New-York tribune., 1908-01-26

h4Ss gram: / read:
tNs@SENA Meet Il possible u Begun
kG5KLlss tonight. reo-thirtr Irap5rtant
FsIt.@@a - WALTER WAINWRIGHT
F-E-lf/lL.1 NJ friend Wainwright might
igEk%1%zT have been d great 1i1laucIeT.
Ff4SEyTt - famous author. ambassador
.AN-=-@=S1 te a European court, or pretty
much a-v-E--- else that required an extremely
quick and creative Intelligence. but he MAS. and
theatre. manager
When / --- entered the theate- that night II
response u his telegram. found the second act #
The Beg # b" Well under way. Then | felt
elbow touch mine. and found Wainwright lean
ing rhe railing II my side With panied er-
Iresslon he was looking al the stage Comedians
Ike those h- sad. should be arrested Tor grand
larceny l-- steal their stuff from real actors
and then =. -ae public. Eli"
! nodded Ehat did YOU want. l asked
u aInw----- pressed his lips into straight lIne
and bln6e1 his eyes Is i his brain was confused
with rna-- thoughts 81 N very busy he sand.
but l think rg1 can help me good deal. Have
You anyth--- 10 do Tor the next half hour:
Nothing I said for several half hours
Ihats e.el-that's good" he mumbed. hl-
mind still apparently active with many thought
II YOU VII -a back now on the stage and look
the promI- side, Just IL front Of the switchboard
You viii beautiful lady street costume
You NAV thin K II s q tent with flowers trailing
Il: but i THAT'S her hat.-and under 1t YOU
WI see q E.. beautiful lady. Tell her said that
she was l. follow vou, and YOU will probably ind
her fairly 5.e--e Lead her out OF the stage door
and there -.-1 viii see Z closed hack with a couple
Of dress sun cases and d driver front. Tell the
driver q take 10 the 42d-st station. and when
You arrive pay the cabby his fare and lead the CIR
u gate nun .r- twelve. Say Company to the
ticket man. and the girl viii do the rest.
And where do YOU come III - / asked
come 20 teiore the train starts-dOn I worrE
All Tlgrt ] said and started for the little door
mat lea-- -l The auditorium TO the stage. ! here
Certainly gi-l standing front Of the switch
board on ta- prompt side. and she wore a very
Spreading hat with great many flowers on II. 1t
Was with some little difficulty that / pushed ny
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gris and armored warriors with very prlchy tin
spears who waiting TO 90 the stage Eventu-
Any y b9"e- IN my most respectful manner
Pardg- me. madam / said, " but Mr. am
NTlght So that YOU 10 come with me
/ he CIR looked up at me / thought little "lst-
iUIt ana without more ado took my arm
SONlE He picked our way through the mob, ana
q last rel~led the door leading to the street
here stood The cab with the suit cases IN front, 50
put the lady in and told the driver TO take Us with
al speed 70 The Grand Central station 1t Is seldom
meet la5v Of whom | know absolutely nothing
mad even forgotten TO ask Wainwright her name.
Tor the first jIre believe in my life | found con
sefsatOn most difficult. 50 / casually remarked,
II 5 very bad night for such beautiful hat
II TINS The 91rl turned deliberately from me ana
seaTea a out ri the window, which struck me a.
iO0laTlE complimentary, as the best she could
soe was the deserted, storm swept streets FOR
r1Lalely we had not far TO go. and my only other
remark was ! believe. " All here we are
helped the lady alght paid the cabman, and.
IIlIg suit case either hand, led her through the
'-at9h 10 gate Number ?.
Company SAID / to the guard at the gate, and
passed on
At this point middle aged individual, bearing
tifI the appearance of q plain clothes man from
1S detective bureau respectfully bow1ng TO the
@sy relieved Of the dress suit cases and pre-
eled Us 70 a sleeping car opened the door OF a
1inent, and, putting down the suit cases, de
l1 lsaeIe1 himself Of profound salaam and bowed
-oeh away No sooner had he left us than the
,l fllls oi the lady seemed al once TO revive She
- ~ OF the large hat and showed wonderful mass
I'D soaefl trDa,n hair. which worn high over the