Lockport High School - Forum Yearbook (Lockport, NY)

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IXIARY--ff'lZl'IIf7Sflj'l Oh, Bob it is fun. But that isn't all. It's educational, very. You find out how to improve your lea- gue parties. And you learn how to train leaders and speakers. Bos--flcmglringlyj And I suppose it is a great place in which to confess your sins. MARY-VVell, smarty, if you're im- plying that there is no religious atmos- phere there, you're wrong. Certainly nothing is more impressive or sincere than a morning lake side service, or one of the sun set services down by the lake. BOB-f.YC'1'fOllSIj'Q No fooling, Sis. I'm really awfully sorry you can't go. fsawagvlyl If I could only earn more money- IXIARY---Oh, Bob dear. Y0u're doing all you possibly can, now. You're a dear. Don't feel bad for me. I'm a selfish per- son. I guess I can stand it to stay away from there for one year. I've been there four years. friscs and begins to help Mrs. Smith clear the fable. Bob picks up jvafwr and rmdsj Boa-Say, Dansville Bank has been robbed. MARY and Mas.-It has? Bos-Yes, and they think the man who did it is headed in this direction, or hiding about in this locality. Tbere's a description of him here. MARV-Only one man? Bora-Yes, single handed he did it. Covered them all with a gun, and ran out a side door. He got into a car and went. They tore after him as soon as they could but Bradfordls car and all other cars around had their tires punc- tured. Probably by him. They found his car in a vacant road over near Higgins' Crossing. 'l'hat's why they think he's hiding around. Five hundred dollars for him, dead or alive. lX'IARY+fJl1, I'd like to find him. What description of him does the paper give? l'lUB+f1'ClItlI1IgfI'0l1l paflcrl Medium height, dark, good-looking. Was dress- Page Thirty ed in light tan tweed top coat, and tweed suit. I-Iad a boil or cut on his chin.fi0 Illaryj I-Iere's the paper if you want to read it. I've got a date with Peggy to play tennis. So long. farihj IVIARY-efF.l'Cl7lZflllillg paper, dish and dish cloth in lzrzizdl Oli, Mother, I wish I could catch that bandit. MRS.-Mercy! I don't. He might shoot you. BIARY-lifl love that 95500. Kiclcplzom' rings. M ary tI1I.Y'?K'F1'.Y il.j MARY-Yes?. . . Oh, hello Ruth I'm so glad. No, I can't go. . Come Over now. Mother's going out and I'll be here alone.-1All right. Good bye. flllnry stands silent U IILOIIICIIIL. Then says to herself aloudj MARY-I'm going to Silver Lake. I don't know how, but I'm going. SCENE2 KCHILPI' Mrs. Smitlz, dressed fo go out. She speaks to Mary who is in mzotlzcr l'00111.j MRS.-Mary, I'm going now. If you go out be sure to lock the door and put the key under the mat on the porch. MARX'-f!1ffClll'fllg in doorwayj Yes, Mother, but I'm not going out. Ruth is coming over. MRS.--All right, but keep the back door locked. Sometimes I don't like the idea of our house being so far out on the edge of town. MARY1Ol1 Mother, don't worry. Callahan's live quite near. I'll keep it locked up so no one will steal your beau- tiful daughter. MRS.--XVell, good bye. fcwvz'f.l MARY-I'll lock that back door be- fore I forget to do it. fslzc Icrwrs room, to return almost illIll10III'UfC1j'j INIARYN-ff0 Izerselfl I've just got to go to Silver Lake. It seems impossible but where there's a will, there's a way. Let's see-I might be walking along the street and find a S20 bill. I might have an uncle die and leave me a fortune. The THE FORVM

