The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1895-06-29
IN A YEAR.

| CYNTHIA LESTER. aged E.
| REX HAWTHORNE aged "a
Scene:-A drawing-roopl; bright nre in tn
Grnte; general nlr OF freshness about tn,
violets about. Miss Lester. in an extrava
eantly simple gray gown. standing on n foot
stool before a mirror. tucking some violet.
into her belt
CYNrnIA-I feel Just exactly like 9
character In a first piece at the thea ter
only, unfortunate ly, there is no gal.
1ery to play tot Crosses to work.
table.) It's nearly twelve, and he al
ways was exasperatingly pune tual, SO
he'll be here directly. (Sits.) If any
one had told me year ago that things
would actually happen like this, I'd
never have believed it. It's like a page
out Of a novel However, here it is,
and here is Rex's letter. (Takes out a
letter and reads-) ''MY DEAR CYNTHIA:
Tomorrow is tho 14th of February,
the dayton which our probation ends,
and on which we are to be allowed to
been broken as for rs we are con-
cerned. May call on you ut twelve
oclock?-Yours always, REX HAw-
THoRNE." After n note like that, what
choice had but to say: ''Come at once;
1t is thousand years till I see you
ing! CRises and advances as q servant
announces Mr.. Hawthorne.)
Rex Coming forward with out
stretched hands)-Cynthia-
Cynthia (running to him)-Rex.
Rex (hesitating)-Ilow good Of you
to let me come!
Cynthia drawing gradually away
from him)-Dearest, how could you
think could do otherwise?
Rex Qeading her to a seat and sitting
beside her)-And-hnd now we have so
much to say to each other.
Cynthia "a little enbarrassed)-Yes
of course-so much!
Rex-My poor little Cynthia, I re-
the last time 1 saw you, how
Cynthia Qaughing)-How red my
eyes were. and how shiny my nosel
Don't remind me of it; it's almost as
bad as being shown photograph,
aiken when you were six, and being
assured of the resemblance! Please
lon't think of me a creature with a
SHUTTLE.
Rex (seriously)-It was no laughing
natter then.
Cynthia (smiling)-No, it wasn't. We |
we're desperately in earnest, weren't we?
do believe, Rex, that If that day you
lad asked me to run away with You, or
( you had proposed that we should re-
ire to the back garden and dramatic
lily shuttle off this mortal coil to
ether, honestly. L believe I'd have
one it.
Rex (pityingly)-Poor little grill
Cynthia - But, all the same, I'm
ather glad you didn't ask me, you
now; because If we had rushed off to
ne nearest registrars Office there
'ould have been an end of Uncle Bob's
'rtune, and though, of course. love in
cottage is very charming, and a
dinner of herbs is delightful. still,
he cottage wants to have all the mod
N improvements and the herbs need
lie advantages of a good cook to mako
lem acceptable, and as for the mortal |
'il?-wen (glances at herself in n mir
r opposite), I'm not sure that
aven't rather a weakness for it.
Rex Cooking at her admiringly)- ,
ou're prettier than ever. CynthiA!
Cynthia (pleased)-Am I?
Rex (survcying her critically)-But 9
'u're altered n good deal-and,
onder If dare suggest something?
lievo you'd look more enchanting
i'll if you'd wear your hair parted in
Q middle.
Cynthia horrified)-N1y dear boy, I'd @
a perfect fright! wouldn't do it
r the world. Where did you get that
"a from? s.
Rex (meekly)-Oh! only thought a
net girl at the embassy in Paris a | tt
cd deal this winter, and she looked | c;
fully nice with it that way; but, G;
en- IL
but she couldn't have a,
en- my style! b
Rex (quiclsly)-Oh, no! She'd a face v,
e a beautiful Madonna, great dark ta
IS and the sweetest Churriedlyl-I ii
is, of course, she wasn't 81
all your style. in
;ynchia Cooking at him fxedly)-Do h,
! know, Rex, that almost fancy OF
tex (embarrassed)-W do you bi
ICY? p,
ynthia (gravely)-That should like TO
!, to grow a beard Sc
lex (relieved)-Oh-but it
ynthia Enthusiastically OF
n looks SO much more impressive he
h a beard; sort of lord-and-naster co
there is something fas- pr
ating to mo in a man with a flow sh
golden beard to
ex Gnterrupting)-Bur. my dear TIL
Id. copstdeyip0 my coloriuQ, don't Tia