The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-22

STAND" Daddy, it's Claudel
Perigal-SoI gathered from your first
remark May / ask. sir
Claude-Certainly. sir. ] am Claude
Forester. / amor rather was-Miss
Travers' cousin, and / am only just
back from foreign service. ] discov-
cred from paragraph in a newspaper
that Miss Trayers was Your ward and
pupil So l ventured to come here.
Lilian-CIaude, of course you did!
Perigal-Yes, yes-of course he did.
aside while L. and c. talk OF
course he did. Now let us see- What
il this shcald be the answer TO my
wish? The Young fellow dropped from
the clouds. 4 cousin-and yet no cous-
in-the very thing. He looks as if he
wouldn't make bad Romeo. The sit
uation is desperate; suppose / put it
to the touch. (Aloud) Mr. Forester,
l am delighted. am proud to make
your acquaintance. L told Lily just
now I should like to make it. I have
heard of your exploit. 1t made me
proud of you and proud of my country,
Claude-Oh, sir, that was nothing.
j just did my duty
Perigal-Oh! Then wish people as
a rule did their duty one-quarter as
well. But modesty is virtue. and not
too common a one. aside L like
his looks more and more. / viii try it.
can see her eyes softening now just
as some other eyes softened. Well
-well-that's gone. (Aloud) Lillian!
(She starts and turns round) We
must not neglect our little rehearsal
too much-but I have no doubt you
and your cousin have much to say to
each other?
I.ilian-Oh, YES, daddy!
Perigal-Very well. / will give some
directions about the printing and re-
join you shortly. Mr.. Forester, let
me once again shake you by the hand.
docs so.) ~ JnB,. 4 -ser
Claude-Oh, sir, you make too much
of it.
Perigal-No, no, l don't. I know
what TO make much of. Trust an old
actor for that. CAT door, aside) An
experiment-an experiment. But I'll
wager it viii succeed. and then so will
my pupil! (Ent.)
Claude-Lily! Is it possible that
four years should make such differ
ence?
Lilian-What difference, Claude?
You knew me directly.
Claude-Of course / did. But four
years ago you were little fairy of a
child. And now what are you, Lily?
Lilian-Just what L was then,
Claude.
Claude-No, You are glorified-you
have grown into a woman, and beau
tiful one
Lilian-Don't fatter, Claude. You
never used TO.
Claude-There is no fattery in
Lilian-Now no nonsense. Claude.
We're you badly wounded in that
dreadful-that splendid fight?
Claude-No, Lily, not badly-that is,
the doctors wouldn't let me stay there
and certainly the voyage has made a
new man of me.
Lilian-Poor Clsude! To be so brave
and to suffer so much, for know you
did, l can see the traces of it still. But
you are well now?
Claude-Yes, Lily, better than / have
ever been before. But tell Inc about
yourself?
Lilian-Well, you know Mr.. Perigal,
one of my fathers oldest friends, ia
my guardian and tutor. Poor papa
could leave me but little money. and
Mr.. Perigal is not rich. So | had to
decide on making my own way some
how, and Mr.. Perigal is teaching me to
act
Claude-To acti
Lilian-Why, your must have known
that from the paper.
Claude-Yes, but il still seems so
strangel My little cousin turning into
a great actress.
Lilian-No. Claude, l don't think I
shall ever be that. know l have some
turn for il but-but | don't like the
idea. The notion of that sea of faces
looking at me, cTiticising ones every
word. ones every posture, ones face,
ones voice becoming public property
IL frighteus me and hurts me-but L
don't like 10 tell daddy so. And, OH
Look at this horrid poster. Holds it
up
Claude-Poor little Lily! Do you re-
member when we partedP
Lilian-Yes, Claude remember.
Claude-The apple blossoms were
out We were be-