 Family Theater presents Kathleen Crowley and Phil Carey. From Hollywood, the Mutual Network in Cooperation with Family Theater presents The Colonel's Daughter starring Kathleen Crowley, and now here is your host, Phil Carey. Thank you, Tony LaFranco. Family Theater's only purpose is to bring everyone's attention, a practice that must become an important part of our lives if we are to win peace for ourselves, peace for our families, and peace for the world. Family Theater urges you to pray, pray together as a family. Now to our transcribed drama, The Colonel's Daughter, starring Kathleen Crowley as Beverly. I don't think I was. Well, according to my clock, it was 20 miles an hour. And you call that fast? I call it too fast for this area. Oh, come now. This is a military post-miss, and you're in a residential area. Can you see that sign there? What sign? It says speed, 15 miles. Hmm. I see it. I hope it's surely five miles an hour over the limit. There are a lot of children in this area, miss. Look, Corporal, before you start writing in that book of yours, I'd like to ask you a question, all right? All right. How long have you been a corporal? Oh, since I was transferred into the military police. Just about eight months. Mm-hmm. Would you like to be a sergeant someday? Well, my enlistment's up in 14 months, miss. But wouldn't it be nice to spend some of that time with three stripes? Well, what's all this got to do with the fact that you were going 20 miles an hour in a 15-mile zone? Just this. If you write me that citation, you can be pretty sure that you'll never make sergeant. Oh. Mm-hmm. That's right. What's your name, Corporal? Frances X. Breen, miss. Well, my name is... Beverly Compton, and you're the daughter of Colonel Compton, the Provo Marshal. You know that. Yes, that's right. Now, did you have anything else to say before I give you this citation? As I said, this will not make my father happy. No, no. It'll probably make him mad, but at you. Not at me. Mm-hmm. Give some people a little authority. The permit, please? I'm getting it. I'm getting it. Here. Thank you. Mm-hmm. Beverly Compton, five feet five inches. Hair brown, eyes blue, weight 114 pounds. Would you mind getting on with this? You may not have anything else to do, but I have... Well, just as soon as you've signed your name to this, then we'll be through. Here. That's right. There you are. And here you are. And for what it's worth to you, I think you're the most obnoxious MP I've ever met, and if you want to know what else I think... I don't want to know what else you think, miss. In fact, I doubt seriously if you've ever had an interesting thought in your life. Oh. Oh, you do. Yes. And in fact, there's some doubt in my mind that you think at all. Oh. Now if you'll excuse me, I have other things to do. So you're at the Provo Marshall's office? Well, you can bet on that. And the colonel will have a few things to say about this. No, I don't doubt it, miss. And remember, any time in the next seven days... Oh, you insufferable idiot. You'll pay for this. Then you gave my daughter the citation. Is that right, Corporal Breen? That's right. Yes, sir. And he was very rude about it, I might add, father. It's not our policy, is it, Corporal, to give a citation for a minor infraction on our first defense? No, sir. And, well, I wasn't going to until she tried to pull rank on me, but tried to pull rank on you. Beverly, did you do that? Well, not in the true sense of the word. I only told him that it seemed doubtful, but he'd never make sergeant. Beverly, I... Corporal, you ought to be commended for a job well done. Well, thank you, sir. You're not here on your own time, I hope. Oh, no, sir, when you called me, I was on duty at the main gate. And you can get back to duty. Well, thank you, sir. And, uh, Corporal... Yes, sir? You don't need to worry about making sergeant. My daughter's actions ensure you're getting the rank now. Just as soon as you've been in grade long enough. Well, thank you, sir. That's all. That's just fine. Just fine. My daughter of all people pulling rank. Oh, I'm sorry. As the provo marshal of this post, I really am just a... just a chief of police. Charge with their protection of the community. I think in their performance of my duty, the members of my family should be a help, not a hindrance. After you called, I... I thought it would be brine I'd be putting on the carpet, so I got his racket out. It's pretty good. Oh, bet. Well, if you ever need a policeman... You'll know who not to send. Well, if you're through with me... You got something special on? Just a little shopping. Getting a little late? I think I can still get the Santa Cruz before the stores close. All the way to Santa Cruz? Oh, I get tired of Salinas and Monterey. But I try Santa Cruz for change. Well, try to get back before it gets too late. I'm a big girl now, you know. That doesn't keep your mother and me from worrying. Well, it's a long way, but I'll try to be back at a respectable hour. Oh, fine. And Bev? Yes? I don't want to hear any more about dependence pulling rank. At least, not my dependence. Oh, don't worry, you won't never again. So be happy you're working your main gate. It could be in Siberia right now, just as easy, you know. You know it, buddy. You know, I remember when I was a kid. Second, third grade, somewhere along in there. Like a bomb for the little girl who sat in front of me. You know how I showed it? No, how? I used to wait for