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THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1905. 7. YSAYE IS NEXT. Noted Belgian Tiolinist Comes Here Fet. 27. Note the Peculiar Pronunciation of the Artist's Name. BENEFIT OF PIPEORGAN Profits of Recital to Apply on Organ Debt. Well Known Actors Forsaking "Legitimate" for Vaudeville.' Ysaye, pronounced ee-zl-yah. The next notable musical event in Topeka is the forthcoming appearance here of the famous Belgian violinist, Tsaye. Ysaye comes to the Auditorium for one evening, on Monday, February 27. His recital is the next number in the Tsaye, the Famous Belgian Violinist, February course of entertainments of the Pipe Organ association. The price of admis sion has been placed at one dollar for seats in any part of the building. The profits will be applied to the fund for the payment of the debt incurred iu installing the new pipe organ. When New York takes up an artist he is truly great. Ysaye, the Belgian violinist, has played in New York 12 times in less than six weeks and he is still at It. His first New York appear ance with the Boston Symphony orches tra at Carnegie hall on December 15, drew an audience which filled the house from pit to dome. On account of the orchestra's subscription list 13,500 was the utmost capacity. On January 4, live weeks later, Ysaye receipts at the Fame hall at higher prices exceeded J6.500. There is still great demand for him in New York city. In Norwich, a city of 25.000 inhabitants, one out of every 42 attended Ysaye's recital. If this average of New York's population should want to hear him. It would ne cessitate the giving of 35 concerts in iNew York to Carnegie hall s capacity. His manager, R. K. Johnston, has book ed 75 concerts for Ysaye which will take hint to the coast. Every city of this country is interested in Ysaye. Ysaye, who recently arrived In Amer ica on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, corner here for a tour of 75 concerts under the management of R. E. John ston who brought him to this country cn two previous occasions. Ysaye will be heard In every city in the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Concerts are already ar ranged in the following cities: BOston. five concerts. New York, six concerts. Philadelphia, two concerts. Baltimore, two concerts. San Francisco, four concerts. One each in the following cities: Fittsburg. Buffalo, Hartford , Provi dence, Portland, Maine, Albany.- Syra cuse, Toronto. Cleveland, Washington, r. C, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago, Orand Rapids, Milwaukee, Madison, St. Paul. Minneapolis, Des Moines, Omaha, Kansas City, Denver, St. Louis, Indian apolis, Atlanta, Louisville. New Or leans, Tacoma, Seattle, Portland, Ore gon, Salt Lake City, Utah. Y'saye is accompanied to this coun try by Mrs. Ysaye, Jules De Befve, his pianist and accompanist (who is at the head of the riano department in the Conservatoire of music at Liege, Bel gium) and two servants. Ezra Kendall is known as the prince of practical Jokers, and scarcely a day passes that he does not have a good laugh at the expense of some one. It is very seldom, indeed, that the tables are turned on the sharp-witted come dian, but it happened a short time ago In a southern city, and all Ezra's ef forts to keep it quiet have been in vain. Kendall and his "Weather-beaten Ben son" company were about to begin a long and cheerless Journey to the next stand, and, as the uncertainty of south ern railroad schedules made it extreme ly unlikely that regularity of meals would be possible, the star ordered &0 beef sandwiches from the nearest rest aurant. Nothing was said about the price, and when the bill for J10 was presented at the train, together with a tray of sandwiches that would make the Raines law article blush. Ezra de clined to pay. The hour before leaving time was sufficient for the sandwich man to get out an attachment, and Just as the train was leaving, a portion of the company's baggage was seized For the Ladies. To the girl attaining womanhood, the young woman, ana those oi maturer years, during the recurring times of depression and discomfort, when Na ture requires a little assistance. ieecham's Pills are a special boon. See special in structions. Sold Everywhere. In boxes 10c. and 25c i mm '' upon. Prayers, threats and entreaties were alike In vain, and Ezra had to