The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-10-04
A SUMNER COMEDY.
Enacted Upon Piazza, without m Audienee-The
Moral Is that Letters Should Never Bc Returned
Unopcntd-Unless One Is Very Angry.

particularly comfortable anu wcll-0rdercd club house
has been built by certain gentlemen OF New York
and Boston In the northeastern corner OF the island
for the accommodation OF such friends as they wish
lies OF ihs pleasant lave NO hesitation
10 pronouncing u something very near the ideal Of
the earthly paradise.
of New YORK, and Miss Edith friscoii, Of Boston,
who for the time being Glanced TO be the only guests
q the house, cat upon the broad vcranda awaiting
the arrival OF the yacht which serves the medium
of communication between Isle au lIaut and tho
outer world by conncctlug with the Mount Desert
steamers ut Green Landing, Deer Islc.
III wish knew who is coming with MIR. Delancld, u
Miss Triscolt observes, straniDg her gaze toward
the beautiful outline Of the Camden Ilils blue and
band, Aunt Margaret, the first thing l shall teach
MIN is That he ~ not TO send me word he Intends
bringing gentleman with him. He shall say Mr.
Smith or Mr.. Jones, so that shall know what Is
before me-"
"When you get a husband" the elder lady replies
descenas 10 send You any word at ali when he Is
bringing company that you'll forget to be cxactnR
d don't believe it" is the girls reply. "Therc's
the boat. Give me the glass and let me see II can
make out how many are In IT," .
The conversation for the next few moments Is Of
n confused and fragmentary nature. beginning with
speculaiions and denias, but gradually, as Miss
1riscot, BY moving about the veranda, is able to
down to the definite statement that there are foul
men In the yacht.
"Then Tom has brought only one man." Mrs
"well," observes her niece, resumng her place in
s snc we o S nS Is Nice
will be absorbed in Uncle Tom, and the burden OF
the unknown will fall on my shoulders"
they watch the whitc-saiied yacht slide along over
the sapphire water, to drop anchor of the rocks be-
low Point Lookout, upon which the Club House
stands. small boat puts OF for the shore, two
gentlemen are set upon land, and while Capt Barten
goes back to his craft TO assist the boy In making oil
up the path toward the house. $50 'N''
"Im sure don't know who the young man is, q
Mrs. Delaiield remarks, waving her handkerchief In
answer TO signal from her husband "Why, Edith,
what ia the matter?"
"oh, Aunt Margaret. know who it is!n gasps the
WIN m T1oer G as @
house."
"It's no use to run away now. They've seen ne.
Who's George Coleman"
"why, Aunt Margaret, You kno,o who George
"What, not the one that"
"Yes tnc very one; OH wish rdgonc to Mt
she breaks W of abTupiiv bccaMse the two ueu,e
men are by this time on the yeranda steps, and con-
sequently within hearing. with that command of
savages and highly civilized ladies' Miss Trscott in.
santly assumesan unconscious air, and goes forward
with her aunt to greet Mt. Delafeld.
"My dear" that gentleman says, half n minute
later, with the truly virtuOus air which Ia never
wanting to q man who has done conspIcuously
Edith, do yon know Mr.. Colcman7 Miss TrscoIi,
George. had light to bring him; 50 you must
help me TO prove TO MN mat Isle an aut the most
"lt has been," Miss Triscott is pleased to observe
with frleld and perhaps dlscoureous ambiguity.
Delaeld scizes her husband and draws him aside TO
explain the situation. MIR. Coleman gances from
the pair to Miss Triscott, and them after second of
hesitation, goes over to sit down near the young
lady.
at is a beautiful vIew," he ventures dlspasslon-
ately, letting his gaze rest upon the many islands.
me dimplng ana twlnkling sea- the distant hills and
the rocky shore below them.
avery" she replies briefly.
"Mr. DelaHeld IS enthusiast about Isle au Haul
he continues imperiurbably, "but II 1t is oil pretty
az this don't blame him."
The young lady makes no reply, and wonders why
her aunt does not join them; happily unconscious Of
the fact that her uncle, hearing the state OF affairs,
has with characteristic decision dragged his wife
away until the young people shall have established
pleasant relations.
"rve only two days here, anyway, Margaret" he
declares, leading his unwilling spouse captive to
WITNESSES. Leave them alone half hour and they'll
mt least agree 10 an armiHtlce for over Sunday. /
won't have any manGuvring. I've seen that tried
before"
There Is silence on the verauda for few minutes,
Miss TrIscott studies her rings with close attention,
while the young man seems absorbed In the view.
