The evening world. Newspaper, December 24, 1907, Page 9

b | eval to the heart of the srouble by OOPLA, here he Is again! Frederic Thompson tumbled into the ring last night with the ‘ * Polly of the Circus” Sumps Through the Hoop\ Success. * theatrical novelty of the seaxon, a sawdust-and-spangies affair, dow: em the bills as “Polly of the (4rcus By this 1-do-not mean thai Mr Thompson wrote, orieven rewrote, the play; but somehow you feel aboui; him Belasco's mant'o*should ever sl!p off, it safe you do abatib Belasco—that he's the man behind the strings, If) say at at least a corner ‘ef it would fall on Mr. Thompson's shoulders befor the Jealous Forty-second winds had carried it ver; far. ‘And eb the fags af all nations that fluttered’ from @e Liberty Theatre) jaat night anapoed “Thompron’ Inte -¥ t Unie Burried through the entritice with she expectation th tre had a surprise tn store for you: You had to be ¥ frase merely ‘Frederic Thompson‘s “production.” with thare to do thé worrying and to take the blame if anyth: herwise tregrs, and you minus ‘the “er-c," ing went wrong. And something déd go wrong. at the very beeinning, Mr. Thompeon’s winsome Mite wife, 37 eonscios and p to bed upstaira in the parsonace, man, thous, a ba! cire a pauln for “appears petty gossips of his congregation, who fooked upon # ni oft ani pan Witom and eters in yet Mr Fin of tar audie for Foil fax oft fwtt The we) you rig were ond the the 1arson wag more in need of refor-| Mabel Taliaferro as Polly. Meanwhile you were anxious for Polly to “come to.” take notice until the secom! scene. when you saw her in low philowsphy that was by fur the best pa. termined to gett up and follow ¢he circum, but when t eetved in a fall from her tor minded her her will she Iny back and disciimed The Circus vers parson was compelled to a. fevence between them after =. The clown had ga!f the circus wae ke e faintly bon after generation—and now Polly told the parson mother, ohe eak!, would beve been ashamed of ler end, the business, had “cashed (in by falling off a trapesc—if “But fathec’s finish,” *>e went on from the piilo Bis in the Mon’s cage where he deionged ” As in “Ptppa Passes.” Sis Taltaferro a wot down to berm facts, if not terre feet, this mi fi and hear Mies Tallaferro's pillow talk, for st will tea pircus than you'll ever learn from three rings or Toty Hamilton's Complete Works. ‘After her recovery, eleven monthe lager by the programme, Polly hid lost Ber canvus conversation and went In for erammer and ther {n with the Biblical text, “Whither thou goest, I will go.” Now, a circus play: with « text tm a novelty in itelf, but it in @ fall Thompeon did not hit upon this novelty, Bisa Mayo probably performed the re- Ugious part of the work. ‘This, however, |: nothing to do with fie fact chat the parson, en his side, @atn's Hive up wo the text. ‘When Polly was driven away dy the Wirtwous gossips and the threat of a hardshell deacon that the parson would hose his job if she played hide-and-seek ‘with him any longer, the good man took {¢ for granted she preferred the Bimcus to him and dit no! go with her. We waited until the show played « re- turn Gate and then called at the dress- ing tent. By this time Polly was ridigg 90 Wbeent-mindedly that she owner of the tircus told her what he thought of her, und Big Bill, the boss canvas man, who hea been her “mother” for, years, went net “Do you love the parsonT” “That's it.” admitted Polly, cutting wf the story as short as her riding | eur’, : “Ain't that helt!" was all Bill could pay, You were Inclined to side with Bill, who was as honest as sunburn and as Blunt asa sledge. Joseph Brennan made you like him, just as J, W. Benson compelled runtledowncr of the show, Malcom Wi John Findl Polly's secret came out behind the scenes, wich the ponies, the trick dog, the} Rorobats, the clowns, the trapeze Jady