For Them That Trespass Page #5

A petition,that's what,here,you sign, right here,Alistair Sams

-It's all right to put my mark? -Yeah

Come on boys,I want you to sign this petition for Herbie Logan

Come on over here

Logan,I've just received this communication from the Home Office

I read it to you

The Home Secretary has advised His Majesty

to commute to penal servitude for life

a sentence of death passed on Herbert Edward Logan

Hello Rosie

What's you going do do with the money,duck?

She's going to take me to Monte Carlo

Aren't you?

What's the matter Rosie?

You've been backing the horses and done it all

Logan's case saved,read all about it

Logan!

You can't keep me here,I'm innocent

Come on Logan,you only think you haven't done it

I've never done it,I'm innocent

Look here Herbert Logan,I won't punish you this time,if you don't behave yourself

I've never done it.I'm innocent

Will you be sensible

Sir,I'm innocent

It maybe so,or may not

In any case it is no concern of mine

My job is to find out to you that

even while you have done your fifteen years and your case comes up for review

you won't get out of here unless your conduct sheet is pretty clear

Right Sir

Prisoner,right turn

Straight back

This fellow Drew is worth watching, he writes poetry and prose

I'm going to the British public that it is a first class play

And then he is bound to be a flop

Hello Rosie.How are you keeping?

Fine

Did you get my letters?

Yes,Herb

It's no good,I'll never give you up

I do think it what is best for you

I love you.I know what is best for me. I do not want anything else

Now Chris,such a wonderful sense of breeze

What's the matter darling?

Mary,I want to marry you but

Well,but what?

I don't deserve such heavens

Perhaps you did

But I do

I always dreamed about a white house

What a marvelous green

You can see the whole of London

Let's call it High Grove

High Grove?

You really like it Mary?

Oh,I think it is wonderful

Logan,now it is up to you

You got any plans?

Yes,Sir.I'm going to prove that I'm innocent

You're a funny chap

you've been in here for fifteen years and never lost your faith

Good bye

And Good Luck

-Herb -Hello

I'd never think it was today

Just look at me

That's all I want to do

Rosie

Come on,Rosie,give us a kiss

Fifteen years

I've got my dinner on

I'll get you something too

Don't you like it?

I like it all right,

but my tummy make it sore taking all my prison meals in one

Ease it up,take your tummy by surprise

Herb,will you get a job,all right?

That is not so easy,prisoners don't take the mark inside,it's afterward

I've saved a bit but only pay me back when we get married

What? You wouldn't want to marry me?

Why not?

How would you like it?

There goes Rosie Logan,her old man is just out of prison for murder

It's not for what people say, what I know myself

Grand.That's what you are Rosie

Sorry.Logan,we've nothing for you,come again next week

I've heard that for a year and more.Look guv.

Since I come out I've only had one job and that didn't last

Until they got to know about me

I've wife and kiddie,they sacked her when the boss found out about me

You've got to give me something

Mr Logan,we are doing all we can,

but we've no power to make employers give you work

That's good.That's very good.

Your face is character,my friend, I'll paint you, come tomorrow

No,I'll paint you when the rusted leaves of autumn fall,come back 6 months from now

Excuse me,guv.But do you live here?

If any artist could be said to live,I do.Why?

Do you like the house?

I wouldn't say I liked it but I know it

Everybody does.For many years ago

a girl was foully done to devil by old Moor,that's why I live here,brother

There is nothing like a murder on the premises for keeping down the rent

Forgive me

I must return to work,remember when the first leaves fall,

you and I will give the world a masterpiece

Meantime I have a railway poster to complete,Good Bye,a railway poster

Herb,you must be soaked

Take off your coat and come up to the fire

Any luck?

How is the kid?

What's up with you,you've been crying

Is he worse?

They said this place should have been pulled down years ago

If we want Jack to get better, we must take him out of here

We must both

Rosie,believe me,that money is still there,maybe

No what money?

The money I gave Frankie the night Marlowe done her in

It was hidden in the room in Croyber Square

But it was more than 10 years ago

No one has lived there since except the crazy painter bloke

He wouldn't see a pot of gold if it was left out of the hole

How would you get it?

Can't ask it for it,can I?

No,don't do it please

If you get caught they will send you back to prison

The what will become of Jack

It's him I am thinking of

He has to grow up strong and healthy in a decent home

The money is still there,it's only for one to pick it up

I'm just collecting my pay back after fifteen years breaking stones

Aren't you going to wish me luck?

Good Luck,Herb

Herb

Herb

Come back

Come back

Herb

Who is that?

Rosie?

Good Evening,Logan.I'm detective inspector Benstead.Remember me?

Yeah.That was you who picked me up

What do you want?

I've been checking out on you at the labour exchange

I had a talk with the barrister there,he'll give you a job,

go and see him tomorrow morning

It's true,I wouldn't believe it..

From a copper wouldn't you?

I've got a wife and kiddie, the same as you,Logan

Good Night

-Thanks.Good Night -Good Night

Good Night

When I saw him at the door I nearly died

Yes,so did I

Open it

Wonderful,Herb

Tomorrow we take a look round for our claim

What's that?

Looks like a bit of verse

"So bowed old dame" ah doesn't mean anything

"So bowed old dame,heavy beaten slow, towards the splendor of the setting sun"

"Poor unworthy piece of day work done,by the shadows of the road"

Fill Jack's bottle will you, milk is hot enough now

"Always be in the at if you can I'd say"

"And then there was the real set too"

"His story is shaking me and..

we just going to lam out at me when I run out of the house"

"For good male voice:are you sorry?

"female voice:
No,I mustn't grumble,

at least I'm honest,I may not be so good but I'm honest"

"I'm not ashamed of anything I've done,sorry for nothing Millie,that's me"

Sorry for Millie

Herb

"You have just heard the first part of the Area,

the famous play by Christopher Drew"

-Give me the bottle -What was his name,Christopher something

"he produced it fifteen years ago, a debut of broadcasting of the author"

"The second part follows after an interval of 10 minutes at 7 40"

Here,Rosie,look here The Area Steps by Christopher Drew

That's him,Kit Marlowe

What makes you so sure?

That's how Frankie talked

It's him all right,I know it is

Have you got the Area Steps by Christopher Drew?

Oh,no.That's a very old play, it is out of print

Anything by him would do

We have some of his poems

The newly published poems in Collected Works only just come in

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