The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-29
Alan Dale in the New York American.

- ARIs,.-Mr. Nathaniel Goodwin O reportorially known as the genial Nat"-sat in his bood- war at the Hotel Chatham plunged in mining papers, maps, plans, dreadful technical literature. French blue cablegrams, and all the para phernalia of a pecunio-financial slave MT. Nathaniel Goodwin-also reportorially known as "the favorite actor"-wore the look of the hunted antelope brought to bay, tempered with the suave tragedy of Shylock in Act II of "The Merchant When occurred, happened. or took place, whichever you like, MT. Nathaniel Good win-sometimes reportorially known as "the joyous comedian"-went through all his papers once more, and then turned to me.
 Now, I fatter myself, or condole with myself, that I invariably suggest thea tre" to these careless children of the foot lights. I don't boast of it-oh, no-but merely mention it as a fact. To my sur prise, MT. Nathaniel Goodwin-reportoria ly known as "the only Nat'-looked at me with mining eyes. and pining though was to put him through his theatre paces, he declined to be led.
 "Of course you know he said affably, ''that the Coalition estate, which is the largest holding in Rawhide is admitted by every competent mining man who has examined it to be the most valuable prop erty In the district It has been com
 
 vast mineral"
 ''I don't quite-I-I-you see, MT. Good .Yin"-I stammered.
 Don't mention it. he went on glibly, 'the Coalition territory is traversed by two immense porphyry dikes, varying in width from 200 to 300 feet. One of these dikes strikes through the estate in a northwesterly and southeasterly direction, parallel with the great porphyry dike-" "I-Tm afraid I'm not very well posted on-er-' I tried to edge in
 Not at all. my dear fellow, not at all. ook at this picture-Pll give you one to take home with you-I was on the spot marked No. 2S Lovely spot. No 24 is Johnson's dance hall; No. 29 is the Rust
  company: No. 8 is the Rawhide bottling works, and so on. Yes you shall take 1t with you, and read it. It Is most in teresting, and I'm quite sure you'll be delighted with it,
 See here, MT. Goodwin,"I resolutely remarked. pushing my way in with men, tai elbows, "dd you come to Paris on purpose to monkey with this-er-mining business?'
 This time "the genial Nat" was cor nered. I had him.
 q did" he emphatically declared. 'I did. I did. An, I know what you think that wicked, cruel report! Am not the most unfortunate of men? Always pur- sued, always bounded by horrible in- nuendol They said that I had followed her over here, to prevent the marriage! Ha! hal How could I prevent a mar riage? And why shouldn't it be her fiance who was trying to prevent me? Absurd! Ridiculous! And now the marriage is off and she has gone back. and there you are. To - with the whole business. It hurts me, 1t hurts me with-er-me wife" "what?" cried I.
 "Yes." said "the genial Nat" emotion ally q never cared for his emotion very much). What must she think me wife? And I hear that she is hay ing theatre built, and has broken ground for it, and-oh, can't bear to be slandered, mallened and con- temned. Here I am launched on legit- innate business, which should make me