(REENIE BOYD enters from L, in a hurry.  REENIE is dressed in a waitress' uniform and carries a bottle of champagne, a pair of silky men's shorts, and a small tablecloth.  She approaches the bare table at C.; then she places the tablecloth, champagne bottle, and men's shorts on top.  She then steps away from the table and slips out of her waittress' uniform to reveal suggestive undergarments.)

REENIE.  Glasses. 

(REENIE gathers her uniform up in her arms and exits, R.  After a moment WENDELL BOYD enters from L.  WENDELL is cleaning an old-fashioned toy train engine, large enough to be seen clearly by the audience.  He ambles R., toward the table.)

WENDELL.   (reading the label on champagne bottle at arm's length)   "Kor-bell Brutt.  Extra dry."  (sets the bottle on the table and picks up the men's shorts, amused)   Damn!

(WENDELL ambles off, L.  REENIE enters from R., carrying 2 champagne glasses, and crosses to the table at C.  She places the glasses on the table; seeing something, she holds up a glass and examines it.)

REENIE.  Spots!

(REENIE vigorously rubs the inside of the glass with the men's shorts.  While she does this, WENDELL appears at L.)

WENDELL.  That you, Reenie?

REENIE.   (whirls)   Wendell!

WENDELL.  Didn't hardly recognize you.

REENIE.  But you're supposed to be at work!

WENDELL.  Figgered I'd take the afternoon off.

REENIE.  Today?

WENDELL.  Sure.  Such a fine July day ...

REENIE.  But you can't stay here!

WENDELL.  I can't?

REENIE.  I mean ... if you're gonna take the afternoon off, no sense wasting it inside.  Why don't you go out and go fishing?  Get some nice fresh air.

WENDELL.  Nah.  Figgered I'd spend the afternoon giving Old 97 a good scrubbing.   (to the train engine)   Ain't that right, little lady?

REENIE.  Wendell, don't be ridiculous ...

WENDELL.  And how's about you, Reenie?  What you doin' home?

REENIE.  Me?  Why, I'm on my lunch break.

WENDELL.  Looks to me like you's fixing to take a nap.

REENIE.  You mean, this little old thing?  Why, I just wanted to cool off some, that's all.  It's just so hot down there at the Waffle Barn ... what with all them ovens and such, and the air conditioner being broke, it must've been a hundred fifty degrees ... and I had such a horrible morning, I'm sure I must have waited on a hundred tables, and I was so hot and sweaty, I just wanted to come home and cool off.

WENDELL.  Bet you feel plenty cool in that, alright.

REENIE.  Why, it's exactly the same as a bathing suit, only cooler.  See, it's all silk, nice and smooth.

WENDELL.    (displays the men's shorts)   You gonna put on these, too?

REENIE.  Why, no, silly!  Those are men's shorts.

WENDELL.  What they doing here?

REENIE.  Why ... they're for you, Wendell.

WENDELL.  Don't look to be my size, Reenie.

REENIE.  Well, I can always take them back.

WENDELL.  No, don't do that.  Oughtta be some feller in this town might could use 'em.

REENIE.  You know, Wendell, if you really want to give Old 97 a good scrubbing, why don't you take her down to the car wash and run her through a few times?  Say ten or twelve?

WENDELL.  What for you want to get rid of me so bad, Reenie?

REENIE.  Why, Wendell Boyd!  I'm not trying to get rid of you.

WENDELL.  You ain't expecting company, is you?  This here bottle?  Kor-bell Brutt.

REENIE.  Well, sometimes a girl wants to relax a little.  Nice, cool glass of champagne, just a teensy weensy bit.  You know how hard it is down the Barn, Wendell.

WENDELL.  Must be damned hard.  Hard enough for two glasses.

REENIE.  Now, did I put out two glasses?  How silly of me!  Whatever was I thinking?

WENDELL.  Hell if I know.

REENIE.  Well.  I am just gonna go take this outfit off, now that I know how it feels, and then I'll have me a nice little glass of champagne ...

WENDELL.  Take it off?  You ain't even used it yet.

REENIE.  How do you mean?

WENDELL.  Hell, leave it on for awhile.  Go ahead and strut some.  Real sexy-like.

REENIE.  Wendell, I have to go back to work.

WENDELL.  What, you won't even show off in front of your own husband?

REENIE.  Wendell Boyd, I must tell you I do not appreciate being made fun of.  I only came home to cool off some, and to try on this outfit which I do not like anymore because you are being so obnoxious, and which I did not intend for you to see me in anyway.  Now you go take Old 97 down to the car wash, and I'll get ready to go back to the Waffle Barn ...

WENDELL.  What about Bobby Ray?

            (Brief pause.)

REENIE.  Bobby Ray?

WENDELL.  You ain't gonna take it off without Bobby Ray sees it, are you?

REENIE.  Bobby Ray Who?

WENDELL.  How many Bobby Ray's you know, Reenie?