The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1899-07-29
IDEALS
BY Regent Minor.
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on board a r and o. steamer. no, after
noon in the MedterraneaH. the deck IL de-
serted but for three passengers and an &C
caAiorai uoiEeless Lascar
Miss Molly Titherge looking dainty and
cool IN white frock and shoes. - lying
back IN her deck chair with open book
on her knee. Che Is dark haired. gray eyed.
and interesting TO the verge OF prsttlness.
Mr. Archie Campbell. In Il white linen
tropical sui. a paper Ia his hands lies In
the shadow oil neighborlng boat lie Is
dark and good looking. bus rather under
tho medium height
Mrs. Mathews. an elderly lady with a
very severe counteuauee. mods over her
knitting further up the deck
u OILY with a sigh Of rellef)-At
last I've got rid OF that horrid old
bore of colonel. Such an ideal day.
such wicked waste TO spend II talking
to him. | wonder where q. here he
il. (she subsidies into her book as
Archie Campbell strolls up.)
Arehie~Anybody's chair. Miss Tith-
erige, or may / have IL?
Molly with slightly annoyed ex-
pressionJ We'll, II was the colonel's;
but ! suppose you may sit there till
he comes back. don't suppose he'd
mind, tshe rclapscs into her book with
an indifferent air.
Archie (aside) --Wouldn't he, though
(Aloud) 1 don't suppose he would.
He's not bad old boy II he'd only shut
up about the depreciatinR rupee and
not be always boring ua with
Molly Unterrupting, sharply Don {
talk plehse 1 want 20 readt
Arehie-So sorry~t won't say an
other word | want TO read. too.
Ga long silence rnAues, during which
they both appear TO be reading in.
.ently.l
Molly (suddeniy leaning back aud
looking at the sea)-~oi what an ideal
day Such color In the sea and the
sky
Archie tinteFrupting. sharply ~
Don't talk. please, want TO read.
Molly with offended dignity 4 sup.
pose may speak 10 myself.
Archie OF certainly. lin loud
asidel It's considered rather 'rntty.
Molly (scornfully)--I don't under.
stand your sinngl
Archie Well, you needn't bc so Of,
Tended then u you don't understand Il,
Molly with extreme dignity)--It II
considered very rude to talk To people
In u language they do not understand
Archie (also with dignity)-I sup.
pose may speak TO myself
Molly-Ol certainly.
(Anoiher long pause ensues. during
which both appear to be earnestly read
ing. Molly looks up, looks at Archie,
frowns, and signs heavily. Archie goes
ON reading Molly signs louder. Archie
khivers as II cold, but still goes ON read
Ing, Molly gives third huge sigh, and
Archie looks up1
Archie Surely. q breeze spring
ing up
Molly No. only me signing.
Archie~o' Tile relapses into his pa.
perl
Molly with sudden dccIsIonl MIR
Campbell
Archie Cooking up, eagerly Miss
TitheriRrl An ice or lemon squash,
or bothF
Molly Neither. thanks. Hut YOU
might talk little. think. You're aw-
fully dali to-day,
Archie folding up his paper with
alaeriiy)--So scrry. l thought YOU
meant what you said. Yen do s<nne
times, YOU know
Molly Only when I'm III or angry.
Archie And you're not either now
are youP ttooks az her tcnderly J
What shalt we talk abouif Let me-
see We had weather and tropics tbs
first day. second day. books and music
third. politics aud religion; fourth
generahties about people; hfth. per
sonalities about the passengers thai
was Yesterday Well. now suppose ",
try personalities about ourselves 10
day. l Know You tell me all m,
faults. and III tell you all yoursl
Molly Thank you. That would b
giving INC all the weight Of the CONVEX
sation. and | want YOU TO talk. tConh
dentially and seriously do you know
we are boring each other horribly
Contest Ne'se exhausted each other
and want To quarrel don, We
Archie docking at her earnestly
Do We
Molly-Yes. one always exhaust,
people on long voyages, don't yos
know Cosaing out. walked elear
through yes. right clean through al
the passengers in the first week, Pact
Thirty-iise people. and not soul {,
speak 60 after the FIRST week
Archie or eoursr. you read all this
rest II the way. aud kept diary. Girl,
always keep a diary when there's moth
ing going on, aud never when there IL
WIZ is that9
Molly-llow stupid you are Recaus,
IL IL a. difficult when YOU have some
thing to tell Don't you See Anyon,
can spin things out, hut IL takes !,
genius 10 stew them down. q. htera
ture I'm talking now. and | can Zee
yon are listening, New you talk, In
tired. ard want a rest. Your converse
ton always bias such a~somno som
soaon.i~~ q bother, It's too hos
You know what sort Of effect your talk
ing has on me. There go ahead'
lahs Hes back 10 her chair aud close,