The sun., 1916-12-24

you. He car do anything, but you
mustn't suffer. I'll say nothing more
to him. Nothing. II was only because
you were hurt. I couldn't bear to see
that. ITO Leonardo Do what You
please. Anything. ITO sylvia.l There.
It's all over! Finished!
Ian through the speech Sylvia sohs
between his sentences. Occasionally
Leonard tries to speak. At times the
three voices clash together. FINALLY
Brooke puts his hand to Sylvia's arm
and pleads almost In a whisper.1
Brooke-Let us go. Come!
tBoth go up to door ard look around
at Leonard, who turns away from
them and looks at Mrs. Verona. Devil.
dered by the rapidly OF the emotional
outbursts.1
Sylvia-Come. Leonard.
Leonard does not novel
Mrs. V. ito Leonardo - Well. why
don't you go?
Leonard don't want to go. I want
to stay. I love you!
brooke makes angry movementI
Mrs. V.-Still?
Leonard-Yes. I will always.
Mrs. YIN the face OF such family
opposition?
Leonardo love you.
Mrs. v. Hooks at sylvia1-wha,
loyalty!
Leonard tpiteously1-You dom. wan,
me to go?
Mrs. V.-But your parents?
Leonardo love you.
Mrs. V.-But your father said the
Leonard livery faintlyl-1 dom. care.
I love you.
Mrs. V. looks across at Sylvia. Their
eyes meet. Sylvia Is wan and tear
stained. All hope Is gone. She looks
f~rightenedly at her son.1
Mrs. V. Ia step up facing Sylvia and
Brooke1-You've all been speaking
your minds very freely. I feel like
doing the same thing.
Sylvia tgoing to Leonard and putting
her arm protectingly about himl-No,
No. Not row.! I didn't know he cared
so much. l won't have Leonard
tortured.
Mrs. VI must.
Sylvia-Not now.
Mrs. Yves, now,
Leonard releases himself from n.
mothers grasp M turns to Mrs. V.
sylvia sits On end of lounge. Brooke
sits on lounge above her.l
Mrs. N.-Leonard. I've been rather
un,ucky in my affections. In fact, very
unIucky. / began about your age
really a year younger-1S. Your
mother tells me you are only 10.
Leonard looks reproachfully at his
mother. then lowers his eyes shame.
facedly before Mrs. VI ! loa,hed the
restrictions Of home. At IS I was in
pulsive. headstrong. impossible.
wanted more than anything 10 travel
AS my parents couldn't take mo 7 had
to find others who would. So ot H..
delicate G of is | started wandering.
Some one had To pay the bills
couldn't. So | made friends.
Leonard tfaintlyl-Men?
Mrs. N.-Always. Women ncy,r had
much use for me.
Leonard-fou travelled with j...uo
Mrs. Yves. ono took mo Su,tF
another East, "A third through c,u,r..
Europe. While in Italy with tho
fourth-or 1t may have been the sixth.
I've really forgotten for the momcn'.
! met Verona in Rome. All the Others
seemed content to separate. and 20
their own ways when We were mu.
tually bored. He didn't. lie insisted
on marrying me-just as YOU do. So
my wandering ended and I settled
down-for a while. IL didn't last very
long. What happened after that you
know. Since my divorce I've been ..v-
ing here.
IThp Wnn1ln'g s,nps lf.p,,-,- ~
ara. and he leaves after an cmotloua.
outburst. So does his father. The two
women face each other.1
Mrs. N.--Had you chosen the r,ur
life we might have been pals. Rnt ,ou
did speak en.": il couldn't have last
ed. What a mess you've made of your
self, With your looks and style and
spirit-oh. my. what a time You con-.
have had. You might have been an.
other Lady H~amilton-or a Nell
Gwynnc-gone down into history with
the best of us instead of being chained
up.
Sylvia [smilingl-Some women love
their chains. l love my husband. |
adore my boy.
Mrs. VI know that. why, yog
suffered moro in this room in a few
minutes than I I've in my whole No.
That's why 7 gave Leonard IN. No
motherhood for me. ~TTaughiu- l4'-
tcrly,l Why, you've given all luIr
young pretty years in the service ~
two male tyrants, You poor thing
Sylvia-And your young pretty
years?
Mrs. Vat least no one own, mo-.
SylvE-How forlorn that mast max"
YOU feel. Not to belong t. auy one,
hut to every one, 10 have Oh" word
at your command while You're stI'
healthy and radiant. and Only "a pate.
servant at our bedside when tou'r"
III. To have given your WumHuhood
TO mans pleasure and never to have
known his toirs-the JOY OF mak nG
just n man completely yours, You
poor thing My dear. it's no Victory
to hold a man for an hour. a day. q
year. Many Women OF little talent 'r
charm haV done that. But II af',r
twenty years Of married iItC Il man
still says, you wonderful woman
don't you think | have something 30
brag about?
Mrs. N.-Yuu'rc n funny person
Leonard and you seem To- rpp. ont -
zach other all over the place. You're
both children, tRctloctINclv N''
all. most Of the great miStrcssoa W'rr
very feminine and ChildllkC.
SYLVIA ISmlliug So are all grta'