Bad Girl Page #4

All rlght. Get 'em, and get out.

Hey, Dot.

Hey.

- Where you goin'?

- With the kid, you big bully.

You called her a tramp, didn't ya?

Just because she stayed out until 4:00

in the morning and you suspect where she was.

Well, I stayed out until 4:00 in the morning,

and you knew where I was.

So I got a pretty good idea

what you think of me.

I'll see you in the cemetery.

Go on, Dot.

Wake up, Dotty. Wake up.

Hello, Floyd.

Ma just hollered

across the air shaft...

and said that she was

makin' breakfast for a new bride.

Are you a new bride?

Yes, darling.

I'm going to be today.

- What's an old one?

- Oh, you monkey, you.

Come on. Run along and play now.

Aw, I wanna see Dotty

get out of bed.

You get out of here.

I wanna see Dotty get out of bed.

And at his age.

- What time is it?

- Almost 11:
00.

- I phoned the store and said we were both sick.

- Has Eddie come yet?

- Nope.

- He hasn't?

- Not yet.

- I wonder why he doesn't come.

- Maybe it's 'cause he doesn't know I'm here.

- That'd be a good reason.

He certainly wouldn't

come to see me.

Oh, he doesn't

really dlsllke you, Edna.

No, not dislike.

He hates me.

And it isn't just an average, everyday,

amateur kind of hatred either.

I'll bet that guy spends hours

practicing hating me.

Aw, that's just his way.

You know, he's kind of funny.

That would be great.

He'll hand you a lot of laughs.

Oh, gee, Edna, it was swell the way

you came through for me last night.

- I'm awful grateful to ya.

- And I'm grateful toJim.

- He saved my life.

- How?

Just suppose he didn't turn out

to be a heel last night.

I'd have been married to him in three months,

and after being nicely cemented...

with a wedding ring,

the church service and everything...

I'd have found out

what he really is.

Yes, sir.

He saved my life-

'cause they send you to the chair

these days for killing your husband.

In the name of goodness,

what are you doing?

- I'm trying something, but it won't work.

- What won't?

I put some black ink

in the white milk...

and the white milk turned black.

But when I put the white milk in the black ink,

the black won't turn white.

Put that ink away

and clean up that mess.

- All right.

- Oh, Edna, what tlme Is It now?

It's a little after 11:00.

- Where'd you put my stockings?

- Why, I put 'em, uh-

Is this Mrs. Cook's boardinghouse?

Well, is Mr. Collins there?

Collins. Eddie Collins.

He what?

He moved away?

Well-Well, he lived

there last night.

He moved away

this morning? Well-

Well, did he say

where he was moving to?

What's the matter?

- He's walked out on me.

- Don't be a goof.

He has.

Oh.

I wish I was dead.

We all get that wish someday.

Call up his store.

Do you know the number?

Schuyler 4-6583.

Schuyler 4-6583.

And hurry it up, deary.

There's a fire.

Here.

Hello?

Hello, Lathrop Radio Shop?

Well, can I speak

to Mr. Collins, please?

Eddie Collins.

Never mind the wisecracks.

He's there, I wanna speak to him.

This is the girl he's engaged

to be married to.

Fresh guy trying to flirt with me.

He what?

He was fired?

What for?

He said he was fired

for robbin' the cash register.

Well, you're all right then.

If he's lost his job, it's a cinch

he'll be here to marry ya.

I can't tell whether the fella was kiddin' or not.

There he is now. See?

All of your troubles for nothing.

Oh, gee, and I'm not

dressed or anything.

Oh, give me those stockings.

I don't wanna subscribe

to any magazines.

I don't care if you're working your way

through the penitentiary.

- Was that him, Edna?

- No. A book agent.

Oh.

What am I gonna do?

Now, stop worrying.

If Eddie is only half the guy

I think he is, he won't let you down.

That's the trouble with us women.

If we'd only realize that-

Something's burning.

Oh, what are you doing now?

- I'm cookin' it for ya.

- A whole pound of butter.

I told you a piece of butter,

not a pound of butter.

A pound's a piece.

I'll go, Edna.

Oh, darling,

you're driving me crazy.

Get out into the hall. You've done

all the damage in here that you can.

See if you can ruin the wallpaper.

- Shall I do it with a knife?

- Get out of here!

- Wasn't him, huh?

- No. A man selling-

For goodness' sake,

take that long face off.

This is your wedding day,

not your funeral.

He'll be here.

There's a mistake somewhere. That's all.

Yeah, last night-

that was the mistake.

Don't be silly.

He'll be here.

Oh, but I love him so much.

Well, you can still love him and have a cup

of coffee in your stomach too.

I don't want any coffee.

I never want to eat anything again.

- Fine. Then have a glass of milk.

- I don't want any milk.

Oh, come on. Have a glass of milk.

It'll do you good.

You know, the first thing

that you have to learn is-

I'm getting hysterical.

Open the door, Floyd.

And if it's a man selling coffins,

tell him we'll take two.

Who's dead?

Oh, Eddie!

- What's the matter?

- Nothing.

Say, listen.

You're going to be a married man.

The first thing you have to learn is to

get accustomed to your wife's tears.

I was over to your house,

and they said you wasn't there.

So I took a chance and come here.

I called up your house,

and your landlady said that you'd moved.

I got a bigger room

across the street.

My landlady was sore. That's why

she wouldn't tell you where I went.

And they said at the store that

you'd been bounced for stealing.

They were kiddin' ya.

Oh, Eddie, I'm so happy.

- Okay.

- Now maybe you can eat some breakfast.

We'll eat downtown.

We gotta get goin'.

Go get your things.

Her master's voice.

- Do you know how to get there?

- I'll find out.

- I'll tell ya. You take the subway to City Hall.

- Yeah?

When you get out of the train, you walk

straight ahead and turn to the right.

There are two exits there.

You take the one to the left. Understand?

- Yeah.

- Then when you get up on the street...

- you walk stralght ahead-

- I'm gonna take a cab.

I'll tell you which cab to take.

Hey. Whose wedding

is this, yours or mine?

Oh, Edna's just trying

to help us, Eddie.

You wasn't on the other side

when they had the war, were ya?

- No. What's the answer?

- I was wondering how they ever got along without you.

I phoned my orders over.

Won't you come down

and see us get married?

No.

I hate those things-

deaths and funerals and things like that.

Oh, gee, Edna.

I can never thank you enough

for all you've done for me.

Oh, that's all right, kid.

I only hope you're

gonna be awful happy.

If she ain't, you'll hear from me,

you big stiff.

Okay.

- Good luck.

- So long.

Good-bye.

Oh, darling!

Night, now.

- Hello, darling.

- Hello.

- What's this?

- Oh. Just a couple of hunks of candy.

Oh, gee, Eddie.

- You know why?

- Sure. Because you love me, don't ya?

Ah-

- Oh, say it.

- What?

Say I love you, darling. "

Right out in all the light?

- Oh, Eddie.

- This is our anniversary.

Ten weeks ago today we got hitched.

Aw, gee, it was sweet of you

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