Scarborough High School - Four Corners Yearbook (Scarborough, ME)

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14 THE FOUR CORNERS (( ' nils over shoulder as she runs off stage): Wait till l get my wraps, like a dear hoy. (Jerald: Yes. forever, 1 suppose. Diane enters. Diane: I ' m all ready. Gerald: Let ' s go. (And they both run off stage.) (Curtain) Scene II. ( ' on way ' s living-room Same night. (The lights are otf and iht moon is shining in through the win¬ dows. Night-hawk Johnny and Diamond Jimmy enter through window.) Jimmy: Sh-h! If this ain ' t some swell chance. I wonder where that pretty little ‘‘million is ? Johnny: I ' ll say this is our chance, a wright. The old man and his dame ' s gone and we seen the kid go. I ' d like to lay my mitts on them pearls of Mrs. Con¬ way ' s. Oh. boy! And how! ( Both go around the house on tip-toes.) Johnny: Hey! Gimme the flash. I want ta see what time ut is. The kids ' ll be home bv half-past nine. Yumpin ' yim- miny! It ' s twenty past now. Jimmy: Pst! Duck! Quick! Here comes the kids. (They hide behind the piano just in time.) ( Enter Gerald, Diane and Claire.) Gerald (switching lights on): Well, girls, seems nice to be home again, doesn ' t it ' Diane: Yes, and Mama and Daddy will be home soon. Jimmy (poking Johnny): Some pips, eh ' Boy. look at the diamonds. Say, when do we start Jolmnv: Leave ut ta me! 1 11 turn the lights off, and let ' em scream a while. Then—well, you know the rest. Claire: Oh, 1 had such a wonderful time. ( ) awns.) Oh-h-hum ! W bat s that ( Oh! (She screams.) Diane: What — what ' s the matter, Claire ? Claire: Oh, 1 saw something; I ' m sure 1 did. ( Lights go out.) Ob, oh. nb. Ger¬ ald. what ails those lights ' Jimmv (coming out from behind the piano): Don ' t make a noise. (Claire starts to scream but he claps a hand over her mouth.) Jimmy: Better not scream ! (Gerald, seeing Jimmy about to take ( ' laire ' s engagement ring, forgot the re¬ volver and springs at Jimmy, only t get a smashing blow on the head from Johnny.) Johnny: Guess you ' ll know U m t next time, old top. ( Diane runs ever to (Jerald bu Johnny catches her and shouts to Jimm ' : Hurry to “London Charlie ' s. (They run off stage.) (Curtain) Scene III. Conway ' s living-room Same night. (Gerald is lying uncon¬ scious on the floor. Somebody knocks on the front door and receives no answer. Robert Ward ley enters.) Robert: Hello, everybody! (Sudden¬ ly he spies his friend.) Aha. what ' s this ' Gerald, Gerald, what ' s happened? ((Jer¬ ald only sighs. Exit Robert. In a little while he re-enters with a glass of water. He kneels beside Gerald and places the glass to his lips. Gerald sits up, dazed. He looks around him and sees Robert.)

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SIFTIN’ PRETTY .1 Phnj in Three. Acts CHARACTERS Mr. William Conway .... An English millionaire Mrs Beverley Conway . His wife Diane Conway . Their beautiful daughter Herald Conway . . Her brother Claire Appleby . Gerald ' s sweetheart Robert Wardley . Diane’s lover The Robbers: Johnny Simms .... alias “Night-hawk Johnny” Jimmy Kelly . alias “Diamond Jimmy” Policemen and other robbers. Time: Present. Place: London Scene: Conway’s living-room; “London Charlie’s Cafe.” ACT I Scknk I. (’onway’s living-room—Night (A large library table stands in the center of the room. In one corner stands a large piano with a tall lamp beside it. A magnificent carpet is spread on the floor, deadening all sound of footsteps. A huge chandelier hangs from the ceiling. Fancy silk curtains of old rose are hung at the windows. There is a huge fireplace facing the front door. No one is in the room when the curtain rises.) Enter Gerald. Gerald (calling): read v ? Diane: No, not yet, hut you just he patient and I’ll he ready presently. Gerald (grumbling): Presently! That’s what she always says. Hang it, all, of course, this had to be the maid’s night off. I never could fix this tie. (Diane comes clown the stairs hum¬ ming.) Diane: There, now I’m all ready. Oh, Gerald, you look so fun ny trying to fix that tie. Wait, I’ll fix it. There! Don’t you want some rouge and lipstick on? You look awfully pale and you know Claire will be there. Did you know she’s going to spend the night with us after Mrs. Hilton’s dance, and Robert’s coming over, and Mama and Daddy’s coming home at half past eleven, they said. So you must look as nice as possible. Gerald (groaning) : Oh, all right, if you say so I s ' pose I must—only can the chatter for a while, will you, and hustle up. Diane (sighing): Oh, Gerald, Gerald, when will you learn to use better English? What would Mama say, if she could hear vou! Diane! Are you

