The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-26
Red Finally Located.

We interviewed Red, finally locating
him after a day-long search. The boss
believed that here was a hcart-interest
story, a regular little 1hrobber. And
so it proved to. be.
Entering the stage door and eVading
the guardian we descended the wind
have in lighthouses, stumbled over a
make-believe horse and Il couple of
stray bits Of scenery and discovered
Red sitting in the property-room Civ
ing instructions to a bunch of "help.'
Red seemed glad to see us. In fact,
that's one of the secrets of his success
-geniality.
He was suitably clad in a natty blue
coat. patterned after those worn by
bellboys; a blue car. thrust back to
expose his sunny locks, and a pair of
striped trousers. He also wore shoes.
The Interview Verbatim.
Hello. Red! had II dickens of a
time to find you"
Grover G~alligan-his regular name,
used only on state occasions-bcamcd
why, / thought everybody knew |
worked here"
Although somewhat taken off our
pins by this abrupt sally, We side
stepped gracefully and came back
with: what are you doing here now,
Red? Shifting scenes again.
Galligan laughed shortly, as if in
amusement over our ignorance. NAV,
I'm the property a The softest job
you ever saw"
We tool the count of nine, then
staggered to our feet.
How about this report you are GO
ing to sign with Frank Chance at New
York;" You see, we Were beginning
to hit in the clinches.
Failed to Meet Chance.
ITS straight goods" returned Red.
motioning us to a dusty seat on "A paint
barrel. Nv written Chance about 1t,
and hope to see him when he passes
through this joint next mont. | in
tended haVin' a chin wld him when he
come along to decker with Farrell, But
| didn't get II" chance.
pitcher Carlos, the guy who's a
goin' to pitch for the Yanks next
spring, saw Chance and Frank asked
him where | was. Say. I'd ruther see
Red than n gink in Chicago Chance
say to Carlos. Why in thunder amt
he here to meet me?'
"Well, you see | thought Frank was
a-goin' to stick aroun' till Saturday,
and intended to go out with him Fri
day night. But he liked out o town
Friday because his orange crop went
to the blink. 50 | had to write him.
Say, what's the use Of sticking
around here any more?' Red ex-
claimed, kicking Il couple of laths out
OF his path. The boys is all a-leavin'.
Chance with New York. Tinker an
Brownie at Cincinnati-all the gang
a-goin'. Evers is the only one left
about. 50 ! thought Id kind O like to
stick aroun' Chance. He's allus been
grand to me.
He Always Was "There."
AN say! Mebbe me and Chance
won't e things up in New York! /
was allus there wild the bunch and
knows it. When he played my
bunch the boys USED to win a lot. SO
| think me an Chance can put those
Yanks up aroun' the top next fall. Any
way, I'm goin' to try"
We a been nodding at every re-
mark and our neck was rather sore by
this time. so we welcomed Reds sug-
to ascend to the stage and
watch the boys get things in order for
the coming show.
After looking on for n few moments,
one of his assistants came up with a
of artificial snow and a couple Of
paper snoWballs.
See that ball?" grinned Red. Well,
I stand behind this wing and soak
Harry Fisher on the bean with it ev-
cry performance. It's my part in the
play. They used to have another gink