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captain   makes   his   terrible   discovery   all   the   characters   on   the   stage   talk 

pretty   much   as   they   would�察  �in   real   life。   But   I   believe   that   I   am   right   in 

allowing him lines suitable to the strong and tragic situation into which he 

falls。; 

     ;Tragic�察�my eye� ─�said my friend�察�irreverently。                ;In Shakespeare's day 

he might have sputtered out some high´cockalorum nonsense of that sort�察�

because   in   those   days   they   ordered   ham   and   eggs   in   blank   verse   and 

discharged the cook with an epic。               But not for B'way in the summer of 

1905� ─�

     ;It   is   my  opinion�察─  �said   I�察   �that   great   human   emotions   shake  up   our 

vocabulary  and   leave   the   words   best   suited   to   express   them  on   top。        A 

sudden violent grief or loss or disappointment will bring expressions out 

of   an   ordinary  man   as   strong   and   solemn   and dramatic   as those   used   in 

fiction or on the stage to portray those emotions。; 

     ;That's where you fellows are wrong�察─�said Hollis。                   ;Plain�察�every´day 

talk is what goes。        Your captain would very likely have kicked the cat�察�lit 

a   cigar�察  �stirred   up   a   highball�察  �and   telephoned   for   a   lawyer�察  �instead   of 

getting off those Robert Mantell pyrotechnics。; 

     ;Possibly�察�a little later�察─�I continued。          ;But just at the timejust as the 

blow is delivered�察�if something Scriptural or theatrical and deep´tongued 

isn't   wrung     from   a   man    in  spite  of   his  modern     and    practical   way   of 

speaking�察�then I'm wrong。; 

     ;Of   course�察─  �said   Hollis�察  �kindly�察   �you've   got   to   whoop   her   up   some 

degrees      for  the   stage。    The     audience     expects     it。  When       the   villain 

kidnaps little Effie you have to make her mother claw some chunks out of 

the    atmosphere�察     �and   scream�此     �Me    chee´ild�察   �me    chee´ild� ─    �What     she 

would actually do would be to call up the police by 'phone�察�ring for some 



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strong   tea�察  �and   get   the   little   darling's   photo   out�察  �ready   for   the   reporters。 

When you get your villain in a cornera stage corner it's all right for him 

to clap his hand to his forehead and hiss�此 �All is lost� ─                 �Off the stage he 

would   remark�此        �This   is   a   conspiracy   against   me   I   refer   you   to   my 

lawyers。'; 

     ;I get no consolation�察─�said I�察�gloomily�察 �from your concession of an 

accentuated       stage   treatment。      In   my    play   I  fondly    hoped     that  I  was 

following life。       If people in real life meet great crises in a commonplace 

way�察�they should do the same on the stage。; 

     And then we drifted�察�like two trout�察�out of our cool pool in the great 

hotel and began to nibble languidly at the gay flies in the swift current of 

Broadway。        And our question of dramatic art was unsettled。 

     We nibbled at the flies�察�and avoided the hooks�察�as wise trout do�察�but 

soon the weariness of Manhattan in summer overcame us。                          Nine stories 

up�察�facing the south�察�was Hollis's apartment�察�and we soon stepped into an 

elevator bound for that cooler haven。 

     I   was   familiar   in   those quarters�察 �and   quickly  my  play  was   forgotten�察�

and I stood at a sideboard mixing things�察�with cracked ice and glasses all 

about   me。      A  breeze   from   the   bay  came   in   the   windows   not   altogether 

blighted by the asphalt furnace over which it had passed。 Hollis�察�whistling 

softly�察  �turned   over   a   late´arrived   letter   or   two   on   his   table�察  �and   drew 

around the coolest wicker armchairs。 

     I   was   just   measuring   the   Vermouth   carefully   when   I   heard   a   sound。 

Some man's voice groaned hoarsely�此                �False�察�oh�察�God��false�察�and Love is 

a lie and friendship but the byword of devils� ─�

     I   looked   around   quickly。      Hollis   lay   across   the   table   with   his   head 

down   upon   his   outstretched   arms。         And   then   he   looked   up   at   me   and 

laughed in his ordinary manner。 

     I knew himhe was poking fun at me about my theory。                         And it did 

seem   so   unnatural�察  �those   swelling   words   during   our   quiet   gossip�察  �that   I 

half began to believe I had been mistakenthat my theory was wrong。 

     Hollis raised himself slowly from the table。 

     ;You   were      right   about   that   theatrical   business�察  �old    man�察─   �he   said�察�

quietly�察�as he tossed a note to me。 



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I read it。 

Loris had run away with Tom Tolliver。 



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       A LITTLE TALK ABOUT MOBS 



