The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-10-21
"ANY NIGHT IN NEW YORK
I'LL BET | CAN FIND
PLOTS FOR SIX PLAYS"

L all began on tuesday night in
somebody asked Bayard WELLER
,tere ne got his ideas for such
,,~i,lers as within the Law snd
-Tne Fight
vorl," WELLER said.
one or two who sat round the
table laughed incredulously.
~aY,J think I'm fooling, do you?"
end WELLER. well. I'll tell you what
IN do. Meet me tomorrow afternoon
a. 4 o'clock and stay with me until
! say we're through and III bet l can
snow you six dramas being enacted
,,.h; before your very eyes"
-, had been one Of those to laugh.
That vas why at 4 the. day it rained
found myself at Claridge's awaiting
Mr.. WELLER.
eI's after 4 o'clock, all right" he
,pologiged when he arrived, but my
motorboat broke down at Eiftieth
street. but right now let me point
out q little drama being enacted here.
Do you SEQ it?'
looked everywhere, even under
the table.
That is just the point I want to
make" said Mr.. WELLER, when ! con-
fessed that 1 was blind to any drama
in the place New York is full OF
drama every day, but the people who
are not trained to find it fail to see
that which goeS IN before their very
eyes
And ! want to say right here" he
went on, before i point the little
drama hat has just been performed
right alongside US, that while I think
] cen sense a dramatic situation as
quickly "a any one today, there isn't
now and there never has been any
one who could see the. dramatic pos
sihilities Of everyday life here in New
York rs did O. Henry.
And now our first little playle,
We'll call
The Intrigue.
Scene-ClaridGe's Grill.
Tipe-A rainy afternoon.
The, Cast-A young man and &
young woman tsipping a drink or hav.
ing 2 pot OF tea.) A second yOuns
man with both time and money or
his hands, at the adjoining table.
For fifteen minutes the second
young man scarcely took his eye,
from The young lady. She glanced
In his direction only once or twice
Her eyes, however, sent all the mes
sage the &c young man needed
Calling the waiter he asked for
table telephone which the waiter at
8ched TO q plug beneath the table
The second young man CAREFUL,
kicked out the attachment from tn
plug with his foot and then ensue'
the following m%onologue intended 70
Ge Young woman's ears.
Hello, give me Plaza
This is Charlie Smith. Won't yo
have dinner with me at the Astor a
IN almost t~mperceptible negativ
snake OF the head from the girl.
How about 1902
This time an affirmative nod.
very well, 100 sure"
Thus ended the telephone mono
osue, with the man on the other sid
OF The girl utterly Of the ar
po'ntment made under his nose.
-
Now let's hurry because I kno'
nght where I want to take you,' sal
OH; WELLER, ITO show you my secon
ntlie drama. Some day I'm goir
10 make use Of the situation al
The Painted Girl.
Hcene-Ju5t outside the door lea
ns to the reception room OF g. d.
Partment store.
I1ue-An afternoon devoted
n Cast--Lucile. a miss Of sixtee
atCenolng q private school. Lucille
naotner-devOted to bridge, shoppiI
and a Pom.
lucille, giving her dainty little no
annai dab with a powder puff is hu
'Fihs from the reception room.
-uciie,s mother, q bit awry fro
81 battle with the raging elemen
:" murryins into the reception room
iney meet. An hour before l.
ne had left her home to "call on
ar friend" her face free from po,
'N,' her lips free from rouge.
al the first glance Luciie's moth
as bout to pass her daughter IA
ing To recognize her. Lucile's asto
Sheu exclamation. why. moth'
mat are you doing here?" broue
me woma to a stop.
Lucille, what have You got on yo
Luee? And then, as "A flush Of ane
mounted to the temples Of the VOL
.ns face she went to take Il
daughter by the arm. as though 8
"ouid lead her home. :
Lucille pulled away from i
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