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Show LET'S WRITE A PLAY. By LoRoy Armstrong. The Big man came in and bo says, says ho: "Why don't you write a play?" Which is easy. Largo numbors or mon hovo written plays. Tho trunks aro full or thorn. Come oil. Let's write a play. PERSONS Young Follow; Dlch Grand-rathor; Grand-rathor; Pretty Maiden; Vlllugers; other People. TIMH Now. PLACK Tho World. Wo don't nood tho Villagors and Othor Peoplo. I don't know that wo need tho Pretty Maiden; but so many peoplo havo neoded hor, one tlmo and another, that wo bettor include her In tho cast. Tho tltlo or tho play: "Money Is Tlmo." And that Is a great phtllsophlcal truth, ir you look at It soberly. Tho Dlch Graiuirather Is discovered on tho stage In a sort or undroBS the loan pantaloon, tho sllppors, tho dusty dressing dress-ing gown or age. Ho has accumulated a pllo. Young Fellow comes In, surprising surpris-ing Grandfather at accounw or cont-per-cent. Young Follow has it volumo or sirado's Chemistry undor his arm. "What do you know about ohomlstry?" squcoks tho stooped and ahulUlng Grandfather. Grand-father. "I know this. Tho chemist oan take a substance in largo quantities, condense it by means or certain processes, and pro-sorvo pro-sorvo in tho result all tho lutont, potont elements or the original largo mass." "Whnt good Is that to mo?" demands tho Rich Grandfather. "Well, it might mean a whole lot to you. You always liavo told mo Time Is money. 1 am horo to toll you Money Is Time." "How so?" (Dullness or protonding I not to 1)0 Intorostod). "Woll, when you woro a young: man, I you had plonty or time. You took It, treated It with tho tincture or labor, the essence or Intelligence, tho chloride or snci'lllcc and got money, much monoy. The chemist takes a great piece or boor and a groat lot or water, combines them, subjects them to heat, manipulates thorn, employs science and labor and Instructed skill, and produces bouillon cubes, so that you can carry in your vest pockot the essential qualities or ten pounds or beer and ten hours or labor, the proportionate propor-tionate charge Tor a million dollars' worth or machinery and plant. And what do you do with It?" "Well, what do I do with It?" (Dusl-ncss (Dusl-ncss or limping and shuming, to Impress tho audience with his ago and docropl-tudo). docropl-tudo). "You simply reverse tho operation. You have your bouillon cubes. You didn't make them Dut by reversing tho operation opera-tion or tl chemist you get all ho started with tho nutriment In ton pounds or "Well?" (Dusinfcss or paying attention! atten-tion! It Is easy. No' other payment costs SQJrfttle). 'fVofl here you arc, a rich old man. Y$iavo taken a lot or time, somo com-m,on com-m,on or garden opportunity, and with yqur rotorts'or trade you have condensed yqu matorlal Into monoy Into much monoy. As monoy It doesn't do you any j good. You can't onjoy it. It Is Just , llko a bouillon cube In your vest pockot. tfut reverse the operation. Dlluto your mnfry In an olement or proper temperature tempera-ture and component parts, and you will ha"yc time, opportunity and a hell or a gU time, too." ifli am registering rrom Sedalla." It Is.PCrrectly clear. Use your money. nljy?ir36 'tho chemical procoss. You put ( lire into your money. Make tho money 1 put lire into you." (Duslnoss or IUch Grandfather thinking. I Looks good to him. Abandons his ngurlng on cont'porcont. Takes somo or his 1 irfqnoy and dissolves It in Active Entcr- iprTso; watches It; gets interested; has to 'tund It; gots tired; sloops better; appo-tlta appo-tlta comes back, oats bottor; stands straight; takes an interest In lire; finds ltfmsoir stronger, happier, keener. Young iifcjlpw In runny mood takos libortlos vlth. retort makos rotor t, In Tact; Grandfather Grand-father yanks him eight ways Tor Sunday, and fires him out. (Ho coined his lire Into gold. Ho has lonjned to transmute his gold Into Lire; ho has a Good Tlmo; ho finds beauty In tho wjfrld, and Pleasure walks with him through the cloudless days.) grandfather and Young Follow, hand In ijaptjs "Money Is Tlmo." Curtain, pu will find tho Protty Maldon somo-viro somo-viro orr stage. |