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                     A COMEDY IN ONE ACT 



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                PEOPLE IN THE PLAY 



      ALICE   GARDNER�此       �Daughter   of   James   K。   Gardner�察  �President   of 

the L。I。 & W。 Railroad 

    ;UNCLE; JOSEPH HATCH�此           �Alias ;Gentleman Joe; 

    ;BRICK; MEAKIN�此        �Alias ;Reddy�察�the Kid; 

    HARRY HAYES�此        �Alias ;Grand Stand; Harry 

    CAPTAIN LUCAS�此         �Chief of Police 

    Policemen�察�Brakemen�察�Engineers 



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       SceneThe dining room in the country house of James K。 Gardner on 

Long Island。       In the back wall is a double doorway opening into a hall。 

A curtain divided in the middle hangs across the entrance。                   On the wall 

on either side of the doorway are two electric lights�察�and to the left is a 

telephone。      Further to the left is a sideboard。        On it are set silver salvers�察�

candlesticks�察�and Christmas presents of silver。               They still are in the red 

flannel bags in which they arrived。           In the left wall is a recessed window 

hung with curtains。        Against the right wall is a buffet on which is set a 

tea´caddy�察�toast´rack�察�and tea kettle。          Below the buffet a door opens into 

the butler's pantry。     A dinner table stands well down the stage with a chair 

at each end and on either side。         Two chairs are set against the back wall to 

the right of the door。        The walls and windows are decorated with holly 

and   mistletoe   and   Christmas   wreaths   tied   with   bows   of   scarlet   ribbon。 

When the window is opened there is a view of falling snow。                    At first the 

room is in complete darkness。 

     The time is the day after Christmas�察�near midnight。 

     After the curtain rises�察�one hears the noise of a file scraping              on iron。 

It   comes   apparently   from   outside   the   house   at   a   point   distant   from   the 

dining room。       The filing is repeated cautiously�察�with a wait between each 

stroke�察�as though the person using the file had paused to listen。 

     Alice   Gardner   enters   at   centre�察  �carrying   a   lighted   candle   in   a   silver 

candlestick。      She   wears   a   dressing   gown�察  �with   swan's   down   around   her 

throat and at the edges of her sleeves。            Her feet are in bedroom slippers 

topped     with   fur。   Her    hair   hangs    down    in  a  braid。    After    listening 

intently to the sound of the file�察�she places candle on sideboard and goes to 

telephone。      She speaks in a whisper。 

     ALICE�此     �Hello�察   �Central。     Hello�察   �Central。    ��Impatiently��     Wake     up� �

Wake   up�     �Is   that   you�察  �Central�拭 �Give   me   the   station   agent   at   Bedford 

Junctionquick。       What�拭     �I CAN'T speak louder。          Well�察�you MUST hear 

me。     Give me the station agent at Bedford Junction。               No�察�there's always 

a man there all night。        Hurry�察�please�察�hurry。         ��There is a pause�察�during 



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which the sound of the file grows louder。              Alice listens apprehensively。�� 

Hello�察�are you the station agent�拭           �Good�     �Listen�     �I am Miss Gardner�察�

James K。 Gardner's daughter。           Yes�察�James K。 Gardner�察�the president of the 

road。     This is his house。       My mother and I are here alone。              There are 

three   men   trying   to   break   in。  Yes�察  �burglars�察  �of   course。  My   mother   is 

very   ill。  If   they   frighten   her   the   shock   mightmight   be   very   serious。 

Wake up the crew�察�and send the wrecking train hereat once。                  Sendthe 

crewofthe      wrecking     train   herequick。     What�拭     �Then     fire  up   an 

engine and get it here as fast as you can。 

     VOICE�此。�calling from second story�� Alice� �

     ALICE�此。�at telephone�� Yes�察�you have。             The up´track's clear until ;52; 

comes along。       That's not until 

     VOICE�此。�Louder�� Alice� �

     ALICE�此  。�with   dismay��   Mother�   。�At   telephone��   Hello�察  �hold   the   wire。 

Don't   go   away�   。�Runs   to   curtains�察  �parts   them�察  �and   looks   up   as   though 

speaking to some one at top of stairs�� Mother�察�why AREN'T you in bed�拭�

     VOICE�此�Is anything wrong�察�Alice�拭�

     ALICE�此  �No�察  �dear�察  �no。     I   just   came   down   toget   a   book   I   forgot。 

