Charlevoix county herald., 1916-05-06

10 find means of support without de-
lay Strangers in a strange land, they
had never felt more helpless in their
lives. Their college baseball fame had
spread To the coast, and ii they had
only realized it they could have sigl-
ed up with baseball club in jig time
at good money. But the idea never oc-
Cured TO them. :.
IL was quite by accident that they
stumbled on a new theater upon which
workmen were putting the finishing
touches. There were many indica-
tions that il was to be far from a
first class house.
Flaring three sheets announced that
II was to be a continuous vaudeville,
and that the opening was fixed for
three days hence.
Taking a dying chance they sought
the manager and applied for job as
piano players. Considerably to their
surprise they got it. 1t took them
about three minutes to demonstrate
their ability and about three more 10
make a deal with the manager, who
was hard pressed.
The twins signed for twenty-one
dollars apiece a week. 1t was. to DC
watch and watch, twelve hours a day.
from eleven TO eleven. They promised
themselves this would do very well
until they got their heads above water
They hired a room up town, but had
hardly settled down before they
found themselves on the eve of
Grange adventure.
With his face in the soap suds one
morning it suddenly occurred to the
Jim twin that they might do some
thing in the musical line and make
some money out of it. He mentioned
the fact to his brother.
"All right; I'm game,' said George.
Spiel away"
III confess l can't come across
right on the spur of the moment,
replied Jim. Give me a little time
and I'll hand you something
Ii was Jim's late trick that night,
and when he reached home George
was peacefully sleeping. Tearing off
the bed clothes, he shook George by
the shoulders.
wake up" he cried; 81 got yer.
Arabian Nights, BARRIERS fifth brother
Never been touched. Great stuff.
Guy has bag full of silver"
George held up one hand, while he
rubbed his eyes with the other.
Just a moment, just a moment,
Mr.. Alfred Jingle. You seem very
much perturbed Now that you've got
me awake''-he reached for cigar,
ette-"you might let me know what
you are driving at"
why, the comic opera!" ex
claimed Jim with great animation.
I've got the whole scheme all laid
ont. Listen to this"
Forthwith he unfolded scenario.
AS he warmed to his subject he pune
tuated his talk with a step or two and
with ta-ra-ra music where he thought
it would do the most good. George
consumed four cigarettes while Jim
held forth. When the curtain finally
fell, amid deafening 'applause-on the
part of Jim-his brother said:
very good. 1t listens all right,
Jim, and I'm perfectly willing to trail
along with you, but, my dear boy, 1t
takes time to do this thing properly.
Where could we find time with both
of us busy, you might say, from elcv-
en- to eleven, seven days week?'
1--WE found time in college didn't
WEI"
THAT was an amateur stunt. This
is a different proposition altogether.
1t takes time and care to put such a
thing in shape to sell for real money.
Why, we couldn't do the thing proper
ly unless we were off by ourselves for
six months at the very least"
Jim's face fell forty degrees. 81
guess you are right he said. "If
we only had money enough to chuck
this job and go al the thing right, we
could deliver the goods. You know
we could. How are you fixed? It's a
foolish question:"
about hundred and ten," said
George.
Same here. Gee! if we only had
little schooner we could beat it to
the South Sea Islands. | guess every
time a man wants to write comic
opera he thinks of the South Sea Is
lands. There's a feeling that one
could lay off there and just Toll round
and turn out the finest kind of stuff.
You know | would take chance of
handling a schooner alone-we two
but what's the use of talking, we
amt got no beat, as the fellow said"
"And we amt got no money" said
George.
There was pause. Then appar-
emily from no where, came a voice.
"Can you navigator" askel the
voce very clearly and very distinctly.
The twins looked at each other.
I'VE can" both answered together
wait a minute" said the voice.
Ten seconds later there came knock
on the door, and there entered, in
bath robe and slippers, Mr.. Archibald
Norval Hemenway.