The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-05-29

Being the second nStamen of the true story Of Robert
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. man--be8un in
the last issue
IN THREE PARTS-PART TWO
Four Double Lone.


they could only get the public to
ride.
Shortly after this, Macs duties
called hlm to Pittsburg and after he
had attended to the business in hand
took ride out to Schuiey park
where a local band was playing.
His ear for music was keen enough
to cause HIM to realize that the band
was much above the average, and
his business nose led him to hunt
up the leader during an intermis-
sion. He found, after introducing
himself, that the band was a new
organization embracing the best
musicians of the Smoky City. and
that they were anxious for outside
publicity. SO much so, that they
were willing to go to his town for
two Sunday concerts for a ridicu-
lously low figure and their expens-
es. He signed contract then and
there and went hcme to make the
arrangements.
The park management was afraid
to tackle the Sunday proposition,
notwithstanding local band gave
so-called sacred Concerts every Sun
day. He urged and begged, but all
to no avail, and there he was with
a contract on his hands and no place
to play his attraction.
He was in quandry, and after
making one last appeal, unsuccess-
fully, took the car back toward
town sadly detected. On the way,
the cars passed an old beer garden,
dilapidated and unkept, owned by
a young German whom we will call
Schwartz, who inherited It from his
father. 1t had oeen the scene of
some pretty tough picnics, and a
picnic at Schwartz's Garden had al
ways been sure for a good blood
shed item for the newspapers.
Not knowing why, he got off the
car and went into the bar building.
There were three men there, one of
whom was the proprietor whom he
knew quite we'll. and they were
soon in conversation on politics, etc.
Having his predlcament uppermost
in mind. it was quite natural for
Mac to tell Schwartz about it. when
the Dutchman startled him by en-
thuslastically suggesting that \ he
bring the band to his garden.
1t was like grabbing at straw
the only place in town left. So an
xious was Schwartz that he agreed
to Lut the large enclosed dancing
pavilion in shape and give it free to
Mac, and besides give him all out
side concessions he might arrange
for, and one third Of the net receipts
of the bar.
It's go" said Mac, and the next
mornings papers announced in ad-
jectives that would make the cele-
brated Tody Hamilton turn green
with envy. that Pittsburg's great
band would appear at Schwartz s
Garden on such-and- such a date.
A general laugh went up all over
town. The idea of that big band
coming to Schwartz's Garden said
they, and then they laughed some
more, but as the days went by and
column after column of write-ups oi
Pittsbu great fifty" and
Schwartz's Garden was ever before
their eyes, the public stopped laugh.
ing and began to wonder and specu-
late upon the outcome. 1t was &
novelty, so much so, that it appealed
to the society folk who had never
seen inside Schwartz's Garden and
all the time wanted to. The result
was that the reserved seats sole
out with a rush. and standing room
was at premium at both Afternoon
and evening concerts, with not a
corporaPs guard at the other amuse
ment resorts.
j The success of this latest venture
more than ever settled in Mac'l