pay the bill, together with costs of S1S.30. Kendall hasn't been able to see the joke yet, but his friends have. "Tsave. the violinist." said a must clan, "Is a huge fellow with some odd characteristics. Usually, for instance, he is shy and aulet like a little gin, but, if ruffled or annoyed, he develops a vein of devilish malevolence. "He was playing at my house one night. Among my guests was an elder ly woman ugly enough, it is true but a passionate lover of music. As Ysaye played, this woman drew closer to him, She was Interested in his score, and to read it the better she almost laid her head against his. Her cheek and his al most touched. "Ysaye was very angry. Suddenly he stopped playing; he took out his hand kerchief, and he wiped the woman's nose with it. "Imagine the scene. Everybody start ed back in- surprise. Ysaye too, started back, apparently surprised beyond measure. " 'Oh,' he said, 'I beg your pardon. Your nose was so near my face that I thought it was my own.' " PADEREWSKI COMTSG. Overshadowing Event Looked For ward to in Pianist's Visit to Topeka, An important event In Topeka's musical season win be the appearance here of the great jPolish pianist, Who Will Be et the Auditorium 27. Ignace Paderewski, who will give his only recital In this city during his present tour. Paderewski, who is completing a tour of the world, which has taken in the Australian continent, is com pelled by European engagements to limit his appearances in America to a .comparatively small number. At first, it was -doubtful that he would come into this part of the country at all, but the demands were so numer ous and so urgent that he decided to sacrifice some of the engagements which had been made in the east in order to fill others in the middle west. Topeka therefore, may count itself fortunate in having a chance to hear him. Paderewski is the most command ing individuality among virtuosos since the death of Paganlni. He is the only great artist since the wonder ful Italian whose popularity seems to increase rather than decrease with years, and whose hold on the general public becomes faster with each suc ceeding visit. This is true not only of America but of Europe. . In a sense Paderewski may be considered an American discovery"- True, he had met with very considerable success in Europe in the year preceding his first visit to America, but it was the wave of enthusiasm which he aroused in 1891 and 1S92 which carried him to his greater triumphs in the great musical centers of Germany. THE VAUDEVILLE CRAZE. Liberal Salaries and Royalties Attract High Class Talent. Vaudeville is becoming popular with all classes. And why not? Here tofore talk of vaudeville has been eschewed in the society that pleases to call itself "polite" and "exclusive," and which has been the mainstay of the regular stage. But with the London music hall idea firmly implanted here, and with some of the brightest "stars" of the legitimate doing "stunts" twice daily, what is there to choose between the variety houses and the Broadway theaters? asks a New York daily. Many persons jealous of their con servatism will rail at this view, but no unprejudiced observer can be blind to the fact that the vaudeville man agers are rapidly recruiting a tremen dous army of patrons. Developments of the last twelve months have wrought a wondrous change In the relations of the two great forms of entertainment. The general depression in the pretentious line of theatricals last winter left scores of prominent players without engagements. Something had to be done; gas, grocer and. butcher bills had to be met, and stage folk are notori ously poor savers. So the variety pro moter began to hold out financial baits. Mr. Proctor was the first fish erman. He went about the work cautiously and with a. certain degree of timidity, knowing that, irrespective of pressing creditors, every player he might approach would be sensitive re garding prestige and "professional pride." The first big catch by Mr. Proctor was Jessie Millward. It hurt the actress' feelings to turn her back on Broadway. She was advised against it by her friends, and, while she did not attempt to excuse her fall from grace, she offered the consolation to her anxious well-wishers that she would be back in the legitimate In a few weeks. Miss Millward is still spinning around the vaudeville cir cuit, however, and she says