Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-09-27
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Scene: Mrs. Bertram's boudoir. MIRA
Rprtram Enter Miss Avton

Mrs. Bertrarn-GOod morning, GEAR.
Miss Ayton kissing her)-I am SO glad
you are alone. want you to advise me.
am in terrible fix.
Mrs. Bertram (cheerfully)-Yes, dear.
What is it?
Miss Ayton-Captain 'Arcy. (Pauses.)
Mrs. Bertram-Proposed to you last
night Well, there is nothing very terri
BILE in that He is quite eligible. Your ia
ther won t object-in fact, i congratulate
Miss Ayton-Don't! 1t isn't that.
Mrs. Bertram-Oh, then, know You
said NO" and now you want to say
Eyes"
Miss Ayton-That would be quite easy.
1t Is much worse than that.
Mrs. Bertram-Then what on earth is
IT.
Miss Ayton-Mr Monteagle. (Pauses.)
Mrs. Bertram-He proposed too They
both proposed, and you accepted the
wrong one.
Miss Ayton-No accepted them both
at least, didn't say mo- to either Of
them.
Mrs. Bertram-Then you must say
mo- to one or both Of them. 1t Is very
simple.
Miss Ayton-It isn't at all simple. 1t
Is very difficult.
Mrs Bertram-Very difficult What is
difficult?
Miss Ayton-To refuse ono of them.
Mrs, Bertram-Good gracious, dear
You can t marry them both. The question
is which.
Miss Ayton-Ycs.
Airs Bertram-You are quite sure you
dor like one of them better than the
other?
Miss Ayton-I don't know. That is
where the trouble is.
Mrs. Bertrand am afraid can't help
you much. To me they seem SO very much
alike.
Miss Ayton-Oh, how can you say SOP
They are quite, quite different.
Bertram-Ah, yes, forgotl One parts
his hair in the middle, and the other
doesn't.
Miss Ayton-I do wish you wouldn't go
on like that It's very unkind when
want you to help me- If you knew them
as well as do, you would see at once that
no two men ever were more unlike. They
are of quite distinct types.
Mrs. Bertram-Well, that ought to sim
plify matters considerably. Surely you
know which type you prefer.
Miss Ayton-Yes yes, do-in the alb
stract, of course. Pause). But somehow,
in a husband, there are SO many other
things to consider. want to take prac-
teal view of the matter. Do help me!
Mrs. Bertram-Well, dear, by all means
let us be practical. Let me see: Mr.. Mon
teaglc must have quito 81, 900 a year and
expectations, while Captain darcy can
only have G4OO or $500 besides his pay
till his
Miss Ayton-Don't be so horrid. AS If
that matteredl What want to know IS,
which of their temperaments Is best suit
ed to mine. Now, Captain d'Arcy is very
devoted to me, and all that, and rather
like him, but / am not sure that he Is
quite serious enough about things in gen
eral. He strikes me as being a little too
easy going. He never seems in earnest
about anything.
Mrs Bertram-Yet he looked very much
In earnest last night.
Miss Ayton-Mr. Monteagle has more
depth of character, think. And he has
such high ideals about women, life and
ah-things (vaguely).
Mrs. Bertram-Yes. Then accept him
by all means.
Miss Ayton-Oh, but I'm not sure that
no isn't too serious. Besides I'm afraid
he is rather radical In some ways, and
you hhoN NO hANo always pCCh oo Soh
servative
Mrs Bortram-Jf you are going to take
politics into consideration, should advise
you to marry Captain darcy. I should
think that he would adopt your views,
whatever they are.
Miss Ayton-But I like man to have
some opinions of his own.
Mrs. Bertram (yawning)-Then, as
said before, marry Mr.. Monteagle
Miss Ayton latter a pause)-I really
can't make up my mind. I wish you
would advise me.
Mrs Bertram-But, Ethel, If you don't
like my suggestions, what can I dor
Miss Ayton-I don't know, but you
must help me. insist.
Mrs Bertram--If you are really as alb
solutely Indifferent as you say, think
you had better toss up-heads Captain
darcy, tails Mr.. Monteagle.
Miss Ayton-Oh, mol That would be
wrong. 1t would be gambling.
Mrs. Bertram-Not q bit, my dear.
Desperate difficulties require desperate
remedies. But, as you object to tossing,
let us rafllc them.
Miss Ayton (after a pause)-Very we'll.
III write the names, and you shall draw.
Miss Ayton writes on two slips of paper
and Mrs. Bertram draws one of them.)
Mrs. Bertram-Captain Arcy. con
gratulate him.
Miss tyton-Captain darcy! Very
well. Thank you So much, dear. don't
know what 1 should have done without
YOU. Goodby, dear Miss Ayton drops
the other slip into the wastebasket and
goes out.)
Mrs Bertram Ito herself)-I hope they
will be happy. 1t seems rather a risk, but
what could do? wonder if she really
didn't care which. l almost wish it had
been the other one. (Reilectively picks the
other slip out of the basket and reads 1t.
Captain d'Arcyi Both Captain darcy
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