of having stolen her purse Nance's nat
Is searched and , the purse found Nance -
terry Of the purse is not solved
XII
When Obermuller sent for me I thought
he wanted to see me about that play he's
pigs begin to fly.
Funniest thing in the world about that
man, Mag. He knows he can't get book
ings for any play on earth; that II he did
they'd be Cancelled and any old excuse
it and could put on the screws. He knows
that there isn't an unmatched hole in the
atrical America through which he can
crawl and pull me and the play in after
him. And yet he Just can't let go working
on II. He loves 1t, Mag; he loves Il as
Molly loved that child of hers that kept
her nursing II all the years of it's life. and
left her feeling that the world had been
robbed of everything there was for Wom-
an TO do when ii died.
Obermuller has told me all the plot. In
fact, he's worked it out on me. i know IL
as 1t is. as ne wanted 1t to be. and as It's
about me- that 1t will fit me as never
a comedy fitted player yet. and that Wen
make such hit-the play and l together
that
And then he remembers that there's no
chance not the ghost of one, and he fails
to swearing at the trust.
Don't you think, Mr.. o." l said. as he
began again when l came into his once,
that 1t might be we'll to quit ourslnG the
syndicate till you've got something new to
say or something different to rail about?
II seems to me a mans likely to get daily
II he keeps harping on
ooh I've got 1t all right. Nance. be sure
OF that I've got something different to
say Of them and something new to swear
about. They've done me up, that's all.
Just as they've fixed ringer and Gaffney
and HoWison.
Tell me"
He threw out his arms and then let them
fall to his side
oh it's easy" he cried, 80 easy that 1
never thought OF It. They've just bought
the Vaudeville out OF hand and served
notice on me that when my lease expires
next month they'll not be able to renew It,.
unfortunately" That's all No. not quite.
In order to Kill all hope Of a new plan in
me they've just let II get to be understood
that any man or woman that works for
Obermuller needn't come round to them at
any future time"
"Phew, blacklist"
Not anything so tangible. It's Just a
hint. you know. but 1t works all right 1t
works like"
What are you going to do-what can you
do?"
shoot Tausig or myself or both of u.s."
Nonsense
Yes OF course. It's nonsense. or rather
it's only what I'd like to do But that's
not the question. Never mind about me.
It's what you going to dor
He looked straight at me, waiting. But
didn't answer | was thinking.
You don't realize. Nance, what those
fellows are capable of. When Gaffney
told me- before he gave up and went west,
that there was genuine signed conspiracy
among them to crush out us independents
laughed at him. It's dream. Gaffney, /
said. Forget it It's no dream. you'll
find out when your turn comes in time. he
shouted It's a fact, and what's more.
Irlnger once taxed Tausig TO his face with
It: told him he knew there was such a
document In existence, signed by the great
Tausig himself. by Heffelfinger of the Pa
clfc circuit, by Dixon OF Chicago and
Weinstock OF New Orleans binding them
selves to force us fellows to the wall and
specifying the per cent OF profit each
one Of 'em should get on any increase of
business; to blacklist every man and woman
that worked for us: to buy up our debts
and even bring false attachments when
NOW weren't there enough real debts to
satisfy EN-? They're hard to please IL you
haven't creditors enough TO suit EN-"
He looked grim, but he didn't speak
II don't believe 1t. anyway, Mr.. o.. and
'tisn't good for you to keep thinking about
Just one thing. You'll land where Iringer
did IL you don't look out How did he know
about It. anyway"
There was leak In Tausig's office
ringer used to be In with them. and he
had II from a clerk who-but never mind
that. It's the blacklisting I'm talking about
now. Gray's just been In to see me to let
me know that she quits at the end of the
teason. And his lordship, too. OF course
1ou're not burdened with a contract. Nance
Perhaps you'd better think 1t over seriously
for day or two and decide II II wouldn't
be best"
II don't have to-" I interrupted then
Nance he cried. jumping up as though
he d been relieved OF half his troubles
II don't have to think II over" l went on
slowly, not looking at the hand ba hold