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ON MY RANCH:

IN THE HILLS.

BUT I SEE:

THAT YOU ARE:

WELL-FORTIFIED,

TOO, SE?OR.

DO WE DRINK AGAIN TO A HAPPY FUTURE

AND A LOT OF:

CHILDREN?

NAH, NO,

NO CHILDREN,

NO GARDENS.

THE ONLY FLOWER THA GROWS IN A GARDEN

IS FAMILIARITY.

AND THEY SAY:

IT BREEDS CONTEMPT.

AGAIN, I HAD THE SAME

THOUGHT WHEN I WAS YOUNG.

YOU AND I WOULD HAVE

HAD A HIGH TIME ONCE.

AND FINISHED,

AS ALWAYS,

WITH A HEADACHE:

IN THE HEART.

HARRY WAS MARRIED,

SE?OR.

OH?

YEAH, YEAH,

I TOOK A WHACK AT IT.

HOW LONG, HARRY?

3 DAYS.

QUITE A WHACK.

DON'T REGRE A MINUTE OF IT.

ONE LONG LAUGH.

SHE'D THROW A KISS

WITH ONE HAND:

AND A ROCK:

WITH THE OTHER.

HA! THAT SCREWBALL!

"OH," SHE SAYS,

"YOU CHEATED THA NICE LITTLE MAN.

GOOD-BYE!"

JUST SCIENTIFIC,

DARLING.

"AND I WON' STEAL A CHICKEN!

GOOD-BYE!"

I LOVE YOU,

DARLING.

"OH, WHAT ARE YOU DOING

ON MY ROOF?

STOP PAINTING MY ROOF!

GOOD-BYE!"

SHE WAS ALWAYS SAYING

GOOD-BYE TO ME

FROM THE MOMEN I MET HER! HA!

THAT SCREWBALL.

A CHARMING,

VIOLENT LADY.

WELL, SE?OR...

NO, NO,

DON'T GO.

I HAVE:

MY ENGAGEMENT.

THE MADHOUSE:

IN THE HILLS?

IT IS MAD, NO DOUBT,

BUT PEACEFUL,

AND IT SHOULD BE A LITTLE

VIOLENT TO BE PEACEFUL.

YEAH?

MY WIFE AND I LIVE

FAMILIARLY AS TWO OLD SHOES,

YET WE LIVE:

IN CONFLICT.

WE LIVE TO MAKE:

EACH OTHER LAUGH,

AND THE CHILDREN

ARE OUR AUDIENCE.

WE ARE GREATER STRANGERS

THAN THE DAY WE MET,

AND THUS, MY FRIEND,

FAMILIARITY:

BREEDS BEAUTY.

ADIOS, SE?OR.

SE?ORITA.

HE'S GOOD.

THE OLD BOY'S GOOD.

YES, HARRY.

HE'S VERY GOOD.

YEAH, YOU'RE 193, AND

YOU CAN PULL THAT STUFF.

WHEN ARE YOU GOING

BACK TO HER?

HA! WHERE DO WE GO

FROM HERE?

I LEFT!

I GOT LAUGHED OUT.

I WASN' LAUGHING AT YOU.

IT WASN'T YOU

WHO WAS LAUGHING.

IT'S SHE-

LAUGHING AT ME.

ADIOS, HARRY.

HEY!

MARIA, HEY!

MARIA!

HEY!

HA HA!

YOU SEE WHAT I MEAN?

THEY'RE ALWAYS SAYING

GOOD-BYE TO ME.

NICK!

COME ON, WHAT'LL YOU HAVE,

EVERYBODY?

IT'S LIKE I SAY, RED-

A GUY CAN FORGE ANYTHING.

A BIG, STRONG GUY

LIKE YOU? SIMPLE.

TIME DOES IT.

TIME AND DISTANCE.

DON'T I KNOW.

AIN'T I TOLD YOU,

HARRY?

SURE.

I'LL BET YOU CAN'T EVEN

REMEMBER THE GUY'S FACE

OR NOTHIN'

HE EVER SAID.

RIGHT?

RIGHT.

HE WAS A SOFT-TALKING HEEL FROM ALABAMA

WITH A DIMPLE:

IN HIS CHIN,

AND I FORGOT HIM

LIKE THAT.

