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» a AHA! FISHING A LITTLE,I SEE Yetd WHALES,1UH “The Indiscretion of Truth” Another Mistake. BY CHARLES DARNTON. NM one of Augustus Thomas's early indiscretions—a play long since laid to rest— the poor, good-natured hooster doctor used to say, “Yes, thank God! we still ave plenty of health.” We merely wish to add that so long as we have our strength the Harris Theatre may depend upon us to pay it professional visits ‘Week after week until it takes a turn for the better. ‘While it 1s barely possible that last night's play may live an r than its predecessor, “Mere Man,” it s likely to die at Atwoat 4a) tostasat se 014 age, for the bitter truth 1s that “The Indiscretion of Truth” 1s so old-fash- foned that it seems already to have one foot in the grave. In dragging it from the musty pages of Wilkie Collins's novel “Man and Wife,” G. Hartley Manners has failed to adorn it with modern improvements, or, at any rate, with any- thing that can be accepted as such in the theatre to-day. It's so long since I've read Wilkie Collins that I must confess I've forgotten nearly everything he ever ‘wrote. Only a few thrills, more dead than a! remain to bring back the days of the coal stove and the nights of the oll lamp that suffered from bronchial trouble. Those were the good old night: But all seemed changed last night. There wasn't @ thrill until the third act, when the seized Truth by thi her until her hair came down, Up to this tense moment Mr, Manners had dealt gently with the departed Mr. Col- ins. The spirit of comedy had been coaxed along the overgrown paths of platitudes. And yet there was Truth, who, with the blindness of virtue, had run off to an inn to marry a “gentle- man athlete,” only to return to her midd! ged rdian with all the ro- mance knocked out of her. In the words of the past she had waited at the inn in vain. It pained her to say that the “gentleman athlete” had been con- spicuous for his absence. But he had sent @ friend with joyless tidings, and to make matters worse this friend had spoken to the landlady of Truth as his wife and put in @ chaste night in an armchair. Hi we were obliged to pau: Anne Meredith as Truth Coleridge. oie. tne Scotch marriage 1 that inn happened to be located in Scotland, Think of that as first ald to a 1912 Ww and BY GOLLIES THAT | 1S SOME Hoo Youve! GOT. Must BE AFTER; AY BEAUTY SHow, plet! And mean while Truth'’s nose was getting red. You know, or you're sup- Posed to know, the Scotch marriage law. All a man hag to do is to speak of a. To put It in writing merely adds to the{ roman as his wife and—goodnight! horror of the situation. And that's just what Truth and the “gentleman athlet had done in an emotional moment. She had called herself “wife’ scribbled himself “husband” in @ letter. In other words, absent treatment had * nade Truth the wife of two men. Show me a woman whose nose wouldn't grow re@ under such circumstance: But Truth would out—and she did in the third act when she told the “gentleman athlete” that she loved her devoted guardian, Sir George Stirling. She had no sooner uttered these words than he tried to choke the life out of her, But Sir George came to the rescue, and the ‘gentleman athlet having overtrained strong drink strong This scene gave the play its only dramatic value. Walter Hampden, who had broad-shouldered his way through the athletic part, looking like an en- larged “Jack” Barrymore, died with Breat success; while Miss Anne Mere- dith, who made a very pretty picture of terror with her hair down, com- for the first time, as 1s worth watching. Brom first to last, however, the honors of the performance were won by an English actor, Frank Kemble Cooper, Who brought skill and training to the role of the kindly, well-balanced guar- @lan and gave utterance to the appall- ing collection of copybook lines with as much naturalness as possible, He was placed in a very awkward position for @ minute or two that seemed five when Mise Nina Herbert failed to answer her cue. We could only conclude that she was waiting to be fitted for a new grouch, for as Lady Stirling she did nothing but find fault with things as they had been arranged by the author, ‘A hearty hand from the audience helped dear old Mrs, Thomas Whiffen through the grievous role of the mother who sobbed over the broken-down ath- t cup of tea Mrs, Whiffen should counsel Mr. Hampden not to way and other things that are out of