Between Two Worlds Page #6

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GREAT IDEA, JOE. LISTEN.

I THINK THAT EVERYBODY

OUGHT TO BE KEEN.

THIS TRIP WE MUST ORGANIZE

AMONGST OURSELVES.

WE MIGHT HAVE DECK GAMES,

A TREASURE HUNT.

THAT SHOULD BE:

VERY JOLLY.

AND FOR TONIGHT,

OUR FIRST NIGHT OUT,

WHAT DO YOU THINK

ABOUT A SHIP'S CONCERT?

GLORIOUS.

DOUBLE SCOTCH.

YES, SIR.

AT ONCE.

OH, BUT, MR. PRIOR,

WE NEED YOU.

WON'T YOU

OBLIGE US ALL:

WITH AN EXHIBITION

OF SLEIGHT OF HAND?

HE MEANS:

THE CARD TRICKS.

IT'S O.K. HE'LL DO IT,

WON'T YOU, JOE?

GO AWAY FROM ME.

I'M BUSY.

OH, PLEASE.

PERHAPS IT'S ALL

FOR THE BEST, SIR.

IT IS THE FIRS NIGHT OUT.

I'M SURE MR. PRIOR

WISHES TO RETIRE EARLY.

YEAH? WHO TOLD YOU

ALL ABOUT IT?

THE STEWARD:

ONLY ASSUMED.

IT'S GROWING LATE.

HE TOOK THE LIBERTY.

HELLO. HOW ARE YOU?

TELL ME, WHO ASKED HIM

TO GO AROUND ASSUMING,

TAKING LIBERTIES?

MAYBE I THINK:

THE REVEREND'S GO

A WONDERFUL IDEA

THERE.

PRIOR, STOP IT.

I WARN YOU. BE CAREFUL.

JUST A MINUTE.

STOP WHAT?

GO ON. TALK.

TELL THEM ALL.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME

TO BE SO CAREFUL ABOUT?

I'M SO SORRY. I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I MERELY THOUGH IT WOULD BE NICE

IF MR. PRIOR

ENTERTAINED US.

SURE I'LL GIVE A SHOW.

PETE, GATHER UP ALL

OUR LITTLE SHIPMATES.

MAKE THEM SHOW UP,

EVERY ONE OF THEM.

THEY'LL BE THERE,

EVERY ONE.

JUST LEAVE IT TO ME.

I'LL GIVE A SHOW,

ALL RIGHT-

THE GREATEST SHOW

ON LAND OR SEA.

THRILLS, CHILLS,

THE BITTER GLAMOUR

OF THE HEAVENLY:

PANORAMA-

THE KIND OF A SHOW YOU

SEE ONCE IN A LIFETIME.

DO YOUR BEST FRIENDS REFUSE

TO LET YOU DOUBLE-CROSS THEM

ANY LONGER?

WHEN YOU READ IT BACKWARDS,

DOES IT SPELL I LOVE YOU?

IS YOUR TELEPHONE COY

THESE DAYS?

WHEN YOU SAY STOP,

DOES YOUR BEAU TAKE YOU

AT YOUR WORD AND STOP?

ARE YOU LONELY?

NOT YOU.

MADAM HAS ANOTHER DRESS.

MY CONGRATULATIONS.

DO YOUR DAYDREAMS BORE YOU?

MY FRIENDS,

THIS IS THE PLACE.

THIS IS THE TIME.

ARE YOU SKEPTICAL?

DO YOU TAKE ME FOR A QUACK?

NEVERTHELESS, I PROMISE YOU

BEFORE THE PERFORMANCE IS OVER,

ALL OF YOUR PROBLEMS

WILL BE SOLVED.

YES, FOLKS, I SAID ALL.

I'LL SOLVE THEM ALL

OR DOUBLE YOUR MONEY BACK.

THE CARDS.

THE CARDS.

SHOW THEM:

THE TRICKS.

RIGHT YOU ARE, SIR.

THE ARTIST IS READY

TO PROCEED:

BUT REQUIRES:

THE ASSISTANCE:

OF A MEMBER:

OF THE AUDIENCE.

