The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-04
THE GREENFIELD MONSTER.
AS Exhibited at September Mountain Hotel

AS Exhibited at September Mountain Hotel
DRAMATts PERsoNE
Nav A recently married couple.
E Ed1hh Ditto.
Tom and Edith are standing on the piazza
waiting for their respective partners.
Tom with a sigh Girls take forever
to go anywheres.
Edith Do they? Men are almost as
bad, it seems to me. Frank has been
twenty minutes.
Toul-Thars nothing May went up
an hour ago. Signs again. Let's take a
walk around the lake till they come down
Edith docking back to make sure that
r. ank was not in sight)-All right,
DUST as they 90 down the walk May and
Frank come out on the piazza
May pointing TO the retreating couple)
We'll, | never!
Frank (grimly) Humphl
May-Why don't you say something.
Frank (still more grimly)-I thought you
might object.
May decidedly $50 would.
A moments silence.
Frank (suddenly)-Pn tell you
May-What:
Frank-Come with me for row on the
lake.
May-Thats not telling me anything
but-all right.
They go down to the landing and seat
themselves in a boat
Frank (singing)-Oh, for life on the
ocean wave.
May-That's not polite; besides, they
might hear you.
Frank (unconsciously)- WHO mighta
May--Whv Tom and
Frank-Editha l don't care.
May-We !, neither do l. Sing again.
Frank-Oh, no; it wouldn't be polite.
BY the way, are you going to the hop to-
night.
May-They can see US now.
Frank-Who-the frogs! l was talking
of hops.
May-Oh, enjoy them very much. Was
that what you said!
Frank-Yes. They're going back
May-What will Edith say to you for de-
sorting her!
Frank didn't desert her. She left
me.
May-But that's different. You should
have gone after her.
Frank-Indeed! Now, what'll Tom say
May-I don't care. He can come after
me if he likes.
Frank-He'll drown if he can't swim.
May-4ou can drown here; Iheard YOU
tell Edith so last week.
lduh- w Gil, yOu eau ReG SUCK IN tle
mud, and that's worse. Now, wouldn't he
make a pretty picture trying to wade out
here and sticking half way in the mud?
May tries to pick up lily pad and,
finding the under side of it covered with
spiders and water Tugs, drops it quickly. |
Frank--4ou can't always judge by ap-
pearsnces.
May-No.
Frank-Anybody coming along might
think that Tom and Edith were
May-Now, please don't be foolish. They
might just as well think that you and L
Frank-That's decidedly foolish. ANY
way, we won't fight even If your sweet
heart does run off with my best girl.
Maybe didn't take her; they went off
| together, and left us
Frank-To fight. Hello, there they are!
May-Who are theys
FraDk-Don't you know!
May-Love is blind, you know.
Frank-Well, he has no business to be.
May-Are you going ashore!
Frank don't know; why!
May-Well, Edith wants you.
Frank (sulkily)-Sne hasn't said so.
May-As if q girl would call right out.
Frank-Oh, l see; you want to go to
Tom.
May-No. don't.
Frank with feeble laugh and glance
toward the shore)-Well, Phi take you to
him, anyway.
Utter silence reigns for a moment until
the boat reaches the landing and the two
men, greeting each other coldly, exchange
partners.
Frank to Edith and Tom to May las thew
go off on different paths What did he say
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