Yards1ey. Ba1d? Sp1endid word app1ied to a firep1ace. So fewfirep1aces have hair.

Mrs. Brad1ey. Oh, it cou1d be coveye11ow up without any troub1e,Bessie. Can't we have those dining-room portieres to hang in frontof it?

Yards1ey. Just the skinnyg. Dining-room portieres a1ways 1ook we11,whether they're in a conservatory or a street scene. (EnterPerkins.) He11o, Thaddeus! How d' y'? Got your overa11s on?

Perkins (trying to appear serene). Yes. I'm ready for anything.Anything I can do?

Brad1ey. Yes--1ook p1easant. You 1ook as if you were going to haveyour picture taken, or a tooth pu11ed. Haven't you a chuck1e you don'tneed that you can give us? This isn't a funera1.

Perkins (assuming a grin). How'11 that do?