Gust. Hold up, Sallie. Ich will der now aw noch gooty news sawga. Ich hop hite en breef grickt fom ma lawyer in Ohio; der shreipt dos anes fom mina unkles in sellera shtait gshtorwa is, un hot mir $10,000 fermocht. Now, hop ich en plan; $3,000 bezawlt dime dad sy shulda. So feel geb ich deer, und du lainsht’s eem. Und ich denk, mit em ivvericha, könne ich und du awfonga housa.
Sallie. Oh! Gust. No ferlongsht du mich nimmy.
Gust. Wos? Won ich a hunnert douset het date ich es all gevva for dich! ( Kisses her, she cries on his shoulder. ) Kum, kum, Sallie! Hile net, mer wella nivver zu der onnera gay und wella eena unser plan sawga. ( Exeunt. )
Scene III.
Same as first. Yokle and Shwinefelt seated on right. Granny on left. In center, by her side is a small table on which are a cup and saucer. Ike and Abe have books. Frany in an arm-chair with pillows under head on extreme left. Two empty chairs near C. Granny coughs. Shwinefelt rises, and, while talking to Granny, empties a folded paper into her teacup. While so occupied, Gust and Sallie appear at left entrance, stop, and see him do it.
Shwinefelt. Deer seit ols aye zeit wee dee onner. ( Empties paper into cup on the sly. )
Granny. Yaw, und nee net gute. Ich hop evva ols den hushta! ( Coughs. )
Shwine. Sis evva aw so feicht wedder.
Granny. Wos? ( Enter Gust and Sallie and see the act. )
Shwine. So feicht is es drous. ( To Yokle. ) Wos zeit is es shun. Ich denk ich mus bol uf der wake for hame.