Evening star., 1912-11-24

dresses all typewriter, and began to feel bit
queer my mysterious correspondent. Who was he
and what in the world he trying to get at with these
odd lines and disconnected pictures! The fourteenth
morning brought typewriter letter, which stated
simply that Mr. Archer Leonard, with whom had been
in touch, would call at two o'clock that afternoon
At two o'clock the office boy knocked on the door and
announced that Mr.. Archer Leonard was outside.
had not the vaguest idea who Mr.. Leonard was but
was curious, and bade the boy show the caller in
Enter the sloe-clerk playwright
But protested, "your name IS Nernton!"
81 sent in my de plume, he replied calmly.
Didn't the office boy know you thought | de-
manded.
"Ycs, Sir" he answered
"But-" | began.
"Ill explain, he said
The sfoe-clerk dramatist then went to tell me
how he had sent the ten best lines from his farce on
picture postals and had followed them up with pictures
of locales of the three of his three acts knowing
that would read and behold in this way out of sheer
curiosity if nothing else. "The busiest will always
look at picture postal card, he said. And what was
more, appreciated that the man was psychologlcally
correct To cut the story short, admired the fellows
stick toit-iveness greatly that consented to look
his play but found that he should have devoted
time to the play and less to devsng means to get
into my office. If he had applied his latter talent to the
former another Baby Mine might have resulted.
Who tell?
There was only one thing the shoe clerk wouldn't tell
me Why the office boy who knew him as Vernton, had
admitted him Leonard. asked the office boy him.
self subsequently.
why, Boss said the youngster "that mans not the
fea thought he when he ulster hang around here
Hes really big one, he Isl" asked the office boy what
he meant He pulled photograph out of his pocket
and handed it to me. looked at it, and beheld Nern
ton resplendent in baseball uniform, the shirt
of which were the letters CHICAGO. "You see,
exclaimed the office boy his eyes dstended with admira
ton, "that guys champeen ball player
saw it all in flash; but did not have the heart to
disillusonize the youngser The shoe clerk had actu
ally gone the trouble to have his picture taken in
faked-up uniform in order to impress and the office
boy to the point where the youngster would announce
his name to
1T the beginning of the last theatrical season was
being constantly bothered by actors who wished
positions in the companies was putting out. Ut
course, the great majority of the applicants were not
able to get past the Office but that did not keep
them from lying in wait for
There was actress who refused to be dismissed;
who insisted that she must have part in "He Came
from Milwaukee, which was then putting who told
of my assistants who had rejected her application
that she would enlist me in her behalf. "But said my
assistant "you can't Mr. Shubert. He's too busy.
"Oh yes, l can. placidly announced the lady. And
she forthwith began her crafty attack the closed
office door
You understand, l knew nothing about the actress
intention to beard den were, and had not
the slightest idea to what scheme she was up to-
Four DAYS after her threat to my assistant, card