The sun., 1916-12-03
-Four Favorite Scenes From Play in
Which the Appeal Is Made byLowly,
Commonplace Men and Women
Mike edward O'Connor), Abe and Samuel.

Il from his own tobacco pouch. gener.
ously Offering some 10 the capta1n.1
No, thankee-Im stick to me own.
1.-THE three light their pipes and draw
long breaths OF comfort.l
Abe-A man gets awful low in his
mind at times. Much o%bleeged. Mike.
lShoutlng.l Much obleeged.
Mike-I'm go.n' before the hons e1ts
in this time. Mike hobbies out.l
Ahe-Mike's in a lowly station. but
he's a man and | treat him like an
equal.
Darby-what you need is a good
spree, Abe.
Ahc-Lord, poor picllin' fer spreein'
round here.
Darhy-rhat's what I say. You
must git o. and git at II. You heard
Biossy talkln' bout a visit to us. Well
just carry that out. Wen send tho two
women on hum an you an nell take
a little trip over TO the life savin' sta
ton an hev a look at II fer old times
sake.
Abe Hooking wondcr!ngly at Darby1
Gould such a thing be done?
Darby-Ccrtainly It could. Why
couldn't Il? Amt you got legs-to git
onto tho railroad that'll carry you?
The same old life stations still there
same old ocean poundin' away-n'
plenty o. tho boys that will remember
you, Done? We won't lose no time.
Look athere. SOS to avoid IN argu-
in. or the ONE putin a spoke in the
wheel, Well Jest go On ahead now and
git that noon train over. We kin do
It slick.
Abe-Lord. Lord. It sounds COED.
Blu could We
Darhy-Could we? Amt you got no
liver left? What's the matter with
you? You talk like sou got n foot
in the grave, Look n here. Git a pen
an write a. ! direct yo' Is they one?
lust give orders for Anglo TO pack up
your buds an come with Bloosy this
even to our house an tibet we're a
goin' to the life savin' station 10 stay
over night an Won't be home TIL to-
morrow. The boys II give us a well
come and a mess o. chowder thet'll
warm your g!zzard. Come along-sit
ut Il.
Abe [going ~nervously 10 the old
desk and getting pen. paper and EN-
velope1-I amt stayed away from
Angie "A night since | give up my boat.
DarLS-T'm n beginnin' early with
Blossy. tn do her good. She'll APP
~preciate me all the more when l git
back. [Abe s. scratching away la
~horiously.I Make it short and let's
sit out before they Where's YOU
hat ana coat?
.Aho-Rlght there in the hall.
Darby We kin slip out easy. Como
on Como on, shut it up and lick II.
Abe tobcying iustructionsl-l lest
out Angie" on it and put It right here
IN plain sight. LAD" walks briskly and
importantly to put tho letter o the
table, ] tell you. Saml, womer's all
right in their WI way, hut when IL
comes to nothin' hut women night an
day-it's kind n bc.ittiin'. 1t don't
keep Il mar ny 10 the times, like. Kind
"A takes away his ambition an'-an-
Darby-An' makes IA mothers boy
Of him.
Abe tchuckl!ngl-We'N show the
boys tonight we're tu~t ns young as
any Of EN-, ! guess we kin hit II UP
as high ms ever. Sam'l,
Darby las they go 10 h door1-
Whats the reason We couldn't?
Ahc-Lord, Sam'l, once l get fer
enough down the road I'm a'goin' to
let out a yell thatll raise the dead.
[ThCy go out carefully. leaving the
hail door open and getting Abe's hat
and coat from the hat rack at the foot
Of tho stairs. 80 of left. Tho outer
door Is heard TO close and after n mo-
ment Angie triI's down the stairs fol-
lowed ~ Dios~. ani Maiy.l