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ALICE�此 。�to HATCH�� I suppose YOUI suppose you're quite a
FAMOUS burglar�拭�
REDDY�此�Him�拭 �Why�察�he's as well known as Billy the Kid。
ALICE�此 �Billy the kid�察 �really� �He sounds SO attractive。 But I'm
afraidI don't thinkthat I ever heard of HIM。
REDDY�此�Never heard of Billy the Kid�拭 �What do you think of that�拭�
HATCH�此 �Well�察 �then�察 �I'm as well known as ;Brace; Phillips�察 �the
Manhattan Bank robber。
REDDY�此�SURE he is。
HATCH�此�Don't tell me you never heard of him�拭�
ALICE�此�I'm afraid not。
HATCH�此�Why�察�he's a head´liner。 He's as well known as George Post。
Coppy Farrell�拭 �Billy Porter�拭�
ALICE�此�No。 There you are。 Now�察�you claim there is fame in this
profession�察�and you have named five men who are at the top of it�察�and I've
never heard of one of them。 And I read the papers�察�too。
REDDY�此 �Well�察 �there's OTHER ladies who have heard of us。 Real
ladies。 When I was doing my last bit in jail�察�I got a thousand letters from
ladies asking for me photograph�察�and offering to marry me。
ALICE�此�Really�拭 �Well�察�that only proves that menAS HUSBANDS
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are more desirable in jail than out。 ��To HATCH�� No�察�it's a poor life。
HATCH�此 �It's a poor life you people lead with us to worry you。
There's seventy millions of you in the United States�察�and only a few of us�察�
and yet we keep you guessing all the year round。 Why�察 �we're the last
thing you think of at night when you lock the doors�察�we're the first thing
you think of in the morning when you feel for the silver basket。 We're
just a few up against seventy millions。 I tell you there's fame and big
money and a free life in my business。
ALICE�此�Yes�察�it's a free life until you go to jail。 It's this way。 You're
barbarians�察�and there's no place for you in a civilized community except
in jail。 Everybody is working against you。 Every city has its police
force��almost every house nowadays has a private watchman。 And if we
want to raise a hue and cry after you�察�there are the newspapers�察�and the
telegraph�察 �and the telephone ��nods at telephone�� and the cables all over
the
HATCH�此 。�Grimly�� Thank you。 One moment�察 �please。 ��Throws open
overcoat�察 �showing that it is lined with burglars' jimmies�察 �chisels�察 �and
augers。。��
ALICE�此 �My� �What an interesting coat。 It looks like a tool chest。
Just the coat for an automobile trip。
HATCH�此�Harry�察�cut those telephone wires。 ��Hands barbed´wire cutter
to HARRY。 To ALICE�� Thank you for reminding me。
ALICE�此�Oh�察�not at all。 You've nothing to thank me for。 ��HARRY
goes to telephone。 To HARRY�� Don't make a noise doing that。 Don't
wake my mother。 ��To HATCH�� She's nervous�察 �and she's ill�察 �and if you
wake her�察�or frighten her�察�I'll keep the police after you until every one of
you is in jail。
HATCH�此 �You won't keep after us very far when I've tied you up。
Bring me those curtain cords�察�Harry。
ALICE�此�Oh�察�really�察�that's too ridiculous。 ��Listens apprehensively��
HATCH�此�Sorry I had to bust up your still alarm�察�but after we go�察�we
can't have you chatting with the police。 If you hadn't so kindly given me
a tip about the telephone�察�I might have gone off and clean forgot that。
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��HARRY takes curtain cords from window curtains。��
REDDY�此�I'm afraid pretty polly talked too much that time。 We ain't
all stupid。
ALICE�此 �No�察 �so I see�察 �so I see。 It was careless of me。 But
everybody you call upon may not be so careless。
HATCH�此�Well�察�I've won out for twenty years。 I've never been in jail。
ALICE�此�Don't worry。 You're young。 I told you you looked young。
Your time is coming。 In these days there's no room for burglars。 You
belong to the days of stage´coaches。 You're old´fashioned now。 You're
trying to fight civilization�察�that's what you're trying to do。 You may keep
ahead for a time�察�but in a long race I'll back civilization to win。
HATCH�此 �Is that so�拭 �Well�察 �Miss Civilization�察 �you've had your say�察�
and I hope you feel better。 ��To HARRY�� Give me that silk muffler of yours。
��To ALICE�� If civilization is going to help you�察�it's got to hurry。
