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to live on the best and be waited on and ring bells for things just like rich 

folks do。 Now I've done it�察�and I've had the happiest time I ever expect to 

have   in   my  life。  I'm  going   back to   my  work   and   my  little hall bedroom 

satisfied   for   another   year。   I   wanted   to   tell   you   about   it�察  �Mr。   Farrington�察�

because I  I thought you kind of liked me�察�and I  I liked you。 But�察�oh�察�I 

couldn't help deceiving you up till now�察�for it was all just like a fairy tale 

to me。 So I talked about Eu´ rope and the things I've read about in other 

countries�察�and made you think I was a great lady。 

     ;This dress I've got on  it's the only one I have that's fit to wear  I 

bought from O'Dowd & Levin´ sky on the instalment plan。; 

     ;Seventy´five dollars is the price�察�and it was made to measure。 I paid 

10 down�察�and they're to collect 1 a week till it's paid for。 That'll be about 

all I have   to say�察  �Mr。 Farrington�察 �except that   my name   is Mamie   Siviter 

instead of Madame Beaumont�察�and I thank you for your attentions。 This 

dollar will pay the instalment due on the dress to´morrow。 I guess I'll go 

up to my room now。; 

     Harold Farrington listened to the recital of the Lotus's loveliest guest 

with an impassive countenance。 When she had concluded he drew a small 

book like a checkbook from his coat pocket。 He wrote upon a blank form 

in   this  with   a  stub   of  pencil�察  �tore   out  the  leaf�察 �tossed    it  over  to  his 

companion and took up the paper dollar。 

     ;I've got to go to work�察�too�察�in the morning�察─�he said�察 �and I might as 

well begin now。 There's a receipt for the dollar instalment。 I've been a col´ 

lector for O'Dowd & Levinsky for three years。 Funny�察�ain't it�察�that you and 

me   both   had   the   same   idea   about   spending   our   vacation�拭  �I've   always 

wanted to put up at a swell hotel�察�and I saved up out of my twenty per�察�and 

did it。 Say�察�Mame�察�how about a trip to Coney Saturday night on the boat 

what�拭─�

     The face of the pseudo Madame Heloise D'Arcy Beaumont beamed。 

     ;Oh�察  �you   bet   I'll   go�察  �Mr。   Farrington。   The   store   closes   at   twelve   on 



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Saturdays。 I guess Coney'll be all right even if we did spend a week with 

the swells。; 

     Below the balcony the sweltering city growled and buzzed in the July 

night。 Inside the Hotel Lotus the tempered�察�cool shadows reigned�察�and the 

solicitous   waiter   single´footed   near   the   low   windows�察  �ready   at   a   nod   to 

serve Madame and her escort。 

     At   the   door   of   the   elevator   Farrington   took   his   leave�察  �and   Madame 

Beaumont made her last ascent。 But before they reached the noiseless cage 

be   said�此   �Just   forget   that   'Harold   Farrington��'   will   you�拭  �McManus   is   the 

name  James McManus。 Some call me Jimmy。; 

     ;Good´night�察�Jimmy�察─�said Madame。 



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       THE RATHSKELLER AND THE 

                                     ROSE 



       Miss   Posie    Carrington    had   earned    her  suc´   cess。  She   began    life 

handicapped by the family name of ;Boggs�察─�in the small town known as 

Cranberry Corners。 At the age of eighteen she had acquired the name of 

;Carrington;   and   a   position   in   the   chorus   of   a   metropolitan   burlesque 

company。       Thence    upward      she   had   ascended     by   the   legitimate    and 

delectable steps of ;broiler�察─�member of the famous ;Dickey´bird; octette�察�

in   the   successful   musical   comedy�察   �Fudge   and   Fellows�察─  �leader   of   the 

potato´ bug dance in ;Fol´de´Rol�察─�and at length to the part of the  maid 

;'Toinette; in ;The King's Bath´Robe�察─�which captured the critics and gave 

her her chance。 And when we come to consider Miss Carrington she is in 

the   heydey     of  flattery�察 �fame   and   fizz�察 �and   that  astute   manager�察   �Herr 

Timothy Goldstein�察�has her signature to iron´clad papers that she will star 

the coming season in Dyde Rich's new play�察 �Paresis by Gaslight。; 