character with the English role he 1s trying to play. Smiling ke Eddie Foy and “putting up his dukes" at a moment's notice, Dan Collyer did a good bit of character work as ‘a trainer, Miss Muriel Starr brought ‘a wealthy widow” up to date by sheer force of her personality. But ‘The Indiscretion of Truth" remained hopelessly out of date. The author had set the clock back at least twenty-five years, Another mistake—that’s all! Walter Hampden ae Bruce Darrell. Betty Vincent's Advice to Lovers , this be # good time to ask her to marry me Hearts are sometimes caught on the rebound. You might plead your cause. Shall She Write? “H. B." writes: “While tion this summer I met and we kept up @ cv eome time, although o} far apart for us to meet. But I have fot heard from him for two months. on my vaca- | young man “M. I." writes: “What 1s the proper attire for bridegroom and best man at a | church wedding taking place at 6 o'clock \in the afternoon?" Would it be proper for me to WFO!” A’rrock coat; the Tuxedo or full eve: paslat ee re eT on dress ts never worn before 6 er not. ‘ou, don’ wal ahi that his acquaintance means mors | °'c!0ck to you than yours does to him, “3, V." writes: “I am @ girl sixteen — years old. What should I give my aunt “W. C." writes: “I am in love with @| for a wedding present?” young lady who hes just quarrel ‘A plece of table linen embroidered by with the young man she loved, Would yourself would be & nice present. ‘ and he hai’ AT THE V—— THEATRE WHAT 90 ‘You sat-? KITTY, | HEAR THeREs GET wiset PIPe THE urne Boy on THE EAD = THATS Jour cue! ICANT THee ANY WHALE. 1 Dont FIN Dey iTHANY IN DE WATTAM Te Got one! Tve GoT ONB! UGAQ. MB Toit, | ALWATE WAS A BEAR with BAO! THE CHORUS Tul = Tu, Coprright, 1912. by The Frew tunusning Os, (The New York Brenina World) Hints to Christmas Shoppers HE other day I met a friend at| ir the neckwear counter of one of; our prominent shops. She informed me that she is making a few of her Never has the array of neckwear been so diverse as it is now and, you know another collar or fancy front plece is always acceptable, so one {e quite safe in presenting gifts along this line, exclaimed uy practical com- Panio1 The large displays in the shops offer ample suggestions and the scrap-bag, hich 1s a valuable possession of the average woman, affords great possibil!- ties, Tam using up my bits of lace and combining them with remnants of velvet ‘or silk and sometimes I add a few tiny buttons or rhinestones and, really, Ij am surprised myself, at the wonderfully Dretty results.” After she secured the desired “thints” and walked away, she sald, “I want to @et something for the hostess who made my last summer's visit such a I am going to select some The whole family will enjoy these during the long winter evenings and I belleve I will work one of these resess for the four-year-old tot with whom I enjoyed many an hour of fun, She will feel proud in it and her mother will appreciate it because it is prac- tleal Sho selected a pique dress at $2.25, It ts all ready to wear and as It {9 elabor- jately stamped, will make up beautifully, | She could have bought a heavy linen dress at $1.25 and ones in serge at $3.60, For the chum who had become a brite In October, she purchased a pair of! poultry shears, and I can Just imagine | her satisfaction when the Christmas turkey 1s being neatly and deftly dis- ected. The shears were 822 and the handles were of oxydized German silver in @ neat design, ‘There were smaller sizen at $1.98 and 98 cents, “Oh, here are those cute tea cannis- | ters! I must take one for Mrs, B— ‘Teas’ are her favorite form of enter- tainment. Bhe purchased one at $3.88. were other pretty ones In silver plate at $1.98 and one style at $2.49 will hold a 1-4 Ib, of tea, It ts of silver plat on white\metal and will not tarnia ‘There was a large assortment in varioua | shapes and designs, | For a alster she purchased a negt! in albatross for only $5.75, It had band- ings of contrasting material and Cluny | lace, @ Geep, hematitched collar and, pivt fe ties at ‘+> walet aly ‘The Man who Waits Way the Cat is Going to Jump over- looks the fact that Cats have the Come- Back If AN of our Kicks were Heard in the world woul€ Become Open ‘Oopyria! Habit! Court, Cheer Up, Cuthbert! by Clarence L, Culien. ‘There are Sev- Mythologies to Refute the Dull Dictum Man who that Happiness ie a Myth! eral “Wait Awhile” makes Blow Work of it in Climbing No Matter how Much of a Nuisance the Positive Man may Sometimes be, we Love him for his Violation of the Neutrality! @ Mighty Trivial Tribunal! { The Man whose Word Really IS as | Good as his Bond NEVER Brags about it! If you Don't Believe that the world there were pretty! {s for the Under Dog, HE Pessimist sees the Distant of to See which Listen to the Bays cat! our Individuality” ously Assume that we’ the Somehow tt ily Scandalised! ‘n't Chronic! Some of us! Game of the Also Rans. Roar of Acclaim when the Fighter who|@ Lot of Auditing! 