Between Two Worlds Page #2

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TIMES, OTHER PLACES.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

WELL,

IT'S SET ME THINKING.

THE DAYS WHEN I'D JUS COME BACK TO LONDON

FROM CAPE TOWN:

THE SENSE OF EXCITEMEN I HAD THEN,

THE CONSTANT FEELING THA SOMETHING MILDLY WONDERFUL

WAS GOING TO HAPPEN TO

ME NEXT DAY, NEXT HOUR.

WHY, I NEVER HEARD YOU

TALK LIKE THIS BEFORE.

I NEVER KNEW YOU TOOK

ANY INTEREST IN MUSIC.

NEITHER DID I.

IT IS STRANGE, ISN'T IT?

ALL RIGHT, SO IT IS STRANGE

TO HEAR ME TALKING THIS WAY.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT'S GOT INTO ME.

MAYBE I MEAN IT.

MAYBE WE COULD:

BEHAVE OURSELVES

AND LIVE SOMEWHERE

LIKE HAPPY, DECENT PEOPLE.

MAXI, WHAT DO YOU SAY?

LET'S BREAK IT UP,

THAT'S WHAT I SAY.

IT'S A NICE,

SENTIMENTAL NUMBER,

AND A BAR'S ALWAYS

A SENTIMENTAL PLACE.

LISTEN, DARLING,

WHO ARE WE KIDDING?

WHO ARE YOU,

MR. ONE AND ONLY?

WHAT AM I,

GOLDILOCKS?

YOU'RE A BROKEN-DOWN

NEWSPAPERMAN:

WHO DRINKS TOO MUCH.

ME? WELL, I'D BE THE FIRS LADY OF THE THEATER ONLY...

I'M THE

INTELLECTUAL TYPE.

I KNOW YOU,

AND YOU KNOW ME,

SO LET'S BOTH FORGE THE WHOLE THING.

PLEASE.

MAXI, YOU GET ME.

YOU DO THINGS TO ME

I DON'T UNDERSTAND MYSELF.

I SERIOUSLY THINK

IT MUST BE THE WAY

YOU PICK THOSE BITS OF

CIGARETTE PAPER OFF YOUR LIPS.

NOW, THAT'S NICE...

STYLISH.

WHEN YOU TALK LIKE THAT, I ADMIRE YOU.

MAKES A GIRL:

FEEL GOOD.

MY DEAR LADY,

MY DEAR MYSTERIOUS LADY,

WOULD YOU DO ME:

A BIG FAVOR:

AND LET ME IN:

ON A SECRET?

A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO,

YOU WERE BLUE.

WAS I?

YOU THOUGHT OF ALL THE RUSTY,

BACKSTAGE DRESSING ROOMS

YOU WERE GOING HOME TO.

YOU THOUGHT OF ALL THE 10-CEN JOBS YOUR AGENT GETS YOU.

I THINK YOU WOULD HAVE MARRIED

CHARLIE McCARTHY HIMSELF

IF HE'D HAVE ASKED YOU.

WHAT'S HAPPENED

TO YOU NOW?

GREETINGS!

I WANT TO SEE YOU.

YES, SIR?

ARE YOU THE ONLY STEWARD

ON THIS BOAT?

WELL, SIR,

YOU SEE-

YES, YES.

I KNOW, THE WAR.

I HAVE SOME OF:

MY STAFF PEOPLE WITH ME.

FIND THEM AND SEND THEM

TO MY CABIN RIGHT AWAY.

I'M SORRY, SIR.

THEY'RE NOT ONBOARD.

YOU'RE WRONG.

THOSE MEN ARE HERE.

THE FACT OF:

THE MATTER IS-

TAKE IT EASY. MR. LINGLEY

IS A BAD MAN TO CONTRADICT.

HE CAN GET YOU FIRED.

YOUR SECRETARY,

YOUR MASSEUR:

WERE NEVER TAKEN

ONBOARD.

BY WHOSE ORDERS?

DO NOT ASK QUESTIONS,

REMEMBER?

YOU ARE TRAVELING UNDER

WARTIME CONDITIONS.

