The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1922-04-13

LOoka in there, will you? All eating
supper around the table like regular
folks. Neat amt it? LoOka-kids and
the old granny and all Looka"
Good little town. We play re-
turn in April. Neat, clean, little
dump, and a good show town"
Jaw, Iooka that cute little red
rooted cottage with the welther-cock
whirling around over the porch. brand
new and ALL Say, amt that cute? 1
wouldn't mind renting that myself"
YES, you would. You stick to me,
kiddo, and see if what l tell you about
/ the Amsterdam Roof don't come true?'
Honest, Lee?"
CAV. but what's the use treating a
little girl like you white, when she
acts so cold and touchy the minute
1 fellow tries to get loving with her You
| bet your life Flossie would have flung
me her wreath last night if l had
winked for it; she amt a cold little
baby-doll like you"
q"
"Whats the use trying to help
little girl that amt got no tempera-
ment, when she's as cold as ashes?
Them amt my kind. Temperament is
what you got to have in this business
ginger"
Where the trees met darkest above
their heads. so that not even the stars
peeped through, she stood suddenly
on tip-tOe so that her eyes. hluer than
! Italian waters, were parallel Win MS.
How - how mediterranean
| does a girl have TO have, Lee, toto
get ahead? Huh? Honest Lee, I'm
! green in this game and | want moren
girl ever did TO get ahead. How much
/ temperament does she have to have,
Lee?'
For answer he leaned over and
kissed the curved line where her lips
met.
The acte de resistance OF the FORTY
Thieves eNtravaganza opened with
stealthy plucking Of muted violin
strings-a device popular for the myS-
terry 1t tWangs and mSInuateS. Grad
ual lights disclosed a papier-mache
cave glowing with unsupported sta
backed, pussy-footed chorus of red
hooded gnomes winding through its
subterrancan labyrinths. Tip-toe! Tip
toe Tip-toe,
A tremolo of drums rumbIed to an
ear-splitting crescendo. and four wind
sprites. tossing their veilv draperies.
bounded from the red mouths of four
up-stage caves. singing an off-kev sun
pIiance to the Storm King and sustain
ing high c with faces strained and
| stained to deep vermilion. From the
right wing. in shirt-sIeeves and with an
| eve TO nature. Mr.. Charley Lee direct
ed the lightning. and between flashes
manipulated the wind machine. Above
the song of the gale his voice rose and
fell through the improvised megaphone
of his cuDped hands.
Hurry them ponies back there
swing 'em on-dang if swing 'em on.
| Speed 'er up back there-speed!
/ Speed"
Suddenly from behind a stalactite
| drop the raindrOD chorus descended
from heaven IN carefully seIected
/ shower.
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