Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

he dong opened my theaer trunk and got out
my makeup box. laid out powder Crimped hair tout
of which actors make beards) spirit gum, and grease
paints. Then selected from my wig box dark brown
wig
him. "These people about here know my face and
clothes but of them knows personally, there
is danger of anyone speaking to YOU
pushed him into chair, slipped the dark wig
his closely cropped blond hair and brushed it down
fully so that it covered well the temples and the
back of the neck. "All you've got to do, continued,
combed out the crimped hair to the desired length,
as to go the station buy trip ticket to SYRIA
q often go there for the day. get the train
and then it's up YOU"
covered 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.
"Your eyebrows and complexion don't match your
hair and mustache. Wait minute I'm sunburned;
YOU must be too
powdered his face with Armenian bole, dark red
powder which produces fine sunburnt effect; then l
darkened his brows with and touched his lashes
with a little brown grease paint
"Behold the two Dromios!" | exclaimed, as | drew
him to the mirror beside
He gazed at his reflection in astonshment, and I
could not help feeling proud of my handiwork The
semblance remarkable; the only apparent difference
being that was fully attired, while the other
clothed only in pajamas and slippers
"Now the curtain is about to come down." l said.
"How much money will 1t take to get you to your
riends?"
can't expect you to do too much, he faltered. "I'm
just beginning to realize what tremendous obligation
you placing me under"
"Cut that l commanded: "Im going to write this
play and get per of the gross receipts royalty
You have hafnterest collaboration. When the
thing gets started I'll owe you money"
He smiled, smile that the climacteric
moment was at hand Il think twenty dollars will
through. If am not caught, can return it in few
weeks; my father is banker, and have of my
own"
Here you are, and here's my card with my perna
nent address don't want to know your now. If
you want to wire write before the trouble blows
lust sign lack and I'll know. If send that last
act compete-with happy ending you may incose
your and address. The hour is most propitious
for your start the dawn was just breaking. avoid
bright lights; travel by night and hide by day, you
can. That disguise is perfect in dim light; but it
won't do to turn the calcium on it.
took him through the hall and opened the front door
for him. He wrung my hand, and was glad when felt
that grip that he had not shown fight. He tried to
speak, but realizing that the earlier he started the bet
ter for him, | stopped him.
"On your way nOW!" | commanded, giving him
couragng slap the shoulder Exit in dgnihed
manner, and without undue haste"
closed the door all except small crack and had the
unique experience OF seeing exact counterpart of
myself, IN my clothes and my hat, walk down the
street toward the railway station 1t positively
weird. went back to my room tired out and tumbed
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
thusastlc the of their trip that not
called upon to answer any questions, but simply to
listen.
l searched the morning paper for some notice of an
escaped convict; but item of this kind appeared
Nothing of the sort to be found in the afternoon
papers, did those of the following day contain
any reference to escape from the penitentary. |
concluded that the prison officials making quiet
search. During the ten days that remained in Auburn
mention of escape from the big prison appeared in
any OF the papers, did of the people with whom
L came IN contact mention such thing.
learned aferward that Auburn Prison boosted of its
record of never having had an escape Whether
tbah Of the