that in the light of reason she is well content with her lot. She is receiving a larger sal ary than ever before, and now she is permanently fixed at the head of a company of her own. The actress has found vaudeville patrons warmer and more steadfast friends than the crit ical ones making up audiences in the first class houses. It will take a flat tering offer to tempt Miss Millward back to her old work. After all, she says, she is on the stage for money, and she is satisfied to let others chase the will-o'-the-wisp of fame while she rakes in the shekels. Following Miss Millward came Charles Hawtrey. The Englishman had fallen on evil days. He had Jiojaad u B1 two seasons in "The Man from Blankley's," but a. few months ma-de this hope a dissipated wreck. We did not like the fellow; he was too coldly superior, so matter-of-fact in his affected superiority that he bored American auditors, and soon his fate was sealed. With the play withdrawn, what was Mr. Haw trey to do? ' A revival of "The Mes sage from Mars" was not timely; there was nothing offering in England. Mr Proctor saw an opportunity and he dropped his bait just before Mr. Haw trey's eyes. The actor angrily brushed it away and in indignation demanded of Mr. Proctor why so palpable an attempt should be made to lower his professional standard. But Mr. Proc tor was both tactful and resourceful. He waited his time. Hawtrey thought he had a life saver in "Saucy Sally," but this theatric craft became a total wreck two weeks after the launching was done with ceremony in the New Lyceum. Then appeared Mr. Proctor dangling his bait again. The actor grabbed at it hungrily. Forthwith he lost all foolish notions, and began to say that $1,000 a week was infinitely more inspiring than slim attendance on poor plays. When Hawtrey became a convert a revival caught hold of the unem ployed throng of capable performers. Robert Hilliard went back to variety when still wearing a black band around his hat for "That Man and I." Annie Irish took the plunge and came up smiling. One after the other play ers who had been members of Charles Frohman's force, who had served un der other big managers in legitimate, started on the variety wnlrl, and the procession has not ended yet. "Taps" very appropriately came to ite death In Philadelphia, and Herbert Kelcey and Effie Shannon, who naa Duuaea great hopes on this German tragedy, have become "headliners." Pete Dail ev is carierine in variety. Apparently there are few players. Irrespective of position, proof against tne nnanciai wiles of such men as Mr. Proctor and Percy Williams. vaudeville is prospering tn every ai- rection. . It might well be said that a revolution has taken place. No longer are variety and legitimate widely sep arated. They have been drawn together by a number of causes, and, as was in evitable, a material change has develop ed in the general tone of vaudeville pio grammes. Playlets are now common incidents of a variety performance, whereas a couple of years ago they were the exception. A great demand has sprung up for these whiffs of dra matic entertainment. James Forbes wrote "The Chorus Lady" for a magazine. It attracted the attention of a vaudeville manager, who, after much persuasion, convinced Mr. Forbes his story could be fitted . for vaudeville uses. Mr. Forbes rewrote the -piece, and last June Rose Stahl gave it a trial in a Proctor theater. Since then Mr. Forbes has been receiv ing $100 a week in royalties, and the play has contracts running two years. Arrangements have been made for. the production of the piece in England. - This is only one instance or tne possi bilities of vaudeville. One young man who six months ago was grinding out copy at nights for a daily newspaper now is livlner in comparative . luxury from the royalties of four playlets. Fred Wright. Jr.. has been paid more ior three one-act plays in the last two months than he has received since he came to America last September as one of the three leading comedians with Edna May in "The School Girl." - A few vears airo theatrical managers became Impressed with the thought that vaudeville was losing ground. It seem ed like it for a time, but all pessimistic predictions have come to naught. Varie ty never was as strong In New York as it is at present. Henry Irving may continue to damn the music nans or England day in and day out, but he cannot change the drift