Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-10-15
THEIR COLLABORATION
BY CAMPBELL 9. cAsAD.

/ After an absence Of four weeks ]
was again at Betty's side. For a mo-
|ment stood In her cosy little sitting
room, admiring her.
"By Jove! Betty" cried. was
thinking that we might collaborate on
d play. A regular romantic drama"
Whats the first act to be?" she
demanded.
let me see. Oh, yes, the scene is
lat the seashore, say Atlantic CITY,"
! Betty looked suspiciously at me-
"How very peculiari" she mur.
INJURED, that is where we first met
but go on"
"The heroine OF our play" began,
los II reading from written descri1'
shon. '!s a beautiful, young giri with
hair Of spun gold, eyes Of azure blue.
land teeth OF pearly whiteness."
"She must be peach" quoth Betty.
"T should like to see her"
Then kindly step this way" an
inounced in formal tones as took her
arm and gravely led her before large
plate-glass mirror at one end Of the
room. There I stopped and ceremon-
hously cried:
: "Madam, behold tie divinity Of our
iplay."
"Mr. Winton, you are a silly goose"
Ishe assured me. Now for the hero"
"Wen, let's see; the hero meets her
Ion the beach, gains an introduction
Through q mutual friend and every
thing seems smooth sailing. But, alas!
he finds out on better acquaintance
that she Ia heartless coquette-"
"sir!" This time Betty is vexed.
"In the play" calmly continue
"Oh!"
"The climax Of the act comes when
ishe leaves for New York In an auto
mobile accompanied by the hero's
trivial"
Now, Harry, I protest-he was not
tthe hero's rival" the adorable protests
with spirit.
'But this Is In the play" I again
assure her.
''well, don't like It, even in the
play"
IAN right, I'll let you try your hand
ION the next act" concede.
Where does Il take placer she
casks.
In the auto that has broken down
thsR way to New York"
Really, Harry, on second thought,
4 believe that you had betted write
this act You have such a vivid i'm
,agination, you know"
"Do you think so1" ! ask. well,
then, bows this7 AS the machine is
lhopelessly out of order, to avoid q
scandal he suggests that they hunt up
IN minister and get married"
(which suggestion she emphatc tcally
declines to agree to-" Betty breaks in.
Why Z. InuerV Guihh assnmed zinnn-
THE reason Is made known in the
Hast act" she replies with irritating
ieyasiveness, ''but to continue. While
'they are plunged in despair a life-sav-
iAng countryman, seated in rickety
t3arm wagon makes his appearance
and takes them in tow. In this man
,ner they reach the city and the act
closes. The last act is the strong
lone.
"The action takes place in the he
lroines home and the setting is ideA-
itical with these rooms. The hero af-
tier months absence has called on
her for the first time. He is very
tmoody and IS the conversation is far
from animated, suggests that they
write play"
At this moment the doorbell rings
tand the maid enters. She announces:
"Mr. and Mrs. Philip Armstrong"
! At this announcement, I start in sur.
prise, then angrily cry:
What. that chap calling on you7
lAnd he married, too. The nerve Of
him"
why, yes, he was even marriee
when we took our automobile ride to.
igether," Betty laughs; that was one
treason that we couldn't marry after
1.-THE accident"
Zone reason? Then, what, pray,
WAS the other?"
"He was already my brother-in-
ha@."
Gee whiz! what chump I am" I
Gumbly acknowledge.
Il think so, too," the unfeeling girl
tells me.
Can you ever forgive silly-nilly
ftfke me?"
IF you coax hard enough, maybe"
Betty relents.
Then suppose you let me into this
;faInily affair."" suggest
What do you mean?"
Suppose you give me the right to
4call him brotherein-law as well as
yourself"