The Washington times., 1920-05-16


Y2<x Wi &fI x9x1 THE MAID--Ma'am, for the love Of
EfkXl wv God be careful! I'm not liking
FMNZA&X the eyes hsr.sn!
THE LADY (IosoAtsg H0hnyJ--
Oh her eyes much better
nan hsr clothes! But forgot; At to talk
mnt H<youf Well, that will do. fshe book to the
oo..ayoomsnJ Why do lot your servant that
awful CAPT Doesn't ever take II OFT
THE CoUNTRYwoMAN-sfan spoke IT,
it's stubborn habit with her. I her
THE LADY ito the sfrav)But my poor GIRL that cap
II only your hair showed you'd be better looking
What makes (For answev the ssroy rising
shtfIcs past hc pocfs Ufe to the table the
dsr1S0 the that she
nedrs Ae table the maid the other eide shytnks back
,oowom and oachtnp her
tnstedd chat she herse camdle
She Hs the metal erttnoaisher
ost that the poefs ofe u. With quick
motion p'oces the name The candle
ting soith light In nervousness tho
serrtr0-mafd sobs alosdJ
THE MAD-Oh Mother of God Mother OF God The magic!
THEIDY-I fail to nnd magic in candle going
I've just watched the Really prefer bed such
gloomy companionshp speaks country
pomonJ VIII light upstairs. please I'm quite
there. good ma'sm. Now II and will fol.
low The poets ready for him. (Thts
The iadvs attention 10 thereby arrestedJ
THE LADY-where that creature sleep?
THE CoUNTRYwoMAN-.oh down here. by the fire.
trouble you (she opens door to stairsJ
THE LADY tater brief Aest.ao1l- Nora fshe
THE coUNTRYwoMAN-Good-nig night girl to sleep quietly
Sshe Disappear, and zoe hear her vooeJ Now good maam
a silence. Then the motion Of sprinsin0 up
@ % Ss Tss ss ss rom r1sss ss @ dr. s.1 e.
the s q Ss,ss
and ~he and ciod IN raserisS gray her oodv slim and
scoym9 oith tnnnite oraceJ
fNoW faint music sosnd from somephere lan9oroxs
melody and the spirit begins to to IT, Not quite
q x. % ss r. se
trailing ohste The whte5oced girl
m. q. her smiles quste close to As, 'ot" demo" behind
THE s.S :ms 1oa
to that music-he sing song he
M. % bis ,s 70. With ss as
arms and strange white facet But he do
you hear7 To me. to me. to me; it is my song!
You smile. are you aren't
singing II now more than am! Where does that music
Oh knew something held him. I
had all the right to him took his life and made Of what
something else his soul wanted to see see But
devil! You called me down to tell your story didn't your
eea e the outer
e'adin0 the pocs Wife pho takes after herr
No. you're not going without you and your magic
oHdes from under her grasp
Do you mean you can't talk? Or do you alone?
% rns 0nefacea S near the door, has raised osckonimo
fFor the pAtetaced or opened poets
the tdlk do'on the stairs She 0trc sudden shrtekJ
THE COUNTRYwoMAN-Oh, God!
THE LADY (bricfy turning onnoved)-What, you?
THE COUNTRYWOMAN-I heard: I came. (The poets Dite
takes another sepD Don't follow don't follow for the love
Of heaven! wllo.th wisp I'm the
Dheaced girl and smiles her smile and beckons)
THE LADY (OiM antAority,Let be! am going after her
going learn the truth! (She just
the serving maid appears at the the q
rushes to the poets tofe aud cngs
THE MAIDStay back Stay back It's death you go
THE LADY pushing the foor)Take your
such things sprs It's trick they made
me-my husband and her! WAITE (For ohitefaced
girl passed outstde Only har
near, shines In through the door,
THE COUNTRYwOMAN-The willo'the-w -wisp! her IT'S
her!
THE MAID cryno out at the same tmestop tell ye STOP
stop (The poefs ofe the threshold
light recedes and the ddrkensJ
THE LADY almost mojestic)-wat I'm not afraid WAIT
FOR ME! fShc too, outside the door, serving
maid breaks into torrent Of soos After moment In
ohich c0nnfrytUom0n
black again. And the music has died otoayJ
THE COUNTRYwoMAN-H (The sobs of the serp,noafd
die dozen to loo nnodn) Come here by window
All, sect .,.., ,....
MAID NohisperinDWhat Is II? (NoU through door and
tpnd there be In n