 This is a big place guess we better find out I'll try at this window I beg your pardon but could you tell me who I should see about a key to a safety deposit box certainly miss mr. Burnside is in charge you'll find him in that window just this side of the safety deposit ball thank you very much still holding your thumbs back I certainly am let's see I guess this is the window looks nice enough you'll hear you are you Mr. Burnside yes is there anything I can do for you yes sure is just a minute Jerry you see it's kind of a long story Mr. Burnside have you got the key Jerry yeah here it is this key belonged to this boy's father I see well after a lot of inquiries we thought it was made by the Brunner lock company and they sent us a list of banks that used to use this pattern oh yes yes we used to use it ourselves but we've long since changed to a more satisfactory pattern I'm sure this key hasn't been used for a good many years at least that's what we think and we thought perhaps you know let me see it's possible if the box hasn't been open for some time a new lock hasn't been put on we still have a few left of the old type what is your name son Jerry Dugan my father's name was Tim Dugan but you'll excuse me just a minute while I look through this book it records all the renters of deposit boxes of course D now let me see please let this be the best down the way down in Dugan oh yes yes here we are Timothy J. Dugan let me see this box was rented about ten years ago no payments have been made in the past several years and no answers to any of the letters of inquiry sent to Mr. Dugan yes dad was too broke to pay well young man you've come in good time this box would eventually be turned over to the state I'm sure glad we found it so am I may we see what's in it you see Jerry's father well he died a little while ago I'm sorry my boy so I guess the box belonged to him of course you'd have to pay the past rent I guess I can help him out if it isn't too much I'm afraid it isn't as easy as that young lady what do you mean well you see there are state laws when the renter of one of the safety deposit boxes dies the box is turned over to the courts but it belonged to my dad well the courts opened the box and then disposed of the contents according to the laws of the state of course to the will dad didn't leave a will he didn't have anything at least I didn't think he didn't do we found this was a key to a safety deposit box but Mr. Burnside there must be some way for Jerry to well well it does seem as if an only son would have some rights well there is a way but it's quite a job you'd have to have a lawyer well what would I have to do well you couldn't do very much of anything son seeing as you're under eight your lawyer would have to get the permission of your guardian then he'd appeal to the Superior Court to allow you to open the box many lawyers are kind of expensive too I'd like to help you out son but I guess there's only one thing to do in this case well Mr. Burnside do you think we could find a lawyer who wouldn't be too expensive well now there's a young friend of mine has an office upstairs in this building he hasn't been in business long but they wouldn't cost so much but I was just going to suggest that after all anything important enough to be kept in a safety deposit vault is likely to be worth something oh I see and if it belongs to Jerry being the only member of the family he could pay the lawyer from whatever's in the box you're a smart little woman I know most lawyers wouldn't bother with such a thing and perhaps Grayson won't I can't say for him but but you might try that's well let's try that you will find him on the third floor Richard Grayson room 306 tell him I sent you and then you'll know it's all right thanks awfully Mr. Burnside we'll go right up now good luck miss hope you can help you buy it thanks the elevators are right through this passage oh thank you Jiminy will occurs we find a box and now we can't open it certainly is lucky finding the right bank right off yeah and I'm grateful to but golly seems as if we get so far and then something new turns up mm-hmm wonder if we ever will find out oh there's an elevator now you better get in Jerry all right third floor please and then third floor out here we are there Richard Grayson attorney come on Jerry in just a minute what's wrong now well hold your thumbs again you think it brought us like the first time I don't know but no you stake in chance I guess you're right Jerry okay I'll hold tight are you ready yeah good morning how do you do is Mr. Grayson in what name shall I say well he wouldn't know who we are you better just say that Mr. Burnside from the bank downstairs sent us up just a minute colleague I hope this is our lucky day but has been so far yeah if you just step this way please thank you good morning good morning Mr. Grayson hello won't you be seated thank you I understand Mr. Burnside sent you up yes he did you see we're strangers in town yeah we're with the Randall brothers circus just in this morning my that's exciting it's nice to meet show folks well it's like this Mr. Grayson Jerry oh yes this is Jerry Dugan how do you do Jerry and I'm Patsy you know the star area less I'm delighted to meet you miss Patsy well Jerry Dugan joined the circus just this season his father was an old friend of the owner mr. Randall as a matter of fact Jerry's