Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-08-13
THEIR COLLABORATION
By CAMPBELL 8. cASAD.

1nSS aSclA az DCSty oAoo- - VA q LIN
lment stood in her cosy little sitting
room, admiring her.
by Jove! Betty" I cried, was
thinking that We might oollaborate on
la play. A regular romantic drama"
Whats the first act to be-? she
demanded.
Let me see. Oh, yes, the scene ts
lat the seashore, say Atlantic City"
Betty looked suspiciously at me-
"How very peculieri" she muir
Injured, that Is where we first met
but 80 on"
'The heroine of our play" began.
as If reading from written descrtp-
ton, "is a beautiful, young girl with
hair Of spun gold, eyes of azure blue,
and teeth of pesrly whiteness."
"She must be peach" quoth Betty.
''I should like to see her"
Then kindly step this way" I an
!nounced in formal tones as took her
tarm and gravely led her before large
lplateglass mirror at one end OF the
room There stopped and ceremon-
fously cried:
Madam. behold the divinity R our
play"
'sMr. Winton, you are silly goose,
she 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 Is q heartless coquette-"
"Sir!" This time Betty is vexed.
"In the play" calmly continue.
"Oh!"
1.-The climax Of the act comes when
Ishe leaves for New York in an auto
mobile accompanied by the hero's
rival"
Now, Harry, protest-he was not
the hero's rival the adorable protests
with spirit
~But this Is IN the play" again
assure her.
well, don't like it, even In the
play"
"All right. I'll let you try your hand
ION the next act" I concede.
Where does Il take place?" she
asks.
In the auto that has broken down
half way to New York
Really, Harry. on second thought,
Il believe that you had betted write
this act. You have such a vivid i'm
saginatlon, you know.
DO you think soT' I ask. well,
then, how's this7 AS the machine Is
Ihopelessly out Of order. to avoid
scandal he suggests that they hunt up
la minister and get married"
Which suggestion she emDhatically
declines to agree TO-" Betty breaks in.
'Why?" I query with assumed inno-
Icence
'The reason is made known in the
last act" she replies with irritating
Ievasiveness, "but to continue. While
they are plunged In despair life-sav-
ing countryman, seated in rickety
farm 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
sone.
"The action takes place in the he
.roines home and the setting is idea-
itical with these rooms. The hero af-
tier a months absence has called on
her for the first time. He is very
moody and as the conversation is far
from animated, suggests that they
write play"
At this moment the doorbell rings
and the maid enters. She announces:
"Mr. and Mrs. Philip Armstrong"
At this announcement, start in sur.
prise, then angrily cry:
What, that chap calling on you?
l-And ne married. too. The nerve OF
lhim."
+Why, yes, he was even married
fwhen we took our automobile ride to-
!gether," Betty laughs; that was one
reason that we couldn't marry after
Hhe accident"
"One reason? Then, what, pray,
was the other?"
"He was already my brother-in-
Aaw."
Gee whiz! what chump am." I
humbly acknowledge.
II think 80. too," the unfeeling girl
Eells me.
Can you ever forgive silly-nilly
bike me?'
; IF you coax hard enough. maybe"
Betty relents.
Then suppose you let me into this
Hamf1y affair."" suggest
What do you mean2"
Suppose you give me the right to
call him brotherin-law as well as
yourself"
do you think that you deserve it?"
she asks.
'Well, that's the way all good plays
should end" explain.
Then for the sake of our play,
consent" and Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong
entering at this moment surprise two