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JAMBS P E N O R E COOPER'S "LAST OP THE MOHICANS

Adaptation by Edward Goldberger

"Life of Cooper" by Louis 11. Horowitz

D I R E C T D BX
MITCHELL GRAYSOH

W T C - Sunday, April 7, 1940

5:00 - 6:00 p . m.
MAGOA: Good. I will go.

SUUMD: WALKING IN FOREST

HEYWAKD: (CALLING) Don't be long getting back. I don't

like this. Miss Cora. I don't like this at a l l 0

Being lost in these forests is worse than

facing - firing sq nad,
CORA: I still think we should go on©
HEYWARD: Still, if Magna says he begins to recognise the place,
he should know how far away the path is.
ALICE: r
W ell, we ve made our decision now, and *. 0

HEYWARD: J
And I hope it's the right one.. I ve been c oiarais s i oned
to bring you safely through the woo ds to your father.
I wouldn't want anything to happen.
ALICE: I hope he was right about recognizing the place. *t would
be awful if he were mistaken.
HEYVVARD: There's no reason for him to lie about it.
CORA: But he's a Huron, isn't he? The ^urone are on the Ride
ofthe French.
i
HEYWARD:
He's been adopted into the Mohawk tribe. They re
fighting with us.
ALICE:
M
There are an awful lot of Indians with ontcalsi
aren't there?
HEY^'A RDi
Nobody knows exactly howinany there are, Miss Alice.
but they believe that Montcalm has tea thousand.
COKA:
A nd father with only a thousand men I Oh, Major
Heyward, we nust get to the fort, we trust.
REWARD: \7 e shall. We'll be there in the &orning without fail*
Miss Cora. It's a strong fort, the one your father

commands. I think he can hold out almost indefinitely.

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JAMBS PEN IK ORE COOPER »S "LAST OF THE MOHICANS

Adaptation by Edward Goldberger

"Life of Cooper" by Louis M. Horowitz

DIRECTED BY
MITCHELL GRAYS01

- Sunday, April 7, 1940

5:00 - 6:00 p , m.
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SOUND 0 F PEOPLE WALKING IN FOREST .... WALKING STOPS

MAGUA: We'r© lost* I don't know which way we must go.

HBYWARD: Lost? What do yon mean, lost? They said at *ort

Edward when you were assigned to lead us, that you knew
the woods around here perfectly.

MAGXJA; It's the first time this has? ever happened to me, Major
Heyward.

First time or not isn't important,Magua. The fact iSg

we *re not getting any nearer Fort William Henry.
MAGUA5 It's too dark to travel further. We'd "better find a place
to stay for the night.
HET-VARD: And run the chance of an Indian attack with Colonel
Monro's two daughters in tho party?
CORA: E
(FADING IN) What's the trouble, Major eyward. Why
have we stopped?
HEYWARD: No trouble at all, Miss Qora, Magua is just trying to
make sure this is the right road to Fort William
Henry,
CORA: There's no point in trying to hide the truth, Major, are
we lost?
ALICE: You night as well tell us, it's only fair that we should
know the \?orst •
HEYWARD: As a matter of fact, ladies, we are lost. Magua here
has missed the right path.
CORA: Then can't we go back and find th® spot where h© went off?
MAGUA: It gets too dark now. Tomorrow, when it gets light, maybe
I can find it. In the meantime, we find place to stay

for night.
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ALICE? Tomorrow may be too late J

CORA; W e must kee; -?,oing. The French may have

f
attacked our father's fort by thut tiiat? " e Ve got
to keep on.

MAGUA: If we no can find way, we go in circel maybe and not

get anywhere near Fort. Best that we stop and camp
for night.
HEYWARD: If we do that there's danger of an Indian attack ...
CORA: We must keep on. What we came all the way up here
was to see our father. It might be our last chance
to see him alive.

MAGUA: You make mistake. We can get nowhere in dark. We stay

I know place near here ...
HEYWARD: I thought you said you didn't know where we were?

MAGUA: It looks like place 1 was in once, years ago. I am

bbeginning to remember it now.
CORA: Major ^eyward, I Insist that we go on.

HEYWARD: I'm sorry ladies, but I think Magua is right.

Are you sure we'll be safe from attack in this
place, Magua?

MAGUA: Few people know of it. It is well-hiden.

ALICE: Something awful is going to happen. I feel it. Let's
Kee p goingo
HEYWARD: Please, Miss Alice, This way is better. Magua, you go
ahead and see whethe you can. find this place.
We'll wait for you until you come back and get us.
 Good. I will go.
SOUND: WALKING IN FOREST

HEYWARD: (CALLING) Don't be long getting aaek. .. I don't

like this, Miss Cora. I don't like this at a l l 0

1
Being lost In these forests is worse than

facing - firing sq uad.

CORA: I still think we should go on©

HEYWARD: Still, if Magua says he begins to recognise the place,

he should know how far away the path is.
ALICE: W ell, we 've sad® our decision now # and ,.0

HEYWARD: And 1 hope it's the right on©.. I've been commissioned
to bring you safely through the woo ds to your father.
I wouldn't want anything to happen•
ALICE: I hope he was right about recognizing the place. *t would
be awful if he were mistaken.
HEYWARD: There's no reason for him to lie about it.
CORA: But he's a Huron, isn't he? The ^Sxronc are on the «ide
ofthe French.
i
HEYWARD:
He's been adopted into the Mohawk tribe. They re
fighting with us.
ALICE:
M
There are an awful lot of Indians with ontealm
aren't there?
HEYWA RD:
Nobody knows exactly howmany there are, Miss Alice.
but they believe that Montcalm has ten thousand.
CORA:
A nd father with only a thousand men J Oh, Major
Heyward, we must get to the fort, we must.
HEYWARD: W e shall. We »11 be there in the Sioraing without fail
Miss Cora. It's a strong fort, the one your father

commands. I think he can hold out almost indefinitely

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SOD1D OF RUSTLING IN FOREST GETTING GRADUALLY LOUDER

COR As But ten to one I How can he ... What's that?
HEYWARD: What?
CORA: There ... that rantling sound ... as though someone
were walking in the forest.
HEYWARD: It's probably only Magua returning.
'LICE: No, it's coming from the other side.. It's Indians.,
Oh, Cora J Cora ! What can we do.
CORA: Indians 2
HEYWARD: Get behind that tree there. The big one.
CORA: And you, Major ^eyward? ''hat will happen to yep?
HEYWARD: I'll distract their attention from this iftfeBC aide.
CORA: But wi can't let you sacrifice your life like that )
HEYWARD: Don't stop to talk now, Miss Cora. Please. Get behind
the tree. Hurry, or we'll be lost.
SOUND: RUSTLE AGAIN
KAWXEYE: (OFF MIKE) Who's there?
HEYWARD: (TO SELF) A white man J (ALO'D) A soldier in His Majesty's;
forces.
HAWKEYE: (COMING ON MIEE) A soldier, hey? Throw down your rifle
and come forward where I ean see von,
HETTARD: And be shot? No thanks. Throw down your own arms and
then maybe we can talk,
HAWKEYE: Don t be a pigheaded fool. We re three to your one.

You'll be shot anyway* Besides I'm the best sharpshooter

in the North Woods... I could have shot you long ago

with all the noise you were making. You tyros in the

CONTINUED
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HAWKEYE (CONTINUED) in the woods are sLnost as dangerous as Hurons.

