The Washington times., 1920-04-04
TIME-The Present
SCENE-The Library of the District Attorneys Apartment

THE curtain rises pitch-ddrk stage. Suddenly
light flashes out. For instant 1t Uauers ddnctng
this and that. Then 1t shrinks a ndrroto, bril-
'"nt Disc In the centre this disc CLEANS the polished
dl knob and encircln0 dial of the combination lock
safe.
Immediately the bv the fingers of a
ued hand. Slo,oly they back and forth xntH,
Wih perceptole click the lock released The safe
door Is heresOith softly open and the disc of
light ueering soalotoed its interior.
There folo~s the a0ttaed rustic Of uithn the
safe dnd the munled clink of thin metal oetrayng
funablin0 and hurried search This continues UNTIL oth
startling saddenness, telephone somechere IN the
room, shrIly Instantly the light Is ertin.
0aished, the cafe Is closed a heapv thud
The maid enters, soifches lights goes
the clamorous telephone. ,
HAIp (at telephone)-Helo! Yes this is the District At
(NI torney's apartment a moment. please.
As she turns to 90 in search of Trent he enters
..>. accompanied bv Aice)
MAID-oh. Trent the
TRENT-Have him come right up Mary.
MAID lat eephoneA right! Show the gentleman please
She hangs the receiver and begins to set the
in order. Some of the newspapers Htterin0 small
table at the left of the she folds neatly and
places upon It, Others she stufs into ,0asteoasket
standing nearbu) .'. .... ....
ALIcE-The Commissioner Of Police3 I'd ... ..
TRENT asked him to here tonight him go
Il: the evidence in those graft with -
ALICE fe0reuHu)-oh how wish you'd had anything
do with them!
(At this moment the ringing of the heard,
but the maid paying attention to the sound picks up
the wastepaper basket and starts out ussh IT, ..3
TRENT-Never mind the basket Mary door!
keep the commissioner waiting a.. - ..
latter insants hesitation the maid replaces the
basket and leaves the roomJ
ALICE (dnrious-Dont drag those grafters
make enemies OF them! Oh beg you! beg you! They'd
stop at nothing I'm worried about you every minute.
Drop the won't you? Please-pease-for ny sake
(The maid and the Commissioner Of Police haze dp-
peared in the hul,ody beyond time
to hear Aices appealJ
TRENT-Dear little girl! mustn't worry about, me!
know what I'm doing Everything will out all right!
MAID-Mr. Trent the Commissioner of Police! ..
TRENT-Hello, Commissioner I'm glad you! Let me in
troduce you to my wife.
COMMIS-Pleased to meet you Mrs Trent
ALICE-Thank you!
CoMMIS-Well, Trent, I'm busy The sooner
ALICE nterrupts snilnoly-I take hint Commissioner
know I'm in the
(She gathers up her ,oork lying sofa hunts
for thinble other misplaced object her back
turned to the othersJ
COMMITS turns his back Alice Trent)-We how
about this evidence? got EN- do YOU?
TRENT-Go Commissioner Got themf I've evidence
enough to send dozen of city officials to the pen
tentiary
COMMITS (oih ooodhumored toeunce-I YOU your
job just the same Many a hot.headed young District AT.
torney has gone to smash trying to very thing,
(Aiice starts, In her search oonces soitv at
the commissioner, and, thereafter listens aentircv to
all that is sdid)
TRENT- may wait till you see the evdence bavo,
want to convince you Then you to back me- 7
need your power Police Commissioner to uncover the
dig crooks-the ones who City Halt
(He starts fopdrd the safe, phich stands against the
left toaH Of the roor)
COMMISSION, that's IT, s it7 Its tho man bighor nm uo
after7 ~ W ''''
TRENTYes! get them yet don't care who they sre