and other performers stringing in and | lout of the main tent. And then you saw the show you wupposed fo be Polly ‘“‘ntarring’’ on the back of a horse and finally landing on her, head in the ring. You saw hy the Indy's legs that heh larms of tho parson, why ran Into che ring and gave the Pomething worth talking about, And then you saw Polly and the pareon sta Pol, more thongh she amiled and seemed happy with 5 ie @alled ‘succes: TA Uttle more of the spirit and ection of circus Hfe, Wut aa it atands “Polly of tho Circus’ ts ae clean tieart. ‘ ——__2 d when he regrettul Wetting his finger with the wor! monotonous ¢ specdn, made you é1 n than the wicked ¢lraus folk. of the play t her bones were weaker than and out of bed, and she inne, with a directness and aim- pUlotty that put the Belasco bedsiaid actresses of the past in the furniture cines, Jf you can't stay for the cirous you should at least trot around to the Liberty J the real Polly who picked herself up in the excitement and fell fing together on the deserted fetrcus lot with the wagons ‘railing off over the dille—and you felt porry for) i laferro acted) as though she had been with a circus all her life, and | Wave Fuuy a simple, girlish charm that never lost its freshness, She, more than l|ny one else, enabled ‘Poly of the Circus'’ to jump “hrough that golden hoop sawdust, aa highly colored @e red lemonade and as real an a’tent. Bui above alli Js the circus with a CHARLES DARNTON bel Taliaferro, who waa Polly of your. circtis, was carried tn un- ™M: on was a Kod actor, who didn't ces" vor the cireus as the wickedest thing ever seen throvgh = window. | ‘As for yourse®, ypu cered only chow’ ne letng,a@ sentigenta with youe act, of, niin rt with his tender th the bitter refectc w must @ on,.”’ the show tha’ seeing wictld have the moment fr opp ine ro Tae clown teoim W' She did not «lt up and bed and lstened to pil At first she ws sles she had re- he in The Carsh until the wich a very great of- about for she, the best rider in | you can beat that!" ‘was lexitinmte. He got ch you more about the the parson who atarted iriy safe guess that Mr. Hiame as Rev. John Deuglass. ley as Uncle Toby. Yeu to respect the tia: | | reelf, with w circus rider thin wasn't Poily,-but {t {nto the good people of the town armund of the’ thed- inded by the, programine © Ghat Margaret Mayo wroin the play and that Winchell Srilth hadstaged It. Ie “Free,” LLSAEL HL SHHS CLLSPPODSTIH I SHLSLHS HSHSHSHS SSSA HSHHOS HFS soogoseos t-The Newlyweds & The Evening World Daily-Magazine, Tuesday, December 24 ( PAPA AND BABY COME. SNOOKUMS, MUSTN'T The Adventurer Lloyd Osbourne. (Copyright, 1007, by D. Appleton & Co.) SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDIXG CHAPTERS. lewis Kirpatrick (nicknamed Kirk"? 1s @ plucky’ young American. who, fn London, embarks on a mysta terprise that promises wealth, The exped: tion je under the leadership of four neonle Westbrook, a famous inventor; Dr, Vi e German sctentist: Mra. ja 1s employed as helper to Cra the chief engineer, From his ten} that the expedition pleted. Bar, * The Beautiful Vera’ } HIDE PRESENT FOR RAMA UNTIL CHRISTMAS AND THEN BABY HAND \T TO MAMA VOIOODIOOSIS o S Father Tells Kirk DIOOCITOD 0000000000 WOOOQOOG: NANOS SS, probably a treasure hunt. ans nat Jack: ) uch of Prabear e.cameare, bunt, And that, Jacks) what it all implied. The touch of her Ing to make Mra. Witchoock abandon it. { hands—-sosueching of her fragrance and ene te cele tok gate ete | Deauty—even the caressing tones of her 1 ) nee Ite ehormously Wealthy olf lady, and) Fortuna 2) him withsidme insistence to at Ty hi love CHAPTER XV. (Continved,) In Love. RK rose and eald he éught to be going, but to hie surprine Mr. Westbrook demurred, and pressed “ etay a ut- tle longer. : “I'd like to show you the plans of the he said, ‘Vera, get them out how much he