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IN and Out Of the Bee hive.

Mrs, J. NJ. Bsteman OF Dundee spen
Saturday in IAnooln.
Mrs. Warren Rogers Is visiting Mr.. ans
Mrs John Haskell at Wakefield. Neb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Clarke OF Milford
Conn, are guests OF Mrs. c. c. McDon
aid.
Mrs. J.. d. Nelson and Miss Kitty sad
ler arrived home Saturday from Colo
RADIO.
MT and Mrs. Charles Martin and It'll,
nephew. Francis Martin. have returned
from ten days visit in ST. Louis, Cnn
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HrOnek.CreedOn Engagement.

Mr.. and Mrs. d. J. Creedon announce
the engagement OF their daughter, Nell.
and Mr.. Walter G. Hronek OF Schuyler.
Neb. The wedding will be celebrated next
month. Miss creedon is a graduate OF
the Sacred Heart academy and Mr..
Hronek Is graduate OF the art and law
departments Of Creighton university. He
is member Of the Gamma Eta Gamma
fraternity.
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Eaton.Withsrs Wedding.

DR. and Mrs. J. L. withers announce
the marriage OF their daughter Miss
Gladys, 70 Mr.. +. r. Eaton on wednes-
day evening. at the First Christian
church, Rev. Charles r. Cobbey officiat-
Ing. After n short wedding trip Mr.. and
Mrs. Eaton will be at home to their
friends at 2s4s South Thirty-ftfth street.
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tho Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. Mr.
Berinett formerly lived In Lincoln, but Is
now employed by the Sunderland Ma
terlal company of Omaha. The bridal
couple were attended by Miss Anna Nc.
Cague OF Omaha and Mr.. Charles BEN
nett. a brother OF the groom.
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MRS. WILLIAM GENTLEMAN
FUNERAL MONDAY MORNING

Funeral services for MrsS william GEN
tleman. 2ss4 Miami street. who died Fri
day Rnorning. win be held Monday at 8
a. m. from Sacred Heart Catholic church.
Interment will be in Holy sepulcher GENE.
terry. Had Mrs. Gentleman lived until
today she would have celebrated her
fifty-fifth birthday.
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Welded in Kansas City.

One Of the interesting out-of-town we'd
dings VAS that OF Miss Helen Blish and
Glen u. Bennett al the home OF ths
tride's parents. AIR. and Mrs. Franz.
Blish. in Kansas City. The wedding was
. quiet home affair. with the guests
limited 70 few close family friends and
relatives The bride attended the Uni
Aersity Of Nebraska and Is q member OF
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Halloween Party.

The Coronado club will give a Hallow-
cen dancing party at Chambers acad-
envy Monday evening. A color scheme
OF orange and black will be Used and
two large witches driving bat win be
feature Of the decorations.
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Misses
Wedding Plans.

The wedding OF Miss Irene Rossbauh,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Ross
bach. and Edward Francis smyth Of
Highland Falls. N. Y. will take place
Thursday morning at st. Johns Collegiate
church. followed by breakfast at the home
Of the brides parents.
In honor OF Miss Rossbach Miss Mary
Louise English entertained at luncheon
Thursday, when covers were placed for
ten guests.
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Among those present were;
Miss David Entertains.

Miss Anna David was hostess at n
dinner Thursday evening when those
present were Mrs. Bruce Webb, Mrs
Ernest Austin. Mrs. Frank Roberts. Mr..
and Mrs. J. ]. Libal Master John David,
Miss Anna David and Mr., Lester West
cctt
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At Washington Bar Meeting,

Mr.. NJ. A. Han was IN Washington
this week attending the Bar association
meeting. Mr.. Hall win visit Baltimore.
New York and Boston before coming
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Morsman. jr.. arc
IL Washington this week for the Bar
association meeting.
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Attend Foot Ball Game.

