Sheriff (raises his gun slowly and fires)
Take that, then! (Betty screams.)
Plank
You got him, Shuruff! He’s sunk down in the boat like he’s dead! Hey! Look at it! Look! The girl! She’s standin’ up in the boat! Good God, she’s jumpin’ in the lake! She’ll drownd!
(Butch and Elly, followed by Joe, run in from the right.)
Elly (in horror)
Shuruff! Shuruff! You’ve killed him! You’ve killed him! (She looks off, left.) Oh, the girl—she’s drownin’! Quick, save her—you got to—go an’ save her, she’s drownin’! (Butch throws off his coat.)
Butch (muttering)
Christ! (He dashes off, left.)
Elly (with a moan)