A Guy Named Joe Page #12

They're going to fly like

A generation of angels

Into the free air

And sunlight.

Yeah, sure.

Oh, children would

Always understand.

Free as the air.

Men have said that ever since

They've crawled out of caves

And came down

From trees.

That's what

We're fighting for,

The freedom of the very air we breathe,

The freedom of mankind

Rushing to greet the future

On wings.

Can you

Understand that?

Can you?

Yes sir, I do.

No man

Is really dead

Unless he breaks faith with the future.

And no man

Is really alive

Unless he accepts his

Responsibility to it.

That's the chance we're giving you here,

The opportunity to

Pay off to the future,

What you owe for having

Been part of the past.

It's just another

Way of saying,

"I'm glad I lived.

"I'm glad

I was alive.

Now let me

Give you a hand."

You thought you were choosing

Between life and death

When you flew in

Over that carrier,

But you weren't.

You're choosing

Between 'em now.

It's up to you,

Pete.

If you please, sir,

I'd like to go back.

I think I can

Do my job now.

Very well.

You may go.

Thank you, sir.

Dorinda.

Dorinda, I got

Something to tell you.

I've been learning

A lot, Dorinda.

I've learned that this

Thing that's going on

Is bigger than you and me.

It's bigger

Than any of us.

We don't count,

Dorinda.

We're just nothing.

And yet, if we do the

Job we're supposed to do,

We could be great people.

I wish you could hear what

I'm saying to you, Dorinda.

When I look at you now,

I sure wish

I'd been different.

Wish I'd told you

A lot of things

That I thought of but I just

Couldn't find the words to say 'em.

Wish I'd told you

How cute your nose is

And how it turns up

At the end all of a sudden,

And how good

The smell of your hair is,

How your eyes

Light up when you laugh,

And how you fit

Into my arms

Just as though

You belonged there.

But I didn't tell you.

It serves me right.

You know, this guy of yours

Is going on a dangerous job,

As tough as they come.

And I just want

You to know

That I'll bring

Him back, Dorinda.

He's going to be all right,

Dorinda. Don't worry about it.

Do you know what I'm

Really trying to tell you?

I'm trying to

Tell you something

I never told

Anybody before.

I love you.

I love you, Dorinda,

With all my heart,

And I want you

To be happy.

And if marrying this guy

Is gonna make you happy,

That's what I want.

I figure I'll hunt

Myself another assignment

If I pull this off,

One that's not

So close to home.

Good-bye, Dorinda.

We'd have made

A great pair.

Hey. The door was open.

Pete!

Ted.

Dorinda, what is it?

Oh, nothing.

Nothing...

I just wasn't expecting you, that's all.

I had a few minutes,

So I thought I'd come by

And say good night to you.

What is it, Dorinda.

What is it?

Ted...

Yes?

I've got something

To tell you.

Go ahead.

I- I'm not going

To marry you.

But what's

The matter?

I haven't been

Honest with you, ted.

I'm not in love

With you, ted.

I thought I was,

But I'm not.

I'm in love with a guy

Named Pete sandidge.

Stop it, Dorinda.

Oh, yes, I am.

You're too nice

A person to fool, ted.

I just realized it,

About myself, I mean.

I guess when a woman loves

Once, she loves for keeps.

Anyway, that's the way

It is with me.

But he's dead,

Dorinda.

Oh, that doesn't make

Any difference, ted.

That was real love,

Like food and drink

And air and water.

There's no substitute.

You wouldn't want a

Substitute, would you?

Because then, you'd

Never have the real thing.

You'd only have a

Cheap imitation, and...

That would

Hurt us both.

You sure you mean

What you're saying?

Yes, ted,

I'm so sure,

So sure.

I haven't got much time.

I have to go right now.

I wish I could stay

And talk with you.

Oh, it wouldn't do any good,

Ted. Honest, it wouldn't.

Well...

If that's it,

That's it.

It was too good

To be true, anyway.

I really should

Have known better.

Good night, ted.

Bye, Dorinda.

Do you mind

If I hate Pete...

Just for a little while?

Dorinda, I'm just on

My way to headquarters.

I had to stop

And tell you something,

Something I think

You oughta know.

Oh? What?

I've seen you take one

Awful hard jolt with Pete.

Well, I gotta fix you

For another one.

All right, al,

Go ahead.

Well, ted's got himself a pretty

Tough job cut out for tonight.

A job like what?

Like blowing up

A jap ammunition dump.

What are

His chances, al?

Well, I...

No so good, Dorinda.

Where is this

Ammunition dump?

I can't tell you that.

You know that.

Military secret,

Huh?

That's right.

What do you mean,

Military secret between you and me, al?

You think I've been

Crisscrossing this country

For the last

6 months

Without getting wise

To a thing or 2?

There are only 2 ammunition

Dumps that amount to anything.

One's at palibuk and

The other san laurentia.

Palibuk's

The biggest.

That's the one,

Isn't it?

Al, you think ted has a

Chance of coming back alive?

It could be done.

I'm going back

With you.

Look, Dorinda...

I said I'm going

Back with you!

I've got to

Talk to ted!

We made it.

There's his ship.

Good. I'm glad.

They're in operations. You

Want to wait in my office?

No. No, you go on in.

I'll wait out here.

I guess you'd

Rather see him alone.

Now, it's all clear

To you...

Yes, sir.

6 minutes.

Have a cup of coffee.

Hi, powerhouse!

Hi!

What are you

Doing here?

Just getting this flying bomb

Ready for that guy of yours.

Boy, I wish I were

Going on this trip.

Maybe you will be.

Nails wants to see you.

He does?

Don't cut it.

I'll hold it for you.

All right.

Keep 'em revved up!

O.k.

And if they get hot,

Cut 'em.

Yeah.

Hey, Dorinda!

What's that?

Dorinda, I know what you're

Doing and you're wrong.

Ted and I could have

Pulled this job off.

Turn around, Dorinda,

Turn around and go back.

Now, Dorinda, you've

Got to listen to me.

You've got to turn

Around. You can't do this!

Everything you're doing

Is against orders, Dorinda.

It doesn't make

Any sense!

Now look, Dorinda,

I know you're

A great little flyer,

But you're not

A fighter pilot.

You know, a lot more

Depends on this job

Than just blowing up

An ammunition dump!

Suppose you don't

Make the grade?

Did you ever stop

To think of that?

You'll tip off

The whole show!

Guys hundreds of miles

From here will be dying

Just because

You got scared

And started running away from yourself.

Dorinda, you're throwing your

Life away trying to do a job

That somebody else

Could have done.

You're throwing

Your life away

Because you're afraid

To do your own job.

You're afraid of living.

You're afraid

Of life.

And that's double-crossing

A lot of guys

Who are out there

Fighting for it.

You can't do that,

Not my Dorinda.

Dorinda!

Dorinda, kick that rudder

And get this crate

Out of here!

Dorinda, you've got

To hear me! Listen to me!

Don't be

A pig-headed fool!

They've spotted us.

All right, I'm right

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