Please go back�察�dearest。 

     VOICE�此�I heard you moving about。              I thought you might be ill。 

     ALICE�此�No�察�dearest�察�but YOU'LL be very ill if you don't keep in bed。 

Please�察�motherat once。         It's all right�察�it's all right。 

     VOICE�此�Yes�察�dear。        Good night。 

     ALICE�此  �Good   night�察  �mother。   ��Returns   quickly   to   telephone��   Hello� �

Hello�     �Stop the engine at the foot of our lawn。             Yes�察�yes�察�at the foot of 

our lawn。      And when you have the house surrounded�察�when the men are 

all around the house�察�blow three whistles so I'll know you're here。                 What�拭�

Oh�察  �that's   all   right。 The   burglars   will   be   here。  I'LL  see   to   that。  All 

YOU have to do is to GET here。              If you don't you�察�you'll lose your job� �

I   say�察  �if   you   don't�察  �you'll   lose   your   job�察  �or   I'm   not   the   daughter   of   the 

president     of  this  road。    NOW�察     �YOU     JUMP�      �Andwaithello        ��turns 

from telephone�� He's jumped。 

     ��The file is now drawn harshly across the bolt of the window of the 



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dining   room�察  �and   a   piece   of   wood   snaps。   With   an   exclamation�察  �Alice 

blows out the candle and exits。          The shutters of the windows are opened�察�

admitting the faint glow of moonlight。            The window is raised and the ray 

of a dark lantern is swept about the room。              HATCH appears at window 

and   puts   one   leg   inside。  He   is   an   elderly   man   wearing   a   mask   which 

hides the upper half of his face�察�a heavy overcoat�察�and a derby hat。                  But 

for the mask he might be mistaken for a respectable man of business。                     A 

pane of glass falls from the window and breaks on the sill。�� 

     HATCH�此。�Speaking over his shoulder�� Hush�                  �Be careful�察�can't you�拭�

��He   enters。    He   is   followed   by   ;GRAND   STAND;   HARRY�察  �a   younger 

man of sporting appearance。           He also wears a mask�察�and the brim of his 

gray   alpine   hat   is   pulled   over   his   eyes。 Around   his   throat   he   wears   a 

heavy silk muffler��。 It's all right。        Come on。       Hurry up�察�and close those 

shutters。 

     HARRY�此。�to REDDY outside�� Give me the bag�察�Reddy。 

     ��REDDY   appears   at   window。         He   is   dressed   like   a   Bowery   tough。 

His face is blackened with burnt cork。            His hair is of a brilliant red。      He 

wears   an   engineer's   silk   cap   with   visor。 To   HARRY  he   passes   a   half´ 

filled canvas bag。       On   his   shoulder he carries   another。      On   entering   he 

slips and falls forward on the floor��。 

     HATCH�此�Confound you� �

     HARRY�此�Hush�察�you fool。 

     HATCH�此�Has he broken anything�拭�

     REDDY�此。�on floor�察�rubbing his head�� I've broke my head。 

     HATCH�此�That's no loss。          Has he smashed that silver�拭�

     HARRY�此。�feeling in bag�� It feels all right。 

     ��HATCH cautiously parts curtains at centre and exits into hall。�� 

     REDDY�此  。�lifts   bag�� We   got   enough   stuff  in   this bag   already  without 

wasting time on ANOTHER house。 

     HARRY�此�Wasting time�            �Time's money in THIS house。            Look at this 

silver。    That's    the   beauty    of  working      the  night   AFTER       Christmas�察�

everybodys'      presents    is  lying   about   loose�察  �and   everybody's      too  tired 

celebrating to keep awake。 ��Lifts silver loving cup�� Look at that cup� �



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     REDDY�此�I'd rather look at a cup of coffee。 

     HARRY�此。�Contemptuously�� Ah�察�you� �

     REDDY�此�Well�察 �I   can't   make   a   meal   out of   silver   ice pitchers�察 �can   I�拭�

I've been through three refrigerators tonight�察�and nothing in any of em but 

bottles of MILK�        �MILK� �

     HARRY�此�Get up�察�get up�察�get to work。 

     REDDY�此�The folks in this town are the stingiest I ever see。                 I won't 

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