e. If you hadn't so kindly given
me a tip about the telephone, I might have gone off and clean
forgot that.

(HARRY takes curtain cords from window curtains.)

REDDY:
I'm afraid pretty polly talked too much that time. We ain't all
stupid.

ALICE:
No, so I see, so I see. It was careless of me. But everybody you
call upon may not be so careless.

HATCH:
Well, I've won out for twenty years. I've never been in jail.

ALICE:
Don't worry. You're young. I told you you looked young. Your
time is coming. In these days there's no room for burglars. You
belong to the days of stage-coaches. You're old-fashioned now.
You're trying to fight civilization, that's what you're trying to
do. You may keep ahead for a time, but in a long race I'll back
civilization to win.

HATCH:
Is that so? Well, Miss Civilization, you've had your say, and I
hope you feel better.
(To HARRY)
Give me that silk muffler of yours.
(To ALICE)
If civilization is going to help you, it's got to hurry.

ALICE:
You don't mean to say you really are going to gag me?

HATCH:
I am.

ALICE:
My! But I shall look silly.
(With her face turned right she listens apprehensively.)

HARRY:
(Coming down with curtain cords, and taking muffler from his
pocket)
I've got the stuff in this muffler.

HATCH:
Well, give me that, too.
(Shows inside coat pocket)
I'll put it in the safe.

(HARRY places muffler on table, exposing jewelry.)

HATCH:
(begins placing the ornaments one at a time in his pocket. To
ALICE.)
What is it? What did you hear?

ALICE:
I--I thought I heard my mother moving about.

HATCH:
Well, she'd better not move about.

ALICE:
(Fiercely)
You'd better not wake her.
(Sees the jewels.)
Oh! Look at the "graft," or is it "swag?" Which is it?

HATCH:
(To HARRY)
Cover em up; cover it up.

(HARRY tries to hide the jewels with one hand, while he passes a
lady's watch to HATCH.)

HARRY:
(to ALICE)
That's YOUR watch. I'm sorry it has to go.

ALICE:
I'm not. It's the first time it ever did go. And, oh, thank you
for taking that big brooch. It's a gift of father's, so I had to
wear it, but it's so unbecoming.
(She listens covertly.)

HATCH:
Put your hat on them. Cover them up.
(HARRY partly covers je