Bright Eyes Page #6

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Where do you eat?

In restaurants.

You've got a lot

of nerve, young fella.

How can you take care

of a child...

when you haven't got a home

or a wife or even a cook?

Well, maybe I've got

something else she needs.

- What?

- Love, that's what.

Aw, fiddlesticks!

We all love her

here, don't we?!

Yes, Uncle Ned.

Well, you can't have her!

- Who says so?

- I say so.

I've got more right

to her than you have.

Aw, nonsense. You haven't

any right at all.

Well, we'll see about that!

Hey, young fella!

If you want to see about it...

you see my lawyers!

Lawyers?

Lawyers?

That's what I said. Lawyers.

I'm taking legal steps

to adopt Shirley.

Good heavens!

So that's where he went yesterday.

You can't get away with this!

Oh, I can't, eh?

No! I'm gonna give you a fight!

I'll get lawyers myself!

We'll let the court decide!

Is that so?

You haven't got money

enough to fight me!

I'll get it. I don't care

if you've got $90 million!

You're not gonna take

Shirley away from me!

Ha! I've got the best

lawyers in the country!

Ha ha ha!

Loop!

You put one over

on me again, didn't you?

No. I didn't.

I didn't know about it.

You expect me

to believe that?

Yes.

OK.

Loop, from now on,

I'm on your side.

Why?

Because if Shirley

means so much to you...

then you're the one

who should have her.

For a child, love counts

more than anything.

ZJust for a child, huh?

For anyone.

I'm glad you found that out.

There, now.

Pleasant dreams, dear,

and go right to sleep.

I don't want to go to sleep...

but I'll try.

That's a good little girl.

Good night, Shirley.

Good night, Mrs. Smythe.

And remember, Shirley...

I don't want to have to

speak to you again...

about having that awful

little dog in your bed.

It isn't healthful.

And besides,

I think the dog has fleas.

Oh, no. He hasn't got fleas.

He just scratches that way

because he's itchy.

Well, I don't want him

here in this bedroom.

Is that understood?

Yes, ma'am.

Good night,Joy, darling.

Hey!

What?

Do you want to play burglars?

No. I want to go to sleep.

Come on, Rags.

Ooh! You've got that

awful dog in your bed...

after mommy

told you not to!

I'm gonna tell.

Mama!

You don't have to

yell for your mother...

and you don't have to

tell her, either...

you old tattletale.

I'll take Rags downstairs.

Come on, Rags, good old dog.

I thought about it

and thought about it...

and I'll be hanged-

Pardon me, dear-

if I know what to do.

The minute I heard him say

he'd seen his lawyers...

I felt a cold chill

go down my back.

He may have

changed his will.

He may have left us

out of it entirely.

Oh, it's intolerable.

Yes, you're right, dear...

and all because

he took a fancy...

to a 5-year-old orphan.

There's been nothing

but trouble...

ever since that child

came into this house.

I wish we'd never seen her.

If you'd only taken my-

Now, don't tell me again

that it's all my fault...

for hiring the woman.

All right, dear.

Well, what are we

going to do about it?

If we could find some way of

getting rid of the child.

Heaven knows

she's not wanted here.

Why don't you bribe

that aviator fellow...

to take her out of the state?

Now, that's an idea.

But what would

Uncle Ned think?

Oh, I don't know.

I'm so sick of hearing that

child's name, I could scream.

She's practically

disrupted the family.

I know, dear. But we've got

to find some way out of it.

Say, what's

a three-letter word...

for Peer Gynt's mother?

What's the matter,

Loop? You low?

How could I

make some money?

What for?

Well, I gotta hire some lawyers.

Why don't you marry the girl?

Cut out the wisecracks,

will you? I'm serious.

I don't know, Loop.

Flyers never have any money.

You know that.

Yeah, I know it.

Wow! What a night!

Heavy weather, huh?

Terrific.

I hear everything's on the ground.

Nothing moving.

That's right.

Zero zero all along the line.

Boy, oh, boy.

Hello, everybody.

Shirley!

What's happened?

Shirley,

what are you doing out...

on a night like this?

Why, you're soakin' wet.

Come on, now. You gotta get

those clothes off and dried out.

Hello.

Hello, honey.

Hello, Shirley.

Are you all dressed?

Yes.

Did you dry yourself off good?

- I did.

- OK.

Ha ha ha!

You sure look swell.

They fit you fine.

Now, then...

what's the big idea?

I don't want to live with

the Smythes anymore, Loop.

I want to stay with you.

I want you to stay

with me, Shirley.

And I'm gonna try

and fix it so you can.

Oh, goody!

Now, then...

off you go to sleep...

and we'll talk

everything over tomorrow.

You're not mad at me

for coming here...

are you, Loop?

Yes, I am very, very mad.

Ha ha ha!

Come on.

Ha ha ha!

? Ohhh?

? He flies

through the air?

? With the greatest

of ease?

? This daring young man?

? On his flying trapeze?

? Well, his movements

were graceful?

? The girls he would please?

? This daring young man?

? On his flying trapeze?

Well, good morning, Anita.

Good morning, Uncle Ned.

Good morning,John.

Good morning, Uncle Ned.

Beautiful morning, isn't it?

Do you feel all right, Uncle Ned?

My boy, I never felt

better in my life.

Tony!

I sent him out for

some breakfast, Loop.

What's the matter?

Aren't you workin'?

Not today. I'm no hero.

Aw, it's not that tough, is it?

Ladies and gentlemen,

here's news of national import.

Two mail planes

are reported missing...

in the worst storm the West

has known in years.

A blizzard is raging

over the Rockies...

which has completely disrupted

rail and air traffic.

All transcontinental

passenger planes...

have been ordered grounded

until the weather breaks.

That's 30 for this morning.

This is Sam Hayes speaking.

I'll see you tonight

at 10.00. Good day, all.

I'm ready for breakfast now, Loop.

I was gonna have

some chow brought down...

but I guess we'll

have to go and get it.

And then, young lady,

you're going to have to go home.

Oh, Loop.

Why can't I stay here?

Can't you be a soldier and

stick it out for a little while?

I don't want to.

You don't want to live

in a swell house...

go to a nice school,

and be educated and refined?

I don't want to be refined.

I want to be like you.

All right.

Let's eat and talk it over.

Now, come on. Bundle up warm.

Well, children,

I want you to know...

that I'm about

to change my will.

I'm adopting Shirley...

and I'm setting aside

a trust fund for her.

What?

You two have

nothing to worry about...

so long as you

behave yourselves.

Mama!

Mama!

Mama!

Mama! Mama!

- Shirley's gone!

- What?

Yeah! She didn't sleep

in her bed all night...

'cause I woke up and looked.

She must've run away!

She wouldn't have run away

without some reason!

Did you have anything

to do with this?

Why, of course not, Uncle Ned.

She's gone to that aviator fella!

Get police! Get detectives!

Get the army!

But go to that airport

and bring her home!

Yes, Uncle Ned.

There'd better be some

action around here now...

I'll tell you that!

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