Characters
Mrs. Courtney; Miss Eleanora Courtney, her daughter; Nora Flanagan, the new hired girl.
SCENE I.
The living room of the Courtney home. Mrs. Courtney dressed ready for the street. She gives finishing touches to her toilet before the mirror, then steps to side door.
Mrs. C. If any one calls while I am gone, Nora, say I am out. Make hot biscuits for tea, and open a jar of strawberries. Be sure to answer the phone. The last girl I had didn’t know what a telephone was, and ignored it all the afternoon. It made me a lot of trouble, and I had to let her go. I will leave the door open so you can hear it.
Nora. (Without.) I’ll answer it, mem, to be sure.
Mrs. C. Very well. I’ll be back before tea time, but don’t tell any caller so. Just say I’m out. If they ask when I’ll return, you don’t know.
Nora. Faith an’ I do, thin—befoor tay time.
Mrs. C. I mean you must tell them you don’t know. Remember, now, and be sure to answer the phone.