(Hands Lee a heavy driving glove.)
Lee. Yes, this is my glove. Where did you find it?
Obad. (dramatically). I found it on the post-office steps.
All. What?
Lee. I’m not surprised. I wouldn’t be surprised to know that I visited the meeting-house. I couldn’t tell where I was going.
Ber. Of course you couldn’t. This is all foolishness.
Lee. Of course if you want to believe I was mixed up in the robbery just because you found my glove on——
(He is carrying his raincoat on his arm and as he speaks he impatiently flings it over onto the other arm and the pipe which Sam. put in the pocket drops to the floor.)
Hep. My land! What’s that?
Obad. (at the top of his voice). It’s a pipe!