Now throw down your arms and stop the nonsense.

HEYWARD: (AFTER SHORT PAUSE) (CLATTER OF RIFLE FALLING)

THERE, I'vedropped the rifle. Now will you come out.

HAWKEYEL Certainly.. Come, Uncas. Come on Chlngachgook. Let's

see who this soldier is.
UNCAS: HUgh I
HAWKEYE: 1
Now sir.. Who are yo ' and where are you heading?
HEYWA RD: t
I have a few, questions I d like to ask myself*
HAWKEYS: Sessas to me you're not exactly in a position to ask
q uestions. Solder, hey? How do I know yov »re not a
spy for the French?
CORA: (COMING ON MIKE) Major Heyward, Major Heyward, are
you all right?
HAWKEYE: What's this? Women? What are theyftftinghere?
HEYWARD: Miss Cora, you shouldn't have come out.
CORA: But I had to .. Who are these men?
HEYWARD: I've been trying to find out

HAWKEYE: This gentlemen has discovered one law of the woods anyway,
you can't fPrust anybody in 'em. That's the first thing
yov've got to learn out here. When you've lived in the
woods as long as I have ..•
ALICE: You live in the woods?
HAWKEYE: Yes, ma'am ...My name's Hawkey©, also called the long
Rifle a scout by preference and a scourge to the --'-urons,
These two Indians are my friends .. Uncas and Chingoahgoel
1
Don't be afraid, they're not Hurons. The re ^ohicans.
CORAS W h a t ' 8 the difference?

HAWKEYE: Difference? What's the difference? The **uron is the

sneakiest Indian that ever infested th® haunt® of nature .
The ^ohican, ma'am, is one of God's noblemen... a
true friend and brother. But tell me, what are you
doing in these woods?
a
HEYWARD: We're on our way to Fort William enry. These women
are the duughters of Colonel Muo.ro, commander of the
fort.

HAWKEYE: To Fort William Henry? At this rate, you'll never reach

it.
HEYWARD: We've stopped only for a moment. Our Indian guide, is
up ahead looking for a place for us- to stay.
HAWKEYE: I d o n 1 mean your having stopped.
1
This is as far
in the wrong direction as you could have posslbitik*? ly

CC1E© •

HEYWARD: What do you mean?

HAWKEYE: I mean tha you're only a few hours from Fort Edward->•
HEYWARD: But that's hwere we started from ... Until our guide
got losto

HAWKEYE: Guide got lost I An Indian lost in the woods? Impossible?

ALICE: In these horrible forests, anybody can get lost.
HAWKEYE: Hot an Indian, ma'am. Look here... s ee this moss, how
it stands to the north of the tree? Look at it on this
rock. It points the right way as true as my rifle,
How can anyone b© lost in the forest when he has such
markings to help him? Is this guide of yours a Mohawk?
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HEYWARD. Adopted into the tribe« I think he was born farther

North .. a Huron.
UNCAS: Huh ! Huron, theif I

HAWKEYE: Uncas is right. They're theivee and worse. It's

a wonder you haven't fallen in with more.
CORA: Oh, no I
H WKEYE: Yes, miss. They're a tricky crew,
HEYWARD: Well, apparently you know what you're talking about.

Could you lead us in the right direction?

HAWKEYE: To Port William Henry? It's too far, and besides,

you ca n't use two guides in the woods. Perhap s this

Indian of yours «..

HEYWARD: Magua
HAWKEYE: Yes, Magua. Perhap s he will honestly take you back to
Port Edward where you came from. But I could certainly
not take over his position.
CORA: What are we to do then? First you tell us that he's not
to be trusted, then you say you can't help us. Can't
you do anything?
HAWKEYE: It's too late to do anything now. The best thing ...
UNCAS: Some cosies« An Indian,
ALICE: Magua I He's coming back 1
You're not going to leave us like this?
HEYWARD:
HAWKEYE: We'll do our best. We'll follow behind you and act

as guardians in cas e a nything happens. You talk to

Magua. Put it to him straight.

Put what to him straight?

HAWKEYE: About the trail. Ask him right out. But don't say

CONTINUED
 3

HAWKEYE:(COFf INUED) ... anything about meeting me. That'll make him

suspicious« The Indians in thes parts know about me.

HEYWARD: I'll ask him. ^ut what good will you be behind us?
HAWKEYE: If you need us, just shout. My rifle hasn't missed yet.
Here he comes ... Remember, if you need wa? us, shout»
HEYWARD: All right ... and you'll stay near ...
HAWKEYE: I've already said so, and I never break my word.
SOUND OP RUSTLING AS THEY DISAPPEAR
HEYWARD: Ah, there you are, Magua. Well? Did you find it?
MAGUA: Yes, I find good place. Come. Follow me.
HEYWARD: All right, come, Miss Cora, Miss Alice. Let »s follow him.
SOUND OF WALING UNDER THE FOLLOWING
P?TW.':KJ>! Tell me, Magua. You're a Huron, aren't you?
MAGUA: Yes. Magua is Huron
HEYWARD: How come you're fighting on our side, then? I mean you

should be fighting with your brothers, the Hurons not

with the Moha wks.
MAGUA: Long time ago I leave my tribe...live withlohawk brothers
HEYWARD: I see. It seems rather odd to me, Magna, that you should
b© lost in the woods.
MAGUA: Happen sometimes..«
SOUND OF WAR WHOOP FAR 013F MKKE
HEYWARD: that's that? It sounded like an Indian war cry (J
MAGUA: Is nothing... you only imagine 0

CO RA: Major Heyward I That sound!, It sounded like a war whoop I

MAGUA: No, Miss. Is nothing.
WAR WHOOP AGAIN NEARER
CORA: It is, it is..
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HEYWARD; Magna, you're delibera tely taking us into a trap I

1
MAGUA: Yes, Major Hayward. How tell you. My tribe tb©
Hurons. They come now. You never get to Fort Henry.

CORA: But why? Why should you do this to us? We've never
done anything to you.

MAGUA: Listen, Magua was born a chief and a warrior among hi©
peop le but the Canada p eople came into the woods and
taught him to drink fire-water. He became bad and was
driven from his people. He ran away and was finally
chased into the arms of his enemies the ^ohawks.
CORA: I have heard all this sort of thing before. What has
it to do with us?
MAGUA: When the English and the French came to war, Magua
stayed with mis Mohawk friends. The chief at Horlcan,
your father, was our captain. He made a law that if an
Indian swallowed the fire-water, he should be punished.
Magua foolishly drank, and was beaten for it.
Magua was tied before all and whipped like a dog. Lock I
Here are scars of knives and bullets. Honorable scars
that a warrior may boast of, but there are marks on his
back which he must hide like a squaw.

CORA: My father did what he thought just ... but what has all
this to do with us?

MAGUA: You are his daughters. The spirit of the Huron remembers
forever. And now Magua will pay like a Huron. Good
for good, bad for bad. So, I have gone ahead and brought
HSy braves to capture and take you to our camp.
LAS T OF THE MOHICANS - Itfi
HEYWARD: You will die first., before we move another step.
MAGUA: With that rifle?
HEYWARD: With this very rifle.
MAGUA: (LAUGHS) Rifle is like toy without bullet. I took
bullet long time ago.

