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and hands box to him。�� Have a cigar�拭�

     HATCH�此。�takes cigar�� Thanks。 

    ALICE�此。�standing with hand on back of chair�� Now�察�I want to ask you 

some questions。       You are an intelligent man。        Of course�察�you must be�察�or 

you   couldn't   have   kept   out   of   jail   for   twenty   years。 To   get   on   in   your 

business�察�a man must be intelligent�察�and he must have nerve�察�and courage。 

Nowwith those qualities�察�why�察�may I ask why are you so stupid as to be 

a burglar�拭�

     HARRY�此�Stupid� �

     REDDY�此�Well�察�I like that� �

     HATCH�此�Stupid�拭        �Why�察�I make a living at it。 

    ALICE�此�How much of a living�拭�

     HATCH�此�Ten thousand a year。 

    ALICE�此      �Ten   thousandwell�察    �suppose    you   made    FIFTY     thousand。 

What good is even a hundred thousand for ONE year�察�if to get it you risk 

going    to  prison   for  twenty   years�拭   �That's   not   sensible。   Merely     as  a 

business   proposition�察  �to   take   the   risk   you   do   for   ten   thousand   dollars   is 

stupid isn't it�拭   �I can understand a man's risking twenty years of his life 

for some thingsa man like Peary or Dewey�察�or Santos´Dumont。                     They 

took big risks for big prizes。      But there's thousands of men in this country�察�

not half as clever as you are�察�earning ten thousand a yearwithout any risk 

of   going   to   jail。 None   of THEM   is   afraid   to  go   out   in   public   with   his 

wife and children。       THEY'RE not afraid to ask a policeman what time it 

is。   They     don't   have   to  wear   black   masks�察   �nor   ruin  their  beautiful 

complexions with burnt cork。 

     REDDY�此�Ah�察�go on。         Who'd give ME a job�拭�

    ALICE�此�Whom did you ever ask for one�拭�

     REDDY�此。�to HARRY�� Pass me some more of that pie like mother used 

to make。 

     HATCH�此      �Yes�察 �there  are   clerks  and   shopkeepers     working    behind    a 



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counter twenty´four hours a day�察�but they don't make ten thousand a year�察�

and no one ever hears of THEM。           There's no FAME in their job。 

    ALICE�此�Fame�         �Oh�察�how interesting。      Are youa celebrity�拭�

    HATCH�此�I'm quite as well known as I care to be。             Now�察�tomorrow�察�all 

the papers will be talking about this。        There'll be columns about us three。 

No one will know we are the ones they're talking about 

    REDDY�此�I hope not。 

    HATCH�此�But the men in our profession will know。                 And they'll say�察�

;That   was   a   neat   job   of   So´and´so's   last   night。; That's   fame。  Why�察�

we've got a reputation from one end of this country to the other。 

    HARRY�此  �That's   right�      �There's   some   of   us   just   as   well   known   as 

Mister SantosDumont。 

    REDDY�此�And we fly just as high�察�too。 

    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 

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