New-York tribune., 1912-04-07

~lll. tlI 'l mere VIII -ltll4lN li.'ai u t I'.I.
road ticket. landed Wc>, Of the Mississippi
fiat broke and no, knowing soul. and now
! m q general manager with a private check
ing accoun, and an interest in the business,
Going up some. ch,
Listens tha, way. says !. "Whcrc you
located. and whats the line;
kansas City is our headquarters says
Wickv. and were the liycSt live wire IN the
amusement world today. Motion pictures.
nv bov.-,hain O., palatial, gold iron, ar
cadcS. with the dimes pouring in through '1c
,ickc, windows So fast We have 20 sack .cm
with sugar scoops, got IN on 'hc ground
floor. when al We had was one auditorium
about the width Of q bowling alley. Now
We control an even TWO dozen, and We open
a new one almost every month.
We'll. well" says l. And you're son rH
manager. are YOU"
~Ou,sidcG. NJ. SAYS Wiyky. "Oi course.
Mr. Hcnkopf IS really The big noise al
the home office; but I'm his first assistant.
It's me looks up new locations, and gets
options on leases, and 50 on. But I'm
I-double-it on the Skirmish line as You might
say"
Fine says I. Come back after the
wife now, | expect" .
~Bv George. shorty says he, Sappn
me on the shoulder enthusiastic, "but You re-
a seventh son, YOU are, DO You know. ! q
lust been chcwin' over that proposition,
Never thought Of It until ! struck town, and
then al Of a sudden il come over me th",
mavbc ought 70 look up Maggie. Good oId
girl ! wonder how shes been getting along
TDON'T know whether It showed in my
face or not, but ! should have thought nc
might have heard me catch my breath Hon
est, from the offhand way he says II, You
might have suspected il was q yellow dog
he'd lcf, behind. instead Of wife.
"Scc here, Wicky." says l. you don
mean 20 Ssv YOU amt been keepln IN tou'n
with Mrs HON, writin' her letters. Scndin
her money. and 50 on. all this time;
why. says Wicky, hftln his shoulders
careless. ~how could |? You see, old man.
| got out in a hurry. and there was no use
worrying her with why's and Whcrcor'S.
Women don understand. And ! couIan
take her along. Then, when got oui 'hcTc
| had to rustic. and -and-weIl, We bccr
mighty busy man ever since. But tnc mn
ute YOU mentioned il, knew should nave
to hunt up Maggie. Yes, yes. AND ! sup
pose III be just soft enough 10 take .c'
back with me. Snc deserves IT, NVo' -
Maggie, and quite some Of locker en-
shorty .,,.-. ..:....
80 I've heard" says /, cyin' him curious.
@Whv. that's So" says he. Never knew
her did YOU? Now. let me see, had
picture Of her knocking around somewhere
Cscd to carry It in my pocketbook; but
well. III be hanged ifitisnt here yet! IhcTc'
That's Maggie II, ,.. :.
The photo was some Sinud9ed' put =
mus, have been a good likeness, or else !
wouldn't have tied it up with someone l
seen recent. Still couldn't be sure.
~Brown eyes ch,. says |; n.l
Brown nothing" says Wicky. Dark
bIpr and sort Of reddish hair. NO neei OF
Maggie wearing transformation one
cot a bushel Of her own.
@Tall or short is she:' says !:
4Ob, about medium says Wicky,. say;
maybe we can get together Tor 1alcwGII
luncheon party somewhere II decide 10 '"Ac
nv ~Wicky,' says l, reachin' out playful and
oe,,;n' n grip on his collar, you've decided
hat f already. You're gon' to hunt up Mag
one first thing you do &c.. 40,
b That's so, y says he, laughin' easy. "oi
course. Of course ~,
@\o time like the present, says l. on
l..,,L, a. have a shave first, though, hadn