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LIFE „KD WORKS

JOHN DOS PASS05' "THREE SOLDIERS"

Radio Adaptation by Edward Goldberger

DIRECTED BY
MITCHELL GRAYSON

V.N.Y.C.
Sunday, June 2, 1940
8:00 - 8:45 p.m.
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MUSIC UP <MD DOWN TO

VOICES SINGING: Hail, Hail the pan's all here:

We're gonna get the Kaiser

7/e're gonna get the Kaiser

We're gonna get the Kaiser

Now I

CHEERS WHISTLES

"Y" MAN:(OFF MIKE) Well, boys, that was fine. And you can bet we'll

sure be getting that Kaiser once we get on the other

side, just like the boys did in the r^ovie we saw

tonight. Now, don't forget, we'll have another pood

show for you next week (AD LIB BEGINS) and meantime,

you can always dron in here at the "Y" hut 0

FUSELLI: That was a pretty good picture, I seen it before

out in Frisco, Makes you really hate those babies„

CHRI3FIELD: You from Frisco?
FUSELLI: Yeah.
CHRI3FIELD: That's funny. You're from the Coast. This feller's

from New York, an' Ah'm from ole Indiana, right in the

middle 0

AD LIB OUT
FUSELLI: Yeaho That's funny all right Say 9 My name's
Feselli,
CHRISFIEDL: Mine's Chrisfield 0

ANDRES: My name »s Andre s«

FUSELLI: '//hat company ycu in, Chris?

CHRISFIELD We ain't yet. This feller and me*s in Casuals,.

Infantry.
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FUSELLI That's a tough ticket. I'm in the medics...the

medical crops. You'll be gettin' transferred to a

regular company soon, I guess„

CHRISFIELD : ./hat ah want is to get out of this camp 0 Ah wanta git

over seaSo

It's swell over there 0 Everything's awful pretty like 0

Picturesque they call lt„ the people wears peasant

costumes, I had an uncle once used to tell me about, it

He came from Torino 0

CHRISFIELD: Where's that?

FUSELLI: I dunno, Italy somewheres 0

CHRISFIELD. Say, how long does it take to get overseas„

.JNDREV/S: Oh;, a week or two 0

CHRISFIELD: As long as that, Andy?

ANDREWS: Yes..takes time 0 Anyway, what's your hurry?
CHRISFIELD! Ah wanta get over there andinto the fighting. That's

what Ah'm in the army for, ain't it?

FUSELLI: Sure thing 9 buddy 0

ANDRES: You talk like a volunteer s Chris„

CHRISFIELD: Shucks, no, Andy* Ah'm on the draft 9 samw as you.
FUSELLI: Me too =,
CHRISFIELD: Thing is. If you're in the Army, you're supposed to

be fighting. Besides, h think Ah'd kinda like the

A

excitement of it 0

ANDREWS: Excitement? What excitement?

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I dunno about this excitin' stuff, but me, I figgerto

get some ^lace in this man's army» I'm gonna get; me

5 9
a corporal s stripes before long, and then I 11 be

on my way c

CHRISFIELD: Non-com,, eh?

FUSELLI: Sure thing, I wanta go places In the army. That's

what I want,. Boy, will Mabe „»that' s my girl back

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home, Mabel, She's gonna be proud as blazes o' me

when I get them stripes„

ANDRES: I don't seem to have any ideas about the army at all,,

Not like you boys. I just joined up because they

pulled my numbers, and here I am. Somehow, I don't

like It much e ither c

CHRISFIELD: Shucks, Andy, the arm; s all right„

ANDREWS; Maybe it is, but it's just like a big machine to me

Takes 'em in. Grinds 'em under the wheels and they
all come out alike. Walk alike, talk alike, think
i

alike. I ve always liked to think of myself as an

FUSELLI: individuals The army goes against the grain,,

5
Mebbe it s like that for us buck privates. Non«co~u;

they're different though,, Wai'll I get to be a

corporal. When we get overseas

CHRISFIELD:
Yeah, when we get overseas, thing's be different, Andy

Sure. And the army's the place to be overseas, ^ndy.

Geez, it's great to be a soldier. Ya can do anything

ya feel like.
CHRISFIELD:
Sure thingc There's nothing wrong with the army, «ndy.

MUSIC ; RIDGE The array's all right.

STEAMSHIP WHISTLE

MUSIC IN ,iG-IN THEM DOWN TO

LOW LIB

GREY: You siokj Fuselli?

FUSELLI: Now s I ain't sick, Bill, Sarge sent me down here

to the Infirmary to get some stuff for some guys that * s

too sick to move 0

GREY: Awful lot of sickness on his boat* Two fellers diea

this morning in that there stateroom*, Ain't burled em

yeto It's too rough.

FUSELLI: What'd they die of?
GREY: Spinal somethin'„..nenegitis, it touniteA like.
FUSELLI: .any, thut*,s awful catohln' ain't it?
GREY: It sure iso Yer neck swells up and then you just go

Btift ail overo.

FUSELLI: ^rc.are there many guys in there?

GREY: Lots. Wheel platoon o 1
guys. the worst of it is
e

bein* thrown to the sharks. They ain't got a right

to do that, even if it Is wartime. They ain't got

a right to treat a Christian like he was a dead dawg 0

VOICE: They got a right to do anything they please, buddy.

5
This is the army, and who's gonna stop tie em?
FUSELLI I . I ' m rettin' out of there. Come on. Bill,

Let's get up on deck. (F.J)E) Geez.. .1 feel sick, Let

me out I Let me out I

GREY: Geez. It*s baack up here, ain* it, Fuselli?
FUSELLI (F.J1NT VOICE) ; XeaU,

GREY: I ain't never seen the sea before this. I didn't know
cont
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GREY(CONTINUED it was like this D

FUSELLI: I guess we're in the zone now, too*,

GREY: That means we might go down any time, any minute 0

FUSELLI: Yeah.
GREY: Geez, how black it is...It'd be awful to drown in the

dark like this 0

FUSELLI: It'd be overr soon 0

GREY: Say, Fuselli, have you ever been so skeert that.*..

FUSELLI: D'you feel scared?
GREY: Feel my hand, Fuselli..»No...There it is. Gawd, it's so

black you can't see your own hand 0

FUSELLI: Hand's cold. '.Vhat're ya shiverfcn' for?

GREY: I ain't never seen the sea before this time, Fuselli,
9
I..I didn t know it was like this 0 An' I feel so well

and husky.,I don't want to die, I can't die like this„

FUSELLI: Take it easy, kid. We'll be all righto
GREY: Geez, I wish I never joined this man's army. I wish

I never joined„
FUSELLI: J f only it wasn't so gol-darned black*
MUSIC BRIDGE
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SERGEANT; All right men, start unloadin' those wounded,, Make

it snappy? But remember, they ain't feelin* so good.,.,

and they ain't a load of bricks. Take it easy! You,

Fuselli, you and Grey start on that last car 0 (FADE)

XBHXS Stockton, Eisenstein, take the other

FUSELLI Geez, wounded I Guys that been to the fornt..real heroes,

huh, Bill? I wonder how they look?

GREY: Same as other wounded, I guess. Well, let's get going.

SOUND: SLIDING DOOR

GROANS, HOWLING, ONE MAN IS BABBLING IN A HIGH SHRILL VOICE

FUSELLI: My Gawd I Listen to 'em...I don't wanna go in there, Let
get outta here c

GREY: Don't be a fool. It's orders^ Here, grab this guy<

FUSELLI: I ... I don't feel so good, Bill, I feel sick.
GREY: Come on, grab the front of this stretcher,

FUSELLI: O.K. O.K.

