Adventure Page #9

AIN'T I?

YES, OF COURSE,

BUT...

I GUESS I THOUGHT YOU'D GO

TO WORK HERE OR SOMETHING.

WELL, I GUESS I JUS THOUGHT YOU'D WANT TO STAY.

WELL, I... I GUESS I

DON'T KNOW WHAT I THOUGHT.

A SHORE JOB? ME?

HA! EMILY!

OH, NO, DEAR,

OF COURSE NOT!

IT'S FUNNY.

ALL...

ALL THINKING STOPS.

LOVE'S A DRUG,

ISN'T IT?

OH, BUT, HARRY,

WHEN YOU COME BACK, YOU

WANT A PLACE OF YOUR OWN

TO COME BACK TO,

DON'T YOU?

WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH THIS PLACE?

WELL... NOTHING,

IF I'M NOT HERE.

HOW DO YOU:

BOTHER ME ANY?

WELL, YOU DON' WANT ME AROUND

WHEN YOU:

COME HOME, DO YOU?

OH, YOU MEAN

THERE'S ONLY ONE ROOM.

SURE. 'COURSE I CAN GO

SIT IN A GUTTER SOMEPLACE,

BUT THAT ISN'T WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

A MAN DOESN'T WAN ANOTHER WOMAN AROUND

IF THERE ARE:

A THOUSAND ROOMS.

WELL, THAT'S

A BED, AIN'T IT?

THAT? HURTS YOU

TO SIT ON IT!

WELL, IT WON'T KILL YOU

TO SLEEP ON I A COUPLE OF NIGHTS,

WILL IT?

YOU WANT TO BE WITH EMILY

WHILE I'M GONE, DON'T YOU?

WHAT'S THE USE OF GETTIN' A

ROOM FOR A COUPLE OF NIGHTS?

BUT, ANYWAY,

DO AS YOU WANT.

I AIN'T GONNA

TELL YOU HOW TO SLEEP.

BUT, HARRY,

THAT ISN'T THE IDEA.

A MAN WANTS A HOME

OF HIS OWN.

A MAN'S GOT A GARDEN, FOR INSTANCE.

HE THINKS ABOUT I WHILE HE'S AWAY,

WONDERS:

HOW IT'S GROWING.

DOES HE?

CERTAINLY!

MAN'S GOT TO WONDER HOW

SOMETHING'S GROWING-

A GARDEN:

OR A BABY OR-

WHAT BABY?

HUH?

OH... YOU MEAN

A BABY.

WELL, YOU KNOW, FOR A MINUTE I THOUGH YOU WAS TALKING ABOU ANOTHER FRIEND OF YOURS.

MY MISTAKE, MY MISTAKE. A BABY, HUH?

DO YOU WAN A BABY, PAL?

NOPE.

SHE'S ON A RAMPAGE, AND

YOU'RE ALL WOUND UP, BOY!

HELEN, WHY DON' YOU GET MARRIED?

YOU SOUND LIKE:

YOU'D LIKE IT.

THE OTHER NIGHT, YOU

WEREN'T GIVING IT VERY MUCH.

ANYWAY, I NEVER KNOW

WHEN I'LL BE BACK.

I'M LIABLE TO BE

SHIPPED ANYWHERE.

I'M LIABLE TO NO SEE YOU FOR YEARS.

ARE OF YOU SURPRISED

ABOUT ANYTHING?

ROOM'S KIND OF LOS A LOT OF IT'S, UH...

OH, NO, HARRY, NO. EVERYTHING'S

GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

YEAH, YEAH,

LET'S GET GOING AGAIN.

YOU KNOW, WINE GOES

GREAT IN THE MORNING,

AND THE 3 OF US

WILL GO OUT.

WE'LL FIND SOME OF THE BOYS, AND WE'LL

HAVE A PARTY UNTIL THE SHIP SAILS.

THAT'LL TAKE CARE OF THE BEDS.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, LADIES.

GEE, IT'S...

IT'S 8:
30.

HEY, EMILY...

YEAH?

IT'S, UH... IT'S NONE

OF MY BUSINESS, BUT...

