Dimples Page #4

No second-class aboard this train

no difference in the fare

- Oh, get on board

- Get on, children

- Get on board

- Little children

- Get on board

- Little children, there's room

for many a more

She's there and now the station

Oh, better don't be late

But come and get your tickets

and be ready for this train

- Oh, get on board

- Get on, children

- Get on board

- Little children

- Get on board

- Little children, there's room

for many a more

- Oh, get on board, children

- Children, get on board

Get on board little children

There's room for many a more

You gave me $40...

to pay for the tickets.

I had them printed for $37.50.

That leaves you a clear profit

of $2 and a half,

and here it is to the penny.

- Yes, sir, to the penny.

- Fine. You've done an excellent job.

Yes. And now I'll need

$95 for advertising.

As long as you're paying the bills,

I think it would save time

if you handled all the money.

Uh... oh.

Here it is. About $800.

It's all I have left and just enough

to finance the rest of the production.

Uh, uh, all right.

You trust me with this?

Yes, of course.

Well, thank you very much,

Allen, for your faith in me.

I'II, uh, I'll handle this money...

just as though it were my own.

- Professor?

- Yeah?

What does that sign say?

Uh. Oh.

It, uh, it says, uh...

Oh, yeah, it says,

"No Smoking Allowed."

Well, then why don't you stop smoking?

Well, I...

- Uh, oh, yeah.

- Well, I'll give you $600.

Sir, do you realize

this was Napoleon's watch,

given to him by Josephine

the night before Waterloo?

Why it's worth $ 2,000

if it's worth a cent.

I'll put it up to a stranger.

Ah, there's a gentleman...

who looks like he might know

something about antique jewelry.

He wouldn't know anything about jewelry.

I, sir, am a recognized authority...

which leads me

not to recognize your remark.

My good man, what would you say

a watch like this is worth?

Uh, oh, that's a superb antique.

I, uh, I had one just like it myself.

There you are, and I never saw

this gentleman before in all my life.

I'll give you $700 for it.

I haven't the money here,

but if you'll come to my bank with me,

I'll give you $800 for it.

I'm sorry, gentlemen.

Yea, it grieves me,

but my boat is departing

for the Orient in half an hour.

And, well, I guess I'll

have to give it to Richards.

- You're a very lucky man, sir.

- J-Just a minute.

- Can I talk to you a second?

- Oh, yes. Of course.

I hate to see Richards

get a bargain like that.

- I don't like him.

- I detest him.

If you could get ahold of that watch

and come up to my bank in Harlem,

I'd take it off your hands...

and I'll give you $10 for your trouble.

Oh... could you make that $15?

- You drive a hard bargain. I'll do it.

- Heh!

- There you are, sir, $700.

- I'll give you $800 for the watch.

But I haven't got any more money.

You said it was mine for $700.

- Oh, no. This gentleman gets it for $800.

- Thank you very much.

I consider this a great favor.

But look here, that's hardly fair.

I came here with $700 to buy a watch,

and you give it to someone else.

Here. Here's the watch.

- Watch? What watch?

- Why, it's Napoleon's watch.

You have the wrong man.

I'm not Napoleon.

Uh, you're not... No.

But you said... You told me...

I never saw you before in my life, sir!

You ne... Why, here... Uh...

Uh! Oh, eh, eh, eh, eh...

Don't you see that sign?

- Well? Who's smoking?

- Huh...

- Well, seeing you're a friend of mine...

- Yes?

I'II, uh, give you a dollar

and a half for it.

A dollar and a...

You don't understand.

- This watch belonged to Napoleon.

- It did, eh?

- Yes.

- Well, that makes it secondhand.

Sec...

Ah, Tom, my boy,

the whole world is empty as an eggshell.

I know it, massah, I know it.

- It seems to be given...

- Ah, there you are, Professor Appleby.

- We've been waiting for you.

- Yes? Well, to what do I owe that honor?

Well, we supplied you everything

for your play.

We're the creditors, one might say,

and Mr. Drew told us

you would give us our money.

- Money? What money?

- The money Mr. Drew owes for scenery.

- And the costumes and the...

- Oh, yes, that money.

You're surely not suggesting that

Mr. Drew and I intend to defraud you.

Mr. Drew, you told us

that he would pay us our money.

Yes, of course.

Pay them, Professor.

Well, I, uh...

I don't like their attitude, Allen.

I never heard of people

doing business this way.

- Why argue? Pay them and get it over.

- Uhh...

Yes, well, the truth is,

I flnd myself a little short.

Short? How much?

Well, it's around $800.

That's all the money I gave you.

- It wasn't my fault. I was cheated.

- That's all the money I had!

I was stupid enough to trust a scoundrel

like you. You blundering old fool!

The professor said that you'd pay us.

Now, what about it?

I'm sorry, but you heard what he said.

You're going to pay me.

Nobody's going to put anything over

on Emery T. Hawkins.

And you're not through

with me either.

That's what I get for giving credit

to a bluffing upstart.

- Let's haul this stuff out.

- I'm gonna send a wagon for my stuff.

Take it out and put it on the truck.

Well, I guess that ends everything.

I didn't mean to do it, Dimples.

- Do you see?

- You broke your promise to me.

But the man swore to me.

He gave me his word.

You told me you

wouldn't steal anymore.

But what I really meant...

I mean, I-I-I...

I didn't buy the watch

for myself. I-I...

You said you were

going to be honest.

Uhh. Well, I guess I'm not much good.

Maybe you'd be better off without me.

- But I thought you had money, Allen.

- I did have...

enough, anyway.

I guess I didn't

take care of it very well.

Well, uh, what are you

going to do now?

I suppose I can get a job somewhere...

and maybe save up

enough money to do the show.

That needn't change

our plans about marriage any, Cleo.

I don't suppose money is very important

to people who are really in love.

You can say that

because you've always had money.

- Perhaps.

- I'm afraid this changes everything.

Then you're not really

in love with me.

Oh, you mustn't say that, darling.

I'll run along. Good-bye, Allen.

Good-bye.

I'm awfully sorry, Allen.

Look here, Drew.

It's all right for the rest.

They can take their things back

and sell them.

These costumes have been made

to fit your play.

They're not worth a penny

to anybody else.

How am I going to get

my money out of them?

- Sorry, but there's nothing I can do.

- We'll see about that!

Somebody's going to jail for this!

Mrs. Drew,

do you still think I'm worth $5,000?

You're worth ever so much more, darling.

And do you still want me

to come and live with you?

I can't think of

anything I'd like more.

All right, I'll come.

Have you got the $5,000 with you?

I'll be right out!

It won't take me more than a minute.

So you're really going.

Yes, Professor.

Well, I knew it was

the best thing for you,

but lI didn't think

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