The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-07-10

get her to listen to me il you would
She just keep me IN hot water all tn,
time. One minute she orders m,
around like a princess, and the mex
she makes all manner of fun of me.
tell you, it breaks me AL up, and cal
1t right mean of you not u help fel
low
Philip. Call it what you please.
don I know why every one supposes-
has the inapudence to suppose that
take an interest in his private affairs.
I'm not father confessor. won't
haze any more confidence thrust upon
me. TErH both at ri9ht.
Hannah enters at left. singing gayly,
folloUed By Lord Featherhuff.
Lord F. That's charming. Miss
Hannah, but if might make a request
of celestial warbler it would be to
to- might say, to partly cease warb-
| ling for a short time. till an anxious
heart could be relieved and possibly
made supremely happy by an answer,
in short, to a certain note.
Hannah (merrily.) am glad you
will be made supremely happy by an
answer, Lord Featherfiuff. | presume
it matters little what the answer is.
Lord f. l do assure you, my charm
ing young lady -
Hannah. Don't assure me. don't
want to be assured. That note was so
profound L must study it for some time
before L can master its depths. Let
me see. You said
Lord F. 1 beg pardon. Let me re-
fresh your memory. l said
Hannah. No, no; can't ponder
over it unless l recall it myself. You
mentioned my brilliant tscintillations.
Now call that poetic. You meant
that for compliment, didn't you?
Walks toward a0indoU laughing.
Lord f. Aw yes, rather that way.
Hannah. And did you think that per.
haps if l would brilliantly sinctillate'
in your ancestral halls your people
might in time forgive you for.marrying
very wealthy American girl?
Lord F. Really. Miss Hannah, you
don't seem to take my heart into con-
sideration.
Hannah. o yes, 1 do--when 1 think
of that large, noble heart "that has
never been carried to any other
shrine" Isn't that what you said?
With mock seriousness o, there
comes Ruth! Fly, my lord, and assist
your fair champion to alight from her
carriage.
Lori F. (bowiag loU before her. l
would much rather stay with-aw-I
might say the eff'ulgent ray which--aw
CLEANS through my otherwise gloomy
existence; but hasten to obey re-
quest which from those lips becomes a
command. Era. ]
Hannah Mro,cs herself in a char,
laughing heartiiy.]
Enter Philip.
Philip. What amuses you, Hannah? ?
Hannah. o, that ridiculous creature.
He is so afraid that old, worn-out rem
nant of heart of his won't bring the
fine price he has set upon it,
1GetS up as If to leare.
Philip. Don't 90, Hannah. l want
to speak to you.
Hannah. Well speak. I'm in a hur-
ry.
Philip. Do you think it is right or
womanly to trifie with mems hearts as
you are doing?
Hannah. Humph! Is that all? Well,
goodbye.
Philip. Wait. Don't be so f1ippant.
/ cant endure to see you act in this
way.
Hannah. This is the manner of So
ciety belle. Would YOU have me back
in the school-room. Monsieur Gloom?
Philip. (earnestly.) Yes, thousand
times yes, auywhere-that | might
catch 8 glimpse of the true, honest
ewes that used to meet mine. L don t
know YOU in your silly masquerade.
Are you really as heartless and worldly
as you seem?
Hannah (riM scorn.O You do not
know me. Allow meadow me to in
troduce to you the work of your hands.
Did YOU not come to me, p fresh, true
hearted girl. who believed in those old
fashioned fables of heroes in homespun
and marriage for love.-for love!-a
dream! FOOLS paradise,-did you not
come to me, and warmly-yes, per-
sistently-plead the cause of our young
Quaker friend, David Ellicot--
PiiLip (breakimg in tnd'gnantlyD
Hannah --
Hannah Nolding mp her band rarn-
ing him TO cease.) Stop till | have fin
ished. Did you not bid me think of his
wealth, his good habits? Did you once
bid me to love him? Did you.once say
he loved me? Who came me when
7 b,J ,of,,Cob hopact Navy E1lioOt anI
babe me think of the network of false
hood and sin. Lord Valentine Feather
fluff, as my future master? Who bade
me think of his noble name. his po-
sition? Would you have me turn mis-
sionarv, Philip, and try and reform,
when there was nothing to reform?
Philip. Hannah, hear me.
Hannah (imperiOmsly.) Wait till l
have done. Were YOU so bent on
thrusting me into life of hypocrisy
and deceit that you must needs. fail
ing in Lord Valentine, offer me As fit
comrace through life Tom Fleming as
a husband-a vain boy, rattle-pate, a
doll in uniform? How dare you speak
to me?
Philip (stdndin3 proudly erect. 10 tn
arms toIded). Those are bitter words,
and sting and rankle as you intended
they should. You knoW why l under
took that painful task. You know that
nv honor was ut stake-that / had
promised. But did you know that in
my heart l dared them all to rob
me of my hearts treasure? They can
not. l love you, Hannah, and | will