Show I I BAD C CONSCIENCE N It was quite a 1 shock to t. t the actor actor when hl his boarding hou hOIl f mistress s told him on his hom home coming that a 3 gentleman had lad asked for or himA himA himA him A gentleman h he exclaimed what was WaR his name Ho did not want to leave any name What did he want then Ho IIo would tell that tha t only to your- your elf lI Ilm n To myself How lIow did dill he look 1 Oh quite gentlemanly I tool took him to bo bp an official o of some kind cried so er- er ero so o It 7 had really come to that that U It I Is all allright i right Jie Jle said to t the 1 landlady who C r was looking at him him in a rather mystified mystified fied lied manner I r I know lenow who he hI is- is f is f did he lie say when he would bo be ba back baek le This n af afternoon t. a Thank you ou maam ma'am said Bald 1111 er ns as he entered hl his room with a sigh high He lie know knew or r thought ho knew who ho the tle n tan was who had a asked for e him and with con considerable trepidation lion tion he looked forward to receiving l a I for the first time Urn It came about In this manner manner- r er had signed a contract with Manager Froehling to appear at Tharandt Tharandt andt but various circumstances had made him give up tills this plan and thus thu commit a breach of or contract which caused Manager Froeling who was a an avery n wry very vf ry unpleasant pe person on as are in fact I all managers in the eyes ees of 01 the Iho actors ti to become decidedly mean and to 0 write A a a. letter leller to the called so actor Ding Ding- lIng linger r. r In which he h. Informed him hint that ho hI intended to sue ue him for or heavy neavy damages dam flam- damages ages age because e o of breach of or contract and to seize te an any tangible property h ho he could t lay Jay his hand hands on r 1 And now this monster had carried s out nut hi his threat h had swooped down tipon upon upon up up- on him like the hawk upon an unsuspecting unsuspecting chicken and this afternoon the sheriff would come to talE take from I him tho the few w b belongings longings ho hn had not y yet 1 pat pa pan n What was ho he to do 1 lie Ile Il must t satisfy fy h the judgment hut judgment but how In tho the whole city ho did dill not know leno o a soul yes soul y yes ho did know lenow till the i. i young mu musician on nn the tho floor below v. a 4 most host amiable man who would surely ur I r r help him nut 11 lip lie wont went down downstairs rl c n only lo 10 n find tine that th time the musician music ian was wa not In In but lit Mill still he hf r returned n a wi wl wiser cr er man manthan than when he went down for fOI he hade had hart e rr found the room roum open and seen m that the toe young yount mans man's wardrobe wa was almost Ts J empty empt and tills this ha had g given tn him a spiers spier- spier splendid 1 did Idea which he imm immediately decided s to carry out on the spot sent Having sent tho limn mistress S 'S of or the hon house c awn away that i the she hf should hollid not SP spy upon him he proceeded pro to carry carryall all als al's belongings longings J down downstairs and dop deposit It th theta them In th the ther r wardrobe b of hl his friend li th lie tho musician I Half felt elf an mum hour later there here was way not nol a l r c hinis belonging to him In it his room Now you ou may corm com ho ht In laughed ugh 1 t J to himself lf You may send your slier sher- Jj m my dear I am retti ready to tu meet them I Calm and smiling he ate ale his noonday noonday noon noon- day I a meat meal and sat at down In his most i comfortable chair to take talco a little nap which did diel not I last t long however for hardly had he dozed off when there was a knock at th the door Come In he cried rather annoyed annoyed an an- noyed and a a. tall gentleman entered So Bo this thin Is how a a. s sheriff looks thought black Prince Albert Alpert Al Al- pert bert black necktie and glasses I was here once before this morn- morn log Ing toe the vi visitor began and your our landlady landlady- lad lad- J 1 I know all nil about It H r InterruptEd in interrupted In- In curtly and amI I must admit that your it I came cam rather as a n nur surprise sur ur prise e and that I 1 do not mint en envy you ou your our I Job Joh I I I do not quite understand you ou the stranger Interrupted but er 1 cut him off of short It seems to 0 me that I ought might ol to J la e been given a a. little more time You are merely a minion of ot the law Jaw aI a a. aman I I man without feelings feeling a n machine a J tool who mu must t do things