Price, 25 Cents The Spy at St. Agnes' By Alice Norris-Lewis Author of "Exemption" MARCH BROTHERS, Publishers 208,210,212 Wright Ave., Lebanon, Ohio No Entertainments Exchanged No Entertainments Sent on Selection or Subject to Return THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' A PATRIOTIC PLAY FOR GIRLS BY ALICE NORRIS-LEWIS ^ fc fc ^ MARCH BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS 208. 210. 212 Wright Avenue. Lebanon. Ohio ■>;^ .^y ^-T Copyright, 1918, By March Brothers TMP96-0C7491 ©CI.D 5ni^',^.G SEP M 1913 ''M.f The Spy at St. Agnes' A Patriotic Play for Girls in Three Acts CHARACTERS Madame Vallier, mistress of St. Agnes' School for girls. Miss Smith, dramatic coach. Ernestine Hollander, the most popular girl at St. Agnes. Joan Moreland, her roommate, a senior. Evelyn Hill, a senior. Ruth Perkins, a freshman. Sue Evans, a senior. Gertrude Jamison, a senior. In Act H the different countries are repre- sented as follows : Ernestine Hollander, America. Joan Moreland, France. Ruth Perkins, Belgium. Sue Evans, England. Gertrude Jamison, Italy. Evelyn Hill, Russia. 4 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES Four girls are needed to represent the North, East, South and West. No speaking parts. They wear white Grecian robes with ribbon across breast designating their section, North, etc. The other characters are costumed to repre- sent their countries. Each carries the national flag of same. America wears Grecian robe with huge American flag as mantle. Time — the present. Costumes, in Act I and III modern. Time in presentation, one hour. Place — St. Agnes' School for girls, Somerset- on-the-Mystic, New York. ACT I Scene — Ernestine Hollander's room in a dor- mitory of St. Agnes' School. All characters are assembled waiting the appearance of Miss Smith, dramatic coach. Ernestine: I wish Miss Smith would come. I've one thousand things to do before the per- formance tonight and rehearse is only one of them. Evelyn : I don't see any need of rehearsing again. We're letter perfect. But say ! isn't this pageant an ocean breeze after the perfectly sickening class plays most senior classes give? Sue [giggling] : Remember last year's? THE SPY AT ST. AGNES D Gertrude : I should say I did ! Wasn't it a mess? Joan : Do you remember the churchyard scene where Helen Landers kicked over a grave- stone in a deadly solemn moment ? It went down with a thump and we juniors nearly died trying not to shriek out loud. Ernestine: Served the seniors right trying to do Shakespeare. Nobody ought to attempt him but real actresses. There never was a ghost of one in St. Agnes. Ruth : I hate dramatics anyway. I don't see why I let you girls tease me into this one. Stage fright is beginning to attack my spinal column this instant. Ernestine: Your face was your misfortune this time, Ruth. If you hadn't typified Belgium better than anybody else you would have escaped. Sue: You're perfectly fitted for the part, Ruthie. And you were a dear to do it for us. You'll get your reward some day — keep hoping for it. Joan : When it comes to looking a part, could anybody represent America better than Ernes- tine? [Girls all look at Emcstine.] She's just the loveliest America we could have found the world over. You are, Ernestine, don't shake your head. 6 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES Ernestine: Here's ten cents, Joan, I'll not make you hope for your reward for that gallant speech. Buy yourself a quart of peanuts. Ah ! here is Miss Smith. [Enter Miss Smith.] Miss Smith : I am sorry to have kept you waiting, girls, but there was an unexpected fac- ulty meeting I was obliged to attend. I will de- tain you but a few moments with a few sugges- tions I think should be made. Miss Perkins, you must speak louder, at present you can't be heard in the front row. Miss Hill, do not mumble your words and do not turn your back to the audience. Then at the very end after Miss Hol- lander makes her final speech the whole cast must come in more promptly with, "God save the United States of America." Miss Hollander will you please come here and give them their cue. [Girls rise. North, South, East and West group themselves behind Ernestine, hand in hand. Other girls behind them in group.] We will call this the front of stage, Miss Hollander. [Miss Smith marks off imaginary stage.] Now, ready ! Ernestine [moving to front of stage] : "Not for gain. Not for Glory. Only that this world may be safe for democracy forevermore. God save the United States of America !" Entire Cast : "God save the United States of America !" THE SPY AT ST. AGNES / Miss Smith: That is better, but you must come in more promptly still. Let us repeat. Ernestine: Let me get my flag-. I can't say it so well without it. [She goes to corner and brings out huge American flag.] Isn't it a beauty, girls? It seems to me it's the handsomest one I ever saw. My brother gave it to me just before he went to France. I don't wonder men will die for it. I would if I could. Now, I'm ready. [Repeats business as above.] "Not for gain. Not for glory. Only that this world may be safe for democracy forevermore. God save the United States of America!" Entire