Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-24

at" saws he Hes the slickest rope handler in
'iness, and if we get those stunts on the films
ave The Great Train Robbery beaten to
How about offering him seventy-five week."
Ike it fifty" suggests Mandelbaum.
in spite of my tryin' to give Algy the holdout
he signs up for that on the spot. Can you
him? He'd been DRAWN down about that much
h at the Corrugated.
3D." says Kreegan. There's check for the
eek in advance. Report at ten sharp tomorrow
He'll be sore, l expect; but if he comes around
any trouble III have him put away"
ch last remark begins to worry me more or less
rom the start Course, | wa mt exactly respon-
n Algy's gen'ral health; but if I'd been and let
for a muss with this Bill party, and anything
Look here Mr.. Kreegan," says |, takin him
one side, "just remember that my friend amt
used to bein handled rough"
ooh, We'll look out for him, all right, says
Kreegan. "And I'm much obliged to you for
putting us next. Reckon l owe you five or so
as commission for"
Nix, says l. Spend it on keepin' Algy from
gettin punctured.'
A ND the more 1 thought the thing over, the
uneasier got My first move, of course,
is to tell Old Hickory what had become of his
private stenographer, and as soon as he found
he'd got rid of him for good, he begins remern-
BERN Algy's good points, too. Also he has the
same suspicious do about what this Red River
gent might hand to Algy if he got fussin' around.
About the third day after he calls me in and
wants to know if I've heard anything from
Algernon.
accounts in the papers, either"
"a case of that kind might be hushed up,
though says Mr.. Ellins. 3Meanwhile, there's
no telling what they've done to him, he's such
helpless creature. I'll tell you, Torchy, you
had better look up this moving picture firm and
make some inquiries"
That was enough for me. With chilly feelin'
down the spine starts off to find out the worst.
They had Broadway Office, and | pixies right
for it. By luck l nails Kreegan just as he's
comm out of the entrance.
Hey, your says grabbin' him by the elbow.
isis Agy all right?"
thusastic. "Why, he's topliner We're tryin
to sign him up for a two years contract"
"Then he amt been shot or carved up by
Booty Bill YETI" says l.
what, him?" says Kreegan. "Well, hardly!
Oh, Bill came around, all right, loaded for
trouble; but he hadn't much more than stated
his grievance and let out few yelps before that
yours had roped him and dragged him through
Yes, Sir, slam bang through four feet of muddy
and if we'd had the picture machine trained on
ne I'd have given a thousand dollars. Bill? The
saw of him he was headed southwest running
cared pup. Say, you can trust Algy. All wish
we could count on him for the rest of the season."
y, he amt goin' to quit, is he?" says l.
afraid So, says Kreegan. dts all Mrs. Mana
Kate, you know, who does the
Jun shooting for US. She's widow, and quite
Used to travel with the big tent shows; but
owns ranch of her own down in the long grass
Y, and she only does this for the fun of the thing
* shine to Algy that first day, and they've been
thicker and thicker ever since. It's match, l
and as soon as we run off this set of films l ex-
eyll both be quitting. Your Algy will be bossing
ranch by this time next month.
~, pity the fresh cowpuncher who picks him
a softly. He's more or less of a man, Algy is
do YOU know eh2 AlgYi Think of it. Well Mishin'