Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-05-13

false pretenses. How are you going
TO play new part every night of the
week. some OF 'em costoom ones, all
out OF grip no bigger than your
pocketr You ought to have told me
what you didn't have-if 1t wouldn't
have taken you too long"
Loveland wished that he had no
heavier burden to carry than his bag.
but he kept the thought TO himself and
trudged of with the arbiter Of his
destiny. The loungers. too far away to
overhear the conversation, guessed
that II was not altogether of a friend
ly nature and transferred their guilds
Of tobacco to their cheeks In order to
discuss the situation with new II
fleeting animation. As he passed them
to descend the platform steps to the
muddy country road Loveland caught
the words "show folks"
"Show folksr' Yes, he was one Of
the show folks.
Loveland pricked all over as II with
a million stabs Of tiny pins. but ia
cobus only laughed and said that It
was a good advertisement
He questioned Loveland sharply con-
corning his theatrical experience, SEEM
ing to incline toward distrust since the
incident of the travelling bag. Very
soon he found out. in all Its nakedness,
the truth which had been yelled In the
letter dictated by Bill-that Mr.. Perez.
val Gordon's experience had all been
as an amateur and not very extensive
Mt that. However, as Bill had prophe-
sled, he did not appear to think 1t mat.
tered much, though he smiled and
humid" little by way OF curbing the
new mans self esteem, you've got
good stage presence and voice." said
he, though don't know what the
folks here will think OF that English
accent of yours. Pity you can't talk
United States"
you ought TO have told me had to
play new part every night" said
Loveland. And the young man and
the middle aged one, looking each 9th
er straight In the eyes, conceived for
one another an intense dislike. II was
given TO understand by a person of
experience that should have enough
TO get on with until could buy some
thing II necessary"
"Well. that depends on how soon you
buy" returned Jacobus less bitterly.
You knew very well that you'd have
me on the leg once you got out here
al this here little place with your
ticket paid. Our show amt made Of
money, especially the past two weeks.
Heavens! What frost! We've been
living on our gleanings from last
month, when we were going like
smoke. and counting on the new juve-
nile lead to help work up better bust
ness. That's why I'm so sore ut your
cheek, Mr.. Gordon, shooting yourself
out west with what you stand up in.
But as you are here we must make the
best of a bad business. The girls may
like You even with whiskers on your
shirt cuffs. and l suppose among us
we'll rig you up somehow out Of our
theater trunks. That's what you were
| laying for, ehT'
Look here! II you're going TO in.
suit me much more shall turn round
| and go back II have to walk" said
-o,r,".u, eo'u, uunsiy' uneu anu ms
cradle, but with just spirit enough left
in him to be furious.
Jacobus saw that he had gone too
far II the juvenile lead were not to
slip through his fingers. He did not
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