Cast [very promptly] : "God save the United States of America!" Miss Smith: Splendid! Now you are dis- missed. Remember, everybody is to be in the dressing room by seven thirty. [Exit.] Sue: I'm going to town. I've got to have my hair dressed, my finger-nails manicured, get my costume and match stockings to it, buy a pair of gloves for Evelyn, get Janet Harris' laundry at the Chinaman's, exchange some yarn for Gertrude and — Ruth: Oh, Sue, could you get me some chocolates? A box of Delecto's. I'm dying for some and perhaps they'll ward ofif stage fright. Sue: Ell get anything for anybody. Remem- ber I've only got an hour and a half though, so 8 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' don't take too much time thinking up your errand. One, two, three — going, going — gone! [Exity running. 'I Ernestine [running to door]: Oh, Sue! Will you get me five yards of — she's gone. Joan, put on your bonnet and go for me. I can't get through the evening without it. [Girls exeunt.] Joan: Without what, Ernestine? Ernestine: Five yards of pale blue baby ribbon. [Joan takes hat and coat and goes out. Ernestine busies herself picking up things, tidy- ing room, etc. Knock at door. She opens it. Enter Madame Vallier.] Madame! Indeed, this is a pleasure. Won't you sit down? [She looks around for chair. She sweeps a heap of books off couch and under it.] This room is in a mess because we girls have just had a rehearsal here. There! [dusting hastily] I think that will be comfortable. Madame: It will do nicely. Are you alone? Ernestine: Yes. My roommate has gone to town. Madame: I wish you would lock your door. I want to be sure we shall remain alone. [Ernes- tine locks door.] Now come and sit by me for I wish to talk to you in a low tone. We must not be overheard. [Ernestine sits by Madame.] THE SPY AT ST. AGNES Ernestine, I have just held a faculty meeting and we teachers decided to take you into our confi- dence on a very important and serious matter. On account of your popularity and I may as well add quick wit, you may be able to help us. Ernes- tine, we have discovered that there is a traitor in St. Agnes'— a traitor and a spy. Ernestine: Madame! Madame : It seems almost impossible that any of the girls could be against their country, but listen ! For the last six months Professor Alt has been experimenting on a poisonous gas for the government. Nobody but himself knew this, least of all, I, mvself , until he came to me today told me and added that just as he had perfected his formula it was stolen from the laboratory. It is very, very important that this formula does not fall into enemy hands. The honor of St. Agnes' is at stake and much, much more. We must find the thief and spy. We simply must. Ernestine: Have you no clue at all? Madame: None whatever. Ernestine: Do you trust the servants? Madame: I trust nobody. Everybody must be under suspicion until the traitor is caught That is why I come to you, to ask you to watch the girls listen to their conversations, lead them into talking about things that might throw some light on the matter— Oh, Ernestine, do something 10 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' and do it quickly. Your opportunity is so much greater as far as the girls are concerned than any of the faculty's. Ernestine: I'll do my best. I'm sure I don't see how I'll go about it, but now that I know, something might come up that otherwise I wouldn't notice. I have never heard a whisper even among the girls I know best — Madame: It seems a hopeless riddle. There is not a word, a look, a motion to give a clue. The notebook was stolen this noon, that is all we know. I have never encountered such a proposition in all my years of teaching. [Rising.] I must go. Somebody might come and I should not want tO' be found here with you. Oh, Ernes- tine, we rely on you more than you realize, and whatever you do, do it quickl)^, for the spy should be caught this very night. Ernestine: I'll do my best, indeed, I will, Madame. [Exit Madame. Ernestine stands with back against the door a moment.] Well, of all the honors that have been thrust up- on greatness ! Ernestine Hollander to play Miss Sherlock Holmes ! How am I ever to go about it? I've got a job on my hands that beats Diogenes hunting an honest man to a fraz- zle. And mark you, I'm to do it tonight, no less. What can I make happen. Let me think — [Some- body pounds on door.] Joan : Let me in, Ernestine ! What wicked- ness are you up to when you lock out your best THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' H friend [Enter Joan.] Here's your baby ribbon I had an awful time matching it and it isn t just the shade but it'll have to do. Ernestine [opening bundle]: Thank you! Do you call this baby ribbon? I call it a bunch of hairpins. ToAN : Mercy on us ! I've got somebody else's bundle. I'll have to go right back and find my own. Ernestine : That's a shame, but I really need the ribbon. Here's a dime for a soda— to help make it easier for you. Toan • Oh, Ernestine ! I wouldn't dare drink another' soda. I had three while I was down town. Another one would completely finish me. Ernestine: You'll fill a soda water