The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-10-29
French Comedy of Cards Determines Whether Wife
or Queen of Hearts Is to Hold
Husbands Love.

changed the man completely. 10 DC sure
he---he divorced his wife.
Chariotte---Oh--a divorce.
Henri-But a divorce is not the worst
thing in the world. 1t sometimes brings
a great happiness. In the case speak
of--and pardon me. Madame--but In
your case might Il not?
Charlotte--You mean, IL might bring
great happiness TO my husband?
Henri--No, Madame--to you. To any
one who is in sympathy with you--to
me.
Daloa rotaylts saying that Aier-
andre icilt nor leGUe the card room,
as his grandmother qroald doubtless
hare tcished him to play on. Char
lotto IS FURIOUS, aud moro sympathetic
toUord rhc attentive Delionseres.
Henri bet on you, not because II
is my habit, Madame--but out of SYM
pathy--I hoped you would hear OF it.
and that II would encourage you and
help you to win. You have made me
make my first bet.
Enthusiastically? Well - well-you
are the first good man / have ever met
II you are really good mainland
begin 10 think you are. How did 1t hap
pen?
Henri--Its very simple. have lived
a very lonely life.
Charlotte-You iive---in the country {?
Henri--Yes. with my mother. She is
quito an invalid and ] don't like to leave
her for very long at a time.
Charlotte--But ] adore the country.
Heurfs lore noksn0 progresses.
The Commissioner Of Police enters.
saying that nc has found that it scos
her husband htmself acho took char
lotte's missing ring. By pretending
LOT IA h, 10 n, I,s.s r~i.,
charge aodi,,st Alerdndre, Charlotte
gets the commissioner TO Summon him
from the card room. He comes IN, a
charming scdpeJrGoe and soor hero,
and she tolls the commissioner 1t .ods
all Joke
Observation-Disclosures a joke-to be
your wife. Weil--at least you have
stopped playing.
Alexandre--Not at all-Dalou Is play
ing in my place. am going back i'm
mediately. Unless you have something
to say to me; ! hope you haye--have
you? s.-.
Charlotte-I don't see how you have
the heart to so on playing-when poor
care for her. I suppose.
Alexandre-I did. but don't see the
connection.
Chariotte--You know she was fill
You might have been with her-to hear
her last words.
Alexander know what they were
Give me cigarette" willing to bet
they were her last words---do you want
to bet
Charlotte--No-A--
Alexandre--Dear old LADY, shouldn't
wonder II she's been with me tonight
ever since 8 o'clock I've had the most
marvellous luck. She'd be the last one In
the world who'd want me to 60, my
dear--'Let her get the best OF you just
once. Banco---and II will be the end of
all your married happiness''-I can hear
her say II. BY her she would mean you.
Charlottc--And what would she mean
by our married happiness? I'm glad you
have been lucky--perhaps now you will
be able to pay some bills. +. Julie
has just been here--an offlcer came to
the hotel yesterday--he wanted money
she could not pay him and no seized our
trunks.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, really think we
should get new trunks It's all very
we'll for a trunk 10 be seized once or
twice. but our trunks arc getting TO
make regular habit Of IL.
She rejects IDS plea that she returB
TO the hotel.
Alcxandre---1n marrying you ran
into grave danger--I am in II still, yes
the danger OF falling In love with YOU
In which case l should be under your
power completely--tnis makes me n little
wilder than usual--I'll confess. I'm like n
fish---not quite sure Il IL on the hook
fighting for freedom. What's this?
he sees the riding stick. 1uosses iss
purpose, and tchen she refuses to h't
him 10th ~ 1ui1oticoliy offers TO strike
himself. She prerofts HIM. A bed ss
brought in. schioh DcIt0rteres hoe pro-
uided for her. 4Ierdndre, deciding not
90 feel tnsutted because " Is O single
bed, goes back to HIS bdcodrdt. Her
endurance broken or lcdrntn1 from
Henrt that Alexandra married her on
Udocr, the tniurtdted Charlotte goes
Of TO Morocco, accompanied by Henri,
after leaving a motto Of eternal fdrorcH
for Iierdrdrc.
ACT III.