Adventure Page #10

HOLD IT, MUDGE.

HARRY!

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

PAUL REVERE PATTERSON.

HIYA, PALS.

OK, BUT THIS LITTLE

CHARACTER-WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

ON A MISSION OF MERCY

IN RENO.

LOOK, PATTERSON, WE'VE LISTED

YOUR CREW FOR THIS TRIP.

THEY'VE ALL CHECKED IN

OK BUT THIS SCREWBALL.

HE'LL CHECK IN.

WHEN'S SHE SAIL?

BE ABOARD:

FRIDAY MORNING.

WHAT ARE WE ARGUING ABOUT?

IF WE SAIL, WE SAIL.

I'LL GUARANTEE MUDGE.

GIVE HIM BACK HIS BOOK.

OK,

THERE YOU ARE.

MUCH THANKS, STEVE.

COME ON, MUDGE.

I DON'T KNOW, HARRY.

A MAN IN MY CONDITION-

TAKE IT EASY. I'LL GIVE YOU A

CERTIFICATE OF LOSS FOR THE THING.

WORSE GUYS THAN YOU HAVE

SKIMMED PAST THE PEARLY GATES.

DID YOU GET HIM:

OFF, HARRY?

SURE, SURE.

WHERE YOU REALLY BEEN, HARRY?

I COULDN'T FIND YOU NOPLACE.

I WAS MARRIED:

- MARRIED AND DIVORCED. RENO, RENO.

WHO WAS SHE,

HARRY?

A FRIEND OF MUDGIN-

PSYCHONEUROSIS.

MISS EMILY?

YEAH. YEAH, EMILY.

I'LL SEE YOU GUYS LATER.

YOU DID THA TO MISS EMILY?

PATTERSON...

MARRIED?

LET'S HAVE A DRINK,

MUDGE, ON ME.

A DRINK? NO, NOT NOW.

I GOT AN ERRAND TO DO.

WHEW...

DID I STOP ONE!

'TWAS A DIRTY FIGHT?

NO, IT WAS STRIC MERCHANT MARINE RULES.

I'M ALWAYS

UNDERESTIMATING HIM.

DON'T YOU REALLY MEAN

THAT YOU OVERESTIMATED ME?

OH, NO, MISS EMILY.

I BET YOU DONE BETTER

THAN ANYBODY ELSE

COULD'VE DONE.

I CLAIM A DRAW.

YOU KNOW, THEY SAY A

GIRL CAN'T EVER WIN.

ALL SHE CAN DO IS

HOLD DOWN THE SCORE.

I GOT TO TAKE:

THE BLAME FOR THIS.

OH, NO. WE WERE BOTH

OVERCONFIDENT...

BUT YOU CAN QUOTE ME-

A VERY CHARMING MAN.

OH, THE TRICKY,

TWISTY WAYS OF HIM.

WHEN I BRUNG HIM

INTO THE LIBRARY,

I KNOWED FROM THE VERY FIRS IT WAS YOU HE'D BE AFTER.

SO DID I.

BUT THE CHARM OF THE

SCAMP-YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

OH, YES.

NOT LIKE ME, WHO'S FOLLOWED

HIM THESE MANY YEARS.

I'VE CURSED HIM

FOR PICKING FIGHTS,

THEN GONE AFTER HIM INTO

THE BRAWL HE STARTED.

I'VE EVEN DEFENDED

HIM TO WOMEN:

USING MY NATIVE:

ELOQUENCE.

WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM?

HE'LL MISS YOU,

I SAY.

HE'LL GRIEVE FOR YOU AND

COME BACK A BETTER MAN.

BE PATIENT, BE TRUE,

AND WAIT FOR HIM TO GROW

THE THORNY ROSE YOU

PLANTED IN HIS HEART.

THAT WAS LOVELY,

MR. MUDGIN.

IT WAS A LIE.

BUT I'LL NOT LIE

TO YOU, MISS EMILY.

IT'S GOOD RIDDANCE

YOU BROKE WITH HIM.

THAT WAS BRAVE.

THAT WAS STRONG.

I TOLD YOU I GOT A LEAST A DRAW, DIDN'T I?

