The evening world., 1909-02-16
SADDEST THING
HAS HAPPENED
TO CHORUS GIRLS!
Two Of Them HID as Stow
Always and Let Themselves
j Be Found on Steamship
AND CAME BACK ON TUG
But No Mention of Names, Gets
in tho Papers Can
You Beat That?
AND CAME BACK ON TUG

Just at moon to-day the door Of the
pshlp News Offices, hard by the Battery.
was flung open with loud crash. The
sassembled reporters, busted with their
daily tasks, such as seven.up at five
cents corner ten cents set back.
{ glanced UP. startled.
And we'll might they be startled. For
who should come tearing In but the
Youngest Press Agent in Town. fair
! haired child. who handles the publicity
for a Broadway show. His baby blue
eyes stared with wild excitement, his
moist young pink tongue hung far out
of his face, his chest convulsively
painted.
Come quick. fellows" screamed Mas.
ter Sunlocks in clarion tones. Got the
dandiest story in the world for you
boys. Great. Immense Two OF our
chorus girls ran away last night Bright
young girls you know! First season on
: tho road! Both members Of this club
! ] mean both members OF old Southern
! families! Wanted to see the world
Fell for that Paris bunk! Slowed them
selves away on the Kronprinzessln
Somebody Caught EN-,
'Stage manager OF the ship or some
body caught them this morning going
down the bay, Poor girls, scared to
death, Hysterical and crying something
fierce! Captain sent us wireless.
We'd missed em already and been look
ing everywhere. l charters tug!
Catches the ship of Governors Island
half hour ago! Girls have to come down
a ladder Thrilling? You bet your life!
Thrillingest thing ever saw! Just
landed EN- Got 'em outside now. Come
on and interview 'em! Anybody want
any photographs-here's some Of both
girls, showing EN- in stage costume and
also with clothes on, Just happened 10
have few in my pocket. Come on"
All OF which sounds like good deal
OF language, but when spoken in a
steady stream as the Youngest Press
stopped to get bis breath and then his
eyes plugged out. Not reporter had
moved except one, who leaned forward
and led his king for high.
Don't you want this story?" screamed
the Youngest Press Agent. Don't
YOU
"Prithee, little stranger. come In and
close the door" spoke up the dean OF
the. Ship News reporters. "Sit down
and kan yourself And when you are
thoroughly kammed read this"
Saying which he-the eporter-handed
our hero copy OF n morning paper
bearing a two-colunm front page story
headed Daring Runaway OF Chorus
Girls To-Day VIII Be Just SeaFake.
While the Youngest Press Agent II
Town. sunken into a chair, was reading
the account with a look OF the most
poignant anguish on his mobile youns
face, the door opened fraction OF rs
width and two golden heads, crowned
by two OF those inverted Jet cuspidor,
hats, showed in the Granny.
Dolly, meh dear said the owner o
one head to the other, Il bid for tn,
tall one with the ace OF spades CHR
\ whiskers."
Wants to Be Interviewed Quick.
Go as far as you Ike. Marie" an
, swered her companion. Il never care
!, much for them tall. skinny. sion
gents, as you know. But what's catir
Freddie? W v don't he come OF on
!: and git us interviewed. ! been I'D a.
night now, and If anybody thinks Tr
goin' TO sticE here all day waItin the
got another think comm"
But alas there was To be no inter
I view, no thrilling accounts OF how Doll
and Marie slowed away In the grea
North German LlOyder. no pictures Of
the front pages, no mention Of the shoy
/ in every other line.
Nothing OF the sort. Instead, tw
young blond ladies and a young blon
man rode uptown together in a tax
cab, and as the wheels bumped owe
the stones the tears OF the Younge,
Press Agent fell apace on his avende
pants and his voice might have bee
heard muttering these words:
That's what / get for never reac
9inE anything but the dramatic page
see II any other show beat us 10
free ad. And the tug cost fifty bones