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THE For I! CORNERS 15 (Jerald: Where am I? Where are they ? u London ( ' hnrlie ' s! Diane! Claire! Robert: What do you mean, old chap? Have Diane and ( ' laire been kidnapped ' (Jerald: Oh, yes! I remember now. Two thieves tried to rob us and when they tried to lake Claire ' s ring, I jumped on one f ' em hut the other one hit me over the head and they grabbed ( ' laire and Diane and went off. 1 rt member one of ’em said : “London (’harlie’s.” I have it ! They must have taken the girls to “London Charlie ' s (’ale. (’all the police, quick, and we ' ll go after ' em. ( Reherr steps to the telephone and takes down receiver.) Robert (over phone): Police Head- quart is. please, and hurry. ILdlo. Police 11 adquart( rs ' Semi some men up to two t v niy-two South Street, (puck. (Slams down n reiver. ) Wouldn ' t 1 just love to have diem both by their necks. I ' d knock d e Millin ' out of ' em. If they dare take Diane ' s pearls I gave her. I ' ll kill ' em. I bex’ll j rnhahly hold ' em for ransom, i A knock en the front door.) 1 here’s the j ' I ieenu n now. drab your gun. (.Jerald, and come on. (Jirald: I don ' t feel much like it, but I ' ll do anything for ( ' laire and Sis. Robert (impatiently ' ) : Hurry up! The aii ' ll do you good. (Tliev run out.) (( ' urtain) ACT II Soi wk: At ‘ London Charlie ' s Cafe in the underworld of London ( Diane and (’laire are sitting in chairs, bound and gagged. The robbers arc sit¬ ting around a table, talking and drinking.) Diamond Jimmy: I’ll tell you what we ' ll do, Chief. We ' ll hold these wimmin for ransom. You sec that party one? Well, she ' s old guy Conway’s gal. He ' s a millionaire. We ' ll git the million, boy, or we ' ll keep the gal, eh? Night-hawk Johnny (approaching the girls): Well, my pretties, let ' s see what valuables you got on them purtv little fin- gcis a yourn. (Takes Claire’s hand.) Oh, my, if here ain ' t a diamond. Now, s ' posen you just give me that .for a Christ¬ mas present er suinpin’, eh? (Claire struggles vainly. Somebody pounds oil the door and the guard enters.) (Juard: Heat it, quick! The cops are coinin’. A whole carload of ’em just stopped out here. Diamond Jimmy: Hullygee! Hide the wimmin. (Jit cha guns ready and— (The door suddenly bursts open and the policemen enter, pointing their guns at tin. robbeis.) Policeman: I lands up, all of you. (The robbers hold their hands up while the policemen put the handcuffs on them. Robert rushes to Diane and Gerald to ( ' laire. They cut the ropes and the girls fall into their arms.) (Curtain) act i i i: Suicnk: Conway’s living-room (Mr. and Mrs. Conway have returned and arc waiting for their children. Mr. Conway paces the Hoor nervously, while Mrs. Conway sits weeping.) Mr. Conway (breaking the silence): Where under the heavens are those chil¬ dren? They knew we were coming at half-past eleven and here it is twelve o’clock.