Many Omaha people attended Tic foot
ball game at lincoln Yesterday. Mr. and
Mrs. Barton Willard, Mr.. and Mrs John
Redick and Mr.. ana Mrs. Louis Clarke
motored TO the game m the Willard ear
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Announcement Party,

Mrs. d. j .Creedon entertained at lunch
con Saturday to announce the engage
ment OF her daughter, Nell, and Mr..
Walter c. Hronek OF Schuyler, Neb
A color scheme OF lavender and pink
was carried out in the decorations and
chrysanthemums were used profusely
ThOaa praaapt ware.
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Creohe Benefit.

Keen interest is being shown In the
Crecho benefit dance, which viii be given
November % at the Hotel Rome This
affair promises 20 he one of the largest
social events OF Nebraska mad the COM
mittee in charge are making elaborate
preparations for this large dancing, party.
trhn alnArnnnnn..- an -.
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Columbian Circle.

The Columbia Circle will give a party
at their hall. Twenty-seoond and Locust
streets. on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs
Albert Miller and Mrs. Morris Murphy
will be the hostesses.
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Best-Yet Club.

Mrs. A. S Rockwell entertained the
first meeting of the Best-Yet Auction
Bridge club Tuesday. One. O'Clock lunch
con preceded the card game Mrs. NJ. b.
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Tea for Visitor.

Airs. J. J. MsAIalisn entertained inform-
ally at a tea saturday afternoon at her
apartments al the West Farnam. In honor
OF her guest, Mrs. T. y. Hacker OF Fort
Oglethorpe AIra McMullen will enter
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HOmsOraft Club.

The Homeorsft club entertained last
Friday evening Tor Mrs. Dell Kiestor
at the home OF Mr. and Mrs. u. Nevotti.
Artistic Halloween decorations were
used throughout the rooms and the even
ing was spent in games.
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AFFAIRS FOR DEBUTANTES
Nsny Teas and Dances and Social
Affairs for Young Women.
?ATRoNEssEs FOR THE CRECHE
Winter season - Open AuspiciousIy
with Many bridge aud Dane
ms Clubs orRanizcd for
Pleasure.

MoNpAY-Mrs @. w wattlcs. lunch
cor. Carter Lake swimming and BoNl-
TUEsDAY-Dcbutante Bridge club. Miss
Lucille Bacon hostcc. Tuesday Bridge
club Boyd matinee marty for Mrs.
Belle Stehliu Of Grand Island '1.atcst
Dance' club. TUrnins acadcmy
wEDNEsDAY-Mrs Flovd l.. Keller.
ds no, for Mrs Belle st{ehhu Of
\. p. Wells. first Of a series Of lunch
cons. Halloween party for Byro clup.
Miss Avilds Moore hostess Subscrip-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. card club. Mrs.
Foley hostess. sfnyth- RossDack we'd
dins s.. Johns. church e.so p. m,
Bridge Luncheon club sans souci
dancing patty. Harte hall. Dundee.
siXty-s,N club dancing party
party. University club dinner-dancc
Harmony club. Mr.. and Mrs. J. L..
bsker; Dietz club, Yama Yama party.
chambers. Las Amless Carl club.
Mrs. J. NJ. Gerhard hostess.
Debutantc teas and dances aud social
affairs for these young women viii make
tile autumn season and early winter
especially mteresting
Mites Marie stewart daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Test Stewart Of Council
Bluffs. IL the first OF the dcbuiautcs to
have Hcr engagement announced. Miss
stewart left Friday evening for Chicago,
where she viii he a guest Al the home Of
her fiahcee Mr.. Donald McFcrron
The first 81 the debutantes viii he Miss
Harriet Smith, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Crlttendon Smith. Mrs Smith
will Eive an afternoon tea Thursday.
November r.
Miss Frances Iochstetlcr. the queen Of
.\k-ssr-Bon will be formally introduced
ut tea given Tuesday afternoon, No
yember II. given by her mother, Mrs.
Frank y. Hochstctlcr. Christmas cvo
Mr.. and Mrs Hochstcticr aud Dr. and
Mrs. Harold Clifford will give a dancing
rarity for the young people and the
younger married set IN honor Of Miss
Frances Hochsteticr and Miss Anne
Clifford
Christmas nght Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Crittcndcn Smith Will give dancing
party Tor their daughter. and December
2 Mr.. and Mira C. VIII Hamilton will
entertain at Il dancing party for Miss
smith.
Mr.. Charles Deuel. will give dancing
party reCrutber ~ p. Country club
la honor OF his dsugatts Miae Fl3nche
Deuel.. who VIII b. one oi ttR dc5atontes
Among the other debutsntes whose
plans arc not vet made. are Miss Eugenie
Patterson. Miss Marion Kuhn. Miss Alicg
Jaquith, Miss Eleanor Mackay, Miss
Harriet Metz. Miss stella Thummel and
Miss Janet Hail.
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Women Golfers.
Social Danoing Parry.