YOU AIN'T BRUISED

TOO BAD?

NO.

YOU SEE, I'M A PRETTY

TOUGH MUG MYSELF.

SURE, NOW, YOU ARE.

YOU ARE.

BUT ME... I'M SAILING

WITH HIM.

BULLIED ME INTO IT,

HE DID! SHEER BULLYING!

YOU DESERVE A BOW.

A BOW? FOR SAVING

THAT BLACK OCEAN,

AND ME:

WITHOUT A SOUL?

BOTH OF US ARE:

LOST-CASTAWAYS.

HE NEEDS YOU,

MR. MUDGE.

KEEP THIS UNDER:

YOUR HAT, PAL,

BUT HE ISN'T NEARLY THE

CHAMPION HE THINKS HE IS.

HARRY PATTERSON?

I CAN SAY NO MORE.

IT'S A TRADE SECRET...

BUT PUT THE LAUREL WREATH ON

HIS BROW AND LET HIM SWAGGER.

THE GUY STILL RATES A

CHEER, AND YOU CAN QUOTE ME.

QUEEN DEIRDRE:

HERSELF.

SHAKE.

GOOD-BYE, MR. MUDGE.

HI.

HELEN! WHAT ARE YOU

DOING HOME?

I'M TRYING TO THINK OF SOMETHING

TO TELL YOU THAT I FORGOT.

I GIVE UP... SO

I'LL TELL THE TRUTH.

I LEFT A LO OF WORRY HERE.

OH, DEAR HELEN.

HEY, YOU SOUND FINE.

EM, ARE YOU PACKING TO GO AWAY

WITH HIM HIS LAST FEW DAYS?

NO. WE PARTED...

GAY AS TWO LARKS.

IF YOU'RE SORRY FOR ME,

YOU'LL BE SORRY...

BUT YOU CAN HAVE THE HARBOR

TILL HE'S GONE.

I'LL BE BACK

IN TWO DAYS...

TELL YOU ABOUT A DAYDREAM

I HAD IN THE LIBRARY.

THANK YOU.

HI, EM!

COME DOWN HERE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT ARE YOU PAINTING MY HOUSE FOR?

HA! IT NEEDS IT,

DON'T IT?

WHAT ARE YOU:

PAINTING IT FOR?

JUST A GOING-AWAY

PRESENT, THAT'S ALL.

I GUESS I THOUGH IT WOULD PLEASE YOU.

THOUGHT YOU'D LEAVE A

LITTLE MONEY IN MY SHOES.

NOW, LOOK.

THAT'S THE LAST WAY

TO LOOK AT IT, EMILY.

I SEE HOW IT WOULD MAKE

YOU SORE, NATURALLY,

BUT IT AIN' LIKE THAT.

WHEN I SAID A PRESENT,

I MEANT LIKE A PRESEN TO RENO

FROM BOTH OF US.

USUALLY YOU PAINT THE

TOWN GOOD THE LAST DAY,

IN MY TRADE.

BUT I THOUGHT, JUS TO SHOW YOU THAT RENO

WAS THE BEST TIME

I EVER HAD ASHORE,

I'D PAINT YOUR HOUSE

INSTEAD.

WELL...

THAT'S VERY NICE OF

YOU, HARRY, OF COURSE.

NOW WE CAN SAY:

GOOD-BYE AGAIN.

AS YOU SAID, WE'RE ALWAYS

SAYING GOOD-BYE.

YOU DON'T WANT ME

TO FINISH IT?

NO, HARRY, THANKS.

WHY?

BECAUSE...

BECAUSE I SAY SO!

OK.

OK!

OH, FINE, YOU DECIDED

TO PAINT THE HOUSE.

IT LOOKS GREAT. I TAKE

IT YOU'RE MISS SEARS.

I'M MR. LITTLETON.

I WISH:

I'D KNOWN-

I SHOULD GIVE UP

MY LAST DAY,

AND YOU:

DON'T WANT IT.

BUT, PAINTER,

WHAT'S THE TROUBLE?

NOW, THIS CAN ALL

BE SETTLED.

WHAT A SUCKER:

I WAS!

GET OUT HERE, WILL YOU?