AHA!

YOU'RE JUST IN TIME.

STEP UP.

PRIOR. PRIOR!

GO ON. DO IT.

DO IT.

IT'S ALL IN FUN.

THANK YOU, FRIEND.

THANK YOU.

AND NOW, SIR,

KINDLY HAND IT OVER-

THAT KING'S RANSOM.

THE MONEY YOU HAVE

IN YOUR POCKET.

PRIOR, SEND THEM AWAY.

FINISH IT OFF.

YOU'VE GONE FAR ENOUGH.

WHAT'S THAT?

SPEAK UP.

WHAT'S THAT?

OH, THE GENTLEMAN SAYS THE MONEY

IS IN HIS INSIDE COAT POCKET.

WHY, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

UH, PETE, IS THIS

REAL MONEY?

YOU BET YOUR:

SWEET LIFE IT IS.

I- I WISH

IT WAS MINE.

PUT IT IN:

THE BOWL THERE.

KINDLY OBSERVE CLOSELY.

GEE! GREAT!

WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

SEE? I DIDN'T DRAG YOU

IN HERE FOR NOTHING.

THANK YOU.

AND NOW TO THE NEXT.

I NEED ANOTHER VOLUNTEER.

WAIT.

WHERE'S

THE REAL MONEY?

AH! MR. LINGLEY.

WELCOME HOME.

THE MENTION:

OF MONEY, I SEE,

ROUSES YOU FROM YOUR

DAFFODILS AND VIOLETS,

FROM YOUR SWEET DREAMS

OF ROMANCE.

BUSINESS BEFORE PLEASURE,

EH, MR. LINGLEY?

WHERE'S THE MONEY?

THERE. BURNED. YOU

WATCHED ME, DIDN'T YOU?

AND NOW I NEED:

ANOTHER VOLUNTEER.

WELL, YOU, MR. LINGLEY.

YOU'LL DO JUST FINE.

I INSIST UPON SEEING

THAT MONEY AGAIN.

SIR, THE MOVING THING

A- WRITES,

AND HAVING WRI GETS A MOVE ON.

MR. LINGLEY, WHAT ARE YOU

GUMMING UP THE WORKS FOR?

THE SHOW MUST GO ON.

WILL YOU VOLUNTEER?

I NEED YOU.

NONSENSE.

IDIOTIC NONSENSE.

ARE YOU AFRAID?

WHAT?

DO IT.

DO WHAT HE SAYS.

MR. LINGLEY,

ARE YOU AFRAID OF ME?

THANK YOU.

WILL YOU STAND THERE,

PLEASE?

OPEN YOUR COAT.

THAT'S FINE.

EXCUSE ME.

THINK, PRIOR, THINK. DON' GO ON WITH IT. FINISH IT NOW.

THANK YOU, SIR.

YOU'RE MOST KIND.

I'LL BORROW THIS

JUST FOR A MINUTE.

BERGNER, TAKE THAT GUN BACK.

IT'S LOADED.

KINDLY CLEAR:

THE STAGE.

SURE, SURE.

COME ON, COME ON.

THANK YOU.

BE CAREFUL:

WITH THAT GUN!

IT'S A REAL GUN?

YOU'D TESTIFY TO THAT?

AND THOSE ARE:

REAL BULLETS, TOO!

I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!

STAND STILL!

YOU'RE NOT AFRAID OF ME, MR.

LINGLEY. YOU JUST SAID SO.

YOU HAVEN'T THE NERVE.

YOU THINK NOT,

MR. LINGLEY?

YOU WOULDN'T DARE!

MR. LINGLEY, WOULD

ANY JURY CONVICT ME?

I'D PLEAD

COMPLETE SANITY.

STAND STILL!

STOP IT! DO YOU HEAR

ME? STOP IT! STOP IT!

STOP IT I SAY!

BERGNER!

BODYGUARD-BERGNER!

OHH!

HOW DID YOU DO THAT?

SIMPLE.

HOW?

YOU SEE, YOU WERE DEAD

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

THE FACT IS:

WE'RE ALL DEAD.

ALL OF US-DEAD PEOPLE.

