Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-01
Continued from Last Saturday }

on. there's IA Eirl III that story
actress In the theater where | suped--a
real actress. mind you, Il fascinator
from Fasclnaturyille. Why LII so
much as looked ut me | don't know.
but she did WIS near twice her age.
aud 'twould have been plnyln 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 "a been the upshOt
If the property man. who had his eye
on the gal, hadn't got me the sack aud
Lii an engagement on the road. She
and driftcd 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 Shakespeares plays,
and her ambition was to act in 'em.
But all that's somethln' | wouldn't "a
mentioned II you hadn't kind Of earned
the right to Shakes history. was
tellin' you about my speciality and
how Shake introduced me TO It We
was on our beam ends. Shake and me,
our ribs shown through like silk.
one mornin' after night out like this,
only Il square downtown, | was circu-
latin around till | blew into Twelfth
street and dropped my eyes on to
new restaurant with good fried
smell. and an idea hit my brain like a
hammer. In | walks and offers to
swup II with the boss for dinner
He wasn't takin' any just then, but |
talked till walked him up. showed
him what l could do In the art line
and began to work ON the spot with
grand new thing in ,meenoos. I've
been at II ever since, and, though the
pay don't 90 up by leaps and bounds,
the house has, and lots o. the eaters
say it's my works made II what 1t is
brought In the public like flock of
sheep. get two meals and three
dimes a day out OF the job, and l
wouldn't be sleepin' In my country
house tonight II | hadn't run acrost a
guy who needed my money more than
u did. guess there amt many swells
O have got Il finer palace than this,
though It's kind of drafty. Your cas-.
tie across the pond amt got finer
park. bet"
MY castles full OF drafts, too"
Loveland hnmored him.
so you came over here to get out Of
'em? Wish | could invite you to
my hotel where hang out when I'm
not AT my country place. but the trou.
BILE is to see the color of your money
or you don't see the color of their
beds"
How much Is II for roomf" asked
Loveland
oh. room! don't run to room.
bed In vast wilderness Is good
enough for me. But quarter II get
you one. Three nickels for bed"
I.oveland searched his pockets and
dubl0usly exhibited two silver coins
mixed democratically with few nick.
els and impotent looking little coppers.
The prospect appeared hopeless to him,
hut willing exclaimed with delight:
"Gee-I5 cents! You're n bloated mil.
lionaire. You might be asleep in two
beds al the Bat hotel instead OF cool.
Ing In this Ice cream freezer"
II there's the price OF. two beds you
must have one" said l.oveland
Thank you. You're the real stuff"
returned Bill. gratitude In his voice.
"But I'm o. X. where am. You stick
10 your stamps know just how you
feel I'm always chuckin' my last
cent away on some poor dlcky bird.
thinkln' twill be all right tomorrow
and what's she odds"
"What about fOody" asked Loveland
"Can we run to IT." and he glanced ut
the coins In his hand
Keep the change Wen eat for
nothing. Now's our time to Join the
bread line"
Again Vnl looked blank. and again II
was necessary for Bill willing guide.
philosopher and frlend-to explain.
There We're. said he. two very impor.
tunt lines drawn every night In New
York for the benefit OF the poor. the
bread line and the bed line. Each was
drawn In a public square, the former
IN Herald, the latter In Madison. and
both were traced by the finger Of char.
ity.
The bed line Bill did not often pat.
ronize, because he could generally pay
for his own sleeping accommodation,
and II he couldn't there were always
the parks. Besides, the parson chap
who spoke In Madison square every