I ask of yea who read these bit of drama to receive them, o cd t s fiction, but as f ag nen of f th e human Ive aboert yozc. Bead be tween the Jiaes, piece oert the par with your own Anowdcdgc and emotions, making of the wAoIe G jairdiztd square o j fhat patch work which is callled eternity. OJ those who mcay act them J cdsk, do all this a ld somerhing more fur the cdclor must receiae cdnd giuc. Not only mu h t e h e the Igc of his choscn charactm, kc must so purlray il that obhm will share it with him. Only by kecognizing IiJe as it is can Ae do th is. Thers a tri k paP-tncrsh is fumed-uthor, reader, actor with Ige their medium, huth their guide. So equipped they venture forth on the stony path toward success. Ready The cur tain is up H. H. H. CONTENTS Page PROLOGUE . V DOL R O E F S T HE SIERRA. A Mexican Episode . I THE SCOOP. A Dramatic Sketch . . 4 . - 15 UNDERCURREN A T M S. e hdrama 35 A MODERN M ENAGE A . Tragic Farce. 49 THE INVENTOR. A Dramatic Sketch . 67 WHEWLOVEISBLIN A D C . o mcdy . 83 DOLORES of the SIERRA A Mexican Epirode IL How still she was She only knew his IOVC. She saw no lge beyond . . . . I LEWIS B ARCLAY,