of public opin ion. In a speech the other day Irving averred that the music hall was re sponsible for all current . evils of the stage, and he spoke in contempt of a manager who had dared to offer him a fortune for a tour of the English variety theaters. Well, perhaps Irving is right, but his tirade even was a con fession that he himself, foremost up holder of the traditions of the English drama, was not untouched by the mod ern trend, which has builded sixty three music halls in London alonej . THE STORY TELLERS. : Jokes and Sayings of the Players Told Off the Stage. Frederick Warde tells of a hustling young solicitor for a New York publish ing house who was vainly trying to sell a set of books to a Philadelph:a bank cashier, and at last got so excited he accused the cashier of being slower than molasses ift January. "You people here can't even eat snail3l" he said. "Why not?" asked the cashier. "You can't catch them!" According to the Chicago Inter Ocean an actor who was In the Union Square company. New York, during the season of 18S2 and 1S83, when Richard Mansfield first appeared as the Baron Chevrial in "A Parisian Romance," tells this of the actrr as he knew him: 1 "Richard Mansfield was excessively earnest, excessively nervous and irritable when on the stage, but genial and com panionable when out of the theater. "When he first played the Baron Chev rial he always had half pints of cham pagne in his dressing room, and every night before he undertook the great sup per scene he braced htmselr with one of the little bottles of wine. "One night I went into his room I was a mere cub walking on as one of the guests at the ballet's banquet and he handed me the whole basket of cham pagne. 'Take it,' he said: 'drink it your self or give It to the others. I'm done with it." I ventured to ask why, and he said he feared the growth of the habit. 1 am indulging myself now in an unsus picious half pint. I am depending on It for the nervous energy for my big scenes. Soon that will be impotent and I will need a full pint, then a quart, then brandy, then but, don't you see, I must stop it. le or woody fibre is removed by our special process before the wheat is crushed. But only the hull is taken all the nutriment remains in Cal ifornia Wheatine. Flaked wheat food for breakfast. All good grocers. ; Pacific CroaJ AaaoclatfM Saa rnniiM i n g I intend to play on- the "nerves and en ergies nature has given me or pot at all." He was dreatiiutty nervous, excitable, and not tiiiite in t'orm for week or so. but soon he got command nis native laouluts ana acted more t. rbly than ever, " "I recalled this to him the other day, and he told me that he has never once departed from the rule of no artificial stimulants before or during a perform ance. He said that often, in acting- a par ticularly heas'y role, he takes-sustenance, butnever stimulants.'' . . Mr. George Flood, who plays Marcus in "The Sign of the Cross," tells a story of perseverance that is worthy of a better cause: 'lt was a very rainy night in Boston a few weeks ago," says he. i was about to enter the stage door of the theater where we were playing when 1 saw a man of some thirty years leaning against the wall. He was apparently un conscious of the rain which dripped from his clothes, and ran in a tiny stream from the rim of his hat, and was gazing in tently at the end of the alley leading to the street. I thought nothing of it at the time, nor did I till I left the theater after he performance and saw him standing Just as I had last seen him. As I walked down the passageway the man took his hands from his pockets and turned towards me. Instinctively I stopped and prepared to fight for my Ufa if necessary. Say, young fellow,' said he, 'I saw the piece last night and thought it was great. The only thing that made me mad was that I didn't see the lions. I heard them growl all right back of the stage, and after the show I came around here to see them taken out. I waited till everyone was out of the theater, but someway I missed them. Tonight I got here at 7 but wasn't early enough, I suppose, and I've been waiting ever since. What time will they be out?' I broke the news to him es gently as I could," continued Mr Flood, ''that the wild lion roars In the lost act were the efforts of tame supers, and that those 'lions of the hour' had gone home long ago." KISSING ON THE STAGE. Lain