The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1905-12-14
%The Bomb at ~
the Dinner Party

SCENE--A house In the outskirts OF
Paris, gayly decorated with shrubs
and Japanese lanterns.
Characters-M. and Nine. Robiquet.
two maids and the dinner guests.
IL Is seven o'clock. Madame, VINO
has sent out invitations for dinner
OF costumed heads, is seated In the sa-
Ian, where she can admire herself In
the glass. Her hair Is dressed In Louis
XIV. style, not perhaps original, but ex-
tremely distinguished. Madame's strong
point is distinction. Monsieur. who
cares nothing about being distin-
guished, is hot and uncomfortable In
a flowing wig, and strides impatiently
UP and down.
Madame tstill looking at herself)-
Dear me- M. Robiquet, l wish you
would try and sit stlll.
Monsieur-It's a quarter past seven
and nobody here yeti
Madame (complacently)-Of course
not didn't invite them until half
pastl
Monsieur-You told me sevenl
Madame (sweetly)-I wanted TO
make sure that you would be ready. my
dear.
Monsleur-oh, you did. did your
Well, IL is nothing to you whether
die of congestion of the brain.
Madame--What a terrible temper
you are In, TO be sure! The moment
anything occurs TO disturb your habits.
you Immediately growl like a thunder
haA ae
teau; she said she hesitated TO accept
my Invitation on account Of the dis
turbances of the times!
Monsieur tabsently)--she was quite
right. t.4
Madame saroastlcally)-Was she.
Indeed? Disturbances OF the times!
We are not at war, are we?
Monsleur-No. but our allies. the
Russians, ,are-and think OF all these
revolutions and bombs!
Madame-Bah, as II could not give
a dinner because the imperial court is
In mourning! There are no bombs
herel
MonsIeur-That Is all you know
about ~ There was one In front OF
the prefecture this morning.
Madame (still sarcastic, but trint
nervous) DO you really. mean one Of
those terrible
Monsieur (unheedIng) = And there
we're great crowds in the street
Madame-It must have made II lool
very unusual!
Monsieur-Some one had Just discov
cred saucepan In one OF the Offices.
Madame "A second astonishing
event!
Monsieur (excitedly>-It was a rea
you understand. with lid fastenet
with iron and fuse sticking out
still smotingl BY chance. some on
had put It out, but think what woul'
have happened
Madame white beneath her rouge
la this true?
Monsieur-True as am sitting here
Madame (faintly)-OhNl
Monsieur Sarcastic in his TURNS
always growl, do |? Didn't | forbi
Eudoxie to say word to you about 1t
Madame-Does she know about Il?
Monsieur--Of course. There is noll
Ing else talked about downtown Sh
came back shaking from the market
Madame noticed that somethin
was the matter but thought she ha
the dinner on her mind. Are you sur
II was a saucepan?
Monsieur-Well perhaps Il was
pot.
Madame-Did you see Il?
Monsleur-No, II wasn't there whe
went to the building.
Madame-IIad they taken Il away
Monsleur-It was necessary. So n
soldiers took IT,
Madame-Where? To the barracks
Poor thingsl What If II should el
plode?
Monsieur don't know what becan
of the terrible machine. Doubtless n
proper precautions were taken in ord'
to avoid all possible accidents.
Madame--Let us hope sol What
terrible time this is TO live In! Sue
things never happened before.
Monsieur (smiling retrospectively)
Terrible, as you say! All. hear Il
click of the gats-some one is COZ
ingl
They both sit down, a proper smi
OF welcome on their faces. MADAM
plays with her fan and casts codu'
fish glances In the mirror, But no o
appears al the door.