The Washington times., 1922-04-23

ohICldl vi iilC 'ouil yOu "a PoAS
of the days work.
THE GIRL fbitterly)-Callous as
ever! Not even the thought to
ask after your child.
ALIENIST-I provided for his sup
port. Why should | trouble N.Y.
self further?
THE GIRL~Listen to the beast;
"Why should l trouble myself
furtherT'
ALIENIST-Of course-I hope he
is we'll.
THE GIRL like a ShOt)-Of course
but he isn't! He's dead!
ALIEN IST-Oh! (POnderS uneds.
inn | see-you came to tell me
that. NVdres her dwdyJ Well,
that's enough. You'd better take
the air now.
THE GIRL-Go now? I'm in no
haste. (Doggedly) So you're
satisfied I'm not tnsane:
ALlENIST (hOtlW - Absolutely.
You're only disappointed, win.
dictive woman.
THE GIRL-Don't you think my
experience at your hands may
have unsettled me-a little?
ALIENIST-Oh, rats! For bum
stenog you fell into it pretty soft.
THE GIRL know. And as soon
as | had become involved, then
you showed your colors. You dis
missed me without a moments
notice.
ALIENIST-Oh, we'll, you had your
fling. And you asked to come
back-on any terms. Don't for
get that.
THE GIRL - Weeks afterward.
After my shoes were outworn AMI
my cloths almost rotten on me,
yes, l begged to come back.
ALIEN IS1-And now you get In
here by a trick What for?
THE GIRL tell you, | wanted 10
be adjudged insane.
ALIENIST -- Why Because you
made a bad bargain? Everybody
makes them.
THE GIRL-Yet you gloat-you
always have gloated-Over out
whiting a weaker intellect or a
weaker will. You got rid Of me
easily. You made it seem as if
Won had bought me off. You had
me sign papers. Since then you've
avoided me. (WildWJ ouGht
to gn mad!
ALIENIST - You're too lazy to
work. You're looking for free
board in an asylum.
THE Griffin not,
ALIENIST-You pretend to be dis
tracted. You've overplayed your
hand
THE GlRI-Inn't say that again
ALIENIST - It's so! You came
here armed with pistol to
make Yourself get attention.
Isn't that why YOU brought the
pistol:
THE GIRL fdHcriHgJ i don't
know-they always have a pistol
ALlENISI-So the pistol was "nir
staCecraft: As was your talk out
there Of putting it against your
heart:
THE GIRL in a changed, ominopS
tOnC) Yes; SO il was.
ALlENIST Nrith n statistical snap
Of his fng"rSJ--I knew it,
TIE GIRL N"1piug UpJ-And I
know something too.
ALIEN IST-Oh. you do
THE GIRL had it loaded f,r
yOu.
ALIENIST fGUcr an appraisiny
stare Bah, You're harmless.
THE GIRL--You were careful -
have it taken from me
ALIENIST-Oh yes. See-here it
is. "opens d,sk drGicer n litt!"
ana shuts II GGdin.J But thee
was no danger Of your using it.
THE GIRL fprcCipitdteiy) - Then
suppose YOU let me have 1t back.
ALIENIST (deriSireIW - Psham,
You might drop it and shoe;
Yourself i'm the foot.
THE GIRL tdcddntly) i don't
make blunders.
ALIENIST (pu:slcd)-That's over
my head.
THE GIRL (crultHntly)-Don't yor
think I've made my impressiuu
out there? Don't you see tha;
no matter what you say they'll
remember | acted queerly-if any
thing happens:
ALlENIST (SOT 'lrhdt StdrtIcd)-
What were you driving at?
TIE GIRL was establishing my
plea
ALIENIST (imprcssed)-I said you
we're damnably keen.
THE GIRl-So keen that at least
I've laid my trap.
ALIENIST SloWly)-Keen, but, bv
heaven, you'd be no loss to the
world in a straitjacket.
THE GIRL (ghdStly gdN With a
CUrtScy)-FXactly what l urged
in the first place.
ALIENIST--I see. | get you now
you we're building up your dc
fense.
TIE GIRL mods Right. | wanted
the law to excuse me.