CORA: 0h r you .... you ....

ALICE BEGINS TO CRY

CORA: Hush. Alice, hush.
HEYWARD: There is still a way. If I yell, the gun of the Long
Rifle will speak and you will still be caught*
MAGUA: The Long Rifle? What is that?

HEYWARD: The scout who travels with two Mohican friends. His

rifle is long*
MAGUA: La Longue Carabine... his rifle never misses I Huhi
You lie I You think to frighten me J I do not believe I
HEYWARD: I have only to shout, and his bullet will answer.
MAGUA: The white soldier boasts. La Longue Carabine is with
the English troops•
HEYWARD: Boasting, eh? (SHOUTS)
SOUND OF BU LLET OFF MIKE

MAGUA: Ugh I My arm 1 La Longue Carabine J It's true, I must

warn my brothers I
HEYWARD: Come back here J Come back i HawkeyefiJncasI Hurry J
FOOTSTEPS IN BRUSH
HAWKEYE: (FADE IN) Where is he? Did I get him?
HEYWARD: You shot bim in the arm., He ran away.

HAWKEYE: Only In the arm? Well, if he's wounded, he can't go

far, let's go after him..
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HEIWARD: No, no. There «s no tiise» Listen, Magna betrayed us

He's told M s Hurons of our coming. They * re after us

now. Wefve got to get away from, here.

HAWKEYE 5 Yes, Com© on, com© this way.

HEYWARD. Where are you going?

HAWKEYE: Don't ask questions, Hurry
HEYWARD: But where are you taking Us?
1
HAWKEYE: To a cave know under Glen's Falls. It's our own
special hide-out. No one knows it except ourselves*.
(FADE) You'll be perfectly saf© there. Hurry I

HEYWARD: (FADING IN) So this is the cave. Well, it certainly

is hard to find. Under a waterfall, it should be fairly
safe.

HAWKEYE: No one knows about it except for these two and myself„
We'll be safe here, I hope. Hiding is our only protection
now.
ALICE: It's awfully dark. And that musty smell J
HEYWARD: W© can't afford to be choosy now, ^iss Alic©
HAWKEYE: There's another exit at the back, so that we can slip
out if we have to.
HEYVARD: The ladies had better get some rest. We'll go out
and watch.
HAWKEYE: Watch? What for? We can't fight back if they do com®.
HEY"ARD: But ?/e 'v© got to know when . • it »11 give us a
chance to run.
HAWKEYE: Run? There's no place to run. Once they find us, we're
lost. All we can do is stay her© and trust to luck
that they don't stumble On us.
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HEYWARD: . Well, our chances ought to be pretty good under this

waterfall,
HAWKEYE: Never can tell. Indians are the very devil for getting
what they want.
UNCAS: Hawkeye I Hawkey© I They come J They come I
r

HEYWARDs The Hurons? H&v® they found us already? ~ow do you

know?
UNCAS: I hear them.
HAWKEYE J They proafoably have every inch of this place watched.
We 'rs through.
HEYWARD: There must be some way out of this .. Walt a minute,
Hawkeye... Can you swim? Underwater, I mean?
HAWKEYE; Of course, whY,
HEYWARD: You could slip around to the side, by that big rock and
swim away without their noticing.
HAWKEYE: No. I won't. Ifc's not fair to texxs leave you alone
with the ladies.
HEYWARD: But maybe you could get to the Fort that way and bring
A f
help, t s our only chance.
HAWKEYE: Hmm. % a t do you think, Unca s?
UNCAS: Good plan.
HAWKEYE: ft
All right. 'e *11 go. Stay with the ladles. Stay in
the other cave, they may miss that one when they cose
in. -- wish you luck and we'll be back as soon as we
we can with help,
HEYWARD: (FADE) Good. I'll go into the other jam now.
CORA J (FADING IN) What s wrong, Major "eyward f
Where are the
others?
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HEYWARD: hey've gon<

ALICE: Gone? We're alone? they've run out on us?
HEYWARD: No, they've gone to Fort Edward to try to get to help for

us •

CORA: But what if the Indians should com© in the meantime •

HEYWARD: They have com©. They're on th© other bank now.

ALICE SCREAMS
CORA: Indians on the other bank J Then we're lost. We're lost
Major Heyward, isn't there anything we can do?
HEYWARD: Nothing. W© must just stay here until either th© Indians

find us or help comes from the ^ort.

ALICE SOBS THROUGH THIS
CORA: How can you just sit there like that? We »11 be killed. Murdered i>
Hevaen knows what will happub.
HEYWARD: They may not find us, *h« entrance to this cave is covered

with branches. They may pass us entirely.

SOUND OF VOICES IN CAVE
CORA: Th© Indians, they've foirad th© other cave. They're coming ini

Alio©, stop crying I They'llhear you I

ALICE: I c-n't I I can't J
CORA: Nonsense I Stop it now I
HEYWARD: Sh I Here they come I
ALICE'S SNIFFLING HAS STOPPED HO"*.

MAGUA: (OFF MIKE) What you mean they're gonefj They must be here 2
Search more J Look everywhere 1
HEYWARD: It's Magua. Quiet I

ALICE: Magua 1 Oh, he's found us, he3»s f o< nd us I

HEYWARD: Hush I He has 't found us yet I Keep quiet I

n

ALICE: STA RTS TO SCREAM CHOKED OFF B Y HAND OVER MOUTH

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MAGUA: (OFF MIKE) What's that? I heard a noise. Look over

there J There EJUS t fee another cave I Move these branches 1

SOUND OP BRANCHES BEING MOVED

MAGUA: Well, Magna has found you at last» (FADE) Com© with m© t

you are prisoners.

SOUND: WALKING IN WOODS FADING IN

HEYWARD: Where are you taking us I

MAGUA: That *s for me to decide.

!
HEYWARD: Let's get away from the others a minute, I d like to
talk to you.
MAGUA: I hear just as well here*
HEYWARD: Well, look • • You are a clever follow,,,. The way you
caught us shows that.

MAGUA: Save pretty words for council house.

HEYWARD: If you bring us to ^ontcalm, what will you get ...

nothing. Bting us to Fort William Henry and 1 can promise
you all kinds of presents,

MAGUA: ^resents? What will you give?

HEYWARD: I will give you firs-water like the great lake of Horican
itself.

MAGUA : And if I agree and nothing is given?

HEYWARD: You have nothing to lose. *f we don't fulfill our part
of the bargain, you caa kill us as you had alreadyplanned<»
MAGUA: I thought of that already. What you give me now?
HEYWARD: Now I You want it now I
Magua know better than take word of white man prisoner.
Want presents now. You give?
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HEYWARD: Well.. Here are two medals. Here., take them, they re
yours.

MAGUA: And fire-water? You have fire-water and dollars?

HEYWARD: Yes, 1 have some money. All right, here it is...take it.

SOUND OP COINS
MAGUA: Pire-water? You say fire-water hut you no give. Where is
fire-water?

HEYWARD: I have no fire-water.

MAGUA: White man lie, I see flask in coat.
1
HEY * ARD: You can have fire-water in plenty after you deliver us
to the fort.
MAGUA: Pire-water now.
HEYWARD: Very well, here's the flask.
MAGUA: Good a

HEYWARD: Then you'll $d it? You'll take us back to the fort?

