The Washington times., 1920-09-19
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cloth scrap Of ddpdad carpet coneaIs part OF fhe f0or
At the rise Of the Molly 70 see" sitting
at the oindo thirty and shaeeiy dres'ed There
a knock at the door.
- ocToR (outside)-Iet me in.
WOMAN f,oith great nervousness)-why did you come
- here, Doctor' told you not to come here
DOCTOR-Open door. Molly Quick. It's cold out
WOMAN (openng the doo-I you Doctor
DOCTOR (entering. A OF hItyFve; heorty. out zoe"
oIothed)-Dont talk about that. I'm half frozen
woMAN-Ili stir up the nre little.
DOCTOR-Thanks
woMANI asked you not to come
what a risk you're running. II he here now, he
he might kill you
DOCTOR-That makes II interesting.
WOMANPm serious Doctor He talking about you only
the other night he hates you
DoCToR-Yes It's a nice husband you've got.
WOMAN-Youre in danger-in real danger
DOCTOR-Tve been In danger before.
Shaking head unable to continue PSs her Monde
on Ills coat toeepin0)-DOcor! Doctor!
DoCTOR-Its all right Molly right. I'm going
let him hurt you
WOMAN-rm thinking of myself
DOCToR-I sIn Noticing her orm) What's
this here?
WOMAN (rying to pun her arm o,oay-Nothns Nothing ALL
DOCTORNohng? (Pushin0 the sleeve looking at her. she
drops her eyes) Nothing?
WOMAN-Its burn
l
WOMAN-He had a little much to drink Doctor.
DOCTOR-iow did 1t happen?
WOMAN-He didn't know what he doing.
DOCTOR-Let judge won't you? How did 1t happen?
WOMAN-Wel, 1t Tuesday night
DOCTOR-After had left?
WOMAN-Yes He little later He had been drinking
angry. drink exctes him terribly.
he m o pull of his boos-and-and suppose
slow about 1t,
DOCTOR-So?
wOMAN-Oh, what's
tho ahOuld and he heat Cd
WOMAN-Not very hot
DoCToR-As you say poker. very
then you with it. make you little quicker next
WOMAN-He didn't me
DOCTOR-No l could that.
(Crossin0 her roughly passing his hand along
backJ
wOMAN-Oh!
IAN Involuntary cry of painJ
DOCTOR-Clever beast! Where 1t wouldn't show!
WOMAN-It's now Doctor.
DOCTOR (sloolv-Yes. pauseJ home? (The
shakes her headJ When did he got
WOMAN-Last night.
DOCTOR-With Conoly?
WOMAN-Yes
DOCTOR-And Holman?
WOMAN-Yes had something to attend to. =
DOCTOR-He didn't chance mention the Esmeralda?
WOMAN-The Esmeralda?
DOCTOR-The Esmeralda mine?
WOMAN-Why, what you mean. Doctor?
DOCTOR-Would be much surprised told that
the Esmeralda was blown at midnight?
WOMAN-Good God!
DOCTOR-There four killed.
WOMAN-And Dick?
DoCToRoh Dick wasn't touched He took precious good
OF his skin!
WOMAN-Dck escaped.
DOCTOR-Escaped nothing who blew up the
mine!
WOMAN "a long-dracn Oh! Of horror.)
DOCTOR-He risk. There cockwork and he a
mile away when it blew
WOMANBut Dick that Dick should do such thing! don't
believe he did It, Doctor! don't believe it! You
you? (The sloolv pulls object from
his pocket) What's that?
DOCTOR-That is part Of a dry battery.
WOMAN-Wel?
DoCTOR-The number is still the bottom. Wainwright
pretty the manufacturers identify 1t.
WOMAN-Wanwright?
DOCToR-we reused up thinks he 1t to Dick a
week
WOMAN (breathlessly)-WeI? ----
DOCToRIs funny that found after
the explosion.
WOMAN fbredkin0 into and ouryn0 the
tors ldp)-Doctor, don't tell more! don't
know! don't want to know!
DOCTOR (sroking replacing pocke
enough without this wasn't it, And you've
him through all! You women! (Pdase) Even after
killed Maggie?
WOMAN-Dont say that, Doctor