The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-25
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the room lady, at the other an artil-
lery officer.
-Gwendoleni
Lady-why. Duncan Webb
ofiicer-How came you hereg /
thought yon were abroad.
Lady-And supposed you were in
the Philippines
Officer Cooking at her admiringly)-
The same feminine figure. the same In
noeent eyesl
Lady-where was Il we last metz
Officer Have you forgotten:
Lady-At the graduating hops
ofiicer-After the graduating hop. ]
took You home. II was moonlight.
Lady-Was there moon?
0ficer-A full moon. 1t stood mid
way between the horizon and the meri-
dian. To the east the hills were black.
over the bosom of the river the moon.
light sllimniered. lighting up the noun.
tains TO the west. The air was still.
Lady-It seems TO me remember.
There was n moon.
Officer (softly)--I can feel now the
thrill that ran through my arm as your
hand rested upon ii.
Lady-And LII remember what you
said to me; no, what you didn't say to
me.
onicer-And your replies. All, If
they had only been sincere.
Lady-Does man deserve sincere
replies from woman when he is en-
gagged to three others at the same
time?
officer-Gwendolen. you wrong me.
That was mere play. would have
been transported at one real engage
ment TO a fourth. But she would not.
Lady-Because she could not
officer-Could not?
Lady-She would have been a fool to
trust you.
ofifcer-There is fallacy that takes
its name from a toy called the than.
matrope. a card with picture of bird
on one side and cage on the other. BY
turning the card rapidly the bird is
made to appear in the cage. By such
process YOU
LADY, put you into cagef
0fficer-By such process
Lady-You We're too wise n bird. You
OF all men TO talk like this. gave you
all the response your words deserved.
ofiicer-I deserved? Why, Gwendo-
len, was as putty in your hands.
Lady-Putty hardens very quickly.
oflicer-So does woman's heart on
occasion.
Lady You men, whose game is war,
who slaughter each other, what do you
know of a woman's heartg What TO
you Is wound to woman's very
soul: Less exciting than golf, more so
than pingpong.
ofiicer-Gwendolen, had l believed
why did you not
Lady Display my feelings like the
garrison flag which is saluted by the
boom of cannon?
honor OF an officer
Lady-Which in all things save love
is Of the highest order and in love not
worth that. Snaps her fingers.)
0fiicer-What need for honor where
the heart is enlisted? oh, Gwendolen.
many a night have sat ON the parapet
while the moon-the moon that looked
down on US so softly that night-shone
on the incoming waves
Lady : Playing your guitar TO the
coloners daughter.
Officer dmpatientlyl Gwendolen,
enough of this. Answer me are you
still free?
Lady-oh, go on about the moon.
shine. It's delightful.
otficer-You are laughing at me as
you did before. You cannot now: you
shall not We are older; we are bet
ter
Lady-BetterY You Mt least could not
be worse.
oficer-Better or worse, for five
years | have been true TO one love.
Lady-Now remember. There was
blue eyed. blond haired girl nj the
Point that summer. a dainty creature,
whose voice was as soft us her eyes.
confess she was lovely. l caught sight
one morning of your cadet gray and
her robins egg blue winding up to
Fort Peet. Well. I'm glad you've been
true TO her.
Oficer-Gwendolen. | swear TO you
Enter gentleman, with lady. They
approach the officer, his face turned
from Them. Officer, hearing footsteps,
turnsl
Lady Ito entering gentlemanl-John
this is my old friend, Captain Duncan
Webb. Captain Webb. my husband.
Captain webb-well, upon my world
Married? Go the entering LADY, Edith,
this is my very dear friend, Gwendolen
Swan, now Mrs
Lady Pope Plain Mrs. Pope, wife of
civilian.
Captain webb-when did you two
meet? Mr.. Pope, congratulate you
upon having SHARED so wild bird
How did you manage it?
Mr.. Pope Gwendolen. is this the for
mer cadet you have told me about?
The one whom
Mrs. Pope-The same-exactIy the
same, with no Improvement. CTo Cap.
tain Webb recognize in your wife
the blue eyed beauty we were Just
speaking of. After all, you could be