The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-02-24
ACOmedyOf Errors.

copyright, 1909, by American Press Asso-
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DRAMATIs PERSONAL
Rov. 1llesly Allen. Winston Chenowlth
Mrs. Allen. Helen Chenowith.
Ida Allen. George peterway
Scene: An ocean liner about TO leave
her pier at New York.
Peterway-By Jove, there's n pretty
girl! | wonder II she's going over. II
she does | must make her acquaint-
ance. But how troubled she looks!
Something has gone wrong. Wonder II
can help her. approaches Miss Chen
owith) Beg pardon; | see you are
distressed May | assist you?
Miss Chenowith-My father is ashore.
He has the titNets and all the money.
Peterway-That elderly gentleman
saw speaking with you awhile ago?
I'll go and find him. Don't worry.
Stay. right here.
Miss Chenowith-Do hurry! They're
going to take down the gangway.
Peterway hurries ashore and iiuds
Rev. Mr.. Allen disputing with n cab
MANI Beg pardon, sir; your daughter
is distressed, fearing she'll be taken
off without you. She says you have
the tickets and the money. Hurry.
Mr.. Alen--Bless me! That's strange.
I gave her the tickets, or her mother.
Dashes up the gangway. Peterway
follows, but loses sight of him. Peter
way regains Miss Chenowith.)
Peterway-Have you seen him?
Miss Chenowith-No.
Peterway-Why, told him of your
trouble, and he ran up the gangway
so fast that lost him. There he goes
now. I'll catch him. Runs after the
Rev. Mr.. Allen and catches him)
Where are you going? Your daughter
is on the other side of the ship near
the main gangway. Hurry up.
Allen-Other slde7 All right. DARTS
away)
Ida Allen Ito Peterway)-Where has
he gone?
Peterway-Who?
Ida Allen--NIy father.
Peterway-He's gone to md your
sister.
Ida Allen-My sister! have no sis
ter
Mrs. Allen VIII you please tell my
husband to go ashore at once? He'll
be carried off.
Peterway-C off! Why,
thought he was going over. I've just
brought him aboard.
Ida Allen-You brought him aboard!
What did you do that for?
Peterway-Why, your sister, or the
young lady l supposed was your sis
ter, said he was on the dock with the
tickets and the money, and the ship
is about to move out
Mrs. Allen-Sir, you have blundcred.
Go after him and tell him to go ashore
at once.
Ida Allen-If papa is carried off we
shall be ruined. There's no one to take
his place at the church, and the con-
grcgation VIII be furious. thinking 1t
n ruse to get vacation.
Peterway-My dear young lady, l
have been trying to serve some one
and have got everything into snarl.
The man / wanted TO bring aboard is
doubtless still ashore, and the man
who should be ashore Is aboard. III
tell your father to go ashore at once.
Mrs. Allen-Great heaven, the ships
moving!
Peterway (rejoining Miss Cheno
with)--Has your father come?
Miss ChenOwlth-No. For heavens
sake, where Il he?
Peterway--ls he the clerical looking
man saw talking TO you?
Miss wlth-No. That's my pas
tor.
.Peterway-Confound It, I've made a
blunder!
Miss Chenowith-But father-where
can he be?
Mr.. Allen Coming up)-Where ara
my wife and daughter? / haven't the
tickets. They must be lost
Peterway-Go ashore, quick! It's all
right-I mean it's all wrong. I've
blundered (AIr. Allen bolts for tho
gangway and is seized by the coattai!
by his wife)
Attentive been hunting you every.
where. Haven't you the tickets?
Mrs. Allen-Of course Do go ashore.
Mr.. Allen--Well, let go of me. I'm
trying to go. Dashes away)
Miss ChenOwith docking toward tha
dOck)-Fatherl Fatherl tMr. Cheno
with is making frantic gestures froni
the dock) What shall do?
Peterway--Is that your father?
Miss Chenowith- OF course 1t is, stu.
pidl Who do You suppose 1t is? He IA
trying TO jump aboard. oh, dear! Why
do they hold hlml mean why don't
they hold himi He'll be drowned.
Peterway shouting up to the BRIDGE
Captain, there's passenger trying to
get aboardl Can't you stop the ship?
Mrs. Allen-And my husband wants
TO get on. DO stop herl Captain or.
ders machinery stopped, and vessel
drifts near the dock Mr.. Allen gets