GET OUT OF HERE!

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

MISS SEARS?

LOOKS TO ME LIKE

HE'S DOING A FINE JOB.

GET OUT?

LISTEN, I'M OUT!

I NEVER WAS SUCH

A SUCKER.

I SHOULD GIVE UP

MY LAST DAY:

TO PAINT THIS:

RUSTY DUMP!

WE CAN'T GET ANYWHERE

THIS WAY, PAINTER.

GET OUT OF HERE!

GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE!

I'LL GET OUT WHEN

I'M GOOD AND READY!

YEAH, YEAH, YOU GO THAT LIBRARY LOOK.

YOU'RE SCREWY.

OH!

GET OUT OF HERE!

GET OUT OF HERE!

MISS SEARS, YOU CAN'T TREA PAINTERS LIKE THAT THESE DAYS.

THEY'RE INDEPENDENT.

WHOA,

THEY'RE INDEPENDENT.

SO LONG,

SCREWBALL!

HA HA HA HA HA!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,

GET THAT SPRING LINE IN.

SHORE LEAVE'S OVER.

COME ON, SHAKE A LEG!

OK, HARRY.

ALL CLEAR AFT?

ALL CLEAR AFT,

CAPTAIN.

ALL CLEAR FORWARD,

BOSUN?

ALL CLEAR FORWARD,

CAPTAIN!

ALL RIGHT,

TAKE IT AWAY!

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!

HEY!

HI!

HEY, FELLAS,

LOOK WHO'S HERE!

HIYA,

SLUGGER!

HIYA, DEMPSEY!

HIYA, FELLAS!

HI!

HI!

DON'T HIT THE SHIP!

WHERE IS HE?

HEY, HARRY!

HERE'S YOUR...

HIYA, PAL!

HEY, EMILY!

HIYA, ROCKS!

DO YOU KNOW WHY:

I WAS MAD?

NO!

I-

I DIDN'T WAN ANYTHING CHANGED!

WHAT?

I LIKED IT AS IT WAS!

WHAT?

AHH!

I LIKED IT AS IT WAS!

OH. HOW WAS IT?

WASN'T PAINTED SUNDAY,

WAS IT?

OH! HEY,

DON'T GET SWEET!

THIS AIN'T NO TIME

TO GET SWEET!

THROW A ROCK!

OK!

HEY!

I'LL BUY YOU A DRINK!

HA HA! WHAT'LL

YOU HAVE, PAL?

ICE WATER!

BELLBOY'S KNOCKING!

WHO BOUGHT ME THIS?

ME!

WHERE?

RENO!

AWWWWW...

HEY, MUDGE!

DON'T YOUR SOUL RATE

WAVING GOOD-BYE, TOO?

YOU MEAN GRINNIN' LIKE

THE WAY YOU SAID IT?

SURE. A GUY'S SOUL,

HIS DAME, POWELL STREET,

TIP YOUR HAT TO HIM.

AHH, I COULDN'T.

THAT'S TOO FINAL.

AW, SNAP OUT, PAL.

NOTHING IS EVER FINAL

AS LONG AS YOU'RE LIVING.

WELL, MISS EMILY

WAS FINAL.

EMILY?

YEAH.

I SAW HER SAY:

GOOD-BYE.

HO HO, SHE'S ALWAYS

SAYING GOOD-BYE TO ME.

SHE'S CRAZY.

DID YOU SEE HER:

THROW HER HAT?

INDEED I SAW IT.

YOU SAW NOTHIN'.

YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HER

THROWING ROCKS.

SOME SCREWBALL.

MY FRISCO SCREWBALL.

SCREWBALL, EH? HA!

SHE'S GONNA BE WAITIN'

FOR YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK,

AIN'T SHE?

SURE.

WOULDN'T SURPRISE ME IF

SHE MET THE SHIP SWIMMING.

NO, NO, MR. BOSUN,

YOU NEVER LEFT HER.

SHE LEFT YOU,

GOD BLESS HER.

BUT YOU'RE NEVER GONNA BE

RID OF HER, NOT MISS EMILY.

WITH HER LAUGHTER AND

HER SWEET CRAZINESS.

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