Adventure Page #7

What'd you do

that for?

That line

hypnotizes him.

That's why some people stay in ruts.

There's a line like that

on the library floor.

Stick with

your chickens.

OK. Now, here's

a rooster in a rut.

He wanted

war and glory,

so he came out here to

fight another rooster.

A rooster's got

imagination, see?

That's why that corny

imitation of yours fooled him.

Now make

like a hen, Emily.

Oh, no, now we really

have a rooster.

I should

imitate a rooster.

Nope.

Make like a hen.

Oh, all right, Sailor.

I'll prove you wrong.

YOU SEE?

IT DOESN' MAKE SENSE.

IF SHE WAS GOING TO

CHASE AFTER THIS ROOSTER,

WHY SHOULDN'T I HAVE

MADE ROOSTER NOISES?

NO HEN WANTS A ROOSTER

UNLESS SHE'S AFRAID

SOME OTHER HEN'S

GOING TO GET HIM!

WHAT'D YOU DO

THAT FOR?

WHAT? OH, PULLETS

ARE BETTER EATIN'.

BESIDES, I COULD

NEVER KILL A ROOSTER.

LIFE MEANS:

TOO MUCH TO HIM.

MAKE LIKE A HEN:

SOME MORE.

OH!

AAH!

AAH! AAH! AAH!

WHAT'S WRONG

WITH THE CHICKENS?!

AIN'T NOTHIN' THE

MATTER WITH THEM CHICKENS.

SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH

THOSE CHICKENS, I TELL YOU!

GET MY GUN!

THEM DOGS AGAIN!

OH!

OH!

Harry! Harry!

OK, Emily?

OK.

Shh...

If he comes closer,

I'll trip him!

No, no, no!

You take one leg, and

I'll take the other!

You're crazy.

He's gone.

Come on. Let's get

out of here.

WHAT'S ALL

THE SHOOTIN' FOR?

OH, HELEN!

WE GOT CHICKENS!

WHAT HAPPENED?

OH, LOOK AT YOU!

OLD MAN WHAT'S-HIS-NAME

TOOK A SHOT AT US!

HE DID?

WE HAD LOTS MORE,

BUT THEY GOT AWAY!

WAS IT FUN?

OH, WAS IT!

HA HA!

OF COURSE, WE'LL GO BACK AND

PAY HIM FOR THEM, WON'T WE?

HELEN,

MY OLD PAL, HELEN!

HARRY, HARRY!

OH, I MISSED YOU!

DID YOU:

MISS ME, PAL?

OH, BROTHER,

I MISSED YOU!

HELEN, DO YOU KNOW WHA YOU CAN DO WITH A ROOSTER?

YOU CAN DRAW A LINE

AND HYPNOTIZE HIM!

WE GOT MACARONI!

GOES GOOD WITH CHICKEN!

YOU DID?

- MM-HMM.

OLD MacDONALD

HAD A FARM:

EE-YI-EE-YI-OH

AND ON THAT FARM-

HE SAID,

"MAKE LIKE A HEN,"

AND SO I SAID...

WITH A CHICK-CHICK HERE

AND A CHICK-CHICK THERE

HERE A CHICK,

THERE A CHICK:

EVERYWHERE:

A CHICK-CHICK

OLD MacDONALD

HAD A FARM:

EE-YI-EE-YI-OH

OH! AND ON THAT FARM

HE HAD SOME DUCKS

EE-YI-EE-YI-OH

WITH A QUACK QUACK HERE

AND A QUACK QUACK THERE

HERE A QUACK,

THERE A QUACK:

EVERYWHERE:

A QUACK QUACK:

OLD MacDONALD

HAD A FARM:

EE-YI-EE-YI-OH

WAS YOU EVER:

MARRIED, HELEN?

ALMOST, ONCE.

WHAT BROKE IT UP?

OH, WE GOT TIRED OF

EACH OTHER. I DON'T KNOW.

