questions. Mike on a tear. Josiah’s ultimatum. A father’s confession and
an unexpected guest. The “’splosion.” Tom’s exculpation. The biter bit.
Father and son. Priscilla relents. “Call in the preacher and let’s all
be happy!” The remnants of Mike. Finale.
BREAKING HIS BONDS
_A COMEDY-DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS, BY HORACE C. DALE._
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SYNOPSIS OF INCIDENTS.
ACT I.--Lelar’s mansion. Master and man. Micky’s alarm. The rival
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Resolve. “Ha, traitors! have I caught you?” “Howard! husband! are you
crazy?” “Have you no answer to make, you guilty scoundrel!” “None in
your present condition, sir.” “Then die!” Picture.
ACT II.--Scene same as before. Lawyer and lady. An explanation demanded.
Determination. A love spat. Micky’s veracity is questioned. A
crestfallen Irishman. Articles of partnership. A dazed wife. “And your
name is what?” “Crazed!” Picture.
ACT III.--Deem’s law office. A pliant tool. An unwelcome visitor.
Revelations. A collision. Snooks in clover. An incensed Irishman.
Husband and wife. Mental thraldom. Breaking his bonds. Picture.
ACT IV.--An appeal for mercy in behalf of Snooks. An arch confession.
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A WHITE LIE
_COMEDY-DRAMA IN FOUR ACTS, BY HORACE C. DALE._
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SYNOPSIS OF INCIDENTS.
ACT I.--Drawing-room in the Bell mansion. Visitors. The man who kissed
the Blarney stone. The wolf in the sheepfold. An anxious wife’s resolve.
A game that two can play. An untimely interruption. “What is the meaning
of this scene?” An extempore rehearsal. A white lie.
ACT II.--Scene as before. Araminta has her say, and Timothy takes it to
heart. Taffy sets up in business. Fiddling upon a lawyer’s
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two about foot-ball.” A passage at arms between Spring and Autumn.
Pauline’s dilemma. A fruitless appeal. “Go! There can be no paradise
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ACT III.--The Charity Ball. Taffy and his “fairy.” An exciting episode.
Unmasked! An affair of honor. Another skirmish between the ladies.
Timothy in a quandary. The missing letter and Pauline’s plan of rescue.
Araminta caught “spoonin’,” and Taffy believes that the world has come
to an end.
ACT IV.--The secret duel. Peyton’s treachery and suicide. Bell’s
discovery and despair. A morning call, and a kodak sensation. The Peach
Blossom’s revenge. Good news for Taffy. A risky experiment. Bereft of
reason. Disenthralled. “Dat settles it; de war am ober, peace am
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Imogene; or, The Witch’s Secret
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SYNOPSIS OF INCIDENTS.
ACT I.--_Scene I._--A street. The Deacon’s arrival. A newsboy’s trick.
Lawyer and Irishman. The Witch’s prophecy. A wife’s anxiety and resolve.
_Scene II._--A garden. The fete. Snooks is euchered. A foe in the guise
of a friend. The drugged wine. Suspicion aroused. A fruitless appeal. A
wronged wife. The accusation. Denunciation. The assault.
ACT II.--Mansfield’s home. A jealous Irishman. The Deacon becomes
infatuated. A lost sister. An indirect proposal. The assault. Dennis
bites the dust. An indignant wife. A self-confessed villain. A desperate
woman. An aggrieved husband. Cowardice charged. Satisfaction demanded
and refused. Cowhided.
ACT III.--_Scene I._--Hall in Mansfield’s house. Dennis grows excited. A
challenge. An agitated wife. _Scene II._--The rendezvous. The duel. An
unobserved witness. “Shoot, you coward!” “I cannot, it would be murder.”
Treachery charged. “There stands the traitor!” The Witch’s note.
Explanation demanded. The deadly air gun. A wounded villain. Who fired
the shot? A doubting Thomas. The Witch’s exhortation. The resolve.
_Scene III._--A room in Mansfield’s house. A wife’s devotion.
ACT IV.--_Scene I._--In Reed’s law-office. Dennis promises compliance.
Dennis and Snooks have a “scrap.” Robbery charged. The raised notes.
Murder is threatened. Dennis’s ruse. The lawyer is euchered. The Witch’s
appearance. Startling revelations. The Witch’s power defied. The
incantation. Imogene appears. Reed’s death. _Scene II._--A street. The
Deacon and his nephew. Apologies made and forgiveness obtained. Dennis’s
elation. Susie’s ruse brings Dennis to terms. _Scene III._--Mansfield’s
home. The Witch’s secret is revealed. The Deacon is made happy.
Transcriber’s notes
New original cover art included with this eBook is granted to the public
domain.
Obvious typographical errors have been silently corrected.
All occurrences of “Minister” have been regularized to start with a
capital letter.