The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1888-04-26
AN APRIL FOOL.
a Dramatic Story Good for An
Seasons Of the Year.
In Three Parts.

In Three Parts. -.
Nj Napoleon Bonaparte Brown, an eccen
trio elderly millionaire, has taken his nephew
Mr.. Horace White (whom ne knows to bt
hcpelessly in love with Miss Jane Gray
2 bright young American girl, assistant
tcachcrof Italian in a fashionable young
ladies' seminary in his native city, New
York), and his niece, Miss Winnie White
to Italy to study art. The three are housed
in fine apartments in an old palace, the one
room used as a studio containing easels
tables, chairs, a sofa, hassock, some un.
finished pictures, studies, fragments OF
statuary-in short all the aesthetic furnish
ings usual to studios. When tho story opens
Miss Winnie and Mr. Horace White are dis
covered sitting before their respective easels
in altogether different attitudes.
PART l.
Winnie casting a troubled glance towards
erbrother)-"Horace .-.
HOrace-"Wen!"
WInnie-'Do you Use permanent blue or
Pruss:an blue with crimson lake when you
want 20 get the rightpurple for thisdraperyr'
Eorace-'I don't use either. Hang it all,
Winnie, I'm getting desperater' 81
Winnie-''Horace White, what ere you
talking about? Let me see your picturer'
H0raco-"O, it isn't the picture-but see
it-see lido" Shows plain white can
vaS) +..r -
Winnie-"Well upon my"
Uo-ace-''Winnie White, if you were a
sister worth having you'd not sit there
pointing your word, but help your poor,
unhappy brother out of his deep, his miser-
able affection! Iwish all the pigments, oil
ami tIrpentine were" .F-
WiEnie-"There you gol Just because
you don't like to paint" ..
HOrace-"I do like to paint; it's jolly lot
of fun when Pm inspired; but how can a
fellow dead, dead, dead in love-hopeless love
sit up and paint purple drapery. Ughr"
Winnie-"Horacew tf d..
Horaco-"What is it?"
Winnie-"Did you tell uncle all about it?"
Horace-"DidI! Well, you'd have thought
so if you'd have seen himr'
Winnie-.'What did he sayl"
HOrace-"He said: Young man, if you
dare to think of such thing you may say
goodbye to your uncle, for shall disinherit
you. Do your hear me9 Disinherit youI
You're fool-an out and out fool'-and,
Winnie, what Is to become of met"
Winnie-"'O, you'll live through it-boys
always dor' Ef
Horace-''But you don't know the half
Winnie-"Which halfl"
Horacc-'She's here-here at this very
minute, in RomeT"
Winnie-"Well what of that?''
Horaco-'That's only one-half-the better
half!''
W.nnie-'sIs there worse half, Horacel
Speak. W
Eorace-"There is-and it is that bade
her follow me; for, Winnie, we are-alrsady
Winnie-"Horace Whitel o, Horace!
My brotherp'
Horace-"There, there, Winnie, dopu'ttake
on so! 1t was bit sudden, 1 know; but 1
was desperate--and also Of age-and 50 we
took a walk and-were married before we
sailed. She followed as babe her, and, oh,
Winnie, we depend upon you to help US out
of our great dificulty-say you will, Winnie.
saw you willr'
Wianie-''IfI can, Horace IfI-but there
comes uncle-he'll see we've been CRYING
let Us fly for our lives" both leave the
room hurriedly)
(Alr. n. b. Brown enters the room, walks
up to the nearest easel and begins to exam
inc the picture upon it critically
Brown-"Capitali Capital I'll make art
lists of the young people yet! Beautifully
donc-tender shadows-exquisite reflect
lights in that drapery-ah, my little Winnie's
talented girl-a talented girl II her
brother had only quarter of her fondness
for art-but, therei The boys a genius
without Doubt A capital thing for them
that could fetch them to Italy to study art
Italy, the Cradle of the Beautiful! 1t is
my delight to watch the unfolding of their
different styles-one all tenderness. the
other al boldnessl Let's see what the dear
boy has done this morningl HE picks I'D
canvas from where it has fallen) Great
Scott! Not tint on this Roman twill, It's
that Jane Gfay7Jane Gray-that's exactly
who hist Jane Gray-and she has come
over 70 perfect her Italian'-may the imps
take her! Now, ] never saw the young
woman, and ! never will see the young
wo:nan-bus I've had Jane Gray dinned into
my ears until Pm sick of the sound of the
name! o, she's a designing creatures
shrcwd, crafty, diplomatic little wretch.
angling after the only male heir to the
great Brown estates. IH settle her and
she'll find that coming over here to perfect
her Italian won't goodwin with mel What's
thatin
winnie enters and greets her uncle afec-
tionately. atsk- ass 49, |
Winnie-"Your own Winnifred good
morning, Uncle Nappy. And have you seen
my work. and are youpleased!n .i'
Brown (frowning)-''O, I'm deliqhtedr,
Winnie--..'What is it, Uncle Boney-you
LOOK angry7p & -
Brown--"Angryt Wen, can't look angry
If am angryi That brother of yours
Winnie-'I k5sel0. it was Horacel Uncle
Party listen to me-let,s send him away to
Naples--to Milan-to Monte Carlo
Observation-Disclosures White, ere you in
saner'
Ninnie-"I thought only of offering a
counter attraction"
Brown-"By Jove! Not a bad ideal III
give hir1 pocket-full of gold and let him
go-he Won't be back eeTy soon, hal hap
Winnie-''So THAT'S settled. BY the way,
Cncie Policy, forgot to tell youof the beau
tiful model engaged. You'll be in raplures
when you see her-such glorious big brown
eyes with fringes an inch and aquarterlong!
And soft dark hair, as iustrous as silk, and
sucn a mouth The old lavandaia-the wash
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