YOU KNOW SAILORS ARE

KIND OF CRAZY, AND...

I'D NIP THAT BIRD

RIGHT IN THE BUD

AND TELL HIM:

WHAT'S WHAT.

ALL THAT TALK I GAVE HIM

ABOUT THE PRIZE HE'D WON-

HE KNOWS IT, DOES HE? YES, HE DOES.

HIM...

IF HE WAS MINE,

I'D STICK AN ANCHOR ON HIM

BEFORE 10:
00 THIS MORNING.

I'M AFRAID HE'D

DRAG IT A LITTLE.

NO, HELEN, JUST TO KEEP THE RECORD

STRAIGHT, I WALKED RIGHT INTO THIS.

I KNEW HE WAS A CRAZY GUY.

I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO

THINK IT OVER, BUT I DIDN'T.

I'M NOT BLAMING HARRY

AT ALL.

I'M BUYING HIS WINE.

WHAT ARE YOU:

GONNA DO?

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

OK.

HI!

HI.

I GOT CHAMPAGNE,

AND I GOT THE BEST BOTTLE

OF BRANDY IN FRISCO.

WHICH DO YOU WANT?

HEY! WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I WANT A DIVORCE.

HUH?

WAIT A MINUTE.

DON'T LET'S WAIT,

HARRY.

WE DON'T BELIEVE IN

WAITING, DO WE, HARRY?

OK... YOU SAY YOU WANT A

DIVORCE, AND I SAY, "WHY?"

HMM?

AND I SAY,

"LOOK, MISTER... "

WHAT IS OUR NAME?

PATTERSON?

WHY, I WANT A DIVORCE,

MR. PATTERSON,

BECAUSE I WANT A DIVORCE.

I DON'T WANT TO BE

MARRIED TO YOU.

I DON'T THINK

YOU'RE A GOOD HUSBAND.

HMM. ALL THAT TALK

WITH HELEN-

THAT'S THE DOPE,

AIN'T IT?

ALL THAT TALK ABOU LITTLE GARDENS

OR WHATEVER WE WERE

TALKING ABOUT.

YOU'RE WRONG. I DON'T WAN LITTLE GARDENS, EITHER.

I DON'T WANT TO SETTLE DOWN

- NOT A NICKEL'S WORTH.

YOU AGREE WITH ME THA MARRIAGE IS THE BUNK, HUH?

THERE AIN'T NOTHING

BETWEEN A MAN AND A TOMATO-

UH, A WOMAN

- BUT LIKE A TIME AT RENO.

BUT TO SETTLE DOWN?

THAT AIN'T IT, IS IT?

MY OLD FRIEND "IT."

LET'S PUT I THIS WAY, HARRY:

I'M NO MORE LIKE HELEN...

NO MORE LIKE HER THAN...

THAN... THAN THE GIRL

ON YOUR ARM.

HEY, YOU AIN'T JEALOUS OF HER, ARE YOU?

NO, DEAR.

COULD BE A LITTLE,

PAL...

ESPECIALLY A GIRL A GUY

CARRIES AROUND WITH HIM.

I WOULDN'T LIKE

A GUY PAINTED ON YOU

STARING AT ME,

NEITHER.

WOULDN'T YOU, HARRY?

NO, I WOULDN'T.

HEY, HOW ABOUT THIS- SUPPOSE

I STICK YOU ON THE OTHER ARM?

NO, THANK YOU,

DARLING.

WAIT A MINUTE. YOU WOULDN' BE ASHAMED OF THIS GIRL NONE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M PROTECTING

HER ABOUT. SHE DON'T NEED IT.

I'M SURE SHE DOESN'T.

AND, HARRY, I'M NO A BIT INTERESTED.

THIS GIRL WAS GOOD.

SHE LIVED ON THE SHORES

OF NORMANDY BEFORE THE WAR.

I LOOKED GOOD TO HER

BECAUSE SHE LIVED

NOWHERE NEAR ANYBODY

WORTH KNOWING.

I COULDN'T HELP

LOOKING GOOD TO HER.