SOUND OF GROANS ETC. FADES
VOICE: Tfefao it easy on that leg, can't ya„ ya clumsy footed galo

FUSELLI: Sorry, buddy. My foot slipped.

VOICE: Awright. Just take it easy. 0h .. e o

GREY: 5
Set im down here s Fuselli
FUSELLI: Yeah.
VOICE: Take it easy s take it easy, take it easy (VOICE GOES UP
SCALE)

FUSELLI: Geez, Bill. Are they all sUc like that? All of them?
GREY: You saw the car full of them. Same as me, didn't you?
F«DE IN GROANS ETC, ..G...IN
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FUSELLI: I never nought t h e y d be like thato Geez, it's awful,

B
GREY: Yeah, l t s nretty bad,..Here, let's get this one out,
Got him? O.K. Life'.
GROANS ETC. FADS rtGAlX
VOICE: An* he said thej were goin' to takeme way down south

whare cher3 was a little house on the beach, all so

warm and quiet.

FUSELLI Listen to him, Bill! Listen to him! He den't even

know what he's talkin' about.

GREY: Sure, he's dolitlfrus. He don't know nothin' 0 You'd be

the same way i f half your face got shot off..Hey» Look

ou* for that stretcher,

FUSELLI: What..what did you say?
GREY: You heard me..this guy ain't got but half a face..Here,

lay him down slow, now a That's it.. 0

FUSELLI: Hey, Bill,..do you, do you think we»li be goin' to

the front soon? do ya?

GREY: How should I know? 1
Your re the one got promoted to a

first class private. You oughta know all about it„

GROANS MmM
FUSELLI: YeaL, that's so ain*t it. Well, I ain't heard nothin 3

GREY: O.Ko, Lift.

FUSELLI: I got him 0

GREY: Sure, a promotion. You'll be a corporal before you know

ito

FUSELLI: Maybe, Say Bill..„

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FUSELLI: Geez, listen to him.. Listen to him.

GREY: Yeah, How can I help not listenin* to him?

FUSELLI: 9
I t s ... it"s awful. I wish to Gawd he'd stop..,

GREY: Wishln' won't do no goodo

FUSELLI: Bill...Bill,.if we get sent to the front. If we d o 8

do ya think this'11 happen to us? Do ya think we'll

get hurt like these guys ?

GREY: How should I know? Maybe. Anything can hamen,, ya

know.

FUSELLI: Geez. I hope it don°t ha-^eu to me. I don't

want nothin' like that to happen to me.

MUSIC BRIDGE

CAFE NOISES

FUSELLI: Geez t Bill,, that wes awful. That's the worst thing

I ever seen.

GREY: It was pretty bad, Yeah ; pretty bad.

FUSELLI: If...,if we get sent to the front for that stuff.,

well, I dunno, I don't think I could stand much o'

that. I ...

GRBY: What could ya do? It's the army. You can't buck

the army.

FUSELLI I dunno. But if gettin' sent to the front means

stuff like that-* well. I don't think I could stand

It, that's allc

GREY: You can't go AW OLc They'd shoot ya fer a deserter.

FUSELLI Yeah s I wouldn't wnat that to happen. I dunno what

to do. I dunnoo
VOICE: Hey, where you puys been? Better, start packin'. ,
continued
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70103 (COOTIEGEO) „ Orders are we're movln• up tonight*

FUSELLI: Huh?

VOICE: You heard me, we''re go in-' to the front- Better

start packin'„
FUSELLI Yeah, ysah„

Well, let's go.,

FUSELLI: fto, , „wait -,, o l e t s *dt here a minute„ I gotta.,I

gotta think. a-.Bst, what am I onna do? I can't

go )x }J tv.sre. I can'c* It's not that I'm afraid you

understand t ShuoK6 9 I -wanta do my bit too 9 and I

usaam a gee them c ox p or & 1 stri pfc s„ But ga e z,.„

chem guy 6... „ it.. „ i t «tis awful.

GREY: Yeah.. I now he* ya fee 1, But what can ya do about I'

VOICE RISE IN BACKGROUND

FUSELLI: I gotta think. Just lemme think about it,

AD LIB IN BACKGROUND CRASH OF GLASS SOUND OF YELL

GREY: Hey„.what"s that».looks like some guy got hurt

over there.
3
VOICE:fOFF MIKE) My eye l I got e piece o glass in my eye J
SECOND VOICE: Hey? Joe's hurt& Someboyd go over and call the. doc .,
Joe got a piece o' that glass in his eye.

FUSELLI: Huh? What? A piece o'glass in his eye? Efimme see„„

Look out there, Lenrie see -

SECOND VOICE: Whnt's the trouble buddy? Where ya -oushin?

FUSELLI: Lemme see that guy c

SECOND VOICE: Whaddya wanta see him for? You'll soo plenty

of wounded yet s
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FUSELLI: Yeah, but I used to be in the optical line 0 Lemme see

that eye 0

.SECOND VOICE: Well, why didn't ya say so? Here, take a look 0

FUSELLI: Yeah,.1 kin get it out. Hold still a minute, bud. Just

hold still,,„There, Youre O.K. now, buddy.

VOICE: Thank. thanks a lot.
c

FUSELLI; O.K. Nothin' to It,

SECOND VOICE: Say, that's some trick, boy. Wish I knew how to do that.
FUSELLI: Ahhh s that ain't nothin'. It's may business.
GREY: Hey, Fuselli. Listen. I just thought o' somethin'

FUSELLI: Yeah? What?

GREY: I just remembered,.there's a notice un. They're lookin"

for guys with optical experience % didn't know you was

in that line, why didn't you say so before.

BUSELLI: Ahh, what does that mean? Nothin*
GREY: Yeah, but lcck .this order..they went guys with optical
t

experience for headquarters company. That's what.

FUSELLI: He a d qu ar t e r s c cmp a r.y'?
GREY: Yeah, And you know what that means. There's your out,

boy. You transfer over there right K® away, and you

get out of goin' up to the front. Better get over there

fast, though.
FUSELLI; Yeah, I'm goitt*. I'm goin' right now. Geez, ain't I

the lucky guy, though . Right at the last minute and

here's my chance. I don't have to go to the front after

all. I guess I'm luck after all.

:.:usic BRIDGE
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MUSIC BRIDGE

SERGE.iNT-M-.JOR: Here's the train now, Fuselli. You'll find the baggage

cars at the front end. Unload the stuff and then xa»?Bx.
back
report to me„
SOUND TRAIN PULLING IN

FUSELLI: Yes sir.

AD LIBS: "What town we at now" My God,, ain't we ever gonna stop

movin'. Hey Joe, what's 'at sirn say." etc.

FUSELLI: Hey, where you guys goin'?
DHRISFIELD: We're bound for Palm Beach, buddy. Don't we look it?
FUSELLI: Chris! Hey, Chris, Andy, When did you fellows get

over here?
CHRISFIELD: 0h s 'bout four months ago.. Say2 Ah remember you, Yuutre

Fuselli. We was at tralnin' camp together. 'Member him,

Andy,.
aNDREWS: Sure, How you makin' out, Fuselli?
FUSELLI: Fine, I'm in the optical department now.
ANDREWS: That so? You got those corporal's stripes yet, Fuselli?
FUSELLI: No, not yet, Andy, But it'll come someday. I'm in

headquarters company now, and that's a job where I can

shew what I can do, I'll be wearin' 'em soon. Iliixk

And boy, when Mabe hears that ...

