Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26

e. teith engaged to Roland Alexander)
+ Is reclining on sofa, reading. Clock
strikes six o'clock. She rises and lays
down her book.
Mabel: Why, it is already six, and
Ronnie will be sure to- be here soon.
(Goes towards large mirror and ar
ranges her hair). want him to come
early this evening, that he may see my
new %tea-gown. He Is certain to like
the admired Mrs. st. Ledgers so
J. much the other night. It was good Of
her to let me- copy it.! His .favorite
color and my favorite color too. All
our ideas are so much in common. Oh,
it Is lovely to be engaged to be mar
rled! and as soon as my guardian
gives his formal consent, shall be
able to order the trousseau-yes, and
all the presents will come pouring in
Enter Ronald
early, hoping to get here before your
family arrived. advances to her, and
she to him; embraces her). Quite
well? That's right. Tea? No thanks,
no tea.
Mabel: I didn't say teal didn't
think it even; it would have sounded
prosaic so-so-immediately after
Ronald (who scarcely seems to hear
her, sitting DOWN.: Oh, my dear Ma
bel, must tell you what Tom Richard
son told me to-day when
Mabel: How did you come to see
him?
Ronald: Oh, we had luncheon to-
gether at
Mabel: How did you happen to
lunch together? You always say you
have no time for lunch.
Ronald: Well, we didn't exactly go
out to lunch together; I met him at a
restaurant, and while we were smok-
ing cigarette over our coffee
Mabel: l thought Mr.. Richardson
never smoked.
Ronald: No; he does not.
Mabel: Well how could he be smok-
ing cigarette?
Ronald: Because he did. But that
has absolutely nothing to do with my
story.
Mabel: Oh! of course not. never
said it had. don't see why you should
get cross over a simple question.
though: Go on
Ronald: Welt, while we were hav-
ing our coffee, my fathers friend, Sir
Alfred and his wife came in and
Mabel: They did?
Ronald: Well, have just said SO.
Mabel: At least you need not be
cross about it,
Ronald: They came up to where
we were and
Mabel: Is she pretty?
Ronald: Yes! I think so-lovely
eyes and such voice. Tom bowed
and
Mabel: Does he know. them?
Ronald: Well, my dear, do you sup
pose that he would have bowed if he
had not known them. I really
Mabel: How was she dressed?
Ronald: How should know? I
never looked at her dress. What I
was going to say was
Mabel: Did they sit near you?
Ronald: Yes, at the next table
and while they were. sitting down Tom
said they: ought to be ashamed Of
themselves because they
Mabel: Did they hear him?
Ronald: Now do you suppose that
Tom would have had so little sense as
to let them hear what he said? Really,
Mabel, T. (angrily).
Mabel: Ronald, if you cannot speak
of simple little incident without fly
ing into a passion we had better
change the subject. What did Mr..
Richards say?
Ronald: He said that Sir Alfred is
r 80 opposed to our engagement
Mabel: How did he know that?
Ronald: Goodness gracious! there
you go again! Every time try to tell
you, you begin to interrupt me-and-
Mabel: only asked you a simple
question.
Ronald: Simple! You've asked me
about a million simple questions in the
last ten minutes; and merely because
= was going to explain to you that
Tom Richardson told me that
- Mabel (rising): I don't wish in the
least to know what Mr. Tom Richard.
Il son or what anybody else said If you
:. cannot tell it to me without flying into
: such (excitedly) 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 me!
Ronald: Now, my dear, don't lose
you temper; you cannot afford 1t.
: Women never look so plain as when
i they lose their tempers.
L.: Mabel: And men never speak 80
Z. plain as when they have lost theirs.
T. / have not lost my temper; I am per-
+ fectly (excitedly) calm!
= pause; Ronald lights a cigarette.)
- Mabel: Oh, of course -whenever a
Z; man cannot argue he smokes.
:zz :. Ronald; Most of the attempted ar
guments Of woman with man end like
T. that. S@@;>%51ss:*j$
+. Mabel Like what? "
Ronald In smoke. .-e~,
.5.s Mabel (stifly): Ronald, / don't
think that this is the kind of way to
behave to the girl you are going to
zs marry. # our life is to be spent like
A. this. 1t will be misery! (Sobs.) I.
81 Il Ronald: On the contrary, ] think
It will be delightful. You can argue
. and J. can smoke. 'a.:-s.< -,..&
g Il V Mabel. Do you mean to 60 on like