The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-30
MT. Richard Cdrle

But there really isn't anything to say about me-"
 It was the voice of MT. Richard carle begging to be let off from the 'in- terview" game.
 There must be something-just little bit different--that would interest people" Iibegged.
 "No,' I'm just an ordinary, everyday plain, easy going man" came the re- sponse very quickly
 But" I argued with no idea of al- lowing the delectable gentleman to turn me down, don't you do anything different from anybody else?'
 Nope he drawled.
 Don't you-well-say--go to bed later and rise earlier than some ac- tors do? or pedrhaps you go to bed earlier and rise later, eh?" questioned
 Nope" he said again.
 Don't you like some queer thing to eat?' l piled with ueries thick and fast.
 Nope" again came the answer
 "Ob. well. now we have itvI rejoiced striking on capital idea Gas l thought), maybe sometimes you take little, tiny, weeny. bitsy drink-now don't you? Tess up?9
 Not, if I pour 1t myself" he de- clared, and there was the story, diff ferent-certainly so you see it pays to stick and get what you go for in the newspaper game.
 And I was awfully glad I did so, be- cause l found MT. Carle to be one of the most affable and agreeable peo- pie (after we got started that I've ever met and he really waxed very elo- quent, and guess what about?
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 Yes-I think my suggestion about what he eats and what he drinks must have given him the "clue" or tip" or whatever you call it, for quick as light ming he said:
 By the way, speaking of this food and drink proposition, believe there is far too much ~exag about this ! so-called High Cost of Living busi- ness"
 What? You defend 1t? I'm sur prisedr' I exclaimed, almost petrified at the very idea.
 Just minute" Mir Carle inter- rupted you newspaper folk refer to this question as the H. c. l.. Now, I refuse to capitalize 1t and I think the editors all over the country should forever after write it the h. c. l."
 Why, let me tell you something young lady" he went on tonly the oth- CT day up in Chicago Mrs Carle-" ''What-married?' I shouted. You can safely ask me if I have the same wife had when was here before, because I have been happily married twenty-nine years" he an nounced joyfully
 And to the same-er-erwife?" asked
 Exactly so. don't you think she has wonderful powers of endurance to have stood me for that long?' I swallowed the lump in my throat, after the first shock of his statement had worn off and gasped, T 'spose I sol I think any woman has wonder | ful powers of endurance to be married !, to any man for that long a time"
 As I was about to say,' Mir. Carle went on, ignoring my levity Mrs. l Carle and I walked In the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago a short time ago and I had very nice toothsome little break 1 fast for $2950, including salt and pep per; we cut out the mustard. How's l that for the h. c. l?' l That's the reason you've lost your l Aphrodite figure" I leased You have l taken on avoirdupois-you know-you 1 don't mind if I say so, do you?" I Certainly not" he declared. but 1 don't know why, for I've been work l ing like mad, besides playing Sun | shine six nights and two matinees a week. I'm writing a play which l am going to appear in early in May the name of which is The Smypa- thetic Twins"
 Are there any other kindT' ] aueried, but MT. Carle went straight back to the h. C. l. and said:
 Mrs. Carle, woman like was ot course greatly concerned about that $295C bill for our breakfast, differing with me regarding the justice of this lien on our purse, especially it was a lean purse and immediately wired home for the dis missal of the second maid. She said we could make up for our breakfasts by this saving. If she keeps on dischargine the help around our house, with the above as a precedent, I can see where IT give up the stage and become tn family dishwasher to further her idea! of economy. And as the stable bills are trsconing larger each month, I'm afraid lshe, will be giving one of the horses his two weeks notice. But here I draw th' jline refuse to perform the functions of horse such as moving the lawn eating oats and switching off flies