Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-12
4 COMEDY OF TWO.
Philadelphia Press. ]


| Scene: PENNSYLVANIA Railroad station
corner Broad and FIlbert streets. Laiie,
wai.igg-room. Usual occupants. obligin,
matron in charge, many small children
anxious mammas, careless nurses. prett,
| girls, elderly party in southeast cornei
| studying surroundings from behini glasses.
| Enter handsome man, curly hair, Iii yhDy
| gray, dark eyes carries small aiiigat lr-skir
travelling bag marked with silver letters II.
| l. D., linen shawl case embroidered with
same letters, lai.'s umbrella. BASKET OF rose
| buds
| Fo!lowin. him: Pretty woman. ark-blus
eye lots Of dimples, carrying book. Seats
herself in a rocking cha;r placed directly in
front Of elderly party in glasses
Knight If the bag ,hiwI-Strap etc,
| places them on neishbUriHs seat and SAYS:
~ ~ and telegraph that You nisSei the
| train, tne next one goes presently, better
| wait for il here, it's showing too fast u &c
out again.
Lady i:houghtfullyl-I might take ham
| som up - BIS | left my watch there
last we,i<-still. / might he delayed and miss
| another. ! can't think how | happen
- blGn Ter 50 | am sure Elwari sai |
| ., AMI IL wanted six minutes of it when got
| out Of the carriage Find gu. how soon
can go, peas.
knight goes out Voice of usher in the
distance: "Frankford, Holmesburs. Bristol.
ami Trenton Lady aIranges hers kirts, takes
fan cut # bag. glances casually at L f.,
| takes three or -four rus - from basket fastens
them Oh her dre,s, leans back and open,
book. Knight returns.
knight-The tram will not be ready for
Ca hour. You do not mind, l hope after a
pause. How many years it Is since we have
| Travelled together, was thinking about il
while was waiting for you
Lady iquickiyl-waiting for me:
Knight mean before YOU came This
station was not built then, and We used to
have such dreadfully long horse-car rides
from West Chester 20 West Philadelphia
Lady-You did not think them so dread
fully Ion. then. The speaker colors slightly
and changes the subjsct have half prom
i>si Ned AMI Alice To De with them on
Christmas Day in New York. They 60 there
Monday.
kni yht--I think you said last night that
You were coming back here from Trentoni
Laiy-IeS, fer LITTLE Dora Smyth's wed
din.. Thcrs,iay Isn't it too funny 10 think
that baby i OH enough 20 lie marrieii
kaisht-N.t when / recoil4ct thu. nv
0vu. iuy first naiisesa.e
Laiy-Ncu don't say 50, Why. | retnern-
Der he was IL knickcrbockers when We
whom did lie rnarryi
knighi-Grace Biddle, the fair-hairs.i
pretty one: they were married in Ror:s
nearly ;lree years ago; the 10y Is quite
,sl.cw uew, has a tooth or two, and 3 sup
posed l'y bis frnd Iarents 20 say, Papa
Tiu1e moves
Lady-Yes indeed Why, ny bog Is
taller than | am. and Nelly -
hHl-ht-Ah. What Il this you're resi-
ing! u,isht have known Wei, what do
you think & IN l. Il worth wasein. tim.
over'
IaGy-Ycu haven't read Mr.. Isaasf
hnight-Not !, I read Or Claadius-
and
Lady 'e4serlyl-Do tel me what X
Fh!l.s;insf
Knisnt-Area't you azhansoi to tetray
such ignorance.
Laiy-But what i IT.
kn.ght Is, lernnly'-HAve VOC nsver heard
ot Matthew Arnold
Lady with assumed i-s;GIArlcei VIII no.
lie laughed al, Mr.
knight iInterruptlns Hslen /
do5is intend - call yoa -Nrsr-anythinz.
Wien Was il tEst Walter was n ku.ck.r-
bocSsrsi
LsGy tcoIosins slightly. but snilins,-O
whens-s hundred year aso, when we were
young ! should 50 Ike 20 show you nv boy
and giri, they
Knight sjr-errsp;ias asainl-Doar change
TIE s1S5ecr -. Helen a handre5 years.-
What noErsense! Have VOC quite forSotsen
when ne two partedT
Lazy very dsnur-.yl-rn sz-s IL WASH,
N s,lsace and tears
kaisht-WeA 20, not IN sIence, nU. a.
Surediy. VIA; sharp LITTLE tongue yea
bad. Es,ea.