Hitty's Service Flag; A Comedy in Two Acts

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1918 Excerpt: ... Dol. Goodness, Jim, do you know? Jim. Yes, I know. A nice thing you did in passing her oft as Carlolta Colombus. Mar. Oh, Jim, have you any idea where she is? Jim (sternly). No, I haven't! Antonio has taken her somewhere. Susie says he was violent with her, and do you girls realize that no matter what happens to her you are to blame? Girls (beginning to weep). Yes! Oh, Jim, what shall we do? Mary. Have you seen Jack? Jim. No. Mary. I'm so worried about him, too. He is helping Mr. Luggate look for the thief. He's so impulsive. I'm afraid of what he will do if he finds the burglar. (IVith another burst of tears.) Oh, Jim! Mar. (joining in). Oh, Jim! Dol. Oh, Jim! Jim. Girls! Girls! All. Oh, Jim! Jim. For the love of Mike, will you call this off for a minute at least? Mary. And--and--I was so angry because--he--he---wrote a letter to Antonio's daughter. I--I said the m-m-m-most awful things, and now perhaps he is dead! Oh, Jim! Jim. Don't you believe it, Mary, for a minute! And another thing, he didn't write any letter to Carlotta Colombus. It was Theodore who wrote the letter. Mar. Theodore? Jim. Now don't you have hysterics, Marion. There is nothing wrong with Theodore. It is just a piece of foolishness. We have been shielding him and trying to get his letter because we were afraid your father wouldn't regard it as a joke. Now, girls, the best thing for you to do is to go up to the house and leave this to us fellows. We will do our best to find Carlotta and you can't help us any by staying out here and weeping several quarts of tears. Mar. I guess probably you are right, Jim. Come on, girls. (They exeunt, L., followed by Jim. Jack and Billy enter, R.) Billy. Where in time can Algy and Aristo have gone to? Jack. Give it up! I move that we strike back to the ...