thing which de decent tie tie- 1 cent people would feel eel a ashamed of or t and and and- andI I r think think think- 1 No 0 you ou do 10 not think you are sup step posed to think but I will tell you 1 0 something We Ve live in a state stale where i 1 there are art laws and where I am tie the equal oqual of or Manager Froehling who does docs I not amount to m i h-i much ch after arter all ll even e if it ifs itt s r hels Is a a. manager and it I is not more than two years apo that he was an nn act act- i t or mill n a bum buin fu o one e at that If lC I cared cared I r I t might be bo a manager m myself tomor row ro But But I am lm a a. fool Cool to talk to you t do anything for I have J 1 nothing nothing not at all I tell you ou except ex ex- cent m my back everything every very everything I r thing else 1 have ha sold solder or pawned as you will readily see ee And he opened the empty empt wardrobe The fhe stranger r laughed I 1 begin to understand tand ho he said you you ou think I am ama 1 a 8 sheriff 4 Of or course cour e I do But you are er very much muco mistaken I am not I I But Hut who are you then 4 k I 1 nm am manager Leuer Loner from Werdan Verdan and md I come here fo to engage you IU t thead to o j h head ll one ont of or m my companies J on the t road Mr Froehling recommended t t r you yon to me 1 ru But did h he not sue me or 1 oh h of of C- C Wr l He never thoughtS thought of It It though ho t was rather her vexed b because aue you did not 1 up On th the contrary he told mo me mor r 4 f that you ou were a V very good actor so soi soon f. f t. t hi his recommendation I decd i F on decided to toP P engage you and warded wanted you ou to CO come comei IC i t. t right along that you should not bo hI boj j J tempted o to o break your contract once more mort mortn n you say pay that you rou nu have 1 no wardrobe wardrobe- ft course I J have havet hut but because e I J I was afraid M of r an execution of oC judgment judgment judgment judg judg- ment I gave Pave ne Jt It I to in a n friend end of ot mine In r i 1 this hou house eor for kf safe keeping I will get It t immediately Followed b by the manager I 1 j ran down the stairs When hen outside the th- i musicians musician's room they heard somebody J t t I quarreling tn inside I 1 loll lell 11 Lt p not nol know knots to lo whom J I those these th p. p clothes 1 they hoard heard tho the musician I do 1 not voice oleo of tho say I I have ha the tho slightest lIghtest suspicion how the they came In my ins' m closet I Oh J I nm am too old aid in the sc service to tobe tobe I Ib I b be fooled by w such u h n n. trick young fel fel- fellow I el-I low Jow You do not want to pay pa and so 5 o I II I you ou Invented lils shabby excuse I donot do donot not care a rap the clothes clothe arc In your our closet If you do o not nol settle the bill billI I 1 am lm going goin- to take them If your story Is true truo you will have to tn produce the thereal thereal real owner had hoard heard enough enough loo ho tore Ol open ll the tho door There re stood the time I sheriff in lull full uniform and the time domes I of or which he IH was just making malting an In Inventory inventory in- in In-I In wore were sta stage costume cos dos cosI I tunics tume Tho e clothes belong he long to mo me m Ding Ding- linger cried and tried lo to got get hold of them limit But the tho sheriff stopped him Anybody may say ay that thal he I replied and andR as R long a as I ha have found here bore h re you will havo have to explain how Choy line to bo ho In III tho Limo gl gentleman's clo closet ot tt I I 1 pui puL th thorn lingo m in there myself I That sounds a l u unreasonable hi 1 Do you OU live here hero too So Nn o I lio Ji on the floor above and put them In the tho clo closet ot because I x ox- ex expected a n visit vl-It from rom the tho sheriff my- my self elf On 01 Lord exclaimed the tho musician musi musi- clan cian the Idea llen o of bringing your our costumes costumes cos COg to tl me nw where hero the is an 1 e everyday ryda 1 visitor And he was seized with a fit Ot of laughing which never ne seemed t mcd to stop You had a n. bad con conscience clence said th the tho sheriff sternly and anel this I Is your punishment because you Intended to fool the officers o of t the tho lP court I J will not return the tho costumes c and If Ie tho they to lo you ou you ou will hill hove have tomake to tomake make e a l complaint And the tho went on off carrying th the tho bundle with him If H you YOli have havo no stage wardrobe of course I l cannot engage you said the tho and he too loft left |