The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-01-10


ing cigarette over our coffee
Mabel: | thought Mr. Richardson
never smoked.
Ronald; No; he does not.
Mabel: Well how could he be smok.
ing a cigarette?
Ronald: Because he did But that
has absolutely nothing to do with my
story.
Mabel: Oh! of course not. i never
said it had. don't see why you should
get cross over simple question
though. Go on.
Ronald: Well. while we We're 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! | think so-lovely
eyes and such a voice. Tom bowed
and
Ronald: Well, my dear, do YOU sup
pose that he would have bowed II he
had not known them. | really
Mabel: How was she dressed?
Ronald: How should ] know? |
never looked at her dress What /
was going TO say was
Mabel; Did they sit near You?
oil NAy ut he
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 l. (angrily)
Mabel: Ronald, il you cannot speak
of a 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
so 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 yoH a simple
question.
Ronald: Simple, You've asked me
about million simple questions in the
last ten minutes; and merely because
was going to explain to yon that
Tom Richard son told me that
I..,. rfsrh 10. . ha
least 10 know what Mr. Tom Richard
son or what anybody else said II you
cannot tell ii 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 tax
10 me,
Ronald: Now. my dear. don't lose
YOU temper: you cannot AFFORD II
Women never look SO plain as when
they lose their tempers.
Mabel. And men never speak so
plain as when they have lost theirs.
have not lost my temper, ! am per
fectly texcitedlyl calm
Pause; Ronald lights a cigarette-)
Mabel. Oh. of course-wheneyer a
man cannot argue he smokes
Ronald. Most Of the attempted ar
guments OF woman with man end Ike
that.
Mabel: Like what?
Ronald. In smoke
Mabel (stifiyl. Ronald. ] don't
think that this Is the kind of way to
behave to the girl you are going to
marry. II our life is to he spent like
this. it will be misery. tSobsl
Ronald: On the contrary. ! think
1t will be delightful Yon can arsue
and I can smoke
Mabel; Do you mean TO 20 on like
this?
Ronald Ny dear girl. when you
are perfectly calm propose to-
Mabel: oh. ves. you are always
proposing something
Ronald Did II once too ofien--eh-
"A pause of fully four seconds Well
~ill continue my story Tom said
that Sir Alfred and his family were
opposed to our match
Mabel You said all that before
Ronald Or vas irving To when VOC
Interrupted me
Mabel didn't interrupt YOU.
Ronald ,asidel HIN, letter change
the subject "A Sudden idea seems to
strike him. He smiles To himselfb
Ronald A new dress. isn't it,