The evening world. Newspaper, October 21, 1913, Page 19

_The Evening World Daily Magazine, ght 119, by Phe Pree Publishing Co cThe New rk Rvening Wor GRA Ra RAM RATARORROR RU eR RUAN RR ROR Tuesday, October 21, 1913 SRY rape itn rYr rar ania ys paren arnanriy ana 1M A KICN HUNTER SAN THERES & BIG Ea BLACK LION UP Tere !! re BRING Him DOWN WID Fails to Hold Its Audience. BY CHARLES DARNTON. S eee for effect was xo apparent at the Harris Theatre last night that © Leash" falied to hold its audience at any time. New Era Producing Company to Hive up to its name in producing a plu @side from progressive Judces who hay @rrangement, the tdea has dramatic poswibilities mains that only a master mind can cope with turn it into the port of comedy dear to the th certainly does not Ne tn the hands of 4 judging by the effect of thetr and last night was one of those ti AY, OF Muy not, have been trying aling with trial divorce, and quite suggested this convenient household Yet the one important fact re- e alry persiflage of judges and at any pri This power Richardson and Edmund metines a comedy becomes a st of all, the spoled romance of min and his wife is about as a ng as a dolled dinner, There may In the “conserva- ma and things forming th vista of this ro- —Iut vegetables are vegetables. | If you're going to turn them into three acts you mut give them a new flavor. | And of course you wouldn't think of sneezing at dinner, would you? Yet we had the possibility of nothing less than | a sneeze last night. The sympathetic | wife reported that her husband had! sneezed twice, because the draught was from the north, and the unhappy man's wife joined hi. mother in kissing him n the brow and other exposed sur- faces. Tee whole itea was tald out like an architect's n of an unhappy country me. You could see it all at a Rance. The helpless husband was plast with s. His wife and hi mother, “eoddled” him. His o1 relief was to be found in a d: ng lady novel- tst who was looking for anyt could turn into rm, Was so much more interes wife, in spite of her pa Ing she and she im than t ‘a dtical spir: “nook — i Elliott Dexter as Theodore Knapp. Grace Filkins as Vera Knapp. Twenty Gems Of American Humor Famous Selections From the Works of Our Coan’ try’s Fo-emost Laughmakers, FROM “‘SPARROWGRASS PAPERS”; by F. S. Cozzens have put a dumb-wajter In our house, A dumb-walter ts a good thing to have in the country, on account of tte conventence. If yor have | company, everything can be sent up from the kitchen without any trouble; and if the baby gets to be unbearable, on account of his teeth, you cam dinmins the complainant by stuffing him tn one of the shelves and letting him down upon the help. To provide for contingencies, we had all our floors deat ened. In consequence, vou cannot hear anything that t# going on in the steryt below; when you are in the upper room of the house there might be a Deme- ting in the cellar and you would not know It Therefore, k Into the basement it would not disturb us; but, to please put etout iron bara tn all the lower windo: Besties, * had bousht a rattle when she was in Philadelphia; such @ As Watchinen carry there, This ts to alarm our nefghbor, who, upon the al, Ix to come to the rescue with hin revolver, He ts a rash man, prone te pull triacer first and make inquiries afterward. One evening Mre S had retired and Twas busy writing, when tt struck me a glass of teow 1 be palatable, So 1 took the candle and a pitcher Qur pump fe In the kitchen. A country pump im mit a well with buckets ts certainly more ptc- \turesque, Unfortunately, our well water haa not been sweet since tt was cleaned Firat 1 had to open a bolted door that lets you into the basement hall, and then I went to the kitohen door, which proved to be locked. Then I remembered that our girl always carried the key to hed with her and slept with tt under her pillow. ‘Then I retraced my stepm, bolted the basement door, and went up Into the dining-room., As ts always the case, I found, when [ could not get any water, I was thirstier than [ auppored I was. Then Tt thought I would wake our virlup. Then f conctuded not to do it. Then TI thought of the well, but I gave that up on account of ite favor. Then T apened the closet doors; there was no water there, and then I thought of the dumb-waiter! The novelty of the idea } Made me wmile. 