dad was an old performer himself and all the timers knew and liked him it's pretty nice to have a dad you're proud of isn't a Jerry you bet it is my dad well you see he died just before I joined up with a circus oh I'm sorry to hear that it's a long story mr. Grayson but this is the thing we've come to see you about Jerry's dad had a safety deposit box that Jerry didn't know anything about yeah I just carried this old key ring around not realizing that the little key might belong to something then finally we traced that box to the bank downstairs you don't say well no mr. Burnside says that as long as Mr. Dugan isn't living the box has to be turned over to the courts he's right it does but Jerry's the only child it does seem you should be allowed to open the box the law tries to protect people miss Patsy but sometimes it can manage to cause an awful lot of red tape red tape Jerry that means often the law is so complex that you have to go a long way around to reach your destination sign a lot of papers and oh go to a lot of trouble that seems kind of foolish to the outsider like coming to you and and all you'll have to do before I can see what dad left in that box exactly mr. Grayson has agreed to do it for us yet Jerry what did you two have in mind well mr. Burnside said of overtaken to the Superior Court they might get consent for Jerry to open the box that's true but I'd have to have a lawyer and so you came to me yeah could you do it I mean would you pretty anxious to see what your dad left in that box aren't your son I sure am and you shall I'll be glad to take the case oh that's fine of you mr. Grayson not at all I'm glad to do it they'd be perfectly frank I'm just starting out in my practice and I've got more time on my hands than I like to admit I guess I can afford to take a risk in a case like this oh gee you're swell you won't be sorry either I'm sure I won't now I'll have to get some information from you here's the key to the box you need that no only the number and all the information about it when it was rented and so forth I can get that from Mr. Burnside then I'll have to have the signature of Jerry's guardian guardian I haven't got a guardian well and your closest living relative oh my uncle Dan of course if you'll just write his name and address here on this paper I don't suppose he lives in Jackson City no does that matter not at all I'll get a wire off to him have an airmail is notarized signature back to me with the permission to go ahead oh he'll do that all right there can you read that then you'll do them sure I can't it's good and clear oh in a hospital yeah he had a pretty bad accident but he's getting well now very well I'll get this right off off to have an airmail back sometime tomorrow if he intends to start it right away well that's well hey what time is it 10 minutes of 11 well is that all right that's it of course it is you see that he's breaking in a new number this afternoon it's a humdinger to do how bad it is wish I could see it yeah that's a good idea why don't you go to the circus in the middle of the day well you didn't say you didn't have so much work to do here here young man you needn't rub it in oh gee I didn't mean it that way I think it's a pretty good idea anyhow I like a circus best when the kids are there yeah most of them do come in the afternoon I'll be very glad to range for a ticket for you mr. Grayson no that's mighty nice of you miss fancy I guess it's a pretty big honor to be a guest of the circus it sure is I'll accept with pleasure fine what time does it go on 2 30 but if you come early you can see the side shows and everything you bet I will I haven't seen a show in a long time it's about time I saw a good show again I kind of miss all the excitement of show you mean you were I was brought up in the theater I haven't been around show folks for a long time but I I guess it kind of gets in your blood I'll say it does work what your folks do mother was a dancer and dad was one of the finest Shakespearean actors of his time oh that's exciting but how'd you happen to well become a lawyer yes I did well you see dad had a crazy notion that I had to have an education so when I got to college did you go to college of course Jerry now how do you think mr. Grayson could be a lawyer without going to college golly guess I didn't think well after dad put me through law school out west he helped me to open this office here oh it's awfully nice you bet it is that's one reason I'm so anxious to succeed so someday I can pay dad back for all he did for me well is your dad still acting no not so much nowadays but he plays now and during a good season the rest of the time he coaches coaches Jerry that means he helps others teach them how to play their parts yet dad's been coaching our most famous stars in New York on and off for many years now gee that's well I was little mother used to take me to shows now and then you might have seen him his was a big name in the theater once John B. Grayson oh yes I've often heard that name you see now hi I'll be looking forward to your show this afternoon gee I'll say all right folks I'll get this wire right off and get in touch with you as soon as get an answer from your uncle I'll leave a ticket for you at the box office thank you miss fancy thank you mr. Grayson for well for I haven't done anything yet well and thank you for all you're gonna do