Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 1912 — Horrible Example. [ARTICLE]

Horrible Example.

Nat Goodwin was on a tour. Seats were selling like hot cakes. Mr. Goodwin was down in the foyer watching the weather. A thin-vlsaged woman with a throttle-hold on her purse minced up to the window and bought ohe ticket for the matinee. As she passed out, counting and recounting her change, the woman overheard an accquaintance of Mr. Goodwin’s calling him by name. The woman looked them both over with close scrutiny. Then she went back to. the box office. “Is that Mr. Goodwin?” ( she demanded. “Yes.” “Mr. Nat C. Goodwin?” “Yes.” “The man who plays in this play I’ve just bought a ticket for?” “Yes!” “All right,” said the woman.’ She stopped, probed the fastnesses of her reticule, pulled out her newly secured ticket and pushed it back reluctantly through the window. “If you’re sure that’s Mr. Goodwin,” remarked the woman, “you can take that ticket right hack and give me an orchestra seat as far front as you can get it —no, give me two orchestra seats and give them to me for tonight. For if that’s Nat Goodwin, I’m going to bring my feath-er-headed son along and show him just what matrimony can do for a man.”—Green Book.