Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
| ALICE DOVEY
The RnK LADY,"

Ia sarcastic attitude which Mr.. F'rohman
immediately developed toward me. as a
judge Of dogs, was positively distressing
then there was fresh trouble. Mr.. e Froh-
man was my partner in The Dancing
Girl and therefore owned half the dog.
He offered to sell me his half, but l
wouldn't buy it, and he wouldn't buy
but 1t was no use. Finally Mr.. F'rohman
said: Take him back to the man on
9Th avenue and give him cut rate
went to the bartender and that person
informed me Jelly that the dog was no
earthly good. never had been any good,
that he wouldn't accept him even as a
gift-and this time he didn't ask me to
take a drink. I returned sadly to Mr..
Frohman's office. He wasn't in. So.
tied the dog to the leg of a table. with
a card fastened to his collar on which 1
had written: You may have him. Then
feeling immensely relieved, took a drive
in the park. returning a couple of hours
later to find the dog asleep in my bed.
with another card on his collar, marked:
L don't want him. The next day 1 re-
ce!ved an invitation for a week end in the
country. and 1 decided to take the dog
with me. and leave him behind. This 1
did. only to get wire from my solicitous
friends. saying: You forgot your dog
Immediately replied Meant to present
him to you, and neglected to say so.
Keep him. 1t wasn't quite true. but 1
thought my friends might be pleased.
Possibly they were. but they wired:
Thank you so much. but we return to
the apartment in fortnight, and will
have no room for him. Will express
him to you. / replied: Don't express
him. He Is too valuable. Bring him
with you when you return They would
be in the country two weeks longer. and
would have peace for that length Of
time The two weeks went by. and the
dog appeared. utterly unconcerned. That
was one of the maddening things about
him-he was always unconcerned. The in
justice Of the whole affair was beginning
to get ON my nerves: There was Dan
Frohman enjoying a holiday in Europe.
and here was walking about the streets
Of New York. trying to sell dog for
him. or half a dog. at any rate And 1
couldn't sell him. couldn't give him
away and I couldn't lose him. At last l
decided desperately to drown the beast
and once again l led him forth. On the
| street l encountered the dirtiest small
boy had ever met He admired the
dog. ! could see 1t in his face. So. in a
with the animal. Within an hour there
appeared at my door the dog, the small
boy and policeman. The policeman had
arrested the boy for stealing the dog. 1
trolled my feelings and proceeded to ex-
plain. the dog meanwhile going to sleep
on the pavement. utterly unconcerned, as
man muttered to the small boy: CIT out
O. here! The small boy disappeared
tearfully. while tho guardian Of the law
laid hold of the dogs collar. remarking
| carelessiy: He looks Hike good stuff. I'll
| annex him Then / felt that would
never see that dog again-and / never
did,
| SAYS QUEEN CROSSPATCH"-
"Racketty- Packetty House." by Mrs.
| Frances Hodgson Burnett. author of
Little Lord Fauntleroy." Is the play Sc
lected to open the Children's Theater on
the roof of the Century the afternoon of
Monday. December q. In the foreword
| 70 the little play Queen Crosspatch. the
| teller Of tho tale, says:
| Now. this Is the story about the doll
family that ! liked and the doll family
didn't When you read 1t you are to
| remember something I am going to tell
You. This Il it: II you think dolls never
do anything you don't see them 10 you
are very much mistaken. Whe people
are not looking at them they can do
anything they choose. They can dance
and sing and play on the plano and
nave all sorts Of fun. But they can only
l move about and talk when people turn
| their backs and are not looking. If any
! one looks they just stop. Fairies know