The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1906-02-01
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sCENE-A house in the outskirts Of
Paris, gayly decorated with shrubs
and Japanese lanterns.
Characteristic. and Nine. Robiquet,
two maids and the dinner guests.
IL is seven o'clock. Madame, who
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 Cstlll looking at HERSELF
Dear me, M. Robiquet, | wish you
would try and sit STILL
Monsieur-lt's quarter past seven
and nobody here yet!
Madame (complacently)-- course
not; didn't invite them until half
past
Monsleur-You told me seven!
Madame (sweetly),I wanted to
dear
Monsieur-Oh. you did. did your
We'll, IL is nothing to you whether
die Of congestion of the brain!
Madame-What terrible temper
you are in, to be sure! The moment
anything occurs to disturb your habits
> you Immediately growl like thunder
cloud. You are as bad as Nine. Siro-
teau; she said she hestated to accept
my invitation on account of the dis
turbances of the timesl
Monsieur (absently)-She was quite
right.
Madame (sarcasticaily) she
indeed? Disturbances of the times!
We are not at war, are we?
Monsieur-No. but our allies. the
Russians, are--and think OF all these
revolutions and bombsl
Madame-Bah. as II could not give
a dinner because the imperial court is
In mourning! There are no bombs
here!
Monsleur-That is all you know
about ~ There was one in front OF
the prefecture this morning.
Madame (still sarcastic, but a trife
nervous)- you really mean one OF
those terrible
Monsieur (unheeding) - And there
were great crowds in the street.
Madame-lt must have made II look
very unusual!
Monsleur--Some one had Just discov'
cred a saucepan in one of the Offices.
Madame "A second astonishing
EVENT.
Monsieur (excitedly)-It was a rea'
you understand, with lid fastened
with iron and fuse sticking out
still smoking! By chance. some one
had put it out. but think what would
have happened!
Madame white beneath her rouge)
lis this true?
Monsieur-True as am sitting here
Madame (faintlyl-ohl!l
Monsieur Sarcastic In his turn -SC
always growl. DO |? Didn't forbiC
Eudoxie TO say a word to you about III
Madame-Does she know about Il?
Monsleur-Of course. There is notl
ing else talked about downtown! She
came back shaking from the market
Madame noticed that something
was the matter, but | thought she hat
the dinner on her mind. Are you SURF
II was a saucepan?
Monsieur-Well, perhaps IL was
pot.
Madame-Did you see It?
Monsieur-No, It wasn't there whei
! went to the building.
Madame-Had they taken II away
Monsieur-It was necessary. SO tn
soldiers took It.
Madame-Where? To the barracks
Poor thingsl What II II should ex
plode?
Monsieur don't know what becam
OF the terrible machine Doubtless IN
proper precautions were taken In orde
to avoid all possible accidents.
Madame-Let us hope sol What
terrible time this is to live inl Sue
things never happened before.
Monsieur (smiling retrospectively)
Terrible. as you sayl All, hear th
click OF the gate-some one is con
ing
They both sit down, a proper smil
of welcome on their faces. Madam
plays with her fan and casts coque
tish glances in the mirror. But no OF
appears at the door.