The evening world. Newspaper, October 24, 1913, Page 27

The Eveni “The Girl And the Pennant” Youthful in Spirit. BY CHARLES DARNTON. ABEBAL Is so great an attraction the country over that “The Girl and the Pennant,” at the Lirri aire last night, se dl dnevitable, It is not to be wonde: at re entering Into tho really national sport—polities~ that ja John ng should have taken her bat tn hand, as it were, and pounded out a four r, with Christy Mathewson help- ing her along in his new position on the ec That tt wasn't a three dagger te explained, perhaps, by the tact that a woman a hand tn ft. As \ teat Mathewson, we may possibly conclude It is the plate, rather than the m footlights, he aims to Ket over, Judging Dewing acknowiledginent to the calls sent up it only to die upon the alr, ‘While baseball players nre such national heroes that free advertising muat look Me the dack-fence to them, there could he no doubt upon thle rare and more or lees happy occasion that the audience would have given anything from @ rains y the mut ndesty, that kept. him fri check to a borrowed umbrella to see Mrs. Young's strong-armed collaborator. His Non-appearance was a misiake that the 1 t should not have allowed to occur, for while most authors aren't still more painful to behold, he a dramatist, new to the intl would have been greeted with cheers Mra, Ye Itherto been iWentified with the basketball, or * ugh of later years stic has been t . who undoubtedly | ng. as perhaps you know, has trown of Harvard,” form of sing off little things for Chauncey In ageing in with Matty amebnl Mos, to give the stage “a comedy of youth, romance and Young hae at t succeeded In writing a play that fs youthful uentia jige it seriously as a play would be to take julred to get to the ball grounds. The tain point ts that Mamond Is an entertaining as well as an amusing 1 wholesome because {t serves to phasize the fact that baseball ts a rt that must be kept “clean. To ‘ow the plot would be Mke running es until your breath gave out, You ays skip the of a play, don't you? It bores you stiff? Mere, toot Well, then, let's discuss the heroine, dust as though she came down In the elevator with us every morning, We must admit that as the owner (the word srems to go back to slavery) of @ base- ball team sho hag baseball history on her side, All right—she's established! But her position in the romantic back- ground calls for fleld glasses, Her star piteher, as he is lured away from her just when she needs him to win the pennant, and, What's werse, a) chorus girl on the calling ist of the vil- lainous manager of the rival team does this with an invitation to one of thone | wine suppers for which Broadway Dlushes In electric Mehts, Even the baseball player, It would seem, is uot rate from the chorus girl, Safety y in the hachelor apartment. ‘This conclusion, at any rate, is reached when! tw svod brother of the susreptibic pitcher locks that fallen and drenched ‘story Florence Reed as Nona Fitzgerald. William Courtenay as Copley Reeves. kame for the pennant take tte course Little Buttercup has sald of her bahles. say have of baseball, you don't know o1 owner of the “Kagles" is waiting at the ga so confusing when the pitcher ry bawling what hasn't happened th ‘This serves Quite aside from any knowledge you from ‘tother, Meanwhile the lady —as Vesta Victoria didn't say, Its ing new sboys rently the reore is tn eueh a eritiea! state that it eal xtra tying “hox-seores” wutof the question, the piteher given He vomes to his al-Ghotie senses weaks down ie door and dashes fe PAM park to save the Ramee vou fondly imagine, But that's where you're wrong, He has heen given a scene that ehould have gone to the real heromthe “pinch-hitter” and non-aleoholic rother who makes the winning hit i: You have to follow this play very closely to find the hero, And when you do finally discover him you aren't sure whether you've been watching a hasehall or @ temperance play. Fou rea the quarters of the winning team and you hear the cries of the “faus,” who pile into the acene of excitement at the end—which, inoldentally, should be the end of the play—hut the hero doesn’t get his reward until the lady owner of his professional soul tells jin to his face that she prefers him to his brothers Moreover, the crooked manager of the "Hornets," who obligingly consents to go straight to Hurope when his perfidy Is discovered, has already given baseball a new curve by trying to tmy the “pinch-hitter” the day before the all-important game. And baseball reporters for newspapers hang around for something to hapnen! Sporting editors still have something to live for. an old pitcher who seemed to date hack to “Pop Anson, a lean and tank