Glaser, Comic Opera Star. Dis courses on Tills i S abject. Lulu Glaser, who was seen In To peka in a Francis .Wilson production of "Ermenle" and who Is now starring on her own account, has gained some thing of a reputation as an authority on stage kisses. She says: "There are only three men in the world who have the right to really kiss a wo man her husband, her father and her brother. I think the stage wooing of some actors is entirely too ardent, and as kissing is one ' of the most sacred forms of salutation It is bad THE" STORM LASTED "FIVE MINUT ES. taste, from my viewpoint, at least? to degrade overdoing it. - i. "I do not think we Americans ar"e a demonstrative race. It is more natural for us to feel - our affection than to express It ' Iff " an exaggerated way. By the- sarriei'tVjkeh I believe this strong habit of repressing our feelings is one of the grandest traits of the people of this country. "In my mind quiet acting is the thing the calm, natural style of diction which is just as convincing as the 'gun,powder' school of declama tion. Passionate kissing is not at all necessary, to accentuate a love scene before an American audience. There are more ways, than : by exaggerated osculation to express one's affection. It might be all very well in the demonstrative Latin -countries, but Americans are not a kissing race." . NOTES OF THE STAGE. Anita Rothe has retired from Ethel Barrymore's company. Frank Daniels will soon close his sea son with "The Office Boy" to begin re hearsals of "Sergeant Brue." Robert Mantell is in New York reor ganizing his company for his Shakes pearean engagement under W. A. Brady's engagement.. ' - . Mr. Ira La Motte has been confined to his home for several days by severe ill ness, but has sufficiently recovered to at tend to business. Paul Armstrong is to have another play, "The Heir to the Hurrah." produced shortly by Kirk La Shelle. It Is a min ing life play, with Nevada for the back ground. - "Babes in Tovland" celebrated its Bfinth performance in Philadelphia recently. Victor Herbert, the composer, conducted the orchestra, and Julian Mitchell and Glen MacDonough were present. Mrs. Fannie Rush, the aged mother of the late Isadore Rush, is in such delicate health that she has not yet been told of the death of her daughter, "who died while surf bathing in California three months ago. . - Antoinette Walker has been compelled to give us her role of Jennie in "The Music Master" because of illness. Her part is now taken by her understudy, Antoinette Ashton. ' ' Laura Burt, wife of Harry Stanford, now with Sir Henry Irving, is to pro duce a play founded on a book entitled "John of Strathbourne," the dramatic version of which has been made by Mr. Stai'fcrd Evelyn Nesbitt is recovering from a severe operation for appendicitis at Dr. Bull's private sanitarium In East Thirty third street. New York. It Is said that Mr. Harry Thaw is a constant attendant upon Miss Nesbitt during her illness. Mrs. Patrick Campbell left the Univer sity hospital, Philadelphia, last week, go ing to the home of her friends, where she will remain a short time. She gets around very well with the aid of a cane, and hopes to be .able to resume her tour in about a month. "Nanrv Brown" will go on the road again with Mary Marble in the title role created bv Marie Cahill. The litigation between Daniel V. Arthur and Henry B. Sire, with receiverships, has Anally been concluded. Wells, Dunne & Harlan will now be the managers of "Nancy Brown." Elsie Janis, who has returned to vaude ville after a successful season as star of "The Fortune Teller," will shortly appear in New York. She has not been seen in that city for two years, because the Gerry society would not permit her to go on until she had reached the required age. -. - - Croup Begins with the symptoms of a common cold; there is chilliness, sneezing, sore throat,, hot skin," quick pulse, hoarseness and impeded respiration. Give frequent small doses of Ballard's Horehound Syrup (the Child will cry for it), and at the first sign Of a croupy cough apply frequently Ballard's Snow Liniment to the throat. Mrs. A. Vliet, New Castle, Col., writes March 19, 1901: "I think Ballard's Hore hound Syrup a wonderful remedy, and so pleasant." 