The women golfers will meet at tn,
Field club Friday at 1 o'clock.
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Pleasures Past.

Mrs. John Battin entertained at tea
Saturday afternoon IN honor OF her house
guests. Mrs Ralph Lewis aud Miss Eliza
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To Honor Guests.

Mrs. Floyd L. Keller will entertain at
luncheon az her cottage at Carter Lake
club Wednesday. in honor of Mrs. Belle
stehlin OF Grand Island. A matinee party
at the Boyd viii be given Tuesday in
honor of Mrs. Stohlin.
Mrs Horace J. Holmes entertained at
luncheon, followed by AN auction bridge
party. at her home Thursday i'm honor Of
Mrs. Belle stehlIn OF Grand Island. who
Is the guest Of her aunt. Mrs. X. e. Pat
rick. High score. for tine card game was
made by Mrs. @. A. Sherwood and guest
prizes were awarded 90 Mrs stehlin ana
Mrs. Harrington OF Stockton. Cal, guest
Of Mrs. Ward Smith. Those present were
Mesdames- MeSdames-
Belle Stehlini II. J. Ritter
Harrington, r. j. Hatch
ward smith. Floyd Carrier
- A. Sherwood, l. A smith.
Horace j. Holmes,
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Brandeis Theater Party.

Miss Emma lSammerer entertained at
a box party at the Brsndels theater.
Those present were;
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Shower for Miss sramek.

Miss laura Elmquist entertained at a
promiscuous shower given in honor of
Miss Rose Sramek.,
Those present were.
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The Pagaico club gave a social dancing
party at Metropolitan hall last Thursday
evening, those present including:
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beth Lewis OF Lyons Falls, n. Y. Large
punches of pink and white cosmos deco
rated the rooms and tea table. About
forty ustecsalled during the hours Of
and 8.
Several of the high school girls met at
the home of Mrs, Alfred Mattson on
Thursday afternoon to dress dolls for the
Christmas ship. Those present were:
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Mrs. Howard Ritter entertained at a 1
o'clock luncheon. followed by an auction
bridge party, Friday afternoon. in honor
OF AIRS. Belle stehlin OF Grand Island.
Mrs. stehlin was awarded the guest
prize and Mrs. Horace j. Holmes won the
hish score prize, Those present were:
Mesdames- Mesdames-
Belle Stehlin, 9 A. Sherwood,
w. G. simpson, Howard Ritter,
l.. A. smith. j. r.. SinsOn,
Horace j. Holmes.
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tain again at an informal tea some after
noon this week.
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Auction Bridge Party.

Mr. and Mrs. c. W. Ennis,
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MISSES

