Show 4 Y- Y 4 I Dom Domestic BY ALMA Q WOODWARD Dialogues R gues I f t r 11 Copyright 1913 1013 by the Press Co THE TilE SLIDING G SCALE Scene The Thc Browns's flat at noon on Satur Saturday MRS l B. B rushing out into the hall hall Como Come on Henry hurry up You gotta rush right along alon now or OJ well we'll miss the train Mr r. B. B Aw Aw What're you pulling me along alonS' for tor What hat time does tho the train l leave ave Mrs B. B business of or continuous dragging It dragging I leaves leaves leaves-at at one twenty five an an we gotta p pack our OUT ba bags gl Mr B. B fighting th the humidity Well Well Its It's only six dx minutes from here hero to the tho station and It takes me only a minute and a half to pack mine maine Did Didou you ou lay my things out Mra Ir B. B chirruping Oh chirruping Oh yes cs That Is most ot of th them m. m Mr Ir B. B peeling off oCt his coat coat Well Well lets let's get at it Mrs Mis B. B still piping piping piping-I I put In those sweet pale blue pajamas Henry Benn So that if theres there's a fire its it's a shingled house you know er c onell see sec what hat lovely you wear That was thoughtful thought- thought ful CuI of oC me wasn't it Mr 11 B. B snapping snapping snapping-Oh Oh yeh ch Fine Di Did you OU put in my mr old trousers and a couple of or flannel shirts and my pipe Mrs B. B No Indignantly No I J 11 lid did not I put out outon on only NICE clothes I want you to look sweet h hone honey oney j They he st start rt to pack J u Mr lr u. u raucously raUCouslY What s this tillS stun stuff youve you've oue got over o here In my clothes pile Mrs B. B sweetly Oh sweetly Oh those are my mv little white buckskin and wont won't ont pumps m my bathing sh shoes es I J I have ha room for Cor them In my bag Its It's about time Carrio Car Car- rio asked us wa way at tho the tall tail end of or the thc season Mr 11 B. B Jamming things s Into the What bag bag What In inthe the world did you put m my dinner clothes In for Mrs MiSs B B. offended Why Why suppose you want to total tal tako talco o us to the tho Casino tonight Do you OU think think- Im I'm going to let you ou look like a no greenhorn s from Yaphank Yaphank Yap- Yap YapI I hank Mr B. B I B.-I I wont won't take taie It Its It's a crime for tor a mad man manto to put on dinner clothes In fri tho the summer Flannels are arc as high as Ill I'll go its it's Its It's the deadline I Understand Under tinder stand Mrs B B. B make meekly Oh Oh Henry Henn cant can't you rou SOME SO sacrifices for m my sake Im I'm so proud of ot you when whon you ou look sweet and conventional Mr B B. B I 1 loudly I dont don't wanta I wanta be comfortable comfortable com com- J Mrs 1111 B. B turning on the thc soft stop stop PLEASE PLEASE Henry tor for MY tY Mr Ir B. B utter utterly disgusted Oh all right Ill I'll put put em cm In Ill I'll be miserable once Mrs B B. running over Henry put this in your bag hag for or mo me Its It's m my m Japanese embroidered kimono I J haven't ha got a speck of room In ln m my bag i. i Mr r. r B. B peevishly ell Well its it's a cinch that I haven haven't t got an Inch of or roon room In mine I drs B. B suddenly Henr Henry you OU must MAKE In om Jt 1 i. i L 4 uL L. L I. I t 01 At i v n. i J. vv t Hat Jutt OU OUt oum my nue lumen linen inai Uld I Im I'm m supposed to wear on the tho beach tomorrow morn morn- J II ing InS YOUve YOU've just GOT to get that In fn 1 Mr Ir B. B obstinately ell Well I j cant J Mrs ll's B. B blandly Take blandly Take something of oC yours ours out 1 then Take out your our dinner clothes s. s Mr B. B cuttingly ly sarcastic sarcastic Well th then n I J wont won't t loo look sweet and conventional I Mrs B B. IlI Ill I'll let you have o your our way vaY way for fat once hone honey you ou can be he comfortable this week week- i end cad I IJ J J Pulls Pull out dinner clothes and substitutes white linen and Ja Jap kimono Mr B. B B.- B. B Well lJ ca can cane we e close up now S TO Mrs 18 TB n. n excl Oi Oh just a minute Henry 4 LOOK i forgot the white hito stuff sture t tp clean my flU shoes and ami my talcum powder Youve You've gotta get those Inh In Mr h B. B standing firm Weli Well you cant can't get em em emin I in here cr that's all This bags bag's going to burst now Mrs B. B Investigating hats What's this hard nobby stuff yo youve you've ve got cot here In Iii the tho corner Mr 11 r B. B resentfully Thoo are aro m my shaving ha things s. s Mrs B. B in sugary accents accents acc Oh well Ill I'll let you ou leave those out for tor once You Tou lovo love to go Unshaved unshaved un- un shaved sweetheart and Ill I'll just let you ou go off ote an and rough It with Jim while Carrie Canle and 1 I go to the tho Casino Mr r. 13 E. snorting Sweet Sweet and conventional conventional- t Law sawyer Lawyer er his raised his price because he ho Is getting too conscientious to change his mind for tor forthe the usual r l fee r S. S Miss Moss ross and Henry Honry Kirk have quit going together to to- to gether but It isn't known whether the they quarreled 01 or got hot married Old Fork ork says that t every ery woman either mua ma may can cami must mUIl might could would or 01 should hould got mar- mar tIed ded J 4 |