Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1915-08-13

SSCOutA SNOAO SAAOWo SA0 uan and MIA
| together on one side of a high "pa
dividing the stage; it is the g., %a
wall separating their court from =
miser's. The man, being an acrohs' =
climbs up to the top SO skillfullv ,s',
the dog lying below on the other - 10y
hears nothing until skin full of lo" .Ss
bursts on one of the pointed stnd sSs
his collar, big stone drops At =.
same instant on his head and stna
him, he opens his mouth and gags -
breath with which to bark, sucks !.
the chloroform and succumbs.
THE man gives signal to the won
an: she climbs to his side, togatha,
they drop over into the court; the m.'
in his dog-skin suit unsnaps the Gra,,
Danes chain. and attaches it n
duplicate collar about his owr neck
"He has no sooner attached u.
chain and dropped to all fours who,
the sharp click of key in the fron.
gate announces the approach Of N.
Waterman on his regular fifteen-mimt.
round. The woman darts to rear vin
dow they have examined from tbe,
room with glass and found to he !.
weak point, guarded only by the dop
and she works quietly while her hus
band leaps forth boldly, snaps at tbs
Waterman, initiates the dogs bark eY.
actly, and RACES back and forth angri%y
in the moonlight to convince tha
al
house perfectly protected. He had
practiced the part for weeks, you SEQ
and was letter-perfect in it. l saw thu
sketch when it was produced in Lon.
don, and could not tell him from tbs
real dog. This scene occurs at that
fearful moment, the darkness before
dawn; the Waterman notes that tia
dog is a bit fiercer than usual, and
draws a deep sigh of relief as be
reaches the gate. The stage is dark
ened and the audience hushed.
Before the Waterman makes bis
next round the trick is done. The
nervy, desperate woman has chlorc
formed the miser and rified his mat
tress. The real dog is fast reviving
from the effects of the chIoroform The
whole thing has been nicely timed
and the pair just disappear over the
wall with their booty in a black apron
like that in the corner there, when the
dog, whose collar has been reattachei
to the chain by the man when through
with his little impersonation, leaps out
and banks at the Waterman, who Is
just arriving on his rounds. The anil.
NAL, maddened on his recovery, lungB
at the Waterman, and barks so furious
ly that the noise brings the old miSer
out of his stupor; the dog leaps in the
air and breaks his chain as the mser
throws up his window to cry for help
AS grand finale the dog is shot just
before he leaps on the Waterman, thus
giving tangible proof that the animal
had been on guard all the time, and
covering up the real entrance and exit
of the burglars. Then the curtain goes
down amid great applause"
There was dead silence as Christie
pher Poe finished and stood up, bis
eyes darting beneath their bushy
brows from one to the other of thu
Twirley Twins.
I'm afraid you've missed the sis
fifty" he said in a hesitant tone. i
thought you'd let me into the room to
sort of prove an alibi if you needed one
Il mean in skipping your board bill
or some other crime you may haVs
committed-so ! accommodating SGT
my watch back half an hour to cover
the minutes during which the crime
might have been committed. l knew
you would both be relieved to hear me
announce that it was only five-thirty'
Neither spoke. Suddenly Mrs. Twir
ley swung around and demanded:
"Well, how the devil did they prove
the crime on the team in your precious
sketch?"
ooh, there wasn't any crime at all
The couple reconsidered their action,
decided they could make more money
on the stage with the sketch, and re-
peating the crime in acrobatic pantO
mime every night for five or six years
at fifty dollars night with perfect
security Of physical and mental free
dom. So in little third scene in the
sketch they called a messenger boy
and sent him round to the miser with
two suit-cases packed with his money
That pleased the audience and"
Mrs. Twirley stared at him as
though he were unreal, and threw her
hands to her head in frenzy, scream
ing:
'How in heaven did you ferret out
all this, you-you weasel?"
1--WE got a room looking out into
the Dubois court myself" smiled Poe
turning toward her frankly, now that
she had given in. tits just next door
I've heard Dickie bark in imitation OF
Alert to entertain the landlady. I've
seen you both examining that Dubois
window with the telescope / was
more or less prepared. and being some
what of night-prowler myself. just
haDDened around with q skeleton key