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Show LITTLE PEOPLE MEET IN CITY; THREE OP a KIND "Alice In Wonderland." with three Alices instead of the one that made Carroll fa-nous, fa-nous, invaded the Wilson hotel this mcrning. "Buster Brown," who In private pri-vate life Is Mr. Herbert Rice, stands thirty-six Inches in his patent leathers, was the host of two diminutive AusUians who were on the way from San Francisco to Denver. The young lady is Miss Isabella Kuehle; she stands thirty-four Inches in height and is 34 years old. Her brother Louis towers over her fully two Inches and Is 24 years old. The two latter heard of "Buster's" presence in the city and decided de-cided to stop ofT and have tC social chat with somebody "of their size." The meeting took place in the lobby of the Wilson and it was quite a charming little m-eno that was enacted. The Austrian! Aus-trian! were as polite as dancing masters and the little lady bowed and curtsied with native-born grace; Louis doffed his Jaunty automobile cap and bowed low. while Mr. Rlc from New York was no lss deferential In his display of gallantry. gallan-try. Like Three Toy Dolls. It looked for all the world like three handsome big dolls had stepped out of their packing boxes, shaken the packing dust from their clothes and locks and begun be-gun an animated conversation. After solicitously so-licitously inquiring after the health of his new-found friends, how they had fared along the route, etc., Mr. Rice, who is a thoroughbred from the toes up. Invited the party to be his guests at luncheon In the Wilson. The foreigners have been in this country coun-try nine months and during this time they have been on a vaudeville circuit of the coast, where they have won plaudits and dollars by their singing, dancing. Juggling, Jug-gling, and acrobatic stunts. They are now en route to the East, where they ' have an engagement. Goes Free on Railroads. Some idea of the size of the three may be had when it is stated that "Buster Brown's" manager has no trouble In carrying car-rying him free over the railroads as a child under 6 except when that young man fails to "be good" and Insists on Joining the poker game with the bigger but no less astute students of the came of bluff. Coming from Denver here Mr. Brown won 120. but his acts at the poker table wised up the conductor, who insisted on full fare from a child who could play so brilliant a game of draw. |