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Show ACTOR WA8 BOWED WITH GRIEF. . V,- But Not Altogether Becauso of tho Death of His. Wife A certain well-known actor was curiously enough very much attached to his wife. Sho died; after a lingering linger-ing Illness, and the poor old Thespian wns all broken up about It. One night a friend went to the actor's dressing room and found him la tears. Ho was making up, and having a hard time of It. "Excuse me, old chap," ho muttered. I brokenly. "This Is weakness, of course, but I was Just thinking of my wife, I'll never get this make-up on right tho tears spoil It as fast as I put It on. You sec, my wife wns my pal always at my sldo, nlways sympathetic. sym-pathetic. I can't get used to her absence. ab-sence. "Why, when' she know sho wns (lying, (ly-ing, she said to mo, 'I want you to put your photograph In tho collln with me. Promlso!' I promised, of course. That's what 1. was thinking of when you caino lu. I had no photographa left, nt tho time, but I had some taken on purpose. Oh, dear, oh dear! "Thoy didn't do mo justlco!" |