Show KAT GOODWIN TAKES IN Nat Goo win is tho victim of the latest good story on the Square According to gossip an actor who had traveled several seasons with him in an hunjble but useful use-ful capacity got II wed recently and settled set-tled down here to earn a living off the stage Nat was one of the friends who pent the happy pair a souvenir of esteem A couple of days later he met the bridegroom bride-groom and found him decidedly dismal Why what ails your he asked Dont housekeeping agree with you Thats just it returned the whilom employee I spent so much on the wedding that I cant get the furniture togo to-go to housekeeping with I havent gota dollar to make a deposit even for an installment in-stallment fit out Thats bad said the sympathetic Nat beginning to foot ajpuhd his pockets But hold on I used to go to school with Jim Coogan don the Bowery Go tell 1 him Ill be security lor you and I guess itt it-t will bp all right Ill give you a noto to J him Next day ho received a note from his grateful protege informing him that it was all right the flat was being elegantly furnished fur-nished A month later he received a piteous letter from the same source asking l ask-ing him to loan the writer 25 to pay his first installment as he was still hard up I 1 and threatened with the loss of his furniture furni-ture if he did not cash up This occurred three times in succession and each time Nat sent the money with an indignant I and sympathetic letter reflecting on tiro I obdurateness of the old schoolfellows heart The other day he met Coogan IiI Ii and fell foul of him with fervid reproaches I re-proaches for his bear ZnGiS Youre tho wildest man ever I saw over a mares nest said the latter calmly wlen Nat poused for breath why Ive not only not sent him in any bills for his furniture but Ive loaned J linn a hundred out of my own pocket be eIIse ho had your letter for security Ha 1Qld mo you owed him the money from a I bid season when you couldnt pay sala I ries and ho was to take it out in trade with me Nat is now looking for the ingrate who has sold out the flat and gone West and Coogan wants to know who will settle that bill It is not his ungrateful pro tecos ingratitude that breaks Nats J heart however but the imputation on his golvencyas a manager Dramatic News |