The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-11-10

real actress. mind you. a fascinator
from Faseinatoryille Why lii so |
much Ms looked at me | don't know.
but she did. was near twice her age.
and stwouM have been lplayin' the
game too low down TO try and hook
on to her. though, was tempted. she
was so pretty. so good to me. don't
know what would IA been the upshot
II the property man. who had bis eye
on the gal, hadn't got me the sack and
Lii an engagement on the road She
and drifted apart | never wrote.
though she asked me to- knew twas
better not-for her. But you see why
I'm nuts on the dog. lie was hers,
and Shakespeare was her name for
him. She loves Shakespcares plays.
and her ambition was to act In 'em
But all that's somethin' wouldn't "A
mentioned if you hadn't kind of earned
the right to Shakes history, was
tellin'. you about my speciality and
how Shake introduced me to 1t. We
was on our beam ends, Shake and me.
our ribs shown through like silk.
| One mornin' after night out like this
only square downtown. ! was circu-
| latin around till blew into Twelfth
| street and dropped my eyes on to b
new restaurant with a good fried
smell, and an idea bit my brain like a
hammer. In | walks and offers to
swop it with the boss for dinner.
| He wasn't takin' any just then. bur ]
talked till walked him up, showed
\ him what could do In the art line
and began to work on the spot with a
| grand new thing in meenoos. I've
! been at it ever since, and. though the
pay don't go up by leaps and bounds.
4 the house has. and lots o. the eaters
| say it's my works made it what 1t is
brought In the PUBLIC like a flock OF
sheep. I get two meals and three
dimes day out OF the job. and !
wouldn't be sleepin' IL my country
house tonight IL hadn't run acrost a
guy who needed my moIey more than
did. guess there Amt many swells
have got finer palace than this.
though it's Kind of drafty. Your cas-
tie across the pond amt got finer
: park. ] bet"
cAfy eastle's full of drafts. too
Loveland humored him,
$50 you came over here TO get out Oh
em? Wish | could invite you tc
my hotel where hang out when I'm
not at my country place. but the trou
: BILE is 10 see the color of your none,
or you don't see the color Of thei
beds"
How nnch 10 1t for a roomf" asl,et
Lovelaad
: "Oh. 4 room. | don't run TO room
A bpd IN u vast wilderness is goo'
enough for me. Bit a quarter II &c
you one. Three nickels for a bed"
Lovelanc searched his pockets an
dubiouslt exhibited two silver coin
: mixed democratically with few nicl
I. els and inlpoteur looking little copper'
The prospect appeared hopeless 10 hl.r
! bu, Willing exclaimed with delight:
.Gee-i5 cents. You're bloated mi
lionaire. lou might I've asleep in NV
beds at the Bat hotel instead OF COO
ing in this ice cream freezer"
! IF there's the price of two beds 80
must have one" said Loveland.
.Thank ron. You're the real stuff
returned Bill. gratitude in his voic
But I'm o. X. where | am. You stiC
- to your stamps. know just how 20
feel. I'm always chuckin' my la
cent away on some poor dicky Dir
\ thInkin' twill be all right tomorro
and what's the odds"
"what about food!' asked Loyelan
"Can we run TO it," and he glanced |
7 the coins In his hand.
!. Keep the change. Wen eat 4
!, nothing. Now's our time TO Join Il
n brc. q line"
4 Again Val looked blank. and again
4 was necessary for Bill willing-guid
4, philosopher and friend-to explal
There were. said he. two very impo
o tant lines drawn every night In Ne
q York for the benefit Of the poor. q
). bread lire and the bed line. Each w
( drawn ~ a-public square. the form,
4 In Herald. the latter In Madison. m
a both were traced By the finger Of cha
i Ity.
a The bed line Blll did not often pa
Z ronize. because be could generally 20
n for his own sleeping Accommodate
u and IL be couldn't there were aIwa.
/. the parks. Besides. the parSon chs
q who spoke 10 Madison square evei
night for the benefit OF the poor cou
II collect only money enough TO supply
limited number VI men with bed
s There was such long line waltz
a. always. and the unlucky ones we
n away into The night looking so dlsa
u pointed. Bill couldn't bear that or Il
% thought that ono more must 20 bedle
ie Because he had got In ahead. As +
c. the bread line. that was dlffercr
I. There was usually enough TO feed q
10 whole llne. with coffee thrown In.
I. WINS a good show. too. and sometlm
when Bill had separated himself ire
his last coin and wanted n little chico
N ful company he linked on TO Dc brci
Is line. Tonight they would both 90 70
"A less" added Mr. Willing. 'ynn'
/ afraid some o your swell friends mi
4. spot you.