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J Ip jy t. t 2 I I 4 t 0 ay VARD ID A 4 L ILL yOU ou promise not to give gi ive 1 me mt awu i if I tell away s some 1 f WILL tales laic out of school The question was Miss liss frI r I Fannie J Wards Ward s and she asked it of the New Nev York re ter who went to see se her at her hoober ho ho- ober r day c seeking au an i interview w ak t ti e ir seemed at first to th the the- hater i interviewer for foring fort or t iD ing ing whether there i 1 1 au anytime timo to interview w Miss Mis d cJ fer er r the stories storie the Ji Kr w the reporters Porters dilemma for fori quickLy interposed that the stories i c i bout Ur Mr Jerome Jerom K Jerome the or of The New ew Lady Bantock in 10 which she ilie is ill appearing in 11 e theater ed matters wonderfully iO t of school about the an an- Men efen in in a 8 Boat noat J ought la fastening to tn and the re re- r ed not to g give go o Miss liss Ward Vard ti de e of f s Miss Mias Ward Ward Bantock off oft the th stage she is Ia Wart Vard ud a d she bp comes from i I tor OTi i St St. t. t Louis Lotti is her native e kV tJ b. entirely unaffected does doese I Ie e a Brussels ls carpet pet fun full of for u a tor a for the majority of tb l seen Ilm to insist and and she hr is a as nil full of ot animation in in her t at hall haJJ the ll y t kd she began b b by preamble if all aU do you know what Kf He lie has a face fac iy a a scarlet tie ne When y tw i bt you no n think some one I ha has a. a Being a II humorist he and in in addition hes he's a t utes ute's H Hobbies Bobbies just at two hobbies hobbies ants servants He Ite Ii lives YH in mag mag k l the o. o big ke nos house and rt all alJ V t and he keeps more moren V can n shake bake a stick at b SR A And nd now youve you've ou 0 und nd here Itt c the story I iF 3 came jJ down Clown to vj Visit t Jiin bina arid Rd he be had th the usual good x-dianer x they a y sat o over their t e. e for tor a while hilp and then n. n WW ae ht night they L V the file grounds When i t MA t to ike t h benso u it Was s as 1 i the lb and they w went nt L S JI r fer o a Anal good t IK The ri d t r Some mp t V oat outside id Rne and walked out ut on ovedo overlooking ag an Italian garV gar gar- tr I V wa a 5 bi big fable lah- ah I In n o on it it a ud about es and aad h. h baa bay ba 1 ti tie I V fl 11 or or a to 1 p asked kd the Ti visitor ded aM Mr Jerome quite ite 1 fe II a my ay V ta b gasped lint lbs L ties Lett n rV t r V Ii A. A 7 what a is w ag you yon I I V. V V Gt gIb V. V i o it silt all old fellow lIn YIU YIO see aes- V me for far so n md sd t ct so dav and when shen t fh S doty- doty are art po poV oi V V bre my ali adl i af hours bourn I HIM hns f the ti un V V I that tbt t tou you ion or r I rh have ha h hr r sr when Orb is J iJ dine P. P 8 as 1 viii po rr I- I 1 4 V bf from th the th ii ArI nl n a em fit ii iia i a ta of 01 r that re ark pot t-pot-t the gitt On th J ral of nf you OU old olti h ha p hilt u 1 l' 14 aay y ray y room m is is lu just ju t ox rh ml 1 bea beastly tir tired d. d yon you yon J now If f. f bl td elea through these fes fec II thi i ia mom mors t than han I t ran a n imagine I you von call 11 oft off the th run I j u 4 but bat I t old hap chap I Ml gladly visor lr room for rOT Va vou but I could rouM not lint nt pos pol ihly interfere with 1 rn mv- mv servants Miss u Ward ard was con nilse d 1 with v.-ith laughter laugh laugh- h. h ter tn at the tale When she h. h got rot her lIer breath breaU l she be se d declared U And od that's that the w. w way matters matter stool The garden party W way not lint l' l off but bu tb the be Londoner slept dept thus mat h I t niJI in m 1 a i roam that did not o th garden lam Isn't nt t that i. i ion Story of Horses And the other on one i i is t wt t hut I Ill I'll 11 get gret pt mv elf for fr r it it J F I m I sure bure Its It's about the tho other ft Of i Mr r. r Jerome Jerome about about th the horses He lIe lIeI fancies that h he t the best beat tandem driver driverIII I n III Surrey and azid whenever he has some somo Visitor of state down dowD at his place he has the tandem hitched up and they ar arI arp taken a driving n over the place On I this thill occasion the tie visitor was a lady of rank and nod sure enough the tandem drive was a R part of the pr prop am Mr r. r Jerome t handling in the reins with obvious pride That night at dinner the beauties of I the tho estate were si-nrc one of the tile topics and the tho guest asserted that it was one OBe of bf f the finest places she had seen and that she el enjoyed the ride immensely But she admitted Ive 10 great reat curiosity to know why a was riding aJon along holding the head of the loader leader V V Why tho the A signal under the table caused the guest est to look about and she caa caught ht the warning eye tY of Mrs Irs Jerome who quickly turned tho the conversation Justas Just as 38 soon as the men departed the two women Momen had a heart to heart beart taUt taU 4 You know knos my dear explained Mrs Jerome my mr husband is fearfully near si sighted and hes he's lie s awfully touchy on