actor, Wallace Owen, got clore to the leather, except when he gave tn to what fs nocepted as comedy and overacted. Miss Florence Reed, who has talent above baseball managership, and William Courtenay, who ts far more than @ “pinh- hitter,” managed to give a suggestion of romance to the play but they had to wait for the little scene in the last act, that they acted with skill and charm, ‘nefore they could take the play into thelr hands, Miss Lola Misher made the most of @ girl intent upon collecting “eouvenire'--a capital character, by the way~and William Roselle was amusing as “the little Joker’ of the club. Tully Marshall went Wrong as only a good actor can In the role of the baseball manager who Metened to temptation tn the glib words of Malcolm Williams, whose only fault was to overdreas his part. | fm taking baseball players to an afternoon tea the authors of "The Girl and | the Pennant’ may have committed an error, but “fans may find the play suited | to Geir peculiar taste, I'll confess that in this case. I'm no judge, | | | Betty Vincent's Advice to Lovers After Her Money. A B." writes: “A man paid me for etx months. He was the I hed and told me he, "F. Rk” @e. Now I have just had gome| girl are [seeking your friendship at fust time logks a bit suspicious, this writes: “When @ man and out walking together should att to me, and many new friends | the man the girl's arm or should ‘up. Do you think they |she take trusted as much as my firet| Hither attitude te @ bit countrified Ip her act : Paty chez vttion ta'the eat. er azo they probably after my |nowadays, The man may arm to marine Dutthele over sone star in hie room and lets the eventful | } to mix the heroes up, as | bi ng World Daily Magazine, Friday. October 24, SHUM WUN ( ., Gor | ' 3 Wa TARY S TRAINED, CS “ LNURGSE — a) Ce To be engaged fills Bess and Bob with a wondrous joy, an effervescent courage. In 1813 this courage might have led the lovers to indulge in the reckless game of croquet. Conven- tion's frown at such a game as too boisterous for @ gentle woman to indulge in meade Belinda and Bob exult in thetr own daring. But fn 1913 love makes us happy. Courtship—Then and Now eel oH=4 a 5 ae TWAINED ~4 | jteit wut Jal Jad A J NUR THE \ od “WILD ONE beu a ew ; « YA WOULDNT LETER tAve Xa BABY, aye 91 aQ re GQIDDAP, i H | J — VI. ENGAGED. coral, Wie by The Prow Pubiahing Co The New York Prening Worl) By Eleanor Schorer | | | | { \ i croquet is tame. To go up to the height that happiness has taken their spirits, they must acquire mechanical wings anu in a flying boat hover! over the earth, That 1s asy, NOW, and alas! tn 2013 when Bessies and (Consright, 1913, by Doubleday, t Prevatiles's guilt should be No was cust a pre idable adversn quired th established. the arrest, 1th him, he had be an tt PREOEDIN latnour around to the xkies y of dispensable proof was in Lupin's pocket. Tow was dle to get hold of it? ninard cnat about, exhausted him _ welf with freah tnvestications, went ry fram aturt to) finish the dle Berne, fe tshble myst vam hy prodyeew an AT hy f advance declare, Was prepaled in CHAPTER VY. (Continue!) The Red Silk Scarf. Mth of December the exam: ine magatrate atonpat him tn one of passages of the Law Courta: Well, M. Gantmard, any news?" “No, monsleur le Juge d'instruction”* aN) Alamies the case” ns The Confessions of Arsene Lupin | rexponaible for‘ flat. Thery was no one thers “Master fuply was nfrald.” he mut. the with to oblige © © © a service he tered, not without a certain aatiqians tween friends, hetwoen pala #9 & Hon Aud ain, 1 confoa, a Ittle curtosity, Dont baw 4a voice behind © * & Yer, 1 wanted to examina thin] 4 earelans ad," pale movement, ‘The Nvening World will pay @ cash prise of GBS for the best acsound ef “Kow f Got My First Baise.” ‘ The story must be true in every detail and enbdject to confirmation, must give the writer's actual experience in obtaining his fret inerease of: salary, Confine your narrative to 850 words er less—pereferably less. Write cn only ene side of the paper. Address “First. Raise Bditor, Bvening Weald, Box 1354, New York City.” WORKED WHILE THE OTHER BOYS LOAFED. to owas working tn a tore with two other boys who wore careless and not tnterested tn thelr work. When tho boss waa away they would play and loaf until he would return; then they would pretend to work. I always came to work on tima, I did not have my hat and coat oa, waiting to go home, at the minute of 6 o'clock, as the other Dboys did. I always worked hard when the bom was in the place or away. I never attempted to escape any work, and always did what I was told to do. I thought this wna not notiead. But one day the boss ctfled me into his private office and mado me