Between Two Worlds Page #4

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DAY AND NIGHT,

ALL THE TIME:

I GO AROUND TALKING TO MYSELF,

TALKING TO MY WIFE.

HELLO, CONNIE.

CONNIE,

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

CONNIE, HOW'S THE KID?

DOES IT SMILE YET?

DOES IT LAUGH?

CONNIE, DOES IT RECOGNIZE

THE PEOPLE?

WELL, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD,

WILL SOMEBODY TELL ME

WHY I DON'T GE

A COAST-TO-COAST HOOKUP

AND BROADCAST IT OVER THE AIR?

NAW. I MONOPOLIZED

THE CONVERSATION LONG ENOUGH.

I YIELD THE FLOOR. O.K.

I'M SO SORRY I'M LATE.

I CAN'T FORGIVE MYSELF.

I FELL FAST ASLEEP.

IT'S NO INCONVENIENCE,

I ASSURE YOU.

OH, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

BUT IT'S NO ENTIRELY THAT.

YOU SEE, I'VE LOOKED FORWARD

SO TO DINNER FIRST EVENING OUT,

AND HERE EVERYONE'S

ALMOST FINISHED.

YOU DIDN'T MISS A THING,

REVEREND.

I JUST SHOT MY MOUTH OFF,

THAT'S ALL.

WHY, I REALIZE

YOU MUST BE WONDERING

ALL THIS FUSS I'M MAKING.

NOW, YOU'RE PEOPLE

OF THE WORLD.

YOU'VE TRAVELED,

BUT I, I'VE NEVER

LEFT MY PARISH.

THAT'S WHY THIS YEAR

I MADE UP MY MIND

I WAS GOING TO MAKE

THE TRIP TO AMERICA.

OUR ANNUAL CONVENTION

OF MINISTERS, YOU KNOW.

BECAUSE I WANT TO GO OU INTO THE WORLD AT LAST.

I WANT TO MEE ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE,

SEE THINGS, GET AWAY

FROM BOOKS AND DUST,

AND SO YOU SEE,

TO ME, EVERYTHING

ABOUT THIS TRIP:

IS ADVENTURE.

IT'S ALL SO EXCITING.

IN REALITY, IT'S A

BRAND-NEW BEGINNING FOR ME,

AND I JUST WON'T LE A SINGLE MOMENT OF I

GO TO WASTE.

IS ANYTHING WRONG?

THAT'S ODD.

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH THEM NOW?

HEY, TOMMY, HOW DO

YOU FIGURE THAT?

ANN.

DEAREST.

THE WAY THEY TALKED-

THEIR LIVING HOPES

AND PLANS.

YOU AND I SITTING THERE

KNOWING ALL THE TIME...

WE WON'T SEE THEM AGAIN.

PROMISE ME, HENRY.

BUT, ANN, MY DARLING,

WHY?

BEG YOUR PARDON.

MY NAME'S LINGLEY.

I CAN USE YOU.

I'LL PAY YOU WELL...

IN ADVANCE.

50 FOR THE TRIP.

FOR WHAT?

I NEED A BODYGUARD.

A BODYGUARD?

I HAVE TO TAKE:

PRECAUTIONS.

YOU KNOW HOW:

TO HANDLE THIS.

YOU'RE A SOLDIER

DECORATED FOR BRAVERY.

THE STEWARD TOLD ME

ALL ABOUT YOU.

NO, NO. I'M SORRY.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

100 POUNDS.

I CAN'T.

YOU MUSTN'T, HENRY.

YOU CAN'T DO IT.

COME AWAY.

MY DEAR MADAM,

500 IS A FORTUNE.

IT'LL SET YOU UP

IN NEW YORK.

YOU HAVEN'T THE RIGH TO REFUSE IT.

WILL YOU:

TAKE THE MONEY?

JUST THINK IT OVER.

THAT'S ALL I ASK.

CONSIDER IT.

AH. THAT'S BETTER.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

YOUR COFFEE IS SERVED,

SIR.

