The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-07-11
THE LOST BRACELET;
Or: A Bachelors Expedient, and
What Game Of It.
A Comedy In One Act.
CHARACTERS:

MRS: vAUGHAN.. ..........A vounq WIDOW
SARAH CRANsTON. Her Maid
ARTHUR LOwELL............ "A Bachelor.
ocESE.-A handsomely furnished sitting
room in New York, with windows on left
side commanding view of the street.
Door OF ~entrance on right, up stage; Be
door, Fireplace mt back. Over the mantel.
portrait of a rather elderly man, with red
hair and u 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.
Mrs. Y. Why, there's the young man
who lives opposite, coming up the street.
What time is it? Hooks at her match. !
Stopped, Of course. Twas so upset at losing
my bracelet that l must have neglected
to wind it up. Looks at clock on mantet. ]
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
about him. Now he'll go and sit at his
window and watch me. / can't think how
people can be so mean as to watch others.
There, he is letting himself in. / suppose,
though, If were to go out in five minutes
time, 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 IL he'd never seen me before,
though perhaps there Is just little shade
of admiration in it. wonder who he iss
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.
M0rcs from tcindo,o, and rings bell
Enter Cranston, upper door, Il.
Mrs. Y. Where is the Herald? Is my
advertisement in? Hasn't any one been
yet about the bracelet.
Crdnst0n. No, ma'am.
Mrs. Y. Not in! And you told me they
said it was sure to be printed to-day.
CrdRston. 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 first9
Crdnston. l was going to, but you asked
me so many things
Mrs. Y. ltnferrupting). Don't talk so
much. Get me the paper.
CranstoR (going). Yes, ma'am. tAside.1
She's been in nice temper ever since she
lost that bracelet. Exi.l
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
fifty-two next Tuesday-more than twice
as old as am. But then he was so good |!
wonder IL 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 anywhere lest people should say one
is heartiess.
Enter Cranston, tcith newspaper.
Crdnston. Here is the paper, ma am.
Gtres 1t to Mrs. ri
IN h III -
tome new ruching in my second best bon
net.
Crdnston. Yes, ma'am. [Going. Aside. I
I'll be glad when she's done with those mas
tty white things. They take all my spare
time. FRI I
Mrs. Y. taking paper to,card ,eindo,s5,
bull-pup." That isn't it. IA gold watch,
No. 1852. No questions asked.n Looks
doirn column. i can't see mine. 1nro,cs
qgidnce az opposite teiadoe.l Still therel
hope he'll catch cold. Looks at paper
aqoin;l "Rewards.n All, there t isl
lhedds;l Lost yesterday afternoon,
aud Union Square, a plain black enameled
bracelet set with Maltese cross in pearls.
Asst is priced as a keepsake, the original
cost at Tifany's (seventy five dollars) will
DE paid Tor its return to Mrs. Vaughan, No.
- Madison Avenue" [Speaks.1 Think
snat reads all right: l wonder if I've of
Tered enoughg Perhaps it would have been
better to have only offered as much as IL
could be sold for. Possibly some one NAV
nave found 1t, and be holding back for a
bigger reward. That's what they did when
fido was stolen the time before last. No:
~ was the time before that. i wish / had
some one to advise me what to do. Looks
at sciudo,c.l Well, I'm glad he's had the
decency to go away at last.
Enter Cranston.