Ogden Daily Standard | 1902-05-26 | Page 4 | Helping out the Hero Section

HELPING OUT THE HERO A scene tant faai bot dotan oo 00 abe in the old days when a certain tex amity was not exactly abe charming place it la now I 1 was playing la sion te chresto to a crowded house all afternoon the cowboy of hla type of the day bad been coming into town for the performance I 1 could see him well in evidence in the front row of the bal cony his shin jacket shining and big pistols glistening in hla belt the arch villain was bis fate in the final act and I 1 spoke my lines your alm baa come suddenly a cowboy stood up in the front in the balcony drew his pistol and drew a bead on tb villain of abe piece if you dont fix him rang out his bolce 1 I there be stood ready to put the threat into execution kill ine quick kill me cried my fellow actor under his breath trembling at the prospect of a more realistic end from tha gentleman in thai balcony bat abe joke was too good a ona for that I 1 prolonged abe duel aa much as possible but presently abe arch villain took his first plausible op to expire at my feet right served him right it you done it I 1 came approvingly from the voice in abe bala cony but that circumstance lessened my chances to get any one to play abe part later actors 0 o uld como to me foe an engagement in the role and ask are you going to play in texa next acs year mr thank boat M that would be tho end of lt would say good dayi jamea in saturday evening rosty r V