WHAT? ALL RIGHT.

I'LL HAVE IT NOW.

GIVE THE GUN:

BACK TO HIM.

RETURN THE MONEY.

BUT WHAT DIFFERENCE

CAN IT MAKE?

IT'S ONLY FOR

A LITTLE WHILE.

THEY'LL ALL

SOON FIND OUT.

CAN'T YOU SEE?

DON'T YOU KNOW?

WITHOUT MEANING IT, YOU'RE BEING

DRAWN CLOSER AND CLOSER AMONG THEM.

YOU'RE HELPING

THE STEWARD.

OH, I'M SO AFRAID.

WHY, ANN? WE'VE DONE

NOTHING WRONG.

WHY SHOULD THEY:

WANT TO PUNISH US?

BECAUSE WE'RE DIFFEREN

FROM THE OTHERS:

ON THIS SHIP, HENRY.

WE TOOK OUR OWN LIVES.

WE'RE SUICIDES.

GIN...

RUMMY...

THE END OF THE GAME.

IT.

TAKE A CARD, PRIOR.

WHY DID YOU:

HAVE TO COME HERE?

WHY DID YOU:

HAVE TO SPY ON US?

BECAUSE I SHOULD

HAVE REMEMBERED:

THE MINUTE I SAW YOU

ON THIS SHIP.

THEY TURNED YOU DOWN

IN THE STEAMSHIP OFFICE.

I SAW IT.

SURE. I SHOULD

HAVE REMEMBERED.

THE RAID. THE BOMB.

BUT YOU WEREN' TO KNOW.

NOT YET.

NOT THIS WAY.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

IT'S NO TRAGEDY.

THE SUN WILL RISE AND SE WITHOUT ME...

WITHOUT MY TWO CENTS.

BUT YOU MUS BE CAREFUL.

I ASK YOU TO REMEMBER THAT AT ALL TIMES.

PLEASE, HENRY, COME AWAY. LET'S LEAVE.

PROMISE ME YOU'LL DO

EVERYTHING YOU CAN.

I'LL ASK OF YOUR PROMISE

YOU'LL HELP.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

HENRY, DON' ARGUE WITH HIM.

YOU'VE GO TO UNDERSTAND.

YOU MUST WATCH:

EVERY WORD YOU SAY,

EVERYTHING YOU DO.

I DO WHAT I LIKE.

IT'S MY TRADEMARK.

NOBODY BOSSES ME.

BUT THIS IS DIFFERENT,

IMPORTANT.

YOU MUST THINK:

OF THE OTHERS.

THE OTHERS?

WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING AT?

THEY STILL DON'T KNOW.

YOU MUSTN'T TELL THEM.

TELL THEM?

WHO, ME?

IS THAT WHAT'S WORRYING

YOUR LITTLE HEAD?

LISTEN, MISTER, WHY WOULD

I WANT TO SPILL THE BEANS

AND SPOIL THE FUN?

THIS IS GOOD.

THIS IS DELICIOUS.

WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS WORTH DYING FOR.

TELL THEM?

WHY, THIS IS THE MOS GLORIOUS PRIZE PACKAGE

A GUY EVER GOT.

DID YOU ACTUALLY THINK

I WAS GOING TO CHUCK IT AWAY?

HA HA HA!

GO UP TO LINGLEY.

CATCH HIM QUICK.

HE'LL SIT DOWN WITH

THAT ACTRESS WOMAN.

ASK HIM HERE,

BENJAMIN.

A RUBBER OF BRIDGE,

ANYTHING.

STEWARD, I WANT YOU

TO FIX UP SOMETHING

FOR ME TONIGHT.

CHAMPAGNE, CAVIAR,

THE REST OF IT...

IN MY CABIN AROUND

MIDNIGHT FOR TWO.

THAT'S NOT NECESSARY.

TAKE IT. TAKE IT.

I ALWAYS PAY VERY WELL

FOR ANYTHING I WANT.

WHAT I WANT NOW:

IS A CLOSED MOUTH.