517, Why does water freeze first on Tt was in the surface instead of farther down? ShefMeld plate on copper, and then thera |* 518, Why do some parte of a river | JA POCKET (: VYCLOP . 1912, by The Prese Publishing Oo, (The New York Kvening World), has Gone to his Knee for the Count of Peaks .nd Denies their Existence | Nine gets up and Wades in Like a Wild- —but the Optimist Scales them! When we “Take @ Stand to Preserve we Quite Gratuit. |" Gu Something that Somebody Else Wants! always Excites our Suspicion when our Neighbors are Eas-|* After you've Worked Out your Problem it's a Heap of Fun to Re- out of the Well! jealt that you Didn't Ask Anybody Else to Do the Sum for you! Incompetence is Curable ONLY when it's Allied Symptom, Indetermination, ‘We Know « Lot of Perfectly Sane People who will be Glad when the Cab- aret makes Way for tae Chotr Invis- Sprinting to Keep Out of the Way of me 4 EDM. Copyright, 1912, by The Pres Publishing Co, (The New York Evening World). 516, Why is ice lighter than water? |°f the foot?) It acts as a spring, or lake freeze sooner than others? 519, Why do glowsworma and fire-|teet deep, running 1 . | flys shine only at night? 520, What ts histology? T oi. (What use is served by iBe as: HESE questio: Friday, Monday's: Here will be answere are replies 612, (What is a sprain?) | fifty miles wide and sev h of the ocean, 614. (What te the origin of the word ) A reginent of Basques in Bayonne, France, ran short “bayon & battle a lof ammunition and t0| knives to lashed It is an ine Jury to the ligaments; which are bands Of tissue holding the bones in place. 613. (What is the Gulf Stream?) | river or current of very warin wat ‘al hundred cortain parts their ny Tel It Happened in Boston. WO Boston school teachers were passengers ded in place of ‘m HERE wes 0 wild, tumted look tn bie face Hs fellow-travellers noticed this, and one of them was prompted to ask the reason, “Look here, then," he replied, in answer to the "You're heard that economy i wealth, and @ penny saved 9 @ peony earned, and ail that rot, haven't yout” query, my collar }1 crushed three first-cass exgars. Invariably we Find that the Winners | indeed! | play Inside Ball against the Old Army 00 an overcrowded elevated train Bing recently, and one of them, who likve # Ittle joke, thought he aa jeh the other, who i» moted for his precision of a he said, thipk not,” Mr, Brown, this car, for instance, Boston Traveller, Testes cotatibesaitieins Somewhat Costly. © good chance te | ‘can you tell mo if there is any difference between the words ‘made’ and ‘mannfactured’? Smith, who thought he was asking bis opinion in regard to some technical poiat, thougns jnute and said: ‘Made’ could be nfactured* and vice versa.” “Wrong,” said Mr. Brown; “and I'l prove it. Tt was manulactured to carry 100 passengers, and tt te made to carry 300. as be jumped into the 9.40 “up,” | Baltimore American It is On electing « captain of thelr vasevall tean | == | for the coming season, tt appeared tha: thers | , ago met for the My eyeglanses fell on the fluor, my braces broki nd iu stooping over | What of it, ‘That shine cost me ove pound three | and-nine—and now my boots still need cleaning,” | > - The Books of the Man who Bases) Had the Divine Right. |his Honesty on “Policy” will Stand | when the youngsters of certals DING THA ING DING at DING! | (Coupright, 1912, by the Guting Publishing Co.r SYNOPSIS | pent Pot | me paper and the Circle Bar ranch, vvenly defied by the Cattlemen beaded bully | nai 1 Uirasos Dunlavey for inaulting Nel lives at a nearby ranch with hee pject Wo fite of 1 0 duties as editor of lis late father: Kicker, “An anonymous nove is found Kicker 0 cr the dispute and wo aang jand while the it, A few days later, he enters the court. to find Duulavey and e stranger closeted ihe Ji CHAPTER XV. (Coatinued.) The Coaitition. ‘T Hollis's sudden appearance } the Judge looked up and ] smiled, while Duniavey facet around, @ derisive, mocking gria on bis face, Hollis bore ‘nv marke of the recent attack beyend | the left wrist, still in splints, } “Come in,” invited Judge Graney, his ‘amile growing, his eyes giinting oddly, {“r think, since you are responsible for {the startling innovation which we bave j been discussing, that you are entitled {to a word.” he with {and stood slient while the latter sank Hinto it, Then he smiled, glancing fur- | tively at Dunlavey and addressing Hollis, “Perhaps you will remember that |eome time ago you printed an article in | the Kicker urging upon the Government ‘the necessity of bringing the | ito | Union County?’ nodded. “Yes,” he sald quietly; jumed the Judge, “the article has borne fr !t, But perhaps not in the manner you expected.” He laughed aloud at the three, deliberately closing an eye at Hollis, ‘You know,” he r gumed, addressing them all, his eyes twinkling a@ his gaze met Dunlavey's, that the law is an expensive institu- ‘s @ fundamental principle— of ome governments,” he ‘hat @ community that de- sires the law must pay, and pay dearly for it. In short, if it wants the law ft must pay the taxes, I do not say that that is Government ts applying, but I do say that it !s an eminently fair proposi- tion, “At all events I have recetved word from the Intertor Department that if we | want the law to come out here muat | pay for it. That fi words, but that Is thi are to consider the instructions of the Secretary of the In ‘am informed that several large ranch owners in Union County are inclined to evade taxation, “‘Eapectally ts this true—I am told— of @ man named Dunlavey, who, if the report 1s correct, paid, during the last half year, taxes on five hundred head of eas it is claimed that his 1! amount to about five thou- sand, yearly In view of this ridiculously I rn it seems incum- bent upon m ppoint an inquisitor, whose duty— Dunlavey laughed harshly, tnterrupt- ing the Jud Then he turned #ud- denly to Hollis, his face inflamed with passion. “T reckon this {8 some of your work?” ible! “Well, yes," replied the inquirer, “What of mr’ he snarled, “Bxactly! What of it? This morning, to save) Hollis met his gaze steadily. “I im- Temptation has to Do some Tall|, oan, 1 tried to Dlacken my own boote | agine it is," he said, quietly, He could not keep a@ flash of triumph trom eyes. “Nothing could please me better than to discover that I had @ hand in tringing the law to this country, It needs plenty of law.” Judge Graney cleared his throat. “This does not apply to you alone, Dunlavey, he said, facing the latter. “Letters have been sent to every cattleman in | Union County, demanding their appear- ot} ance before me, he Government is determined to readjust conditions out here—to enforce this new law to the were a oumber of candidates for tho post, with | jotter, Beginning on the first of next | moro. than the wana) wrengiing, month—September—which will be the Yonngvler afler youngyter prewanted bis quaitt| day after to-morrow, every cattle owner | catiows, for the. post, ond the lin the county will be required to reg- | paderidad when the one of th inter his brand and return a list of bis field stood up, He wat a nmall, smub-nomed cattle for taxation. wis itul supvly of freckles, but he glanced | Any owner refusing to make @ f Ke with a diguifiel air of controlling the| perarn on his stock will make a gral fy fistake. Upon bis failure to make such 9 10 be captain this 9 turn the goveroment will his oun Mincingly, “or else fat jrock and dispose of {t to the highest PY ie Ha lesdingapebes vexdbicry bidder, deducting such an nt as Bo wes clected nantes Minpincott'e, | will cover taxes, court costs, and fines, ———S | Mid returning the remainder, if any, to Rams Po ] \ tne owner.” Judge Graney faced Hol- Booking So-and-So. the oruppose you have received your ERBERT J. MBYER. the hooking agent, | notification to that effect?” he inquired, H Keconding to the Sainrtay Evening “fot | "2 haven't pald much attention to my from 4 Louierl since I met Mr, Dunlavey ioe ti Al of his friends one night— ‘ iy fome wee 1 ago." Ie smiled grimly Duntavey, who met his gaze with a Understand | piaive grin. I }aven't been very much lon; 615. (What are the two kinds of hoar- v 6 muzzles of their guns. | ney froatt) Tvenen dew and trosen tog, ville ma: Gut out boand So ered act beck chem week September sinihi" upd and Mediocse interested in anything except getting well,’ gontinued Hollis, “But whether IT have ‘pen notified « wot I shall take pleasurd jm complying with the law, I ‘ ee is your steers,” he | He gravely waved Hollis te @ chair g & principle which our #4 ‘sail have my list ready on time—tke- i register my brand.” 