On to Victory

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Excerpt from On to Victory: A Comedy in Two ActsAct IScene. - The library of a pretty suburban home furnished in dull antique furniture, beautiful pictures on the walls. Desk at L., with telephone, and littered with papers. Door at back with broad window-seat at the right of it, covered with a pile of yellow ribbon bands. Bookcases line the walls. Another door, closed by a portière, at R. Round table with reading lamp, etc., in the middle of the room. Gaily-colored chintz chair brightens up the room.(At the rise of the curtain, Barbara Manning, an attractive young girl, dressed smartly in a white street costume, sits at the desk, excitedly conversing over the telephone.)Barb. Oh, Madelaine! Please march! All of the girls are going to, and we want Brookbank to make a good showing. Bobby Porter has the measles, and Mrs. Porter sent over all the paraphernalia to me to distribute. She had charge of our division, you know, and now I've got to give out directions and the ribbon bands. Isn't it the limit? The ribbon bands? Why, they are what we are to wear, - yellow bands with "Votes for Women" in black letters. Yes, they get everything before they leave for the city. We form on Barker Street in Boston. I think it will be loads of fun, don't you? You'll wish you had gone when you see seventy-five of your neighbors start off with banners flying. Good for you! I knew you would! Hurry over, and I'll tell you more.(Barb's Aunt Caroline enters from L. She is a delicate old lady, gowned in a soft lavender dress. She goes over to the desk.)Aunt C. Dear little Barbara, don't wear yourself out over this foolish, foolish parade.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.