Those present wore
The Washington herald., 1914-03-01

scribed his Ills most potentiy the min
lister asked him II he drunk much tn
moor" AYE. Meenister." answered ia
mie. "1ist a drap here an moo" -weel,
Jamie" replied the minister. when ye
find the feelin' comm on ye. fist eat an
apple; twill do ye good
Jamie eyed the minister quizzically
for a few moments. scratched his tous-
led head and replied:
AYE. Meenister. but who the DEN
wants to eat forty apples the day7"
And at another time the minister
found Jamie at his work with q sus-
picious looking jug at the end of his
bench.
-Guid mornin'. Jamie. II Is q brsu
morn.r greeted the minister.
TT Is that" replied Jamie.
what ha' ye' got r tn jug, Jamier
20. fist q drap o. whuskey." answered
the latter.
AN how much Is that ye've had the
day7" inquired the minister.
"oh. that's Jist ma third pint said
Jamie.
-weel.' weeii Yer third pintf why,
don't believe could drink three pint,
O. water in q whole day" said the min
lister.
Am no surprised at that. Meenister.-
said Jamie. "a could na ine'seL-
The characters seen on this page have
been of flesh and blood, friends ana
relatives Of Mrs Moffat. mother Of the
author Of "Bunty Pulls the StriaRs,-
The latter had never entered a theatre
until her sixty-hfth year. when she
journeyed from Edinburrh to London to
witness her sons FIRST successful play.
Many Of the Scotchisms put into the
mouth Of Bunty Of the play are say
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her Sabbath bib and tucker" quietly
hobnobbing With her neighbor. the
bankers wife. while in the rear follows
the banker in company with Donald
McTavish, the "toon tinker" for there
is no such thing as caste in Lintie-
haugh. and religion. like death. levels
all ranks.
And there. rounding the big chestnut
tree. looking as though they had just
stepped out of a seventeenth century
frame. come the newly welded pair.
Jamie Allen and Margaret Elizabeth Jo-
sephine McEttrick. that was. and here
again lightly trips sweet Marjorie Muir
~, the village schoolteacher. with dou-
BILE escort in the persons of Robbie Nc
Clintock and Katie Mcintosh. the village
terrors, while over on the hills is to be
seen the real busy bee Of the commu-
nity. Anne McGillicuddy, the gossip,
followed by the smith. the shepherd
and his kirk dog. oh. yes. there is
such a thing-in Lintiehaugh- The
shepherd rewards his best behaved
sheep dog by allowing It to escort him
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in its great way teaching a mighty les
son to its adherents. 1t Is a well known
fact that the Scotch. as a race. are a
very obstinate people. A Scotch editor
in Winnipeg. Manitoba. recently told
the following story Of hi1 own twelve
year old hopeful:
ANDY had been suffering with his
'tummy for a couple of days and his
mother tried to induce him to take a
dose Of castor oil. to which Andy de-
INJURED. His mother sent him to school
without his lunch. thinking hunger
would have the desired effect WHEN
he returned home in the afternoon bi.
mother, fearing he would become nm
again coaxed him to take castor oil. but
to no avail. Driven to desperation n.
finally promised Andy 4 shilling Il he
would take the castor oil. to which be
replied:
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deny, claiming they want them 1T and
clean. with which to honor the house Of
God.
On reaching the kirk there may be
found a solemn. long faced elder stand
ing behind a small table collecting pen
nies on the outside of the church, and
If the stranger should have an eye for
character let him stand a little apart
and observe. There. a bit down the
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his being. and that orgy. with things
unseemly. resulted in his handing
down to posterity one OF the greatest
classics OF modern times" The Ra-
ven," which he Immediately disposed
Of to an INSCRIPTIONS publisher for a
few paltry dollars to purchase dclica-
cies for the partner of his unhappy life.
Again: John Tobin. the poor Irish writer
Of generations ago. sat in p turf cabin
in Monaghan. Ireland, and on scraps
Of paper wrote what proved to be one
of the brightest comedies in English
literature, THE Honeymoon" and then
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whom he knew IN the -auld country.
As they reached st. Catherine strsss
they found It densely crowded with
people and a magnificent procession II
progress The Scotchman turned TO his
French friend and inquired What
aboot a. these COINS on. de- ye kenT'
The Frenchman hastily explained that
It was -one grand releesious pro-
cession in ze honour Of re pope And
the Scotchman carelessly answered.
-Ah, to hades wi tn pope. IS that ar
