The Washington times., 1920-06-13

times terribly hard In the beginning when he had to
60 hungry and cold when he other riding around
In carriages he wondered n he hadn't made mistake He
mad knocked about good deal he had learnt lot he
wouldn't have been caught easily the time wss
almost worth taking the chance II almost worth get
ting foot OF lead pipe and waiting street.
waiting waiting Tor some sleek honest with his pockets
full OF money! would been snpei And he knew
hoo! don't know why he didn't do IL
THE GIRL-Tel
sTRIcKLAND-He managed to live It wasn't pleasant vns
1t wasn't decent living But stayed alive, don't
like TO think OF what he did to alive; II humiat
ing; shameful hadn't brought up to
do that kind OF thing but 1t honest Honest
he walked home from his work O'clock home
nickel his betters because
they didn't honest dirt!
He had thought the I'm jail was terrible The first
he free He had never been hungry in Jail
THE GIRL-Then his chance
sTRICKLAND-Yes It chance He found in the
gutter returned it the before he had
up his whether keep 1t not So they said he
he wasn't! He knew that he had returned
because there much in it that he afraid
to keep it, but he told them that And when
who owned the purse gave him Job he worked.worksd
wouldn't time to think because he knew that he
began think would begin to stea Then they sad'he
hard worker and they promoted him; they made him
That him more chances to steal but there
him to make slip SO that they might him.
he didn't dare.
HE pauses.)
THE GIRII-And then?
sTRICKLAND-The Nothing succeeds like q
catch him. me pauses again. But he
bottom! The rotten streak was st there! After twenty,
the he could call his own and he made up his mind
to take other money that d;nt his own all he could lay his
work Of lifetime gone to hell! But was the rottenness
dead coming to life again.
THE GIRL latter pause)-What a pity!
sTRCKLANDHe had been honest longhe had made otbe
people honest long, that he had made
himself think that he honest!
THE GIRII-was he wrong Mr.. Strickland?
yofo hpre
please There Is long pauseJ don't know what sent
who sent but % come o osn n m %
of God Himself could stop me! I've too
edrnesnsssJ Here is money tHe psls ont his pocket
I'm eans If S sa S m ns M
firm will be bankrupt and there1l be
you please is your honest mani What have you to say to
long that he has made himself think that he is honest can't
STRICKLAND (hoarsey)-you believe that,
this week. only few hundred dollars hardly enough to
bother you with Will take of it for meAlfred
STRICKIAND-Good Cod
(And utterly unnerred he colapses to a chair.
is a long pdnseJ
THE Ccrossins .roly the ondow and drano aside
the curtain Look! What beautiful night! The thousands
lights beneath And the distance how the stars and the
lights meet! SO that cannot say 'Iere God ends
lThe te'ephone rings harsnry shrtuy Strickland
goes the receirerJ
STRICKI (Quietly)-Yes? You're afraid I'm going
to miss train? Yes? Well, I'm going to miss the
train! . I'm going to stay and face the music
(HystericdIy) I'm honest man, dye hear me? I'm an
honest (And furiorsy he pitches the telephone to
and stands painting shvering the spot From
radiance beckons trembling in euerD
limb putting out his hands II to odro on some unsecn
obstacle there slo,oy) Did what told
hmr make good. I'm going TO face the musc
Because I'm an honest man! An honest mani
HE gdsps stops abruptly and IN sudden panic
stricken the curtains dotOn The Din-
doto cosed-hds been opened-bn the girl has
pdnished And Strickland bHrUing his face in ms
hands, drops to his knees in
THE CURTAIN FALLS.