CHRISFIELD? Yeah. We been tralnin* over to Bordeaux last four months

ANDREWS: Yes, And now we're on our way to see what it's like.
FUSELLI: Well, I don't envy you boys. I heard some stories. Geez
CHRISFIELD: it'll ue better'ii that tfcre tralnin' camp. Boy,

Ah sure got sick o' that fast. Can't see no sense in

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8
CHRIS(CONTINUED): in that stuff. S posed to Join the army to

fight and all you do is drills

ANDREWS: T h a V s so you'll remember you're in a machine,

CHRISFIELD: Huh? What'd you say, Andy.

ANDREWS: Never mind .., thinking out loud again., that's all,

WHISTLE BLOWS OFF MIKE

CHRISFIELD: Well^ that's us- We better get goin'„ So long

Fuselli„

^JJDREWS: So long, Fuseiii,. Hope ycu gee "hat corporal's job ;

FUSELLI: Thank.„gnd good luck..Holy Macke el, I forgot them

supplies*

TR*k.IN STARTS TO MOVE

MUSIC BRIDGE

TRxiIN NOISES UP .iND UNDER

CHRISFIELD: Say, this Is pretty country, isn't it Andy? LLots

of crops not like Bordeaux r

ANDREWS\ Well, they made us drill so hard there «Ntdsa*t tiaso

for the grass go grow.,

CHRISFIELD: That's the truth, too, boy.. Gee, I'd like to live

in this country awhile 0

ANDREWS: We might ask them to let us off here„ The away "a

obliging that way e

f
CHRISFIELD: Can't be that the front s like this., Say, -on#y s

how long we been in this Grain. Ah've done lost track

of the tlme c

ANDREWS: What»s the matter, are you getting old? We've jeea

here four days and five nights and we've got half a

day's rations left, so we must be getting some

where„
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CHRISFIELD Well, it's about time. That's all *h can say... Only

one thing ^ndy, There's a guy that Ah'd like to get

before I go in.

..NDREWS: What? What're you talkin' about?

CHRISFLELD: Ah ain't never mentioned it before. That big squirt

Anderson. He keeps nickin' on me all the time.

Ah mean to get him ^ndy ? if it's the last thlngk Ah do,

ANDREWS: You mean you wanta kill him?

CHRISFIELD: Not now, not right away, but he starts on me again and

I'll give it to him. Ah milled a knife on him in Bordeaux

one day. Even if he is a sergeant.

..NDREWS: Well., how old are you, Christ

CHRISFIELD Ah'm twenty. You're older'n me, ain't yer?

**NDREWS: I'm twenty-two... Say, we're comin' to a town.. Dijon

it looks like on the sign.

CHRIFIELD: Hey, look, civilians. Them's the first ones ^h've seen

since we come overseas.

ANDREWS: Yes.
JQUEKZ35:
Andy! Andy I Look, there ne is.
CHRISFIELD:
Who?
ANDREWS:
9
Him, Anderson, The guy I was tellin you about. See
CHRIFIELD :
1
him? With the dark face over there. Lemme out o this.

ANDREWS: I didn't know he was in this regiment... Hey, Christ hold

your horses. What's your hurry? We may all cash in

In our checks before lonp. No sense letting things

worry us.
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CHRISFIELD: I don t care if we do,

ANDREWS: After four months of this, neither do I„

MUSIC BRIDGE

CHRISFIELD: Some stars tonight, ain't there? Gee, what's that?

That glow over there?

ANDREWS: The front must he that way, I guess*

CHRISFIELD: I guess we'll know tomorrow,,

ANDREWS:' Yes, Tomorrow we'll know more about It., Say, it's

quiet, isn't it? This can''t be the front* What's that

smell, Chris?
CHRISFIELD: Smells like an apple tree in bloom somewhere 0 Gee

that reminds me of Indiana, Springtime used to be like

that out there. Only big. Out Indiana way we wouldn• t

look at a cornfield the size they got here.,

..NDREWS: I'd like to see Indiana in the springtime*
CHRISFIELD You come out when the war's over and us guys is all

home. Whatta ya say,, Andy?

ANDREWS: • You bet 1 will.
CHRISFIELD You know .» I 'most wish I was there now* Oh, sure,

this fight in' business is excitln' all right ,.. only

we never get to it. It's all drill and more drill

and hike and more hike. Ah gets nretty sick 0' that,

Andy s

ANDREWS: It's the army, Chris,, That's what you gotta expect
CHRISFIELD Say, you're all the time sayin' things like that about

stuff 'specially when Ah mentions drill., What you—al1

mean, Andy? Ah don't undesstand it 0

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ANDREWS: Oh, it's nothing, Chris, Except that I'm an individual

and the army wasn't made for individuals,, They want

everybody to be like everybody else, J-t's a machine

cutting everyone down to the size of the smallest one

In it.

CHRISFIELD: Well, ah don't see why people shouldn't be alke. Except

about that smallest one part of it.

ANDRE.VS : Well, maybe not, Chris,, But I'm a musician,you see,
to
I've got iBt have freedom for my brain or else I'm lost 0

I've got to be able to think for myself. Not think and

act like everybody else, the way the army wants it. I

do that and I'm licked. I'm not a musician anymore c

CHRISFIELD : Yeahj, Ah see. But what can you do aoout It?

.iNDREWS: I d o n H know, I don't know what I can do,„ and I certainly

can't fight the whole army*

CHRISFIELD? No you can' fight the whole durned army,

fiNDREWS: Once you Join, you're licked, I should have known.

I should have known, it would be slavery.

MUSIC BRIDGE

ANDERSON: What are you dol.n' here? Why aren't you out. with your
company?
CHRISFIELD: Ah'm barracks guard. Anderson,
ANDERSON: Sergeant Anderson, What's you/'re name?
CHRISFIELD: Chriafield,
ANDERSON: Hm. Orders was all the companies was to go out an not
leave any guard,

CHRISFIELD: Ah!

ANDERSON: We'll see about that when Sergeant Eiggens comes in. Is
continued
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ANDERSON: this place tidy?

CHRISFIELD You say Ah'ra a liar, do ya?

ANDERSON: This place has gotta be kept clean. The General

may come back to look at the quarters any time.

CHRISFIELD: You call me a liar? Ah guess you don't remember me.

ANDERSON: Yes 8 I know, you're the guy tried to run a knife in

me once, I guess you've learned a little discipline

by this time. Anyhow you've got to clean this nlace

up. God s they haven't e«ren brushed the birds nests

down I i»iust be some company I

CHRISFIELD: &i eln'V itgv/iit ?
neither. Not for you„

ANDERSON: Look here, you do it or it'll be the worse for you.

CHRISFIELD: If Ah ever gets out o' the army, d.h'ra goln' to shoot
you. You picked on me enough.
UNDERSON: Well, we'll see what a courtOmartial has to say to that.
You're under arrest.
MUSIC BRIDGE

SOUND M A R C H I N G FEET
. JJDREWS: So you're back, eh, Chris? What happened.
CHRISFIELD: Two-thirds of one months rmy and confined to quarters.
That's all.

ANDREWS: They were easy, huh?

CHRISFIELD: Uh-huh. Said ^h was a good shot and all that, 30 they

let me off this time.

