. The romance of a western boy; the story of Corse Payton. Copyright, 1901, by Fred G. Andrews. All rights reserved. f CONTENTS. f * CHAPTER PAGE I. The Home on the Prairies ... 5 II. A Boys Ambitions 13 III. Circus Days 26 IV. A Tragic Night Ride 38 V. Barnstorming 49 VI. Rocks of Fate 61 VII. On the Rialto 69 VIII. Cupid Hits a Mark 79 IX. Types of Theatrical Mania ... 92 X. The Brooklyn Theater .... 100 XI. Off for Europe 109 XII. The Song of Prosperity . . .117 ^fe^ian #£ IJJamsm Jfc*jr Joeing THE STORY OF CORSE PAYTON CHAPTER I. THE KOME QN THE ES, it is a pretty good name,beca
. The romance of a western boy; the story of Corse Payton. Copyright, 1901, by Fred G. Andrews. All rights reserved. f CONTENTS. f * CHAPTER PAGE I. The Home on the Prairies ... 5 II. A Boys Ambitions 13 III. Circus Days 26 IV. A Tragic Night Ride 38 V. Barnstorming 49 VI. Rocks of Fate 61 VII. On the Rialto 69 VIII. Cupid Hits a Mark 79 IX. Types of Theatrical Mania ... 92 X. The Brooklyn Theater .... 100 XI. Off for Europe 109 XII. The Song of Prosperity . . .117 ^fe^ian #£ IJJamsm Jfc*jr Joeing THE STORY OF CORSE PAYTON CHAPTER I. THE KOME QN THE ES, it is a pretty good name,because you never get yourmail mixed up with that ofany one was Corse Daytons com-ment on his own name, and in thatcomment he unwittingly expressed thesecret of his own success. No one wouldever think of mixing him up with anyone else. His is a unique personality that standsout quite alone by itself. No one would everquite forget him. Those keen restless eyes, 6 THE STORY OF CORSE PAYTON. which flash upon one in such a quizzical wayleave a picture on the memory. They look atlife as a comedy, and a comedy to be played witha joyful appreciation of his own life unique personality, the chief characteristicof which is its superabundance of vitality, hasstamped itself upon theatrical history. Like young Lochinvar and a lot of other brightfolks, Corse Payton has come out of the west,where In verduous tumult far awayThe prairie-billows gleam.* It has been said that we are each the result ofsome thing, and occasionally we meet an indi-vidual
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