MAGUA: No, I no take you to Fort.
HEYWARD: You mean after taking my presents you're not going to keep
your bsrga in?
MAGUA: White man fool Think to buy Indians with presents. Think
to make Magua forget revenge with fire-water. No. ^agua
remember. Scars on Magua's back will never be forgotten.
Fire-water only make remember better. White man think
gold everything no. To stupid white man maybe yes„
To Indian honor more important • You come with me.
LAST OP THE MOHICANS - 16

1
HEYWARD: I was warned that you were treahherous hut never believed
it before. How I know, it's true, ^awkeye was right,
you can't b© trusted. I should have known better,
KAGUA: Talk, talk.
HEYWARD: Maybe you're not a true Huron after all though. Didn't
the Hurons themselves run you out of their tribe. Even
your own people wouldnlt have you, and I can see why.
T
h e y were afraid you'd betray them too. For that
MAGUA: For that, Magua kill you. For that.
SOUND OF SHOT ...AD LIBS FROM INDIANS
CORA: (OFF MIKE) What was that? "hat was that?
u
H/WKEYE: (COMING ON JUKE) Put down that tomahawk, "agua, ntle these
prisoners•
MAGUA: La Longue Carabine I
HAWKEYE: So, you know who I am . Well get busy and untie those
prisoners.
ALICE: Oh, we're saved, saved. Thank GodI
HEYWARD: Hawkey© 1 How did you follow us so q uickly?
HAWKEYE: Only went to the bend In the river, W© had some powder
cached there. Then we followed after you from there,
CORA: It's a good thing you did.
HAWKEYE: What '11 I do with Magua, now that I've finally got him.
HEYWARD: Let him go. He can't harm us any longer,
HAWKEYE: Let him go I He was just going to kill you I
Heyward; He won't be able to do that again. Send him back to his
tribe. % a t good would shooting do, anyway?
A
HAWKEYE: It would get rid of him for one thing, n d that's what
w© want, isn't it?
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HEYWARD: We'll be getting to the fort soon enough. He can't

hurt us there. Might as well let him go.

HAWKEYE: It's an awful chance you're talking

HEW A R D : Chance? What chance is there in it?

HAWKEYE: Funny things happen inthe woods. I've been around a

long time, and I've seen some very qyeer things happen.

HEYWARD: Nothing more can,happen to us. Let hisgp.

HAWKEYE: W ell, ^agua, what have you to say to that?

MAGUA: Whit© man waste time

HAWKEYE: You want us to shoot you and have it over with , ©h?

MAGUA: If I die, I die, % y talk about it? You think Magua

afraid to die? Why should he be? *s it not an honorable
death? There is no shame in dying by the bullet of
La Longue Carabine. Better than flogging with whips ,
as the English do.
HAWKEYE: Well, you talk like a warrior., and if I let you go.
MAGUA: Then I do.

HAWKEYE: Well, Magua, I don't think you're worth was&ng a bullet

on. Bullets are for warriors, for honorable sen, not
such as you ... squaw men, drinkers of firewater...liars
and traitor®.
MAGUA: Who do you call traitor? I have neyer betrayed my people.
Even when they drove me from the tribe, never cursed them.
When the war cam©, I did not raise the hatchet against
x
my brothers. Always have fought against the English
my enemies nfid the enemies of my people.
HAWKEYE: A nd what about what you did to these people here?

Didn't you purposely lead them out tax of the way so

CONTINUED
LAST OF THE MOHICANS - 16

HAWKEYE. (COETIFOT.H) that they could he captured and killed by the

Hurons? I suppose you call that honesty?

MAGUA: They are the enemlen of siy people. They are my enemies.

HAWKEYE: Your people .., who are your people? ^ong ago you were
driven from the wigtrams of the Burons. The would have
no&a of you say longer* In the tents of th® %>hawks,
where you hid froir, the Jurom wrath, they offered you

hospitality and you repaid it bv giving their secrets

to the HUTon tribes and to th© French. Who are your

people, Magna? You araaethiag.. A man without a people,

without a cabin or a tent, Yo« arc less than nothing*
is

A harmless vorthloos squaw* Go. You re free to leave

I wouldn't shoot you, you 'ro not worth the trouble of
aiming ny rifle. Go outs. Go on, get out I **e back to
the women.. If they'll have you.
MAGUA: Talfy more talk. White man always talk. Indian act, you
will sac. Indian act .. and soon
SOUND OF WALKING IN FOREST.
HAWKEYE: Well that was o pretty speech I made, but think it
was a great mistake.
HEYWARD: Don t be silly, he can't hurt us now,
HAWKEYE: Maybe not, but ycu can't fcrust thee© Huron*. When
vre get to the fort, we won't have to worry about him again.
ALIOS: How much farther is It now?
HAWKEYE: Wait 'til re reach the top of this hill,
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HEYWARD: Fort William Henry isn't at the top of a hill. What's

the matter with you?
HAWKEYE: I know it isn't hut now that we're here, look.
CORA: It's the fort J The fort J

ALICE: We're almost there 1 'Ehank God J We'll se father soon

HEYWARDL Yes, the flag's still up. Even odds often to one can't

make them surrender.

CORA: Let's go, hurry, hurry I
HAWKEYE: Not so fast, not so fast.

CORA: But we must hurry. I must get.to ay father. What is

there to stop us now?

HEY'*AI;D: Come on, Hawkeye. What are you waiting for? It s the
home stretch.
HAWKEYE; And the hardest yet. Montcalm must have these woods filled
with Indians. &e's not a fool.
CORA: But we must get down there. How can we do it?

HAWKEYE: We've just got to wait until it gets dark enough for us
to slip through.
ALICE: You mean after coming this far we have to wait in sight
of the fort. Oh, it »s too much. I won't I won't.
CORA: Hawkey© is right, Alice. *f what he says is true, we'd
toe fools to go down now. We'd never break through

HEYWARD: Hawkeye 1 What's that smoke there?

HAWKEYE: I£'s nothing, just the explosion of one of the cannon.

REWARD: Ho, not that, beyond that, close to the shore of the lake,

There ,,. see... the i^hlte s tuff... *t' s fog... That' s

CONTINUED
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REWARD(CONTINUED) ... what it is, fog J Rolling in from the lake.

HAWKEYE: We 're in luck after all ... you may get to see your
father before night, Miss Cora.

With the fogj I think w© can chance it» Follow me. If

anything shouldhappen, remember (FADE) to keep the wind on

your right cheek. Ready? Let's go then.
HAWKEYE: (FADING IN) S topi There's a French picket in front of

us. Wait unti" they pass by. Don't move.

HEYWARD: Can't we go around them and thencome back to the path
again?

HAWKEYE: In this fog? We «d never find the trail again«

CRASH OF C A M ON CLOSE

HEYWARD: We d better get out of here, that was pretty close.

HAWKEYE: Wait. We can use this,.
HEY'ARD: Use it? How?

HAWKEYE: The cannon ball plows a straight line into the earth.

We can cut around the picket and come back to the furrow
again.
HEYWARD: Good. Let's go. Follow me, Alice.
FRENCHMAN: Halt J Who goes there?
HAWKEYE: It's a Frenchman, keep gps going.
FRENCHMAN: HALT, I say
HEY'"ARD: Run I

FRENCHMAN'£quad, aia J fire I

SOUND OF SHOTS.
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HAWKEYE: Hold It a rciruta, Heyward J Miss Aliced

HE Y'ARD: %m&±&x£r.z?.±±x What new?