ANDREWS: Well, the GOuld have done worse. The army has some pretty

sweet TmnishmentSo
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CHRISFIELD: Ah didn't give a hoot what they done, ^ndy. But

wait 'til Ah get mah hands on that Anderson.

SaR&EAiPV: {OFF MIKE) Company nalt i 'Tenshun! The colonel's got a few

things to say to you now 0

COLONEL; At oaao, men. Now, you'll be leaving for the front

tonight, .,.

AD LIB

SERGEANT: Si.lene« in t&« i*e~fc§

AD LIB OUT

COLONEL: Yru'll to leaving for the front tonight and there'3

one thing Zy& like to say. On the subject of prisoners

On the subject ot prisoners., Well, I'll leave that to

you, buc just remember, i'ust remember what they did

in Belgium- Poor bleeding Belgium and I might add that

have
wo barely enough emergency rations as it Is, and the

more prisoners you have, the less you men'11 getto

eat. That's all „ men. All right, sergeant.

SERGEANT:
Company, dismissed.
ANDREWS:
Did you hear what he said, Chris? It almost makes me
sick.
CHRISFIELD: Well, war ain't no picnic.
ANDREWS: No, But it isn't cold-blooded murder either, is it?
CHRISFIELD: Ain't it? Why ain't it?
MUSIC BRIDGE
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SOUND GUNS LOUD THEN DO N A LITTLE BIT

CHRIS. Well, we 're la it,eh,Andy? Andy I Andy/ Hey t you 8@®m Andrews?

VOICE: Naw, I ain't seen him a long time,,

CHRIS; Guess he got his...Poor Andy,

VOICE: Well, kiddo, we»re adraacia'.

CHRIS• Yeah, but Ah ain't saaa a sq uarehead yet 0

VOICE: Plenty o» brtllets flyla' though Too many If you ask ma*
0

CHRIS: Heck of a fight this is, whea you eaa't evea saa nobody to shoot

at,. .Hay,. ohuhJ must ba loony,talkla» to mahself„ ^here »d that

guy go to anyway?

ANDERSON: Water e GImma soma wa ter, buddy,

CHRIS: What?...Where? Oh,sura• .here,buddy,

ANDERSON: Thanks 9 buddy,

CHRIS; Anderson..It's you,huh? First you was a corporal, than a

sergeant, now £ou're a lleutenena.

ANDERSON: Where »s Colonel Evans?

CHhIS; Say, you look all in, Where you hit?

AND RSOlf: You better tell me where Colonel Evans is. You must know.,.He's

up that road somewhere,

CHRIS: Now don't go star tin* on ma again.. Yen Just stay there and I'll

see about gettin' same first aid,,,where yen hit?

ANDERSON: I gotta find Celeael Evans...I getta,..

CHRIS: Hey, hey Andersen...humph.Guess he's dead. £fcpral±? Just as well

I didn't get t® him first...Still, I guess it's better the Jerries

gat him thaa if Ah did it,

MUSIC BRIDGE

APPLEBAUM: Well, howd'ya like be in' wouaded,buddy?

ANDREWS: It's all right/ Exaept the way this lag hurts all the time.

Say, my name's Andrews.

APPLEBAUM: Mine's Applobaum. Sure It's fin®. Better'n doin» squads right all
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APPLEBAUM(CONTINUED) .day,

ANDREWS: Yes, Where'd you get yours?

APPLEBAUM: Ain't got only one arm now. I don't give a hoot. I've

driven my fact last fare, that's all.

ANDREWS: How do you mean?

APPLEBAUM: I used to drive a taxi,

ANDREWS: 0h 9 I see, Well what are you goin' to go now?

s

APPLEBAUM:
9
I dunno. They're releasln' me this afternoon 0 1 11

find somethin' when I get home.

xJJDREWS: I wish I were goin'. Not that I want to go home mow.,.

If I could get out of uniform. Out of the army.

APPLEBAUM: I don't blame ya a bit. Well 9 next time ? I'll know better
ANDREWS: Yes, Me too. Well, there's nothing to do about it„
APPLEBUAM: Democracy., that's democracy, poifect democracy. But

I tell ya it don't do to be the goat u

ANDREWS: But there's so many more goats than anything else„

APPLEBAUM: There's a sucker born every minute. You learn that drivin

a cab s if you don't learn nothin' else. No sir^ I'm

goin* into politics. But this afternoon, I think I'LL

go out and look over this towns, now I got the chance.

ANDREWS: Wish I were going with you.

NOISE OFF MIKE

DOOR OPENS NOISE UP DOOR SHUT NOISE DOWN

VOICE: Fellers, the war's over.

SECOND VOICE: Put him out*
THIRD VOICE: Cut it.

FOURTH VOICE: Tie that bull outside.

 SOLDIERS - SO

FIRST VOICE: Fellers, it's straight dope* The w a r ' s over 0 ,-The

war s f
ever, Don 1 1
you near the whistles?

SECOND VOICE: All right g l e t ' a go home

FOURTH VOICE: Ann, shui upnand 1st a filler sleep,

DOOR OPENS ,^ND HUTS

FIFTH VOICE: alien, the war ended a t 4 : 0 3 a.m, this morning. The

Armistice is signed 0 Down w i t h the Kaiser 0

FELL RINGS VOICE YELLING UlSiDER FOLLOWING?

.ANDREWS: VHell s what d ' y o u think of it„ Applebaum?

APPLE BAUM: Nothingo

ANDREWS: Why?

APPLEBAUM: I been talking away 8 but b e s i d e s t h i s wound 8 you know

w h a t ' s wrong w i t h me?

ANDREWS: No„

J.PPLEBAUM: T.B.- They're moving rae t o t h e To Bo w a r d g and that's

the truth. Home,„ 0 I won't never g o home t D'you know

what 1 wish? 1 wish the w a r ' d gone on u n t i l everyone

of them w a s killed c

ANDREWS: Everyone of whom?

AHPLEBAUM: The men wo g o t us over here c

ANDREWS: What's the use, Even if every other human b e i n g was

dead, they'd

FIFTH VOICE: Attention I

NOISE DIES OUT

FIFTH VOICE: Attention! If I hear any more n o i s e from this war ? I»J4

Shuck e v e r y o n e of you men out of this hospital; if you

can't walk, you'll have to c r a w l . T h i s w a r may b e over

but you men a r e in he a i m y 8 and d o n ' t you f o r g e t it 0

ANDREWS: Andrews, John, private first-class reporting from

• hospital, sir.

>ERGEANT*-M^JOR Humphc Took you long enough. Report to your sergeant

at once 0

ANDREWS: Thank you slr 0

Can you tell me anything about a scheme to send enlisted

men to colleges over here. They were talking about It

at the hospital when I left. Can you tell me who to

apply to?

SER GE ANT-Mii JOR According to what general orders? And why come to see

me about it?
ANDREWS: Have you heard anything about it, sir?

SERGEANT-MAJOR No, Nothing definite. I ' m busy now anyway. Ask one

of your non-coms to find out about it. Now get out of

here „
ANDREWS: Yes, sir 0

AOIIND FEET WALKING

J?fiOR S L A M S DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS .XGAIN

WALTERS: Hye 3 buddy. You, John Andrews?

ANDREWS: What? I'm busy now, gotta see my sergeant.

WALTERS: Look. Are you a Kappa Mu?

ANDREWS: What? Kappa Mu? Not that I know of.

WALTERS: What school did you go to?

