Smyrna times., 1917-11-07
R0MANCING RONALD
BY ARCHIE C. NEW.

Hazel Dwyer, the heavy woman of
the company, as, seated in a box, they
watching the morning rehearsal. Same
old stuff-day in and day out. Give
me vaudeville any day. Why, there
amt been a new stunt pulled off here
for a month ="
"Sure there Is" answered Miss
Dwyer, sweetly, "but it takes brains
to find it." She gave him a sly look
out of the corner of her eye, and went
on, Ronald CannOles hardly gets any
time to carry on his lecture work.
Zepp bounded out of his chair and
faced her excitedly.
whats rs?" he demanded, all alert.
Lecture work? Where? When7
What dye knOw?"
Miss Dwyer regarded him calmly,
with a twinkle of amusement in her
eyes.
you're right nice when you're So
ber," she told him, and inwardly re-
jOiced at his scOwl, $50 I'll tip you
off. Old Man Forrest introduced him
to a gOOd-loOking girl who's teaching at
a girls school. Then Forrest, with
an eye on the bOX-Ofice, tips her off
that CannOles only plays juvenile for
the love of it-that he's regular bug
on Shakespeare"
'Help" interrupted Zepp. "Shake-
speare? Shades of Braumeister!
$50 the girl coaxed him out to the
seminary" continued Miss Dwyer.
'ROnnie gave 'em an earful about RO-
meO and Juliet and Macbeth then they
yanked him back to family dinner.
He's due for Hamlet next Friday aft
ernOon."
"Oh, boy" gurgled Zepp ecstat-
lcally. Local interest-intellectual
treat-heart stuff-all thatl Gosh,
what a spread-half a column or
MORE" He shut his eyes in a dreamy
perspective for an instant, then grab
bed his hat. "Jes' watch me.
I'm going to romance Ronald up to his
ears"
Forrest was leaving his Office the
following Saturday afternoon, when
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per, lOOmed up in the doorway.
"Who wrote this2" demanded Ron
aid Cannoles, heatedly, in the door
way.
"What?" Queried Forrest innocently
"That!" And CannOles pointed. "The
dirty buns. They've ruined me. l.
Here, wait a minute till read it,
admOnished Forrest, and he scanned
the offensive article. where's the
kick?" asked Forrest calmly.
"The whole things a kick" snapped
Ronald hotly. Right where live. Se'
here, it says, Following his most inter
esting lecture, Mr.. CannOles dined a
the home of one of the fair members
of the faculty. 1t is rumOred that an
other alliance has been formed b,
Cupid between stage and college, Gu
pid, bah! I'm going to beat Charli
Zepp to a jelly"
"What-for giving you the bes
boost in years? You've got the nOtOri
ETY.. What do you care?"
that's just it," cut in Ronald.
do care. COnfOund it, man-I-I lik
Miss Walters"
"Ohw whistled Forrest, in amaze
ment. $50 that's the lay?"
After few minutes Ronald left tn
office and Forrest got busy. II
phOned a nearby restaurant, an
three minutes later he had the cas-
before Charlie ZeDp.
"Get busy and write your head OF
Put in about CannOles being descent
ed from English nobility-yOu migl
= slip a lord in the family somewhere
only do it up brown. Tell all abol
his wonderful college career. Smei
it on thick"
Zepp looked at the other, ope
mouthed and incredulOus, then e
plOded.
"But, hang it all, Chief" he d
murred, that's all bunk. It'll co
you advertising rates. That's expe
sive."
"Hang the expense!" snapped FC
rest, impatiently. 1--WE made clea
I'D Oh him, and he's fine young ma
Go get busy and charge it to me-"
"Who's that dame across the way
demanded Charlie of Hazel two wee
later as they again sat in box at
hearsal. Charlie was pointing to t
opposite box wherein there sat
beautiful young girl whose shini
eyes and smiling, dimpled cheeks f
lowed every movement made by Re
aid Cannoles on the stage.
Hazel followed his gaze, then pin'
ed him and whispered eagerly: "Tha
her."
'Her who?' echoed Charlie, blank
'The teacher" she whispered. "C'
noles' girl. They've made up. Forr
brought 'em together. She's crt
about him. There's your chance,
- boob. Romance-gObs Of 1t. YAu
rea pretty teacher attends stock compa