Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-27
STORY OF A HEART.

| fireplace. NllNWell JIclJnJ IuJOr 10 IHe
house of Graham, seated writing at CEN
ter table. Heads Of the house dining out.
| Time. $3.50 p. m.
She drumming impatiently on the
mantelpiece and CHANGING in his direction)
You don't seem to care that this is my
last evening; that l am going away to-
morrow; that l shant be back at Arden
vohr for months.
He--It would be generally supposed
that you are TO be enyied. You are going
| out Into the world. You have life before
you with all its possibilities.
She with an infection of asperity in
her voice)-I wish you would not speak so
like II copybook. What you say may be
true enough. l have box full of new
clothes up stairs most girls world cOvet,
and yet-yot (linging herself impatiently
into n chair and CHANGING cOvertly at him)
would thousand times rather be put
ting on my old serge gown and be sitting
down to Horace.
He (still writing)-That feeling will
wear off. You will enjoy the novelty of
tho new life. You will get fresh interests.
You will b, admired.
She pouting)-I don't want fresh in
terests. l don't care Significantly for
tho admiration Of the multitude.
Silence, except for the scratching of his
pen.
She (rising and going to the table near
hlm)-What are you writing?
He-SomC Latin verse of your brothers..
am correcting it,
She (watchirg him)-Tt seems fuller of
mistakes than usual. with q burst of
itoti CAN'T lava II fp11irrhtD I
don't suppose you care how miserable l
am. l dare say with dry sob) you will
Just 90 on when am away us if nothing
had happened, only with this difference
that you won't be bothered with my mis-
takes.
He paling visibly and pushing away his
writing)-You arc depressed tonight. To-
morrow things will look brighter
She Cher eyes full of reproach) You are
very unllind. CHER head goes down on
her hands on the tablo.)
He (agitatcd, rises and PAGES the room;
stops near her and lays his hand on her
bowed head; speaks rather unsteadily)-
Do you know how hard you make things
for me? Do you know 1 would willingly
give this right hand to save you unhappi
nessf
She Cooking up with quivering lips)-
Is that all you have to say to me?
He Cunning his head away)-It is all
dare say. There are things in this world
you don't know about that come before
inclination.
She (desperatcly)-I don't understand
about such things. don't care about
them. l only know that l am miserable.
Billiard room in Continental hotel.
Robert Stuart Graham, Maxwell Leith,
tutor, occupants.
Robert Stuart Graham (roading The
Position my soul, NAB has stolen a
march upon us and no mistake!
Maxwell Leith (testily chalking cue
with hand that shakes slighUly)-What
are you talking about? Pray be more ex-
plicit.
Robert Stuart Graham-Listen to this!
Breads aluud): ga marriage has been ar
ranged and will take place shortly between
Major the Hon. Haig Elmslie younger Of
Mount Elmslie, Royal Scots Fusiliers,
and Mabel, only daughter of Robert Stu
art Graham of Ardenvohr Argyllshire,
n. B." Good old Nab! Made all the
running in her first season, and it was
only yesterday that she had her hair down
her back and her frocks up to her knees.
NinIo"H wv uiio ilo"Sp.''oI anu nus "
GisII') "oiluer "l'"U SoIE vi leIioM no
Is. Hope he has a moor and keeps a yacht.
l saS' Lei,il' can you PICTURE Ma" III Vie
'","ol'! y, I"uS vi 'iIo li''noi
Maxwell Leith replaces cue in the stand
anu l"G%'S Hoiiie"h'V "oruPty lor uiio
uoor Inc sun coming OUT alter all
MUM '"o me Il uay 10 sPehu coopeu up
lnGoGrS' DelIcvo ! Sliall 20 lor stTon.
'op'IU stuart -Ital'' III lioiU alohe,
yawnS ana 'Nr0W" hIliiSoil Oh se1C anu
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PrlCIo"S 'S uiio "Cd'hcr lVSeI, 1 WISH He
hau hho"l MS lhlIu before hlsSlnS hiaue
up ms sol io"rSoiile lor VllS alVcrlooh
"lVhouV mt
DRAWING room in Novfair Major
ElmsIic and MohrI Stuart, Graham occ,,-
nonts
10 T,oldir,, hon boT;d and +o,,;ro with q
diarond rir,T ON the third as,rnr Of tho
loft bond(-,4rd co Won arc Ioo,.inc, mo TO-
1norrow and Won Inve onIv THE naItrv
rina to rornind yo,, tI,at Won ioIong 70 n,cg
Sbe (hInshinS md s,niIingl-T bardIv
tbinis 7 ebaT mood - ro,nindor Ardonvobr
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succession of festivities.