The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-11-08

IN THE GOOD oLD-FAsHIoNED WAY.
thousand dollars. You never can be
brought to see that say these things
for your own good.
Bent. Qaughs bitterly)-For my good!
! wonder what Dick Harper will say to
that?
Mrs B.-I wish he would come.
Bent-So you can't wait? You're in
a hurry to settle this affair. Well, I'll
do all that can, at any rate.
Gle goes to the messenger call and
rings it nine times.)7
Mrs. B. (hysterically)-I am not in
hurry ! am perfectly calm! But If
you are impatient, for mercy's sake let
us end it as soon as possible!
GShe rushes to the messenger call
and rings it frantically twelve times.
On the thirteenth she pulls the handle
off
Bent. Well, well. (Reading from the
| book )-"December l. Flowers, two
dollars; fought like tigers from seven
o'clock till"
Mrs. B. lin choking voice)-Have
you got that in your book? II wish
you'd cross that out-please. should
not want anybody to see that.
Bent. looking up suddenly)-Why
not?
Mrs B.-Flowers, for me. I have
always remembered that. I didn't
really mean to quarrel about such a
matter. You misunderstood me.
Bent.-How?
Mrs. Brewer mind now. It is too
late. But I want to say before we
Bent.-Before we lose our last oppor-
| tunity of quarreling about it again.
Mrs B.-You should not speak so.
What wish to say is that, in that in
! stance at least, l was wholly to blame.
It has lain upon my conscience eve-
since. Oh. Jack! The flowers were
for me. Think of it, think oft (She
bursts out crying-)
Bent say. Alice, I can't stand
this 1t cuts my heart to pieces. Gle
bends over her and then starts up
Here comes that boy, shall send him
to Richard or to Jericho?
fMrs- 3. continues to sob. The boy
enters without knocking.)
The Boy-Did youse ring?
Bent.-Did we ring? (He picks up
the handle of the messenger call box
from the foor.) Yes, we rung. But
we haven't decided
The Boy sliding into the easy chair
ALI right. I'll wait.
Bent.-Alice, what shall we do?
The Boy-Is the lady sick? Say,
shall / get doctor? l know where
there's bully one.
Bent No. get out.
The Boy-Whcre shall go?
Bent.-Go down to the Battery and
jump off.
The Boy (promptly)-Forty cents and
the car fare.
Bent.-Here's half dollar. Never
mind the change. Now get out. boy
does not move-1
Mrs. B.-Why, Jack, what did you
give him all that for? Twenty-Five
cents would have been more than
enough.
Bent. (opening notebook and taking
! out peDcll)-One messenger Doy- f11ty
cents Our last quarrel. Total price of
| domestic unhappiness, seven dollars
and 4 halt Hands the book to Mrs.
b. There it is, Alice. 1t shows VIVA,
was worth to my wife. Seven dol
lars and half a year. About two
cents day. feel pretty cheap.
(ie sinks into the easy chair. Mrs.
B. brushes the notebook in her hand
Then she tears it
Mrs. Is. Ito the messenger)-Youna
man, come here. If you will go away
just as fast as you can. viii give you
J dollar. / don't care where you so, a:
long as you don't find Mr.. Harper.
The Boy-Mr. Harper's out in the
Office.
Mrs. B.-Whati Oh, Jack. shall die
if he sees ME. CONS; let's run out thi:
way.
(She seizes Jacks hand. as he come.
forward to meet her. They run to one
of the doors which opens just as they
reach il, and Harper enters. They
face him, still holding each other:
hands,
Harper-Delighted delighted, knew
it would end this way. Let NE con
graduate you both.
(He takes the free hand of each, anl
shakes them heartily. Curtain.)