The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
THE LOST BRACELET;
Or: A Bachelors Expedient, and
What Game Of It.
a Comedy in ono ACT.
CHARACTERS:


CHARACTERS:
Mas. vAuaHAN.-~.--..A young WIDOW.
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SCENE.-A handsomely furnished sitting
room in New York, with windows on left
side commanding q view of the street.
low this, nearer the front Of scene, folding
aportrait Of a rather elderly man, with red
hair and q somewhat snub nose. Mrs.
Vaughan is discovered looking out of the
window, but concealed from any one on
the street by q curtain, behind which she
Mrs. Y. Why, there's the young man
What time is it? Looks at her toatch.l
Stopped, of course. Twas so upset at losing
my bracelet that I must nave neglected
to wind it up. Hooks at clock on n~aanteI.l
Almost noonl Well, I never saw him out
20 early before. There, he is staring up
here! 1 wish people had better
He walks very well. Something soldierly
about him. Now he'll go and sit at his
window and watch me. I can't think how
people can be SO mean as to watch others.
There, he is letting himself in. 1 suppose,
though, If I were to go out in five minutes
time, I should meet him somewhere. It's
awfully 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 a little shade
of admiration in it. l wonder who he is?
Certainly q gentleman. There he is at the
window gazing straight over here. He has
no more amer than q bear. won't run
any risk Of his seeing me.
Moves from toindo,o, and rings BELL
Enter Cranston. npper door r.
advertisement in? Hasn't any one been
yet about the bracelet?
CrdnstOn. No, ma'am.
Mrs. y. Not ini And you told me they
said it was sure to be printed to-day.
CrdnstoB; meant, ma'am, that no one
had been about the bracelet. The adver-
tisement is right enough.
Mrs. Y. Why didn't you say so at first?
Cranst0n. / was going to, but you asked
me SO many things
Mrs. 2. (i~nterrapting). Don't talk SO
much. Get me the paper.
She's been in a nice temper ever since she
lost that bracelet. IErit. I
Mrs. Y. / believe that girl is growing
more stupid every day. If poor Vaughan
hadn't liked her, I think 1 should make a
change. Poor Vaughan! It's only ten
months, three weeks and four DAYS since
he died, n that bracelet was the last
thing he gave me. He would have been
fifty-two next Tuesday-more than twice
as old as am. But then he was so good
Won9er n he,d De angry IL l left on these
up? It's d~readf1lly lonely not to be able
to go anywhere lest people should say one
Is heartiess.
Enter Cranston, 1ith newspaper.
Crdnston. Here is the paper, ma'am.
lGfUes 1t to Mrs. "
: MRS. v. Thank you. l want you to put
some new ruching in my second best bon
ne5;
Cr0nStOn. Yes, ma'am. lG0tng. Aside.
IN De ga when shes lone with those mas
Y wnioe 1nings. ihey take all my spare
Mrs. y. TAKING paper tO,udrd toindOao
se0Es at ddcerSfsenents. Reads. Lost, {
Duil-pup." Ihat isn't 1T. "A gold watch
NO. 1902. NO questions asked" LOOK.
ootcn cota,an.1 cam see mine. IhYOav!
g glance at opposite sstadoegl Still there
ggain; Rewards" All, there it is
cad Lost yesterday afternoon
probably between the underneath address
n Union Square, q plain black enamelet
praeeieg set Win a maltese crossln pearls
cost at Tffauy's (seventy five dollars) will
De paid for its return to Mrs. Vaughan. No
/" Madison Avenue" ISpedks.l thinl
That reads all right; l wonder If Pve of
teIeo y fernaps lg would have beel
pe15er 20 ave only onered as much as
So ane ou s sSla = io and h 70 some one ma.
hrna aa !. 20 nolu ag Daek Ior
Iagger le~ara NAYS wnastney " wnel
TO- 80 was se1.en 1ae Gime DefoTe last. NO
~ vas gae LIME 1eiore Ghat: l wish l MAJ
= 70 a1 Wne me ~9aG % 90. lLooE
= e.nuoD.I ven, ~ giao hes had Tn
oecency oso away a1I ast.
. Enter Cranston:
Orensson. ,ma'am, there's a man com
n xa.e 'Ie praceie1!
Hrs. y. mas ne got II!
I 1t.a ne says SO; ma,
Mrs. W gosng 70 des6 n taxing on
.stMeyt mahaeang Oausl. Ihree tWentles
r;o 6h4t' Tet u~os,a L q one. 1ninK tnat'
asn" t.o n.e Goun1 agaln. Gnree twentie
twos ars anu th zen IS seeensy, ana TIRE
:wos aro By GnaIs sevenGy-slx. why
aSs 'oo mucn. L musC AXE away wv
auu pun ons. 70 Cianston.I See tina
snay Dracepe1, anu 1nen eve MN TINS.
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