SURE, LIKE

EVERYTHING ELSE.

IT ALL ENDS NOWHERE.

DON'T YOU BELIEVE

IN MARRIAGE AT ALL?

NO. DULL.

GEE, YOU SAY THA LIKE YOU MEAN IT.

I'LL SAY I MEAN IT,

AND I AIN'T JUS PICKIN' ON MARRIAGE.

I MEAN ANYTHING THA STARTS OUT EXCITING, SEE?

JUST LEAKS:

ITSELF TO DEATH.

ALL THE ZIP,

ALL THE... EVERYTHING.

YOU TELL ME ONE THING

THAT STAYS EXCITING.

JUST ONE.

I HATE TO THINK.

YEAH.

WELL, LET'S DON'T.

LET'S JUST-

IN THE FIRST PLACE, YOU

CAN'T THINK ON LAND, HELEN.

YOU GOT TO:

BE OUT THERE.

WHAT'S OUT THERE?

THE SEA...

IT'S THE ONLY ROAD THERE

IS THAT LEADS TO IT.

WHAT'S IT?

IT?

IT'S JUST IT.

I KNOW WHAT "IT" IS.

WHAT?

THIS.

I THINK THE TIME HAS

COME FOR ME TO RETIRE.

IT'S EARLY, EMILY.

IS IT?

I WOULDN'T KNOW IT.

EVERYTHING LEAKS

TO DEATH, HE SAYS.

IT LOOKED FOR AWHILE

AS IF TODAY NEVER WOULD.

THE DULLEST DAY:

I EVER SPENT IN MY LIFE.

WHY, EMILY, THAT DOESN'T SPEAK

VERY WELL FOR PRESENT COMPANY.

I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN I THAT WAY. IT'S JUST THAT I-

I'M SORRY FOR EMILY

- NICE GIRL, DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE WANTS.

OF COURSE, YOU DO.

THE SEA'S

THE ONLY ROAD TO IT.

MY OLD FRIEND, "IT."

I LOVE THE WAY HELEN

PUTS IT. WHAT IS "IT"?

WHY, EMILY, YOU

SOUND CROSS, DEAR.

WHAT ABOUT?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I... EVERYTHING'S BEEN SO PLEASANT.

OK, I'LL CALL IT A DAY!

I'LL GO UP AND DREAM OF

THE SEA, THE ROAD TO "IT."

OH, TO HEAR A BIG,

GROWN MAN TALK OF "IT!"

IT'S SO SILLY!

NOBODY'S ASKING YOU

ANY OPINION, YOU KNOW.

DID I SAY ANYONE

WAS ASKING FOR-

EMILY!

AND I'M NO ASKING FOR YOURS!

DON'T YOU SIT THERE AND SAY

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WANT!

HOT AIR! YOU COULD

START A FURNACE!

YOU'RE NOTHING BU A FIRST-CLASS SOAPBOX!

EMILY! SHE NEVER

TALKED LIKE THIS!

WHAT'S THE MATTER, PAL?

I THOUGHT WE MADE UP.

I DID, TOO!

I THOUGHT TH-THAT-

IN THE FIRST PLACE, WE

HAD NOTHING TO MAKE UP.

I SEEM IRRITATED? I SUPPOSE I

THOUGHT YOU WERE WORTH TALKING TO,

AND WHAT I HEARD-

I'VE HEARD NOTHING!

LIFE IS DULL!

WHAT NEWS!

AND THE BRILLIAN SUMMARY?

THE ANSWER DWELLS

ACROSS THE SEA!

YOU'RE A DOPE!

STICK TO YOUR TOMATOES!

YOU'VE GOT YOUR ANSWER!

A GOOD CRACK ON THE

JAW WOULD DO YOU GOOD.

IF THAT WOULD DO IT,

I'D LOVE IT!

I'D LOVE TO LOOK UP

TO A MAN,

BUT I DON'T THINK

YOU HIT HARD ENOUGH!

