Arrowsmith Page #3

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of your tooth-brushing opportunities.

Had coconut pie for supper

last night. didn't you?

All right.

Now. Johnny. I'll tell you

what's gonna happen.

The pain is gonna leave that tooth

and it's gonna come all the way

along this... this piece of string

and disappear into something

I've got here in my hand.

Now look out. Johnny. it's coming!

There you are.

Hey. boys. listen.

Here's half a dollar.

That's a soda apiece

and a dime over for gumdrops.

then I can get the rest

of your teeth. Come on.

- Thank you. Doc.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Thanks. Doc.

What's the matter. Henry.

trouble?

Well. my cattle got blackleg

out by my farm.

- Blackleg?

- Yeah. Half my cows is dead already.

Blackleg. What do you do for that?

- Well. the state "vegeteterian." he come.

- The state what?

The... the cattle doctor.

That's him over there.

Oh. yes. the vet.

Yeah. he's got a needle thing

just like you got.

But he don't do no good.

The poor cows just die quicker.

Come on. let's have a look at it.

Come on. Henry. I'll be turning vet

on you before you know it.

That's a pretty bad swelling.

You better milk her

before she dies on you.

- Hello. Doc.

- Howdy. Doc.

That's my cow there.

I'm sorry. gentlemen. but this corral

has been commandeered

as a state experimental station.

It ain't open to the public.

- Are you the state veterinarian?

- That's me.

Well. I'm Dr. Arrowsmith.

- I don't believe I know that name.

- Well. I'm only a physician.

Well. if you've got any influence

with these crazy Swedes around here...

they seem to think I'm a miracle man.

There's no medicine on earth

that's sure-fire.

- Novak says you use a serum.

- Sure. we use a serum.

I like to fool around

with a microscope. Doctor.

and if you'd let me have

a bit of your serum

and a blood specimen from

one of these sick animals...

just for the fun of the thing.

Why. sure.

You. let me have some of that.

- Great things. these serums.

- Oh. yes. yes.

- What is it?

- Research. darling. research.

Blackleg. cattle disease.

I'm turning vet on you.

Saving cows may not be the same thing

as saving mankind.

but it's a step in the right direction.

Here's the blood and here's...

- Yes. Martin.

- I was right. That serum wasn't any good.

Yes. Martin.

Now. I'm ready to go.

and we'll try mine in the morning.

Yes. Martin.

I'm gonna take it over to Henry's

and shoot all his cattle full.

Yes. Martin.

You see. I'm gonna try a different...

a different strength dose on every cow.

And then we can see which gets well

quickest and which dies quickest.

Yes. Martin.

Darling. are you hungry?

Darling. are you hungry?

Hungry?

Yes. by gosh. I'm famished.

- I'm not surprised. it's after 10:00.

- Well. let's have some dinner.

How can I cook dinner when

you're using the whole stove

to cook your old cow medicine?

We can have some sandwiches.

We've had nothing

but sandwiches for days!

What's the matter

with sandwiches. dear?

Five days. Henry.

and not a new case yet.

Not a one. Doc.

I thought she was a goner.

but she looks all right now.

By golly. Doc. you should be

state's vet in South Dakota.

I'm sorry about that pair. Henry.

You should have shoot

your stuff in them. too.

That's where you're wrong.

Listen. the ones we gave

the serum to are all right.

The ones we didn't give it to

are dead.

Don't you see? You have to try

both ways when you're experimenting.

That's how you find out

which way is best.

Well. I ain't kicking. Doc.

How much I owe you?

Forget it.

It was just for the fun.

Pretty good fun for me all right. Doc.

Thanks.

Next time you see Dr. Arrowsmith.

tell him for me that I don't stand

for this kind of monkey business.

and if he can't keep off my cattle.

he'd better keep out of my way.

I'll run him out of the state.

I'll see the governor. see that

his license is taken away from him.

Hiya. Doc.

How are ya. Doc?

- I've got some things to show you.

- You got nothing to show me.

- You know best.

- Where you been. Doc?

- You're quite a vet. Doc.

- Best in town.

- I'm back on the bellyaches now. though.

- That's where you belong.

- How's that?

- I say bellyaches is where you belong.

I don't want to say anything. Doc. but...

I don't quite like the tone in your voice.

- It's about time you understood...

- What?

Suppose you try understanding

that I've made a blackleg serum

that's better than yours.

because mine cures the cows.

and yours doesn't.

When you get that through your head.

drop over and I'll show you how

to make more like it.

If you think you're gonna discredit me

and then hold me up...

I'm not holding you up.

I'm giving you this.

Well. you see this?

It's what I'm giving you.

If you won't take the serum from me.

you'll take it from the government.

I've sent my reports and samples

in to Washington already.

Now. what was that

you were going to give me. Doctor?

Why. you!

- That's all right.

- You're all right. Doc.

Right on the jaw.

- Dr. Arrowsmith!

- What is it. Johnny?

- They've been looking for you all over.

- They? Who?

Everybody at your house. Your wife

took sick this morning after you left.

I'll have to ask you to be quiet. Doctor.

I'm Dr. Hesslikn. of Leopolis.

They called me

when they couldn't locate you.

The baby?

But you can't blame yourself. Doctor.

You couldn't possibly have foreseen it.

It would have happened anyway.

Well...

...as long as I've still got her.

Thank you. Doctor.

My darling!

Lee. sweet!

My darling.

There...

I'll never forgive myself

for leaving you like this.

Shh. darling.

N o o

Now I can't have a baby.

I'll have to bring you up.

I know.

Make a great man that

everybody will wonder at.

Like... like your... Sondelius.

or your Gottlieb. even.

Don't feel badly. Martin.

Lee. sweet.

If we could only...

Anyway. now we...

Oh. let's get out of this!

Now I remember.

I got a telegram in my pocket

for Doc Arrowsmith

from New York City.

Well. I...

I'm gonna love New York!

- Scares me. though.

- Yeah. me. too.

I guess this is us.

- All of that?

- No. Only the 25th floor.

Way up there?

"McGurk Institute only."

- Did you say 25th floor. Martin?

- 25th. yes.

I'm not going up that high yet.

- No. sir. I've got to get used to this first.

- Right.

Going up!

Go.

I'd like to see Dr. Gottlieb. if I may.

Have you an appointment?

Well. he's expecting me.

I wired him I was coming.

My name is Dr. Arrowsmith.

It's Dr. Tubbs you want to see.

Dr. Tubbs is our director.

You may come with me.

- Doctor.

- Martin. my boy! So...

you have come back to me.

as I said you would.

Glad to be with you again. sir.

And you have come back

on your own feet.

without any help from me.

- I am very glad.

- Thank you.

So this is the big cow doctor

from the West.

Delighted to welcome you.

Dr. Arrowsmith.

A most interesting experiment

of yours with the cattle disease.

Yeah. Martin. this is Dr. Tubbs.

our director.

And this is Terry Wickett.

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