The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-05-04

"Mary lights all the lamps in her
eyes,"
the late corners. Mr.. Langdon was to
20 with mother and Mrs. Page. and l
soon spotted them up in the balcony,
for the management doesn't hand out
boxes for the families of it's front row
Of the chorus. but in one Of the boxes
I did see 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 me
lot about him, and the piker 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 a curtain with him.
Everybody just made fuss over her
till Mary fairly cried. she was so hap
DIV. And the part that seemed to
please her most was that she had seen
Langdon applauding his hands off up
| stairs
ibid you join your mother and Mrs.
| Page after the shown 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
| " into the stage manager and Mr.. Pol
Iock-the latter all done up to kill
even to a top hat oh, Miss Page,
sings out Ecky Chats the manager
here's a gentleman from your home
town, that wants to take you out tt
supper and see you home in a buzz
wagon He laughed hastily as hi
spoke, and 1 could feel Mary's hand
go cold as ice as she grabbed mine
and says, 4 have no desire to take
supper with Mr.. Pollock. either nov
or at any other time to come. Amy.
But that made old Ecky sore, SO h
began to roar like a bull and shouts
What's this? Are you craZy| Blu
Pollock interrupted him-there was
quick business of being hurt to tn
heart: the misunderstood soul-and tn
chivalry stunt was pulled off withou
q break Then he says, Miss Pag
is quite within her rights. l do no
wish an unwilling guest. Perhaps m,
moment of renewing her acquaintanc
was inopportune,' and he stalks ava,
for all the world like the heavy in tn
third act But old Ecky was up Il
the air, and he began rowing Mar
for fair. He told her, the dog, that !
was her beauty, not her talent, tina
got the house, and added, It's you
business here to be civil to your ad
mirers and go to supper when the
ask you. If you're goin' to ride h1g
horse I've got no use for you in th1
show"
'Did Miss Page answer himY"
"No, I think she was too Mortified
and old Ecky, thinkin' that silenc
meant consent, told her to stay Their
till he brought Mr.. Pollock back. Th
minute his back was turned l CAV
Mary the cue to get away quick. bu
we didn't have to, for just then MI
Langdon came in, and we beat 1t fo
him. We didn't have time to tell h1r
what had happened before old Eek
came back with Mr.. Pollock and the
both stopped short when they saw MI
} Langdon with US, and then Mr.. Pc
lock drawls out. You see this Mis-
Page is not so virtuous as she pre-
tends. She's not even particular In he
choice-everybody knows that FL
} must have intended US to hear. bu
; what he didn't give any high sign To-
was for Mr.. Langdon to make jun
and grab him by the throat, shoutin
that he'd have to eat his words or he
. kill him. Old Ecky is deathly afrai
. of fight and began to holler for tn
} stage crew, but l got out my little oil
. trusty hat-pin and promised anybod
that came near two or three inches c
/ it, SO the men just stood around swea
: ing and grinning behind their hands ii
MI Pollock was licked to standst1
} and asked Mr.. Langdon to let up. The
! Mr.. Langdon ordered him out of tn
theatre, and he-went! But while b
} was on his way I'd spied pen an
} | some ink on the prompt desk. an