The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-16
complete oontentment as she ate.

complete contentment as she ate.
The company got to the theater In time to
see small army of youthful girls and boys
approaching the building. They were all
dressed in blue. There must have been
two or three hundred of them.
Further down the road there moved
slowly toward the building long line Of
very old men and women. Far off in the
distance came the faint sound of drum
and FIFE and the fifty men marching along
were dressed in the uniforms of United
States Army veterans.
| In vain the actors peered into the gloomy
auditorium looking for an audience. They
could see only two or three ghostly figures
| in the half light. 1t was a quarter of an
| hour past the time to begin when the villain
went around to the front of the theater to
find out what was the matter.
The crowd outside the theater had in
creased by half. There were young girls
in light colored dresses bearing punches
Of flowers and other organizations bearing
banners inscribed with such legends as
Sunday School NJ. E. Church." Young
Mems Band OF Hope, East End Baptist
Church, Christian Endeavor, Section
Three" Far in the background was q
| cloud Of dusky citizens bearing a purple
banner on which gold letters spelled Sons
and Daughters of Ruth"
Already the crowd was somewhat dis
pleased. There was disposition to murrnur
at the delay outside the theater. The Kellys-
burg Conet Band had twice played its rerer-
toire, with which the citizens were ordinarily
familiar. In the lobby the manager was
surrounded by group of indignant citi-
zens.
Il tell you. sir one Of them said to him,
there is no question of right. You must
admit us after all this preparation"
did you ever hear anything like it2"
roared the manager to the villain. AN
entire town of deadheads! Such graft!
Why, New Workers are children compared
to you! All marched down to get in for
nothing! Did you ever hear Of anything
like it?"
Then the manager laughed laugh that
sounded very much like the first symptom
Of incurable madness.
AS the Mayor of this town." began a
long whiskered Popuist. Il repeat the
max i'm: 'Quis fecit per alum, feci per Sc.
Who acts through another acts through
himself Your agent. Miss Clara Hostetter
McCracken, of whom this town is proud,
formally invited all her fellow citizens to
this temple Of the drayma. And as Mayor
Of This town, solemnly refuse to allow
this performance to proceed II these poor
children are deprived Of what they are
lawfully entitled to-"
Listen. will you. only listen" cried the
manager. "The old duck Is the worst
CRATER of the lot! Did you ever see any
thing like it? That woman went around
in carriage this Afternoon and invited
every society in town, from the Old Peoples
Home to the Hebrew Or han Asylum. to
come here as my guests. Let 'em all in
and send for any more II they haven't
heard of the rcatest graft that was ever
sprung on man. You,' he called to the
villain. go back and ring up the cur
tain"
Then he laughed that mad laugh again,
and lit cigar to watch the crowd go in.
The actors behind the curtain heard
roar. A wave swept down into the audi
forum and almost inundated the few who
had paid for seats