The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-20

abandoned all hope and decided that mince pie was no longer for him. The reverie of the elocutionist below was broken by his reading and raving. She listened, and tears of pity came to her eyes. She had thought the world was case than hers. She hadn't gone hun gry yet, but here was young man literally starving 10 death. She had heard him say that even the mice had abandoned his room, and that unable to find another morsel of food the cricket no longer sang for him.
 Miss Mims did what practical young woman should do under the eircum- stances. The hour was not late, and she put on her hat and went down. stairs and hunted up a declicatessen store an bought some smoked tongue and crackers. These would keep the spark of life in the young man over night, and next day things might turn for the better with him.
 When the dramatIst had concluded reading his hero's soliloquy--it was the millionth reading-his thoughts turned once more to the young woman below. He still had a couple of dollars left and he could not see her die for want of sustenance. In handing in the susA tenance he would also hand in his sys-s pathies and encouragement. If he found her obstinately determined to-die he might even promise her leading part in his comedy drama when it was finally put on the road.
 He did the only sensible thing he had done since he spelled down a country school and got the idea thefofrom that he was born for a dramatist He put on his hat and went down and went to a saloon. He bought a bottle of beer, and from the remains of the free lunch he gathered up some cheese and pret- gels. Beer, cheese and pretzels. as he had read in a medical magazine, will keep young woman alive for whole week after she has determined to die.
 The two Samaritans did not happen to meet at the door of the boarding house nor on the stairs. Each went to his room for a moment and then emerged on the errand of mercy. They met in the lower hall. The dramatist was the first to speak
 My dear Miss Mims-you see I have heard your name," he began, T have learned quite by accident that you are in a bit of trouble and need friend I have here ,somS beer and cheese and pretzels, and if you could manage to make them do for a lunch this evening we will talk matters over in the morn ing"
 learn." she stammered in reply. T have some smoked tongue and crackers here. and if you can get along with them this evening"
 My dear Miss Mims--
 My dear MT. Davis---"
 You surely don't think I'm starv- ing?"
 And you can't think I have lasted all day?"
 They sat down on the stairs and com pared notes and soon got at the right of things. and then sat down on the window seat at the end of the hall and formed the two lunches into Trust. As they ate and drank. they learned each others history. When they had finished she asked:
 How long have you been trying to place your play before the pnblicr
 Five years" he sighed. How long have you been trying to get the people of this town to elocuteT
 1.-TWO months." and she sighed as well.
 Miss Mims." said the dramatist as he sought to take her hand. T have known you but a brief half hour, but during that time
 "Yes!"
 Then the landlady appeared and said that altogether too much gas was be- ing used throughout the house, and it must be cut off in the halls. Also. that it was against the rules of tho house to leave cracker crumbs around
 Next morning Miss Mims got a placo with a hardware firm and two days later Mir Davis was seen bareheaded and with a pencil over lls ear in front of shoe store where they sold man ufacturers samples only-every pair warranted as represented or money re-