The DuPont Company of Wilmington, Delaware, makers of better things for better living through chemistry, presents the cavalcade of America. Tonight's star, Anne Blythe. Tonight's play, That More Girl. If you were living in the South Carolina village called Edgefield in the revolutionary year of 1780, you might have heard talk of impending battle, and you might have heard talk about the toy night riders, but you certainly would have heard talk about That More Girl. I beg, take me if she ain't done it again. What's she been up to this time, setting the river afire? No sir, but I swear she could if she had a mind to. Yeah, this happened last week on her stepfather's farm, Sam Savage's place. What happened? Well sir, a troop of Brace on patrol rides up. The captain comes thumping in, slapping his jackboots with a whip, and did it. Yeah, and demands provisions for his men. All the food and house. No. And then up steps little Miss Behathlin' Moore. Give him a tongue lashing, did you? Yeah, fair fieldies hide off, according to Sam. That one happened going. Yeah, well, after about five minutes, that captain backed out, bowing and scraping and apologizing all over the place. Good for our best. How they did a beauty, too. Yeah, ain't she? Yeah, looks like a peach tree in Blossom. Yeah, well sir, it seems all we do around here is talk about That More Girl. I declare I don't know what Edgefield's coming to. You can't tell when that nice red Nixon came a-courting. He threw dishwater all over him and called him a dirty Tory scallywag. Oh, that was last week. This week, her stepfather locked her in her room so she couldn't get out to see that Lieutenant Butler. She's so crazy. Really, Butler? That wild young limousine? That's the one. So what does Bessie do but put on a pair of her brother Robbie's britches, pants, mind you, and climbs down the rain spout. I declare, the little snippet. Well, I'm That More Girl. And what they say is true. Some of it anyhow. Somehow I seem to be made to get myself into trouble. My true name is Behestland Moore. My father found that somewhere in the Bible, I guess. I don't really know. But folks mainly call me Bess. Only my stepfather, Mr. Savage, calls me Behestland, and that shows how much he likes me. He locked me up again, of course. And I got out again. I always do. And I met Billy Butler again, as I said I would, in a forest clearing down near the river. My, but Billy looked handsome in his fine new uniform. And when he saw me coming. Bess! Thank heaven you got away. I've been waiting since sundown. Young Robbie let me out this time. Good for Robbie. He's a brother in a million. And now that you've come here. I wish you could hold me close forever dear. I'd like to. There's nothing at all I'd like better. Why can't we be together then always? We can. When the war's over and we're married. When your stepfather sees the lights. Why does he hate me so? Heaven knows we're on the same side. He says you're wild. They all say you're wild. They say I'm a fool to care for you. Do you believe him? No. No, I'll never believe him. I was wild, Bess. Plenty wild before I met you. But now I've settled down. I've won a commission and I... But Billy the arm of your coat is torn. There's blood on it. Oh it stopped bleeding. Now just a scratch. I had a brush with a troop of tori raiders up the road a piece. You might have been killed. Yeah so I might. So I always might. But I found out plenty this trip. Bess, do folks around here know you saw me last week? Yes, they've been talking about nothing else. Their tongues have been going like so many shuttles. Clackity clack. Good. I want you to let them know you've seen me again. But my stepfather, Mr. Savage... Are you afraid of your stepfather? No. I'm scared of no one at all. Spread the word then. Tell them you've seen me again and that I had bad news for you. Tell them I said the Americans under Captain Wallace are running away. Say that we're crossing back over the river into Georgia for good. Say we're holding up in Augusta. But you're not going... No, no we're not. But Wallace wants the British to think we are. Bess, the main body of the enemy is moving south tomorrow along the river road. Well we'll be waiting for them. In ambush. Just below the rapids where the road along the river runs through a narrow pass. The place is called Red Rock Point. Do you think they'll believe me if I say Captain Wallace is leaving the whole county to be plundered? Of course they will. Half of them because they're Tories. The other half because they always believe bad news about militia troops. Will you do it, Bess? Very well, Lieutenant. That's a good soldier. Another kiss to seal the bargain? A hundred if you want them. Now I must leave. I have only two hours to get downriver. And the British cavalry screen will be moving south before dawn. You be careful, Billy. Don't worry, Bess. I'm always careful these days. The army takes a lot of that wildness out of a man. It makes you cautious. Someone's coming. No, no, that's my own mount down by the road. Must it truly leave so soon? Bessie. These downriver will be crawling with enemy troops in a matter of hours. I've just time to get out ahead of them. It's goodbye, I'm afraid. Goodbye, my love. God go with you. Oh, come now. He can't see you waving any longer. It makes him. That's a pretty picture, though. Touching. Just like a play. Weeping beauty parts from soldier lovers. Tears, heaving chest, waving. Who written it? What do you mean by following me? I didn't follow you. A number of loyal citizens, myself included, have been on patrol duty, you see. Patrol duty? Whose barn did you burn? Whose stock did you run off? Whose children did you scare half to death? Now, now, the night's still young. There may well be burning bars in these parts before sunup, judging by what I heard. You heard what Lieutenant Butler told me? Of course I heard. I came up on Butler's horse by the roadside. I noticed the militia brands, so I decided to investigate. You sneak and tory coward, my dear Miss Moore. You should remain eternally grateful to me. I could have killed you, a pretty rebel