Steve drops her hand and reaches
for his hat. She watches him as he prepares to leave. Then,
suddenly, she shows that she fully realizes what it means to
him to go for the medicine. She springs to his side and
seizes his arm. Pointing--as if toward town--she indicates
that he will be arrested the moment he appears there. He
nods head resignedly. She points to the sick child. Then she
reaches out to take his hat, shaking her head. "You must not
go; I can't forget what you have already done for her." He
looks at her a moment, shows that he realizes the
consequences, then takes his hat from her, his face showing
strong determination. He picks up the upper portion of the
broken medicine bottle from the floor; then points to the
child on the bed.
_Leader--_
"THE CHILD'S SAFETY IS WHAT I'M THINKIN' OF. THEY'LL GET ME
SOONER OR LATER ANYHOW. I'M GOIN'!"
Back to scene.
Steve turns quickly toward door. Jess speaks and he turns to
face her. She approaches slowly and stops in front of him,
looks steadily into his eyes for a moment, then impulsively
holds out both her hands. He seizes them, holds them a
moment, then, as she drops her eyes, he lowers her hands
slowly, steps backward, turns, and exit quickly.
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