1 took out two of the movable shelves, stood the pitcher on the | bottom of the dumb-waiter, got in mynelf with the lamp; let myself down, until med Twas within a foot of the floor below, and then let go! ame down so auddenty that [ was shot out of the apparatus as if it had Jerattc ratification if any one should tr | Mrs Sparrowarnes, 1 Sparrownera “ and went down to the pump. |the Kitchen ts more convenient been a catapult, it broke the pitcher, extinguished the Iamp, and landed me in [the middle of the Kitchen at midnight, with no fire and the alr not much above the zero point The truth is, T had mtxealoulated the distance of the descent- | instead of falling one foot, f Nad fallen five. My firat impulse was to ascend the way T came down, but T found that impracticable. Then I tried the { kitonen It Was locked 1 tried to forve it apen, it was made of two-inch stuff, and held ity own ‘Then — holsted a window, and there wero the risid |iron bara. If ever 1 felt angry at anybody It was at myself for putting up those bare to plese Mra. Sparrowgrass, I put them up, not to keep people In, but to Kenp people ont 1 Inld my ehoek agaist the tce-cold barriers and looked out at the akyt; atar was vist it wae a black as ink o ‘Then I thought of Baron {Wat You bewanite aympathtes with ehe Ke and the prisoner of Chilton. ‘Then T made a noise, T shouted until T was husband and with her luck. Eve to work out: {nterostinaly hoarse, and ruined our preserving-Kettle with the poker. ‘That brought our dogs onty it didn Worst of all, ev ng was so long in working out that the pout int hark, and between us we made night hideous, Then I thought I first act In itself titght have ended at least twenty minutes before it drew itself ra yaice and listened it was Mra. Sparrowgraas calling to me from the top to @ reluctant «lose, of the staircase 1 tried to make her bear me, but the Infernal dogs united with ny thie t ne the wife had left nothing to the tmagination. She put her oan oa and Lalli bi Wade Abus he er nee etre re Sees cards on the tatle, us It were, to stow that #he was completely in favor of come | STL ~ ne ~ = and tender, Bester, the © bolted doo Joudled joore fortuble domesticity, And when the plot tried to tht vith @)anrdid painter nua; how cauld #he recognize my voles even to hear it? Mrs. Rparnvyy who said the best thing in the play when he remarked, “t muffed it" anda | [New Adventures ot Nod once or twice and then got frightened: the next thing T heard wae fompernmental musiclan who tried e up to his financial obligations, there The Confessions of Arsene Lupin as nothing left but the inevitable reconciliation of the atupld husband and ally wite, ‘The only situation in the play repeated itwelf when the husband, who ’ Was courhy nutting a acart! nbeut the Heck of the lady novella looked on) in| (errant TMA be Deatidar, Take © CO) aie Oder A tee steal pole explain, #19 ¢ Why ald soy wave mat nis turn, while ee heen over At ‘ a 2 ‘i raat syapreee With greater ease, the Dugrival pa ph 4 you save me? Ms turn, while Nits wife put her arm over the shoulder of the family lawyer Prnorete Ob Pam esd als ad accustomed her to disguise herself return unknown to your aunt? and friend who turned to a railroad guide to find a way ont of the difficulty ( ries asa boy. Why did you wave me? Waa It Tuckily the lanocent lasver Knew how to act, for he happened to be Henry dof ia Ag ae Latta $2: Yo. SoS (Sr he mpt Btephenvon, whose oxy © dates back to "A Message from Mara! As the atin ofihe titi, denen is git wit sn “Who would have suspect She did not anewer With her figure rife Misx Grace kave such an obvious performance that interest in her WO UP and: her head Aung tack. @ ended with the first aot, In the Ittle game she played she never for a moment Sho emptied the contents of a phial litte, she retained Mer hard and ii i 0 q ne able Nev jews te thought held th ump card called sincerity, She also failed to hold the queen known nto the cul A not Ate Neverthe) a he thous " bh shes ‘ : mt Drink this cord * noticed ¥ of her mont to ai lyons As charm, Ellott Dexter was a husband that might easily He INREAC TERIA Ripge poleor TO RGE Ie Giuel, OROIES:. Bb BiLeRES be fe | ay the musician under fnancial obligations to the unduly she added +8. Her eyes, her beauth sal dark ext wife Alvert FP. Howsor 1} nothing bnt musteal comedy, Tt was | who saved you,” ovented anvholy. And 1 medy, Anne 1 Wak attractive aa the nove cenary) enough to turn a [tl “Of course, of course." he sad, “Tt Out as yet understanding, reve lover ‘and Maude Granger loa and hysterica over the | fugit was yuu Who removed the huliete from Vaxeus intuition of what wis pase finpuss ble role of the mother, to dwalt