Show I II I I I 1 r I Domestic D Dialogues D- D DI za I I t J p BY ALMA ALA WOODWARD AnD j jt t I 1 I t 4 I Copyright 1913 1915 by Iier Frees 1 ONE OSE WAY Ol OF WINNING I Mr r Gra Gray is finding flaws In the government via the tho evening c papers Mrs Gra Gray Grai is absorbed In Ina Ina I Ia a 3 i fashion book won wondering how she can transfer transfer transfer trans trans- 1 fer the chic of or it to a cent 33 pattern she's Just II bought The phone rings Mrs r G. G G. Ill Ill I'll let bet C that's Susie Gibbs Ill I'll bet I that's Just who wIio it IS is Mr G. G brilliantly WeIl Well s suppose se you ou go and find rind out tell her we dont don't answer in ina ina II a a. minute Mrs Irs G. G spitefully spitefully spitefully-Az As if Ie I 1 care I wouldn't t give gho you two tt cents to talk taU to her anyway r I never nover did trust that woman Rising But I Iguess Iguess Iguess guess Ill I'll answer it I ma may be able to get et in on onor onor on or two good knocks Mrs Gray goes gocs to the phone MY lt LY Gray sits sib at attention V Mrs G. G over o the wire Hello Hello Oh Oil Im I'm so 50 glad For a minute I thought it was Susie I Gibbs and I was going to let her ring her blooming bloom II ing In- head off What do YOU TOU wan want dearie dearlo Pause Do I 1 I think It would be grand Watt Walt Walta Watta I a a. minute till I ask George Georgc Mrs G. G to her spouse spouse c Oh George lissen I Jim and Muriel luriel are thinking of or getting up a week end party part to go o to Atlantic City The I weather leather is so beautiful just now They think about four couples and they ther want t us to go 0 Mr G G. exercising his authority Cant authority Cant Can't go J Cant Can't possibly go I couldn't leave o on Friday nl night ht in our busy season What're you thinking I of or Mrs G G. G pleading pleading Oh George lIssen to me rae It lt wont won't matter Just O ONE E wee week will It You I work only half haH a da day on Saturday anwa anyway Over the wire wire- Yes yes Cs deaile deane Just a minute Just a I LITTLE minute Im I'm speaking to George about it It H. To Mr G. G George youre you're such a conscientious I Iman man dear dear and so steady stead and plodding But Just I this once be a little litHe sport and come on You'll time have ha a a. lovely lo Mr G G. grunting Lovely Lovel Lovely time nothing If It I theres there's one place more than another that hal I 1 par par- loathe its it's Atlantic Cit City And you O know V I it t Now wh why do you want to drag me rae down dot there thero t against m my wi lf J Mrs G. G mc meekly Well Well I thou thought ht maybe you'd old do it for lor mo me mo George I certainly need a little diversion di My nerves are awful this winter all shaky and o cr everything Over O the wire Just a f second pet Im I'm finding It a a. little hard to persuade George Pause A pa pay station Vh Why didn't I you OU go into one of those slot things You can talk till tin tho the cows come home in ono one of ot those for fora I a nickel To Mr 11 G G. G Now George c U lissen I Muriel is at a pay station where the girl don don't dont t liko her and she sho says a B this be about eleven cloven Q en dollars If you OU dont don't hurr hurry up ant and decide Melt Melt- JI Youre You're always PO so o popular at a place liko that I dont don't see why you dont don't want to go Im I'm I tho the one to suffer I really seeing all the pretty ret y young girls run after you ou If H I were a Jealous I woman I certainly wouldn't urge you to go SO I Mr 11 G coldly None coldly None of ot that soft sott stuff now roW you tell me a minute ago I was so steady 11 and plodding n and d to be bc a little sport Just for tor I once That dont don't go with the ther other Youre You're skidding skid skid- ding Harriet Harriot youre you're skidding Pretty young girls girl I dont don't run after atter me any an an more except to ask aa me mo mothe methe methe the time Mrs G. G Impatiently over tho wiro wiro Oh Muriel for tOI goodness goodness' ness ness' sake dont don't be so stingy I 1 never nover knew you ou to be close before I tell you ou Im I'm doing all I can enn to hurr hurry him up tip Pause Oh YOU iOU want to talk to him dear To the tho meal ticket George Muriel wants to talk to to you Mr Ir G. G over oer tho the wire viro Iro Hello Muriel What's hals the tho row Mrs G. G softly at his elbow elbow Ob George bo bonice bonice nice to her please V Mr r. G. G to Muriel Oh Oh Do you ou really think they're going to be bo there You do doZ Oh well ell i that p puts ts a different front on it ft Suro The Friday afternoon Wo We can n make it cas easy All right Good Good-by Good Good-b V Mrs G G. breathlessly breathlessly Oh Oh George Georgo You sweet st I hingl What hat made you ou say yes Mr lr G. G looking wise Huh Huhl Huh You WILL ILL throw a whole lot of or dream stuff about squabs squab chasing me will you Well SO SOME of It may como come true Mrs l G. G helplessly Oh helplessly Oh George who did Bh she be there I Mr G. G clearing his throat throat Now Now one Just bo be glad youre you're going and dont don't ask any more questions I t i ens Mrs Mra G G. G Why breaking George whY George why Bursts into tears George Ge Gra Oral Gray I wouldn't goto so go soto o to tlc Atlantic City now for tor a a. million dollar I Wouldn't Oh Sob Ohi Sobs Mr G with hh sublime IndIC Indifference Well Well of ot I I I course Its It's up to you ou t I King Constantine Constantino Is tho the type strong of-strong ruler of ot whom p b has Ht s need at tho moment Ills Ilia subjects subject I ft hino 0 a already ready b bei wn t Impressed b by an epigrammatic lIo remark that while while-he would never ne forget torget his duties he would also remember his rights If 1 UL 1 |