The sun., 1916-11-12
Dramatic Truth.

Mrs. Ia BtOn-I want To ask Sofa
few very important questions. uu.t
want you to tell me anything hu, a..
truth and / do not expect you To- -,
unrewarded for your honesty. II what
you tell mo Is significant enoug!
will give you each 500.
Sabel-Yes. ma'am.
Mrs, Ralston--How long have ypi
known Mr.. Ralston?
Sabcl-Oh, | guess we better not tell
anything, Mrs. Ralston.
Mrs. lalston-If you tell me wha:
want to know I will give you 5000.
Sabel-Two hundred dollars?
Mrs. Ralston--Yes.
Mabel-What do you want TO know?
Sabel-Whcn do we get the money?
Mrs. Ralston-I understand. r.
you1l excuse mo I'll get the money
now I'll make him pay for the wrons
he has done us! tExit Mrs. Ralston
Sabel--Pay?
Mabel-weli
Sabel-Two hundred dollars. Mabel.
Let's get Il Toll her something sis.
nifcant.
Mabel-whas wfn I teli hsr'
sabel-Oh, I know-fhat speech yol
love 20 much In our act
Mabel-She wouldn't believe that.
sabel-Didnt you hear the audience
cry the night you Rad that speech?
Then W won't set the $500. Not 4.
you tell the truth. Lets cam II and
get away. A Jealous woman will be-.
lieve anything.
Mabel-Oh. I haven't the nerve. Be
sides. I don't remember II. On, yea,
I know tEnter Mrs. Ralston.l
Mrs. Ralston-Now. then, we can
proceed. Tell me everything.
Mabel-Everything?
Mrs. Ralston-Yes.
Mabel called at the ONCE to ees
Mr.. Donnelly-I don't know Mr.. Ral-
ston--
Mrs. Ralston-Stop! You are 70.
telling me the truth! How long has
this been going on? Tell ma wha,
has happened.
Mabel-Mrs. Ralstonl
Mrs. R~alston-You certainly cannot
expect me to give you 5000 wi,hon.
your telling me something tina, is
worth It. You've known my husband
how long?
Mabel turning 10 Sahell 7 doa;
know what to tell her.
Mrs. Ralston-Three months 4
least three months.
Sabel-Go on; admit Il.
Mabel-All right. I'll ADM, il
Mrs. Ralston-Then why didn't yoI
tell me the truth AZ once? YouIl .H.
nothing by lying. | have here -, ,t
you. but You won't get one penn,
less you tell me exactly what WIT.
to know. Now tell me IN, wurs,
Sabel-G on; tell her.
Mahcl-All right. was "
innocent girl; nothing but a kid, W.
did I know OF the wicked cityo
And then he came. | la'..
know he was married. i believed
everything he told me.
Mrs. Ralston-Go on! Go on.
Madeleine night-oh. Gawd. III
never forget that night-he took m.
out in a taxi-he gave me things 70
drink-there must have been some.
thing In It besides harmless booze.
Mrs. Ralston-Go on! Go on
Mabel-When I opened my eyes I
was in a giided palace.
sabel tcrying presumably. but WORK.
Ing It M for Mabell-Ain't = grand?
Mabel--lt was morning-and It was
too late.
Mrs. Ralston--How late was IT,
Mahe!-Too late. I said.
Mrs. Ralston-Horrible! Horrihl.
Mabel-Is III
Mrs. Ralston - This 10 dreadful
Worse than I dreamed! You poor
girl, I'll telephone my lawyer and hAvs
ahidavits drawn up-the moneter-ths
monster. The monsteri tExit MN
Ralston.1
Sabel-She believed III
Mabel-Did she?
Sabel-Yes; and II conv1noes me nat
our act had material oven II that man.
aGer didn't like II!
Mabel-Two hundred doranst Do
you think we ought to return th,sf
Sahel-M Mabel! Mabel II vas
given 10 you.
Mabcl-You might have yellow fever
g,ven to you. but you wouldn't want
to keep II.
sabcl-we've had q very GOOD dap
We'd better beat II.
Bob tentering quickfyl-w.no
Sabel-Well. what?
Boh-Did you see hsr?
Mabcl-Yes. I saw her.
Bob-Did you tell her?
Sabel- Mabel didn't get a chance 20
say anything, hut don't worry ahNi.