The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1906-12-28

such (excttedly) a fearful passion
You are unkind! shall have my din.
ner all alone up in my room tonight,
as it Is so painful for you to talk
to met -, :, 1..'4.:. <.% ..s=tt- ::
Ronald: Now, my dear don't lose
you temper; you cannot; afford it.
women never look so plain as when
they lose their tempers.E se4tjjsGg*s*k
Mabel: And men never speak so
plain as when they have lost theirs.
have not lost my temper; I am per-
tectly (excitedly) calm!:. = @&E->@ )
pause; Ronald lights a cigarette. }
Mabel: Oh, of course-whenever &
man cannot argue he smokes. !
Ronald: Most of the attempted ar
gu1nents Of woman with man end like
that.
Mabel: Like what?
Ronald: In smoke,
Mabel (stifly): Ronald, I cont
think that this is the kind of way to
behave to the girl you are going to
marry. If our life is to be spent like
this. 1t will be misery! (Sobs.)
Ronald: On the contrary, I think
1t will be delightful. You can argue
and I can smoke.
Mabel: Do you mean to go en- like
this?
Ronald: My dear girl, when you
are perfectly calm l propose to-
Mabel: Oh. yes! you are always
proposing something: -,
Ronald: Did it once too often-eh
"a pause Of fully four seconds.) Well,
l will continue my story. Tom said
that Sir Alfred and his family were
opposed to our match
Mabel: You said all that before.
Ronald: Or was trying to when you
interrupted me.
Mabel: didn't interrupt you!
Ronald (aside): HIM! better change
the subject. "a sudden idea seems to
strike him. He smiles to himself.)
Ronald: A new dress, isn't it?
Mabel turning round quickly, with
a subdued and self-conscious man.
neD:' Yes.
Ronald: HIN! it's uncommon
pretty.
Mabel: Do you think so? (care-
lessly}.
Ronald: Perfectly sweet (perfunc-
torily).
Mabel: Do you really mean it?
Ronald: Why, of course. / did not
notice it before.
Mabel: No-you didn't!
Ronald: How pretty you look in it!
(Aside) Got sweet expression now.
(She looks archly at him. Come
closer and let's have good look at
you. (She moves towards him, and
stops about three PAGES off. He looks
at her, and then steps forward and
kisses herr
Ronald: Dear little thing!
Mabel: Ronald!
Ronald: Shall I go on with my
story now?
Mabel: Yes, of course-do tell me-
knees.)
Ronald: Well, old Sir Alfred, who,
as you know, I expected would help
us out financially, is opposed to our
marriage, you see
Mabel, Oh! Tin dismay). :
Ronald: Yes That was where we
left off, you know-but it isn't the
end; there's something better to come.
Mabel: Oh! = <.s'. =,
Ronald: Tom took me aside after
wards and said, if the worst came to
the worst, he would see us through
himself.
Mabel: He did? -.
Ronald: Yes, isn't he brick?
Mabel: .Then-then, it is all right
Ronald: Of course it is; and if I'd
only seen that dress before, you would
have known it long ago.
Mabel: I am sorry T interrupted.
But you ought to notice things q little
more. =:
Ronald: Well, I'll begin again.
Mabel: Oh, no, don't, please!
Ronald: mean I'll be a new man
and always try to remember to admire
your pretty dresses. II =
: Mabel: And I won't argue; so We
will go back to where we left off-last
time. HE kisses herr Oh, Ron
ME, T.
Ronald: I don't want you to inter-
rupt now.
Very quick curtain.)