grave, Joan I've no doubt. But, say, did you know the mooA was made of green cheese? Joan : Oh, yes ! And the sun's a cup custard, too. Ernestine: And the man in the moon isn't a man at all, he's a lady. And Jonah swallowed the whale, not the whale, Jonah. Now run along and don't forget that. It's the truth. While you were out something went "snap" m my head and I know it to be a fact. Joan: Are you ill, Ernestine? Your eyes are as bright as stars and your cheeks are so red. 12 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' Ernestine : I'm temporarily upset by the dis- coveries I've made about the man in the moon. Insanity runs in my family, you know. Maybe I'm growing mad. Run along before I devour you. Joan : You are ill, Ernestine ! You never act like this. Ernestine: I never had to before. Now, run! [She pushes Joan out of door.] There, she's gone and I can think in peace, for a great big idea is flooding over me and really making me light headed. Have I any black, white and red cloth with which to make a German flag. [Goes to closet at left. Pulls out a black skirt, zvhite zvaist and red scarf.] These will do. Now Miss Sherlock Holmes, get to work. Miss Spy at St. Agnes', your days are numbered. [She cuts strips from cloth about five inches wide and half a yard long, lays them side by side, thus forming the German flag.] Yes, Miss Spy, Ernestine Sherlock Holmes Hollander is beginning to get mighty busy in your direction. [curtain.] THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 13 ACT II Scene — Stage in St. Agnes' hall during final episode of class pageant, "For Liberty and Democracy." No scenery except a good back- ground required. [Enter England, France, Bel- gium and Italy to dirge-like music. Lagging behind, comes Russia. England, France, Bel- gium and Italy take places at left, in a group. Russia faces them to right.] Russia: I can fight no longer. I am tired. My people are war weary. I must leave you to end the conflict alone. England [sternly] : Let her go ! She was ever a faithless friend. Belgium : I have been crucified for civiliza- tion. My lands have been taken from me. My people have been violated. I am bruised and bleeding, but while there is a drop of blood left in me I will not yield. I am still unconquerable. France: My lands have also been taken from me. My manhood has been bled white. My mighty cathedrals have been laid in ruins. My pleasant fields and vineyards are desolate and barren. My treasury has been drained of its gold. And yet I say — 'They shall not pass." Italy: I was not invaded. By diplomacy I might have gained more than I ever will with the sword. I took my stand with you, my suffer- ing sisters, because I believed your cause was just and holy. I will stand and fall with you. 14 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' England : Did England, ever, having put her hand to the plow, turn backward? No. I stand or fall with my allies. Russia: I am weary. My people are weary. We are divided among ourselves and can not stand. I must leave you. England [point to exit] : Go ! [Russia starts to go.] France [to Russia]: Stay! [Russia stops and looks back.] France [to England] : If she leaves us we are lost. On her territory are hordes of fighting men who will be free then to fight against us. In her garners are millions of bushels of grain to feed our enemy. If she forsakes us we are indeed lost! For who will take her phce? [In distance a faint bugle note is heard.] England [to Ritssia] : Go! [To France.] We will trust in the Almighty for aid. [Russia goes out.] France : We are lost ! Woe is the day ! We are lost! [Allies, with the exception of England, cover their faces and boiv heads. England turns and faces center entrance. Bugle call again, louder than before.] England: What was that? [Allies raise heads and listen. Bugle note again.] The bugle ! Who sends the call? [England steps back to join her allies. The notes of the "Battle Hymn THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 15 of the Republic^' are heard. Through center entrance comes America, supported by the North, South, East and West. America leads and North, South, East and West, hand in hand, zvalk close behind her.] Allies [raising Hags in salute]: America! America ! America : Your call has come across the sea ! I have come to fight beside you until the end is seen. I answer the call of my mother, England. I pay my debt to my dearest friend, France. But at the same time, I am fighting for those principles which my forefathers bought with their blood — liberty and democracy. Allies [raising Hags]: America! America! America : I put my vast resources at your command. I will lay my manhood on the altar of sacrifice. I will pour out my gold like water. My whole country, North, South, East and West, is with me. Once we were divided in thought, politically, sectionally. Now we are united as never before. Allies: God save the United States of America! [America advances to front of stage. North, East, South and West follow her. Allies group behind them.] America : Not for gain. Not for glory. But that this world may be safe for democracy for- evermore ! 