head man over men ¢wloe my age. My salary was doubled, R GUIRY, | No, GU Weat Mortyirst street, | SHARP WITS ON DOUBTFUL ERRAND WON RAISE, One day my employer wanted ‘to get a report on the standing of a ‘Certain firm to whom we were gong to sell @ fair sized Dil of merchan- @ mamber of # firm ner Orm As I was going # thought Gtruck my mind and I axked ths cen- tol4 that he had watched carefully Geman trom éhe other firm, who hap- the work performed by the other pened to be in our office, what his two boys and by myeelf. He ended (telephone number wea, as I thouch! up by telling me that the cert | ¢hay might ask me chat as a test at Saturday my salary would be im the agenay. The gentieman sald to creaaed to $6, aay emploper thet @ lad with a drain JACK WEINRAUB. Wire mine @eserved oredit for it No 163 Cheater street, Drookiym | het Gaturday I found my first raise ‘TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ARISE in my pay envelope IN PRICES. PAOD H. UAMM. 3 i Wuse aremua, Bronx, * »" CONQUERED “OULNESS” BY TIRELESS AMBITION. ZT qwee e rather dull and backward Girl I had @ gosition tne law ofies. ‘Walle Ging some of the fimo buying, I placed an order for 180 dozen broome vefore the price of oom afvanced. We had not yet rec celved the ahipment when notice waa sent us advising of @ 5 cent increase on @ dozen brooms. I had mate @ good etudy of the market, The up» shot of 4% was wo e@old thone 150 dozen Sroome at @ profit of % conta @ dozen, and as a result our come Bobs speak of our “now” as “then? -——~ But why busy our heads worry-| petttons could not come near as oO ke ing over things we shall never know? ELRANOR SCHORER. the broom question for nearly twe , nner oo —— —-—. months, My employer earned © name, due to the sala of pot = reciated my New Adventures of {| Ry mM broome fe app’ ame : { aurice Leblanc and promptly gave mé « 1 ratee The Thief Genius. |; BY _SAAUGCe EEDaNe JACOR D. VT, ISINBERA, out a | Way, I would take my books and dewate | COURTESY AND PATIENCE ho could tuke it from hia pocket eaalys ty youth, that you may look upon me ARY. every epare moment to study ene anit upatainn, aH a euperior DOUBLED HIS SALARY. practice, After eorking eight irprised to find things as he I worked tn a hotel. They had & T asked my employer fore raise ‘ * th guest for y who had been used | tolq me that I was not worth egy _ Stas Fr "the best. attention, ‘The pro- | moredo Aim, Down in my hears, the windows of the prineipal room stiator had #0 much trouble with | hearts J knew I was, But said Taek) mun ion che ateaets dip sal teil the ; thia guest's aocount he | ing. My ambition spurred three oth: rooms that ite up the ielp on ia que I worked with renewed finally coased to pay eny heed to him, and told me to do the best & could, but gay no attention to his eompluints, When I went to take my first order from thts guest T paid tar heed to what he a#ald and to succeed, Nothing wag too for me to do, my st bo limit and my eftor ing. 1 wee! partie puccemted no well that ha did not | that was to receive my Arst complain, After nue he would | $3 more a week CNA’ have no one else do anything for West One Hunéreg, No. 6: Eighty-noventh atreet, played with the tassel at the end of this halt of the searf, while Ganimard lst- ened to nim tn apite © " “How fr women's ! I have he In the painter's shop al orning. This te when we knock off for breakfast 401 me vipstadi Wo jooked at Gantnird with a quits emile an working dite of 6 HE prisoner was confronted fe dll fe Ane Prosecution, The younk Mety ond of the mearf: have you got it?” well tt f f ! tr from the nfeohoners ef shall have dt to-morrow.” y ‘ ‘ ‘thought sie knew the ''Poemorrow! Aig Rentleman with the eyeglass. ‘The hall “Yes, hut please lend ine the ntece tn ?Warewaan ¢ porter in the Rue de He thought he your possesston. « underatand | knew" the gentleman who used tocome — 'What tf T dom A oie to see Jenny Saphir. Hur rly dared Tf vou do, To promtae te let vou have pany t ot In t ! to make a more definite statement, near? complete,” there were 1 St sored ine th the The examination, tierofore, led to 1, that's understood. Hinks midi 1 had 9 ' to bring nothing of a pricise character, provide followed the examining MAR what a manterpie Touching, tan't Gantmardt ed no A bi whereon to found a !strate to hia roam and came out WIth Ganimard, what medal of Gur Lady of Good serious accusation, the nlore of sf ts" What an The Judge sent for Ganinard and Hang it alll! he growled "Yeu, 1 aaa tor felt gre pustied and told him of Ns diMoulty, rill wo and fetch the proof and T abalt seat 2 oyes ¢ o other. And ‘Lean't possibly ersiat, at this rae, be too-—niwave = ave of There is no evi © to support the Ma the