WHO STOPPED THEM?

WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE?

I WANT TO KNOW.

MAY I SAY, SIR, YOU WON'T NEED

YOUR MEN ON THIS SHIP.

WHO THE DEVIL:

ARE YOU:

TO TELL ME WHAT I NEED OR DON'T NEED?

NOW, IT DOES

SOUND STRANGE,

BUT BELIEVE ME, SIR,

I KNOW.

AH, BUT YOU DON'T.

MR. LINGLEY

REALLY NEEDS THEM...

FOR HIS:

PEACE OF MIND.

YOU SEE, IT WASN' AN ORDINARY SECRETARY

OR AN ORDINARY MASSEUR.

THOSE MEN WERE HIS

PERSONAL BODYGUARDS.

WHY DON'T YOU MIND

YOUR OWN BUSINESS?

YOU KNOW NOTHING

ABOUT IT.

NOT TRUE, MR. LINGLEY.

I KNOW YOU.

IF I WERE YOU, I'D WAN A BODYGUARD, TOO-

A HUNDRED OF THEM.

A THOUSAND.

YES, I'VE GOT BODYGUARDS.

WHAT OF IT?

THERE'S A WAR GOING ON.

I'M MIXED UP IN

PRETTY BIG AFFAIRS-

WORLD AFFAIRS.

THERE ARE:

ENEMY AGENTS AROUND.

YOU'RE A BIT BALLED UP,

MR. LINGLEY.

THE ENEMY'S GO NOTHING AGAINST YOU.

WHO ARE YOU?

CAPTAIN KIDD.

POPEYE THE SAILOR.

THE VOICE:

WITH A SMILE.

WHAT DIFFERENCE?

COME OUT,

MR. LINGLEY.

WE KNOW YOU.

WE KNOW:

YOUR LONG VIEW.

YOU'RE RUNNING AROUND

LIKE A WILD MAN,

GRABBING WHILE:

THE GRABBING IS GOOD.

SHUT UP.

I'VE HEARD ENOUGH.

SHUT UP.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

IT'S NO USE TO YOU.

YOU COULDN' DO A THING TO ME.

I CAN'T, EH?

NO, BECAUSE YOU'VE

DONE IT ALREADY.

THE NAME IS PRIOR-

THOMAS PRIOR.

FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT.

WASHED-UP INTERNATIONAL EXPERT.

OH, THAT EXPLAINS IT.

WHY YOU'RE THE MAN

WHO CABLED:

THOSE MUCKRAKING PIECES

ABOUT ME TO AMERICA.

THE SAME.

I OWE THIS:

RETURN TRIP TO YOU.

YOU'RE THE SWEETHEAR

WHO PULLED ALL:

THOSE MAGIC STRINGS

AND GOT ME FIRED.

NOTHING OF THE SORT.

INCOMPETENCE. YOU WERE

FIRED FOR INCOMPETENCE,

FOR DRUNKENNESS.

CHRONIC DRUNKENNESS,

MR. LINGLEY.

I WON'T STAND HERE

WASTING BREATH.

YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A HACK,

A TROUBLEMAKER.

IRRESPONSIBLE:

TROUBLEMAKER.

RUNNING AWAY,

MR. LINGLEY?

WAIT A MINUTE.

I'LL HAVE SOMETHING.

STEWARD, SOME BRANDY.

TROUBLEMAKER.

TAKE A CARD.

HAVE A GOOD TIME,

DARLING?

EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, DEAR?

DID I EMBARRASS YOU?

WAS I UNCOUTH?

WELL, LET'S NO FIGHT, DARLING.

YOU CAN'T GET SORE

AT EVERYBODY:

THAT GETS YOU FIRED OR

DOESN'T WANT TO MARRY YOU.

DON'T TAKE IT OU ON ME.

O.K. FORGIVE ME.

I GOT A SENSE OF HUMOR

THAT SORT OF GETS

A LITTLE OUT OF HAND.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S

GOT INTO ME ANYHOW.

YOU FEEL ALL RIGHT?

SURE.

I'M JUST IN A FOG.