25c, 60c and J1.00. Sold by Row fey & Snow and W. S. Miller. THOUGHTFUL BOWSER. . He Attends an Auction Sale In Mrs. . Bowser's Interest. When Mr. Bowser reached home the other afternoon at three o'clock Mrs. Bowser had every reason , to suspect that a calamity of some sort had hap pened, but within a minute the smile on his face had dispelled the sudden fear at her heart. " ;"Buslnesa ' wasn't" driving, and so I thought I'd come home and loaf around," was the excuse he made, but she thought she saw beyond it. "You you are not going to paint or do any carpenter work?? she queried. "No. nothing-of the sort." "And you won't try to do anything to save "half the gas or coal?" I"Of course, not." .,'.' ; "And you don't want to rip up the carpets and clean house in the middle of winter?" "Don't worry, my good woman," he paternally replied, aa his smile re mained a fixture. "X just thought I'd come home and surprise you. That is I . thought, you know I I " "Mr. Bowser, if you've gone and bought a cow !-- But he hadn't. ' Just then a couple of boys with bundles under their arms turned in at the gate and rang the bell, and Mr. Bowser opened the door and took in the bundles and looked as fatherly as old Santa Claus. "That's it, eh? ' Mr.- Bowser; you have been buying something to give me a surprise!" "Yes, one or two little things, my dear. You were speaking to me the other night about' wanting this and that, and as I happened to have a chance to buy I did so. I don't always think to give you a certain sum of money each week, but it is not because I am stingy. I want you-to dress well and look well, and you can always de pend -upon my doing- the right thing." "And what have you bought?" "Don't be in such a rush. On three or four occasions during the last year I have called you extravagant, haven't I?" "Yes, on 30 or 40 different occasions, but I knew you didn't mean it." "Of course I didn't. I want to say right here and now that no living wo- man could run this - house any tnore economically than you do." - "That's good of you." "I have also spoken of the gas bills and the coal. I have even charged1 you with giving away to tramps to spite me. Mrs. Bowser, I beg your pardon and declare1 that I ought to be kicked for my meanness." "I never took your words seriously. You were just put out about simething else at the time.1 -What have you been buying?" ' . "One thing more, Mrs. Bowser. When we were courting I wrote you many love letters at least three a day. They were, mushy, and I own up that they were. I have sometimes denied that I wrote you a single one, but now I want to own up like a man. I did call you a thousand font! names and declare that I could not live without you." Mrs. Bowser put hei arms around his neck and kissed him, and he wiped a tear from his eye, got his smile back and broke the string of one of the bundles and said: And Looked as Fatherly as Santa Claus. "You were- telling me that 'you wanted a couple of tea-gowns, and here they are. I happened to hear of an auction sale today and scurried around there, and Tgot some bargains to make your hair curl.- How are these?" He held up two tea-gowns. One was a pale pink and the other a pale blue, and they had been worn for at least three months. That they had come from the wardrobe of an actress was plain at first glance. Mrs. Bowser saw that the bust measure was 34, or two inches two small for her. and she had to shut her teeth to keep back a groan. "Only cost me" five dollars each, and they were never made for less than twenty," said- MrY Bowser, as he made a dive for something else. "I was thinking all the way home how charm ing you would look in them. You spoke about a new corset. The auction eer put up three of 'em in a lot and here they are. I got the bunch for four dollars, and a woman standing by- me said they never cost less than ten apiece. Ain't they catosh?" Mrs. Bowser began to ache all over. The three corsets were of different sizes, and none of them her size and she had nerer worn a second-hand one in her life. Mr. Bowser was so happy over it that she couldn't bear to And fault, and the position was an unpleas ant one. "You are shouting for joy," he re marked, "but let us look a little fur- ir".'"11 "'" 1751'"'" Ml l-S&p I ft! I S will l . ' r cold 1! . u rrrer , 000,000 botfles were anld 4rtnr Un year 1904, ton aa aoaolnte guarantee. Out of this vaannmbcx of salr-s monervas refunded on only air bottles. Thia proporcioo S out M 4,000,000 ia ao exceedingly small that It hardly x&kes a ripple In toe solid phalanx of satisfied customers. Ehis Is the unprecedented record of the most wonderful ooagh medicine rn tua cmarket. H EST LOOK FOB THE BELL OM THS EOTTlE.