Lockport High School - Forum Yearbook (Lockport, NY)

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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

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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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RUTH-The criminal? Wliat crimi- nal? MARY-VVhy, the robber whom we were talking about. You know. RUTH-fstupicllyj You've got him, you say? MARY-Yes. It was he who came to the door. I knew him at once. He wore light tweeds and he's dark, and ftriam- phaaflyj he had a bandage on his chin. RUTH-Bandage? The paper didn't say anything about a bandage. MARY-YCS, but it said a sore or cut on his chin. He could get it bandaged, couldn't he? RUTH-lrVell, perhaps but flooking apprelieizsively at the d00r.j why doesn't he holler? MARY--I think that closet is sound proof. At first he did try to open the door. RUTH-VVhat are you going to do, now that you have him? MARY-I don't know. RUTH-Well, you've got to do some- thing. You can't just keep him there. He might smother. MARY-Oh, no. He won't smother, but what shall I do. RUTH-Call the police. MARY--Oh, should I?-I guess I'll call Bob first. fgoes to phonej 1468-W -Hello, Mrs. Champ?-Is Bob there? -VVell, will you tell him to come right home. It's very important. Thank you Uiangs upl Oh Ruth, I'm scared. Oh, I wish I'd let him go. Ruth, don't stay near the door. He might shoot. RUTH--fll10ZllIIg with alacrityj he have a gun? MARY-Why of course-er-ah. That is, probably. All criminals have them. But of course he had it hidden. Oh, why doesn't Bob come? RUTH-You just phoned him. Give him time. What will you do when Bob gets here? NIARY-fPClCi1lg the floorj I don't know. fdoor-bell ringsj Did Page Thirty-Two Oh, who's that? Not Bob? I goes to door to admit a small, plump middle- aged woman, who nods pleasantly and saysj LADY-Ism looking for my son. Our car stopped down the road aways and he came up here to telephone. It's rather chilly and I got tired of waiting so thought I would come and see why he was delayed. Didn't he stop here? IVIARY-f a pprehensively j Y our-your son? LADY1YCS-HC wore light tweeds. He said he'd telephone at the first house but it must be he didn't. I'm sorry to have troubled you. I- MARY-Did your son have a bandage on his chin? LADY-YES, has he- MARY - He's here. - Uh - just be seated please and I'll- fentcr Bob j BOB-Hello Sis. What's up? fnoticiug ladyj Oh I beg your pardon. I didn't know you had company. MARY-Oh Bob. I-I caught a rob- ber, but he isn't a robber. Bon-What? MARY-I-I caught a man and I-I guess he's the wrong one. Bois--Jiminy Crickets! What man? VV hat do you mean? MARY-I-I-Oh Ruth you tell him. fMary bursts into tears and sits down in chaiizj RUTH-Well, Bob, a young man came to the door and asked to telephone. He fitted the description of the man who robbed Dansville Bank, so Mary lock- ed him in the closet. just now this lady came along, looking for her son who had come to telephone a garageman. I guess Mary's robber is this lady's son. BOB-VVell, this is a mess. Let me get this straight. Mary locked up a man she thought was the robber. RUTH-Yes. LADY-You locked up my son? MARY-I sobbing j VVell, he looked like the description. THE FORVM