Bloomington High School, The Gothic, 1920, Page 61

Description:	BHSScene II(Enter Morris Paynter, Lawrence Short, Noble Polley and Clayton Langwell, carry-ing Cornelia who has fainted.)Lawrence--Hey. where you goin to put her?Noble--I dont know.Clayton--In that chair over there?Morris--Oh. no. Put her on that davenport.(All place her on the davenport.)(Enter Frank. Mrs. and Mrs. Cox. Mr. and Mrs. Fuzziwigs, and Mr. Hubert Brown.)Frank (rushing to Cornelia)--Oh. Cornelia. Open your eyes!Mr. Brown--What can I do? Do you think it necessary to call a physician?Mrs. F.--No. Just send for a glass of water. 1 think she will be all right shortly.Hubert--I will attend to it immediately. (Exits.)Joe. (to Dale)--What in the world do you suppose was the matter with her?Dale--I am sure I dont know. She was sitting there calmly when all of a suddenI heard her gasp and saw that she had fainted.Professor--Oh. that can easily be explained. Her heart action was greatly abovenormal I have lately observed that that is why centipedes are often in a stupor. Inthe absence of air-currents water will suffice to bring her heart back into normal action.Dale (laughing to Joe)--The poor nut! Centipedes have turned his brain.(Enter bell-boy, Rodney Baker, with water. Dale takes water and gives Rod. atip. Exit Rod.)(Josephine and Mrs. Fuzziwigs revive Cornelia in a short time.)Cornelia (opening her eyes and staring about)--Where is he?Frank--Here I am.Cornelia-No, I mean Peter.Frank--Peter who? Is it that old lover of yours, Peter Burkhalter?Cornelia--I must see him. Joe send for writing paper.Frank--You will not see him so long as I am around.Dale (to Joe)--Well, this is a mess of affairs to have this Burkhalter turn up onthe very day that Cornelia announces her engagement.Joe--We mustnt let her see him. I supposed she had forgotten that old love affair.Cornelia--Joe. did you send for the writing paper?Joe--No. dear, it would never do for you to see him.Cornelia--I must see him. I will go and get the paper myself. (Rushes from room.)Frank--She shall not see that scoundrel. (Follows her.)Mrs. F. (throwing up her hands)--Poor Frank. I am afraid he is doomed now.Joe--What do you suppose Peters purpose was in coming back here?Professor--Human beings resemble centipedes in that they are capable of queeractions.Dale--We had better let them work out things themselves. We will only make themixup worse. Lets go back and hear the rest of the opera. (All exit.)(Enter Cornelia.)Cornelia--Well. I escaped from Frank at last. He was determined to keep me fromwriting this note. I must see Peter and I dont want Frank here. I guess this note isready to send. (Rings bell. Reads from note paper.) Dear Mr. Burkhalter: I mustsee you at once in the general rest room on the second floor. Yours, Cornelia Vos.(Enter bell boy, Harold Prow. Cornelia seals note and directs him where to take it.Exit Harold.)(Cornelia sits with head in hands.)(Enter Peter.)Peter--Cornelia!Cornelia--Peter! I am so glad to see you. Come sit down. I want to talk to you.Are you glad to see me?Peter--Yes. glad in a way. But Cornelia, times have changed.Cornelia--Have they changed for you too. Peter? I sent you away five years agoand told you that if after five years you succeeded I would marry you. But Peter I cantnow.Page sixty-one
Source:	http://cdm17129.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/hs-bloom/id/1988
Collection:	Bloomington High School

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