HAWKEYE: If we fire bsck at them, they'll think it's an attack and

they'll go hac?^ to their own lines.

HEY"AI D: Let's try it.

SOUND OF SHOTS AGAIN MEN YELLING

HAWKEYKL That's enough* We'll h-ve them allon ys if we keep It tip..,
SOUND OF CANNON LOUD
HA'KEYE: That's from the fort .• and it's behind us. We're running the
wrong way,., back to the woods.
MUNHO: S tand firm I Wait to see the enemy I Fire low J

ALICE: Father .« Father Tt 'r Alice k Save us...Save us..,

MUNRO: (STILL OFF KIKE) Hold fire 1 Open the sally ports. Charge I
XHNXXiX CORA: Father I Father *

MUNHO: A l i c e C o r a I Where are ycu Where are you

CORA: Here,, father, here J Over this way J

MUNRO: I can'*- so,? in this fog„ » Stand still a minute.

HEYWARD: Over #?.«ro sir,, This way J

MUNRO: (ON MIKE) Oh, thorn you are, Alice, Coraj, you're Safe at

last. Nothing c«.n happen to me now,

FAD E ON SOBBING OF DAUGHTERS CRIED OF FATHER I FATHER I E T C
DOOR SLAM
MUNRO: A h, Major Heyward, Sit down. I want your advice*
HEYWARD: Thank you, sir.
MUNRO: Four days ago, when you arrived, I sent Rawkeye back to

Fort Edward With a message asking for aid. As you know*, we

can't hold out much longer without it * Hawkeye has just

been returned.
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HEYWARD: Just been returned, sir?
MUNRO: Yes, By Mon' calm. Says he knew how much lvalue d the
fellow and he couldn't think of detaining him.
HEYWARD: And the message from Fort Edward? What did it say?

When will they send the reinforcements.

MUNRO: Don't know. News was in letter thant ^ontcalm, of course,

took. Asks me to meet him under flgg of truce now.

What do you think?
HEYWARD: I think we should meet him immediately, sir. It's the only
thing.
MUNRO: Yo\ji speak French, don't you? T en you must come along as
my interpreter.
HEYWARD: Then you'll go, sir?

MUNRO: Yes... to learn the good news from my enemy. (FADE) Call

out the colars, seargent.

DRUM ROLL
MNNRO: Monsieur de Montcalm, this Is my Interpreter, Major Heywardo
MONTCALM: I believe I speak enough English to be understood. I've
1
asked for this Interview, monsieur because think that
you've already done everything necessary for your honor and
the xsjES honor of your country a nd will now listen to the
voice of humanity. Your resistance has been gallant,
MONsieur.

MUNRO: Why say it has been,sir? It will continue, it will continue.

MONTCALM: That's a very fine sentiment, Colonel, but after all,
7
why keep up the pretense any longer
MUNRO: Pretense • a b s u r d . We will defend the fort, sir from
now until doomsday.
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MONTCALM: Nevertheless, I should like to -oresent ay terras. All

I desire is the destruction of the fort ±ts±sxt Itself.
Nothing else. You may keep your arras and your colors
and your surrender shall be In the form most honorable to
yourselves.

MUNRO: If you brought me out here to discuss the terms of

surrender, yo"d»re wasting both your time and mine, sir.
We are in a position to hold this fortIndefinitely end
will do so. Good day sir,
MONTCALM: Pardon monsieur. These hills give every chance for
reconnoitring 0 From the peak, one can see spue your
weak condition as well as you can yourselves,
MUNRO: And perhaps you can see as far as Fort Edward and knew
when and where to expect the army of ^eneral '"ebb.
MONTCALM: As to that, I must apologise for perusing your mail.
However* here is his letter. Perhaps It would be
better to let General Webb speak for himself*
RUSTLE OF PAPER
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MUNRO: Rmm. "Regret to inform you.„„ # impossible. •« That's

incredible. Unbelievable I Won't send a single man.

I've been betrayed. Disgraced!

MONTCALM: Again 1 express my deepest apologies. 1 hesitate to stress

the point, but, under the circumstances does Monsieur still
feel that he can hold the fortress?

OTEO: Hold the fortress? With no possibility of any aid?

Impossible.

KOFTCALK: Then Monsieur surrenders? And the terms?

MUNRO: I accept your generous terms, sir. This letter leaves me

no choice.
DRUMS UP AND DOWN.

AD LIB OF CROWD. CREAKING OF CARTS. DKU,. ROLL IN E.G.

HEYWARD: Is everything ready, sir? Is there anything I can do to
help?

MUNRO: You can see to taking care of mji daughters, Major, since
I must ride at the head of my troops.
HEYWARD: Yes, sir. Hasn't anything been done for them?
MUNRO: Haven't had the time. Too busy checking the military
details. Take care of them for me, will you, Major.
See that they get to Fort Edware safely„
HEY 'ARD: It's will be a pleasure, s i r , O0 There they are, now,
I'll go over and speak to them. Cora,' Cora J
CORA (FADING IN) Why aren't you with your troops, Major
Heyward?
HEY 'ARD': My troops won't need me now. I shall, stay with you, to
protect you,
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AT rr'v1 • We wen'l need a protector, Hasn't Montcalm givon hi a

word that everything will be all right?

HEYWARD: Yes, but ho can only speak for himself and his own troops,

He ..ven only knows what the Indians might do. And our ore ops

have no powder..» that'a the rules of war.

CORA; Nevertheless, Major Heyward, I'm sure we won't need your

services.

HEY YARD But I can't leave you alone. 1 promised your father that
f
I d see you were taken care of.

ALICE: Will, If father insists...Look, there's the regimental

chaplain, Mr. Gamut. H e " 1 1 be our protector. Will that

be all right?

HUT 'ARB: Veil, I suppose so, although he's never fought anything

except a singing contest in his life. Mr. GamutI Mr.

Gamut I
GAMUT: (COMING ON MIKE) Good day, Miss Monro. Good day, Major
Heyware.

HEY^ARDL Mr. Gamutj would it be too much if I asked you to escort these
girls until we reach Fort Edward?
GAMUT: No indeed. It would be a pleasure. Of course, I am not,

you realise, a fighting man. Leading the choir is my own

particular work, but I promise, at leat.t, that I won't

leave the.x for a moment.

HEYWARD: Good. Then I leave them in your care.
DRUM P.0L1 SOUND Of MARCHING FEET AD LIB OF WOMEN
CC.RA: The women are leaving together now. Let's join them.
ALICE: I do hope father's all right. And Major Heyward too. He

looked so uncomfortable when he mentioned that they had no

powder-
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GANYTt 1'ir sure the Major is inclined to look a little en the

darlc side of... .

SCREAM OFF MUSE

CORA: What was that? What's happening over there?

GMTUT: ProDably some woman whose child didn't want to come.

5
CORA: No... it s... I can't see it very clearly...It s an Indian.

He's waving something in the air...It's a scalp I It's a

scaip!

