"And I'll get some time to be a famous actor, so I wouldn't like to have it mentioned in my biographies that I ever played in a variety theatre."
"Are you going to make any more applications, Leslie?"
"I shall apply to every manager in the city," answered Leslie, energetically.
"I like your pluck. You deserve to succeed."
"Didn't you ever think of being an actor?"
"No; I don't think I have any talent for it."
"Don't you like to speak pieces?"
"Pretty well, but I like to write compositions better. How long do you expect to stay in the city?"
"Well, I'll tell you how I am situated. I had twelve dollars in a savings bank in Newark, and I took it out without letting my father know. I was sure he wouldn't approve it, especially if he thought I was trying to go on the stage. You see he doesn't approve of theatres. It is very strange, considering that the greatest man that ever lived was an actor and dramatic author."