Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-15
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Scene The hdu Of the Senior Part,enoa
GiuJ Enter Mr., Wdifori Snooks, Iaafriei,Y
Mr. walford SnuoEs 90 Hall porter) Any
letters
Hal Porter cater lti4ureiy Looking
through papers taken from Il plgeon-holel
NJ, ST..
! Nj. W4ig6rd SueoB. iW isNou Nit 81
/ ,out1i uor d o.,t.3Eram
Hall Porter tagain searching packail
| No. sir; no letter aud no telegram.
| Mr.. Walford Shocks COMPATIBILITY Dear
mel (Suddenly.) Are we on the telephone
Hall Porter--Yes, sir; only 1t Isn't used
very often. There's the hook Of numbers,
and you 60 In there. He points to a semi
| glazed cupboard
Mr.. Walford Shocks CATER hurreily con
shifting LIST All ! here we are Two milton
| seven hundred and four. (Rlngs eHciteIly
| by touching the knob, thcn shouts through
the receiver.) Are you theirs
lndistlnct Female Voice CATER long
pausel Did you ring?
MIR. Waford Shocks Indignantly DID
| ring Why,l have been (suddenly finding
he Is no longer heard, he holds receiver
70 his ear BY Jove, she has cut no ~ .
| Violently rings atlin)
lndtstlnrt Female Voice CATER a long
pausel Did you ring?
Mr.. Walford Snooks (wnry Of losing
another chauee) Two million seven hum
bred and four
Indlstinct Female Voice Two million
seventy-foury
Mr. Walford SHOCKS (angrtlyl No: two
million seven hundred and four.
lndistiuct Female Eoice-What?
Mr.. Walford Shocks (shouting) Two
million seven hundred and four.
lnlistinct Female Yoice--I can hear you.
Mr.. Walfori Snooks-I said by Jovn, |
am cut of again Pushes the betl-buttou
| Yiciouslyl, Oh cant stand this
lndtst1net Female Voice (after a pansol
Did you ring?
ythlr. Walford Snook8 dmplorinely) i said
two million seven hundred and -four. Please,
two million seven hundred and four.
Indistinct Female Voice Well, will see
Ii can get you put on.
MI, Walford SHOCKS (moyed almost to
tearsl- Thank you.
He waits for IL minutes, and then rings
hut IN Il brokeu-sprted fashion,.
lndistlnCt Female Voice tuftor pHus,
Did you ring
Mr.. Waliord Shocks (roused once moreta
fury / ring Why, hang If
| There l-she has cut me on again Listens
with the receiver
Harsh Male Voice (suddenly through tale-
phenel Are you there
Mr.. WAlford SHOCKS (srateNlty4Ll ~
Are you Charlie Tremlet
Harsh Male Voice Gas bef0re) What
can't hear what you are saying
Mr.. Walford SHOCKS Slowly Are yon
} Mis- ter Charles rrem LIT
Harsh Male Voice Eli Arc ynu thefc
, Mr. Walford Shocks VINO are you
Harsh Male Voice Patent Cucumber
Company. Two million aud seventy.f0ur
| Patent Cucumber ComPany2 II il ahuU
: The spoiled coc0anut consignment?
Mr.. WalfOrd Snooks liuripgs) She ba,
! put me on the wrong number, after I'LL
/ -. 4. 1 d
want you Its mistake. / dout wan
you
Harsh SINle Voice (mildly) Eh2 Arc yol
there
Mr.. Walforl snooks Indignantly ring
= bhtl TWO million seven hundred aud four
I Two million seven hundred and four.
+ lndistnct Female Voice hid YOU ring
| Mr. Walfori Snouks (hoiling over viii
: rage hut Keeping his tempcrj Two mil io
seven hundred and fo6rl plense Nv
;, million seven hundradand four He llsiDn
7 intontly
: Mild Male Voice CATER long pauso1
9 are You there
p Mr. Witifnrd Suooks Yas viii 70
% please tell MIR. Gremet that IGant get N
% stalls for Saturday Mt the Palas Royal S
% We must 20 TO Paris Tonight. aud had Be
"a t'r dine together ut the club. TON lin
!, please, that he had bBtter bring his p0r'
= manteam with him, to save time. ana
= Mild Male Voice Are you there can
hear a word yon are saying, II you u
u talking
N Mr. Walford Shocks tangrily) It's t
Ii had Are YOU there
Il CHEEKY Voice (suddenly) Yes, am he
Charity Tremlet,
" Mr.. Walford snooks (oyeEioyedJ Can "
y hear me
ID oheery Yolce-Q uitedistInetly Well, VII
= tsit2
IN Mr. Walford SHOCKS Well, Charley, Nv
Of saying that, l cant got tickets for the Palu
Royal for Saturday.
al CHEEKY Voice-Yes. Keep on talking,
g. they will cut us off.
s Mr.. Walford Snooks-Well was 81
er ing
ne Imperious Female voice--Now then, ha
SO you done
m Mr.. Wexford Snooks (implorlngly) Dol
his cut us of. Well, was saying that, as 1 cal
nd get the tickets for tho Palais Royal, we HI
- better
~ Imperious Female yoice--Now then
~ have you done talking
MIR. Wulford Snooks-NO. Please do
cut us OF. Well, as was saying (Su
ok denly becoming conscious that the ca
a neetlon had been severely Hang It a
bit Ihis is too bad ATTACKS the bell vicious
-, for FIVE minutes
x Indlstinct Female Voice-Did you ring
"a "a MI. Walford Shocks Indignantly
70 ring had better write what I want
sus sayl Leaves box and motions messeul
di- to follow himl And this is progressl
,od lketires angrily into the smoking-room
the compose his letter.l
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