I'D RATHER HE HIT ME

THAN LISTEN TO HIM!

WORDS COME OUT OF HIS MOUTH, YOU

THINK YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR SOMETHING.

YOU GET HIT WITH

FEATHERS! IT, IT, IT, IT!

GET DOWN!

NOBODY TALKS TO ME

AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!

"IT"? I'LL TELL YOU

WHAT "IT" IS!

"IT'S" THE EXCITEMENT, SEE?

EXCITEMENT THAT DON'T DIE!

I'VE SEEN LIFE

IMPORTANT! OH, HAVE I!

JUST LET 'EM THINK

THEY'RE GONNA LOSE IT!

I'VE SEEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN

TRAMPLED ON TO GET INTO LIFEBOATS

AND THEN THEY'RE ALL

SAFE AND ALL BORED AGAIN!

ALL BORED! FOR LIFE

TO BE EXCITING,

YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE

A SHIPWRECK EVERY DAY!

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M

LOOKING FOR, WISE GUY-

LIFE EXCITING. YOU CAN

THROW THE SHIPWRECKS AWAY!

THAT'S ALL. JUS AN EASY PICK-UP!

AND IF I SAY THE SEA IS THE

ONLY ROAD THAT LEADS TO IT,

IT'S BECAUSE THE SEA

SOUNDS LIKE IT.

SHE DOES THE TALKING,

YOU DO THE LISTENING.

SHE SINGS OUT THERE.

SHE'S FULL OF BANDS.

AND IF I PICKED:

ON YOU TO TALK TO,

IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE OCEAN

IN YOUR EYES THAT DID IT.

I NEVER SAW I IN NO EYES BEFORE...

AND I'LL CALL I A DAY, TOO.

AND I'M SICK

TO DEATH OF YOU!

OH! OH!

WHY DO SAILORS:

DRIVE SO FAST?

HEY, HEY, THAT'S HOW

SAILORS GET WRECKED!

I'M HIGH, AND I HAVEN'T HAD

A DROP TO DRINK. ARE YOU HIGH?

YEAH, BLOWIN' ABOU A FORCE 9 GALE!

OH, YOU'RE NOT A GALE,

YOU'RE A TORNADO.

YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY A

LOW-PRESSURE AREA YOURSELF.

OH, HA HA!

OH, YOU DO SAY THE

SWEETEST, MOST POETIC THINGS.

UH-OH.

THAT AIN'T POETRY.

YES, IT IS, TOO.

NO, WE'RE

RUNNING OUT OF GAS.

OH, WE'VE BEEN RUNNING

ON GAS POWER?

YEAH, AND WE'RE

SLOWED DOWN TO 60.

WELL, NOW THA WE'VE SLOWED DOWN,

COULDN'T YOU DRIVE

WITH ONE HAND?

SURE.

THANKS, SAILOR.

HEY, THAR SHE BLOWS!

GOOD OLD RENO!

BOY, THIS IS ONE TOWN I'M

REALLY GOING TO SHOW YOU!

OH, IT'S

A WASTE OF MONEY.

NOW, HOW DO YOU

FIGURE THAT?

BECAUSE I WON'T LOOK A ANYTHING, REALLY, EXCEPT YOU.

YOU'RE

ACTING STUBBORN.

WHEN I FEEL POETIC,

I FEEL POETIC.

DO YOU EVER HEAR OF

ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING?

SURE, SONNETS FROM

THE PORTUGUESE.

WHY, HARRY!

HEARD I ON A QUIZ PROGRAM.

AH, HA HA!

NO, LISTEN...

"UNLESS YOU CAN MUSE

"IN A CROWD ALL DAY

"ON THE ABSENT FACE

THAT FIXED YOU,

"UNLESS YOU CAN LOVE

AS THE ANGELS MADE

"WITH THE BREATH

OF HEAVEN BETWIXT YOU,

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