Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-08


ST Sold Il Peach at "a Lemon Price"
F, ing gowns and ivory shoulders and
hour after dinner, Charles Algcrnon
| found himself blissfully settled down
IN dark corner of the porch for a
| t"t"-a tctc with 4 particularly fetch
| lnE hcircss, Il Miss Tottic Van vor-
| Mes. daughter Of President Van Vor-
MES. OF the Amalgamated Lead Cor
! might have though that Miss Tottie's
! ips We're too thin ana too firm. that
! her chin was- TOO sharp. her check
| bocns too prominent. and the blue
| MIR. Swivel know or ear. of tbcs.
things when he saw IN. rounded
nnhi" anu ne tancrinE arm. in the
| display OF which Tottic Was 50 gen
"r"us? lie liked, too. the decided
way IN which she had appropriated
MN and thought her bold possession
| or MIN really pretty; also h. admired
very much the entertaining naIvctc
! with which she admitted him 10 inn
mrd,nte good fellowship with her.
| Wallingford. who never allowed him
| self to be ignorant for a moment as
| to the whereabouts OF Charles AIrcr-
| non. passed that way with the tenn
| p"Fary Mrs, Terrence in keen delight.
~ some fippant remark which Mrs
| florence made TO him as they passed
| OUT 81 nearing. Wall!ngford chuckicd
| hH"a rtiIy. and the chin az Miss Van
| ward tilt.
Your friend wallingford gives mo
a panG." she said.
y rollicking song from the parlor
| Drought Miss Tottic to her feet at the
| same moment
:, ~ Want to hear this turn" she
| hing Gladys does: in fact. it's tn.
! only real stunt she's 20, In her r.ncr
! tore. Honest TO goodness. don't see
nov She eyer made such "a hi with
Just one little trick. that way
Here again. one more experienced
IMAM Mt. swivel might have detected
| something technical in Miss To;tic's
| choice OF phrases. but this was where
| swivel. swimming Ia his lips in con-
! Tent. tr"ttcd into the parlor after
/ MISS Van Worthless. alias ,fottic Adele
alias Molly Smith.
| Never in the Pine Lake Hotel had
| there been gathered such - distin-
| "uishcd and clever aSsortmcn, OF am
/ |icHrs; stars every one Of them They
! gay" mutations, rccitations. ana i'm
! pr"mntu huricsIuc bits. ana sang
SONGS with chorus OF marvellous
! perfection for mere. unframed
| We My idlcrs, and when Mr.. swivel
| nnaiiy retired after an enhancing ad-
| ditio tctc-a-tcte with the lcech-
| IKE MISS Toiiic. he sank TO sleep in
an ocean OF bliss. The next dav was
| but repetition and an adjudication
| OF the first beautiful women inside
or stunning gowns were everywhere.
and these offered him full and easy
| good fellowship such as he had never
| hoped for in his widest and most
| daring moments. In the morning there
had h"en long. quiet ramblc all over
me place with Miss To'tic. and in the
evening she monopOlizcd him again.
| allinSford. seeing him safe and
sound in a hammock with her. went
c"ntentcdly about his business and
walked away from the house a little
distance with Blackic. to speculate
with JOY upon how wei his fish was
caught. and Just how much they
would be able to extract from Charles
| AiEcrnon. when tho moment came
suddenly an omin"us sound smot g
| ur"n Wal'ingford's ears. Back in the
| ihNl"r they were singing, III fun
chorus, Give my regards to Broad
way" and there was sob in the
| voices.
"Grcn, Scott g said walIingford.
IF that bunch Of actors and actorincs
are getting mushy about Broadway
AL over. Any man on earth. even
| mis- swivel person. even "a tailor's
dummy. would tumble TO the game
when he 'card the hcartbrcak in that
| song. aud he hurried back TO the
| house in hot haste. He had the music
switched. but the incident made him
| thoughtful. and when he had the
chorus work on the more or less
iuncful inquiry as to the whereabouts
| r.
| SWIVEL 10 one side.
Well, old top, how goes it?" he
asked
Great" said Mr.. swivel. great,
r"vcr met such bunch Of fine pco-
pie. never knew that real banG-up.
top notch society could be so agree
How would you like to own the
The eyes of Mr. Swivel narrowed n
trihc. Well" he said. II might dicker
| with YOU"
What do you say about going to
Chicago in tho morning, them" sug-
gestcd WallinGford.
Again Mr.. Swivel hesitated mo-
men ,t,, "Give me Just about an hour
! Wallingford. of course. gave him
the hour. hut he looked in anxiety
after Mr.. Swivel rs that young man
walked back to the hammock where
after the concert was over that Mr..
Swivel came to Wallingford all
smiles. and full even OF caEerness,
sure thing" said he. We'll take
the train go?"
The stage leaves about o'clock.
Is that too early for you?"
well" swivel laughed. az o'clock
is too early to get up. and too late 10
stay up hut guess can manage
BEFORE WallinEford started in the
morning. he paid Il visit to the sleep
ing apartment Of Mr.. Danny Guyer.
We'll, old boy" said he. how does
this look to you?" and before the
half Opened eyes OF the eminent
comedian he held UP large roll OF
real money.
II am wide awake" declared Mr.
Guycr. pinching himself: II know !
am wide awake because couldn't
possibly dream OF all that wealth in
one lump"
Count it over" invited Walling-
ford. cit will do you good. 1t rep
rcscnts extra fare train transporta
ton. berths. meals. and 4 liberal al
lowance for incidcntals. from here &c
the corner OF Broadway and Forty
second Street. for the entire cast o.
"StinginE Live one. or Staging the
Lone Pine Tree"
, throwing Off tho coveks. II suppose
we arc to got an carly train.