con n oat t f, ‘Itow t charge.” ! n ‘ the But surely you are convinced in | fact, he ald not doubt for ' t ‘ 1 ' your-own mind, monsieut le Juke dine & * H that Master Ts ’ e halfof it. Wa ’ nant ' ' \ atruction! Prevailles would never have tls ida Here it tx het pA thie ¢ . I resiated his arrest unless he was guitiy.” esaene They apread the t a ale an wt rin the onme He ways that he thougot was Uh] t ' adn ay o. te ser being ansavilted y save chat he © M ete LABS . yada iat ‘er Ket cyen on aa and ab ef hatred. oe a matter of fact ih Ived ta take every precaution 1 fupin, (69 An one to contradict his assert) necessary net only ta prevent his fi ' 4 Again, admitting that the sap: inte a trap hin oA in see 4 W bratd tn been stolen, we have not been able to eiemy fll Into o hh ane a iit “ Gnd it a: his “at.” tunity offered. © "A t “Nor anywhere else.” suggested Gant h was the to t mara, fixed by Tarpin, “Quite true, but that ig no evidence nat in etideing the + against him. T'll tell you what we shall Rua de Surene want, Mr. Ganimard, and tear very at there was no other outlet ront door, he warned his men as golng on 9 fancerone ex- 1 arrived with them on the tile sitet them dn a oate and gave vrmal instructions: tf he showed self at one of the third-floor wine dows, or if he falled to return within an hour, the detectives were to enter goon: the other end of this rod rear “The other end?” “Yea, for it ta obvious jerer took tt away x son was that the etuff {s the marks of the blood on his Ang Ganimard made no reply. For severn| Gays he had felt that the whole busi- meas wes tending to this concluaton. ‘There wae no other proof possibie, a the all goarf—and in no other stances—Prevatiies's guilt was outa. Blew Gentmardis -goaitien re: that, If the pe the house and arrest any one who tried to leave it. tte Qig which had nothing miraculous about ft, f witk «room for Gan tmard. low of a cup he The inepector gave natart of delight The mark the five fingera and the and print of the palm were Alatinet!s visible fact ip respect The evidence was undentabte, Tho mi “Hat What did 1 te derer had eeined the atuff in hia blood. (TY wth stained hand, In the «ame hand that had Ho rived his head Uh atabbed Jenny Saphir, and thed the acar® turned vit and was etar round her neck, na though fanctnated py t “And tt ls the print of a left hind,” @b- sparkled before him, Ho at liar rea served Wupin, “Hence my warning, the whole plot: “You dirty scoundrel!" he muttered, fh T admit, friend af mepeating the tnsults which he tad sised tnepector had 4 wild ¥ aeainst the other On the fitth day the boss Whe docrhandie, But oa vath him; the handle aid not budge, Lupin buret into @ fit of ‘Not even that! You 6M not forses that! You tay e trap for meg@nd you won't admit that I may pertiaps 11 the thing out beforehand, * © And at the firat interview, “You ecum of the earthi” 4 two men were standing one aid the tnapec- "Give che bacie that, tor. pin held Tae chet aa ou allow yourself to be hrought tate tn @ peremptory roam with; asking whether T em vt be will 16 you here for @ pe. "Give tt back, ort @ @ © asd and without memembering thet what, cried Lupin, the looks are Mttel with a special “Look hore. nik 1 put you Meshantsm, Come now, ap frank- on to tals soft thing for nothing? "Give it tel!" aking ly, what do you think of tt yourself?” roased ‘ou haven't noticed whaz g've been “What da 1 think of it? Dealde himself with rage, about, that's plat He had drawn his revolver and mes woeks I've kept you on the mave Like Li Cio at Lupin's tace. @ deer; and Want to ® ¢ * Come, | “Hands up!" he one’, “That's wha Cantmar d chap, pull yourself to- I think of {tr ; ‘ e © © Don't reo that Eapin ptaced himact? tn front of him V've been play dog tor ragged his shoulders: { waoks end? © ee WH it, "Sold again!" he sald. Hover! * © © There's @ nice blue pob- eee aN T say, once more!” o over t whigh thaster can't nd até @ y 1, Your deadly wetoat. Hun weapon won wo off.” see he “Whit } gis wot Cuthettos, peur housckeepen te ee 8 bit uy my aervice, Bhe danped the charges a thie morning while ou wero hasing furlous ge: . and rushed" at m. Vet’ gatd Taptn, stopping’ Qt Short with @ wellalned Kiole on the abin, nelr olothes were almost They exchanged defiant Riimres of two adv ted the revolver tn whirh he ourtyard, way tried round #o He would reak one tou elon Lari any p ‘ A ® t ‘ > of you ! mard, ver amked why the t poor «irl hy art. |Not tick 4 one of yon ted at haps nv Th hazard, without bo done, He fe tt. Lupin had without fore . at hie commend aguinat which any vidual force simply broke te Bo -what wus the good? eooing anything.” ‘The Inenecter had attamed his object. darned e@uddenly wheeled Pf