THE MIND OF MAN.

ALL YOUR LIVES YOU BELIEVED

ONLY WHAT YOU WANTED TO BELIEVE.

YOU SAW ONLY WHA YOU WANTED TO SEE.

GO ON. DUCK IT NOW.

LET ME SEE YOU TRY.

RUN AWAY FROM IT.

YOU'RE DEAD, YOU B*OBS!

DEAD, DEAD, DEAD!

DON'T YOU SEE ANYTHING?

DON'T YOU NOTICE?

WE'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE

ONBOARD-

NO CAPTAIN, NO CREW,

NOTHING.

HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING

OF THE REST OF THE CONVOY?

YOU DON'T NEED A CONVOY THESE DAYS,

NOT WHEN THE SHIP IS FASTER THAN A SUB.

STOP KIDDING YOURSELF.

YOU'RE A SAILOR, MUSICK.

YOU KNOW BETTER!

THIS WHOLE BOAT IS SHINING

LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE!

HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF

A SHIP THESE DAYS

SHOWING THEIR LIGHTS

ON THE ATLANTIC?

O.K., ENOUGH. LISTEN,

I DON'T LIKE IT ANYMORE.

THE SHOW IS OVER!

NOW QUIT IT!

EVERYBODY GO BACK

TO THEIR CABINS!

YOU'RE PERFECTLY RIGHT.

WE'RE LEAVING AT ONCE.

RIDICULOUS.

THE SHOW IS OVER.

WHAT ARE YOU:

STANDING HERE FOR?

THE TWO OF THEM:

OVER THERE-

WHY DON'T YOU

ASK THEM? THEY KNOW.

NO. NO.

THEY DIDN'T COME

ONBOARD WITH US.

THEY KNEW FROM THE STAR

BECAUSE THEY WEREN' HIT BY A BOMB,

BECAUSE THEY:

KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT,

BECAUSE THEY WERE SUICIDES.

GO ON. ASK THEM.

FORGIVE ME,

IT'S ALL SO FANTASTIC,

BUT IS IT WHAT HE SAYS?

IS IT TRUE?

NO. NO, DON'T LISTEN.

IT'S ALL A MISTAKE.

NO, HENRY.

IT'S NO USE NOW.

IT'S TOO LATE.

THEY MIGHT AS WELL KNOW NOW.

CONFOUND YOU! WE DON' WANT ANY MORE MYSTERIES.

MR. LINGLEY, PLEASE, I THINK

WE SHOULD ALL KEEP OUR TEMPERS.

TELL ME, STEWARD,

IS THIS SHIP...

IS THIS WHA IT'S ALWAYS LIKE?

SIR, THE PASSENGERS

DON'T FIND OUT SO QUICKLY

AS A RULE.

THEN IT'S TRUE?

TRUE?

THAT WE'RE DEAD, SIR?

YES. QUITE TRUE.

BUT BELIEVE ME, SIR,

THERE'S NOTHING HERE TO BE

FRIGHTENED OF IN THE LEAST.

AND ALL:

MY NEW RESOLUTIONS...

TO GO OUT INTO THE WORLD...

THE CONVENTION...

TO WORK REALLY AMONG

THE PEOPLE IN MY PARISH...

A NEW WORK...

A NEW BEGINNING FOR ME...

I HAD IT.

I THOUGHT I HAD I IN MY TWO HANDS-

HOTELS, WAITERS

RUNNING TO ME BOWING.

THEY CAN'T DO IT!

NOT TO ME!

IT'S NOT RIGHT.

IT'S NOT FAIR.

I WAS TORPEDOED:

THREE TIMES.

I WENT THROUGH:

EVERYTHING.

I'M LUCKY.

HERE, I GOT IT!

THE HOHOKUS RIGHT HERE.

PLEASE TRY. THERE IS NO USE FIGHTING IT.

NOT NOW.

NO! NO! IT'S A GYP! I'M NOT GOING

TO LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT.

IT'S DONE.

IT'S OVER.

YOU MUST RESIGN:

YOURSELF.

AH, GET OUT OF HERE.

GET AWAY FROM ME.

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