JUST LIKE THAT.

AND YOU AIN' A SAILOR.

A SAILOR'S GOT PLENTY

OF OCEAN-

10,000 MILES

OF THE STUFF.

AND TIME,

THAT DOES IT. TIME.

GOOD OLD TIME.

GOD BLESS TIME,

I SAY.

IT'S BETTER THAN

BOOZE OR DOPE.

THE DOCS AIN'T GO NOTHING

COMPARED TO WHA A FEW MONTHS WILL DO.

OR YEARS.

SOMETIMES:

YOU NEED YEARS.

NOT ME.

THAT DEPENDS ON WHO

YOU'RE FORGETTING.

I DON'T WISH TO APPEAR

DOGMATIC, MY DEAR HARRY,

BUT IT DOES DEPEND

ON WHO YOU FORGET.

THERE AIN'T A DAME ON EARTH

I CAN'T FORGET IN 6 MONTHS.

OK, OK.

YOU FALL IN LOVE

WITH A DAME,

AND SHE WANTS TO PLAN TREES IN YOUR HEART.

TO SHADE A POTATO PATCH THA SHE'LL WATER WITH YOUR BLOOD.

HARRY...

HARRY,

MUDGIN'S HURT.

HE FELL OFF:

THE SHIP.

OK, THROW HIM

BACK AGAIN.

BUT, HARRY, HE'S LAYIN' ON THE DOCK

WITH HIS WHOLE:

SIDE CAVED IN!

TELL THE CAPTAIN I DON' FALL FOR THAT STUFF.

TELL HIM MUDGIN:

AND I PARTED COMPANY.

HARRY, CAPTAIN WAS SAILING

WITHOUT YOU, BUT NOT MUDGIN.

HE JUMPED SHIP:

TO FIND YOU.

I AIN'T SEEN MUDGIN SO

CRAZY SINCE HE LOST HIS SOUL!

THIS BETTER BE:

ON THE LEVEL.

HERE, PAL,

20 BUCKS.

WHAT FOR?

GOOD CONVERSATION.

OK, BOYS,

TAKE HIM ABOARD.

HOW IS HE, DOC?

STOP JARRIN' HIM.

'COURSE...

IRELAND IS...

AND ME WASH SPITOONS

FOR SEAN AGAIN.

THE SEA... SHIPS...

GOOD-BYE, DARLIN'.

LOOK OUT!

TORPEDO, TORPEDO!

OK, MUDGE, OK.

LAY STILL AND REST.

OH, IT'S YOU, HARRY.

YEAH.

HERE, WANT SOME

WATER?

WHERE'S THE SKY?

AND THE WIND:

BLOWIN'?

WE'RE ON THE SHIP,

MUDGE.

BOUND FOR FRISCO.

FRISCO?

THEN I'LL GO

ON DECK NOW.

NO, NO, NO.

TAKE IT EASY.

BUT A MAN MUSTN' DIE IN THIS RATHOLE.

YOU AIN'T GONNA DIE.

INDEED, NOW?

LET'S TAKE HIM

ON DECK, HARRY.

COULDN'T MAKE HIM

NO WORSE.

YEAH, IF WE

DONE IT CAREFUL.

OK. OK.

THE SKY...

THE WIND...

MUDGE, WE'RE OUT OF

THE RATHOLE.

I KNOW IT.

WELL, TAKE A LOOK.

I'M SCARED TO...

AND ASHAMED.

NOTHING TO FEEL:

THAT WAY ABOUT.

THE FOG-

THE FOG'S

CLOSIN' IN,

AND I AIN'T GO MY SOUL-

MY WEEPIN'

IMMORTAL SOUL.

YOU NEVER LOST IT,

MUDGE.

YES, I DID.

ON POWELL STREET.

A TINY LIGHT,

A LITTLE STAR.

I'M IN

THE DARK NOW.

ALL BY MYSELF,

AND NOT EVEN A MATCH TO

STRIKE ON MY BRITCHES.

A DISGRACE:

TO IRELAND.

AYE...

DID YOU FEEL IT,

HARRY?

DID IT TOUCH YOU?

SURE, MUDGE, SURE.

TELL ME SOMETHING-

MY SOUL, HE GIVE I BACK TO ME.