16 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' Allies [starting their speech] : *'God save the United States of America," [zvhen Ernestine throzvs dozvn the American flag she has been holding, pulls the German flag from her bosom and zmving it aloft cries.] Ernestine : "God save the Emperor, Deutsch- land liber AUes." {Joan catches the American flag before it falls. The other girls act out the greatest confusion. Ernestine then runs off stage.] [quick curtain.] ACT III Scene — Same as Act I. Stage empty for moment, then Ruth Perkins cautiously opens door and looks in. Ruth : Ernestine ! Ernestine ! Are you here? [She creeps into room.] Ernestine! It is Ruth Perkins. [Looks around.] She hasn't come in yet. I wonder where she went when she ran off the stage. I'll put this in plain sight and she'll be sure to find it. [Lays notebook on table.] Oh, what a relief to get the thing out of my hands! [Footsteps and voices zuithout'.] Somebody's coming! [Looks zuildly around and then runs into- closet and shuts door. Enter Joan, Evelyn, Ruth, Sue and Gertrude.] Joan : I tell you I believe in her. There's something wrong somewhere or a reason why she did it — THE SPY AT ST. AGNES 17 Sue : Don't be absurd, Joan ! What possible reason except the real one, could she have? Joan : I don't know, but she acted so strangely this afternoon. I noticed it. She said insanity ran* in her family and that something went "snap" in her head. She talked about the man in the moon and Jonah and — anyway, I think you might wait until morning. Gertrude : I wouldn't belong to the f rat over- night if she did. It's a mighty serious thing for a girl to do what she did and throw down the American flag, especially after what she said about it this afternoon, too ! Evelyn : Hush ! Here she comes. [Enter Ernestine. She comes in slowly. \ Joan [running to her] : Oh, Ernestine ! You didn't mean it! Say you didn't! I know you didn't anyway. [She puts her arm around Ernes- tine.]^ Sue: We've come on a disagreeable errand, Ernestine. The girls in the fraternity have de- cided that after what has happened tonight we can not allow you to. remain a member of Alpha Alpha any longer. We would like your pin, please. Ernestine: Oh, no, no! You won't take it tonight, will you? Evelyn : Yes. W^e've decided to take it at once. [Ernestine unclasps pin from dress and 18 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES* gives it to her.] In the morning the senior class will meet to elect a new president. We don't want a spy at the head of the class. Gertrude: If you don't want to stay with Ernestine tonight you can come with me, Joan. Sue: Yes, come with us, Joan. Joan : Thank you, but I'll stay where I be- long. [Girls go out without looking at Ernestine. Ernestine zvalks to table and sits dozvn in chair. She absently fumbles zmth notebook Ruth has put on table. Joan goes to closet and tries to open it. It does not yield.] Joan : Have you locked this closet door, Ernestine?* [Ernestine does not answer. She is looking at the notebook with sudden interest.] Joan : Ernestine ! Have you locked this closet door? I can't open it. Ernestine : No, I haven't locked it. The key is lost you know. [She begins to turn leaves of notebook quickly.] Joan : It's sticking like a poor relation, then. What is the matter with it? [Gives it three or four kicks.] Come, help me, will you? I can't move it. [Ernestine* comes to help. The door Hies open and Ruth Perkins tumbles out.] Joan : For goodness sake, Ruth ! Whatever are you hiding in our closet for? What's the joke? THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' 19 Ruth : I just went in there for fun. I'll go now, I guess. Ernestine [stepping in front of her] : Not yet, Ruth, I want to talk to you. Joan, lock the door. [Ruth begins to cry.] Joan : What for ? Ruth wants to go to her room. Ernestine: Lock the door, I say. Joan [locking door] : I think this school has gone entirely crazy today. First you, Ernestine. Then Ruth, hiding in our closet and crying when she's found. Goodness ! I'll be next. Ernestine: Come and sit down, Ruth, and tell me all about it. Ruth [sitting down] : About what? Ernestine: About Professor Alt's formula. This is his notebook that you left on my table. [Leaning tozvards her suddenly.] Why did you steal it? Ruth: Oh, dear! What shall I say? What shall I do? Ernestine: Tell the truth. Joan, come and sit down, I want you to hear this story, too. How long have you been a spy, Ruth? And why? « Ruth : Oh, it's a long, long story, Ernestine. Ernestine: No matter. Tell it. 20 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' Ruth : It began last summer — ^but, first I want you to know I'm loyal to the stars and stripes. I wouldn't say what you did for any- thing — Ernestine: Never mind that. Last sum- mer — Ruth : Well, then, last summer my mother engaged a Mrs. Millerby for a companion for me while I was in the mountains. She was a darling and I loved her at first sight. I never spent such a happy vacation until I met her friend Mrs. Willis. She was at the bottom of it all. She was a young thing, not much older than I am and a war bride. She was just the kind of a person I'd like to be