had gained, He was volce-all came back to him fn the re- | trospect, and In the turnult of his senses he eeeme! to float away in dreams, his only formulated thought a pasatonate thankfulness. Bir. Westbrook spoke to him, and he spoke to Mr, Westbrook. What about he ecarcely-knew. Ho saw the old through a sort of mist, be- |nignant and courteous. and he only | awoke to reality when Vera returned The canister’ wan opened and a roll | of blue prints was tzken from It. The [prints were large and unwieldy and amelied of mothbalis. It waa not easy to wpread them out, and the corners |had to be welghte1 down with books. jackson, a fussy martinet. Ther i ry nearly 20) men engaced on !t, of tho other tent; they are in the long | The table was not bix enough, and so The Party F012 8 remote soot on the banks canlsier beside my bed." Kirk sat|the Moor hai to be tsed, Mr, West- & pitched, known as “Feltehtad.”* ere| Sown again, complimented, and not a brook le ing forward in his ohair Fee crettid: upon Tabels, Teed anus | Httle eurpriaed. | while Kirk and Vera knelt at his feet. faeabie of maling on, tang Hirk falle in) Je was in a state of exultation, hia| Tonr hands more than once, and Se ee ee rom Ealands tenes) bead whirling with {i Ung recol-| parted réluctantly. Kirk's Interest jn a fomcart ato) Bolan pecn father. Kirke on! lections that he tried to piece together) the plans were genuinely unaffected. Hearse a eine anit meaty ome| into some coherency, He hardly knew) There was the Fortuna as she was Ko- [ing to by and for-the first time he ap- fai dizzy with wonder, with rapture, with preciated the demign as a whole. Every- if he can! GRACIOUS, WHAT. HAS Mama's APPLE DUMPUNG GOT Their Baby & = You cR Fo’ thing was carried out te the last detail, with a precision and foresight that de- Mshted him. There was somrthing very reasmuring to him in the slght of those plans, elevations and working draw- Ings. They embodied innumerable ex- perlmeats and long and careful caleu- lations. . Kirk was outspoken In his admiration. He had no Intention of flattering West- brook. and hix sincerity was too trana- Parent’ to be questioned. But the old man was very alive to hia praise, and his manner thawed and grew increas- ingly cordial as Kirk pored over the Plans and expressed ts extreme natin: faction with them. When at last they were rolled up and put back in the can- ister KIrk could not but feel the ad= yunce he had made. No fond motler Fle Must Stay Away From Her, ie _ Thus Dashing the American’s Dream of Love the Moment It Begins. jelted old boxér, with his mellow voice und shakine forefinger, *0 patient, 10 earnest, so triumphant! Kirk hook ,hands dnd #aid good- night, Qtr, Welebrook got bis hat, and aid thut he would come, too.part of the w i ‘I'd lke to have a little talk with you," sald. I may not have an- other opportunity. There are several things, Mr, Kirkgmtr: Atom that — Hie gid not ‘finish the a ce. He reemed confused and at « proceed, fumbling at the placed about his shoulders. way out in silence, while Vera, stand- Ing in the shadyw of the ,threahold, looked after them both until they dis- appeared in the darknos: tn more eager to haye her child pratrod jmind, On the eugrossing tople of the Fortuna one was free to ialk to Mr.j; Westbrook forever. He welcomed critl-; |clem so that he might confute it with| figures and formitlas, He waa Iike a! boxer who tells the pupil to hit him—! Such a frail, gracious, ex- mates Kirk learns GBDDHSHNODOHGDODQOOOO SOS: : celery {a another good winter s en bonilion for a first course, that 1s more often used at jun time, neo: Oyater Soup. Roast Chicken and Macaroni wit Cheese, or * Roast Goose with Apple Sauce. Slaw, Baked Sweet Potatoes. White Potatoes, Ollyes or Pickles, or English Plum Pudding. the parson. would Improve the play, Telling Time by a Cat's Eye. | 18 related by