The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-27
"Betty's Love-
(Being a one-act play written by the Young
Ruffian's sster.)
CHARACTERS:

CHARACTERS:
Betty W.-The only girl.
Jack S-Her beau.
Mrs. Warner-Bettys mother and widow
who wants her daughter TO marry a man who
is in France and mean man, though
she doesn't know it.
1. SCENE.
"a kitchen with a table in the middle of
the room and white table cloth over it Sey-
eral chairs, a stove and an imatation sink
Also couch. Bettys mother is sitting the
table waiting for Betty and lingering the table
cloth)
Mrs. Warner. Oh, wonder where Betty is?
suppose she is out galivanting around with
Jack Oh, dear, l wish she would do as l tell
her. He isn't worth penny, and John has
lot more money and is good besides but 1 will
have to wait until he comes back. Oh, here
she comes now. ENTER Betty summer frock
her hat is full of fioWers,)
Eetty. oh, hello, mother, have you been
waiting for me?
Mrs. Warner. Yes, dear, who were you
with?
Betty. Now, don't scold. mother but was
out in the garden with Jack.
Mrs. Warner. Betty, do you know you are
ABSOLUTELY DISSOBYING ME!
Betty. Mother, might we'll come to
an understanding, you know that l love Jack
and that 1 ABSOLUTELY REFUSE to marry
John or let him court me.
Mrs. Warner. Listen dear, mother knows
that she issit always going to be here to pay
your bills and buy your clothes
Betty. MOTHER, 1 guess and know that
truthfully and NOT by swindlng his custom
ers and his father, too.
Mrs. W. Betty, how do you know that he
does this? You will have to prove it. (Gets
up and leaves the room sobbing, saying: Oh
dear, will you ever love me as you used to do
Oh, dear.)
DEITY sits down on a chair sobbing. Jack
enters comes and puts his arm around
her, or pats herr
Jack Don't cry, dear, 1 have good news for
you here is something that we can prove 10
your mother that HE is not what she thinks
he is.
Betty. Really. Jack, On where is it?
(Jack unfolds newspaper and points, then
goes to the door,
Betty.-The wretch, Oh, how I hate him
Enter Mrs. W.
Mrs. W-What are you here for young man.
did not tell you that you were not wanted?
Jack.-Mrs Warner, l have brought YOUR
daughter good news and you bad Betty will
you explain?
Betty.-Yes Jack, but please stay here (To
her mother) Mother come here and read this
(Mrs. W. remains standing takes the news
paper, reads, wavers and falls)
Retty.-Now mother, do you believe that It
is true?
Mrs. W.-Yes my dear, and now let me- on
out in the garden, or. no, will lay here and
you and Jack can go out in the garden
tThey lay her on the couch Then lark
takes Bettys hand and goes out of the room \
CURTAIN.
tNext scene is garden seat. Jack and
Betty is sitting on IL. Curtain rises to soft
music. 1t is dark and a moon is in the
distance)
Jack. And now Betty, I would like an an
sHer to question l ask you a long time ago
Betty.-There is only one answer and that
Is
Jack takes her hand and she rises he
places his arm around her and they walk off
the STACEY
WHAT rouses our burning curiosity in the
foregoing drama is this: What the dickens
did that nasty newspaper print about poor
John? Our budding young playwright (o-
should We say playwrightess?) certainly knows
how to aegravate the audience
@Lay On. Maeduff; And Damned Be Him Who
First Cries. Hold, Enoughv.
Dear Sir: Is this fat-wheeIed alteration
a proivate foight or can inybody get in? And
who Is this fellow ScamoZzi who seems to he
continually in the tilt-yard with his arrogant
lance? II there is no one among your 'sclien-
tele" able to unhorse him, perhaps I shall he
Obliged to essay the encounter 1 do feel that
this fat-wheel affair shows marked signs ri
being mil6ewed and that it seems to be in the
advanced stage Of general debility but 7 also !
feel that a genial spirit of liberation sbouId
prevail among the contributory element
suggest, therefore, that something be done ,o
shear this gentlemans plume and Gin mis-
spurs lie NOIR FAINEANT
AS Valentines servant Speed might saw.
This 10 the end Of a perfect bray!
r. E. MIG.