The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-03-22

Jeannme-N0-pease!
Philip Tin a low, soft tone)-I love ySu--
Jeannine-I cannot-pleas'-
philip-The lilac time Of yorth-(He slowly draws
her to him and they kiss)
| subsequently when Philip gets a letter
from home and Jeannine reads 1t for him in
broken English, she at once jumps to the
conclusion that he is going back home. The
girl Is obviously distressed at the thought Of
Philips departure and this scene follows:
Jeannine--You 60 back 'ome, then-n'est ce pas?
Philip-some day-yes. You see. can-now.
Jeannine-Cw nice! l 'appy-for you.
philip-And Jeannine. when I go-do you know
what is going to happen? Ueannne shakes her
head) You are going with me-
Jeannine-Me?
Philp-Yes. "Give for always--all your
heart" That's just what your father said.
Jeannine-Yes.
Phip--And that's what feel for you-Jeannine
my sweet-my little flower-I want you--for my
wife.
Jeannine MISUNDERSTANDING.
Php--Did you think ever meant anything else.
dear? want you-always--to have and to hold
to keep forever and overall our lives
Jeannine-But-my Phileep-in England you are
I-somebodee-nest ce pas?
Php-Nobody very much Whatever am you
shall share it.
WITH A HUMPING HEART
bodice be so 'appy like me--and not--jus' die!
Philip (kissing her)-I love you
Gle holds her close. After long pause she
looks up.)
Jeannine-W'en get we married?
Philip-As soon as ever can, dear.
Jeannine (futteringly)-Oh ma foil am so ex-
cite! My cart e go bump. bump.
U.ater it develops that Philip must go
away on n perilous mission and there is n
tender In he last IT IN ,shi
nine dictates a letter in English to be writ
ten by her good friend, the old cure of the
village.)
Jeannine--You know wy ask you to come, NJ
lie Cure?
Cure (smiling gently)-Non.
Jeannine tsmiles in return, but it is a sad little
one)-1 send for you to write letter to my Phileep
in Engleesh--pease f.'.
Cure-Ben. UIe puts his spectaclcs.) Out
Out Ave you pen and ink?
Jeannine-Yes ere 1t ees. (she Brings quill. pen
and ink and makes place the tableN-I wish
the letter should begin my dear"
Cure-"My dear'-oui c'est bon This is right,
Jeannine-It not much-I would say moro
but
Cure-Oh. but you weel say more.
Jeannine-You don UNDERSTAND would say mon
adore""Mon amour de hero!" but I know not how
to say in Eenglish.-
Cure--Je OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. (He scratches
his head and rubs his nose reflectvely) All, oui-
know-"sweteart'' is 'ow they say ,
Jeannine (auietly)-Well, say it. You know
how Get spell?
| (She watches him carefully as he writes
the words.)
Cure-Eh. bien! "My dear sweet good eh ?
| (Jeannine nods)
Jeannne (continuing)-Where you-always I
ask my cart wy you dom come back"
| CThe cures eyes fill. He leans close to
| the paperD r
Curc-I grow blind. ma cheric. 'if7-.'
Jeannine (going on. her eyes fixed in space)--
wy you don come back--the good Major 'Alloway
send me word you do the great thing you try for
am so proud-so 'appy for you my Phileep--l
know always-you would succeed" (She looks uI
at the cureN 'Ow you spell "Suc-ceed?"
| Cure uhnking carefully, his head side)-
| Cest bon I spell all right Succeed Gle writes
| It slowly
! GOOD ENGLISH.
| Jeannine (continuing)--"A whole year is Such q
very long time-wen the cart is 'urt wit waiting
but it go quicker that am not--alone--. Ny
| Pheep-come back Wen you to mel wait fol
You like toll you-always-the lilacs bloom jus
like las year-I press one and send it in this letter
good by-my Phileep-your Jeannine-your Jean
tnine--dear Phileep-I love you----" (There Is
pause.)
Cure (after moment--Very good. Jeannine--ee
| ees very good Eenglish. You progress fast. QIe
folds the letter. Jeannine slips little spray of lilac
into it.) Mseur Phileep will be very Apply to ge
this.
! Jeannne-You will send it for me? You will b,
careful 1t go the right place?
Cure--1t will so to Major 'Aloway himself wee
look to that.
(What follows after this had better be seen tina,
told for the cumulative drama of the last act can
not be expressed well in cold type Indeed. this i
| true enough even of the passages that have bee,
quoted for there is wealth of detail in the speeche
| of the actors and in the stage business which cal
only be disclosed in actual performance and Of whic
any reproduction of the manuscript gives but
faint hint) =.