The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-21

always going to do" more work than
any one else along Broadway, button.
hoed Mr.. Conan for almost half an hour
while he relieved himself to the silent
Mr.. Conan OF the plots of two plays and
the general scheme Of novel he's .'go-
ing to write just as soon as he can
honestly and Alphabetically get up to the
work. Mr.. Cohan listened In patient
silence.
And besides that" concluded the sway
ing gentleman when It seemed that he
had almost talked himself out. i've
gotta shorz-a short story plot In this
oil nut of mine thai gonna make EN- sit
up too"
We'll" commented George, thereby
breaking his silence for the first time i'm
half an hour-and he rubbed his hand
over the polished bar significantly as he
spoke, this is great place to do it,.
kid"
II met one American show girl for
get her name-over here in London" post
scripted Miss Kathleen Halfportion Clif.
ford. the busy little letter writer, recently
who had some good advice for American
show girls. mediums and ponies who are
Just dyin' to come over and get into a
London revue.
What with every darned light out
most the night. said the showgrl to
me. and all tn decent nuts away at
this here. now, war and us girls having
to get up every day in the middle OF the
night to play matinees at o'clock y. O..
this amt the life. It's fierce, Now I'm
girl that's gotta have a little fun r my
hearth simply bust. But there amt a
darn thing to do in all London but trail
out to some vacant lot and watch the
soldiers renearse
Speaking about the observant Walter
Kingsley again. Mr.. Kingsley has OBJ
served something that promptly caused
him to organize the Broadway In Search
OF Apartments Sunday Afternoon Walk
ing club
mankind. YOU know" began Mr..
Kingsley learnedly. TAT various periods
of Broadway. history has had various
standards whereby he might gauge how
much OF an impression he was making
so far as his clothes and financial standing
are concerned-as he swung along II.
In the old days OF the hanson cab. he
was greeted with 'keb sir. keb SIR
deferentially all along the curb or with
cries OF Taxi Taxi" In more recent
times he realized he was there with the
scenery and front. kid. all there,
still later mankind. upon entering a
Broadway trottery. was battered II all the
danes around the tat les made fuss over
him. He knew that his onestepping fame
had preceded him And always mankind
mas SwelIed Iignt up when a head walter
spoke to him by name
But there's a new test discovered
IL all myself-which besides absolutely
making or breaking your pride has the
advantage of keeping you walking in the
open air II consists OF visiting nossy
apartment houses along the avenues-Riv-
ers!de Drive Is coTklng place to try IT
too-on Sunday afternoons and finding out
how high priced an apartment the super
iptepd9pts of viii
show you.
garden brands OF jan.tors take one look
and instantly figure out what you can
AFFORD To pay. I've proved my system.
I've gone out purposely with Increased
trousers and needing
shine, and only by pleading would they
show me an apartment even up in the
$1,000 a year class. Then. weeks OF Sun
days later. I've dolled up and added the
ruby and pearl pin Harry Lauder gave
ire year aeo last Christmas. and, hing,
the same superintendents would jump
50. O00 or more
zone sunday. IN fact" concluded Mr.
kingsley with a flush OF pride. "superin-
tendents showed mc--cet this me -
apartments renting FOR as much as SIS. 600
a year. Rad. ELI? Well SO long
"Oh. just one minute Mr. Kingsley"
called THE SUN man. You were alone
that Sunday OF course
'Wuh-well," he stammered with down
cast eyes. Mot altogether. That Sun
day | was with John Drew