The Washington herald., 1913-09-21

was something We could get a little ad-,
vertising oytsof. What was it all abouta
In a very few words the actor told
| him.
Great GreatP' criew Joe Avery.
The unexpected always happens when.
| you least expect it
/, What do you mean? Have you goa
| another of those brilliant press-agens
| stunts OF yours the kind that come in
flashes? Is 1t one that will drag me and
! my family before the public through the
| sensational papers?" asked Madison in
| peculiar voice.
Sure, It's a great thing" burst out
Joe Avery. 1T couldn't have happened
better. Why. if he'd stolen the rings and
you'd caught him it wouldn't have given
US such very good advertising. But to
think that you were aroused and used
your sleep-walking business in the second
act It's great! Why, il can't be beat
It's winner. it's a winner, I tell you
Joe, you don't mean to use that silly
thing?" protested the other in an affected
tone.
why, sure. This morning you were
hollering for press-agent work Now
you're backing down l can't ever under
stand you, Loring. / think that modesty
Of yours is all a pose to make the people
believe you are sincere and hate loud
publicity"
Madison only smiled.
You hired the man to commit a fake
burglary he queried.
Yes" smiled Joe Avery, ''and it's
the biggest thing that's been pulled of
in a long while. Your butting in saved
the whole thing l only intended to
have him steal the rings and then have
them retured in some very mysterious
manner that the papers would be glad
to use. But this sleep-walking stunt
will make a wonderful ad. The papers
will all be out with headlines in the
morning. I'll give them a great story,
and the best of it is the man is pinched.
so they'll have to believe the story
But the burglar? What are you go
ing to do about him."
Joe Avery thought for a moment. then
an idea struck him and he laughed, but
did not answer.
Il say, as long as you've gotten your
way what are you going to do with the
burglar now that I've caught him.
Why" answered the original press
agent, in the morning you say there
isn't any charge. because the rings
weren't stolen That'n be after the pa
pers have used the somnsmbulistic story
and called attention to your great spe-
cialty in the second act. Then. you sea
we'll hand out the story to the papers
the next day mat the burglar got into
the house by mistake, but the experience
you had with him did you wonders in re-
hearsing and you've hired the man To
play the part Of burglar in the play"
You've got an ingenious head, joe"
grinned Loring Madison.
The press agent went at once to cir
culate the story ana get the free advertis-
ing
Madison returned to his room slowly;
there was quizzical smile on his face
Il wonder he mused to himself iii
both Joe and the burglar think
thought 1t was a real robbery. Gee,
would never in my life have had the
nerve to try that stunt IL the thing
had been real. Lucky 1 recognized
Joe and the man he hired when they
met on the/corner under the arc light.
There's nothing like being prepared
for a novelty. 1t flashed over my mind
in second when l was undressing in
the dark by the window what Avery
was up to, meeting the short fellow
on the corner. l think i did the stunt
rather well. Oh, there's nothing like
being prepared. as the good wife said
when she engaged herself to the doc
tor while her husband was suffering
a relapse"