THAT'S RIGHT,

MUDGE.

NEAR ENOUGH.

AIN'T YOU GO UP THERE YET?

OH, YOU STILL LOOSE?

NOTHING EVER:

CHANGES.

WELL, I GUESS

I'LL TAKE A CHANCE.

BROTHER,

YOU'RE DUE.

I'LL HANG AROUND

A FEW MINUTES,

IN CASE YOU COME

OUT ON YOUR EAR.

OK.

HI, HELEN.

EMILY!

HI, PAL.

EM! EM!

WHERE IS SHE?

SHE DON'T LIVE HERE

ANYMORE.

WHERE DOES SHE LIVE?

WHY?

HEY, WHAT'S

EATING YOU?

WHAT KIND OF:

A GREETING IS THIS?

GREET YOU?

I GREET YOU?

I COULD CUT YOUR THROAT, YOU RAT!

AND I COULD:

CUT MINE, TOO!

THAT MORNING:

FROM RENO IN THERE-

THAT DAY OF:

THE BIG CELEBRATION

AND ALL THAT STUFF

I PULLED ABOUT-

ABOUT BEING SO HAPPY BECAUSE

YOU MADE HER FEEL SO HAPPY!

OH, BOY, ALL THOSE WORDS

CAME BACK AND BIT ME!

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

HELEN?

EMILY AND I PARTED

THE BEST PALS GOING.

SHE DON'T KNOW

YOU'RE ALIVE!

SHE'D DIVORCED.

SHE'S RID OF YOU.

SHE'S ALL RIGHT,

AND YOU LEAVE HER ALONE.

YOU LEAVE HER ALONE!

THERE'S MY CAB.

WHERE YOU GOING?

WHERE YOU GOING?

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE.

WHERE YOU GOING?

HEY-HEY, I THOUGH THAT OTHER DAME-

HURRY, DRIVER, HURRY.

HEY, WHAT IS?

YOU TELL ME WHERE EMILY

IS, AND I'M NOT KIDDIN'.

I'LL TELL YOU.

SHE'S HAVING A BABY!

HOW DO YOU LIKE:

THAT?

A BABY?

YEAH, A BABY.

EVER HEARD OF THEM?

WELL, THIS IS IT!

WHAT'S THE IDEA OF HER HAVING

A BABY, AND ME NOT KNOWING IT?

IF I'M A FATHER,

I'M A FATHER.

WHERE IS SHE?

WE'RE GOING THERE.

THE FARM.

WELL, YOU WAI TILL I GET THERE.

COME ON, STEP ON IT!

GET GOING!

YES, FATHER.

I'M GOING

TO TOWN. STICK AROUND.

YEAH, HE WON'T BE

WITH US LONG.

THE LEAST YOU COULD DO

IS LEAVE HER ALONE NOW.

YEAH? WELL, IT'S ON YOUR HEAD.

THE DOCTOR SAYS SHE'S IN

NO CONDITION TO BE UPSET.

I'M HANDLING THIS.

HELLO,

MISS MELOHN.

HOW IS SHE?

SHE SEEMS:

FINE.

NO, NO,

I'M SORRY.

NO VISITORS.

I AIN'T NO VISITOR,

TOOTS.

CHIEF SURGEON,

MERCHANT MARINE.

HE IS?

NO, IT'S HIM-

THE BIG BOSUN.

OH.

DON'T SEE IT. WHERE DO YOU KEEP IT?

SAID THERE'S

A TREE IN HERE.

OH. IS THAT I OUT THERE?

IT'S A BIG TREE.

ONE NIGHT I MET A GIRL

UNDERNEATH IT.

SHH! SHH!

SHH! SHH!

WE'RE IN THE LIBRARY,

AT THAT.

I'M JUST WHISTLING

FOR DRINKS.

HA HA HA HA!

HIYA, PAL!

REMEMBER ME?

I WOULDN'T KNOW YOU,

YOU'VE CHANGED SO.

HOW DO YOU DO,

MR. PATTERSON?

HOW DO YOU DO?

YOU DON'T LOOK

NO DIFFERENT, BABY.

HEY, I GOT THE NEWS

FROM DEAR OLD HELEN.

CONGRATULATIONS,

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