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Show GOT THE RIGHT EXPRESSION Experiment Was Painful to Tragedian, but He Could Not Hesitate When Art Called Him. "Thanks," said the 'tragedian, setting set-ting down his glass and absent-mindedly pocketing my change, which lay upon the bar between us. "Many thanks for your good opinion. I always al-ways study from Nature from Nature, Na-ture, sir. In my acting you see reflected re-flected Nature herself." "Try this cigar," said an admirer of Nature, reverently. "Now, where did you study that expression of intense surprise that you assumed In the second sec-ond act?" "From Nature, sir; from Nature. To secure that expression I asked an inmate in-mate personal friend to lend me flvt pounds. He refused. This caused me no surprise. I tried several more. Finally, I struck one who was willing to oblige me, and, as he handed me the money, I studied in the glass the expression of my own face. I saw there surprise, but it was not whut I wanted. It was alloyed with suspicion suspic-ion that the sovereigns might be bad. I was in despair." "Well?" said the other, breathlessly. "Then an idea struck me. 1 resolved re-solved upon a desperate course. I returned re-turned the five pounds to my friend the next day, and on his astounoed rnuntpnance I saw the expression I was in search of. Yes, thank you a BUs. ky " before-"-Loudon Tit |