ALICE�此�You don't mean to say you really are going to gag me�拭�
HATCH�此�I am。
ALICE�此 �My� �But I shall look silly。 ��With her face turned right she
listens apprehensively。��
HARRY�此。�Coming down with curtain cords�察�and taking muffler from
his pocket�� I've got the stuff in this muffler。
HATCH�此�Well�察�give me that�察�too。 ��Shows inside coat pocket�� I'll put it
in the safe。
��HARRY places muffler on table�察�exposing jewelry。��
HATCH�此 。�begins placing the ornaments one at a time in his pocket。
To ALICE。�� What is it�拭 �What did you hear�拭�
ALICE�此�II thought I heard my mother moving about。
HATCH�此�Well�察�she'd better not move about。
ALICE�此 。�Fiercely�� You'd better not wake her。 ��Sees the jewels。�� Oh� �
Look at the ;graft�察─ �or is it ;swag�拭─ �Which is it�拭�
HATCH�此。�To HARRY�� Cover em up�察�cover it up。
��HARRY tries to hide the jewels with one hand�察 �while he passes a
lady's watch to HATCH。��
HARRY�此。�to ALICE�� That's YOUR watch。 I'm sorry it has to go。
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ALICE�此 �I'm not。 It's the first time it ever did go。 And�察 �oh�察 �thank
you for taking that big brooch。 It's a gift of father's�察�so I had to wear it�察�
but it's so unbecoming。 ��She listens covertly。��
HATCH�此 �Put your hat on them。 Cover them up。 ��HARRY partly
covers jewels with his hat。
HATCH lifts a diamond necklace。��
ALICE�此 �I suppose you know your own businessbut THAT IS
PASTE。
HATCH�此�Do you want to be gagged NOW�拭�
ALICE�此 �Pardon me�察 �of course you know what you want。 ��Notices
another necklace。�� Oh�察�that Mrs。 Warren's necklace� �So you called on her�察�
too�察�did you�拭 �Isn't she attractive� �
REDDY�此�We didn't ask for the lady of the house。 They ain't always
as sociable as you are。
ALICE�此�Well�察�that's her necklace。 You got that at the house on the
hill with the red roofthe house has the red roof�察 �not the hill。 ��She
recognizes�察�with an exclamation�察�a gold locket and chain which HATCH is
about to place in his pocket。�� Oh� �That's Mrs。 Lowell's locket� �How
could you� 。�She snatches locket from HATCH�察�and clasps it in both hands。
She rises indignantly。�� How dared you take that� �
HATCH�此�Put that down� �
ALICE�此。�wildly and rapidly�� No�察�I will not。 Do you know what that
means to that woman�拭 �She cares more for that than for anything in this
world。 Her husband used to wear this。 ��Points。�� That's a lock of their
child's hair。 The child's dead�察�and the husband's dead�察�and that's all she
has left of either of them。 And you TOOK it�察�YOU BRUTES� �
REDDY�此 �Of course we took it。 Why does she wear it where
everybody can see it�拭�
HATCH�此。�savagely�� Keep quiet�察�you fool。
ALICE�此�She WORE it�拭 �You took itFROM HER�拭�
HATCH�此�We didn't hurt her。 We only frightened her a bit。 ��Angrily。��
And we'll frighten you before we're done with you�察�Miss Civilization� �
ALICE�此 。�defiantly�察 �her voice rising�� Frighten me� �Youyou with
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your faces covered� �You're not men enough。 You're afraid to even steal
from men。 You rob WOMEN when they're aloneat night。 ��Holds up
locket。�� Try to take that from me� �
VOICE�此。�calling�� AliceAlice� �
ALICE�此�Mother� �Oh�察�I forgot�察�I forgot。 ��The burglars rise and move
toward her menacingly。�� Please�察�please keep quiet。 For God's sake�察�don't´
´letherknow� �
VOICE�此�Alice�察�what's wrong�拭 �Who are you talking to�拭�
��ALICE runs to the curtains�察�with one hand held out to the burglars�察�
entreating silence。��
ALICE�此�I'mI'm talking to James�察�the coachman。 One of the horses
is ill。 Don't come down�察�mother。 Don't come down。 Go back to bed。
He's going now�察�right away。 He came for some medicine。 It's all right。
Good night�察�mother。
VOICE�此�Can't I help�拭�
ALICE�此。�Vehemently�� No�察�no。 Good night�察�mother。
VOICE�此�Good night。
HATCH�此。�fiercely�察�to HARRY�� That's enough of this� �We can't leave
here with the whole house awake。 And there's a coachman�察�too。 She'll
wake him next。 He'll have the whole damned village after us。 ��To ALICE��
That woman upstairs and you have got to have your tongues stopped。
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