ANDREWS: Harvard.
WALTERS: Hm„ Guess we haven't rot a chapter there 0 I'm from

Northwestern* Anyway, you want to go to school In

France and so do I. Us college men gotta stick

continued
 .. together, anyway,

Oh, sure,

WALTERS: If everybody finds out, we're through. Gotta keep it

dark. It's a shame you're not a Kapna M u § though.

ANDREWS: 1*11 keep it dark enough.

WALTERS: Well, it's almost too good to be true. The general

order isn't out yet, but I've seen a preliminary

circular,, I work in the office, you see. Now, what

school d'you wanta to go to?

ANDREWS: Sorbonne g Paris.

WALTERS: That's the stuff. Now here's what you gotta do. You

write an application. I'll make that out for you on

the typewriter. You sign it at once and hand it in to

your sergeant, see? That's just a preliminary, when the

order comes out you'll have to make another. But you're

ir ahead anyway.
ANDREWS: I see, I guess once the order gets out, every fuy in

the army will ap->ly.

WALTERS: That's right. But the colonel has 1b approve them finally

And if he okays It, you're set.

ANDREWS: Well, I'll do my best. This is the chance I've been

waiting for. I won't be out of the army, but it's the

closest thing to It* And I'll have a chance to

study music again. Music again? God?

MUSIC BRIDGE

COLONEL: Name's Andrews?

ANDREWS: Yes, colonel 0

COLONEL: They tell me you're a Pianist. Sorry I didn't know

before, fou want to go to Paris to study under this
 COLONEL(CONTINUED)..... new scheme?

JiDREWS: Yes, |;olonelc

COLONEL: Hmtam. News t r a v e l s fast Q Order only came o u t this

morning, Well 9 as a matter of fact. The list of men

going is allmade outJ What a shame I didn't know about

your' piano claying b e f o r e . Sorry Andrews 0

S: t,

Wellj what is it . 0

Well, I ... I just heard... There's a name b e e n

crossed off the list, 1 . I

COLONEi,: Sounds like friends at headquarters, eh, Andrews.- Well.

fcrave you p e r m i s s i o n from your sergeant?

No, sir. There isn't ti'ie, sir. The t r a v e l orders are

b e i n g mdde o u t t h i s minute.

COLONEL: Too l a t e . Have t o g e t your sergeant's 0 K*

o

But C o l o n e l , you d o n * t know how i m p o r t a n t it is 0 I'm

a musician by t r a d e , If I can't get into practice again

•

before beeing demobilized, I won t b e a b l e to fet a

job„ My f a m i l y ' s dependent on n e ( It's o n l y by being

h i g h up i n my p r o f e s s i o n that I can e a r n enough. And

a man i n your position i n t h e w o r l d must know w h a t even

a f e w months of study in ^ a r i s means t o a pianist„

COLONEL: Let's see your a-nnlication.

SOUND PEN ON ^*pm

COLONEL: Thereo Now, if you can g e t this to the sergeant-major

In time, w e l l and good. (F*U)E) I wish you luck 0

 KANT*MA«?CR [wMmf Well, what is it,

ANDREWS: It's an application for School at the Sorbonne 9 Ssrgea

Goionel WiIking told ma to run up to you with it at on

Said he was very anxious to have it go in immediately.

3ERGE.iNT-M~J0R: Too latQo

ANDREWS: But the colonel said it had to go in 0

SERGE4J*T*M*J0R : Can't help it ..» too late.

WALTERS (OFF MIKE) Is the name Andrews, J oh, Sarge?

SERGEANT-MAJOR: HOW in blaxes snouid I know"?

Becuase I8ve go it in the orders already. I don't know

how It got in.

SERGE ANT*MA«rOR: Well, then. 'Why bother me about it? Gimme that paper

... All right. You leave tomorrow. A copy of the

orders*11 go to your company in the morning, before

you leave for Paris 0

MUSIC BRIDGE
HENSLO'E: Jclua Andrews J What are you doing here?
Hell*, adiiula-rf9.ilay MN» y*u?
ANDRE "'Ss/ffhy,I'm studying here. I'm in the Sehool Detaehment ©f
1

the Army. Yeu tee?

HEHSLOHE: That's right. Gee I It's go©d t© see yen. I haven't seers
arybody from New Terk in years* Have yen heard fr©m anyene

ba«ik heme? Any ef the ether beys in ear bnneh?

ANDREWS: Ne, None ef them.Say, hew leng hare yen been in Paris?

HENS LOVE: Oh, about a menth. And yen?

ANDREVf: Just get in yesterday. What de yeu do with yeurself, outsidi

ef studying musie,I mean?

HKNCLO""! : De? Nothing! Just sit around and wateh the world g© by.
This is Paris,manJ Paris 1
AUDREY'S: Well, that's all right for you. I want to go and see

the people at the Sehela Canterum.

HENSLO'E: Oh, there's plenty ©f time for that later.Trouble with y©i;

you always did take your musie too seriously. Never make
anything out of it that way.
ANDREVS: And besides, I need money.

HENSLOVE: forget that. I've got leads. Plenty for both ©f us.
ANDREVS: Wel.l, let's eat then. I'm almost dead frem hunger.
HENSLOVE: ]^et»s sit down on the Boulevard anal think about where we
want to have luneh to eelebrate freedom from the army...
praetieally anyway,
ANDREVS: Think of it,Henslowe...the butchery's over and yeu and I
and everybody else can begin to think about being human
again. Human1

HENS LOVE: Hmm. No more than eighteen wars going at the moment.
ANDRE"- • How do you mean? I haven't seen a paper in ages.

HENS LOVE: People are fighting to beat the eats everywhere except
HENS LOVE (C ONT »D) j ©n the western front. But that's where I ®©m© in.
Travel'*! my dish. I'm joining the Red Cress«
ANDREW'S: What about the Sorbonne?
HENSLOVE: The Sorbonne can go to ballyhaek.
ANDREWS: Well, that's one wa y ®f looking at It. Say, if I a©n't eat

soon, 1'm going to pass ©ut right here. If the uniforms don't
blind! me first. Leek at 'em all. Serbs, *ren©h, American,
English, Australian, Rumanian. Every one.
HENSLOHB: Sure, I tej.1 y©u£ Andy, the war's been a great thing f©r the
people wh© knew h«w to take advantage of it.
ANDREWS: I guess they'll knew h®w t© make a ge©d thing ©ut ©f the
peace,t©«.

HENSLOVE: Probably.. .Say,that reminds me. Have you heard the latest
about the Conference? I got it straight from a man who's
in the room when the Conference goes ©n.
ANDREWS: Conference? What eenferenee?

HENSLOVE: The Peace Conference,©f course! He t©l© me that the

President's going to walk ©ut. Going to call them blackguards

to their faces and walk ri„ht ©ut.
ANDRE'"r: What's the difference?
HENSLOWE: Huh?

ANDREWS: Sure, what's the difference? We're in Paris. In Paris in the

Spring a:Ml we're free.Free.. ,N© army...n© machine.. .nothing but

Paris and music.I feel like...like a whele new, fresh, made-©ver
man I I fe^»l like J©hn Andrews again»After tw© frearse

MUSIC BRIDGE

JPUSELLI: Say, Andrews,

ANDREW'S: Huh?
FUSELLI: Hello, A n d r e w s Y e u r name*8 Andrews,ain't it?
6

ANDREWS: Yes.
FUSELLI: I'm Fuse H i , remember? Last time I saw yeu, yeu wer« £«».1r?g
up to the lines on a train with Chrisfield. Chris we used
to eall him...At Cosne,don't you remomber?
ANDREWS: Yos, sure I do.

