New-York tribune., 1909-03-21

trOT grapefruit and sherry TO denttdsSe and beEe-
dictnc them that leave he table without wheel
chairs wanders out into the front rooms and the
light up fresh perIeCtOs and hunt for the sOE-l
den, and the women get together II 5unChes and
exchange polite knocks. And in the midst Of al
that some one drifts casually up TO the concert grand
and cuts loose That was about the program IN this
case
Hcrrnv was all prined for his cue and when Mrs
Puriy-PeH gives the nod l sees SnicL push him
through the door and IN another minute the thing
is The walters uniform was tight tt, all right
for 1t stretches across his shoulders Ike drum
head And the shirt studs want mates and the
collar was of them edged laundry veterans
But the general effect was good, and Heruy don {
seem to mind them tritles all He stands up there
loOkin' big and handsome shippers and smiles around
the room a few times, gIggles few at the Young
lady who'd volunteered TO do the ivory pUnlshing,
and then hnlly he gets under way with the Iorea-
dor song.
As say. when it comes 10 gems from Carmen. I'm
no Judge. but this stab of Htrmv strikes ME from
the start mighty good attempt He makes
smooth easy getaway. and he strikes a SHlng1n,
steady gait at the quarter. and when he comes TO
putin over the deep, roIln chest notes l has
feelfn's down under the first dinner layer Ike Id
swallowed 4 small thunder storm Honest. when he
fairly got down to business and hIttIn II up II
earnest ne had on my toes, and by the look on
Sadie face | knew that our friend Hermy was
going some
But was All the others standin around with their
mouths open drinkin It in Anything but. You
see, late Comcrs had arrived. and they'd
brought bulletins OF something rIch and 'ucy that
the event Will figure the court calendars iarer,-
and they so busy passIu the details r1 vllln'
ears that Hermv Wa n dISturbiu EN- at ,.l. As
matter OF fact, not one IN ten ot the bunch Knew
whether he was maxim a noise like bull n-hter or
a line up
| can't help takin a squint around Snick,
who's pcekn in through the drarercs And say,
ne al but tearin his hair 1t tough when YOU
to think of It Here he 4 put his whole stack
OF blues on this performance, and the audlence
Wa Mt payin any more attention TO 1t than TO ihe
rattle of cabs on the avenue
HERMY has most got to the final spasra. md its
about all over when. a last straw. some s0It
OF disturbance breaks out IN the front hall FIST
u,s thought 1t be SniCk Buffers thrown a NJ
but then | hears a voice that am Z his, and as
gllnccs out | sees the Purdy-Pell butler lavm
rough house argument with a black Wh,--ered GEM
III evcnin' clothes and Paris model silk ILL., course;
everyone hears the rumPuS, and there's d grand
rush. some to get away and others To see what
dom
Let me inl demand entrance, II must be-
hoWls the gent while the butler tries to tc nm ne
got to GIVE up his card FIRST
And next thing know Suick has Int ON the outIer
back to pull him OFF and the three are h..yl0 a me
miN-up. when Mr.. -Pell comes hol-u out, ana
I've lust offered TO bounce any of EN- tina, ne Il ponI
out, when all of Il sudden ne recognizes the party
behind the brunette ldmhrequInS.
Why-why. says he what does tins nle~H'
Pardon, says the gent. putin and Pushln7 70
But viii explain. Next door am Cilrint there
is 4 window OPEN hear that wonderful VOICE
Ali that marvellous Voice OF what I~ the name q
this arJist2 Yes, l demand l imporc. An,
must know instantly. SIR"
Wen. YOU know who 1t was There's ONLY one
grand opera Napoleon with black whskcrs mo uSFS @
things IN that way and makes good every trlp- ~
him, all right And if he don't know bdrytoIe
Vo.yc, who does,
Inside of four minutes him and Hcrmy and Nnlek
was punched around the Hbry table, cheWm oT o'S
the terms of the contract and next season NC"
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