SOUND: 'AR WHOOP THEN YELLING SCREAMS ETC. CONTINUE THRU SCENE

CORA: The Indians have broken loose: They're killing the women

Let's get away from here! Hurry,'

ALICE: Father*' Father! Save us ! Help!

GAMUT: STARTS TO SING...A HYMN (THIS UP AND INTO E.G.)

CORA: Alice, come, take my hand! We must get away from here!

Hurry!

ALICE: Oh, if we had only taken Major Heyward''s warning,

CORA: Hurry, Alice' Let's run for those trees over there!
ALICE: There's someone chasing as!
MAGUA: (OF" MIKEJ Stop!

ALICE; It's Magua! Hurry!

MAGUA: Stop! You are my prisoners, and this crazy singer too-

Here, you. Take these three to the camp, and leave them

with my squaw. They belong to me.

SOUND: YELLS SCREAMS ETC. UP AMD DOWN. TO CANOE PAD-.LES

HA".'KEYS: This is the place, they must have come in along here.

It's the closest place to the Huron camp...Pull in here.

Uncas, hide the canoe in the brush over there, I'll see
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HA'TKEYE: (CONT'D) whether I can find any traces. Come on Heyward.

HEY ARD: I feel responsible for all this. If I hadn't Insisted

that you let Magua gol „ „

HAWKEYE: Forget it» Heyward. There's no time to talk row, we've

got to find them. 0h„ Uncas. Canoe safely hidden?

UNCAS: Yes.
T
HA "KEYE: Good. Look over on that side. See whether you can find
anything. Any marks at all,
r
HEY ARD. How can you possibly tell anything from marks 9 1 1 the

ground. Why don't we just go straight to the Huron camp.

HAWKEYE: And if they haven't gone there? We'd lose time that way.
We can't afford it.
UNCAS: (OFF MIKE) HawkeyeI
HAWKEYE: Uncas has something. Come on!
SOUND: STEPS IN BRUSH.

HAWEEYE: (FADING IN) What is i t , Uncas? Is it them? Have you

found anything.
UNCAS: Look!

HEYWARD: I don't see anything.

HAWKEYE: Here, right here. A mocassin print. And it's Magua's

Goodc, We*'re on the right track- Let's follow this way,

SOUND: BRUSH AGAIN
HEY TARD: Can't we move any faster? How long must we keep up this way?
HAWKEYE: Until we meet up with them= We''re getting closer to the "uro

camp now.. .Look, over there!

r The ashes of a fire. They
stopped here for food. There are marks all around this
place.., o B u t . . .
HEYWARD: What now?
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HAWKEYE: There are plenty of marks here all right, but none of them
lead out of the circle. . .Uncas, you go over there and work in_ 3

I'll start on this side...There must be some marks of their

leaving.

hSEY'JARD: Hhat's that over there?

T
HA 7KEYE; "hat?

EST 'ARD: There...That mark?

HAWKEYE: It's nothing, a'oea? track-.

UNC' S: Someone come.

HAWKEYE: Someone coming? Spread out in y. circle and lie flat. And
keep quieti If he gets too close„ we'll have to take a chance
on using my rifle. It's dangerous so close to the Huron
camps, but it's more dangerous if we're discovered.

UNC'.S: Should 1 go forward and see?

HA'TKEYE: No. I think we'll have to try capturing him,,. .'i'e'll circle
around him and get him <as he oom^s through the trees over
there.. .Here he comes,, „. All right, let's get moving...

HEY 'ARD: Wai> a minute! That walk looks familiar. Yes? It's
the preacher. It's Mr. Gamuts (SHOUTS) Gamut* Gamut I

GAMUT; (OF? KIKE) Who's that? Heyward* Major BeywardJ and

the scout, H a w k e y e O h , it's gooc to see civilized christian
people again,
HEYWARD: Where are the others? Are they alive?
GAMUT: Yes, we are all alive.

HAWKEYE: How is it you're allowed to walk around like this? Are

the others given as much freedom as you?

GAMUT: No. I'm afraid they think I'm a little crazyi I started.
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GAMUT: (CONT'D) singing when they captured me, you see. o o

they think I'm not responsible for my actions,. They let

me go wherever I like.

HAWKEYE: A lucky thing for us. Are Alice and Cora ail right?

GOT: Alice is all right, she's alive at any rate. That's all I

can tell you.

HEYWARD: Where is she?
GAMUT: Magua keeps her prisoner in one of the caves on the outskirts
of the village.
HEYWARD: And Cora? What about her? Is she safe?
GA17UT: As far as I know. She wasn't taken to the village with us,
They left her at another village near by. As a hostage,
or something.
HAWKEYE: As a hostage? At another Huron Village? What would they do
that for?
GAMUT: They're not Hurons. They're Delawares.
UNCAS: Delawares?
GAMUT: Yes, or so I gathered. Why? Does that make a flifference?
UNCAS: Me Mohican, Mohican fathers of Delawares.
GAMUT: Oh, I see. Well...
HA-VKEYE: I didn't know there were any Delawares hereabouts. Are
they fighting with the French? Are they enemies?
GAMUT: I think they're neutrals. The Hurons seem to be a little
afraid of them, that's why they left Cora as a hostage,
HEYWARD: "'here are these caves where Alice is a prisoner?
GAMUT: Just on this aide of the entrance to the camp. You can
almost see them from here.
HEYWARD: I'm going into the camp.

HAWKEYE: What do you mean? You'<i never get out alive. It's
practically suicide.

HEYWARD: Suicide or not, I'm going in. It's my fault that her life
has been endangered and I've got to do something about it.

HAWKEYE: But they'll shoot you on sight. You won't have a chance.

HEYWARD: Couldn't I paint my face or something? And get away with

it? I know French, I could pass as a doctor, perhaps, a
doctor sent by the French to help take care of their wounded.
Yes, that's what I'll do., Now what can I use to paint up my
face so that even Magua won't recognise it.

HAWKEYE: Uncas has his paint box here. He'll do it, but it's a
crazy scheme.

HEYWARD: It*s our only chance. Here, paint it to l&ok like a

witchdoctor.
HAWKEYE: Well, I suppose there's no way to talk you out of it.
We'll give you twelve hours. If you get out by that time,
come to the Delaware camp. We'll be there waiting for you.
HEYWARD: And if I don't come by that time?
HAWKEYE: Then we'll know you're dead.
UNCAS: Ugh. Finished.
HEYWARD: Well, how do I look? Think I can get away with it?
HAVREME: You look like a witch doctor all right, That part of
it's done anyway. Come on, I'll walk as fas as the
village with you. The outskirts anyway.
HEYWARD: All right, come on, Gamut.

HA'TKEYl: I suppose there's no talking you out of it?

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HEYWARD: Are you still at it?

GAMUT: I think the Major is doing a very noble and heroic

thing.

HAVKEYE: I can't see why getting your neck deliberately broken

should be heroic.

GAMUT: But to go Into enemy territory to save this girl's life?

HAWKEYE: K wouldn't call that heroic, I'd say It was foolhardy.

9

HEYWARD: But there s no other way to do it.

