A Lady Takes a Chance Page #2

Well, let me see.

Uh... oh. I never would have figured

the time we all slept in one bed.

Hiya, Linda belle. Why, you

bowlegged hunk of nothin'.

How you doin', Duke? Good.

Sit down, sit down.

Yes, sir. Here we were,

in an old bed.

Molly, I want you to meet an old,

old friend of mine, Linda Belle.

How do you do?

Howdy, Molly.

It was a folding bed... Why do you

want to make out for I'm so old?

Why, you've been hanging around

here since they fought Indians.

Speaking about Indians,

that reminds me of a story.

You hear tell about the old Indian

custom of scalping white people?

Well, I introduced the custom of

white people scalping Indians.

Really? Yes, ma'am, and

the first occasion...

Took place not more than a hundred

feet from where you're sitting.

Well, maybe 200. Hiya, Duke.

What cooks?

Well, what do you know?

Lill and Carmencita.

Sit down, sit down.

More beer! You know,

as I was saying...

Molly, I want you

to know Carmencita.

And Lilly. How do you do?

How do you do?

Lill, this here's Molly.

Howdy, Molly.

Molly, as I was a-sayin', this

here injun seen me comin'...

So he up with his tomahawk! Say, what's

the idea of giving me the brushoff?

Peg, sit down. I threw my bowie

knife right straight at him.

Duke, you old snakebite.

Sit down. Sit down!

More beer!

What's the matter?

What's the matter? What do you

think, what's the matter?

Well, I don't know what I

think what's the matter.

Well, then,

it just doesn't matter.

I take a girl places, it's kind of

unusual she don't have a good time.

I butted in.

Oh, you did not.

Well, to tell you

the truth, Mr. Hudkins,

this isn't what

I came out west for.

It's just that I've been sitting

on that bus for so long,

and you don't know how big

this country is...

Until you've got to cross it

in a sitting position.

Then, I don't know,

you came along,

and I just thought...

Maybe I'd have some fun.

Sorry you didn't.

I'm sorry too.

Would you like to have

another chance?

All right.

??

Oh, tension!

Oh, no, no, no.

Wait till he pays off.

Now...

Ones, dice!

Oh, little Joe, once!

Four! We win!

A four? Yeah. You see...

I'll explain later.

How much money we get?

We-we've got $283.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Here we go.

Coming out.

77 once, dice!

Come on, buddy. You're holding up the game.

What'll it be?

Shoot the bundle.

You mean all of it?

Sure.

A buck he's right.

You got it.

Hey.

What?

What's the matter?

You gonna start

betting against it?

Oh! Oh!

Changed my mind.

Hold it, fella.

You got troubles?

No. I just want to tell you

the house rules.

Like what? Like we've

got a $25 limit here.

Oh, since when?

Hold it, brother.

Pick up your money,

and let's play nice, huh?

All right.

Give me paper for this.

Why don't you let the lady roll?

Be a gentleman, hmm?

Molly, sure.

Go ahead. Roll 'em.

Uh, well, I'll try my best.

Yeah.

Shooting 15 only.

Yeah, well, how do you

know until you... Honest.

Shooting the five only.

Shooting a buck.

And she rolled snake eyes.

See?

Don't ever leave me, Molly.

Don't ever leave me.

You know, it really pays

to have a good time with you.

Oh, say, what time is it? Maybe I'd

better be getting back to my bus.

Oh, it's early yet. Shot of Irish.

Right. Two?

Uh, no.

I'll have, uh...

I'll have cactus milk, please.

Huh?

Cactus milk.

Did you ever see 'em

milk a cactus?

How's about it? How's about it?

How's about it?

How about what?

My rye-ginger ale.

You didn't order any. Wanna

make something out of it?

Oh, no, sir. Boy, you

look too tough for me.

How'd you like to step outside?

How are ya?

Never better.

Never better?

No.

Hey, you're pretty lucky.

Can't lose, eh?

Well... You ain't

foolin' me, big boy.

You're just lucky on account of

your little girl makes you lucky.

Well, you got something there.

Where is she? I took all his

dough and flew the Coop.

What's you say? I said she took

all my dough and flew the Coop.

W... why don't you

lend me...

That lucky girl of yours

for a few minutes?

I'd like to win something.

You don't want to do that.

You want to go out and find

your own little old lucky girl.

That's just what I said. Why don't

you lend me that lucky girl?

You can't lose.

Whew! Oh, he's all right.

Just having a good time.

So am I, Duke.

So am I.

Well...

Ahh!

Well...

What's the matter?

Yaah!

Whoo!

- Are you all right?

You want a glass of water?

Jeepers!

What was that?

Cactus milk.

Well, jeepers!

What was in it?

Tequila, applejack,

gin and cactus milk.

Jeepers! Gosh, you

really had me scared.

Shaking like a leaf. Give

me another shot of Irish.

Right. Anything for you, lady?

Cactus milk.

- Huh?

- Make it snappy.

Well, here's your fortune,

you little old lucky fella.

I'll show you that

little old lucky girl.

Come on. Blow some luck

on these for me.

Come on. Hey. That's enough.

Are you all right, honey?

See you later.

Thank you.

We're not leaving, are we?

Think we'd better.

Liable to be some rough

stuff here tonight.

Heads up!

You all right, Duke?

Okay.

My better half.

Well. Well, I think

this is just about...

The most interesting

evening I've ever spent.

Oh, it was nothing.

You got the time?

You're okay.

You, uh, married?

Well, if I was, do you

think I'd be doing this?

Why?

What are you doing?

Well, this.

You're not married?

Of course not.

I don't want you

to get the idea...

That I've never been asked,

because I have.

What happened?

Oh, I just never met the

right fella, that's all.

Oh.

- You married?

- No.

'Course, I don't want to give the

impression I ever asked anybody.

Why not?

Don't believe in it.

Well, lots of people are married.

They seem to like it fine.

No, they don't. They just

make out they like it...

'Cause they're ashamed

to admit they made a mistake.

Ohh...

I was...

Just been thinking.

I wish instead of this old

hay wagon being here,

I wish it'd been your horse.

Hmm? We'd have landed on him...

And gone riding someplace.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Riding through the night

like the wind.

What's your horse's name?

Sammy.

Sammy.

Well, that's a wonderful

name for a horse.

Heigh-ho, Sammy.

Heigh-ho, Sammy.

I got a horse too.

No foolin'?

What's his name?

Gwendolyn.

Gwendolyn?

Must be a mighty fancy animal.

Oh, she is.

She's white.

White all over,

except for a little

splotch right here.

Nice.

Yeah.

You should see her go

riding through the night.

Yeah?

I never seen an eastern

horse yet that was...

Any good for roping.

Gwendolyn can do anything.

Oh? How high can Sammy

jump, for instance?

Well, I don't know. I...

Well, I don't mean it as any

reflection on Sammy, of course,

but Gwendolyn can jump ten feet.

Holy smokes!

Straight up.

Can she run?

She can even run backwards.

Backwards? Well, not

very fast, of course.

Oh.

Oh, she's wonderful.

Her... her nose

is like velvet.

And her coat...

Is so soft...

And her eyes...

You ought to see her eyes.

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