| Show I I I Domestic Dialogues By Bij Alma Woodward Copyright 1112 1312 by Ui the Press Com Cota pany and the New cw York World L TUE TUC WOUND Scone Scene Smiths Smith's flat Time 1030 a. a a. a m m. m Mrs Smith is reading the last pa page e of ot tho the novel she bhe has Just bought ht so that shell she'll know how its it's going to end ond before she sho he begins it Delia Dalla is washing out tho the ice box Willie aged 5 6 is I pl playing In Izi another room MRS 1 s S. S howling into the kitchen kitchen- I wish you rou wouldn't ul use ubo e that I washing powder Delia Della The Tho odor of or It ma makes es me positively c ill I Delia Well Della Well Mrs Smith maam ma'am it tine fine Mrs S. S lm languidly Oh Oh Oh very cry well but Ill I'll havo have to go out the da days s 's you OU use I It t then Suddenly there Is a wild piercing shriek from the thc other room and Willie crImson with blood dashes Into tho room Mrs IrB S. S screaming Willie what did lid you O l do Toll ToU mamma what you did Where aro are you ou hurt Willie Tell mamma whore you ou arc are hurt my ball baby holds hos up lp a scarlet TI right ht hand and lets leta out a couple of or razor edged shrieks Mr Mrs 5 S. S frantic frantic Delia Dolla Delia Its It's his hand hane lies He's hurt hl his hand terribly Oh what shall I do 10 What hat shall hall I do Della Dolla rushes In wiping her hands handson on her apron Mrs Irs Smith throws Willie at her und arid files to tho the phone Mrs Uris S S. S In staccato Hold his arm way up high In Ill tho ho air ah Delia Vella so o ho hp wont won't have hac a n. hemorrhage e. e And nd bring him over o here icie hele keep holding It up Delia high Delia to operator Give me inc j Mr r. r Smiths Smith's office please as please as quickly i I I as ns you cnn can Its It's a matter of ot life lito and death His number Oh Its It's 2 6 something something or Gramercy or Greenwich or orDelia orDella or- or Della Delia in distress Mrs Ir Smith maam ma'am shore tho the childs child's like lIko a skinned eel He dont don't want his arm held up Mr Mrs Ir S. S almost beside herself It herself It doesn't matter whether he ho wants It held up or oi not not Its Its It's the only way to save sae him him hell hell he'll bleed blood Jo to o death If It you ou dont don't Shrieking Oh oh DONT DON'T put Jut your our hand neAr near HIS hand Delia Dollar That soap get into it and give him blood poisoning poisoning poisoning-Oh Ob Wheres Where's the t 1 t i U n 1 Willie tired of ot having his arm slowly dragged from Its socket bocket begins to amuse himself between screams b by kicking the shins of at th the tho suffering long Delia Della Delia Della under her breath breath Ye Ye little 11 yo Kape yer feet teet to Gettin the fine tine white suit that I put on yer er dane this mornin all nIl covered co are arc wid blood too Yer a mussy child ye e Mrs Ir S. S over o wire Oh wre-Oh Oh Is hi that you rou Will Little Willies Willie's done something awful I awful I cant can't tell you ou all the details bu but t hie he's hes given himself a terrible cu cut t and lies he's covered with blood from head to foot Cool and lies he's weak and speechless p echle s Just then lien gets get few tew a high high- class yells off oft hl his chest Mrs Mis 5 S. S over o phone What's that yon sa say Doesn't speechless WILT WILL how can enn you ou jest at a time 1110 this Do you realize that your our child Is beside me mc maybe mabe bleeding to death I at this moment Tell mo me what to do Oh Will PLEASE t toll tell ll me what to do dor dol I Pause Make ake a what Pause Spell It I dont don't know what you mean menn Pa Pause ae Oh yes on one of ot tho those so things that policemen men make when people get gat their legs cut off oCt on the street Delia Della suddenly suddenly Mrs Smith Say Mr Mrs Smith maam maars Mrs S. S Impatiently HUsh Hush Della Delia Cant Can't you ou see Im I'm Im I'm talking to Mr Smith Over wire Yes but how do you OU make one Will Pause Take a a. cI clothespin and a a. rag and and and- Delia Della Insistently Say Say listen Usten MI Mrs NIS Smith This Is the funny tunny Its It's all aU dry an i an there aint no more comin out outi Willie taking n advantage of the momentarily mo mo- lax clasp gives a a. supreme yank frees trees himself and dashes down tho the han hall A small glass bottle drops from tho the folds of his blouse On It Is Isa Isa iSa a label that reads roads Jones Oriental RED Marking Ink Mrs 5 S. S In a whisper whisper- INK INI Mrs 5 S. S and Delia Della simultaneously mak a dive dho for tor the delinquent Tho The receiver dangles loosely from the Phone leaving lea Mr Ir S S. S at the tho other end to believe that his son is dead or dy d- dy- dy ing until sounds Bounds that betoken chastisement elms chas drift to him over tho the wire J |