     ;I see�察─�remarked the tall gentleman in the frock coat and black slouch 

hat�察 �that another street car motorman in your city has narrowly excaped 

lynching at the hands of an infuriated mob by lighting a cigar and walking 

a   couple   of   blocks   down   the   street。; ;Do   you   think   they   would   have 

lynched him�拭─�asked the New Yorker�察�in the next seat of the ferry station�察�

who was also waiting for the boat。 

     ;Not until after the election�察─�said the tall man�察�cutting a corner off his 

plug of tobacco。       ;I've been in your city long enough to know something 

about your mobs。         The motorman's mob is about the least dangerous of 

them all�察�except the National Guard and the Dressmakers' Convention。 

     ;You see�察�when little Willie Goldstein is sent by his mother for pigs' 

knuckles�察    �with   a  nickel   tightly   grasped   in  his  chubby   fist�察 �he  always 

crosses the street car track safely twenty feet ahead   of the car�察�and   then 

suddenly turns back to ask his inother whether it was pale ale or a spool of 

80 white cotton that she wanted。          The motorman yells and throws himself 

on the brakes like a football player。         There is a horrible grinding and then 

a ripping sound�察�and a piercing shriek�察�and Willie is sitting�察�with part of his 

trousers torn away by the fender�察�screaming for his lost nickel。 

     ;In ten seconds the car is surrounded by 600 infuriated citizens�察�crying�察�

'Lynch the motorman�          �Lynch the motorman��' at the top of their voices。 

Some of them run to the nearest cigar store to get a rope�察�but they find the 

last one has just been cut up and labelled。 Hundreds of the excited mob 

press close to the cowering motorman�察�whose hand is observed to tremble 

perceptibly  as   he transfers   a   stick of   pepsin   gum  from  his   pocket   to   his 

mouth。 

     ;When the bloodthirsty mob of maddened citizens has closed in on the 

motorman�察�some bringing camp stools and sitting quite close to him�察�and 

all shouting�察�'Lynch him��' Policeman Fogarty forces his way through them 

to the side of their prospective victim。 

     ;'Hello�察�Mike��' says the motorman in a low voice�察�'nice day。                 Shall I 

sneak off a block or so�察�or would you like to rescue me��' 

     ;'Well�察   �Jerry�察 �if  you  don't   mind��'   says   the  policeman�察    �'I'd  like  to 



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disperse the infuriated mob singlehanded。                 I haven't defeated a lynching 

mob since last Tuesday�察�and that was a small one of only 300�察�that wanted 

to string up a Dago boy for selling wormy pears。 It would boost me some 

down at the station。' 

     ;'All   right�察  �Mike��'   says   the   motorman�察  �'anything   to   oblige。      I'll   turn 

pale and tremble。' 

     ;And   he   does   so�察  �and   Policeman   Fogarty   draws   his   club   and   says�察�

'G'wan wid yez��' and in eight seconds the desperate mob has scattered and 

gone about its business�察�except about a hundred who remain to search for 

Willie's nickel。; 

     ;I   never   heard   of   a   mob   in   our   city   doing   violence   to   a   motorman 

because of an accident�察─�said the New Yorker。 

     ;You      are   not   liable   to�察─  �said   the   tall   man。     ;They      know      the 

motorman's all right�察�and that he wouldn't even run over a stray dog if he 

could help it。       And they know that not a man among 'em would tie the 

knot to hang even a Thomas cat that had been tried and condemned and 

sentenced according to law。; 

     ;Then why do they become infuriated and make threats of lynching�拭─�

asked the New Yorker。 

     ;To assure the motorman�察─�answered the tall man�察 �that he is safe。 If 

they really wanted to do him up they would go into the houses and drop 

bricks on him from the third´story windows。; 

     ;New Yorkers are not cowards�察─�said the other man�察�a little stiffly。 

     ;Not one at a time�察─�agreed the tall man�察�promptly。                 ;You've got a fine 

lot of single´handed scrappers in your town。                I'd rather fight three of you 

than   one�察  �and   I'd   go   up   against   all   the   Gas   Trust's   victims   in   a   bunch 

before     I'd  pass   two   citizens    on   a  dark   corner�察   �with   my    watch    chain 

showing。       When   you   get   rounded   up   in   a   bunch   you   lose   your   nerve。 

Get you in crowds and you're easy。             Ask the 'L' road guards and George B。 

Cortelyou   and   the   tintype   booths   at   Coney   Island。       Divided   you   stand�察�

united     you   fall。   ~E     pluribus    nihil。~    Whenever        one   of   your   mobs 

surrounds   a   man   a

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