Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-04-30
THE LOST BRACELET;
Or: A Bachelors Expedient, and
What Came of It.
a Comedy In Ono Act.
CHARACTERS:

a Comedy In One Act.
CHARACTERS:
IS. NRs. yAgcHAN. young Wiiom.
& 8ARAn CRANsTON. Her Maid.
ARTHUR LOWELL. Bachelor.
1CHNE.-.A handsomely furnished sitting
room in New York. with windows on left
eide commanding view of the street.
Door OF entrance on right, up stage. Be-
low this, nearer the front of scene, folding
door. Fire place at back. Over the mantel.
portrait Of rather elderly man, with red
hnax and somewhat snub nose. Mrs.
vaughan Is discovered looking out of the
window. but concealed from any one on
the street by a curtain, behind which she
keeps carefully.
Ms. p. Why, there's the young man
who lives opposite, coming up the street.
What time is it? Looks at her ,cdtch. !
Stepped, of course. Twas so upset at losing
my bracelet that must have neglected
towind it up. Looks at clock on mantel !
Almost noon! Well, never saw him out
so early before. There, he is staring up
here! wish people had better manners.
= He walks very well. Something soldierly
bout him. Now he'll go and sit at his
pdow and watch me. can't think how
or IA 60 11fean az { te1sraten others.
ln.tv aS enfpSE himself in. l suppose,
toR il were Ia go out in five minutes
should meet him somewhere. It's
sfSlly annoying to feel that one is being
perpetually followed about. And yet he
never stares rudely at me. Just a passing
glance, as if he'd never seen me before,
though perhaps there is just little shade
OF admiration in it. l wonder who he is?
Certainly a gentleman. There he is at the
window gazing straight over here. He has
no more manners than bear. won't run
any risk of his seeing me.
Mores from tcindOe, and rings bell
Eater Cranston, upper door, r..
Mrs. r. Where is the Herald? Is nv
advertisement IMP Hasn't any one been
yet about the bracelet!
CrdRstOn. No, ma'am.
Mrs. Y. Not in! And you told me they
said it was sure to be printed to-day.
CrdnStOn. Imeant, ma'am, that no one
had been about the bracelet. The adver-
tisement is right enough.
Mrs. =. Why didn't you say so at first?
GranstoM ] was going to, but you asked
he 20 many things-
4 Mrs. y. linterywptisg). Don't talk SO
mneh. Get mo the paper.
CrdnstoR (goiag). Yes, ma'am. aside
She's been in nice temper ever since she
lost that bracelet: [Erh.l
more stupid every day. If poor Vaughan
hadn't liked her, think should make a
change. Poor Vaughan! It's only ten
months, three weeks and four DAYS since
he died, and that bracelet was the last
thing he gave me. He would have been
6fty-two next Tuesday-more than twice
as old as / am. But then he was so good!
. wonder If he'd be angry if left off these
horrible black things before the year was
up: It's dreadfully lonely not to be able
TO go any where lest people should say one
Is heart1ess.
Enter Cranston, ,cith newspaper.
/ Cr0nston. Hero 10 the paper, ma am.
Gires it to Mrs. ri
Mrs. p. Thank you. want you to put
some new ruching in my second-best bon
net.
Craasson. Yes, ma'am. IGoing. aside.
IN be glad when she's done with those mas
81 white things. They take all my spare
- -. ?. taking paper ,o,eard ,s; hat;5
Dlee1s at odrertisemeats. Reads). "Lost, a
bsll:pop:" That isn't it. "a gold watch,
a,gience at opposite ,cindo,e.l still there!
ega3s Rewa n 500 Al. 10Th there re- { 'f is.
fReadx. Lost yesterday afternoon,
probably between the underneath address
and Union Square, . plain black enameled
AZ = = priced Is q keepsake, the original
bspaid for it's rsturn to Mrs: Vaughan. No.
So Madison Avenue" [Speaks.1 Think
foat RAIDS all right. wonder If I've Of
feeea enough? Perhaps 1t would have been
cee1d b cold for. Possibly some one may
Anve 1qund it, and be holding back for a
blGgQ reward. That's what they do when
Eido vhs stolen the time before last. No;
It Wnet 10 time before that I wish had
ecu,e 80 g odyise me what to do. Looks
al hal. he l..
1sacy togo away ct last.
Eater Cransson.
Z roaeooe. @, ma'am, there's . man come
q. ont - bracelet!
ZMFs. u Has he got it?
Croaeoa: He says 50, ma'am.
Aoses. Handling 6llsl. Three twenties,
. ten, three twos, and . one. think that's
right Let me count again: three twenties
arc sixty, and . ten il seventy, and three
twos arc six; that's seventy-six. Why,
rs ss go %ecs. nss - s.ss sw g. two two
~ ~ 6aeelst, anA then give him this.
xCke9S1on. Ysssua'am. [Going.] wish
j11s. 2 o, IN % glad. / do beiie1e
Pm going to DO lucky. / think must 60
Re-enter Cranston.
Cf1essoa. The man says he wants to see
you himsAlf
S. 4Ss. p. What horfid nnisance! Per-
eaps he wants TO try to get moro money.
Qoes h look - il he would b impatient!
: Qkssston- o no, ma'am.
AFs. y Well, suppose III have 70 zee
him. Como mp With him, ard don't leave
1oou- IE<s Cranstua.1 Iwtsh thew
YAe . policeman IN SiGh& tAt acind6ee.I
stheRe36q't, and even fhat man oppositG,
Dlght hava bard No had I scfeaped,
s IA eyay' ~ ealy elne vhee -