ODI that point For lor a lon long time Jve t c realized that it was dan dangerous fous for him to dr drive e I Ia a tandem hampered as he ho is bv by faulty eye eve sight ht for bpi believe belie me h he la cannot mot sit see seethe seethe the leader at all So o I ve ye arranged ed that thata a 11 ride along at the head of the I leader toadEr and port of take care are of things I tip don't dont nt at you yOt know bow 1 A And n J. J of tive a s' s small map mall ag M mv Y husband is is it w. w would uld slot riot do to J let t him bin know of this at all Jle's Jl's s 's driving been that wa way for several years has baa never DVer discovered it it and besides its it's a 11 tremendous relief relic tomy to toDI tomy DI my v nerves nerve don dou don't dont t you 3 know Now tan blame for can yon you me not Dot w wanting t fo to keep that story all aU to myself an any longer It Its It's S 'S far too to keep selfishly bottled boWed up up- And Mi Mils Mica a Ward hau laughed sed hed as appreciatively appreciatively as io though 1 b shed she'd heard beard too tho story for Lot the fit t time To lo change the tRe con conversation creation with a jolt the thc reporter in the presence presente of a witness 3 and d in us in broad daylight dared to ask the q Critics Ferocious Animals What Whitt are y your ur impressions of f Amer mtr lea ica Miss Misa Wardt Wro Th The entrees actress possessing a keen sense senile of humor dUn declined to Ho jest on this sub sub- jeet jec t Listen a l ata ft the e sai said l most se 1 C reAf ft fairy i tale talc that thit once oner upon a ii time a famous s uhn that at a matinee e e ehe I she he would appear in i a rage with ten of If I the mo mot t alive ali Ami Ani wh when n the curtain ta n Went ent up tb the actress s I wa was w. in a aVenge cage with WIth Jen dramatic critics Now the tbt critic n b delightful to me here bert m mv mY native Dative country hut but tb they are are- bound to mix up things a lit tie the I am sat u not n t an au English girl irl for one oDe 11 thing aad aa d 1 iso Ive ner r manned banc l a 3 the venture in my mr life lir Never pr hI hIp have p I T I Iliad lad a I stogie D shilling in a play pa pisy inlay iu in in my lay whole carr carpet J Just JiM i because I J had b been ea married to a wealthy man it was I rumored that I got lOt my engagements by payin payi paying tr fort for productions of plays s I in a leading rolf role It was wa bout about nine nine Just a isiS i it tb the tale or orthe orthe I the impression that aa es an D actress Im I'm ImI I of u room growth Her First Fust Lead I V But and b here the speakers speaker fa I I II i w I s naming hemming with good humor a again I I ii t tell you of nir nty Seat first appearance V 1 n i eating r ft r lt It if wu ices 1111 Shout about ninar nin nine ninel l I nr ar r I ug i a it tI lan whim when Sir lir tlC i i st I wi 0 in in hi bin bi managerial frial I in fa i i t t re The Th lead leai I ri tu r 11 r fr from the th east cast because a cable I n ine-I M her mother erion iUne Air sir Ir n sent ont fn fIt for tor me mC act and fold rn nit flu I hI be h h. v o iM ai I t et t me uric n 5 tin Ih h. h j I id 1 1 if V I 1 I get ft lip up in n part Pan in un r 1 C- C r night I H I Luti vl 4 ill all night 1 luc kii w the lines bv by nO noon 1 ar art ami th n went smelt nt I to In n. n chemist e hop to tn ge get som tracer bracer to keep ep m ni m from l haki fr fr f r I nas non a nervous ncr ner voul ou wr k from the tb strain Some Home mem meun I bt her bern of the tb company had gone DP I. I to io Sr ir lr I Augustus meanwhile and anti hart had toJ told toH f h i hi-i I what an n ihl r re n J I won dol i ir i- i I tm t f l 1 fl fici TI Th r. n-r. r. r i n t i ij i- i i ilO sinus s-c s Cr t I u M on m f I 1 t the th h mati nat I perform n e m. m hi s Ii Sir tums Augustus tl th the he theater an ant l a n no I tn o 1 0 r I rif r n n R Room m u uHe He lit clio 1 L mi in ii- ii cf f h.-h h. h. i n-I n a i 3 r a ami nI b w bt-w- v I I I smoke nil all ab abou u himself so so 80 t thit tbt tt no nu 0 one should discover disco him About an aU hour bour later hn his assistant camp came bolting beling into tho room I. I Contract Came Speedily Youve o s got ot to come to the tho theater theat r to see that girl act he com corn V Sir Augustus p pu put down down- his bi paper with a r start v x t V 41 My Iy lord Is Ia she she she-al a a p as that f flie n V lie came and saw v sa in wy last Jast bet act ct and Bud then came come to m my dr dressing l E room after t tle e last and simply ly patted my mv hand lie He si signed ed a year three contract contra t with toe me that afternoon So Pm Im not net comer and you ou see a newcomer to the contrary I Ive I've e wor hard bard to get somewhere And Anti if yoa hosi will be food fod good enough to tell your readers that am an American and that thai Im I'm most t happy appy to get et b back k to my own country why Ill I'll feel indebted to you 3 With this Miss Ward hurried away awa to tot t the Hie h theater to a act t out oil t one phase baso baso of t the 11 1111 I ever or 11 present servant ser problem |