FUSELLI: What happend to him? To Chris?

ANDREWS: He's a corporal now.

FUSELLI: A corporal. Well, whaddya know...1 was gonna be a corporal

once, and here I am in ana army labor battalion.

ANDREWS: God I That's tough luckI How come?

FUSELLI: Oh, I got in wrong, I guess.

ANDREWS: Yes, but they don't put you in a labor battalion just for

that.

FUSELLI: I get sick. I guess I am yet. Tho ral...0.0.42. It's a heck

of a note the way they treat a feller...like he was lower than

dirt,

ANDREW'S: Were you at Cosne all the time? That's tough luek,Fuselli.

FUSELLI: Cosne sure is one dump. I guess you saw a lot of fighting.

ANDREWS: Yeah, I was in some of it.

FUSELLI: Boy, what a time I had when they found out. Cour«-martial

was s t i f f . a f t e r the armistiee. Gees..why can't they let a

feller go home? I'd like to see Mabe again. Nothin' to do

hore but get drunk as a pig every week,

ANDREWS:But isn't that bad for what's tho matter with you?

FUSELLI: I don't give a hoot new. What's the use? Don't seem like

anything»s the use no more.anyway. What you deln' now?

ANDREWS: I'm in the School Detachment. Right new,I'm en my way to the

opera, Pelleas,

FUSELLI: School detachment? Geo, I'm glad I ain't goln' to school a gain.
ANDREW?: I Ilk© it. It's the only good, thing I*ve gotten In the arsjy,
FUSELLI: Yeah, I see what you mean. Oh, well,, "i don't mind the army
so much n® more. Don't nothin' mean much to me any mere,
I just don't give a h)et. That's all. I just don't giro a hoot,
MUSIC BRIDGE
AD LIB "
GENKVIEVE: Pardon mo.
ANDRE S : Huh? What?
GENEVIEVE: I hate to disturb your charming reverie, but you're
leaning on part of my dress,
ANDREWS: Oh,,,I..,1 'm sorry. It»s the music,you see•..I»v© never

heard Pelleas before and it..we11...it's like a whole new

paradise for me,

GENEVIEVE: You're a musician?

ANDREWS: Yes, I suppose it sticks out in spU.o of the uniform. My

name's Andrews, John Andrews,

GENEIVIEVE: I'm Genevelve Rod, My family's b'»sn musical for ages,

but most of It just flits through ay head like gossamer,

ANDREWS: That's a pity, ***x\ should retain fifimo of It. Try anyway,
GENEVIEVE: I try all right. But it doesn't :i«em to want to stick.
I have a house down at Pols sac, V.u have, just loads
of wonderful s t u f f . B a c h , Buxtthude and lots of
others I've never heard of.
ANDRE'S: I'd like to see that stuff sometS.ne«
GENEVIEVE: Do you play?

ANDREWS: Piano, But I'm more Interested in composition. Right now...

but why bother you with that?

GENEVIEVE: You're not bothering me...I'd 1:' ke to hear about it.

Really I would.
ANDREWS: Wall, for years I've been fascinated by Flaubert's

Tent at I en de Saint Ant©in©, D® you know.lt?

GENEVIEVE: Of course,

ANDRE*" S: There's a description of the Cue en of Shaba...la Reine do

Saba...you remember. Well, that 's what I'm trying to put

into music.

GENEVIEVE: Is it the first thing you've done? I think it's a

wonderful idea. I'd like to hear it*

ANDREWS: Well, it's the first thing that's at all pretentious.

GENEVIEVE: I suppose you had It in your head all through those dreadful

glorious days at the Front. 0h f it must be wonderful to be

able to be like that.

f
ANDREWS: Well, frankly, I don't see much wonderful in it. It s just the

way t Ifrlfciflg aaalo Is part of me. It's something inside

•&i*it t*m gi>l: t« pub dyran m 2&p&t\ 3©j»ho<y, this

thliig . ^tiii*. unil'jm, 'SJazipj me ...gets In my way, I'm

u

g*lng to 4j-.)!> <»i'; ©rT th» ar^f m 09m fis I «5asi, cltsn 7, '11

find 1 Xi'jcl* p::udd in bhe ergafevy uml 3»4ttej««tf(»

G7/NXVXEVJ5: I wluh t «7.»;?o,.. 'r.OSJFD S P a t t ) AtaO*** th«» bell f-ji* jho

next • "frill I ana jau *tffeaia»dE&&d*

ANDREWS: I H#jh> toft a l*rb moj*e In £i<* ffcftues*

MUSIC BRIDGE
1
ANDRE ''S: So I <&4m without" u j o M * a l l , visiting Chartros is an

opportunity -.»»>t be *3o iai3i3£«i.a

GENtiVl.tiVSi Oh„ t&ftfta <?unJ But anyway, they couldn't do anything to you.

3hti5**re.s i« so X^t rf tht # K | « S of ?*rl»*, * Jhvi; m o t be

{

f»iie «>r t'i'S I'hintS* v/oout being a soldier,avoiding

s?osrala-silov\o «.
J
ANDREWS: It d i;ho w i l ; <j9od thing about it.
GENEVIEVE. Mother was very doubtful about letting me come with you.

She's such a dear. She wants to be very modern, but she

always gets frightened at the last minute. And my aunt '11
think the world has come to an end when we appear•

ANDREWS: Has she a piano?

GENF.VIEVE; Yes, a very old and tlnkly one,

ANDREWS: I'd like to play you some more of the "Queen of Sheba"•
You seem to be able to help me with it,more than anyone
else ever has*
GENEVIEVE: It's because I'm interested. I think you'll do something
some day,

ANDREWS: Maybe.But I laok technical training.

GENEVIEVE: Is that so important do you think?
ANDRE'S: kaybe it Isn't,! don't know.
GENEVIEVE: I think it always comes sooner or later,If you feel It
Intensely enough.
ANDREWS: I suppose so.
GENEVIEVE: Oh,look. There's the cathedral. It's grogeous,isn't It?
ANDREWS: It's...it's }.ike all my dreams of freedom come true.
The way it sort of...sort of sings against the sky.
It's marvelous,
GENEVIEVE: You know...this is the first time I've really seen it.
Now, standing here with you,The first time it's really
meant anything at all,
ANDREWS: I'd like to write a song about it, A song for this
whole wonderful day. About being with you and about
this cathedral...only I don't think I could do one
that was beautiful enough,Never. No matter how hard
I tried.

GENEVIEVE: John, I...

M.P.: Let's so© your pass,buddy.

ANDREW?* H«h? What?

M.P.: Let's see your pass.

1
ANDRE '?: Are you an M.P.?

M.P; What d© I look like President " i l s w ?

s

ANDREW?: Well, I»m In the Sorbonne Detachment,

K.P.: Sorbonne Detachment? What's that?

ANDREWS: It's...Look,Genevieve, something's come up. 1*11 have to go se©

the ©ffic©r and explain. You go back to your aunt's and I'll

come as soon as I've settled it,

GENEVIEVE: All right. I'll see you later,then,

ANDRE"?: Yes.Geodby© for now,

K.P.: Tough luck,buddy. She's a good looker.