if I could have my way. All the men were crazy over her and — Ernestine: Yes, yes. Why did she spoil your vacation? Ruth : You see, I played cards with her and lost heaps of money — my allowances for years to come. I had never gambled before, and I didn't dare tell mother or father, and I was in an awful mess until Mrs. Millerby found it out and paid my debts. She wouldn't let me pay her back a cent, but said I might be able to do her some little favor in return some time. When I came back to school she sent for me one day and told me she was a secret service agent and thai she had reason to believe that Professor Alt was working on something for the German govern- THE SPY AT ST. AGNES 21 ment She told me I'd be helping a whole pile if I'd try to find out if it was so. I pried and watched and found out he was working on a formula for gas, and I told her so. She said i was to keep right on watching him until he got it perfected, and then I was to steal it from him and bring it to her. Then I found out she wasn t a secret service agent at all, but— a German spy herself. Ernestine: How did you find that out? Ruth • You know I never took German until last year, and so I don't know much about it, but one day when I went to see her she had a caller, and when the caller went out she rattled off a lot of German to her. Then she turned to me and said, "You don't understand that do you? I shook my head, but some of the words stuck m my memory, and when I got home I tried to find them in the dictionary. I thought the next time 1 saw her I'd tell her I did know what she meant. Of course, I didn't get the meaning of the whole sentence, but I got enough to make me know she was disloyal. I went straight to her and told her so, and I said I'd never spy for her again, but she said it was too late. She threatened the most awful things if I didn't steal the formula, and you know the dreadful things you read about m the papers— oh, she scared me to death! it was like a horrible story; the only thing was, 1 couldn't turn to the last page and see the end. Joan : You poor thing ! 22 Ruth : I was just bound that I wouldn't give her the formula, though. And you saved me, Ernestine ! When you came out tonight and de- clared yourself for Germany, I saw a way to save myself and outwit Mrs. Millerby. Ernestine: Go on! Ruth : I knew if I put the notebook in your room and your room was searched, as it was pretty sure to be as soon as the formula was found missing, that no matter what you said, nobody would believe that you did not steal it. And as you were already pretty deep in the mire, it couldn't make you much worse ofT. And I intended to tell Mrs. Millerby that I had to give it to you in order to keep from having it taken from me. She couldn't blame me then for losing it. It is strange to me that its loss hasn't been discovered. Ernestine: Its loss has been discovered. I knew about it this afternoon. I said what I did about the flag for this reason. I thought it might make the spy show her hand. I remem- bered hearing my grandmother tell about a fa- mous actress in Civil War times who, in the midst of a performance one night, came to the footlights and cried, "Three cheers for Jeff Davis and the Southern Confederacy." Of course, she went South after that, and everybody thought she was a rebel, but in reality it was all a game. She was the cleverest spy the Union had, and that speech of hers disarmed the Southerners of THE SPY AT ST. AGNES* 25 all suspicion of her. I told madame about my scheme, and she advised me to see if it would work out. And it did. I'm no traitor or spy,^ and — and it nearly killed me to say what I did. When it came to throwing down the flag— Joan : It didn't fall ! I caught it, Ernestine. Oh, I knew you didn't mean it. I knew it! [Knock at door. Enter Madame Vallier.] Madame : Ernestine ! Ernestine : Oh, madame ! I have found the spy. My scheme worked. Madame: Ruth Perkins! Ernestine: Hear her story before you blame her, madame. She is not quite what you think she is. Joan : I'm going for the girls and just tell them the truth, Ernestine. They aren't going to sleep tonight, believing you're a traitor. [Exit.] Madame : You acted your part so well I al- most believed you meant what you said. Ernestine: I wouldn't do it again for any reason but the one I did it for this time. Madame: Ruth, come with me. I will hear your story. [Enter girls.] Joan: You ought to apologize. She had a reason in doing it. There's been a spy here, stealing formulas and everything for the German 24 THE SPY AT ST. AGNES' government. Ernestine caught her by pretend- ing she was for Germany, too. Ernestine: I had to play Sherlock Holmes, girls. [She takes her Hag from the corner.] I hope I shall never have to do it again. I don't blame you for doubting me. I knew you would, but it's all right now. Sue: Of course it is! Here's your frat pin. Can you forgive us? Ernestine: Of course I do. I wish I hadn't been obliged to spoil the pageant. I loved my last speech. [She advances down stage.'] "Not for gain. Not for glory. Only that this world may be safe for democracy forevermore. 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