the Frenchman turned an
grily, his eyes ablaze. and his arms
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ings of the authors mother and made
her night at the theatre an epoch in her
life.
A Scotch Sunday has a different
meaning to its people than most of US
imagine Here is the way a Scotch
American attorney recalls the days of
his youth:
Sunday morning prayers, breakfast,
church, dinner on cold food cooked the
previous day. afternoon church, tea
followed by Bible class. family worship.
bed One is not allowed to sing or
whistle on the Sabbath, and It IL Gus
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covered kirk. built nearly a thou
Eand years ago. and many are the
stories told of the days when the Scot
hsh Queen, Mary Stuart, and her hus-
band. Henry Darnley, entered its low
portals and attended service, and also
when Rob Roy and his merry men"
rested ~o'er nicht' and left han full
q siller for tn guid O. tn cause. And
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so that he could
carry the news to
Mary" In a yawn-
ing cavern fifty
feet below street
level hundreds of
men were working.
ant-like. with pick
and shovel, and
S { e a m sc OBS
swung. and mighty
derricks creaked.
for a moment the
Chicago gentle
man forgot the OBJ
ject Of his visit
long enough to in
quire, Say. sport.
what are them fell
lers diggin' fur?"
"Oh. them" said the
tenderioin funny
man. Why, Harry
Lauder lost a quar-
ter" A great repu-
tation often car
ries its own cross,
and II 1t is true
that the ears burn
when things are
being said deroga-
tory to an absent
one, then the ears
of Harry Lauder
-,,.t a1--S.-St-
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~T Is a long trudge from Heathcote
road, the white light district Of
Lintiehaugh, Scotland, with its
- one fickering light. gasping for
breath, as It were, Abra', the main
entrance 9th Eve and the Ram" inn.
Lintiehaugh's most popular tand only)
hostelry. to upper Broadway. New
York, or Forty-first street, to be more
correct, and to transport its principal
edifce, the Baldernock Kirk. together
with its entire congregation. for the
Sdtfication Of amusement seekers of the
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A'richt. mither: all taxi. tn castor
'ut a. promise ye' all no puke.
e Introduction of the comedy
Bunty Pulls the Strings" to
American audiences was one Of
the boldest experiments In the
play line that has occurred in
many years. In the fact that
Americans. as a whole, know 1T
tie of Scotch manners and Gus
toms. and the few plays that were
introduced were only partially
successful On the other hand
the theme of the play being Of
religious nature. II was a question
whether or not II would give Of
fense to q certain class. but the
main issue being so delicately
handled. the characters so truth
fully drawn and near to nature.
the wit 80 subtle and artful. that
only q confirmed agnostic would
dare decry II And the result
proved that the very boldness OF
the authors effort became Its
greatest asset
And speaking Of authors. IL Is
singular what pranks the wheels
of fortune play with men-and
women. too-who stake their all
on the child creations Of their
brain
On the night that Edeer Allan
p1 at ,r q small scantfly fur
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IT startled London With its unique
brilliancy. Graham Moffat the poor
Scotch entertainer o. only two years
ago and Graham Moffat, the rich and
successful author-actor Of today. Ii
more fortunate. born he son OF
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ers It is as hard to shut him OF a. II
was to dam the falls at Dundee. An
inveterate Scotch story teller has the
following to say of one OF his friends:
"Weelum Wallace sat at the bedside
Of his sick wife. After a long pause
she turned and grasped his hand and
gently said: 'Weelum. promise me
when am gone yen ne'er look toward
anither lassie, a ye' de- all scratch ma
way DOT o. tn grave an haunt ye'. De-
ye' kenT
Aye. a de- said wseIum. ano
promised.
About six months after the funeral
a friend observed Weelum walking
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present day to meet with men and
youths along country road Of Sab
bath morning going to the kirk, with
their shoes safely tucked under their
-oxthers," to save wear and tear"
their Irish neighbors say. but this they
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Empire City
OF the West
ern World
Howe yer.
that was the
titanic feat
accomplished
by William A
Brady and the
Messrs. Shu-
bert when they
produced Gra-
ham Monat's
comedy. Bun
ty Pulls the
|Strings." at
tn e Comedy
Theatre, and
the people of
New Yorkpull-I
ed aside the
curtains of
