Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1885-07-01
THE LOST BRACELET;
Or: A Bachelors Expedient, and
What Came Of It.
A Comedy In Ono Act.
CHARACTERS:


SARAH EVANSTON. Hcr lHdtd.
ARTHUR LOWELL. "A Bachelor.
SCENE.-A handsomely furnished sitting
room in New York. with windows on lcf
side commanding view of the street
Door OF entrance on right, up stage. DO
low this. nearer the front of scene folding
door. Fireplace at back. Over tho mantcl
portrait of u rather elderly man, with rcd
hair and somewhat snub nose. Mrs
vaughan is, discovered looking out of tho
window, but concealed from any one or
the street by curtain, behind which she
keeps carefully.
Mrs. Y. Why, there's the young man
who lives opposite, coming up the street
What time is ity Looks al her ,cdtch.
Stopped, of course. Iwss so upset at losing
my bracelet that / must have neglected
to wind it up. Looks 90 clock on mantel. ]
Almost noon! Well, 1 never saw him out
SO early before. There, he is staring UP
here! wish people had better manners.
He walks very WELL Something soldierly
about him. Now he'll go and sit at his
window and watch me. 1 can't think how
people can be so mean as TO watch others.
There, he is letting himself in. l suppose,
though, If l were TO go out in five minutes
time, / should meet him somewhere. It's
awfully annoying 10 feel that one is being
perpetually followed about. And yet he
never stares rud ely at me. just a passing
glance, as If he'd never seen me before,
though perhaps there is just little shade
or admiration in il. L wonder who he isy
Certainly 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.
WOreS from 1ciRdOlc, and rin1s bell
=, Enter CranSton, upper door, a..
Mrs. y. Where is the HerdId2 Is my
advertisement iny b.. Hasn't any one been
yet about the bracelet?
CfdRstOR. No, ma'am.
.HrS. J.. Not I'M And YOU told me they
said IL was sure TO be printed to-day.
CrdRStOn. Imeant, ma'am, that no ono
had been about the bracelet. The ndver-
tbs ncnt is right cnou h.
Hrs. j. Why didn't you say so at first:
CrUaSt0R. | was going to, but you asked
M" SO many things
Mrs. J.. (inteTWptiRg). Don't talk so
much. Get me the paper.
Cr0nStOn (gOIRg). Yes, ma'am. .fside.1
She's been III nice temper ever since she
lost that bracelet. [Erit.l
Mrs.. Y. / believe that girl is growing
more stupid every day. Ifpoor Vaughan
hadn't liked her, think / should make a
change. Poor Vaughan! It's only ten
months. three weeks mud four days since
he died, and that bracelet was the Inst
thing he gave me. He would have been
fifty-two next Tuesday-morc than twice
rs old as am. But thon he was SO good /!
/ wonder II he'd be angry II I left Off these
horrible black things before the year was
up! It's dreadfully lonely not 20 be able
to go anywhere lest people should say ono
is heartless.
Enter Cranston, ,cth newspaper.
CrdhSton. Here is the paper, ma'am.
Giccs 10 10 Mrs. "
Mrs. v, Thank you. want you TO put
some new ruching in my second-bcst bon
net.
Crdnston. Yes, ma'am. [Going. aside. j
III be glad when she's done with those mas
ty white things. They take all my spare
time. IErit.l
Mrs. v. taking paper to,oard ,siadom,
looks at advertisements. Reads. Lost, a
bull-pup." That isn't IL. "A gold watch,
No. 17,Gj2. No questions asked" Looks
dowa coiumR.l / can't see mine. [7nrops
a glance at opposite ,cindo,c.l Still there
again: Rewards" All, there L is!
[Reads.l "Lost yesterday afternoon,
probably between the underneath address
and Union Square, plain black enameled
bracelet set with Maltese cross I'm pearls.
AS it is priced as a keepsake, the original
cost at Tiffony's (seventy five dollars) will
be paid for its return to Mrs. Vaughan, No.
- Madison Avenue" Speaks think
that reads all right. | wonder If I've Of
fered enough? Perhaps il would have been
better to have only offered as much as it
could be sold for. Possibly some one may
have found it, and he holding back for a
bigger reward. That's what they did when
Fido was stolen the time before last. No;
it was tho time before that. wish had
some one to advise me what TO do. Looks
at tciRd0,o.l Well, I'm glad he's had the
decency to go away at last.
Enter CranstonN
CrdnstOn. o, ma'am, there's q man come
nbOut the bracelet
Mrs. Y. Has he got il?
Crdnst0n. He says so, ma'am.
Mrs. Y. (going 10 desk and taking ont
money. Handling bHis). Three twenties,
n ten, three twos, and n one. 1 think that's
right. Let me count again: three twenties
nre-sixty, and ten is seventy, and three
twos are six; that's seventy-six. Why,
it's too much. / must take away two
and put one. To Cranston.l See that
1t Is my bracelet, and then give him this.
Crdilston. Yes, ma'am. [Going.l Iwish
I'd found IL. Erit. !
Mrs. v. o, am so gladl do believe
Pm going to be lucky. think must go
and see o clairvoyant.
Re-enter Cranston.
Cranston; The man says he wants to see
Mrs. v. What horrid nuisance! Per-
haps he wants to try to get more money.
Does he look as IL he would be impudent!
Crdas.on. o no, ma'am.
Mrs.. v. Well, suppose I'll have to see
him. Come up with him, and don't leave
the room. Erit Cranston.l / wish there
was a policeman In sight. At toindou. !
But there isn't, and even that man opposite,
who might have heard me had 1 screamed,
has gone away. The only time when he
might have been OF any use.
Eneer Cranston, announcing Mr.. Lowell.
.n Mrs.; = (starting. .Aade). The man
Mr.. 4. (adrdncing). Madam, I believe /
have been fortunate enough to find your
bracelet.
Mrs. Y. Sir, asked my servant to look
at IL aud to Give
Mr.. l.. She wished TO carry out your
orders; but OF course could not think of
accepting q reward.
Mrs. Y. Then may I ask why HEST
fdtcs.1
Mr.. Z. Why asked TO see your sup
pose must confess that, after all, am
covetous enough 10 desire a reward-that
Of witnessing your pleasure mt recovering
your bracelet.
Mrs. v. YOu arc very kind. Don't de-
lay the pleasure on NV account.