HAWKEYE: If you'd given us time, instead of dashing off, we could
probably think of a feasible scheme.
HEYWARD: Well, it's too late now, here we are at the vellage.
HAWKEYE: I'll leave you here. And remember, twelve hours, That's all.
HEYWARD: Yes, come on, Gamut.
GAMUT: Do you think it would be a bood idea to be seen with me in the
village?
HEYWARD: No. You're right. Well, show me from here where the council
house is. Then maybe you'd better go your own way.
GAMUT. The council house is that long hut over there...the one that
old chief is sitting in front of.
HEYWARD: Right. See you at the Delaware camp Gamut.
GAMUT: (OFF MIKE) Good luck in your enterprise.
HEY7ARD: Well, now to see what I can do for Alice...I loot for
greet chief of tribe.
CHIEF: Who are you who ask for him?

HEYWARD: The great Canada father, Montcalm sent me to see if any of

his children are sick and to heal them -with my knowledge.

CHIEF: Is the Canada father not angry at us?

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HEYWARD: '"hy should he he angry at you? You helped rid him tit his

enemies.

CHIEF: It is good. You know the are of healing?

HEYWAFD: Yes.

CHIEF: I have heard many things of the white man's knowledge of

medicines...An evil spirit lives in the wife of one of

my young men. Can you frighten him away?

HEYWARD: Spirits differ, but I will try, '"hern is the woman?
CHIE^: She lies in her room in the caves above. (FADE)

Come, I will lead you to her.

CHIEF: (FADING IN) She lies in the room off the passageway here.

You will look at her?

HEYWARD: Yes. Go now, and wait outside. When I have news, I will call
3*-ou»
CHIEF: Good.
5
STEPS OF'*.
FEY"'APD: Well, I must say I've had l&ck so far. I'd better look
for Alice.

8VB$&
HEYWARD: Musty in here...Smells as though there hasn't been anyone here
for ages...Almost as though!t were haunted or something...
There's a room...No one there...Look around this bend.,.
There.' Yes, there's a light showing under a blanket.. ,
That must be its Yes» It's the..."lice! aiice!
ALICE: Major Heyward! Thank God!

HEYWARD: Are you all right? Here, let me untie these ropes.

ALICE: I've been here so long. How are the others? Is Cora safe?
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HEYWARD: Yes. Cora is with the Delawares. Uncas and Hawkeye are with
her. That's where we've got to get to fast...Is there
any hack way out of here?

ALICE: I don't know...Oh, It feels good to he able to move

around again...I don't know of any other way out. There's
?
only that one entrance,. .Where the blanket., It's moving! »
Someone is coming in.
MAGUA: So, and how is,. .Vhiteman.' Major Heyward! 8 0 now I have
both together. Where are those ropes.

HEYWARD: What's that coming through the door?

MAGUA: LAUGHS Old trick. You think to fool me with that?

ALICE: J-t's a Bear! Oh, Major Heyward.

HEYWARD: Don't be afraid. Anyway, he seems to like Magua.
BEAR GROWLS

MAGUA: Go away, clown. Ugh, get your paws off me I Go away!

HAWKEYE: (MUFFLED) Hefsrward! ^uick get the ropes ard tie him up.
HEYWARD: Huh? What?

HAWKEYE: Hurry up! Hurry up! I can't hold him much longer!
GHEYWARD: Hawkeye! Here are the ropes.
HAWKEYE: TIE HIM? TIE HIM.
HEYWARD: All right... There! He's all neatly packaged now.
HA'TKEYE: Whew! '^hat bearskin was hot.'
HEYWARD: But hou did you get here?

HAWKEYE: You didn't think I'd let you enter the village alone did yon'-.

I went around the other way and met up with the medicine man.
so I tied him up and borrowed his ceremonial bearskin. Looks
as though I got here just in time, too.
ALICE: Yes. ^
IT3YWARD' But now we must get out of here.

HAWKEYE: We can get out the same way you got in.
HEYWARD: I was brought in by the chief. I'm supposed to be treating

a woman who's sick.

HAWKEYE: Where is she?

HEYWARD: In one of the rooms in the front of the cave.

HAWKEYE: How long is it since you came in here?

HEYWARD: I don't know. Not long.

HAWKEYE: Well, then, we've got plenty of time. I'hey always expect

doctors to take a long time...Is there a back entrance to

these caves?

REYNARD: Not as far as I know?

"LTCE: I think there's only that one entrance from the front...
?
HAWKEYE: Well, we've got to get out somehow... I ve got it,' T,he

woman, the sick woman.

AMICE: What about her?

HAWKEYE: She'll help us.

0
HEYWARD: Help us? She's sick, and besides, why shoudl she ohe

doesn't...

HAWKEYE: Has she got a blanket?

HEYWARD: Yes. Of course she lias.

HAWKEYE: Well, then, we'll wrap Alice in the blanket and carry her out.
r
Leave the woman there in her .TOOK. *«hen we get outside, tell

the chief that this is the woman.

HEYWARD: .(FADE) But suppose the chief thinks it's shonev?

HEYWARD: (FADE IN) The spirit lias been removed from the woman

CHIEF i You are indeed a great doctor. What they have told me
of the white man's magic is true.

HEYWARD: Only one more thing needs to be done.. .01 will take to
the woods now for a little time in order that the spirit
may leave the dwelling.

CHIEF: You are a great and clever man. But why must you do
these little things. I will get a woman to carry her
to the woods.

HEYWARD: No. She would not know the exact place to take her. Only
I know that. I must do it myself.
CHIEF: Very wall, I will go into the cave and wait.
HEYWARD: And let the spirit eneer into you? No. It would be better

to go away and some back later when the spirit has gone...
In a day or so, perhaps.
tT
C IEF The white man is right. I will go to the council house
to arrange for a celebration. When the woman is ready,
you will bring her the;e.
HEYWARD Celebration?
CHIEF: We must show our appreciation for the way the white man
has gotten rid of the spirit. I must tell my brothers of
this great thing.
HEYWARD: I will come.
CHIEF: Good,

HEYWARD: He's gone2 We've done it Alice, we're free. They won't find
the woman or Magua until morning, that gives us plenty of
time to get to the Delaware camp. (FADE) Where we'll be safe
FADE DP ON CROWS NOISES
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DELAWARE CHIEF: Brothers of the Delaware tribe i (AB LIB CUT)
We jiiuat decide now what is to be done with th© white
prisoners that the Hurons have left with us.
H
AD LIB UP "YES* '"EAT SHALL WE DO" "RELEASE THEM" "GIVE THEM BACK" ETC.
DELAWARE CHIEF: They have asked to be released, claiming that we have

no treaty with the Hurons. We owe them nothing, they

say. (AD LIB UP ..."THAT'S TRUE" "HO ...10" etc.)
How we must hear what they have to say for themselves.
Bring out the prisone?s.l.let them speak... AD LIB AGAIK

HAWKEYE: Is this the hospitality of the Delaware... to keep us

under guard when we come as guests to their lodge?
DELAWARE CHIEF: This much we owe to our friends the -^urons.

UNCAS: Since" when have the Delawares and Hurons been friends?

And since when does a Delaware owe anything to any one?

HA';*KEYE: Tell them how a *-rue Delaware should act, Uncas.
UNCAS: We have come to you as guests, not as prisoners of the
Huron. No Huron dog could catch... under our own free
will we came, yet you put us under guard and treat us
like prisoners *.. You have been so along in the
North woods among Hurons that you have forgotten how
a true Delaware should act.

DELAWARE CHIEF: What you say has some truth...(AD LIB U P ) . . . but here is

a chief of the Hurons to speak for his tribe. What has

Magua to say?

