Susan (edging up close to her, ecstatically). Yes, yes—go on.
Rubber (edging up on the other side). Uh-huh! Go on, gal, I’m a-listenin’.
Miss C. And you’re sure you’d like acting?
| Susan. Rubber. | } | Yes, yes. |
(Slight pause. Miss C. slowly walks R. The others stand L.)
Miss C. (suddenly). Ah, ha! There he stands—(pointing to Rubber) the man who murdered my father——
Rubber (scared). Go ’way, woman, I don’t know your father.
Miss C. (continuing rapidly and tragically). Then forced open the safe and took the jewels and the money.
Rubber (dodging behind table badly scared). Now listen at dat woman lyin’ about me. You can’t prove it.
Miss C. (turning on Susan). And you—you helped him in his dastardly work. (Goes L.) You poisoned the child—muh—muh poor little che-ild.