Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1905-04-15
IN SUCH A NIGHT.
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= Edith Layton.
" Scene-A garden Mt night.
Bennett and Edith are seated on a
rustic bench. Bennett, with MS arms
folded across his breast, is gazing
with a rapturous expression at the
moon. Edith, glanclng carelessly from
time to time at Benefits race IL toy
ing with her fan.
Edith-And her hat! Why, 1t was
simply atrocious! 1t might have been
all right to lounge about In on house
boat: but it was the last thing In the
world any rational being would have
selected for a lawn tea party IKE
siRnedly) still, Julia has always
rather prlded herself on doing and
wearing remarkable things; don't you
think so? Pauses, and fans herset
ianguidiy. Bennett continues to con
template celestial Objects. l dare say
you've never remarked 1t, though. TEL
me. Mr.. Bennett do men ever notice
what women wear?
Bennett (absently) - Sometimes.
(Sighs heavily)
Edith don't believe they do. A
woman may
Bennett transferring his rapturous
gaze from the moon to Edith's face,
and speaking sentlmentally)-Are you
fond OF Shakespeare, Miss Laytonf
Edith (surprised) -Shakspeare
Bennett (softly)-Yes. l mean' do
you read him muchf
fIf
his plays are lovely. Did you see Ada
Rehan in the flaming OF the Shrew"
o, she was simply acknowledgements
ing; (complacently) saw her.
Bennett drawing nearer his com
panion, and raising his arm to the
back OF the bench)-Do you remember
the lines
Edlth-In the Tanning OF the
Shrew?"
Bennett-No In the Merchant OF
Venice"
Edlth-what lines?
Bennett placlng his arm on the
back Of the bench in such q manner
that It enclrcles Edith, but does not
touch herr
The moon shines bright-in such night
as this
Where the sweet wind did gently kiss the
trees,
And they did make no noise; in such a
night
rroilus, methinks. mounted the Trojan
walls,
And sighed his soul toward the Grecian
tents,
Where Cressida lay.
Edith (after a pause)-Why, l saw
Henry Irving in the Merchant Of
Venice" but l don't remember those
lines.
Bennett-O. Shylock didn't say
them-it was LOrenzO-Lorenzo, you
know-the lover OF Jessica. He said
them to Jessica.
Edith (vaguely)-Ol think do re-
member now.
Bennett Cedglng little CLOSER
Hum-ahem, l say, Miss Layton. 1t
may-it must have been night like
this. A man, you know-that is to
say. some men
Edith facing him suddenly and tap
ping him on the shoulder with her
fan)-O, l say Who do you suppose
l saw at the Garrick the other night
Bennett (slghing. and letting his
amorous arm fall over the back Of the
seat)-WhOl
Edith-Guess.
Bennett-Well, l really can't, you
know.
Edith-Give It up?
Bennett (wearlly)-Yes.
Edith-George Willoughby and his
wife. They are back from their hon
eymoon.
Bennett-They must be very happy
Marriage Is really the right thing
after all, for man-and a woman
(the amOrous arm again rises TO the
back Of the bench). Don't you think
so, Miss LaytOn2
Edith with conviction)-Of cours,
II is.
Bennett-Whenever / see two youn.
people like George and his wife settl,
down in a home Of their own anC
dedicate their lives to one another,
happiness II makes me feel-(pauses
scape). Miss Layton, I'm not mucl
OF a fellow, l know; but deans close
toward her and the enterprising arm
develops nervous symptoms)-but d,
you think you could ever learn to
Edith (abstractedly)-The spen
their honeymoon in Venice. Bennett
arm again tails inertly and perpendic
ularly behind the bench.) It's awfully
Jolly In Venice, isn't it,
Bennett (suggestively, as the arm
again reports for duty)-I suppose so
It is always 80 delightful there In tn,
autumn. l should like to go there fl
the autumn-the early autumn
wouldn't your (Tenderly) Miss Lay
ton, let us
Edith (meditatively)-I think II
rather go to Rome, though. Mrs
sherlton was there last season. an'
Mrs. shsrlton says