time and be-
came caves
droppersin the
trials Of q
Scotch congre-
cation on a
Sabbath morn. /
Lintiehaugh Is
very proud
of fta old vino
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In their manners and customs in this
Ammo Domini. 1912. as they were in the
far of ages, when the great Scottish
Chieftains came down from the hills
and fought to the death the English
Princes with ak and bow Cor suprema.
cy Of the Channel islands
In many remote parts they even cling
to the dress of decades ago. and at
tending the kirk appears to be the
principal occupstin- Of their small ex-
lstence.
70 % no uncommon thing even at ths
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choreman who works at odds and
ends" in the community where Mr..
Moffat lives When the report Of
''Bunty's" great London success was
told. the "auld Scot" who was now
ing. leaned heavily upon his snath and
said reverently AN to think a cut his
grass!" In recalling memories OF the
''canny Scot" the following story is
told Of Harry Lauder. the Scotch come
dian. who bears a worldwide reputation
for frugality: During his first New
York engagement the city was in the
throes Of open subway construction A
Chicago sport who stood at Longacre
square descanting the fact, that. being
a man up to snuff" he had made a
special journey to New York in the in
terests Of his up to the minute knowI-
edge to see the great Scotch comious
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actually begged money enough to pay
his passage to London and submitted
his manuscript to a London manager.
and 1t was sold for a single pound.
scarcely enough to pay his return pas
sage to the poor place he called home.
Distraut and sickly. he died Of actual
starvation. and Ave years after his
death the manager to whom he sold his
play, being hard pushed for material
to replace q fragrant failure. produced
The Honeymoon as q stop gap, and
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II Is limited that in later years Scot
lands own Bobby Burns actually spent
an entire day in visiting the Kirk and
its surroundings and has given it hon.
orable mention in several poems
It is a quaint old kirk, comfortably
uesting among the Royal Oaks. sur
rounded by old tombstones, those "Bi-
bles of time" spreading their ritual to
the four corners of the earth. and all
Iolemnly guarded by a well kept moss
covered wall.
And its tenants are as old and quaint
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nished room in upper New York. wear
led In brain and body. listening to the
death struggles Of his beautiful sick
wife laboriously breathing away the
few feeting hours Of her earthly ex-
fstence. A knocking. knocking.
knocking at the door Of his creative
brain reused all the latent energy Of
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just arrived In Montreal and was met
at the Allan lima quay by q Frenchman
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doors OF a theatre, yet In one Of his
many vituperations he signalized 1t as
the House OF He'll" II Is a healthful
sign Of the present day to know the
church and stage are clasping hands
across the chasm of bigotry. and each
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tomary to keep the shades drawn, as It
is not seeming to be too happy on the
Lords day.
Many Americans are at loss to un-
derstand the application Of the name
Bunty, but in all Scotch households
the eldest daughter Is so called, and
Bunty carries with her the feminine
authority of the family.
There is. perhaps. no more bitter an
tagonist to the stage and its people
than the Scotch Prsshvterian. and OF.
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then. -Bunty Pulls the Strings
was born, and, 10. all in the
nature of their former lives
was changed. London became
"Bunty" mad. and the name OF
Graham 'hoffat was as popu-
lar and well known as that OF
Westminster abbey. and the
cables flashed the news to
America As soon as the re-
port was verified william A.
Brady walked into his once.
followed by Johnnie. his ONCE
boy. with a well packed suit
case and nonchalantly in
structed his general manager
to phone and engage passage
on the first outgoing steam
ship. and within two hours of
the cabled news Of the success
Of "Bunty" In London Mr..
Brady was on the broad At
lantic. following his cable
gram to Mr.. Moffat
But Mr.. Moffat did not suf-
fer the experiences Of Poe and
Tobtn- He is a Scotchman.
and II Is a well known truth
the Scotch are "canny." and
the author Of -Bunty" is now
reaping the harvest from his
struggles of years gone by.
An estimate of the impor-
tance In which he Is held by
his "toonsmen" is best told
from n rernark rpada hv