her after school and throw rocks at her. Rocks? Rocks. I figured at least I was letting her know I was alive. Oh, childish. Oh, but then it fit. I was a child. Tell me, Frank, how long you've been tailing the Colonel's daughter? Huh? What are you talking about? Waiting for her to do something wrong so you can pull her over to the curb and let her know you're alive. Oh, cut it out, will you, Bart? You're making a big production out of it. Yeah, yeah, maybe I am. Hey, better get yourself a handful of rocks. Huh? Here she comes again, Miss Colonel Compton, I mean. You're right. Looks like she's going to town. Maybe she's got a date with somebody else. Want me to throw her in jail? You're looking for a broken head. All right, all right. You want me to take it? No, I mean, I'll handle this one. You took the last one. Oh, yeah, by all means, we must take time. Miss Compton? Corporal? I'm afraid I'll have to ask you for your destination. I don't see that it's any of your business. A new directive, Miss Compton. Santa Cruz. We've also been directed to ask all personnel leaving the post not to pick up any hitchhikers. Well, you've asked. And I'd like to say I'm... I'm sorry if I got you into any trouble. I tried to warn you it might happen. At first, Corporal, I thought you just had the knack of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Now, I see you also had the knack of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Goodbye, Corporal. What'd I say? Man, what a Casanova. She said that I heard what she said and she's right. Saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. Maybe that needed amending. There's never a right time for what you said. But what did I say? Well, of course you did use other words, but substantially what you said amounted to nothing more or less than I told you so. How do you get the picture? Yeah, yeah, I get it. Oh, boy, keep it up. You're doing fine. Maybe next time you see her, you'll be able to make her cry. Yeah, with my luck. I saw the directive about not picking up hitchhikers, but what's this about destination? Oh, that. That was my own idea. Frank, you're really serious about this, aren't you? Yeah, I guess I am. Will you tell me something just between us? What? Did you follow her around, you know, like I said? Waiting for a chance to throw my rock? That's what I mean. I tried to think of another way, Bart. Well, next time around, old buddy, just try being open and honest with her and drop the rocks. What do you mean? Believe me, she knows you're alive. Want to live? Sure do. Hop in. Just begin to think I'd never get a ride. Oh, if those packages are in the way, just toss them in the bag. No, they're all right. Just doing a little shopping in Santa Cruz. I was out there a long time. A thousand cars passed me. Well, I'd have passed you, too, except for that uniform. And the fact that someone told me not to pick up any hitchhikers. Why would someone tell you a thing like that? People shouldn't tell other people things like that. Late to be out of the road, isn't it? It's almost eleven. Oh, I like the night. Except when it's cold. I like this. Well, we'll be at the fort before long. Fort? Fort Art. Well, that's where you're going, isn't it? Huh? Oh, yeah. Yeah, that's where I'm going, all right. Been in the army long? Oh, you mean the uniform? Been in the army long time. Very long time. Slow down. Pardon me. I said slow down. You drive too fast. It makes me nervous. Well, I'm sorry, but I want to get back home. I said slow it down. I'm sorry. That's better. I was in a wreck. Oh, I guess if that happened to me, I'd be afraid of going too fast too. No, I bet you would. Car turned over a hundred times. A hundred? Sounds like I must have been quite a wreck. You don't believe me. Oh, I believe you. If you don't, just turn around. Car's back there where you pick me up. Turn over a hundred times. You mean you just got out of a wreck just now? It wasn't my car. I could have driven if it was my car. You mean there's still somebody back there? No, don't slow down. Just keep going. Oh, but if there's somebody back... Keep going! It wasn't anybody in the car. I took it off a guy. Back in Carmel, I think it was. Took these clothes off him, too. He didn't want to give them to me. That was how I knew that he was a part of it. They're all trying to get me. Don't you know that? But I'm too smart for him. Who? Who are they? Move you mind, lady. I'll tell you this. There are a lot of them. I got away from them once. Got me a big house down near Oxnard. Know where that is? No. No, I don't know where that is. It was near there. And I was safe from them, but they started to sneak in. Pretty soon, the place was full of them. They put up fences. They put bars on the window, but I got away. I got away. Boys ahead of them. What did you say? Oh, nothing. Nothing. You said something. What was it? Well, I had a friend once, and they were after him. And he always said that they got very close when he hadn't eaten. Maybe you should stop and have something to eat. What are those lights over there? That's a... Oh, it's Fort Ord. Stop it. You're going too fast again. I have to. There are a lot of them in there. A lot of who? The people who are after you. How would you know that? The man you took the suit from. You said he was one of them, huh? Yeah. Well, that place is full of people in suits like that. I don't know. Look, look, look. There's the main gate. Can't you see them? I see