MAGUA: Do my prisoners give you trouble?

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HAWKEYE: Your prisoners? Your prisoners? When did you

ev&r capture Uncas hers-, or myself •

D ELAWAKE CHIEF: Ho, they are welcome.

MAGUA: Let them be sent to my caiap' if t-h^y give troubls.

DELAWARE CHIEF: Thay glvs no trouble. They are welcome her©.

MAGUA: Nevertheless^, I think that they have taken too much of

your hospitality. X ask that they be returned to me.

DELAWARE CHIEF: 1 must aks the members of my tribe.

MAGUA: I m&$ as k only for justice. These are my prisoners

and I have come for them.

AD LIB UP AND DOWN

DELAWARE CHIEF: Justice is the law of the Delawares. Take what is
yours and depart...Let theprisoners go with Magua.
HHCAS: Wait. Uncas would speak,,.Uncas of the tribe of thfl
Mohicans, your brothers.
AD LIB UP
UNCAS: Many years ago, the Mohicans were the lords of the
earth. They ruled the hunting grounds, ard -the
•

Delawares were their cousins, hunting with them

and sitting- with them in the council house. Now
the Mohicans are gone, fo longer do they hunt, nor
are their camps to be seen in the woods.
MAGUA. Give me my prisoner and 1 will go.
DELAWARE CHIEF; Let the Mohican speak.
1
UNCAS: I alone am left, the last of my tribe, and now 1
to see ray cousins the Delawares trembling at the
voice of a Huron..What has become of the Delaware®?
Are they children or old women that they whine and
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UNCAS (CONTINUED) and cringe when a Huron speaks? (AD LIB) Are they
no longer warriors? Let them hide in the tents of

Hurons then, and call themselves no longer members of the

Delaware tribe.

AD LIBS "HE»S RIGHT" ETC

MAGUA: I have come for my rightful prisoners. Give them to
me and I will go.

DELAWARE CHIEF: We are a just tribe, Magua. Take what belongs to you and
go. Uncas says he is not yourprisoner. Let him stay
with us.
UNCAS: Hor has Hawkeye ever bowed before him.
DELAWARE CHIEF: He too stays here. And the white nan and the girl
who came to the camp together? Him aaai yov call
Heyward?
UNCAS: Do not belong to the Huron.
DELAWARECHIEF: And what of the wo an the * W o n left with us?
MAGUA: S he is m$ne. Mine by right.
DELAWARECHIEF: What says Uncas?
MAGUA: He can say nothing. $he Is mine. Give her to me.
DELAWARE CHIEF: Then take her and go.
HAV-'KEYE: SEtKfc Wait 1 I will go in her place.
MAGUA: Ho

Is the ^uron mad? To refuse to trade a warrior in

DELAWARE CHIEF:
place of a squaw?
What is a Delaware that he should tell a Huron what
MAGUA:
to do? I will take my prisoner and go.
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DELAWARE CHIEF; But the white nan would be an aid to your tribe.

MAGUA: The Huron knows what is best for his tribe.

Delaware8 are old women who ©annot see what Is before

their noses. (AD LIB UNDER) Sheep and foolsaS I

DELAWARE CHIEF: Take your prisoner and go. That is the justice of th®

Delawares. °ut look to the sun. When it comes above

the trees, there will be men on your trail.

AD LIB UP AND DOWN

DELAWARE CHIEF: We must prepare for attack against these Hurons•

1
HAWKEYE: I have a plan. Let °ncas and lead two bands of

warriors. One of us will attack from the front

the other from the side. We will get them between

the two forces and burn the village.

DELAWARE CHIEF: It is a good plan.

AD LIB UP AND UNDER

HEYWARD: Give me a rifle and I will go with the others.

HAWKEYE: Good, ^et's get going. The sun is just coming up.

How we'll show these Hurons what it means to fight

real warriors, and they'll never forget it«

AD LIB UP AND FADE TO SOUND OF SHOTS.

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HKY"A KD: They're running ! We've got them on the run I Give the
signal for Uncas I
HAWKEYE: Hot yet. Got to push them back right to the village.
Cora is proably In the caves, we've got to get as near

tfceai as possible... There.., now..«("SELLS)

HEYWARD: Uncas is beginning to fire I 9
They've given way entirely

come on J Let's run for the caves 1 Hurry. This way J

Here I In here I
HAWKEYE: I hope we're not too late J

HEYWARD: LookI There's a light at the end of this passage! Come

©n I Hurry f
STEPS RUSHING THEN STOP

HAWKEYE: Ho, this isn't It. It's a sheer cliff from here. Lust be at
least two hundred feet above ground. We'll have to go back mm
and look for some other way.
HEYWARD: N o ! Look J Over there to the left of us..there's a
ledge..something's moving on It.
HAWKEYE: Yes...It's Magua mat ......Magua and Cora...How can
we get down there? I'here must be some way of doing it.
Maybe if we go back and try another entrance ...
HEYWARD: Too late, it' would be too late!
c
HAWKEYS: Can't use the rifle because X might hit o r a .
YELL OPP MIKE
HAWKEYE: That sounded like Uncas. Where did it come from?

HEYWARD: It sounded as thougn it came from aboe us. Prom up there,

.9
Yesj. there's Uncas at the top (FADE) that's he going to Co'
UNCAS. (FADING IN) The"Huron tries to escape from me. Magua runs

away, like a true Huron, out this time,he will see what it is

to face a Mohican,

DELAWARE CHIEFs How can ycfi get down, my brother, It is a cliff without

a break. Impossible to climb d o n .

UNCAS: Th.«&! mast jusep. H's the only ^ay.

DELAWARE CHIEF: Jump? But that is certain death. Y u cannot make it!?
0

UNCAS: I will do it. (FADE) Magua will never run away again.

CORA: (FADING IK) 1 will go no furJbher, *agu&. No further.

Even If you fill me. And this man of yours is too tired to

carry me now.

INDIAN: What she says Is true, brother, I cannot carry her further.

MAGUA: Then I will carry you my ...

INDIAN: Magua, *agiia J From the sky I Look, look JA warrior from the

sky S

CORA: Uncas J He's jumped from the top of thecliff,

MAGUA: Then you must die first J Here is my knife, brother, use it

SCREAM FOLLOWED BY SOUND OF TELL 0* BODY

UNCAS: Huron, you die J

MAGUA: It needs more than an old woman of a Mohican to kill rne.

Come on I

HEAVY BREATHING OF TWO i$BN FOR ABOUT TEN SECONDS THEN FH-lfcP EXCLAMATION

FROM MAO CA

MAGUA: You have stabbed me, Uncas, but I will not Ix die alone.

HEAVY BREATHING AGAIN .. MAYBE TWO SECONDS T'HIS TIME THEN WAR WHOQB

WHICH DIMINISHED AS IF FALLING A GREAT DIST NCE.

UYEWAED (FADING -IB) They've gone over the cliff i Hague tehs pulled

CONTINUED
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HEYKARD (CONTINUED) Uncas down with him I Let's get down there,
Hawkey®, hurry. Uncas may still he alive I hurry, hurr

HAWKEYEi Ho. He's dead. Uncas Is dead. You and I Keywood, we

have seen the death of the last warrior of the race of

Mohicans.

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