ANDRE" S: *»o©k h©re, I n in the Sorbonne Detachment in Paris, and I

eame down here without a pass. Is there anything I can do about It?
M.P.: Sure,buddy (FADE) You just come along with me. School Detachment,huh?
That's a now one,

M.P.: (FAD-; IN) I get one, Hand some,

HANDSOME: Good for you. Is ho quiet?

M.P.: Yeah..,Sit down thore. Move and you get a bullet through yor ,»e

Says he 's in some school detachment or something. First time

that'8 been pulled,ain't it?
HANDSOME: School Detachment, that's rich. Got any papers on ya? Ya

must have some sort of papers,

ANDRE'S: I oughta have a school pass,

M.P.: Ya sure ought. Gee, this guy's simple. Has no tag on, no Insignia.

Bet he's been out on some wild time.

HANDSOME: Better put the cuffs on him.

SUP.: Let's wait awhile. % © a « s the lieutenant ceraing?

HANDSOME: Net £ov a while•. .Whattya say we have a drink? Bet this

bloke's got money* You'll set us up a glass ©f cognac, won*t

you^Sehool Detachment?
ANDRE"T: Yes,, Order up what you like*
HANDSOME: Keep an eye on him* You never can tell what this quiet

kind's likely to pull off*

M.P.: You juat sit there.School Detachment• Don't move or it'll he
just too baa*

HANDSOME: O.K. Tele the madame you'd pay,wise guy...School

Dotachment,huh? It'll be another kind of detachment you'll
be in*

•K.P.: Have some of this cognac, wise guy? You won't be get tin*
good cognac where your goin' not by a long sight.
HANDSOME: This last cognac this guy from the school detachment '11
get for many a day. Better drink it.. .they don't have
that stuff down on the farm* (LAUGHS)
LIEUTENANT: Itfhat's going on here?
HANDSQUE: Caught us a deserter,lieutenant•
LIEUTENANT: iimm. Good work.

ANDREWS: H m in the Sorbonne Detachment,lieutenant. Stationed at

Paris. I came out without••.

lUTENANT: Don't you know enough to salute? One of you men
teach him how to salute *
SOUND OF BLOW
BODY FALLS.. .MORE BLOWS
MUSIC BRIDGE
 »S4-
KID: How many dj&ys can they keep a guy in this labor battalion,
Andy?

ANDRE"'f: Long a|s they please,! guess,

KID: Sometimes I think I»d ruther gene to Leavenworth. I ctn't
stand this here cement carrying. Stuff's to® heavy f©r me.
ANDRE'." r: Funny thing...it ain't nearly as bad as I thought it would
be. Thely stuck me in this without even a trial or anything<

Just fushed me right tot® it. But It's not as ba* as 1

expee be d<
KID: F©n, there's worse things, but I don't remember 'em at th
moment,Andy»

ANDREW'S: After a while you get so you can put up with just about

everyth ng. That's one thing they teach you in the army,kid.
RID: Lots of pe©p&©,they'd rather put up with things than change them.
ANDRE'"S: That'll right e

KID: Not me. No,sir. Not me,...Hey, help me with this bag,willya,
Andy?•..Thanks• Geez this stuff is sure enough heavy.
e

ANDY: Careful,, here comes the guard*

KID: So what. ?© heck with him. What more can they do to us than they*
doin' now?
KNDRE'' S: Yeah, I guess you're right.
KID: Ya know, £ kinda thought an educated guy like you.. .you been to
college ain't ya?,..1 kinda figured you'd be able t® get
' a mess like this.
ANDREWS: I guess it doesn't really make much difference about
education* A man suffers as much whether he can read and
writes or whether he can't*
RTD; Yeah. Say > ever think of cuttin* loose?
To© :?isky. I got in this fix taking a risk and I don't think
ANDRE'"T(CGHT»D): can face another ®ne.

K.ID: What about what y@u said* Wha*- more ean they do to us?
ANDREWS: Yeah„ Well...but how can we do It?
KID: Easy, We »re loadln' a barge aren*t we? We're on the river aren't
we?

ANDREWS: Yes...(LAUGHS) you know, I think it's rather funny, us

loading cement to build a stadium for America to present to the
French people,
KID: Sorry,..I ain't got no time for jokes now.
ANDRE""F: It just struck me funny, that's all,
KID: I'll laugh later,..Now look. Soon as that guard turns around,

and he's bound to. Drop into the water...can you swim?
ANDREWS: I used to swim way out in Chesapeake Bay when I was a boy 0

KID: Good, Get in the water and make for that string of barges 0

They'll hide you sure. Just tell 'em who you are and they'll,..

He'8 turned the other way...Now;

v
SOUND SPLASH...SOUND BREATHING AND ATER
where they can*t see us„
KID: Andy...Andy...come 'round this side of the barge/ You all right?
ANDY: Yes.
KID: Want any help takin' off them shoes and stuff?
ANDY: No, they're sunk to the bottom now.
KID: O.K. Let's go!
SWIM AGAIN
VOICE(OFF MIKE): Hoy, come backl Come back!
SOUND SHOTS
,,:
HEAVY BREATHING. . .S IM AGAIN.
ANDY: I.. .1.. .there's the line of barges., Gotta get this rope. Climb,
VOICE: Kais s.«x qu'est-ce qui ce pcsS passe? Que veules-vous?

ANDREWS:(BREATHING HARD): Hide me...hide me, I'm a deserter.

MUSIC BRIDGE
 -36-
ANDREWS: He 11*,Chris.What are you doing in Paris?

CHRIS: Qoez^idy, .h tii right, y*u was a Frenchman,ail dressed up like

th'At;* S.li gm»s y«a £«i> yor uxacharge then, Ah'm glad,

ATTBISWS. ^r.i2el I iooircte likv » r'ronchmuii anyway. Spent my last eent on

these clothes. Been on leave long, Chrisy

C*"RIS: Ho, Ah done flew the coop,Andy,

ANDREWS: S± Deserted? Since when?

CHRIS: Couple weeks, Ah'll tell you about it. Ah was comin* to see ya,

Andy, Ah»m broke.

1
ANDREWS: Well, look. I 11 be able to help you soon. Matter of fact 9

thatfs what I came to Paris f o r . I ' m out too,

CHRIS; Whatiya .TICan?

ANDREWS: I haven't got a dischai*£»,Chyis, through with it all. I've

deserted.

CHRIS i Thi-j !! fuany, y«a auil m« botli Join * it, Andy. But why did you do

.. ,H^y, :f»u to*i: ©IV y*cr uniform too, Oroexi Tnat's takin'

aa iwfui c'j&aaioi, i'ts-o twenty years in Leavenworth ir they

y~,

ANDREW" • I don't ea: i,CLriii, I couxun't take any more of it and that • s

the way it was. Exit *hj did you go AWOL?

CHRIS: Oh, Ah don't knfci;.

ANDREWS: But you must have had some reason for it.
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CERIS: It i...well...thfcio'h a sergeant...he thinks I did it. Ah seen the

*aj. ha kcph leokln* at ma.

ANDREWS: Did what?

CHRTSj Xlll^d ai.to Rilled Anderson. Ah could see it the way he kept lookin'

at me •

ANDREWS: But tinit^a {jras/^Ohria. *iou told me you didn't shoot him,

CHRIS: That's right, Ah didn't. But A h wanted to. Ah sure wanted to.
ANDREWS: That doesn't moan anything,Chris. They couldn 't possibly

ha-?© done anything to you for that.