~ don't know as Unnecessary for me to explain,
he says stifly, when 1t seems impossible to support
the unnatural stiffness any longer, that should
had any idea you were here"
" Hardly" she returns, with needless vehemence.
VI am sufficiently CONVINCED that you would have
He"That Is not what meant, OF course; but II
i IKE you to dIs 4, thlngs II didn't occur to me
field"
He-"I have the honor to be making plans for his
New York house, and he insisted that should come
here and talk with Mrs. Delancd."
81 r" am sorry to be OBTAINING you from fnl
He"oh. 1t is no matter, since circumstances
seem TO give me opportunity for word or two I've
long wanted TO say TO YOURSELF"
She moves uneasily In her chair, AMI Ia evidently
divided between mind TO run away and q detcrmi-
nation not TO retreat. He smiles somewhat cynl-
He-"Thc letter which wrote you explaining
certain things was returned to me unopened, and,
while y Is perhaps not worth while cannot deny
telling you what was In It,"
She" You are certainly right In saying that 1t is
that we can afford to do things that are not worth
WHILE How wonderfully stu = * here !. re-!
which have particularly enjoyed. We have been
he" Would II be imperiInent to ask you II you
mind telling me Just why you broke OF our engage
ment and sent back my letters and the ring without
She-"It would he extremely impertinent.p
He" Nevertheless venture TO do It,"
She with much the air Of O society Nemess-if
such ! being cxistsIwho at length overwhelms 9
He" You will at least allow that you have never
She-"I was too considerable to wish to occupy
with useless explanations time which might other
MIRA. MCDOWELL"
cruel-fOr was In love with you then-action was
In some way connected with Mrs. MCDOWELL"
she lblazing out with sudden indIgnaiion)-"!
must say, Mr.. Coleman, like your cool way of
sitting there and assuming that this Is mere tribe
and ! In the wrong. Perhaps you have forgotten
that alter waiting an hour for a
my gloves on got note from you.n
Tie" was unaware OF the circumstance that you
nifty to my ofIense hadn't dreamed Of"
ION, you may sneer, but that helps nothing.
the %dnsht rsn Win S.w sm 4DIs
that and not even an excuse"
He" Pardon me, Miss Trlscott, your account is
place the note said Must go TO New York; In the
second ii began my darling and ended your very
She" What has that to do withit?n
ne" Nothing; except TO show that was still
fond Of you."
able Elsie Dimmoni and that Dr. Wilson OF hers had
TO he leased 10 lead at the last minute and every
body wanted to know where you were, and why you
didn't send Mrs. Cabot word sooner. II was per-
Ma lirylSlI,"ii must have been. -
shs coidly,m"since cannot get away away, from you
have the Kindness to spare me your sarcasms."
He" Will spare you everything except my ex-
PLANTATION and that shall be BRIEF Mrs. MCDOWELL
or Mrs. Giles, as she Is now"
She" Why, IL she married, then?"
He" Certainly. II was then that she was mar
rcd. That's what she went to New York for"
to marry with her."
He Qniperturbably) She couldn't. lie was there
already. Harry Giles IL n very old friend OF mine,
aud he'd been engaged to Helen MCDOWELL for
almost year. The thing was Kept quiet because
her first husbands people made such fussabout her
marrying again. They didn't want her money to go
out OF their tribe. was almost the only person In
me all your secrets"
He-"Yes, but never pretended to tell you the
secrets of my fricnds.n
She--"It would have saved some trouble IL you
had"
he (easily)-"oh I've learned TO think things
after all arrange themselves very vel In this world
i one does tho square thing he generally coines out
Miss rrsc0i, who is momently becoming more
and more agltated rises and goes TO the edge OF the
verandp. She seats herself upon the railing, begin
ming to break bits OIL the boughs OF iIr tree within
reach.
She" toish Aunt Margaret would come back"
start on twelve hours notice for China and he
wouldn't so without marrying Helen. lie tcle-
graphed me 10 bring her ON, and US no was perfectly
Wild over the matter, knew you'd want me to go,
aud sent you the only word had time TO send.
wrote an explanation ON the train, but you did not
do me the honor TO read IL. was obstinate enough
10 promise myself that some Time you should hear II