The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-30


take my orders, please send some on
who isn't deaf! Rings OFF and sits
down, fumingD
Mr. T. (dryly)-Nou must find thai
telephone a great comfort. am s,,r.
NO draWing-roon should be without it.
Miss st doesn't always 90 Ek.
! this.
Mr.. P--I hope not, for the sake Of
your nerves and your-yisitors.
Miss S--Oh, l am 50 sorry: Of course
II must be very provoking for YOU, but
1t isn't my fault, is 1T? Now sit down
and begin again; YOU were going to tell
me something very interesting. | am
sure.
Mr. p (aside)-Tn make one more at
tempt, but il / cant get nv propo~s,l
out before that confounded teIcnhope
goes OFF again-I'Il give il up. once and
cor all. (AloudD My dear Miss SmitI,
-Iyphen-Smith, L am a man Of few
words
Miss S.-Indeed? (She listens with
perfunctory attention and every sign
OF lmpat!ence, her eyes on the t..Ie-
phone, half starting from her chair at
every sound that can suggest a beIIl
Mr.. P.-l don't wear my heart upon
my sleeve. 1 keep it in its rigzlt plae,.
iasidol though its an my mouth at this
moment: (AloudD am, as l said be
fore, man OF few words-reticeur
taciturn.
Miss S.-Ges.
Mr. P.-Feeling a great deal, but
never saying so-modest, retiring
perhaps sou may think me too retir-
ing?
Miss S.-Oh. no, not at all,
Mr.. P.-But a man cannot change his
nature.
Miss S.-Of course not,
Mr. P--I am sure l have kept nv
secret. that have never given YOU
reason to '.lk-uo imagine-that-in
word. that lido l make myself
clear
Miss S.-Oh, perfectly, CAsideD What
= he talking about? Why doesn't he
go?
Mr.. P.-I viii be even more explicit.
Telephone bell rings family. -he starts
CpD Don't go-it was the clock. In
one word. Miss Smith, the feeling have.
for you Is not friendship.
Miss :. cher eyes ON the telephonel-
Oh dear, 1 am sorry to hear that.
why?
Mr.. PIT is more. l ask YOU to be
my (bell rings loudly, she r,tShes to
telephone Damn the bell: That's all
over,
Miss :. (at telephonel l-Yus2 are YOU
there: Are you captain-what? Speak
UP. | cant hear, Four-wheeler? no-a
NLctoria. What? got fit? the horse
What? not fit2 Then why do YOU keep
Victoria that's not lit 10 use, (Gings
off violently and sits DOWN
Mr.. P.-This Is too bad, Miss Smith
let me tell you this is too much of
good joke, tEcll rings again, she rushes
to telePhcne.)
Miss :. (at telephone Yes? what ?
still on? ring off? why did YOU ring on,
(She rings off viciousIyl Al, (She
falls into a chair and far 4 herself.D
Mr. p (furiOuslv) Where's my hat
I'm goingi
Miss S.-Going? why?
Mr. P.-Becausc 1 can't stand IT any
longer,
Miss Sim sure I've done all the
standing,
Mr.. T. Don't joke. ms beyond a Joke
DO YOU know what was going to say TO
you?
Miss S.-The telephone didn't give me
a chance
Mr. p. with venom) No. its lost you
a chance, I was going to ask YOU To
marry nie-to marry me, do YOU hear =?
Miss = (stasting up with out
stretched hands)-To marry you, Oh,
Mr.. Paget,
Mr. F.-No. its too late. / haven't
asked you. aud never viii now, Her
hands fall Imply To her sides-she list
ems 'in crushed silence.) Never viii /
ask a woman to marry me who Is fool
enough to domcsticate a tame tele-
phone III her drawing-room, Good-by
i shall not call again. CHe takes up
his hat and departs. smiling sardonical-
lyD
Miss :. (sinking into a chair oh
dear. oh dear. I've lost ham, Why didn';
| guess what he wanted to say. but |
couldn't think of anything with that
dreadful bell always going. Oh. my
head, l feel quite dazed, I begin to
! think a telephone is qualified bless
ing. (Telephoue bell rings) An, this
time IL must bc he, (She ruSF.s TO the
teleT'hone) Yes? are YOU there Is
that Capt Navasour9 Ye<-veS. You
are very unpunctual. What? can't hear
what? she was very unpunctual2 [
| don't understand. I can't speak any
| louder, I'm shouting Nes-yeS-
| yes, what res. Oh. yes, / have al
Ways felt a deep interest in your hap
| piness. (AsideD Now its coming
What? what? | can't hear You. What
do YOU say? oh. YES. now do, What =
who? Miss who did YOU say2 Cher face
! falls-) No. | never met her Does she
| live in New York; Vhat2 (she becomes
vaguely alarmed.D What Very what2
oh, I'm not judge OF pretty girls.
(Disgusted. and more and more
alarmedl WHAT? what say2 All, glad
YOU are in such good spirits NeS2 yes2
something 10 tell me? ther face bright
ens) Oh. Ves, do, Yes? yes? Oh, yes,
WHAT what? accepted you? what do
YOU mean2 What? what? did you say
marry her? All, (she shrieks and drops
receiver.)
have lost both, both, Oh. why did
I ever have that abominahle telephone?
(Sh,. drops. weeping stormily. into
chair. Curtain desCends upon her sobs.)
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