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Contributor: Everett Shinn
"SWAT THE FLY!"
A ONE-ACT FANTASY
ELEANOR GATES
COLORED JACKET BY EVERETT SHINN
THE ARROW PUBLISHING COMPANY 116 WEST FIFTY-NINTH STREET NEW YORK
TO THE TROOPER
THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY
THE DOCTOR THE WOMAN INSPECTOR THE BOY THE DOG THE CAT THE HORSE THE MONKEY THE RABBIT THE FLY
"SWAT THE FLY!"
INSPECTOR
Here! Let me look at you. A bandage! Oh, poor fellow! That Doctor's been torturing you! There! There! A rabbit! Well, monkey! What's that Doctor been doing to YOU? Been putting a steel gag on you? Oh, the poor foot! There, now! Lie still!
DOCTOR
Here, Kitty! Kitty! Kitty!
DOCTOR
Here, Kitty! Kitty! Kitty! Well, how's everybody? Hello! How's the nice old boy? And how's little Bunny! Eh?
DOCTOR
Good evening, young man! Where did YOU come from?
BOY
I came from my bed.
DOCTOR
And what are you doing out of your bed?
BOY
I'm feeding your animals.
DOCTOR
Feeding my animals! Why-- --!
BOY
My mother says you starve 'em. So,--here's a bone for the dog, an' a carrot for the rabbit, an' a' apple for the horse, an' a banana for the monkey.
DOCTOR
All right. Hey, dog! Just gnaw on this fine big bone. And how did you find your way here, at this time of night?
BOY
I followed my mother.
DOCTOR
Why, your mother isn't here!
BOY
Oh, yes, she is. Somewhere. I saw her come in. Oh, Mother! Hello, mother! Here she is!
DOCTOR
Madam, what are you doing in this garden?
INSPECTOR
Examining these animals.
DOCTOR
Why should you sneak and hide?
INSPECTOR
Let me introduce myself.
DOCTOR
So you're a spy!
INSPECTOR
I'm an inspector!
DOCTOR
I've seen you before.
INSPECTOR
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