"I do not."
"Well, I'll show you that I can, and get you not only a full house, but the elite of the place."
"Well, well," interrupted Mr. Wattles, impatiently, "have done with preliminaries and let me know how you propose to accomplish all this."
CHAPTER III.
AL'S SCHEME.
"Mr. Wattles," said Al, in a low tone, "I suppose you have in your time met a few stage-struck amateurs—people who thought they knew it all, and only needed a chance to show the world that they were the equal of anyone who ever trod the boards?"
The manager laughed.
"I should say yes. The woods are full of them."
"Well, we have one here."
"Only one?"