Show 1 I e JiWr SIR EDWARDS LOVE STORY TOLD BY OTHER PEOPLE Dy OWEN OLIVER Copyright by Joseph 11 Uuwloi Her Father Of course I know that Sir Edward Grey Is hanging round Molly us you cull It Why shouldnt ho Lock here Dick t dont want to quarrel 1 lilt you hut It will bo easier for IB to keep good friends It you mind your own business You may regard re-gard your cousins business ns yours I dont nnd 1vo no reason to suppose that Bho docs No I wont pretend not to under lnnd you I nm sorry very sorry but It Is out of tho question tliort I are many reasons against It but ono Is enough Molly Is appropriated al I rClldylf you dont bollovo what J fay Its no use talking to ouI I dont know that I ought to tell you but his h-Is Grey No she Isnt actually engaged en-gaged to him at this moment but lit has asked my permission to speak to her tonight I understand from your aunt that she will say yosWhy not Ho Is a man that most women like and most men too for tho matter mat-ter of that Too old Nonsense lies several years short of 10 and hes young In his ways and distinctly goodlooking not to mention that lies ono of the most rising men III England I make every allowance for your disappointment disappoint-ment Dick but youve no right to speak like that I nm not u tyrannical tyranni-cal parent us you ought to know timid 1 have not tried to Influence her In any way No doubt she knows that I shall bo pleased ut her choice but girls dont marry just to suit their fathers I give you my word that I have put 110 pressure on Molly and shall not Hut what grounds have you for supposing sup-posing that Molly IB In lovo with 0111 In a cousinly way no doubt she likes yon Just sol Youve been like brother bro-ther and sister People dont marry thou brothers and sisters Im certain limit Molly never dreamed of such a thing Let you speak to her Ural Cortulnly not I wont have her upset tonight Youd bettor go Youre not master of yourself ut present Poor chap If he had any souse hoil sec for hlmsulf that tho childs head overheels In lovo with Grey Ah wo shall mills her CoiiBln fckYouelyolIll bo Fiirprlscd to see mo Sir Edward I but erIve got something Important to say to you No thanks I wont sit down IorIts I about Molly My rousln you know Miss Llslo Isho erI nlionldnt come and speak like this only well sir you seo weve been brought up together mind 1 understand un-derstand her She always told mo things and I think you ought to know that IIlwolwhnt I mean Is that were In love with one another Thoro wasnt any need to toll ono another Wove always understood ever slnco we were child rentshe understands light enough only well you know what women are Aunt has always wanted her to marry some ono who was well off You ale a great man you see sir and I am not well off or clover or anything and I daresay I might make u bit of a fool of myself Hometlmos but Id work like n slave for her and wed manage somehow Wod have to wait but sho wouldnt mind that She Isnt tho sort of girl whod rumble ut waiting for a fellow IH It likely I should come and talk to yoU In this way If I wasnt certain hut she cared for mo Im sure It iHnt any pretenso that sho likes you air Anyone would Only shes more my age you see and wo weve al < vays been such chums What do I want you to do Why not to let her be persuaded to marry you If shed rather marry me I knew you wouldnt want her to If she didnt want to Tints why I came You could ask Molly straight about it She wouldnt tell a lie If sho nays she likes you better than mo Ill never bother her any more but she wOIIt1 I know It Yes uncle told mu you were going there tonight wont It look funny If you dont go now youve said youro going You know best of course Goodnight I say sir you youro the best chap In the world If Molly wore sensible shed like you better than me onlywell you see weve always been together and girls do like u chap when ho doesnt deserve It IIm awfully sorry sIr Molly You think this dress does look all right mother Thats what I thought only I didnt know If he might like mo better In IIlueI shall find out what he prefers soon shant I Fancy such u clever man as Sir Edward wanting a silly girl like me Im sure I shant bo able to answer him properly Yees hell understand onlyolllydont you see dear I want to tell him qulto plainly because I am always going to bo sincere with him and It Is an honor to be loved by inch a man