Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-06-06
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her calmness accentuated to the point
of nonchalance "and If l want l can
make them double 1t, raise it to
quarter of a million. Two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars isn't so
much when you've got millions in
trunks. What's that to the Ryans?"
She rose abruptly from her seat,
pushing 1t back and feeling that she
had better go before she said too
much
AS she rose, Hazel rose too, her face
full of suspicious concern.
ITS not another woman, is 1t, Ber-
N.Y." she almost whispered.
\ Berny had told so many lies that
she did not bother about few more.
Moreover, she was determined not to
let her sisters know about Rose Can
non-vnot yet, anyway.
No" she said with short scorn,
turning to pick up her feather boa.
"Of course it's not. He's not that kind
of man. He's too much of a sissy.
Another woman! I'd like to tell him
that"
When she reached home, she found
on the hall table a note which the
Chinaman told her had been left by
messenger 1t was from Bill Can
non and contained but few lines.
These, of a businesslike brevity, ex-
pressed the writer's desire to see her
again, and politely suggested that, If
she could come to his office on any
one of the three ,pecified afternoons,
between the hours of two and four,
he would be deeply honored and
obliged.
In his "Klondike Monologue" at the
Orpheum, Buford, the actor, made a
sudden and unexpected hit. The morn
ing after his first appearance. both
Dominick and Berny read in the paper
eulogistic notices of the new star
Dominick was particularly interested
He rem embered Buford's state of wor-
ry while at Antelope and was glad to
see that the unlucky player was, in
the parlance of his own world, max
ing good"
Now, from what he heard, Buford's
hard times should be at an end. Such
hit as he had made should give him
the required impetus. Men Dominick
knew, who had theatrical affiliations.
told him that Buford was made" The
actor could now command a good sal
airy on any of the vaudeville circuits
in the country, and If "he had 1t in
him" he might ascend the ladder
toward the heights of legitimate COM
edy. His humorous talent was unique
and brilliant. 1t was odd, considering
his age, that it had not been discov-
cred sooner.
Berny was very anxious to see him.
Hazel and Josh had seen him on one
of the first evenings and pronounced
him simply great" She extorted a
promise from Dominick that, at the
earliest opportunity, he would buy
tickets for her, and, if he could not
accompany her himself, she could go
with one of her sisters.
He stopped to buy the tickets one
midday on his way to lunch. He made
up his mind to buy three, then Berry
could either take her two sisters, OF
Hazel and Josh, whose craving for
the theater was an unassuageable pas
sion. He was turning from the ticket
Office window when a sonorous voice
at his show arrested him:
"Ms. Ryan," it doomed out, "do see
you at last?"
1t was Buford, but rejuvenated
and prosperous Buford, the reflection
of his good fortune shining from his
beaming face and fashionable figure
The red rasped look had left his fea
lures and the hollows beneath hil
high cheek-bones were filled out.
"Glad to see you, Buford," he said
"and glad to hear you've made such ,
success Of It,"
Buford acknowledged these compli
ments with cool, acquiescent compla
cence.
81 have struck my gait" he said
nodding his head in condescending &C
ceptance. II have at last won m,
spurs. The ways of fate-or let M
say Providence-are truly inscrutable
turned my face to the North in
bitter hour, and 1t was in bitter hou
that / adopted the stage"
Then you went on the stage III
there? You've only been on a fey
years?"
Nearly four" said the actor. H
looked down at his shoe for a momen
as If considering, and repeated with
out looking up, 1T will be four mex
September. Trouble drove me to thos
far distant lands and hard luck drov
me on the stage. I'd never had any
thing to do with it till then; / hadn'
stage game about me. There'd eve
been time when had strong prejr
dice against the theater and neve
went to one. But a man must liv
and"
He stopped. his attention arreste
by hand laid softly on his sleeve.
youth of Hebraic countenance had IL
sued from a door behind him, ant
touching his arm with hesitating, III
clean finger, began to speak in lo'
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