them. You're right. Faster, go faster. Faster. The car won't go any faster. We're by. Slow down. Slow it down. I'll catch us now. Are you sure? What do you mean? Are you hungry? You remember what I told you about my friend? I'm hungry. Are you hungry? You remember what I told you about my friend? He wasn't like me. Nobody is like me. I take chances. But if we stop, they'll... You'll be safe as long as you keep awake. Maybe you're right. You'll stop the next place you see. The next place? Lady, in case you were thinking of giving me away. You see this? Oh, yes. Yes, I see it. You know what it is? Yes, it's a knife. It's a knife. You stop at the next place you see. What'll it be, folks? You order. Well, I'd like a nice steak. Make it two nice steaks. Yeah, two steaks. Mine are very, very well done. It might take a while. Well, that's all right. No, no, wait. A lot of something won't take long. Wait. Well, we'll have hamburgers. With everything? With everything, yes. Do you think I wouldn't see through that? See through what? Oh, very, very well done. You're trying to keep us here. Oh, no. You're wrong. How much time do you need? You're wrong. I'm afraid I'll have to take care of you, too. Hey, you. Yes, sir. Put them in a sack. We'll take them with us. Corporal Green. That's all right, fella. Don't stand out. Only be here a minute. A minute? That's right. I know three's a crowd. I just wanted to apologize, Miss Compton, for the way I acted. That is certainly not necessary. Well, I think you're wrong about that. I was pretty rude. She said it wasn't necessary, didn't she? What outfit you with, friend? The Army. Oh, that's pretty good. Well, I'll be getting along now. Well, must you? I mean, must you go? A cup of coffee? Like he said, three's a crowd. Good night, Miss Compton. Good night, friend. Hey, what'd you do to the kid? You knew. Sure I knew. Look at him. Buttons unbuttoned, two-week-old haircut. He's no soldier. Besides, the way you went by the main gate, something had to be wrong. You mean his kid ain't a soldier? I guess it's right. He's an escapee from the state mental hospital. The one I've been hearing about on the radio? The same. Well, how do you like that? Oh, you got him, huh, Frank? Quick. As fast as I could. Sure hit him hard. I couldn't pull around. He had a knife. I'll pack him out of the car. Want to give me a hand? Me? Well, if you don't mind. All right. All right. Grab his feet. I got him. So what's he got? Ain't catching, is it? See a little better now? I'm still a little shaky. I was afraid there wouldn't be anybody on the gate who'd know my father's car. Well, at that you were taking quite a chance. No reason for an MP gate guard to chase you on a civilian highway. You've been on duty a long time today. I'm not on duty. You must have been at the gate. Oh, I was. Why? Oh, I had a few things to do. No, no, that's not true. Bartol says I should play it for honesty. I was worried about you. About me? I stopped you this morning because, well, I wanted to meet you. But you know I was alive. Well, I knew you were alive. It's pretty hard for the Probo Martians daughter not to know what the MPs look like. Well, he's loaded in handcuff, Frank. You want to take a minute and let me drive Miss Compton home? I guess so, Bart. A corp of brine will drive me home. Thank you. He's got to sign in his prisoner. Oh, you can do that, can't you? Well, yes. But, uh... Corporal? Yes. Will you drive me home? How must I make it an order? As the colonel's daughter? I, uh, don't think I have to be ordered. Then shall we go? A pleasure. Now I ask you, Frank, isn't this better than throwing rocks? This is Phil Carey again. Have you ever wondered what you can do to better the world situation? I think most of us have. We look around and see the poverty, the strife. We see people torn from their homes and families because of war. We see the desolation, the hunger and suffering, which is war's natural aftermath. And we think about the troubled spot of the world right now. The place where a conflict of arms seems almost inevitable and we say, too bad. Wish there was something I could do about it. And we probably sum it up with something like, but what can I do? I'm only an actor or an insurance agent or a mailman or a teacher. And then, since there doesn't seem to be anything we can do, most of us try to direct our thoughts to happier things than a part of life we don't think we can change. And you know, when we do that, we're wrong. There is a way we can help. Each of us has a great power at our disposal. A power available to everyone, regardless of nationality or state or life. It's the ability to bring God's help for any situation through prayer. When we unite in prayer, we wield a power greater than any national head, governing body or political ideology, because we are appealing to our Creator, the author of all life, the real father of every man, woman and child on earth. Through prayer, we can better the world's situation. A world at prayer is a world at peace. More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. Family Theatre has brought to transcribe the Colonel's Daughter, starring Kathleen Crowley. Phil Carey was your host. Others in the cast were Frank Gerstle, Charles Seal, Tony Barrett and Robert Emlin. The script was written and directed for Family Theatre by Robert Hugh O'Sullivan, with music composed and conducted by Harry Zimmerman. 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