The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-11-10

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With him. It was either his wife or
his sweetheart. He came to get a
iook-in at the heIress. She came to
see that the neiress didn't pick her
man.
"All sorts of people were taken for
her, and some nights, we nearly had
to cali the police. and would have
II Louie hadn't stepped right in and
started sacred song. But even while
he was singing the men were rub.
berlng around to see II they could
spot the heIress. I'll bet every one
Of them had some sort Of an idea
she'd take him. It's funny how con-
Ceited men are. Now, OF course. I'm
happily married and got one Of the
best little women-huh? Oh, we'll,
Of course, Mrs. Wimberg amt young
any more than am. She's dieted,
and 1t brought her down to two hun.
bred and six, but when said l
gotter little woman ! was just using
an expression you hear in plays some
times. But l was thinking II there
was AN heiress and II wasn't mar.
RED, and | had this business and some
money put aside what would be the
matter with me? And | know any
sensible woman would look at II in
the same way. And, you bet. Il a
woman has money enough to be an
heiress she's got sense. Then ! be.
gan to wonder II perhaps Otto didn't
have something. You can't trust that
Dutchman. So l looked the audience
over.
ut was the cause Of the first seri'
ous trouble I've had with my wife
since left the retail shoe business.
j didn't know 1t. but she'd come down
every performance 70 See II there vas
anything to that heiress story, and
she Kept her eye on me. Then she
accused me Of catering to wealth and
OF being more interested in the heiress
than was in my business. | tried to
convince her, that 1t was all press
agent story, but she wouldn't believe
It. and wasn't sure myself. So the
more I talked the deeper in got.
Then | went around to Otto and
said: Otto, 1 want a look at thai
woman
"What woman? he asked.
""That heiress. Now you don't
hold homething ont on me. I want to
see her. You've been hogging this
show too much and keeping up too
much OF mystery. II there can't
he honesty between partners then
there amt any left. Which woman
Is the heiress?
"He looked at ME a long time and
then he rose from the. piano and
folded his arms.
"'G AM. he said.
well, my wife was listening and
she got mad and sailed into Otto and
claimed he was running, the show in
his own interests. Then he got mad
and said he'd cut the whole thing out;
that we made him sick. 1t was an
awful fight and lasted all through the
supper hour. We'd "a busted then
and there II my wife,, who's got good
business sense; hadn't cooled off and
said: otto, tell me the truth. Who
is this heiress?'
"'Mrs. Wimberg' he said. I will
tell you who and what she, is. She Is
what the audience wants.
"'What is that"
"'That is large, mysterious
BUNK. a fine. fat fake!
"'Do you mean the:e amt no
heiress?'
There are lots Of them. But not
here. However, I'm. trying to put
Mat in such position that in few
months he can make you a rich
heiress. a widow heiress. il he's got
any gentlemanly Instincts
Hell have his joke, you know.
BIT he's gotter good heart. even II he
is rough. But. my that helress idea
OF mine was one swell success, Peo.
pie still come around to see II she
still attends the theatre. And we
heard afterwards that about thirty
love matches were made while We
we're running It,"