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HI, SILVER LAKE LORAINE E. STEADMAN, '34 lCharacters: Mrs. Smith, middle aged 'ZQ'0111l'l1I. Bob, her son, about twenty years old. Mary, her .seventeen year old daughter. Ruth, lllary's friend. Young man. Lady. Scene: Small living room and dining room rombined. The table is set for lunch. lllrs. Smith is seated at a small table, seiving. Enter Bob.1 BOB-Hello Mom! Gee, I'm hungry. Got anything good for lunch? Cthrows hat on a chairj MRS.-VVell, son, wait and see. BOB-fdrainaticallyl Wait l Wait l You don't mean to say I've got to wait when I'm hungry enough to eat a bear. MRS.-fplacidlyj Mary hasn't come home yet. BOB-VVhere is she? fsannters aim- lessly about the room Q MRS.-She went over to Mrs. Bab- bett's to take care of the children while Mrs. Babbett went to Buffalo. She's coming home to lunch. BOB-Well, if she doesn't hurry up, she'll have a brother dead from starva- tion. fpicks up a piece of paper from a small tablej What's all this figuring about? MRs.-Oh, that's Mary's. She was figuring up our finances, trying to find S10 to go to Silver Lake with. You know her bunch are going, and she can go easily for S10. But I told her I just couldn't find even five extra dollars. fsighsj Poor girl. She loves it there so much. This will be the first time in four years that she will not have gone. BOB-Too bad. Now if I could get a better- Oh I don't suppose I should wish for a better job. I ought to be thankful I've got one. just today Ted and Jim were let off indefinitely. MRS.-Bob! You don't think you'll be let off, do you? THE FOR VM BOB-No telling, Mom. Oh here's Mary. MARY-K enter Maryj Hello every- body! Been waiting for me? Bon-I'll say we have and I'm dead. MARY-Good! Then you won't be able to eat and I can have your share of the tomato bisque. Bon-Like ducks you can! fllflrs. Smith all the time has been putting dishes on the table.j MRs.-- Come, children. Lunch is ready. fall sit down at tablej MRS.-VVhy were you so late, Mary? MARY-I stopped at Louise's house. I forgot it was lunch time. She has two new dresses, for Silver Lake, you know. She finds more excuses to get new clothes than I could in five years. Bos-Huh! If you had the dough her father has, you'd be able to have a new dress every day in the year. MRS.-Well children, we should be thankful we have a home and that Bob has a position. Bos-VVhat's so wonderful about Silver Lake, Sis? MARY-Oh, Bob, it's just lovely. Sil- ver Lake is beautiful. It is an oval shape and usually very, very blue. And rolling hills in the- Borz-fmockinglyj And the beautiful blue sky over head, with here and there a fleecy cloud. And angels playing their harps, and- MARY-f laughing Q VVell, it is pretty. BOB-What of that? So are some places along Lake Ontario. MARY--Oh, but it's the Institute, the people you meet, the other Leaguers, you know. And the fun of finding out what other leagues do. BOB-So it's all fun. Well, you can have fun right here at home. Page Twenty-Nine

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trouble is I haven't any uncles. It would have to be an unknown uncle. Or-the ideal thing would be for me to capture this escaped robber and so earn S500. Oh dear! It's impossible. I can't think of any sane way for me to earn money. I wish-five!! ringsj Oh, there's Ruth. fgoes to door and greets Rathj Hello Ruthie. fRuth removes hat and coatj RUTH-Say, but it's great out. just the kind of day to make one feel good. It's warm, though. I saw Bob and Peggy on the tennis court when I came by. MARY-Yes, he went over to Pegis right after lunch. RUTH-Did you hear about the bank robbery? That's where all of Grandad's money is. flanghingj He's terribly upset. He's been giving a lecture for the last hour on crime. I was frightened when they said he was around here, the robber I mean. Doesn't it seem terrible to have a criminal possibly so close? INIARY-fl'iGSf7ilZg her handsj Oh, I wish he was here. RI'TH--U71 astonislzmentj You wish he was here? Wlhy, what on earth for? MARY-Oh, I'd love to catch him. RUTH'-fbcrvilcleredj You'd love to catch him? MARY-flazeghingj Yes, Parrot. just think. Five hundred dollars! RITTH-Hl1H1lJl1l I'd rather make cer- tain of my life. Criminals are terribly dangerous. Did you read the description of him. I think he must be a horrible man. MARYhMost likely he is, but the description didn't sound bad. Medium height, dark, wearing light tweeds with a sore on his chin. I think probably he'S quite good looking. Criminals usually are. , ' RFTH-justithe same, he'd probably slit your throat the first chance he got. MARY--VVell, I could use that 5500. Oh Ruth, I want to go to Silver Lake so bad. THE FORVM RUTH-S500 wouldn't do you much good if you got your throat slit. MARY-Mercy, but you sound grue- some. Oh Ruth, but I do want to go to Silver Lake. RUTH-I know, Mary. arm about Maryj I'm so sorry. I can't without you. ffwutting her really have a good time Remember last year, when we took a canoe out on the lake and it tipped over? MARY-K enthusiastically Q Yes, wasn't that fun? ' RIITII-FUD! What? Tipping over? MARY-Yes-No-well, it was ex- citing. I RUTII - Exciting - yes. You could swim. I eouldn't. Never in my life have I drunk so much lake water at one time as I did that day. MARY-Oh, well, you didn't drown. RUTH-I'll say I didn't. But you had to tow me in. fboth laugh heartily over remembrance of the episodej I'm thirsty. I'm going to get a drink. fstarts to Ieazfe. Door-bell ringsj There, you've some company. fexitj fMary goes to door to admit a young man, dressed in light tweeds, with a small bandage on his chinj YOUNG MAN-How do you do. I wonder if I might use your phone. I'm stranded down the road aways. IVIARY--f'ZlCI'j' agitatedj- Er-Cer- tainly. Right this way. Kshe leads him past desk 'where tele- phone is. She opens 'door, presses a Iight.j You can talk in he1'e without being disturbed. fshe pushes him in, shuts door, locking it. Snaps off light. She leans against the door, looking very excited. A faint noise is heard from within. Enter Ruthj RUTH-VVhat on earth is the matter? MARY-f0.1'CIi8dIj'j I've got him. I've got him. I-Ie's in there. fpoints to closet door j RUTH-VV ho P MARY-The-the criminal. Page Thirty-One