CHRIS: Anyways, Ah was gettln' pretty full up with the Army * Andy.
A doughboy, shucks, he's less'n a dawg to most o' these here
officers and stuff. Ah'm as good as them anytime. Fhy should
Ah have to salute 'em and kowtow to 'em every time Ah turn around•
Nah.•.Ah was gettin' pretty sick of the army,Andy e

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EHX2»ANDRE S: Fell, I guess you're right about that part of it.
CHRIS: Course Ah'm right...Say, what you gonna do now,Andy?
xzdwuu. ANDRE'S: I don't rightly know. I won't stay in Paris. Just
long enough to get some money I guess, then out to a

place called Poise ac. There's a girl I want to look up

out there. I must see her.
CHKIS: Well, you better be careful they don't catch ya. It's Leavenworth
if they do.

ANDREWS: I know...but I've ^ot to find some peace...some quiet. I've £®t
to find myself again...and maybe I can write some music.
CHRIS: Yeah, you was always talkin' music, *h remember.
ANDREWS: What are you gonna do,Chris?
CHRIS: Oh, Ah* 11 git along somehow,, Ah wanta git back to Indiana 0

Somehow Ah gotta git home*

ANDREWS: I wish you luck, Chris.
CHKIS: That's what Ah wanta do. Ah wanta go home. Ah wanta go home.
KTJSIC BREAK TJP AND DOWN
GENEVIEVE: At last,you're back. Where have you been? Where?
ANDREWS: Genevieve, it's,..it's good to see you again.
GENEVIEVE: How brown you are...I thought I'd lost you...You might kiss
me,John....(SHOR^ PAUSE FOR ETC).. .So you are out of prison
and demobilised. Why didn't you write? Where are you staying?
How did you find me down here?
ANDREWS: (LAUGHS): &a Hold onJ One at a time. How can I answr all those

questions at once?
GENEVIEVE: But where are yon staying? *

ANDREWS: In an old inn down the road...

GENEVIEVE: ^adame Boneour's.
ANDREWS: Yes, that's it. And I'm working again. On La Reine de Saba*
God I It's wonderful to be working again,
GENEVIEVE: Yes. And how is it coming?
ANDREWS: All right. All right.
GENEVIEVE: But xkx what are we standing here for? Isn't that silly?
Remember once you said you wanted to soe all those old scores
we had? That was the first time we met..,at the opera.«remember?

ANDREWS: Yes, I remember.

A
GENEVIEVE: n d you were standing on nor dress train.,.and mooning about
Pelleas and you looked so*.-.so spirituelle. (LAUGHS) But come in
come in,..l'll show you the scores and maybe you will play a
little for me,? Please?
ANDREWS: Well, my fingers are a little stiff.
GENEVIEVE: Oh. but you must play for me.
ANDREWS: All right, 1*11 play*
G
GENEVIEVE: oed. Tell me...when were you demobilised?
ANDREWS: I»m not.
GENEVIEVE: You're not?
ANDREWS: No, I'm a d sorter*
GENEVIEVE: A deserter?
ANDREWS: Yes.
GENEVIEVE: And if you are caught?
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ANDREWS: hey»ll send me to prison. I suppose...at least twenty years.

GENEVIEVE: You can speak of it so easily, like that?

ANDREWS: It's not a new idea to my mind.

GENEVIEVE: What; made you do such a thing?
ANDREW? ; I couldn *t stand the treadmill any 1*
GENEVIEVE: Of c ouree, y@u have no patriotism,
ANDRES: Patrio tism? As you mean it,n@ne.

GENEVIEVE: I goi

ANDREWS: But Genevieve , how silly those words are.. .pompou;

It would have happened anyway, things reached the bre

point, that wag all,..I just couldn't stand discipline &i
longer). It was like a millstone around my neck. S® 1 cut it
away.. .Ifcxsxfluas
XSGENEVIEVE: John.. .1. • .Kaybe we'd bettor not go up to the house after
all, I just remembered...we have company.
ANDREWS: And you wouldn't want thorn to see me...a deserter,is that it?
GENEVIEVE: Why ne,John. How foolish to say that...maybe some other day,

When] the house isn't crowded.

ANDREWS: When-for instance? Tomorrow?
GENEVIEVE: No.. .not tomorrow. But sometime. Sometime,
ANDREWS: It has made a difference,my beings a deserter,hasn't it?

GENEVIEVE(QUICKLY): No. Oh, no.Oh, this is frightful...and you would have

been a great composer. I feel sure of it.

ANDREWS: Why would have boon? If I can pull through six months,I'm safe.
GENEVIEVE: Y © 8 > but the shame of it. The danger of being found out.
ANDREWS: I'm ashamed of lots of things in my life, but I'm proud of this,
GENEVIEVE: I'm afraid I can't understand that. I think it's a shameful
thing•
ANDREWS: Well, ^oodbyemGenevieve. I' guess I'd better go.
GENEVIEVE: Good bye,

ANDREWS J TTIll I see you again?

J , 8 r e w e u m e e t
GENEVIEVE: Perhaps...sometime. « * ' sometime •* *>*her
but I don't know when.
MUSIC BRIDGE
LANDLADY: Well, Mnsieur, you are here how long now? Three weeks,hein?
ANDREWS: That's light*

LANDLADY: And when are you going to pay me? It's two weeks now since you
paid me•

ANDREWS: But Madame Boncour, I told you I had no money. If you wait
a day or two, I'm sure to get some In the mail. It can't be
more than a day or two.

LANDLADY: I've heard that story before,

ANDREW'S: I've even tried to get work at some of the farms around
here, you know that*
LANDLADY: After this week, it's finished. Either you pay me or...
I had Americans here once, Monsieur, A pretty time I had with
them. They were deserters, they went away without paying, with the
gendarmes after them. I hope they were caught and sent to
the front, those good-for-nothings 0

ANDREWS: But I'm not like that, you know as much,

LANDLADY: Eh? Do I? Do I? Not if you don't pay your bills,
ANDREWS: But I've told you,•.,

LAN DLADY:Enough. I have said...Either I get the money or I,.,

ANDREWS: Or what"

LANDLADY: Monsieur wishes that I draw him a diagram? Let it be as I

have said. Let Monsieur pay his xxx bill,then all will he
well, Otherwise...
ANDREWS: You'll get it tomorrow, .as soon as the money comes.
LANDLADY: Time.. otherwise, the gendarmes» ,
MUSIC BRIDGE.

ANDREWS HUMMING TO HIMSELF...PENCIL FALLS

ANDREWS There.„.first movement finished,OhI I feel tired,

M.P.: (OFF MIKE); D'you think she was kiddin' us,Charlie?
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stand gua b d she wanta doVtJapc for? You walk upstairs. 1*11
M.P.: O.K. rd down here in ease he tries t© get away-,

ANDREWSj So, she m

KNOCK ON DOOR
sant it...she meant it.
ANDREWS; Come in*
13.P. s I beg yer pi
ANDREWS: Yes.
irdon. Are you the American?
M.P.: Well, the WOJ

very good ©:mm, down there said she thought your papers wasn't in
is..»if.*. cder. I mean,..well.•.could I have a look at them, ..that
s
ANDREWS: h e was r: Lght, l'm a deserter.
M.P.: Get your stu:rf together.
ANDREWS: I have no';hing.
M.P.: O.K. Walk doi mstairs in front of me. And walk slow...Deserter,huh?
You know whi it that means. ..twenty years In the jug for you.
ANDREWS: What do I care? You can get music paper, even in prison.
MUSIC UP AND DUT.

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