The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1910-02-25
JIM HAM LEWIS is IN SPOT
LIGHT EVEN AT THE OPERA
The Indomitable One in
Little Play With the
House Fireman.

Col James Hamilton Lewis un.
coaauerable soul was almost tanned
Saturday afternoon "a tbs family
circle Of the Metropolitan opera
house says q New York paper Ills
adversary was a fireman. Whc found
the Colonel ndtasting himself 10 a
seat ga the stairs. regardless e the
rules " the fire department Ar.
riyiug late aud unable 70 secure a
seat. the Colonel saw the vacant
spot and qaickly appropriated a. IL
proved % BE- q fliEht % steps He
smiled With slice. arranged his coat.
hat and stick sat dpwu beside them.
and Naa soon obiiyi0us 10 everything
bat the woes Of Santana The
ColoneiE vivid whlskera for the
first time IN his career played him
false however. and served as q
beacon tight for the fireman. Wko
gently tapped the Colonel on the
shoulder and demanded that he i'm
fnediateiy 70 up and stand behind
the rail The neiRhhoFhood sd
jacert 70 the rail- was thickly
populated By the garlic ciaque.
through whom the Colonel could
have seen as much 81 she stage
as b. peering through the walls %
the public library Ne paced the
floor for q few moments. apparent.
" lost In thought. bat really watch.
ing the receding figure of the fire
mar. Then be wandered u0ncha.
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the house. found the steps which
matched those from which he had
Just been eFieted. and sat down.
only % discover that the fireman
was behind him. Rising. the Col
onei bowed Low.
Aw, ! beg your pardon ! really
thought. don't you know. that your
beat was on the other side OF the
house I again crave your par
don
You don't have 60 bother 90
crave anything from me. buf n /
catch you sitting on the stairs again
u win 60 hard with you"
Ne Tries Again.
The Colonel laughed Things had
never gone hard with him IN an
his metforic career The fireman
Should have noticed that popularity
about him
Stepping ont into the corridor.
the Colonel took an inventory of
the family circle rs he saw g. and
discovered that there vas one BIZ Of
territory on which he had NOS yet
set fooi-the center entrance
which possessed great possibilities
for a view 0f the stage Slowly he
wandered again until BE- reached
the eutlcing spot finding the out.
look even better than 81 had an.
ilcipated Peace relRned for a few
moments and the Colonel grew bold
enough 30 go ON tho edge Of the
projecting step this time 20 dis.
cover the fireman in front OF him
What again1 queded the az.
pirant for guharuatorial hon0rs. odg
ing toward the corridor hiss eyes
tainkiing with merriment 81
thought, aye, suspected that you
had gone out To- get a drlnkir
This was too much for The fire
man tH "HH NtHN NAN" HNNNAIHai " IN|
most delightlully human with an
expansive smile ho nodded his head
toward another door through
which the Colonel followed him. not
knowing what was about 90 beial
him. buf sure % would bo some
thing new The fireman stopped at
the foot Of a long PERCEPTIONS flight
Of stairs which seemed 90 lead 10
the very heavens With "a wave
81 his hand toward the roof. an.
pareuty miles in the distance. me
fireman left him and the Colonel
began the toilaOmc ascent. which
led him 10 lhc highest pinnacle of
the Metropolitan opera house. and
throughout the rest of the perform.
auce Col james Hamilton Lewis
stood silhouetfod against the SKY
line OF The family circle. unmolest.
ed serene, and picturesque 10 the
end.
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