The evening world., 1912-02-27
Hal! Hal! HERO FO|LS
THE VILLAIN WITH
? ASAFETY RAZOR!
Also Ho, Ho! For Sad Sidney
Saved Diamond by Drop
ping 1t Into Beer Pipe.
FOILED!!,

fOlLED!|s |
Dust One Of Those Trining. Daring
Desperate Deeds In Little Old
Gotham).
tSCTNE. The bright and CHEEKY
interior Of Martin Towards saloon
at No. 526 West Thirty-ninth street.
Time. Q p. NJ. At the long mahogany
bar are gathered seven customers.
two Germans. two Celts. one Ameri-
can n two Italians. Sidney Merry
dew. sometimes known as Sad Sidney
from the fact that his lachrymal
ducts need plugging. fills the foaming
beakers To the left. behind a cherry
stained door, sit Martin Howard. big.
BLUM and hearty. and Tom Howard.
mis- brother, also big, blur and hearty.)
FIRST GERMAN-Set 'em up some
more vonce again. Sad Sidney. on'y |
vish o wouldn't 20 on Weeping into
der foam.
SECOND GERMAN-I wish 1t mcin
VIZ could see him. s-ie'd know how 4
Is he looks ven he has a Crouch.
FIRST CELT-L'ave him alone.
Dutchy. he can't help his face.
CAD SIDNEY ignoring the laughter
81 hic NHpNtsCf-A e ia N'I l'Btio taot
an old gent was held up In the Bronx
and robbed OF his false teeth, the only
pair he had. It's a pretty mean guy'd
do . thing like that.
NOW THE ACTING BEGINS TO
GET LIvELY-oRiP YOUR SEATS!
FIRST GERMAN ito Sad Sidney)-I
betcha none o these fellers would
make off NIT mein teeth, no matter
how old l vas. I learn some wrestling
tricks In der German army. / don't
need 1t guns, nor holdings.
TIRST CELIA rght-hook VI fetch
'a1. Dutchy. ANY game guy ought to
lick a pair o. these cheap-skate rob-
hers one-handed. Why oncet, back in
the old country. l.
fFront door suddenly opens AND
there entsr three armed men, one
tall and broad ,one short and slim,
one medium. TdH MAJ carries q
rdsor IN one hand and a blackjack
~ the other; short man carried q
long. rtIidnous-iookin0 reroIrer; me-
hun bandit toorcs a long knife.l
SHORT ROBBER (flsshing the
muzzle OF his gun and covering the
full length Of the counter)-Chuck up
YOU fins an the lad what whispers
~ git winged. Clean en- out. Jim &c
man with razor) an slash 'em ~ they
gursles.
(First and Second German. Fret
end Second Get. First aud Second
italian, aud American, pho has sud
denly come out OF a trance, cast
their arms IN the air. as u they
,otshed to hnrI them through the
ceiling, tchiic their knees beat in
chorus The DeptPs Tattoo" Sad
Sidney does Hke,0tse.)
oHORT ROBBER-IIurry up. Jim, anC
dsu't forget the diamond stud In The
m1xer's dickey.
SAD SIDNEY Cunning purpls)-
Hey. Martin. Hey. Martin! tAnd h.
drops like a shot under the counter.
fMaRTIN HOWARD opens the
baekroow door. peeps out and ,cifh-
drdus s0tth speed OF a VanishiN0
ohosf.J
FIRsT ROBBER-Ha. HI The bis
besf fell IN a faint.
MARTIN HOWARD (to his brother (
The back room)Got a gun. Tom? TIL!
. law that stops us packing gun,
behind the bar Is rotten. Got 4 knlfs
got anything. Tom?"
TOM HOWARD-Here's a safet,
Vasor. Martin. Flash the handle ol
chem and maybe they'Il think its u CUR
NGRE'S WHERE TITLE CONES
FRoM-FoiLED By RAZOR.
MARTIN HOWARD grabs III
safety razor, grips It in his fist $
thst the handle projects from his fins
ere and burst through the door)-NoN
yoa tin horn bandits. I'm go!n' to blo'
VOC full Of leadl
WRST RoBBER dropping his GU
ond diving for the door)-Beat It. jim
beat It Or youN get winged.
Three st.ck-up men drop pluMder
end depart NTH cycIontc speed
MARTIN HOWARD taddre s sing hi
oustomers)-Gee. but you're a brave 10
of guys. I flash n safety razor on OF
en- they blow like rabbits.
fCurtain descends on a babel OF
vaIorous remarks from all saVe Sad
sidney, tcho has dropped his did
mord stud Ia a beer pipe aud Is max
twO desperate efforts 10 ercapate a.