show.

_Leader--_

SOMETIMES MOONY SPOONING--

33--Park seat near lake. Moon on water for pretty view.

Florence is allowing a different fellow to sit close and
hold her hand. (No inclination to get "fresh.")

_Leader--_

BUT ALWAYS THE SAME TACTICS, AND EACH TIME WITH A DIFFERENT
CAVALIER.[49]

[Footnote 49: Note the progressive series of leaders to emphasize
Florence's characteristic morality.]

34--Front door, Brickdust Row. Evening.

Florence comes on, with an impatient swain, but she gives
absolutely no indication that this is where she lives, and
they pass off.

35--Street corner.

Florence and companion come on. She says "good night" and
refuses to let him go further. When he is gone around the
corner she retraces her steps toward home.

Diaphragm slowly out.

_Leader--_

AH, THE TRIBULATIONS OF BLINKER!

36--Oldport's office.

Blinker comes in, disgusted. Oldport laughs at him somewhat
sardonically as Blinker says:

_Cut-in leader--_

"WILL THOSE PAPERS NEVER BE DONE WITH? WELL--HURRY. I'M
PACKED TO START FOR THE NORTH WOODS TONIGHT."

Oldport grins cheerfully, saying:

_Cut-in leader--_

"THE WORST HAS NOT BEEN TOLD YOU. THE PAPERS WILL NOT BE
READY TILL MONDAY--SO YOU WILL HAVE TO AMUSE YOURSELF FOR A
DAY AND A HALF--"

Blinker flings out, disgusted.

37--Ella's room.

Florence comes in, in her work-day clothes, and prepares to
get out a quite new summer frock.

38--Blinker's apartment.

Blinker in, and man taking off coat, etc. Summer garb.
Blinker disgusted with life. Reads paper. Man
obsequious--comedy touch with proffer of numbers of
varieties of cigarettes.

39--Ella's room.

Florence dressed in summer frock. Wonders what to do with
herself--plans, counts money--decides and goes out.

40--Apartment.

Blinker reads "ad." in paper and suddenly says to his man:

_Cut-in leader--_

"SIMONDS, I'M GOING TO CONEY ISLAND."

Man bows as if he had said he was going to drown himself.
Blinker bids man fetch some cool outing flannels--he acts as
if he were preparing to go to be shot, but must face it.
Ennui driving him.

_Leader--_

FOR ONCE HOI-POLLOI JOSTLES, BUSTLES AND HARASSES THE
ARISTOCRATIC BLINKER.

41--Dock, gangplank.

Comedy with Blinker in a mob of "kidders"