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Show l!1 '' Ir V I I "I do not think Gibson will let you pass, Wk j Madam, that child is too young." H "Well, I'll bet he will, he let Mrs. Sorenscn in V here the other night an' her kid ain't only a B month older 'an mine." B "But, Madam, it is against the rules for me K to sell you a ticktt for that baby even if you could II get in. Please decide quickly, there are lots of j people wai " I "Well I've heard that the people who run this I. i place is ciazy an' I guess that's about right." mjj j I "Perhaps so." I "Can I get the ticket?" m j "No, Madam." I M "Well, you jest bet, I'll fix this theater, an' I I won't never come in it again besides I got m I friends I have, an' they won't come to." II Saying which, the lady of family, with a i youngster on one arm, and another dragging on ! j her skirts, made her way out through the crowd, Wj with fire in both eyes, and an air of offended dig- j nity that extended to a loud green feather in her I I headgear. And poor long suffering Derr. He just turned II for a minute, and with a won, sad expression said, If ji "She bad? I should say not; she isn't a circum-ML circum-ML II stance. "Say, when do you sell tickets for Gillette." "Day after tomorrow." "Say, (in a stage whisper) couldn't you let me have a couple now or put them away. I won " "You'll have to take your chances with the others oth-ers I can save only season tickets, and press seats." mWi- wmumLA hmmmm SB2&&'' .BflflflHMttL BSflflflflB VBSbsSk 'jiBH " BBBB GEORGE DERR. Photo, by Johnson. "But I don't know now maybe I can get off then I'm a good customer, don't you remember I bought tickets for the last show " "Can't reserve you anything." "Well gimme two In the second for tonight." y A pair of dreamy eye3 appeared that looked I worlds at modest George. "I want two in the par- 1 quet." "I have none left." "Oh, dear, well, the first row of the dress circle will do What you have not?" "How about a lo-gee?" ' Good seats, all sold, though." "Oh, dear what shall I do? You say you have I nothing in the parquet?" 'We have not." , "And did you say they were all sold in the diess circle." ' "Yes." "Well what is the price of the parquet seats?" And after as much more she walked away in soi row, biting her coral nails. 'Aren't they the limit?" asked George. "l guess they wouldn't change in a thousand ; years." There are moie fools met at the theatre win- dow than possibly any where else, unless we except ex-cept the city council chamber, and one of the best selling books of the year should be "The Pasta- i boaid Reminiscences of George Derr." J A long line of people had just finished, and Geoige turned around, "Which is the worst va-liety va-liety to deal with, old man?" "Oh, the last six women, did you notice ev- 1 eiy one of them said 'What have you got?' " There aren't three people in ten who know what they want, and "Say, Ma took sick, and I want to get our money back; you see she's had in-fiamation in-fiamation in both feet, and we couldn't get to the theatre without a hack, and " "Good-bye, George." "Good-bye." T. G. |