The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-07
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8 THE HIGHER EDUCATION. s
A MONOLOGUE.
y ADELINE

A MONOLOGUE.
BY ADELIN APP.

| him. Oh, I've burned my bridges this
time. [Cries again. What will they say
at home when he comes in without me +?
They will imagine all sorts of dreadful
things, but nothing so shocking as this
reality. PAGES room.l
OH shall be a mounting maniac be-
fore am rescued.
They will come here next Monday morn
ing and lind me a lifeless corpse. Poor
mamma Poor Jackl shall be lying there
on the dlyan, quite cold and at rest. hope
nothing OF this awful experience will show
IN my face; Grows pensive. Perhaps I
snail be sufficiently conscious to speak to
them; to tell Jack forgive him for leav-
ing me here. Poor Jack! How he will suf-
fer.
But he is not to blame. I see it all now
Mystic would say. 1t was flying in the
face OF Providence for me to let Jack get
me an opal. l will write Jack note. He
will find it when am gone.
hunts about room quite enthusiast
callAy, but at last gives up in despair.l
There is not a pencil nor a bit OF paper
IN the place. What shall do? | cannot
die like this and make no sign.
Sits upon divan and removes hat.
All, have It'll My hatpinl Here on
the fiyleaf of the book he selected for me
Will prick with my hatpin farewell mes
sage to Jack 1t will help me to forget
my pain when the pangs of hunger assail
me. will begin at once!
Crosses to table. Sits in chair, opens
book and begins eagerly to pick on fyleaf.
D-A- R-L-I-N-G-
Oh! Jack will treasure this all his life!
JACK
| don't know that I ought to do it after
all. 1t seems too heart-rending. wipes
eyes.
What's that Starts up.] Some one is
whlstling! brushes to window
There is young man on the campus!
Il only can make him see my signal.
Waves handkerchief Waits a moment,
then retreats with smothered scream.
How perfectly dreadful! The wretch is
throwing kissesl He actually thinks l
am flirting with him!
sinks into chair, sobbing.
Oh, Jack! Jackl If you loved me the
least bit in the world you would never
have left me here, to be insulted in this
fashion.
But no, I am neither slug nor a grub.
Not even great ugly toad. | can't 7sob)
expect (sob) him to think (sob) of me.
[Sobs VIOLENTLY Mamma is right. Jack
is too young to have the care of wife. 1
am glad l found it out before it is too
late. Only the knowledge will never do
me any good now. I shall be stark mad
before get out of this place.
They will have all San" Francisco
searched for me tonight. And, oh, hor-
rors! The papers will all have my picture
tomorrow morning.
BUSHES back to window.
There come two nice elderly gentlemen.
I'll signal them. They won't throw
kisses, | know. What shall say to them?
HIM, I'll drop something to attract their
attention. A piece of COAL Picks up
T ~ 1at+
at all frightened. / do hate a sensation.
So does Jack.
Drops coal out of window.] Oh! if
you please, gentlemen! l would like
would you be so kind
What do they mean? They see me.
One of them has taken out notebook and
is writing in it. What is that he is saying
to the other? "Impertinent young jani-
tress! The university needs respectable,
middle-aged womanl VIII report it at
the next meeting of the regentsP' Turns
away.
shall die of shame and modification!
Well! That settles it l shall stay here
and endure this horror till l die, and
they come here to find me next MONDAY.
sinks on divan.
am so Inundated don't care whether
/ live or die. | feel as though | might be
dying this minute. | shall die, know,
the instant it gets dark. 1t must be nearly
sunset now. 1t was almost o'clock when
Jack left me.
Well, I'll not have to suffer much longer.
/ must have been here for hours, already.
Oh, poor mamma!
How Jack will reproach himself when
he hears of my death.
Lies back against divan, quite still. A
voice, outside, is heard, singing. She
starts.
jack S voicel [Rushes TO window.] Jackl
Jack Yes It's he. Why, is he going off
again? JACK FIN great distress.
Oh! l know! He has tried the door, and
is going for the key! The dear kind,
thoughtful fellow! He thinks 1 don't
know am locked in.
OF course, shall marry him next month.
Next week! Tomorrow # he wishes it!
There he comes, swinging the keys The
idea of mamma thinking Jack is too young
to have the care of wife
He is unlocking the door.
Hastens to put on hat and gather up
book, etc. Looks out window.
Here am, Jack!
What? What is that? Must hurry if
mean to get the train!
Are trains running yeti
What time is it, Jack? What? Why,
have only been in here twenty minutes?
Oh!
Yes, Jack, I'm coming. Instantly.
Goes out.
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