The Washington herald., 1914-12-27
Alma wires baek- don1 1--we - -
don't come.
Frank Wiros-I am coming.

Alma wires back doa1 IS&s - -
don't come.
Frank Wirss-l am coming
FIFTEENTH scES8s
(pvsb)
Auto running fun speed, Stops b frOle
Of Castle Muller, two men in Il, Frank
Wupperman and his brother.
Frank '(sadly)-Wait for Ne. Carlos. l
may not be long.
Frank enters gate Sampson, bulldog.
and calls for help. Butler arrives In time
to collar Sampson, and allows Frank to en-
ter with his plea (yey much humihatedD.
Aother-How do you DO, Mr.. WupperS
man? Ny daughter tells me that under
your hypnotic influence she married you
before she left for Europe.
Frank (eyes blazing)I love your
daughter and she loves me-how dare you
say such a thingi
Mother-I'n call Alma and see what she
has to say.
Alma enters determined and eooD-
How do you do, Frank, how are you? Sit
down.
Prank Gust looks appealingly at herr
Alma, why didn't you let me know when
you were coming back?
Alma-I didn't want to see you, that's all.
Frank-Why?
Alma-I discovered didn't love you,
that's all, and l don't want to live with
you. 30 guess we better understand it
now, and ! say goodbye.
Enter Norman Keiser-How do you do.
old chap, how are your He kisses Mrs.
Muller and afectionately pats Alma's
hand.
Frank-How dare you do thAtI She 10
my wife, tell you, and ] am going to have
her. You and you (pointing to his mother
in-law) are doing your best to separate
, us; but you can't. Let me see my wife
alone, please. (They are all quite sur
prised over his outburSt Of temper and
leave them alone)
Frank-Alma, won't you reconsiderf
Don't send me away without some reason,
why is IL?
AlmA-None. / thought ycu were my
destiny when left New York, but when
saw Lisa and George married, realized
had made q mistake. (Alma describes the
beautiful wedding TO Frankie listens
ssdly)
frankfurt you and I, Alma, can be Just
as happy without such q romantic wed
ding.
Alma-Perhars-but when / think Of
that awful dingy room in Hoboken,
don't ever want to remember that l am
married.
Frank-And is that all?
Alma-Yes. that's all-and / don't love
you, and l don't want to live with you;
20 please go.
Enter Mother and Keiser
Keiser-I say, old man, I'll take you to
the station in my car. (This infuriates
Frankie hurls a singing insult at him.)
Frank thank you, young man, I'm
riding In my own car, and I'm going to
fight for what's mine-my wife. II you
don't stop influencing her I'll take the
law into my own hands and maybe my
motheT-in-laW will pay q pretty penny for
her interfering in two peoples happiness.
Exit Frank. Alma and Norman walk
out into the cool autumn air.
Sampson, Dog-Rashes vicfously after
Wuppermsn, baTks and howls at him a.
he gets In auto.
Frank Ito Carlos, his brother)-Ths
whole world seems to be fighting against
me, and for that reason I'm going TO show
what a good fight can put up with the
world against me, 50 Just watch me, Car
los. (fhe auto spun down the gray wind
Ing road on the way back to their home
at Hastings on the Hudson.l
Alma Muller called Sampson and patted
his head lovingly, and said goodnight to
Norman Keiser.
Mother-You don't love wupperman. do
you, dears
Aima-No, mother, I don't.
Mother-Tm glad. (Kisses her daughts1
and retfres,l