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Show I "TURKEY ACTRESS" H A pretty tlttU Tbesplsn Mid to me H the other day H "I rouit look out (or turkey Job H (or Chrlitmii." H "Why, what do you mean?" 1 H Queried, H "What, haven't jou burd o( 'tor- H Jtey actora'? H "I know plcntr o( acton who am H geese, and a (aw actresses who art H (Jacks." wai the rplr. I "Ob, dear, not Turkey actora art H Uioie who only gel an engagement (or H, Thanksgiving or ChrUtmu or New Hs, ts'ear'a." P2Sj "And how long tan they live on iiVoC.! IhatT Mr "Wall. It'a better than nothing. I Vt engaged (or twenty dollars and x- L rentes lilt Chrlitmss to plajr Allda fa f Illoodgood In Tli Streets of Naw I York.' Oh, what an experlencel" V y "Coma In bera. quoth I, "and aver k F brimming bumper of chocolate or a V j wild waisatl ot tea tell me all" El I And at wa lunched together aha told W t Be this W "Thejr sent (or ma (rom a draraatlo W agency, aald tho mousy aa aura and mL I aim oil anjr dresses would do, Allda la m I! the daughter of a htnker In the play, P j but they tald (hut In the town where ft ire were to perform on Cbrlatmaa night f tbijr wouldn't know tba difference, 9 However. I (lied up three chaugee jEj without trending a cent. B J "We were all to meet tho manager T at the ferry In Jeney City Ha didn't H vWQaSisidSe lflH? "I WANT CHIEENUACKS." appear, but aent a mctiage that he'd ace ua In the town ff- "We all pals our (area I had forty SuB tnta left and reached the place JJ& prettr well ottguxed. Wm "At the hotel thr tewed ua tut- t plclouiljr, at wo 10 no trunka, and 5: thve t- lernad thai the matinee had H teen abdndoned. ua aeata having been iH K "Wo had a rehearaal tnitead, and It eaB wu alx o'cloc i before I tiaggercd Into B the hotel, ouly to learu that we B couldn't hav aa tuppcr unleii we paid (or It In lviduallr H "I tent wo d to our manager that II had no money and thouldn't pUr without Dirt pper Tbla brou ,bt him tc, my door In a jburry. Ho knocked and entered with bmb a, aurprlied Ir w I "'vby, my dear,' he aald, 'thero'a r me mlatal a." , -i think tbein It. I replied, tjlrlt- J edly, 'If I don't hare any aupper I don't go on ' " 'Why, that'll be all right, my dear. We'll go out together, and you abalt have aupper with me.' "And be laid bla arm affectionately on my thoulder. "I gave him a good puth, and he (ell op agalntt th door. Oh, bow angry he vaal "'What arn you dolngt' he ahonted. "'Itebeanlng you In Iba character ot a gentleman,' aald I. 'and you won't lull.' "He rent onlnnd banged the door, bui r very nice apptr'caroe up to me Uler. Still ( remembered the gleam of bat In bit eyca and waa on my guard. "We had R very good boute that night and (e't a little encouraged At I atood looking nut of the peephole In the curtain, the property boy bruthjd agalntt me. "Urg pardon,' he aald, hurriedly, 'but l'vo been workln' ao hard an" nothln' to eat to that I'm aa weak aa rat l'v had no aupper.' "You ebouldut go without your aupper,' 1 laid. ' 'I ain't got the price.' "I gave him half of my forty cent. "'Oo out and gel a cup o( cotfeo and a tandwlcb.' "lie took the money with a grateful look anJ disappeared. "The play ent on. Bo did be, (or that matter, (or he played two parU, poor Utile aoull "At rte end of the third act ke knocked at my drenlng room door. "'Say, you're Miaa Hallett, ain't yert' - yea.' "'Well, I got eamrtbtn' I want to lay to yet on the quiet. "I flnlihcd dretalng and came out. "'You certainly waa sood to me,' he laid with a grin, au' now It'a turn about.' "'What do you meant' 'Jutt thla The boat-tho manager, I mean Jutt aent me up to the hotel to get five dollara changed Into pennlca an' nlckela an' ten cent plecea.' 'Well, what baa that to do with met' "Tlentyl Ilein-makln up ularlea out (ront In the office, an' he'e a-laughln' a-laughln' with another teller He'a going go-ing to pay you your talary In pennlea an nlckela an dlmet.' "'I don't believe It.' "Well, jou can, I heard him tell the other feller, nn' tbey think It'a a great Joke, lle'a down on you (or tome rcaaon or other. Don t gimme away.' "And ao ho dlaappeared again. "So thla waa the manager'a contemptible con-temptible reteug Twmty dollara In nlckelt and pen-nletl pen-nletl "I called tho stage nuntger. "Don't ring up the curtain, Mr. CUrke,' I aald. '(or I ahan't go on until I get my aalarr ' "Ilut, my deai what I aald,' waa my rejolndor, aa I vreut txick to my dreaa-lot dreaa-lot room "I thought o( Pattl relutlng to put on bar tllppera until poor old Mapleaon had produced 14 WO bow aho got two thoutand, tlmpty put on one allpper and waited. "Heavenat Suppote tbey had paid her In nlckelt and pinnleal I "The manager came daahlng baot ""Whafa thlt. Jllit Hallettr '"I want my talary.' "'SJlarlea will be paid Immediately after the performance.' - 'Mine mutt be paid now or tbe performance per-formance will not be flnlahed' "In awkward position he drew a newtpaper package (rom bla overcoat picket. It teemed heavy, and I btard the dink of coin. "Awful lot of allvrr tonight,' he aald, aa he handed me the parcel. "I dropped It acorntully. "'I want greenbacka,' I aald firmly. "Dull haven't ' "(Jreenbacka or no performance,' t repeated calmly. "You thould hava eeen hit face! "You thould have teen the property boy contorting blmtelt with delight behind be-hind a 'let houte.' "With the 'tmolhered curte' of the melodrama the manager picked up the arattered colna and raarched.away, A twenty-dollar bill cam lak to me to a few momenta und the play ended la orthodox faihlon. "Out what do you think of that (or meanneaat" "I'm apecchleea," aald t. "Encore the oolong, plcaael I mutt iteady my nerveal" |