-l 23 cents, SO cents and $L0O Sottlcs. Prepared by EE. SUTHERLAND pVOU CAM DRINK COFFEE f s V And. not experience the bad . And. not experience the bad effects, if you will use our PASTEURIZED CREAM Guaranteed Pure and Wholesome. Put up in sealed glass jars, free from all dirt and impurities. Sold by all grocers. THE TOPEKA Phones ther. You were saying that you need ed hosiery. Very well; here it is. If you were to go down and shop for a week you couldn't beat this display." He spoke truly. There were twenty pairs, and at least half of them be longed to stage costumes. All colors of the rainbow were represented, with several extra thrown in, and in about half. the buneh the heels showed visi ble signs of. decay. If Mrs. Bowser had been going into vaudeville the purchase would have carried her through a season of twenty-six weeks, with-a few pairs left over for the sea shore, but as she was not she simply turned pale and wished for a fire alarm to get out of the house. "Too full for utterance, eh?" queried Mr. Bowser, as he turned to his in comparable bargains again. "Here's a dinner dress that cost $170 In Paris. It ia one of Worth's ereations. I bid it fn for til. Next time we go to the theater I'll get a box and you wear this dress. Land o' love! but ain't she swell! With that dress on you'll look like a'woma of twenty-five. There's style for you there's swell and rich ness." It was another pale pink. The size was two numbers too small and the loudness of the thing made Mrs. Bow ser gasp for breath. It was all right for some topical songstress going out to dinner with a broker, but it ended there. 'And one more little thing, my dear. You are always complaining about slippers and walking shoes. Here was a chance to fit you out for the next ten years, and I took advantage of it. Bought a whole-bushel of the things for $9, and a woman In the crowd said that a good many of these had been worn by Mary Anderson." They looked it. There were eight pairs of red and blue slippers, and seven pairs of walking shoes, mostly built for stage effect, and Mrs. Bowser could not have crowded her foot into one of them to save her life. Even the cat, who had been deeply interested in the performance, now blinked her eyes and walked off and wished that she had never been born. "Well?". queried Mr. Bowser. "It it was awfully good of you," ihe replied,- "but if yo.u " "Yes, if I " "If you hai given me half the money that these things cost I could have done so much better, you know." "What! You take half the money and do better. 'Don't talk - nonsense, Mrs. Bowser. I bought these -things at a tremendous bargain. They are worth four times what I paid for them. The auctioneer didn't want to let them go after I had bid them. in. Don't stand there and tell me you could have done better." - "But nothing will, fit me!" she wailed. ' "What do you mean?' ... ' "Everything is sizes and sizes too "How can that be? Isn't a corset a corset and a gown a gown?" "Yes, but but " "GO On. This is the thanks I get for thinking of you!'' Mrs. Bowser sat down ana began to crv. In a dim, undefined way it dawned on Mr. Bowser that he had got wrong colors and wrong sizes, and that he had better have kept hands off, but he would not admit it. "I run my blamed old legs off and pay out monev for this, do I!" he shouted, as Mrs. Bowser's sobs broke forth; and then the climax came. He' jumped up and down. He yelled. He seized those pink and blue tea gowns and rent them into shreds. He grabbed at that dinner dress from Worth's and made carpet rags of it. He seized on corsets and slippers and filled the air with them, and the cat fled in terror and the cook came up from the basement to see who was being killed. ' The storm lasted for five minutes. Then the red-faced and perspiring man found nothing further to destroy and he drew himself up and said to Mrs. Bowser: "Therel If you don't feel better now vou'd better telephone for the doctor! I have a little business in Chicago, and it mav "be a week before I return. Mean while vour. lawyer can consult my lawyer and arrange all matterB." (Copyright, 19C6, by T. C. MoClure.) xnosure to snow er rain a cold come, DO. 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