South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-05-30
The Twirley Twins
In Trouble
By Robert Carlton Brown


snaps the Great Dane's chain and at
taches it 10 n duplicate collar about
I his own neck.
RE has no sooner attached the
I chain and dropped 70 all tours when
the sharp click Of "A key i'm the front
gate announces the approach Of the
I watchman on his regular 10 min
. ute round The woman darts 10
: rear window they have examined
/ from their room with a lens and
\ found 90 be weak point. guarded
only by the dog. and she works
quietly while her husband leaps
forth boldly, snaps at the Waterman.
I initiates the dogs bark exactly and
I RACES back and forth angrily in the
moonlight. 10 convince the watch
man shat all Is well and the house
! perfectly protected. lie had prac-
\ ticed the part for weeks. you see.
and was letter perfect I'm IT, saw the
I sketch when it was produced i'm Lon
+ don and even could not tell MIN
! from the real dog. This scene oc-
ours at that fearful moment. the
/ darkness before dawn, the watch
man notes that the dog is a bit
/ fercer than usual and draws a deep
sigh Of relief as ne reaches the gate.
\ The stage is darkened and the audi
ence hushed.
| Before the Waterman makes his
next round the trick is done. The
nervy. desperate woman has chlOrO-
formed the miser and robbed his
mattress. The real dog il fast re-
viving from the effects OF the chforo-
form The whole thing has been
nicely timed and the burgling pair
just disappear over the wall with
their booty in black apron like that
I'm the corner there. when the dog.
whose collar has been reattached to
the chain by the man when he was
through with his little impersona-
ton. leaps out and banks at the
Waterman who is just arriving on
his rounds. The animal. maddened
or his recovery, lunges at the watch
man and banks so furiOusly that the
noise brings the old miser out of his
stupor; the dog leaps i'm the air and
breaks his chain as the miser throws
up his window TO cry for help As
before ne leaps on the Waterman,
thus giving tangible proof that the
animal had been on guard all the
time and covering up the real en-
trance and exit of the smooth bur
glars. Then the curtain goes down
amid great applause"
There was dead silence as Chris
topher Poe finished and stood up
his eyes darling beneath their bushy
brOws from one TO the other of the
Twirley Twins
I'm afraid you've missed the six
nifty" he said in a hesitant tone. Il
thought you'd let me into the room
to sort of serve an alibi if you need
/ ed one mean in skipping your
board bill or some other crime you
may have committed--so I accommo-
datingly set my watch back half an
hour TO cover the minutes during
which the crime might have been
committed. ] knew you would both
be relieved To hear me announce that
IL was only fve-thirty.'
Neither spoke.
Suddenly Mrs Twirley swung
around and demanded. well how
/ the devil did they prove the crime
on the team. In your precious
7 sketch"
ooh there wasn't any crime az
Iau The couple reconsidered their
action. decided they could make
more money on the stage with the
sketch ana repeating the crime in
Iarrobatic. pantomime every night for
FIVE or six years at $50 night with
perfect security of physical and men
tai freedom So "a little third scene
i'm ne skitch they called "a messen-
ger boy and sent him round TO the
miser with two suit cases packed
/ with his money That pleased the
. audience and
There was sudden flash of light
as the woman snatched pointed
, paper cutter from the table an6
, sprang for Poe; but her husband
caught and held her while Poe dex-
terously knocked the knife from hel
? hand
Listen to reason, Kid" cried
, Twirley Listen He's got it doped
out best Don't be fool, YoJ
, didn't want to do it yourself L
! was just the only thing we could
{ do"
The woman lurched forward m ht
arms and clawed frantically at tn,
, air. Poe picked up magazine
T turned his back TO them and sa
reading for ten minutes at the END
I OF that time the woman. red-face,
. and blood -shot-cyed. cried dehantIy
= There's a messenger ring down in
the hall co ring for a boy yourself
e Mr. Hardy"
NO thanks Id rather not. Be
B. sides there isn't any such bell in tn
{ nall l looked as entered. an
z swered Poe lanquidly. not taking hi
b | eyes from the book.
- Mrs Twirley stared az him "a
| though he were unreal and threw
: her hands 20 her head in a frenzy
e. screaming. How in hell did YOU fer
{ ret out this yOu--you weasel2"
q I've got room looking out int
a the Dubois court myself" smile
Poe turning toward her frankly nov
10 that she had given in. It's jus
@ next door I've heard Dickie bark II
q | imitation Of Albert To entertain tn
{ landlady I've seen YOU both exam