'y ‘sneered, “That won't be m ealiiehty ane Job—aor r such Hollis laughed shortly. big @ Job at it would conditions been different, ye “Meaning?” snapped Dunilavey, etif- ng in his chair. ‘ou may draw your owm infer ence,” drawied Hollis. For an instant it seemed that Dun- lavey contemplated attacking Hollis; ed both hands on the table be- him, preparatory to rising, evi- uy thought better of the idea and nk into the chair again, his eyes flashing Venomously as they met ryt * his country’s going plum to hell!" he sneered; ‘when tenderfeet and half- baked lawyers get to running things it will be time for the cattlemen to pull up stakes and bit or breeze! But I'm tell- ing you one thing!” He banged hie fist heavily down upon the table in front of him and scowied at the Judge, his vole vibrating with passon: “You let your dan tenderfoot owners bring tn their Mebbe they don't know any bet- But I ain't bringin’ in no list. It's one thing to pass a law and another thing to enforce it!” He sat eilent for an instant, glaring at the Judge, who smiled quietly @t him, then he turned to Hollis, “You've been carrying on like you was intending to own this here coun- try some day,” he sneered, “with your newspaper and your lawyer friend here. What we handed you the other sample of what you'll if you don’t hit the breese out of this country!” For a moment neither of the three spoke. There was a saturnine, almost mocking, smile on the face of the maa who stood at the window. In his ex- pression one could discover much ap- preciation of the character of the man at whom he was looking—it revealed the fact that he had met auch men before—and admired them a little There was no fear in the expression, yet had one of the other men taken | tell ng very close to the butt of the revolver at his hip. Judge Graney cleared his The smile was stt!l on his face, @ sudden brightness of the eyes a flush in each cheek showed ae ee had affected him. he began slowly, tw soft, even voice, In which there was mot a hint of excitement, “T haven't eng- thing to do with enforcing the law that reems to have come to Union county. You can defy the law if you please. But 1 have something to say in reply to what you have said to me. ft te this: 1 haven't any ambition to own the ea- tire country—wuch talk from @ man ts childish. But I do intend to own the little I've got In spite of you or any- ‘one else, Tam not In the least afraid of you. I owe you something on account of the other night and some day I am folng to thrash you within an inch ef your Ife Dunlavey's hand fell suggestively te his aide. ‘There's no time like the pres ent,” he sneered, } “Of course I know that you'carry @ gun," said Hollis still evenly, without excitement; “most of you folks out Bere ddn’t seem to be able to wet along with- out one—it seems to be the fashies, Also, I might add, every man that oar- rles one seems to yearn to use it But it has always seemed to me that « man who will use @ gan without great pro- vocation ts a coward!" He smiled grim. ly Into Dunlavey's face, For an instant Dunlavey 4i@- mot move. His eyes glittered malevolently as they bored {nto Hollis's, Then Ble expression changed until !t was @ ming- ling of contempt, incredulity, aad mockery, “So you're thinking of thrashing mef* he sniffed, backing away a li eyeing Hollis critic to do it again, And you think that any men who 4 gun on another is @ oward?* He laughed sardonioally, ‘Well, all I've got \o say to you is that you ain't got your eye-teeth out yet.” He deliberately turned his back on Mollis and the othess and walked to th door. On the threshold he halted, looking back at them all with a You know wi Judge Graney. list nor I ain't reg! don't allow no man to come monkeying around on my range and !f you come out there, thinking to run off any of my stock, you're doing it at your own risk!” Ills gaze went from the Judge to Hollis and his smile grew mailgnant. , saying this to you,” he sald, “mo man ain't ever thrashed Bill Dunlavey yet and I ain't allowing that any maa 4s ever going to, Put that in your pipe and He one. ary smile on the, face of the man at the window, “Fire eater, ain't he?" observed the latter, as he Yaught Hollis’s glance. (TY be eontiued. .