The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-01
BY TELEPHONE.


table A telephone Enclosed in sort OF
wardrobe. Enter Maude Harrison aud a
strong perfume Of violettes de Parme. She
Is smartls dressed and seems rather nerv-
Gus.
The Clerk docking up)-Yes, miss.
Maudo-Oh, IL beg your pardon You
know Mr.. Costing GroeneS
The Clerk-Yes; he's one OF our clients
Maude-Oh, Is ho' Well (simperinR)
don't know what you'll think Of me- | IN
sure, but want 20 telephone 10 him.
Clerk-Very well, miss Step in there
She goes into a sort OF wardrobe
Maude-How nervous feel haven't
heard his voice for a fortnight and now 10
hear II like this wish ! could kiss him
by telephone; IL would be nicer some
times (She puts two ivory cups 10 her
ears,) Seven hundred and ninety-one,
please, II the gentlemans there. "a
pause) Who Is IT. IL sounds like parrot
49, Yes, dear, Of course it's me You
told me TO come at o'clock only
didn't know your voice. Are you quite
wellS Why haven't you written mef 49,
so busy as all THAR Poor dear Still, you
might have sent just a limo You know
how anxious am 49, Oh, you can't ex.
pect me 90 believe that. I'm not quite a
fool. whatever you may think '-+ I'm
sure I'm not losing my temper. It's you
| that's doing that What Is t you want,
| Reggiei $50 a surprise for me- Oh, you
darling, what is itY 49, To be married !!
(Puzzled.) Yes know, dear But have
you told your people about itY 80 Your
motherS Oh the darling; how l shall love
her -" Tell mo exactly what she said,
dear -" WHAT Say il again. / didn't
hear It, . 'sNot TO me- Reggie you can't
mean that-you only say II to try my love
for you. After all you We said and (crying)
all the letters you've written to me. 800
But | couldn't send them back, dear; I
value them more than anything. / know
them by heart-such darling letters. '''
don't want them. I've nothing to be
ashamed of In mine. You're behaving
shamefully, Reggie, and won't be treat
ed like this. What have l ever done2
Haven't l always loved you and done all
you told me-and- -** What do care
for Henderson, That was before I knew
you, and I've never seen him since
hardly. . oh, don't go in that way.
Do you want me to hate your (Softening.)
Reggie, dear, you don't mean it, do you?
Don't you remember what you said that
evening at 'Enley. when 80 How dare
your don't drop my H's-it's this beast
| ly telephone drops them on tho way and If
you only want 10 insult me Oh. Reggie,
you've broken my 'art-heart. (She sobs
into the telephone).
The Clerk-Have you fnishedS
Maude-Yes. (Speaking into the tele-
phone.) / won't cry any more because l
know you're having some fun with me,
dear.
The Clerk-You're only allowed five
| minutes.
Maude-I haven't been crying five min.
utes. (Again speaking into the tele-
| phone.) oh, beg pardonl Please put
| me on 79l again. . Not heard word
I've been sayingl Why, l haven't been
saying anything I've been talking to the
Office. And you talk OF money
| Do you think money can repay me for the
| way I've loved your It's that that makes
! il so hard. because you did love mo once,
| II you don't now. Don't you remember
| that night at Henley, when we got away
| from ma and went along the towing path
| in the moonlight, and you kissed me I'M
| der the I'm sure you can IL you
like. It's because you won't. (Shout-
ing) Don't-you - remember - that -
| night--at-Henlcy- - No; shan {
break the telephone, and i shall shout II
| you't can't hear me without. with much
solemnity.l Reggie, l shall die of this,
and you'll have killed me, but with sud
| den passion) do you think I'll stand itf
| No; I'll shoot you and then myself like
| that girl did in - No; know
can't do IL through telephone. You
! coward, that's why you dare to insult me
| like this (Softening.) And I'd begun
20 hstx- ne To IN
| about what I'd buy 1t is hard
| OF course it isn't question of money
not at all-but | shall see my lawyer at
once, all the same. -" Five thousand
poundsp Only e500 Certainly
not with dignity,) Mr.. Greene l shall
bring an action against you for breach OF
promise tomorrow-do you hear, tomor-
row. 80 dropping the handles.) Deuce
take the man How does he know that
(Shouting) It's false-it's a liel l never
did. -" You can't have proofs It's
falsol oh, Reggie, say you don't believe
IL of me and-and- (Sobbing.) -
I'm not making your end all wet. Fancy
man who can make fun of poor girl at
q time like this Reggie. II l take that
money, will you say you don't believe iti
Take it or leave it. Then l will
take 1t sooner than have anything moro to
do with such mean, despicable, horrid-
49, Oh, no! Only just begun-despica-
BILE, cowardly-
The Clerk-You're cut off.
Maude-Cut of Call him back, please
The Clerk-Have you done?
Maude-No, tell youl Please tell him
from me that despise him, and
The Telephone Burr, BURT
Maude-Oh, it's no use What q beastly
invention, to he surel Well, one comfort
is, can write and tell him what / think
about hint exit. BLACK and White.