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Show MILLIE Pffl CRIES.' The Kicker and Daisy of the "Natural Gas" Called at Tha Times' Office Today. THE! ARE GREAT GIRLS. Millie Had Lots to Say About her Boy Husband, and Denies that She is Divoroed. The Millie Price article in last nights Times was of such brec.iness that she read it with groat interest. Not only did she read it and laugh over the picture pic-ture of herself gyrating on the boards but the general public enjoyed it too. This morning Millie accompanied by Miss Florence Chester, called at The Times office. Their scheme to obtain additional advertising was well planned and somewhat moist. The ladies had come in to talk about Mlllle'e Former Marriage in Utica, N. Y., which was obtained from an authentic source yesterday and printodf in The Times. That it had struck 'Millie's heart there was not a particle of doubt. Dropping in a chair she burst into a fit of sobbing and then the show commenced. com-menced. Between sobs Bhe peered at a reporter but he was unmoved. Then he began thusly: "Oh! I'd like to get hold of the man who wrote that articlo about me. Why, up at the Templeton where I'm stopping the guests have The Times. They read a while and then look at me and read and look. I was never married before and can prove it by Miss Chester." "Yes." broke in Miss Chester with motherly concern, "Millie's only a child and not yet twenty years of age. She and I came to this country to gether. Mike U. Leavitt brought us over with Monte Cristo. When Millie was married at the Windsor by Justice Palmer In Denver, I tried my prettiest to stop it, but to no use. I just said to myself, 'You little fool, you are doing a rash thing. As for Clarence Dow he won't have anything to do with Millie." Mrs. Dow made good the pause in the chat of her companion aud said: I Don't Like Feople to say that I'm divorced. I don't care what the papers say about me so long as they tell the truth. I know I'm not pretty (the reporter did not question her statement). I dance and kick for a living. I support my mother and sister and her baby. Only a short time after my sister married her husband left her. "I have not heard from my husband in Denver for some time. Have written him but as yet no reply re-ply has arrived. My, but He did treat me like a queen whilo I was in Denver. He's not got any money of his own although ho told me he had an income. His dad has not yet let up and will have nothing to do with him. Do you know that that,,boy, my husband, has not ' bought me a wedding ring. One day the jay brought a cheap ring to me and I toid him to take it back as I only wanted a band circlet. He Wanted to Accompany me to the coast. I asked him how much money he had aud he said"About $20." The idea of his expecting me to support him. I get a good salary and he knowing that thought I'd open my heart and keep him. Not much." By this time Millie had ceased crying and dried her eyes. She looked around and burst out laughing. Then it was that Miss Chester chimed in; "Dow bought Millie a pincushion one day, the only thing he ever gave her. Ho used to bring his cornot to the room and the only thing he can play is "Annie Laurie." lie's a dandy and a handsome fellow. Millie made a big blunder when sho married him. She could not see it then but she does now. Millie is a kicker and sho knows it." "What do you think of my kicking?" inquired Millie of the roporter. The reply was in the affirmative. "Come tonight and I'll give you an extra kick," said Millie to the editor. She and nor companion shook hands with their audience and departed in smiles. |