THEN COME A TIME WHEN I'D

BETTER GET OUT OF THERE, SEE?

BUT GET THIS STRAIGHT- I

MISSED HER MORE THAN SHE DID ME.

SHE WAS ONE LOVELY GIRL.

I'D BET ON THAT.

WHAT DID SHE SAY

WHEN YOU SAID GOOD-BYE?

I DIDN'T SAY GOOD-BYE.

SHE WAS ASLEEP.

DID SHE SEE THIS?

NOPE.

SORRY.

WELL... I LIKE

YOUR FRENCH LADY.

AND I REPEAT-

I'M NOT IN LOVE

WITH LITTLE HOUSES

AND LITTLE GARDENS.

LITTLE GARDENS DON'T MEAN

ONE THING OR ANOTHER.

I DON'T MEAN THAT I'M

AFRAID OF THE SEA, EITHER.

WE COULD HAVE ALL

THE 7 SEAS BETWEEN US.

IT COULD STILL:

BE PERFECT.

WHAT I'M TRYING

TO SAY IS...

WE DIDN'T BRING RENO

BACK WITH US.

RENO'S STILL IN RENO,

AND RENO SHOULD GROW

IN A GARDEN.

GET ME?

SURE, I GET YOU.

AND, SAY...

I WOULDN'T WONDER

IF YOU AND ME ARE A LO ALIKE, DO YOU KNOW IT?

AND HOW ABOUT THIS-

YOU GET A DIVORCE,

AND THEN:

WHEN I LAND AGAIN,

IF YOU FEEL BETTER ABOU IT, WE'LL GET MARRIED AGAIN.

RIGHT TO LEFT,

LEFT TO RIGHT...

OK, PAL, OK.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WE'RE DIVORCED, DEAR.

OH...

BUT NOT OFFICIALLY.

WE WEREN'T MARRIED

OFFICIALLY, EITHER.

OK, PAL, OK. NOW HOW

ABOUT FINDING THE BOYS?

NO, THANKS.

PARTY'S OVER, HUH?

IT WAS A NICE ONE.

MM-MMM.

WELL, SHE DOES MOVE, DON'T SHE?

I TOLD YOU ON THE STAIRS,

IT CAN HAPPEN FAST.

OK, DARLING, OK. AND

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND,

I'LL BE HANGING AROUND

THE SAME JOINT, PROBABLY,

AND I HOPE:

YOU CHANGE IT, PAL.

THANKS, HARRY.

IF I DO, I'LL

LOOK YOU UP, PAL.

OK, PAL. SO LONG.

SO LONG.

DO I GET A KISS?

SURE.

OK.

SO LONG.

SO LONG.

YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL.

HI, GUS!

- HEY, HARRY!

WHAT SHIP:

WE WORKING?

IT'S A LUCKY THING

YOU SHOWED UP!

THEY GOT MUDGIN ON

THE CARPET IN THERE.

WHAT FOR?

HE WON'T SAIL

WITHOUT HIS SOUL.

YEAH, AND THEY'RE GONNA

TAKE HIS BOOK AWAY.

YEAH?

AND ANOTHER THING...

SHOW ME THE LAW:

OF THE MARITIME UNION

OR THE SHIPPING COMMISSION

THAT SAYS YOU CAN TAKE A MAN'S

BOOK AWAY FOR LOSING HIS SOUL.

WHAT SOUL? MY WEEPIN', IMMORTAL SOUL

THAT I HAVE TO HAVE TO

GO TO HEAVEN IF I DIE.

WE'VE ARGUED

LONG ENOUGH.

NOW, SHIP ON THE PACIFIC

BELLE, OR LOSE YOUR BOOK.

YOU AIN'T GOT A RIGHT TO PASS

JUDGMENT ON A THING LIKE THIS.

OH, I AIN'T, HUH?

NO, YOU AIN'T, MISTER.

YOU AIN'T BIG ENOUGH.

THE MARITIME UNION

AIN'T BIG ENOUGH.

THAT'S ALL, BROTHER.

YOU'RE BEACHED FOR GOOD!

OH, NO, YOU CAN'T!

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