Evening star., 1927-10-07

awfully queer chap even to my sssv.
ants
Don't say another word" cried
the doctor. gesticuIatlng wildly. You
simply have got to accept it! l owe
you many debts l cannot otherwise
pay, for you won't accept money. 1t
would be rank ingratitude on your
part for you to refuse this gift. Such
L masterpieces, What motion, what
eXpression--you will greatly offend me,
indeed. If you don't take it,
IF only the figures were draped."
mumbled the lawyer.
But the doctor would not listen.
waving his arms even more wildly, he
ran out Of the house in the thought
| tnat at last he was rid of the unwant-
ed present.
| w men the doctor was gone the law
yer carefully examined the candel.
! dDrum and then, just as the doctor
nad done. he began to wonder what i'm
the world ne could do with the thing.
It IS a very beautiful object" he
acknowledged to himself 1T would
De great pity to throw the thing
away and let it go onto some old innis
pile. And yet it would be disrracef,,I
ions' my po9seS9'
For long time the lawyer was a
a loss what to do. but he finally had
! an idea" neg
I've got it, he told himself. "Thi,
very evening I'm going to give it TO
the Comedian Shoshkin. The rascal
| loves just such things at this and no.
sides. this is his benefit night"
1t was no sooner thought than done
Ihat afternoon the we'll packed candel-
abrum of antique bronze was delivered
| INTO the hands of the comedian Shosh,
kin.
That whole evening the dressing
room of the comedian Shoshkin vas
peselged by curious men who wanted
10 get a glimpse of the wonderful work
OF ART. And during all that time the
room was merry with hilarious mascu.
| line laughter which closely resembled
indeed. the loud neighing of so many
| horses
IL any OF the actresses approached
the door with the question: MAY |
enter" the hoarse voice of Shoshkin
was Immediately heard in reply.
Oh. no, my darling. You must not
come here l am not dressedw For
even Shoshkin was afraid the bit of
bronze would disgrace him.
After the performance the come
dian shrugged his shoulders. twidded
his thumbs and said to himself: "Now
|
thlng in private apartment? I am
often visited by actresses And this
isn't the sort Of thing one could hide
away in a drawer
In his dilemma he spoke to the wig.
maker. why don't you sell it?" the
Wig-maker suggested. There is GER
tain old woman who buys up antique
bronzes. Her name is Smirnova. You
had better take run over there
they'll show you the place all right.
for every one knows her"
The comedian followed the wig.
makers advice
Two days later Dr. Koshelkov was
sitting in his office concocting pills.
Suddenly the door was opened and
into the office rushed Sasha, the ONLY
son of his mother. He was smiling
radiantly and his breast heaved with
joy. In his hands he held something
wrapped in an old newspaper.
| Doctor" he cried breathlesslv.
Imagine what has happened! AS luck
would have it, I've just succeeded in
| getting the mate to your candelabrum.
Mother is so happy 1 am the only
| son of my mother and you saved my
life-and we got the mate for you
And Sasha, quivering with thank
! fulness. placed an antique bronze be.
fore the doctor. The latter opened
his mouth as If to speak, but uttered
not word. He gazed upon the
nymphs he had gone to such troubls
to be rid of-and his power Of speech
| was gone.
tCopyright. 1927