the amnval of bla jelire the revolver?” Within her He seized her hid ta the thea - ny pushed him a With a start of ¢ was hadlyy acted, But the best of acting couldn't vt in wh rr you td the knife?” hohe felt hatred, almort 6 Tho L CHAPTER IY. Anil you who iid the Ki iinions And, "when he” shatatedy eS eee he, will you? let me The Infernal Trap. ' hile your aunt was tar B tt V i t’ : : : be * Can't you wee that I detest e n NSEEN by Lupin, the st h at ; you" i ; or it was T, with tie p , a y cent’s re and etn, cn uae hw them Tr lok ah tn a moe Advice to Lovers The slote Mitadiina une wit, oy eB She RR ary wiring a Dade erent Sau tebe wth “color Mfreed, then. his GN et eos NARS Oia hem “Ae rH ve you should have Etiquette of a Call. Jnext nonth to a man to whom T have | ;peat ws EPR then why did you stab me bi H oeaa alinate aaah NE ethuette | “On eneawed a year, Recently we went | And a voice said to him nt of a call ts trp with another man and} “You must get up aud dr ‘ i € 6 b Haw ab not especial the Way home my flance ber | Peeing very weak, he TE ee ORS a eeeinart 5 . arry on with the girl and fi. {himself in bed at the moment when the Withoat ail 3 1 With a sudden ly involved, but it ’ the Kirl and f- : Her stooping pox. Sudden contalence , aa Se aA te opheRae Kissed her, We quarretied, but ger rose from her stooping py oe uracit © © © quit ntl certain difficulties Peddler) ne . a NOK and 1) tH no are yout’ he whispered) “swiho carmmar ne. ps to many of you, | ‘rRave bits 90 rie eearvnn He obeyed and) ane Hiouxt of nde Theief.ro 1 am|, Atather person cannot decide such a | Aas grant surprine overcame him, Wim, for he had dro Plats oink to down ey a tt ou You know the man| jy his side stood a woran, a woman Cierra Ta ee fume we tana o & few atmple ruies | 414 F don't dresses HD bt shawlover oie junt time & © % Col DI Jeet. . inher head, covering part ey ‘ on thin wunieot. | Introductions, Ithe woman, ay far as he ERE vgs t Pere a M." writes! “In introducing im in| Was young and of a grac he sean On. her i nA may ask a yo « c me ; rr man to call, tte say ‘Mr. Brown, this tx Mine )S8) AtUEE On toward the door ard the sta not the girl her- AUP “You must c ities ree ei ‘ self. He m.y ask | the phrase should be the other! woman, “There's no tir sihich the. moat. inconseuent k the permission to come and see around. The man should al-| "Can 12° asked Ly 1 ee eee iitam that wax the happy anquol Unterste was her, however. Ways be presented to the lady perate effort. ld De ee territle nigehtinare in which he Oe ony, Warman alts Tt dw not necessary to serve refresh- ae ad Yived for t at fortnirht Poe eure ments during a call. If they ae served | ay. op weit ‘On my way tol tains A thought atruck AOWEY AT: 1 ety, becomin they should he of the slinplert nature. |aoneut dimer a fricnd going to col Deane to sau ne ae Calle phould: nay be untuly: tong, par We took the train and he} face un 1 t ticularly those calls which mel paid my fare, but before we parted I|, "YOu!" he ata yo : ‘ or a Rart netivy luring the early stages of an acquaint-| returned it to him. As he Hol off be 1 of at 8 you : A 3 } ‘ y ance, fore 1 did, I did not think he acted as ne 70 Lk lil 1 ly % young man should not feel com=|an escort, Do 1 owe him an apo Ae) ie sared in ami at t Won ith r polled to take along Mowera or cantly!” 1 don't think the matter was seriouals remenitanes to Cancers, whose Wen, hase Meh every time he pays a call Jenough for that, though it might have! cate, Har face had the sm Thuht awa * ] het you hud accepted nis) whe wore the same ha t 3 writes; “Tam a young with | vecreye yi ' f i i cons doamlable and stylish, Tam ‘ ha Awe # lowe niled ponular among the girla and older per-t , 2 : , eee rah fons but the young men do not seem| * 1 tes ‘thow can Lb tnane | 1 1 ate et ty tike to me, Do you think that iv with a young man if he is angry! without believing for @ ato hin at r i w thi Ito hes heoause I do not foel perfectly at home) With me? 1 am heart-broken because Gabriel bad aiancanled * vitor), ley i after y hin re Nhe ‘ in thir company?" of our disagreement. woman's clothes, Lupin, eof ty whan the Wich Kuve @ dew rap) e the distine salon structions asenned Vory possibly. ‘Try to be lene If there was @ quarrel you ai prob- | frary, Fecel Bee ee eee RIEL OR ac eata‘tgi the qabe a evoleed conse ous, ably partly to blame, and you mAY nim and that the stripling who had pur- when the girl turned to go as in, stirring —_ Spologize for your share. The Youne qued him with his hatred and