The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-07

little later on. when the figures on the checks doubled and trebled in active style, the brother Scot began to worry. lie declared the responsibility was get tlng beyond him, and after infinite coax Ing he finally persuaded young Barrie to go to bank, and at least try to man. age ms money in an orthodox way.
 Knowing the directors. some of whom were present that morning, the friend in- troouced the author. who. solemn and round-eyed. obeyed orders, but said never word. He paid in a sheaf of drafts. was given pass book, put through all the formulas, and was finally asked in a general fashion by the white haired bank president if he would not like some money. Barrie nodded. and still under in- structions and preternaturally silent, he niled out check. handed 1t across the counter. shook his head when offered pa- per money. and received 10 golden sov- ereigns and good wishes exchanged, then nnally the outer door swung to. and Bar rie smiled broadly, clapped his pocket and exclaimed
 Did who?" inquired the Highlander.
 round Banks Quite Convenient
 Why, the way 1 got them" was the reply. Il shove the man mean little scrap or paper. the man gives me a jolly handful of gold. tell you its great It's .ne easiest way of making money that ever l struck. I say give me bank; a oank first and last and always"
 Many Reported Engagements
 since then there have been numerous reports or Barrie's contemplating an- 0ener venture into matrimony. He has oeen reported engaged to Pauline Chase, Hilda Trevelyan, Maude Adams, and even Marie Corelli. But as yet none of them has proved true.
 barrie's personal tastes are the sim piest, and out of large income con- tinually accruing from royalties his expenditures are comparatively trif- ling. He is probably the wealthiest of all dramatists having even beaten Sardou's record in money-making plays. On his last birthday he was made a knight. but his title did not change him bit save that in celebration of 1t he had new bowl put in his beloved Adored One" he read the whole man. uscript to the cast without taking this pipe out of his mouth.
 The writer issued an u1timatum w en he received his baronetcy that his title should not be used for advertising pur- poses and ordered all publishers and managers using his plays on no ac- count to let Sir" apear on the title pave of any of his books or in press notices and papers advertising his plays. And on his visit to America, sometime this month, he will be known as plain James M. Barrie.
 Sir James slight and small figure, unassuming manner and dislike for display In dress recently led to an amusing mistake on the part of Henry Blossom, the comic opera librettist. He rushed up to Charles B. Dillingham;, the New York manager, in London, and exclaimed: Charlie. there's a guy with a blue flannel shirt and a pipe trying to panhandle Frohmanr'
 His Only Public Appearance
 Barrie once had ambition to mingle in politics, but he was not a great success in public life. He was induced to preside over a Burns celebration in Scotland, by way of assisting himself into public atten- tion. But before the time came for his speech the shy little man stole quietly away. leaving typewriter copy of his speech. The next week an Edinburgh pa- per had satircal article on MT. Barrie in the Chair" in which the playwright was held up unsparingly Ito public ridi- cule. Those who had invited Barrie to the celebration read the article with great sorrow, not knowing that the writer of the piece was the dramatist himself.
 Barrie is the tiniest of tiny men, wise, whimsical and witty. His sympathiesl are of the widest. He is a great friend of children and often takes crowds of them out for holiday, chartering spe- cial trains for their accommodations. And when they have reached some woodland spot he holds them spellbound with his wonderful stories of the fairy folk. He seems to be like Peter Pan, a boy who will not grow up.
 At a performance of his ever popular Peter Pan,' Tn which all the parts were taken by Children the playwright appear ed in the last act as the cabman. Man agers had never been able to induce him to aripear before the public but when a little girl rushed up to him and cried, "Oh, MT. Barrie, won't you please be the cabman for us and carry in the doghouse in the last act?' he was unable to re-