Barre High School - Barretone Yearbook (Barre, MA)

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Phil: Because I wanted to see if you were really as boautl- ful as mv first impression of you. Kate: iita you find, sir? Phil: You’re much prettier I Tell me have you always lived here ? Kate: (Crossing her fingers). Yes, sir. By this time the papers arc straightoned and Kate starts toward the door.) Phil: Oh, don’t go out. Sit down and talk to me. (Kate sits in a chair.) You’re not afraid of mo arc you? I v on’t bite. I’ll have to shout if you sit v ay over there. (She moves to a chair nearer him..) Now, tell me v;hat you do for amusement out here. (Curtain ) Act III Scene: In the parlor of the Hardce.stlos ’ homo, Mr. and Mrs. Hardcaatle and tl’ic throe Ma.rlO ' Vs are seated in tlio room. Mr. Kardcastlc; Kate and Tony will be right down. They had a flat tire yesterday in the middle of the storm and had to spend the night at some farm. They didn’t drive in till a short w’lilc ago, --what with getting the tire fixed and all . Mrs. Marlow: ' ‘ ' ■ ' C didn’t have a flat, but we stopped at one of those tourists’ farmhouses because of the Vi eather. Jane was afraid to ride in that rain. Mrs. Marlovir: Indeed. It was I who didn’t want to ride, vmis it? I didn’t see you making any protests about stopping to spend the night. In fact you urged us to. Mr. Marlov;: .11 rigid. I won’t r ' a ' -geic . Phil was tliw only one v ho didn’t va nt to stop, and maybe he shouldn’t have. He’s been off in space the whole da.y on account of that pretty little servant girl he mot there, Mrs. Hardens tel: i. servant girl! Mrs. Marlov;: Yes, but think nothing of it. Charles is only teasing, Plillip doesn ' t oven know lier name. He saw her only last night. This morning she had gone before wo were up . Phil: I don’t know iior name because she wouldn’t tell me. The landlady wouldn ' t say either, but I’ll find whore and vHio she is someday, if it takes me a lifetime, (Tony and Kate enter) Mr. Plardcastlc: (Going to introduce them.) May I Phil; The country maid! Mrs. Marlov : The servant! Mr. Ilardcastlo: But I--Kate sn.d Tony servants! What on earth is this? Kate : I’ll explain if you give mo time. Father

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Tony: It was Kate ' s idea. Phil: T ' X you’re Miss Hardcastlc? Mrs. Hardcastlc: i-i.nthony, v hat is all tliis? Tony; Yl , Mother, it happened like this. I promised to take on a thrilling adventure. Kate: But we had a flat and had to stop at an accomraodations- for-tourists farm. Tony: (To Kate) Will you please let me toll this? (He turns to the others) As Kate said, we stopped at a farm, hut our clothes were wet; so we had to borrow some. Mrs, Marlov : It was those clothes that made me mistake them for servants. Oh, my dears! Kate; You had no way of knov ing, Mrs. Marlov;. I let you be- lieve that. You see our adventure v as spoiled, and I wanted to have some fun. Tony: ' ' oll, the Marlov s stopped at the same place and thought we were servants. Kate: (laughing) And Tony certainly felt like one with that horse smell on his clothes. Tony: You didn’t look so beautiful in tliat dress that was too big for you, Mrs. Hardcastlc: Then you left before the others were up so they still didn’t know you. Mr, Hardcastle; So that’s hov; it all happened, Mr, Marlow: The mistakes of a night must bo forgiven. May the rain ccmplotcly clear the atmosphere! Alice Cummings ”39