The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-11
MaeIyn Arbuokle at Chase,s.

The theatergoing public which does
love a fat man. provided he be Maolyn
Arbuckle, IS deeply interested In the
rotund comedians newest role, added to
the portraitures of jim Hacker and
Silas Hoover in the gallery of stage i'm
mortals, judging from the success which
has attended his advent in vaudeville.
chase's being his habitation this week
Mr.. Arbuekle is ''rhe Welcher," other
wise Dan Gassaway. gambler. who be-
gan life in Waco. Tex, ran away with
a race horse trainer when he was eleven
years old. and had been playing long
shots ever since whenever he had the
change to put down bet
Dan Gassaway had his ups and downs
sometimes getting chicken for supper and
sometimes feathers. until one day he
managed 10 beat a long shot. And on
that day Dams original hank roll was
fatter than usual The result was that
he cleaned UP something like 100000 and
at once was a newspaper celebrity.
Dan had always wanted to he the real
thing, but he wanted just as much to
be regular fellow and not a counter
cit He moved into a swagger hotel
and was ready 10 pay the top price for
whatever he wanted
Still. except that he had the price about
him, Dan was the same fellow as be-
fore he made that killing. He bought
more expensive clothes, but the cut and
pattern of the cloth remained the same.
In other words, he continued TO be Dan
Gassaway, gambler, and made no at
tempt to become Daniel Gassaway,
gentleman
Scarcely had the fame of his riches
spread abroad before a letter came. m
which the writer said that If he was the
same Dan Gassaway from Waco, she
was his sister. She said Rosie. her
daughter, would cali that evening. II
he was Uncle Dan he was asked TO come
home with Rosie. If not an apology
was offered.
Dan ordered the most elaborate din
ner the hotel chef could suggest. He
engaged butler specially for the occa-
sion, Dan wore his regular layout suit
He approved the buffers undertaken re-
gala, but as for himself he stuck to the
eheckerboard style, for Dan believed in
playing the game.
Dan particularly prided himself on
never having WEIGHED To have changed
his habits or his garb Dan would have
considered form of welching. and above
all things Dan abhorred a welcher.
The table was spread and everything
was ready when a visitor was an
nOunced Dan was expecting a girl from
the 400, a top-notcher. He was going TO
do things right but remain the same
old Dan. The butler was sent to meet
the elevator and announce to his niece
pompously:
The Hon. Daniel Gassaway awaits
your presence.
Following this flourish there appeared
at the door a little girl whose entire
wardrobe could not have cost $50. Did
Dan WEIGH and show himself gutter?
BY no means. Dan was there.
so this is Rosie" he cried, and vel
coined her with open arms.
Il like you. Uncle Dan" saws Rosie.
And / Ike you, Rosie" says Uncle
Dan.
Now it was up to Rosie 10 tell what
she wanted. Her order was a great big
dish OF ice cream. and with a tablespoon
each Dan and Rosie ate il, while Rosie
sat on Uncle Dams knee
Little by little Dan learned OF the
poverty OF Rosie, Rosie's mother and
Rosie's little brother since the death of
Rosie's father. Their home was In
Cherry street. When Rosie had fallen
to sleep on his shoulder, Dan Gassaway
told the butler TO order a taxicab.
DO" he confessed. I'm going 10
WEIGH for the first time in my life This
kind OF life / was going TO try TO 1--we
amt for me. Me and Rosie's going home
to Cherry street.
Charles Dickens never presented more
real picture OF life. OF what is human,
of combined comedy and sentiment with
a few deft strokes than does Maclyn Ar
buckle.