the Abbe Ifuc! that one day he and a fo visit a Chinese Chrisfinn misnton settlenisnt) amor Party of friends set out Mk tho peasantry. Thuy | met a young Chinaman o him ff he could tell them th eloud hid the sun from: vie ‘he darted away towant a fa: bia'arms, Pushing up ite eyelids with hia hand he told Hue to look at them, the same time volunteering they were puzzling over tho r n the road and to /tset hin intelligence they asked | ie Ume, The native Jooued up at the sky, but tho and he could not read any unawer there, Sndlonly | emi and returnat in a few moments with a cat in| st | GOOD oyster soup ts never amiss, and where oysters cannot pe had then try a tomato soup instead. Cream of ap. Or, one may serve clam and chick- in A Philadelphia Ledgor writer auggents: b Creamed Onlons. Cyacker Pudding, New England Style, DADODODODDODIWIE DIDIOHGOHOO SQDODOHOOOQS DOO) The Christmas Dinner. Mince and Apple Pies. Frui Nuts, Cone, Extend {t by a fish course and In- tmoisice « salad, ether cel or the humble turnip 1 in salted water and cut in cubes may be served on lettuce, with French dressing, ‘A sispicion of onion and mpinced parsley .im- proves it. A lemon sherbet may fol- low tho roast or an {oe cream re- ce game of the pastry. Or have eve ub Veretable Soup. Halibut. Rolls, Olives or Cucumbers, Roast Beef. Yorkahire Pudding. Potatoes. Mashed Squash, Onions. Celery. Apple’ Sauce. Making Merry the Information that It wae i0ot noon yet; While matter the boy wont about his-hasiness, When thi | party reached the viltago they asked tho Christian converts i they: covld tell | the time by a cat's eyea. The Chinése pointed out that the pupils of a cat'n a@tew gradually narrower up Maes, drawn perpendicularly sn ‘Huo examined the cycs of saveral cats and verified what the Chinewa tied told | him. © _ HH Bee The Bri 4 ‘Es ‘edpnome, A to 12 noon, when they becaire maanvely percentihin | herods the eye, and after that dilation recotnmenced, | | i | cleat en realite etra avare do son muperfiu,”’ as Housmye tish Idea of Saving. | hen ft, A mitiionaire will walk for thecpleasure of saving ® cab fare Any woman would spend her last/ shilling on a taximeter because there favo point in saving one's law? @hilling., That € Cd h 5 is the Britkeh Wworkman’a answer te: thescritica who advise him to eave up hla own old-age pension.—Lo: don So "Yes, Harry, 1 want to love you always!” ry me?" a me better than perpetual warfar TE don't you net iv 1 "Then why do you refuse to ma “That's wh. Over M —S Ss SS go LG! ee makes me tired. Mr, Henpeck— married? sis y oF ens * Col. Firebrand—All Currant Jelly. String Beans and Lettuce Salad. shrintmas Cake, Preserves. N Candy. Coffee. Make the Christmas cake dright with holly or for little folks decor- ate it with leaves cut from green citron or angeHoa, and berries simu- lated by flat red candies lead pret- (ly on the white Icing. ‘Wreathe the plates. with ‘green leaves and twine ground pine in with the gay branches of holly and tiurel that fill the contre of the table, unless you choose red’ carna- tions or large hibiscus of flaming red, Yor red is the establahed Ghriatmas color, Salada need ‘not be made from ex- penalve materials, They may the almple bacon fat dressing !f po- tato, or a French dressing, or the expensive and more troublesome mayonnaise, A qurnip salad made with lettuce and onfon is now in vogue, and, in contrant, those of pineapples and celery —and—grapefruk and such choice things from the fruit stores. String ‘beans, oslery and olives wan a enlad recently served. Chee! black welnuts or English walnuts lettuce and bolled dressing is an ex- celient salnd. Use either chopped dairy cheese or the soft cheese khown ax Neufchatel, or schmtor- kaso. + atrimony # « «°. By J.K. Bryans : De EE Eten LGA — ij — Ss Ltlp this peace talk Nothing would suit mony? Mrs. Henpeck—John, I wish you would glye me a.synonym for misery. Mr, Henpeck—What's the matter with matri- |than an inventor the creation of his} \tinued Westbrook. CHAPTER XVI. An Ulimatam. 