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    On an Island with a Houghs Necker
    On an Island with a Houghs Necker
    On an Island with a Houghs Necker
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    On an Island with a Houghs Necker

    By T. J. Robertson

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    When June Milano, to her relief, learns that her good friend, Sonya Johansen, has broken up with her fiance, Rufus Fenstermacher, she quickly fixes her up with her husband's college roommate, Jack Dalton. What she doesn't realize, however, is that the two of them already have met and not under the best of circumstances. So, when the two of them arrive at the Milanos's apartment, sparks fly and not the romantic kind.
    As if that isn't bad enough, Elmer Tweedle, an escapee from a mental hospital, shows up, brandishing a gun and looking for his long lost love, Lucille Lanigan, who used to live there and has since passed away. With the help of their landlady, Rose Clancy, who is desperate for a soul-mate--even one like Elmer will suffice--the Milanos finally get the zany situation under control.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherT. J. Robertson
    Release dateSep 3, 2015
    ISBN9781311381316
    On an Island with a Houghs Necker
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    T. J. Robertson

    Although I’ve made my living as a teacher and guidance counselor, I’ve always had a passion for writing. Thomas Bouregy and Company published my novel, Return to Paradise Cove, under their Avalon imprint. Two of my one-act plays, A Different Kind of Death, and The Flirt, have been produced, respectively, in New Haven, Connecticut, and Sacramento, California. Short stories of mine have appeared in commercial magazines such as Action and True Romance as well as in certain literary and professional ones.

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      On an Island with a Houghs Necker - T. J. Robertson

      On an Island with a Houghs Necker

      by

      T. J. Robertson

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2015 T. J. Robertson

      Thank you for downloading this free eplay. You are welcome to share it with your friends. It may be reproduced, copied, and distributed for non-commercial purposes, provided it remains in its complete original form. If you enjoyed it, please return to Smashwords.com to discover other works by this author. Thank you for respecting his hard work.

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      CAST OF CHARACTERS

      SONYA JOHANSEN: An intelligent, feisty, and driven young bank executive

      JACK DALTON: A mechanical genius, who likes to do his own thing and,

      although usually easygoing, can be tough when necessary

      JUNE MILANO: A newlywed, who obviously wears the pants in the

      family and is hell-bent on fixing SONYA up with JACK

      DICK MILANO: A loving and witty husband who realizes the kitchen is

      the only place in the apartment where he reigns supreme

      RUFUS FENSTERMACHER: SONYA'S pompous and superficial ex-fiancé

      ROSE CLANCY: A middle-aged landlady, painted, rouged, and powdered

      in hopes of catching a man--any man including a

      fugitive from a loony bin

      ELMER TWEEDLE: An escapee from the Bedlam Hospital

      ACT ONE

      SETTING: We are on a small island in Quincy Bay. Drawn up on its shore, waterlogged

      and bashed in on one side, is a rowboat in front of which all the action takes

      place.

      AT RISE: It is mid-morning and JACK is slouched against the side of a large rock.

      Pacing back and forth in front of him is SONYA. Because both are

      disheveled and soaking wet, we can assume they just came out of the water.

      And from the expression on their faces and their body language, it is obvious

      they are not happy about it.

      SONYA

      At least you have your rowboat.

      JACK

      (grabbing the edge of his Tee-shirt and wringing it out)

      Because of you it's been turned into a bathtub.

      SONYA

      (stopping her pacing and turning to him)

      I don't know what you're complaining about. My sailboat's floating out on the bay.

      JACK

      It's probably trying to catch up to my oars.

      SONYA

      Very funny.

      JACK

      It serves you right and I'd suggest you change its name from A Summer's Delight to A Seasonal Disaster.

      SONYA

      (hands on hips and glaring at him)

      Must you be so rude?

      JACK

      Look, lady--and I use that term in the loosest sense--because of your negligence or stupidity--take your pick--I just narrowly escaped serious injury. I also lost a two hundred dollar rod and reel--not to mention an expensive tackle box and a pair of oars.

      SONYA

      (making a face)

      If it'll make you feel any better, I'll reimburse you for your lost toys.

      JACK

      (ignoring her offer)

      And just in case nobody's told you, a sailboat's not supposed to be used as a lethal weapon.

      SONYA

      Why didn't you blow your whistle to warn me?

      JACK

      (shaking his head in disbelief)

      I was minding my own business, trying to do some fishing, when you slammed into my boat, almost drowning me. And now you have the unmitigated gall to blame me.

      SONYA

      (triumphantly)

      Because you didn't have a whistle or a life jacket both of which are required by law.

      JACK

      Now I suppose you'll have me walk the plank.

      SONYA

      Besides, you used poor judgment by fishing in a channel used by sailboats from the yacht club.

      JACK

      Now just one moment there, Judge Judy. Since when is it a crime to fish anywhere out on this bay?

      (Ignoring him, SONYA looks out across the water.)

      JACK

      Are you expecting somebody?

      SONYA

      Yes, as a matter of fact I am.

      (impaling him on the end of a withering stare)

      I'm sure Rufus'll be here soon.

      JACK

      (with a wry smile)

      Who's Rufus? The family pet?

      SONYA

      For your information, he just happens to be my fiancé.

      JACK

      (arching an eyebrow)

      Oh, really?

      SONYA

      (haughtily tossing her head)

      It may come as a surprise to you but I have one.

      JACK

      I'm not surprised; I'm shocked.

      SONYA

      Very funny.

      (shaking her head in disgust

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