The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1895-05-18
IN A YEAR.
CYNTHIA LESTER, aged 81

CYNTHIA LESTER. nged e.
REX HAWTHORNE aged 70
Scenc:-A drawing room: bright flre In tho
grate; general DIR OF freshness about the
room; u quantity OF mimosn and Parma
violets about Miss Lester. In On extrava-
gantly simple gray gown, standing on o foot
stool before mirror, tucking some vioiets
into her belt
CYNTHIA-I feel inst exactly like a
character in first piece at the theater,
only, unfortunately, there is no gal
lery to play to! Crosses to a work
tnble) It's nearly twelve, and he al
why's was cxasperatingly punctual, so
he'll be here directly. (Sits.) 1t any
one Ind told me year ago that things
would actually happen like this, I'd
never have believed it. It's like n page
out Of a novel. However, here it is,
and here Is Rex's letter. CTakes ont n
letter and reads.) "MY DEAR CYNTHIA:
Tomorrow is the 14th of February,
the day on which our probation ends,
and on which we are to be allowed to
renew an engagement which has never
been broken as far as we are con-
cerned. May call on you at twelve
o'cloclS?--Yours always, REX HAw-
THopNE." After note like that, what
choice had but to say: "Come at once;
it is thousand years till l see you
CYNTHIA" And (she listens) he's COM
ing! Rises and advances as a servant
announces Mr.. lIawthorne.)
Rex Coming forward with out
stretched hands)-Cynthia.
Cynthia running to him)-Rex.
Rex (hesitating)-How good OF you
to let me GOMEZ
Cynthia drawing gradually away
from him)-Dearest, how could you
thinl, could do otherwise?
Rex beading her to seat and sitting
beside her)-And-and now we have so
much to say to each other.
Cynthia Ia little embarrassed)-Ye
--of course--so much!
Rcx-My poor little Cynthia, / re-
member the last time / saw you, how
Cynthia Qaughing) How red my
eyes were, and how shiny my nose!
Don't remind Inc of it; it's almost as
bad as being shown q photograph
taken when you were six, and being
assured of the resemblance! Please
don't think of rue as creature with
perpetual shuttle.
Rex (seriously)-It was no laughing
matter then.
Cynthia (smiling)-No, it wasn't. We
were desperately in earnest, weren't we?
do believe, Rex, that if that day you
had asked me to run away with you, or
IL You had proposed that we should re-
tire to the back garden and dramatic
ally shuttle off this mortal coil to
gether, honestly, believe I'd have
done il.
Rex (pityingly)-Poor little girl!
Cynthia : But, all the same, I'm
rather glad you didn't ask me, you
know; because IL we had rushed off to
the nearest registrars Office there
would have been an end of Uncle Bob's
fortune, and Though, of course, love in
cottage is very charming, and a
dinner Of herbs" is delightful, still,
the cottage wants 20 have all the mod
ern improvements and the herbs need
the advantages of good cook to make
them acceptable, and as for the mortal
coil?-well (glances at herself in mir
ror opposite), I'm not sure that l
haven't rather weakness for it.
Rex Cooking at her admiringly)-
You're prcttier than ever, Cynthia!
Cynthia (plcased)-Am l?
Rex surveying her critically)-But
you're altered good deal-and, ]
wonder II l dare suggest something? ]
believe you'd look more enchanting
still IL you'd wear your hair parted In
the middle.
Cynthia Chorrifed)-My dear boy, I'd
be a perfect fright! j wouldn't do /,
for the world. Where did you get that
idea from?
Rex (mcekly)-ohl I only thought
I met girl at the embassy In Paris q
good deal this winter, and she looked
awfully nice with 1t that way; but
then
Cynthia-Oh, but she couldn't have
been my stylcl
Rex (quiclsly)-Oh, mol She'd fac,
like a beautiful Madonna, great darl
eyes and the sweetest (hurricdly)-'
mean-no-thatis is, of course, she WASH
ut all your style.
Cynchia Cooking at him fixedly)-Dt
you know, Rex, that almost fancy
Rex (embarrassed)-w do yot
fancy?
Cynthia tgravcly)-That should lilk'
you to grow board
Rex (rclievcd) -Oh-but--
Cynthia enthusiastically Yes, I
man looks so much moro impressive
with beard; sort of lord-and-mastcl
Air-and-well, there 10 something fas
cinating TO me in o man with flow
ing golden beard
Rex Gnterrupting}-But. my dsal
child, considering my coloring, dom