JUST AS WELL IF NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT THIS.

THAT CLEAR?

AS YOU SAY, SIR.

QUICK! QUICK! HE'LL GO TO HER, BENJAMIN.

I WAS JUST TELLING

MY YOUNG FRIEND HERE,

WELL, FRANKLY,

I HAD MY MISGIVINGS.

I WAS AFRAID.

I DIDN'T KNOW HOW WELCOME

MY COMPANY MIGHT BE.

BUT WHY,

REVEREND, WHY?

WELL, THERE'S A SUPERSTITION,

YOU KNOW,

THAT CLERGYMEN:

ARE UNLUCKY ONBOARD SHIP.

OH, THAT'S AN OLD

SUPERSTITION, PADRE,

QUITE OUT-OF-DATE.

REVEREND, REVEREND,

I LIKE YOU.

EVERYBODY LIKES YOU.

YOU'RE POPULAR.

OH, MR. LINGLEY,

WON'T YOU JOIN ME?

THANK YOU.

YES, OF COURSE.

FROM ALL APPEARANCES,

I'M AFRAID WE'RE IN

FOR A VERY DULL TRIP,

SO I'VE DECIDED WE MUS TRY AND AMUSE EACH OTHER.

WOULD YOU CARE FOR

A GAME OF BRIDGE?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

PERHAPS LATER.

OH, NOT EVEN ONE

LITTLE RUBBER?

OH, COME,

MR. LINGLEY.

LET ME TRY:

AND PERSUADE YOU.

ALTHOUGH, OF COURSE,

THERE IS THE MATTER

OF A FOURTH,

ISN'T THERE?

WE NEED:

AN EXTRA PLAYER.

I WONDER IF-

EXCUSE ME, MA'AM,

FOR SPEAKING UP.

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

EXCUSE ME, BUT I HAVE A GOOD

SUGGESTION FOR YOU.

I THINK I COULD FIND

YOUR FOURTH, YOUR EXTRA PLAYER.

YOU CAN?

YOURSELF, PERHAPS?

OH, NO, MA'AM, NOT ME.

THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN.

MR. PRIOR.

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR

ANYTHING ABOUT HIM.

I'M NOT INTERESTED.

DO WE KNOW YOU?

MY NAME IS MIDGET.

MRS. MIDGET.

WHAT WOULD:

A WOMAN LIKE YOU

BE GOING:

TO AMERICA FOR?

MY OWN AFFAIRS, MA'AM.

MY REASONS. PRIVATE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK, MR. LINGLEY?

I THINK THE WOMAN IS AN

INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURESS-

A SPY.

OH, NO, SIR.

IT'S NOT THAT.

DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT.

IT'S NOT TRUE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

GO AWAY.

SHE DOESN'T MEAN IT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I MAY NOT KNOW THE MANNERS

OF SOCIETY, MA'AM,

AND IF THEY'RE SUCH AS YOURS,

I DO NOT WANT TO,

WITH WHICH TERSE REMARKS

I SHUTS UP,

BEING SORRY:

FOR ANYTHING I'VE SAID.

GROTESQUE.

GHASTLY.

I WEEP FOR YOU.

I DEEPLY SYMPATHIZE.

IT'S AN OUTRAGE

OUT-AND-OUT.

SIR, I BEG

YOUR PARDON?

FANCY. THINK OF IT,

A SHIP THAT'S ABSOLUTELY

UNRESTRICTED.

WHAT'S THE MAN

RANTING ABOUT?

I JUST FOUND IT OU MYSELF.

IT'S THE SAME WITH

EVERY SHIP ON THIS LINE.

UNRESTRICTED.

NO STEERAGE, NO CABIN,

TOURIST OR DELUXE.

WE ALL KNOW:

PERFECTLY WELL:

THIS IS:

A ONE-CLASS BOAT.

THE WAR.

ONE CLASS THROUGHOUT.

AN OUTRAGE OUT-AND-OUT.

ALL MANNER OF HUMANITY

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