New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-30

,, pakeup box laid out powder, crlinped har tout
ny h actors make boards, spirit gum, and grease.
VI ;s,n Then selected from my wig box dark brown
wig, . ., ,,etarnorphose YOU into me I told
h,, aThcse people about here know my face and
i.ie hut none Of them knows me personally, there
=; ,n danger Of anyone speaking TO you.
" nnshed him into a chair, slipped the dark wig over
his closely cropped blond hair and brushed 1t down care
LII 90 that II covered well over the temples and the
hci of the neck "All you've got 70 do, | continued
% combcd out the crimped hair to the desired length
a. =, On 10 the station buy return trip ticket 70 SYRIA
c,sc 4 often go there for the day. get on the train
and then it's up to you.
any ycrrd his upper lip with spirit gum, pressed the
hair down firmly until it adhered to the skin, and
then trimmed the mustache TO the dimensions Of my
own. t; i,,, .,,l -
hair and mustache. Wait a minute I'm sunbumed;
you must be 700 -, ,. II.
powder which produces fine sunburnt effect; then
dcned his brows with mascara, and touched his ashes
with a little brown grcasc-pant
"Behod the two DrOmloS. exclaimed as GRE"
him TO the mirror BESIDE me.
He gazed at his reflection in astonlSnment, and |
could not help feeling proud Of my handiwork be
scblance was remarkable; the only apparent difference
being that one man was fully atred while the other
clothed only in palamaS and slippers.
"Now the curtain IS about 10 come down, sad.
"EIow much money will it take to get you 70 your
fricnds?'
INST beginning 20 realize what tremendous obligation
YOU are placing me under.
@Cmt that" commanded. "I'm going TO writa his
av and get ten per cent Of the gross receipts royalty
You have half-incrcst collaboration. When The
thing gets started I'll owe you money
RE smiled a nervous smile, that the ciuac.erc
moment was at hand. 81 think twenty dollars "." See
me through If am not caught, can return % few
weeks; nv father is banker and have means ID, my
aIIere YOU are. and here's my card with my pa-,na.
nent address don't want to know your name n,". Il
YOU want to wire or write before the trouble blow"
lust sign lack and II know. II you send me that last
act completc-with happy ending you may Moose
YOUR name and address The hour IS most pr.prous
for YOUR start (thc dawn was Just breaking. AVOID
bright lights; travel by night and hide by day. you
can That disguise IS perfect IN a dim Agat' but It
won't do to turn the calcium on It.
took him through the hall and opened the from door
for him He wrung my hand, and was glad when felt
that grip that he had not shown fight. IT, .r.! 70
speak but realizing that the earlier he started W bet
ter for him, | stopped him.
"On your way now7 commanded, giving bin al en-
couraging slap on the shoulder. Ext IN ..gnaei
manner. and without undue haste
closed the door all except small crack, and had The
unique experience Of seeing an exact counterpart Of
myself in my clothes and my hat, walk down the
street toward the railway station. Il was positively
weird | went back to my room tired out and .smb,ed
into bed.
SLEPT soundy until the front door bell announced
the return OF Uncle George and Aunt Annie. ! said
nothing to them of my adventure and they So en-
thusastic over the success Of their trip tina,
called upon to answer any questions, but simply 70
listen.
searched the morning paper for some notice u an
escaped convict; but no item Of this kind appeared
Nothing of the sort was TO be found in the afternoon
papers nor did those Of the following day contain
any reference TO escape from the penitenuarr
concluded that the prison officials making quie,
search. During the ten days that remained IN Auburn
no mention of escape from the big prison appeared
any OF the papers, did any OF the people with whom
| came in contact mention such thing.