Connecticut western news., 1916-05-11


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 the late corners. Mir. Langdon was to go with mother and Mrs. Page, and 1 soon spotted them up in the balcony. for the management doesn't hand out boxes for the families of its front row of the chorus, but in one of the boxes I did sec n familiar face-that of Pol lock. He was all gotten up in soup and fish. but he was alone, and could see that he was taking Mary all in. and then some Mary had told mo Il lot about him, and the piler way he'd acted, and she'd also told me lot about Mr. Langdon, so I decided that I wouldn't put her wise to the fact that Pollock was there. but would let her play to the balcony, which she did. She was so pretty and so happy that she got a silly song over big, and even the tenor had the decency to make her go on and take n curtain with him. Everybody just made fuss over her till Mary fairly cried. sic was SD hap py. And the part that seemed to please her most was that she had seen Langdon applauding his hands off m stairs.''
 Did you join your mother and Mrs Page after the show?" interrupted LanGdOn warningly.
 That was the big idea" she said. "But it hit the rocks, for when Mary and I hustled into our glad rags and started for the door we bumped square ly into the stage manager and Mir. Pol lock-the latter all done up to kill. even to q top hat oh, Miss Page sings out Ecky Chats the managcrl here's n gentleman from your home town, that wants to take you out to supper and see you home in q buzz wagon He laughed hastily as he spoke. and I could feel Mary's hand go cold as ice as she grabbed mine and says, I have no desire to take supper with MT. Pollock. either now or at any other time to come. Amy But that made old Ecky sore, so he began to roar like a bull and shouts. Whats this? Are you crazy| But Pollock interrupted him-therc was a quick business of being hurt to the heart: the misunderstood Soul-and the chivalry stunt was pulled off without a break. Then he says, Miss Page is quite within her rights. l do not wish an unwilling guest. Perhaps my moment of renewing her acquaintance was inOppOrtune,' and he stalks away for all tl!2 world like the heavy ill tho third act. But old Ecky was up in the air. and he began rowing Mary for fair. lie told her, the dog. that il was her beauty, not her talent, that got the house. and added. It's your business here to be civil to your ad- mirers and go to supper when they ask you. If you're goin' to ride high horse I've got no use for you in this show"
 Did Miss Page answer him:"
 No. I think she was too mortified. and old Ecky. thinkin' that silence , meant consent, told her to stay there till he brought MT. Pollock back. The minute his back was turned l gave Mary the cue to get away quick, hut we didn't have to. for just then Mir. LangdOn came in, and we beat it for him. We didn't have time to tell him what had happened before old Ecky came baci; with Mir. Pollock and they both stopped short when they saw Mir. Langdon with us. and then Mir. Pol lock drawlS out, You see this Miss Page is not SO virtuous as she pre- tends. Shes not even particular in her choicc-cvcrrbody knows that He must have intended us to hear, but what he didn't give any high sign for. was for Mir Langdon to make jump and grab him by the throat. shouting that he'd have to eat his words or he'd kill him. Old Ecky is deathly afraid uf fight and began to hollcr for the stage crew. but I got out my little old trusty hat-pin and promised anybody that came near two or three inches of t. so the men just stood around swear ,ng and @rilning behind their hands till Mir. Pollock was licked tO a standStill and asked Mir. Langdon to let up. Then Mir. Langdon ordered him out of the theatre. and he-wcnt. But while he was on his way I'd spied a pen and some ink on the prompt desk, and