7 tai are several things I wish 19 tell you,” sald the old man, “and the first ts that I think you are an uncominonly nice fellow." “Thank you," returned Kirk, not with- out misgiving at so strange and unex- pected a proface. “That is a Vory reassuring fact,” coh- “Tt makes it much casler for us to come to an underatznd- fing.” Kirk wondered what he meant, but \forebore te ask. “My daughter has done a very foollsh thing in coming out here. It wen a wild and impulslye action, which was to somo extent Justified by the news of my iliness reaching ber, I had not meant ft to reach her, and therefore 1 feel mysetf partly to blawe. I am hor- rifled, leas at what she has dono thon at what she hea esonped. It was a most Tecklesa and desperate proceeding, and ft makes my dlood run cold even to think of {t. Bhe has told me a great SOopeyrsootes By George McManus PRECIOUS, WHAT ARE UNDER ‘There JUST Toc SWEET FOR ANYTHING, THE LITTLE DEAR GVODOSSOOOIOVOOTOSISOO) Ni AWwLing Re UTTLE SNOOKUMS. COULDN'T: WAST UNTIL CHRISTMAS | oe = OOS ec $ ‘ O Oo ® deal about yourself—about your kind- neta, your extreme considerntion, your , vigilance and chivalry. But, ase man of the world, probably I appreciate it. even more than she docx, You have pat me under @ great ob sation. Mr. Kirke watrivk, I thank you. Kirk) murmured things. “This sense of obligation, thie gratt- tude which I feel most sincerely, makes {ie dimcult for me to go on. 1 hesitate to offend a man for whom I hays 30 strong a regard, You will forgive me if I epeak plainiy? . : “Why. certainly," sald Kirk, not e [| lkttle mystified. “Proceed, dy. allt ‘means, “My daughter hax placed herself tn & ‘very amblguous position—a very. craei position, Mr. Kirkpatrick, thouga, ‘of; course, 1 have kept the know.edge trom her, It ia largely In your hands - to stop gossip and chatter and in ew | peallng to yon I feel 1 am appenting,t0 4% man of honor, By your conduct ake will be judged. Do you understendT” the appropriate “Wel, no." sald Kirk “I don’t, Frankly, 1 don't." } OVE, it ts gust this, Bir. Kirkopat- rick. These people trere will have you oth under a mécroscope: They ‘will miscontrue you and your friendahtp Malice and envy are rife hem, ap they're everywhere. Does tt mot suy- ttwelf to you to make some eacti- sent ifice for my Gaughter's sake? Te eo jwovern yourself as to offset all orni- cism 7" what—by doing what! [mean by staying away from us— by not calling—by “losing yourself ainong the others and tacitly adopting + their attitude, In this way the Will eocn be ‘allenced, expecially 1 you re reserved und ‘careful In your wpecch. Is It too much’ to aakT” i Kina teiry castle” wee tumtilag bout his ears. a (To Be Continued.) “May Manton’s HIS becoming #nirt walet_avit of flan- nel or washable material, with elther \ntokerbockers or pian \ trousers, ¥s liked by boys. In the Ulustra- tion the waist {s made of cheviot. while the trousers are of dark phis serge. The shirt watst, however, is ayalluble for dinen and vertous other wash materinis, ‘The quantity of ma- terial required for the medium size (8 years) | js, forythe walst, 26 yards fi. Varyards 36 inches ¥ for the knickerbo. trous- ors, 1% yards 27 or yard §2 inches wide; for the plain trousers, 4% yards 21 -tnches or [% yard 62 Inohes wide, Waist pattern No. 16, and trousers pat- tern No. 4, are both cut In slaes for boys of 4,5, 8, 19 wand 12 yearn of Uke. « J York. Send-ten €oys’ Knickerbocker-and Waist Patterne Call or send by mall to THE TON BASHION BURBAU, No. 3 IMPORTANT—Write your name and ways specify size wanted. No, 5,846 and No 5,599. _ NING WORLD MAY MAN- Gh atreet,New Vv Wes: coin of stump ir each pattern ordered. Wwe Adress plainly, and @l-