lover, quite easily. One shot from yonder picket. But you are afraid. You are afraid to fire. What I heard was more valuable to me than Butler's death. So I let him live. He'll return to Captain Wallace and his bushwhacking traitors down river. In turn, I shall pay a visit to my good friend Colonel Tarth on the British headquarters. You tell Tarth and of the ambush, you'll sell out your own countrymen and your neighbors? I'll do my clear and simple duty as a loyal subject of his majesty. You'll sell your information and you'll know it. I have it your way. The result in any event will be the same. Captain Wallace with his dashing lieutenant and all his farm boy louts who play at being soldiers. By they'll all be killed or captured. The ambushes will be ambushed in turn. Not if I warn them first. Now get out of my way. No, no, no, not at all. I was wondering when that view of the situation would occur to you. I'm afraid you're not leaving this charming moonlit glade tonight. Not alive, sweet bet. You wouldn't kill you? No, I think not. I should, you know, it'd be safer. But such thoroughness on my part might just possibly cause trouble later on. No, I think I'll just tie you up. Take your hands off me. Let me go, do you hear me? Let me go! You little devil! Let me go! In the end, Greg Nixon overwhelmed me. But for many a day he bore the marks of my teeth on his hands and on his throat. He tied me hand and foot with rawhide thongs and hurried off to carry the story to his British master. Hours passed, and it must have been midnight before I heard a voice calling. Beth! Oh, Beth! Robbie! This way, Robbie! Beth! Over here! This is what happened. We did this to you. Never mind now, get me loose. Untie my hands. There you are. There you are. Now help me with these. Who did this? Greg Nixon. For killing. I'll follow him wherever he goes and I'll kill him. Oh, fair. I'm free at last. What's the matter, Beth? Are you hurt? Oh, I'm just sort of bruised and stiff. Robbie, we've so much to do. Where's Mr. Savage? I was searching for you with Tom Powers and Joe Treat. Gosh, he was hopped mad when he found you'd run off. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. He found you'd run off. Gave me a larpin' too. Oh, we must find them. We'll need all the men we can find. But you haven't said what happened. I'll make it quick. I met Lieutenant Butler here. He asked me to help him fool the British and lead them into an ambush. Gosh. But Rhett Nixon overheard us. Oh, don't ask me to explain now. Now Nixon's gone to tell the British and we've got to warn our folks that their plan is known. We'll need help. We'll even need Sam Savage. Come along. We're going home. and and well sam well what don't know not sure i can't and i don't understand it i don't understand it all where could you go we looked everywhere and you don't support i don't you mean to know if you might run off with that billy butler could be could be happened before this and he's lively girls are going off with butler right now sam now he's going with billy she won't get far you see those roads and need deepened soldiers something's up i never saw so many troops in town something sure is happening something big and we're in the middle of it right spanked in the middle of it question is where's bet must get shot clearly well things started she's out there so is bobby what do we do nothing at all let it take the chances he's made for itself but if she comes back if she does come back here what do you do i don't know i'll leave you alone can't you stop talking about that confounded morgueer the top was meant for us for robbie and me as we cut across the field but we need it and after all the angry talk that clattered around me when i got back home i've pleaded with my stepfather to carry the message that must reach the american command what i can you know you ask the impossible now both river roads are sick with any troops no one could get through any man would try to have fun that i was glad to see you say forget i thought to say no more about job wanton disobedience but surely you can see you've caused this terrible mishance yourself i'd not lift a finger to save the man i forgot you to see again you asked me to risk my life for him not just for him for captain wallace's whole commander most of them come from this county that the funds of your friends and well they must take their own risk tonight the chances of war talking it talked that way don't you know who they are yes i know a pack of reckless to go made a reckless who talked him into a villain against the king whose mouth with loudest crying fight fight fight i'm not listening to you will it when the british were far away it was you who spoke in the square it was you who promised those boys heaven on earth that they believe that farm to live like hunted animal and don't call me that with you and and don't read them tom powell that three of you talking talking to you i will not be now that i'll be here at a good doorstep you're changing your mind i asked you just once more when you one of you help me to get word to one by and through the no i am not a fool just a treat is that your word as well your stepfather's right best be madness to write these roads tonight compound you can't talk so loud against the king and the toys when the run is on you this your word now i'm a sensible man this more drink and no drink gold county's overrun it's time to hold up i have my rifle here and i'll use it if they come to take me but not until then my answers no i'm a sensible man give me that what are you trying to do and that back sam she took my right hand and give it back no going back to help and no one's going to stop me not while i have this way well kill the man who tried to keep me from that dog and i'm coming with no right now we will take the road to take the river like a little more just below the far past the river at the rapid you'll never make it at night can we make it probably the two of us can we get down the risk surely we can we've got to good then we'll try get the door open behind me get the bar now run for a copy have the canoe ready miss more i've