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Show Proposal By-Secret By-Secret Code Taps on Wall, 'Tops Question" and Iillllan Walker Answers "Yes." Movlo stars hao rccened proposals In every conceit ablo way. Most of them have occurred In tho bower of some beautiful garden In the moonlight. moon-light. Some havo taken place on tho crowded cornors of a busy street others In conservatories tlll others In automobiles and some even In aeroplanes. They have.como to tho beautiful heroine by telephone by wireless somo by telegraph and a great majority ma-jority by word of mouth. In "Kitty i araL Vbet j&L a - ' l2 ''sty iWm' l vr& HoSqtpTP RICKETY ANN in "THE OLD HOMESTEAD," at The LYRIC THEATRE TONIGHT. Mackay," however, Tho Vltagraph Blue Ulbbon feature, starring Lillian Walker, which Is tho attraction at tho Lyric theatre on Wednesday and Thursday. "Kitty," played by Miss Walker, receives her proposal from tho hero, Donald Cameron, when tho room Is filled with peoplo with whom sho Is talking. This Is how It happened: "Kitty" has learned a telegraphic codo which her sweet heart prevails upon her to teach him. Thoy work It by taps on tho furniture, china or whatever happens hap-pens to be convenient. It Is used for unimportant things many times but when a numbor of pooplo ontor the room Just as tho Scotch hero Is about to 'pop tho quostlon," ho Is nothing daunted and taking a pencil ho taps on tho wall In a mysterious fashion at which "Kitty's" faco Immediately brlghtons. Sho answers him by tho codo, too, in a most satisfactorily, fashion and much to tho mystification mystifi-cation of all present. This bit of by-play Is carried out through tho refreshing story In a most commendable manner and adds a wolcome sub-current of dellcato ' humor. ? |