The Washington times., 1920-05-09

leares tray When she looks roSnd he Is lying back
In his chairJ
LARNENow (He holds his hand there
is enough for both?
than enough Bu-bu have you nothing
hrst7 Not word of farewell-of love resret'
LARNE-Have not said everything over and again?
Why proong the agony? The 1t is the better
Give he (She 1t siooly of her bag
looks at him douottuuy). Oh! you trust fwith
harsh laugh shant break it. What would be the good
when you here and he be on the now?
(Lola hands him the bottle. He pours the contents
into glasses She takes and he takes another
but the glass he takes is the one he has fHed 0ih
brandy)
LOLA holdng glass)-A Jerry! What shall
be- There things in fe-ove DEATH
We have had the full and overfowins shall
drink to the other?-to death?
LARNE fpiolenu)No! No! How make jest of it
It's horrible! If anything will be to ask for
giveness But silence is best.
LOLA-And why should you ask forgiveness?
LRNE-For th-for bringing to such for all the
harm have done you Isn't there matter enough for for
gveness?
Lo-one orgives everything to the one
that he should leave Off loving (She
Is holding hand What a little thing
big resuts (she leans back in her chair turning half
from HIM Goodbye Jerry! This is the end. not quite
such an end as pictured, but it will
lLo,a nts elas, to her lips Lane puts out his hand
up the glass Of brandy and drinks. As he drinks she
pss the &C., contents Of her glass on to mon,
as though oith last effort into fireplace ~hers it. shat
her close Larne sits n.ctionless catching her.
As he odtches she the chair the
merit minute slides of the chair to the ohere
she lies quite stiu He leans for,oard holding his oredh
his fired and gdringJ .....,
LARNE (hoarsev)-Dead!-d HE puts his
though to touch but drdDs II back oth shudder
chair. another of
the rafting against glass drinks Of.
pulls himself together and gets up) The
this better I must show myself the Hamtons;
crush like that nobody will be able to what time
arrived, and I pretend nothing She came
during absence and thisths happened docking the
body)
Footsteps heard outside. They nearer,
the handle of the door is turned Larne sees 1t and his
CHASTITY. He holds his breath his hands
clench. lifted catching Ldrne
secretly The door Is rdedJ 30.
choked voice, his face half ,oith horror
Chester
(Larne leans tor,odrd thrust out, tohole
attitude intense There is the sound
body throping itself against the door. rLdrne
throws his head though struggling for breath and
back against the table. He the
poison stdres at IL moment. though fascinated
and sloUly takes II Lola sees him and WdtrhcS h
tenv There Is another bToo the door and il
Ldrne puts the glass to his lips and Lod springs
to her teetJ
LOLA-Stop Jerry!-Jerry! (BUt has cBptiCd yhr
glass Stdgoers and in chair BY table He
violently tcice and then lies quite still Lola
0him) You trcked me- do IT,. Oh! Jerry,
could you?how could (She hanging his
Uhen StHmbes into the She turns quick
and Uith his hat toho Is half
cdted). Who you?-what do want?
STRANGER looking Supidlv-Sorry
made mistake. Doors much alike thought
locked Sorry, apologize humbly not altogether
fault doors much alike (Stumbls oWdrd door and
goes OUT
(Lola throUs UP her hands and laughs hystercoIiv
After a minute she picks he, lace Wrdp looks
sloply the she takes the Hqueur0lns that
had poison in II and drops 10 in her pocket, then she
~ the door stops and looks back. For
a moment she there then she goes out, closing
the softly behind herr