Youll send him up dl ectly he comes wont you You dear I Id mother Goodby Five past eight I believe the old clock IB fast Ho would bo sure to be punctual I wish I wasnt so excited A quarter past I hopo father didnt understand the time Hed laugh at me If I went and asked him what Sir Edward saldI shall have to learn to cull him Edward now Thats a hansom I mustnt let him see mo peeping roiud tho curtains After tonight to-night I dont mind him knowing that I Itch for him lie will think I amt am-t tllly Girl iyl At a i Nino hell see that I havo been p crying It Isnt kind of hIm What n t wicked girl I tun to think of him Hko + t that Of course Its something + that ho cant help only 1vo ruffled my i hair What a fright look I wonder If mother would notlco If I went upstairs Up-stairs quietly mud bathed my eyes llnlf past nine Ho Isnt comhig I know he Isnt Suppose something has happened to him And Ive been thinking think-ing unkind things of him Oh I What should I do I wont cry Of course t hell como I Ton Mother Oh mother I I expect he thought It over and saw what mi Ignorant foolish girl I nm andandnil tho noblest No no Dont come upstairs with mo I cant bear anyone tonight not cvrn you wKT Oh mother Her Mother Oh George Shes lying ly-ing down and ptotendlng to bo asleep hut slum Isnt Its no uso AakinR ± t excuses for hlmlt8 Inexcusable If he were fiO great men ho shouldnt ln i y milt my child Ho shall never set fool In this house again Hotter break her 1 heart now than let him break It when t woro gun amid she has no ono to tutu to Tilvo him a chnnco of explana Hall What txplmmtlon can there be Its an Insult a downright Insult If I ho couldnt come ho could send a line yt Parliamentary duties Indeed It hues going to put parllmentnry duties r eton e-ton my child ho shant have her 1 might have known youd make exeunt ri for him Men are all alike You dont care If you break a womans ° heart BO long as you get a few lines In n newspaper or a bit of ribbon to t wear In your coat Forgive mo dear old 1111111 know I know You feel It r ns much as I do onlyyou wont show lit She wont show It If It kills her Oh 4 y my poor little girl Shell have to go i f about facing everybody with a smile t I I it il I Wont Cry Of Course Hell Comer t and her heart aching all the time Wo must mind that sho Isnt caught on the rebound George Well Im rather 1 afraid of Dick Sho doesnt taro for him In that way but slat might accept ac-cept him Just out of pique Yea hus a good boy In his way but theyd bo very miserable together What I dont think It was wise of you to tell him George You know ho ha no scone If ho had ho would kr > that Molly didnt care for h him Itb gitst itkn ImI suppose he hasnt b said anything to Grey 1 believe bus j foolish enough for anything Who Jane Lady Grey Ills mother Wants to BOO Miss Molly Yes yes Something must have happened to him Oh my poor child ° His Mother Good evening Miss P IIsleI am quite well My eon la well I It Is a strange hour to call but Edward Ed-ward Is going abroad tomorrow morning morn-ing and I wished to see you first You should know why he Is going most people thought that you Interested yourself In his affairs Ask your con ° science If you have one Nothing to ask of It No I suppose you would cull It nothing The world does not reckon lovo nowadays I am an old woman and I was brought up in a different school thank God No you do not understand some women ace Incapable of understanding what n good mans lovo Is worth They think it is a toy to play withas you have played with my sons How dare ID 1t I am his mother What do I care for your feelings or your famllyB feelIngs feel-Ings or anybodys feelings If they ° hurt my buy Insult you My Edward Ed-ward Ho never did an unkind thing In his life How dare you Of course ho did not call Why Bhould ho give you tho pleasure of refusing re-fusing him Oh You would would d you And why would you havo accepted ac-cepted him YOIllovuhlm Child 1 look ut me You you love him There there We should both be a better now Why my dear your cousin called Richard Morris I think the name Is He said thut you loved him and wore being 10VCdl marry my boy for his position a1dij money How could Edward believe its t My dear ho doesnt sea himself as1 the great man that we do Ho doosnM see that he Is so easy to love I will gu and send him to you Take yom to him Yes yes God blessyou my rlcar S |