The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-06-08
RoMANcING RONALD
BY ARCHIE c. NEW.

STYLE" complained Charlie Zepp, the
prolific press agent of the Olympia, to
Hazel Dwyer, the heavy" woman of
the company, as, seated in a box; they
watching the morning rehearsal. "Same
old stuf-day In and day out Give
me vaudeville any day. Why, there
amt been a new stunt pulled OF here
for a month";"
"Sure there is" answered Miss
Dryer, sweetly. but 1t takes brains
to find It." She gave him 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.
"What's LIST" he demanded, all alert.
Lecture work? Where7 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 good-looking girl who's teaching at
a girls school. Then Forrest, with
an eye on the box-office. tips her OF
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 Observation-Disclosures
treat-heart stuff-all that Gosh,
what a spread-half q 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 ONCE the
following Saturday afternoon. when
an irate figure. brandishing q newspa-
per. doomed up In the doorway.
"Who wrote thisr' demanded Rom
aid Cannoles. heatedly. In the door
way.
"whati" queried Forrest innocently.
'Thatl" And Cannoles pointed. 1.-THE
dirty buns. They've ruined me. l."
"Here, wait 4 minute till / read 1t"
admonished Forrest. and he scanned
the Offensive article. "Whsre's the
klckr' asked Forrest calmly.
THE whole things q KICK" snapped
Ronald holly. Fright where live. See
here. 1t says, Following his most inter-
csting lecture, Mr.. Cannolcs dIned ut
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 Charlie
zepp to . jelly"
"What-for giving you the best
boost In years7 You've got the notori
ETY.. What do you care7"
That's just It," cut in Ronald. n
10 care. Confound 1t, man-I-I like
Miss Walters"
"Ohr" whistled Forrest, In amaze
ment $50 that's the lay1"
After few minutes Ronald left the
office and Forrest got busy. He
phoned q nearby restaurant, and
three minutes later he had the case
before Charlie Zepp.
"Get busy and write your head of.
Put In about Cannoles being descend.
cd from English nobillty-you might
slip lord in the family somewhere
only do 1t up brown. Tell all about
his wonderful college career. Smear
1t ON thick"
Zepp looked at the other. open.
mouthed and incredulous, then ex.
ploded.
"But, hang It all. chief" he de.
INJURED, "that's all bunk. It'll cost
you advertising rates. That's expen-
sive."
"Hang the expensei" snapped For
rest, impstiently. 1--WE made = clean
I'D On ulIus 2uV uc . q uue yOuu8 uuus
Go get busy and charge 1t to me-"
"Who's that dame across the wayf'
demanded Charlie Of Hazel two weeks
later % they again sat In . box at re-
hearsal. Charlie was pointing to the
opposite box wherein there sat a
beautiful young girl whose shining
eyes and smiling. dlmpled cheeks fol.
lowed every movement made BY Ron.
aid Cannoles ON the stage.
Haxel followed his gnze, then pinch.
ed him and whispered eagerly: That's
her."
.Her whof' echoed Charlie. blnnkly.
"The teacher" she whispered. "Can.
nolcs' Gtrl. They've made up. Forrest
brought 'em together. She's crazy
about him. There's your chance. you
boob. Romance-gobs Of 1t. Young,
pretty teacher attends stock company