PEICE 25 CENTS. NO PI.ATS EXCHANGED. No. 19. — ][ — What's the Use, By J. H. Eehoe. ADOLPH £. REIM. Publisher, MILWAUKEE, - WISCONSIN. No. 19. What's The Use. A SKETCH By J. H. Kchoe. Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1910, hy Adolph E. Beim, in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washing- ton, D. C. CAST OF CHARACTERS. Mrs. Greene. Miss Kate. Mr. (iREENE. Maggie. Miss Mabel. TiMe — 10 to IT niiniitcs. ADOLPH E. REIM. Publisher, MILWAUKEE, - WISCONSIN. TMP96-0064£8 ©CI,D 23690 WHAT'S THE USE. (Enter Kate, hangs wraps on racJc, lools over mall on Greene's desk, finds one for self, reads). "Dearest Kate : — Meet me to-night at the same okl phiee ami at the same time. I wou't say more now. I thiiilv I'll have the cour- age to tell you the rest to-night. Good-bye until then. Bushels of love, yours Jack." Dear old Jack, I wonder if he will have the nerve — it's a pity his eyes can't take his tongue's part for a few moments and then he might be able to tell me. But I know, just the same, but I'll make him tell it if it takes another two years. (Seriously). (Sits at her desk). I wonder if he would love me if he knew the game I am playing with Greene. I don't know but that I would rather settle down in a nice little flat with Jack and his 20 a week — ('Phone rings, arises and goes to Greene's desk to answer). "Hello, yes, no, he hasn't come down yet. Yes, I'll tell him — good-bye." (Hangs up). Gee, but she's a sassy piece! (Enter Greene). Greene — Good morning, Kitty. K. — Good morning. You look like the reflection of a big night. Your wifle has just called up, seems to be real angry about some- thing. Better have the 'phone examined, I'll bet she burnt a fuse. G. — Well I ai» not surprised that she's a little off. I neglected to go home last night. Well, here's where I make Annanias look like a George Washington! (Takes 'phone). "Hello Central, give me North 7297. Hello, is that you dear, — now dear, I couldn't help it, we had a full meeting, I mean the w^hole board met last night." K — (Aside). Board meeting 1. Give me 3 cards please. G. — "Yes, but dear, I missed the last train so decided to stay at the club. Now, be a good girl, dear — come down and I'll take you 4 WHAT S THE USE, out to lunch — all right, good-bye, sweetheart." (Han(js up). I'm glad that's out of my system. Say, Kate, but I had some time last night and maybe I don't feel it this morning. Don't you think a little song would make me feel better? A'.— AVhat! here in the office? r/.— Oh. that won't matter. Song — r/. — That's fine, I do feel better, guess I'll tackle the mall, {'phone riiif/s. G. ansircrfi). "Hello, yes dear, won't be down for lunch? All right dear, I'll be home early for dinner — good-bye. (Opens 4 ot^ 5 letters). Bills, bills, nothing but bills. Say Kitty, affairs have come to a climax. I've got to have money. A'. — Why don't you tell your troubles to your darling wife? She inherited a cool million didn't she? G. — Yes, and it's done me about as much as if it had been ten dollars. K. — You once told me you would have it in thirty days after you married her. G. — Yes, I did make such a boast, but I was sadly mistaken. Why, the way she holds on to that money, she makes Hetty Green look like a spendthrift. She thinks I make barrels of money and her mil- lion is only a nest egg for a rainy day; and, if she only knew it. it has been raining ever since we were married and from the present forecast there will be more rain and prospects of a flood. But, I'll concoct a scheme yet, get a couple hundred thousand and A^— Then what? G. — Well, we will put a "To let" sign on the door and you and I will buy a one way ticket for a voyage over the sea of love. (Em- braec). {Enter Maggie icitli ducket and mop}. Maggie— Ahem, — {G. d K. break away and jump to desks, he- come very husg). M. — Jes go ahead, don't mind me, I've been there. G. — ^What do you want? .1/.— Nothing. WHATS THE USE. 5 G.— Well, get out of here then! M. — And I won't. I'm going to clean up this office. G. — So, you are the new scrub girl? Well, get through and get out of here — we are busy. M. — {Grinning). Yes, very, when I first come in. K. — ^The sassy thing! G. — ^None of that — get through and get out of here. (Resumes xcork). (M. wipes hack and legs of chairs with cloth, sits in chairs, whisks around and siceeps dust off seat with skirt, gets on knees (town cen- ter and scrubs poor singing in high cracked voice). G. — What's the matter with that voice? M. — I had it corrugated. G. — I think you did : it sounds slightly twisted. (M. resumes seruhhing, humming tune). G. — {Goes to Kate's desk to diciate letter, sees Kodak on her desk, picks it up). Where did you get this? K. — I am going to take some flashlights of my room to-night, let me take your picture? G. — No, let me take yours. I have it, let's have them taken to- gether ! iC.— But who will take it? G. — That's right! Say, Nordica, think you could take a picture? M. — I kin try. {AriKc.s). G. — All right. But Kitty, have you any flashlight cartridges? K. — Yes, I have some right here. (Gires him one). (G. pla<^es kodak on tripod up center, puts cartridge on top, arran- ges two chairs center facing kodak, glues M. gas lighter). G. — Now, when I say ready, you light this power on top, it won't hurt you, when it flashes you press the bulb. (G. darkens office, he and K. sit in chairs, Kate's head on /