run that white water myself in the daylight i think it can't be done in the darkness not with a boy to stand there robert the better man than the three of you together i'm gonna land it door but i'll not be far off outside and i'll kill the first man that followed me should we try to stop her should we say no let it go she paid this night for her forwardness with her life uh... we return to our capital kate play that more girl starring and live we are in the middle years of the revolution great danger threatens the small american militia force in south carolina this more and her brother robbie are trying to bring a warning to the american troops uh... cloud hit the moon is my young brother and i stumbled down the slope to the river into the indian dugout canoe my true father had made with robbie's help so long ago when i thought we were not to be followed i ran for it robbie was waiting for me already in the stern of the dugout get into it take the bow weight i can't let you do it brother i'll go it alone you'd swamp before you'd even reach the white water this boat's made for two you know that it's gotta be one to feel me if you don't want to paddle there's nothing else to do then nothing and don't be scared that i've lived in this book for three years for the record people and then it is but have you passed the rapid before all plenty of time i know every rock and the clouds of let them come out well welcome on the list with barely time enough who's that it i'll put your 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I just can't myself. Come on come out to the rock. Come out. Right and all the way. The. Rock. Rock just around the bend. Here we go. Bobby Bobby look at that. We'll make it. Well. I don't know if it. She's a rock. She's a rock. She's a rock. She's a rock. She's a rock. She's a rock. We made it, Bess. We'll do it now. Bessie, are you all right? I don't know. I guess I must have fainted a little just toward the end. Oh, yes. Yes, you did. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. I know. You just toward the end? We're down past the British, all right? Where'd the lieutenants say they'd be? A place called Red Rock Point. Do you know what that is? No, I guess I liked you, Bess. I never been this far down the river before. Robert, you never shot the rabbit like you said? No, not until just now, I didn't. Oh. Well, I guess we'd better go ashore and take a look around. around. Right this yeah now they can try. To be sure that these are all. Friends I hope. I had. No I'm going to find where I can see it all right come on. Not. A. A ground rat. Can you tell me where I might find Lieutenant William Butler can you take me to him or be necessary. Billy's right here. What's up. Are you doing a terrible thing has happened we've overheard talking there in the clear and watch the British know your plan for an ambush they planned it around this point and kill all of you but I don't understand how there's no time to explain with Captain Wallace we must hurry we must keep Captain Wallace. You're in time but thank heaven you're in time thanks to heaven and Robbie strong arm. What's become of him. Robbie well you know when we left Captain Wallace Robbie came out of the tent with us and then he disappeared. Yes well I left you with the women folk for a while as you asked you were so tired Billy what happened to Robbie well. He's joined up as. Your brother grew to be a man tonight out on the river we need every man we can find and there's more to it than that. More to it yes. How can he go home this how can he go home to old man Savage he said he wanted to talk with me and that's what he asked me he said how can I go home well I told him he could stay on here with the troops. Billy yes this how can I go home I wondered when you'd start to think of that you'd begin to realize I have no home either not after what you've done not with the British in Edgefield what shall I do what can I do. You can marry me this here now there's a Baptist preacher my own company. Will you do it this. Billy. There's one thing I don't understand and what's that. Why didn't you ask me long ago. Why didn't you ask me long ago. They would talk about that to of course back home in Edgefield but when the British came out of the tent they would talk about that too of course back home in Edgefield but when the British surrounded Red Rock Point the next morning they surrounded empty air. Many of our Edgefield boys were saved to fight at Calpins where Morgan put proud Taut into flight and some of them lived to stand on a field in Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered and back in Edgefield long after the war they would talk about pensions and talk about taxes and talk about the new land across the mountains but just as before there was always talk about that Moore girl. Will she ever rest quiet. She's Mrs. Billy Butler now don't forget Mrs. the Honorable Congressman William S. Butler if you please. My such is. She'll always be best Moore to me. The idea of best Moore teaching school and her husband in Congress. Why did she do what she's supposed to. She wants to keep busy and her with six children of her own just wants to have a hand in everybody's business if you ask me. Well me for one me I'm not going to talk no more about that Moore girl. You know what she's up to now. You mean the Honorable Congressman's wife. What do you want this time. Money more money more money for school more taxes for schools says all the kids ought to have schools all of them. I bet you run over the ragged. Yeah maybe. What do you mean maybe. Well she ain't changed much. No no she ain't still pretty mighty pretty. She looks like a picture in full bloom. She does for a fact always did. You know something. No what. Is that one man in all the Carolinas I envy is a mystery. Congressman William S. Butler land. She was a girl. So I'm still that more girl. I'll never live it down. But my son my six fine son they grew up with the country and father moved on with and they helped make the nation that runs in your day from seed to seed. 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