The Easiest Way - Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Eugene Walter
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LAURA. I'm coming down to meet you. JOHN. All--right. LAURA. [_Turns quickly to_ WILL.] You don't care. You'll wait, won't you? WILL. Surely. LAURA _hurriedly exits._ WILL _goes down centre of the stage. After a short interval_ LAURA _comes in, more like a sixteen-year-old girl than anything else, pulling_ JOHN _after her. He is a tall, finely built type of Western manhood, a frank face, a quick, nervous energy, a mind that works like lightning, a prepossessing smile, and a personality that is wholly captivating. His clothes are a bit dusty from the ride, but are not in the least pretentious, and his leggins are of canvas and spurs of brass, such as are used in the Army. His hat is off, and he is pulled on to the stage, more like a great big boy than a man. His hair is a bit tumbled, and he shows every indication of having had a rather long and hard ride_. LAURA. Hello, John! JOHN. Hello, girlie! _Then she suddenly recovers herself and realizes the position she is in. Both men measure each other for a moment in silence, neither flinching the least bit. The smile has faded from_ JOHN'S _face, and the mouth droops into an expression of firm determination._ LAURA _for |
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