     Promptly   there     came    to  Herr  Timothy   a    capable    twentieth´century 

young      character    actor   by    the  name     of   Highsmith�察     �who    besought 

engagement as ;Sol Haytosser�察─�the comic and chief male character part in 

;Paresis by Gaslight。; 

     ;My     boy�察─  �said  Goldstein�察    �take   the  part   if  you  can   get  it。  Miss 

Carrington   won't   listen   to   any   of   my   suggestions。   She   has   turned   down 

half a dozen of the best imitators of the rural dub in the city。 She declares 

she won't set a foot on the stage un´ less 'Haytosser' is the best that can be 

raked up  She was raised in a village�察�you know�察�and when a Broadway 

orchid sticks a straw in his hair and tries to call himself a clover blossom 

she's on�察�all right。 I asked her�察�in a sarcastic vein�察�if she thought Den´ man 

Thompson would make any kind of a show in the part。 'Oh�察�no��' says she。 

'I don't want him or John Drew or Jim Corbett or any of these swell actors 

that don't know a turnip from a turnstile。 I want the real article。' So�察�my 

boy�察�if you want to play I 'Sol Haytosser' you will have to convince Miss 

Carrington。 Luck be with you。; 

     Highsmith   took   the   train   the   next   day   for   Cran´   berry   Corners。   He 



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remained in that forsaken and inanimate village three days。 He found the 

Boggs   family   and   corkscrewed   their   history   unto   the   third   and   fourth 

generation。 He amassed the facts and the local color of Cranberry Corners。 

The village had not grown as rapidly as had Miss Carrington。 The actor 

estimated that it had suffered as few actual changes since the departure of 

its solitary follower of Thespis as had a stage upon which ;four years is 

supposed to have elapsed。; He absorbed Cran´ berry Corners and returned 

to the city of chameleon changes。 

     It was in the rathskeller that Highsmith made the hit of his histrionic 

career。   There   is   no   need   to   name   the   place�察  �there   is   but   one   rathskeller 

where you could hope to find Miss Posie Carrington after a performance 

of ;The King's Bath´Robe。; 

     There was a jolly small party at one of the tables that drew many eyes。 

Miss   Carrington�察  �petite�察  �mar´   vellous�察  �bubbling�察  �electric�察  �fame´drunken�察�

shall    be   named     first。  Herr   Goldstein     follows�察   �sonorous�察    �curly´   haired�察�

heavy�察�a trifle anxious�察�as some bear that had caught�察�somehow�察�a butterfly 

in his claws。 Next�察�a man condemned to a newspaper�察�sad�察�courted�察�armed�察�

analyzing   for   press   agent's   dross   every   sen´   tence   that   was   poured   over 

him�察�eating his a la New´ burg in the silence of greatness。 To conclude�察�a 

youth with parted hair�察�a name that is ochre to red journals and gold on the 

back of a supper check。 These sat at a table while the musicians played�察�

while   waiters   moved   in   the   mazy   performance   of   their   duties   with   their 

backs toward all who desired their service�察�and all was bizarre and merry 

because it was nine feet below the level of the sidewalk。 

     At   11。45   a   being   entered   the   rathskeller。   The   first   violin   perceptibly 

flatted   a   C   that   should   have   been   natural�察  �the   clarionet   blew   a   bubble 

instead of a grace note�察�Miss Carrington giggled and the youth with parted 

hair swallowed an olive seed。 

     Exquisitely      and    irreproachably      rural   was    the   new    entry。    A   lank�察�

disconcerted�察�hesitating young man it was�察�flaxen´haired�察�gaping of mouth�察�

awkward�察�stricken to misery by the lights and company。 His clothing was 

butternut�察  �with   bright   blue   tie�察  �showing   four   inches   of   bony   wrist   and 

white´socked   ankle。   He   upset   a   chair�察  �sat   in   another   one�察  �curled   a   foot 

around a table leg and cringed at the approach of a waiter。 



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     ;You may fetch me a glass of lager beer�察─�he said�察�in response to the 

discreet questioning of the servitor。 

     The eyes of the rathskeller were upon him。 He was as fresh as a collard 

and as ingenuous as a hay rake。 He let his eye rove about the place as one 

who re´ gards�察�big´eyed�察�hogs in the potato patch。 His gaze rested at length 

upon Miss Carrington。 He rose and went to her table with a lateral�察�shining 

smile and a blush of pleased trepidation。 

     ;How're ye�察�Miss Posie�拭─�he said in
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