struck held her back by a fold of her whteh he had Boa Ae 8: am to be married Man will doubtless meet you half we” sim with the dagger was in very deo! been so very near umbing; and, take lhe Thief Genius, Ey Maurice Leblanc }m round an if the roof had fallen in, by which [understood that Mra, Sparrow- |arase was sprinving the rattle! That called out our nelghbor, already wide- awake; he nda revolver, The 1 [tunately Just missed 1 with ht me to the rescue with a bullterrier, a Newfoundland pup, « lanters, nt} ius A hand-giaaw from the table, wired for a jong time and with @ tain self-compiacency at his features wen Lines and pain had not sue eo} in impairing to any great extent, saw me at the window he shot at me, but for- W iynelf under the kitchen table and ventured hut he would not lxten to reason. In the excitement I and that toade matters worse, It was not until he had “Good looks count for sumething, after | re 4, broken In tha basement door with an ax, gotten into all!’ he muttered, with hin ¢ and shooting tron, and selzed me by CHAPTER V. the recognized he wanted to explain it! But what 1 told him he would have to watt xplanation co The Red Silk Scarf. until my 1 d then [ would tet him understand the whole SN leaving is house one Morne ter fy ver would ha the particulars from me, for T do ing, at bie usual early hour 5, eof jelihbors that ah k in your door, and treat you, for going to the Law Cours i your own house, an tif you were knows all about tt, however— Gliss Inspector Gani Nard 09° Qomnenody: hin told him dy everything tn our village. Heed the curious bet = so dndavidual who Was Walaink alo x! = as the Itue Bergolese in front of hin ter he had e da statroase on the left Rhabblly dressed and wearkg a straw slenal Th was cer Went up the stairs and, am soon as hat, though the day wae t a In ore wan autreen hed the first floor, ran still faster, emt the man stooped ate yt and ited no tues de beard, reht up at the wp, or forty yards to fasten his boot lace or simall intere nepector’# a din as of w free fight plek up tile atick, of for same other rear eyes When he came to the last landing he At the found the door open. He entered, Ia oh tin he took 4 te plewe tated Th tened for second, Caught the sound peel from his pookes cue! lad 1 ' oto atruggle, rushed to the room from Ithily on the curb of the paves * Ws which ¢ dud appeared to proceed Te was probably ai Hisi OWN art romalned standing on the threshold of eccentricity, a childish unusenent nuch out of breath and greatly to which ne one elxe would ha | to kee Lie man of the orange- attention: but “ {the boy hanging the floor wita Thome shrewd ferent to nothing tha th * that moment a thin’ person snd who are never mon ow of an adjoining room. Kiow the 1 fo thing is a) young man of twenty. therefore began tot Wo the jan. yaring & pale of short Now, at the morent when the fellow a fon to his mustache, wan turning to it, into the hi Wa amoking-lacket with nue de ja Gr nS UBB APIOE (OF hw vollar and looking like a hit ha HA ant ird, a Husa! Boy OE ere ow ard.” he wai ; he ae i ° t so compan . ta * and all my ‘pepsi mesure + mas Me gave them a hun surrounded by # eirele, on the wall of a ‘et Onegin Toe rer the houwe next te him 5 ; oh 5 lie sa - to Phe two t ion the Why A a“ , ‘ a8 Wanted e mik gee ie ' ine eect ! +n, Wh ya don't een terstand! a pie ‘ viene “ oe And enough r i r 1 ¢ * 7 war you particu ta ‘ ’ lero ' te Q mee es Ido" And i heae ef ne , n ending <0 Wah adh) r a Suerte f At least ON Ie 1 "You ee promiaina, (8 408 SY t ‘ ‘ written or Ns merchants be p v " ‘ have come ' have come , ROROMAIiaec went du. t ‘ und ow t Now 1 wanted Wrladtand andthe up dit ‘ 7 " eand T thought the i ‘ wernon t thing was to rend those two de- ww ft ‘ Wand t nt fellows to meet vou, with ordera nny tle rma t ney le ' to #catter bite of orange reel and draw ; re ie t “ crosses and elrcles: short mark ho ho mo, haniea ‘ Oe ew t out your read to thu plac e e leea, It Was obviuun, ¢ Maat attention, saw then Way. you look quite bewildered! What that the man with che oraige peel did Say of an old t ty it? Perhaps you don’t recognize me? n his part of the bu shutters we wd, wit Lupin © * © Arsene Lupin © @ @ after he had pleked out with Cs ou the third or t ‘nvack your memory * Doesn't the house that was Me hurried in after thei At ent the name remind you of anything? on the other hand, 1 of the cartlage-entrance he saw a large 4 not mark that particular house until af courtyard, with # house-painter’s sign (To Be Continuedd ’ ‘ ’