The Washington times., 1909-01-03

no go direct to Webster.s Office. Miss
Bowling. she explained. had just put the
play before hin, and he had decided to
take it,"
Then ID is reaIs acceDtede" Lang
oon quered brssthIessIs.
Certainly, BUT To- continue from
where Won interrupted. Well, 7 can tell
YOU L lost no time in getting to Web
srer-S office. and after a short talk ar
engagements were made. and this little
scrap or paper represents our advance
ROYALTIES"
but isn't it rather small Lang
don queried
How s0."
Il mean rne amount have always
understood they save AS high as one
thousand dollars"
A look of intense disgust came over
Fanshaws face, and he hlurted OUT
Honestly. John. you make me tired,
Good heavens. after our failures to in
tcrest any one. should think you'd be
willing to offer IT 10 a manager without
even mentioning advance payments
You bet Z would after the way things
have been going"
Perhaps you are right" LangdOu
yeutured
Right" Fausuaw sueered Eu loud
voice "Of course + am right. When
you-or any one sIse-writes O. play. get
il on. once YOU do. You are a play
wright, even II it makes a most dismal
failure You might have a whole chest
of plays stored away n your garrett
but If none of them mas ever been pro-
augeJ, you're not a playwright Just
wait. old man. Why. three months from
now "a paltry sum like TWO hundred viii
DE only cigar money"
We'll, I think you are right Lang
don declared "I have always felt that
if we could only get IT on. ir would be
one big HIT"
You bet your life It wlu be- the
other returned with a fOgcible accent
on each word. John, once "a play sue
Ceeds. you've got the managers all Chas-
ing YOU for something else. and then
you set your own terms.
Yes. and the best OF tais case IS that
it is 20 be produced so soon. Six weeks
lie turned TO his wife. Helen. ii an
seems TOO good TO be true"
Better set your curtain speech pre-
pared Faushaw J0ked.
'.Pshaw, that is the last Of ms rUu-
bless' Laugdon retorted. 81 tell you,
Horace YOU have no idea what this
stroke OF good luck means TO me-
-WeU, 1 guess il doesn't mean any
more 10 YOU than TO me. Why, il means
that Eeltv and viii become as one,
and mighty quickly. too. But here
bout this 800 cbeck-half OF it's yours,
and how shall we get it cashed2 / don't
know any one around here to do IT, Go
you2T
NO, if 7 went iu any store where /
ann known iu this neigAb0rno0d and
flashed a check for that amount. they'd
think L was trying to turn trick.
There was a trace of sarcasm in Lang
Gon-s voice and "a bitter curl 90 his lips
"Of course ] could get tt cashed TO-
morrow" F'aDslaw went uu. but I
don't want 10 wait UI then. Z want TO
feel the cash lu mv pocket. somehow
81 check never seems 70 me TO represent
real money. Z want 10 put my hand iu
my DOekel end feel a RON Of crisp bills
Juere. and know they are tie product Oh
my BRAIN
Then lie added hastily. And yours.
TOO. OF course.
I'VE feel tHe same about ill., Mrs.
Lalgdou FASTENED go assert. Don't rs.
J0Hnsr
Guess Ne oo." lie replied. slowly.
cts $50 long since I've had money lu
ms pocket
81 have st. las wsre interrupted
"It can't be later gaaa s. oe.oc6-JusJ
what time IS ftr"
Two hands went to tro pockets. o.-
FausHaw was the quicker. and draw
ing 0ut his watch. said -Lr Still lacks