Blonde Crazy Page #6

You sure are lucky.

Oh, the boys at the

club will be knocked cold

When I tell them this.

Well, what the devil happened?

That chauffeur double-crossed me.

I'll cut his heart out.

Don't worry, Dan.

We'll take him before we leave town.

Hey, Mike.

Mike!

$40, $60, $80, $100.

There you are, baldy... I

mean, colonel. You did swell.

I've got another $100 coming, ain't I?

Nothing doing. You did it so well,

You can do it again without our help.

You flatter me.

Here, Mike. That's worth

your trouble, isn't it?

You said it, baby.

You fellows lay low.

Dan barker is probably looking for you.

We're going to blow this burg right now.

Thank heavens that's over.

You have no idea how hard it

is to put up with getting pawed

By someone you don't care for.

Are you satisfied with our revenge?

Isn't that a darn sight more gratifying

Than just punching him in the nose?

With all this dough in my hands,

How can I say you're wrong?

Is money all you ever think of?

No, Anne.

Money is just a means to an end with me.

There's been a lot of

things I've wanted to do.

I wanna go to Europe.

I wanna mix with those swell

people, see those swell places.

You know, we could go together.

Here's your end of the take.

I suppose you'll want to buy

yourself a separate stateroom.

Listen, Anne, I'm nuts about you.

Simply because I don't

say it the usual way

And say the usual things doesn't

mean that I mean it any less.

It's not easy for me. Oh, I don't know.

I want you, that's all.

Anne, let's get married.

That's sweet of you, Bert.

I wish you'd said that long ago.

Why?

It's too late now, Bert.

I'm in love with somebody else.

If you had told it to me

like that six months ago,

It would've been different.

I wanted to hear you say it.

Why didn't you tell me then, Bert?

Who is it...

Reynolds?

Yes, Bert... Reynolds.

I learned something

going around with him.

On those weekends with

his family and all that,

I met different kinds of people.

They're a whole lot different

from our friends, Bert.

They like music and art

and all that sort of thing.

Oh, I don't know.

It seems like a better

way to live, that's all,

So I'm going to quit all this.

I'm going to marry Joe.

I understand, Anne,

And you're perfectly right about me

And the kind of life I'm used to living.

You'd be in for an awful lot

of grief if ever you married me.

I'd be holding out or

pulling a fast one on you

Before the rice was out of your hair.

I suppose if I caught

the iceman hanging around,

I'd ask for a cut of his profits,

And as for the butcher...

Well, wouldn't I look

like a swell smack-off

In one of those aprons washing dishes?

No...

I'd be a flop at this marriage business.

Now, if it was a racket,

Nothing could stop me.

Oh, well.

Congratulations, old gal.

I wish you all the luck in the world.

What is it the disappointed

suitor always says?

Oh, yes...

"name the first one after me. "

What is it... A wedding or a funeral?

Both.

Goodbye.

Bye.

Have a nice trip.

How did you like Europe, Bert?

Hmm... stinks.

I tell you, Bert, this deal is a honey.

No big touches, but the

money's there in the grind.

After a year's layoff,

it ought to come in handy.

Sounds alright, Jerry,

but I'm not interested.

I don't know what I want, kid.

It's the greatest thing in the world.

Did you ever see one?

They're good luck charms.

I hope it brings you luck, Jerry.

I don't know how you can pass it up.

I can get them made

up for 2 bucks a gross.

I got stenos that do

nothing but look up deaths

In the obituary columns

all over the country.

Then I send out a swastika charm

addressed to the dead guy...

C.O.D. $3.50.

The dead man's family

is so touched by the fact

That he sent away for a good-luck piece

Before kicking off, they keep

the charm, send me the dough.

$3.40 profit on each.

Not big dough, but what a

volume. Pretty, ain't it?

I can peddle more than 500 a week.

No, Jerry, I'm afraid

you can't drag me in.

I've been away so long

it all sounds strange.

Take a trip to China or somewhere?

You can't do yourself any

good here if you feel that way.

Maybe you're right.

Why don't you get married?

You got some bright ideas today, kid.

Wait here. I'll answer it.

Hello, Anne. Hello.

Come in.

How did you find out where I lived?

Well, I managed.

Sit down.

Well, little stranger,

How do you like married life?

Alright, I guess.

You don't look very happy.

I'm not.

You were a chump for passing me up.

I always told you I was

a bargain at any price.

I have something to tell you, Bert.

Something dreadful has happened.

It can't be as bad as that.

Let me buy you a drink.

No, thanks.

Bert, Joe has used

some of the firm's money

In a deal he thought

would make him a fortune.

That's been tried before. What happened?

It didn't work. He lost it all.

It's up to you to get him out of it.

This is the guy you held up to me

As respectable, straight, clean...

He and his father and

his books and his music?

And now you wake up and

find out he's an embezzler.

I've come to you for help, Bert.

You're the only person I know to ask.

I want you to loan me the money

So that Joe can make good

his losses to the firm.

The books are audited the 30th.

The day after tomorrow.

How much is involved?

$30,000.

$30,000?

Hmm. That's a lot of money.

I haven't got it, Anne.

I haven't turned a trick since you left.

I'm living on principle, and as you see,

The layout isn't so cheap here.

Well, I didn't know, Bert.

I thought you were still in the rackets.

I quit when you did.

I couldn't go on without

you. I lost my punch.

Where'd he get the money? From the firm.

In cash or did he juggle

his accounts or what?

No, he took negotiable

bonds from the vault.

He has his own key, and he knows

the combination of the safe.

He's trusted there. He's

been with them for years.

I see.

He's with Werder & Lawrence, isn't he?

Well, listen, Anne,

Tell Joe he can expect a

visit from me in the morning.

Have him take me to his own

private office when I get there.

What do you plan to do?

Never mind. Everything's

going to be alright.

Just tell him to expect me.

But, what'll you do? Wait a minute.

Our partnership was

dissolved a long time ago.

I don't have to tell you everything.

Go on home, Anne. Don't

worry about a thing.

Everything's going to be Jake.

Where's Mr. Reynolds' office?

First door to your left.

Thank you.

I didn't intend to steal the money.

I meant to return it.

It's the sort of thing that

could happen to anybody.

It's happened to lots of guys.

They're up in sing sing now.

Anne said you could help

me. I'll pay you back.

You won't lose anything.

I can't lose anything

Because I haven't got anything.

When you married Anne, I lost

the only thing I ever had.

Is there any more dough in this safe?

Yes. There are bonds going

in and out the whole time.

Why?

Just this...

If this place should

happen to be robbed tonight,

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