MY HEAD'S SPINNING

LIKE A YO-YO.

THE HURRY UP, THE PIER,

THE RACKET, THE SAILING.

THE SAILING.

WILL THERE BE:

ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?

HUH? NO, NO.

WHAT DO I OWE YOU?

NO CHARGE, SIR.

WHAT?

JUST SIGN THIS.

OH.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

WHAT, SIR? WHEN?

BEFORE TO LINGLEY.

YOU SAID YOU KNEW

HE WOULDN'T NEED

HIS MEN ON THIS BOAT.

WHAT DID YOU MEAN?

WHY, NOTHING, SIR.

JUST THAT HE HAD NOTHING

TO FEAR, THAT'S ALL.

I WAS JUST TRYING

TO ASSURE MR. LINGLEY

THAT HE REALLY DIDN'T NEED

BODYGUARDS ON THIS TRIP.

YES, BUT HOW

DID YOU KNOW:

THEY WERE ACTUALLY

BODYGUARDS?

I SAW THE IDENTIFICATION

PAPERS.

WHAT IS IT, TOMMY?

WHAT ARE YOU WORKING

YOURSELF UP TO NOW?

FORGET IT. NOTHING.

ANYTHING WRONG?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

NO PLACE.

OUTSIDE ON DECK.

I WANT TO HAVE:

A LOOK AROUND.

YOU DON'T WAN TO PAY ATTENTION

TO ANYTHING HE SAYS.

ANYTHING WHO SAYS?

YOU KNOW,

BRIGHT BOY.

HE'S REALLY

A GOOD-HEARTED KID,

JUST A LITTLE EXCITABLE.

HE'LL OUTGROW IT.

THEY ALWAYS DO.

DO YOU MIND?

NO. NOT AT ALL.

MY NAME'S

MAXINE RUSSELL.

I'M AN ACTRESS.

VERY INTERESTING.

YOU KNOW,

THE FRENCH SAY:

THAT MEN CAN TELL AN ACTRESS

JUST BY LOOKING AT HER.

WAS IT TRUE IN MY CASE,

OR DIDN'T YOU EVEN

BOTHER TO NOTICE?

NATURALLY I NOTICED.

YOU MUST BE VERY TALENTED, MISS RUSSELL.

I COULD SAY THAT.

YES, IF I WANTED TO.

YOU PROBABLY HAVE

THOUSANDS OF ADMIRERS-

A HUGE DEVOTED FOLLOWING

WHEREVER YOU GO.

I COULD SAY THAT, TOO,

I SUPPOSE.

I GENERALLY DO.

BUT NOT TO YOU,

MR. LINGLEY.

HMM?

I COULD TELL YOU

ALL KINDS OF THINGS,

BUT WHAT'S THE USE?

WHO WOULD I BE FOOLING?

YOU SEE, I NEVER REALLY

GOT ANYPLACE ON THE STAGE

OR ANYWHERE ELSE

FOR THAT MATTER.

THAT'S AN ODD THING

TO SAY.

YOU'RE A MOST UNUSUAL

SORT OF WOMAN.

HEY, PLEASE, DON'T QUI ON MY ACCOUNT.

GO ON AND PLAY.

NO. I WAS

QUITE THROUGH.

I TAKE REAL ENJOYMEN IN GOOD MUSIC-

STUFF LIKE THAT.

SURPRISING, HUH?

I USED TO LAY ON THE BED

LISTENING TO THE RADIO

BY THE HOUR.

CONNIE, MY WIFE,

SHE ALWAYS HOLLERED AT ME,

"GET OFF THAT BED,

YOU BIG LUG.

"ONE OF THESE DAYS,

YOU'RE GOING TO GET STUCK

TO IT FOR GOOD."

HEY, LISTEN...

DID I INTRUDE?

NO, NO. IT'S

REALLY ALL RIGHT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

YOU NERVOUS?

THE SUBMARINES:

GOT YOU WORRIED?

IT'S NOT THAT.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU

WORRYING FOR?

COME HERE, JOE.

I'LL SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

THE HOHOKUS, SEE?

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