I have to fill my
records. Your name is Theodore Brooks.
[_She sits at table to fill out blanks_, TED _stands._]
TED. That's right.
CASE WORKER. Age?
TED. Twenty-eight.
CASE WORKER. Where born?
TED. New York City.
CASE WORKER. When?
TED. Twenty-eight years ago.
CASE WORKER. No, no, the date!
TED. March 20, 1907.
CASE WORKER. Father's name?
TED. Nathaniel Brooks.
CASE WORKER. His birthplace?
TED. New York City.
CASE WORKER. His ancestry?
TED. The Pilgrim fathers.
CASE WORKER. Your mother's name?
TED. Susan Cartwright, born in Philadelphia. Her ancestors,
American Quakers.
CASE WORKER. [_Writing fast._] Wait a minute.--Both parents living?
TED. Both dead.
CASE WORKER. Brothers and sisters?
TED. None.
CASE WORKER. What other close kin?
TED. I have one uncle and two aunts.
CASE WORKER. Do they live in New York City?
TED. It happens that none of them does.
CASE WORKER. Then we don't need them.
MARTIN. Pardon me, but how far in kinship does the responsibility
go?
CASE WORKER. It depends. We can't force uncles and aunts to
contribute, but we sometimes give them the opportunity to do so.
However, this doesn't look like a kin folks case. And now, young
man, just what is your occupation?
TED. I haven't any. That's my trouble.
CASE WORKER. No occupation? You're not a minor. For adults
occupation must be stated.
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