The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30

hut they did lido ii. Not n fuzzy
wavelet of hair wilted. Not a com.
pleNion sagged or ran. What the girls
accomplished in keeping their com.
p'exions unmclted was all the more
meritorious last Wednesday afternoon
ih;' muoh as tho Dis ,nond Jim Brady
sewing Circle or some other s;bilaut
sorosis evidently had bought out the
heart of the house, a solid block of the
heart Of the house; and throughout
inc play. ~engrossing as IL was, hot mir
from the auditorium merged with the
ina and some degrees on the
stage. the combination raising the at
To a point where an egg
dfopped n minute into q glass on
the water boys trays would have come
out hard boiled.
But to take up the story of "R,o
Grande," a review of the plot beins
atter all. the reason the volunteer
.r'''c ana the cartoonist were In the
house:
IL was a dull afternoon OIL the
Lawn In Front OF Headquarters
building. Military Post. Laredo. Texas"
All the officers necessary To star, IN.
piot We're IN the Job, despite the fact
'So IL was learned from hiuts) that a
utncl niv service had been started
uo'"ecn the sroeless army post and
&he exciting part of town.
one word Lends to another.
Bennett, Southland as Colonel Wolco',
comes in first wearing a regular
coioneIs uniform. colonel Wo,cott
having been the first colone, in our
regular army to get up that morning
ana therefore grabbing the United
states War Departments colonies
UNIFORM. First come first served: tho
carry bird catches the worm. and Nil
'hat sort Of thing. At any rate. Ben
nett Southard had got up frs, among
all the officers Of our regular army and
MA cotioned onto the army's colonel.
cspue uniform.
bu' congress IN the meantime had
listened To- the call Of the people and
hid appropriated money for another
uniform. Neither the play
wright nor programme goes 50 far as
to state this, but the fact remains tina,
not long after Colonel Wolroif had
come into sight wearing the Ulcers
aS " nv dI lh-
part!ncnt there was a gasp from tho
audience which stopped the chatter
tNen among the Diamond Jim UrIdy
Sorosis. For out on top Of the stage
suddenly appeared Dick Eenu.,. a.
'he 'o'ohci B'Hnnrd Of RIO Grand.."
The audience, already knowing that
B'nilrtt Souihard had got up eir,y
enough 10 grab the army's c~a,onclc\
uniform. rather expected Dick Eenu,tt
10 sauuter onto the Laredo arm, nos.
lawn wearing either "A dinner SUI. ~,
dim boots. Not "A bit of it: in car N,
Dick Bennett wearing the colonel's
uniform which Congress had lust
bought. And il nestled onto DICKS
Wagnihcent physique rs IL Congress
mad gone the limit and had had the
army's other suit made to order.
10. Colonel" said Dick Bennett.
saIut!ng. or words TO that effect.
10. COloH'l.' answered Eeuns,i
Southland. starting the plot. "Hows
every little thing. ColoHci"
On. great. CGioHcl Huw's every
little thing with you?'
oh. great. Colonel. U1Ns every.
thing"
Y p'c''s. ilpN are l.lt Ablks .
oh. great. Colonel. How are your
folks
They're great. tOlOH,i where's
hatte. the maid? Here's a lot Of rustic
seitces out on the lawn. and some
place in the plot further on there's a
maid named hotc. Let's get kuf,
% here. Colonel. and have her dust
OF the furniture 10 star the plot.
Then as the plot begins to thichen and
We Get all tangled up. Co!OHcl. YOU r
! can jump To a telephone and sort If
tide things over for "a spell until the
plot begins to iell again. Ifsthe worst
comes TO the worst ! can Yell. What?
My wife? Take that. you dawe, And
that, Ana that"
Lest Gus Thomas slam down his
copy Of TIE SUNDAY SuN a; his point.