Edge of the City Page #4

- Didn't I tell you?

It's just making-believe.

No, man, you are.

Sure I am.

Hey, come on, dance, will you?

Come on, it's easy.

- Boy, this is a crazy place.

- I've been here before, though. It's fun.

Yeah, but it's a crazy place, though.

- You want another drink?

- No, thanks, this is fine.

I'm drinking rum, you know.

I never drank rum before.

I was in Puerto Rico last summer.

That's what everybody drinks there.

Yeah, well, it figures, I suppose.

I mean, rum in Puerto Rico...

Yeah, I'm sorry I can't dance like that.

Well, it's fun to watch too.

Can you dance like that?

Well, living and teaching up here,

you learn.

I'm sorry I can't dance like that.

- Do you want to try?

- Are you kidding me?

No, really. Come on, try.

- Well, what do I do?

- Well, it's easy. I'll show you.

Okay.

Hey, this is okay.

Hey, Tee, watch this one.

Pretty good. Pretty good. Watch this.

Hey.

- Killer, huh?

Hey, that's great. Come here.

Hey.

Hey, Mac. Hey, don't we...?

No.

- Yeah, sure, sure. Aren't you...?

- No.

I'm sure of it.

Hey, aren't you...?

Frank Bennett. Bennett, huh?

Look, I know, I know...

- Bennett? Frank Bennett?

- Look, Mac, I don't know you.

At Frisco.

- Hey, what's the matter?

- I gotta get out of here.

Axel.

- I know the guy.

But I know the guy.

Well, good night. It was a lot of fun.

- I'll talk to you tomorrow, Ellie.

Night.

Walk her to the door.

- Go ahead, walk her to the door.

- I'm listening.

And ask her for another date.

- You didn't have to come up.

- Yeah.

Axel, I had a wonderful time.

Thank you.

Yeah, it was a lot of fun.

Hey, listen,

I'm sorry about that guy tonight.

I'm sorry it happened at the ballroom.

I mean, I just hate guys

walking up to you like that.

- You know, he must have been drunk.

- Well, I understand.

Axel, will I see you again?

Yeah, yeah, I suppose so.

I mean, yeah, I'll see you around.

Good night.

Axel, you are murder.

I mean, you are really murder.

- Tommy, let him alone.

- You should be on my side.

Do you know he didn't

want to walk her up to the door?

Now, what's such a big deal?

It's only a few steps from the car.

- Oh, man. Oh, boy.

- Will you quit it?

I bet you didn't even ask her

for another date.

Listen, I didn't even ask her

for this date.

Axel, you depress me.

Will you please shut up

and leave me alone?

- Ohh.

- Tommy.

Will you just leave me alone?

I mean, I can handle my own affairs.

Oh, Jack, you handle them great.

You're gonna go down in history

as the greatest lover there ever was.

- Listen, now.

- Whoo.

Hey, North.

- I think Davis is looking for you.

- What for?

Something about your questionnaire.

I told him to take a look at it.

Now, you get off my back.

Make me.

Hey, fight.

Come on.

Come on. Come on.

- Come on.

- Charlie!

Hello?

Hello? Hello?

Hello. Hello, Ellen?

- It's Axel.

- Oh, hello.

If you're not doing anything tonight...

...would you like to go bowling

with Tommy, Lucy and I... Me?

But, Axel, I'm a terrible bowler.

Wait a minute, if you don't mind my not

being good, I'd love to come along.

- She says she'd love to come along.

- So tell her you'll pick her up at 8.

Hello, Ellen? Ellen?

- Yes?

- It's Axel again.

- Listen, 8:
00 okay?

- That's fine.

- Fine.

- All right, then, 8:00.

Eight o'clock.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- Well, goodbye.

- Well, goodbye.

There now,

that wasn't too difficult, was it?

No, that wasn't too difficult.

Hey, Wild Bill, which way did he go?

- That way.

- That way, here we go.

How are you doing?

Hi.

I'm sorry I kept you waiting.

- Hello.

Hello.

Listen, I hope you brought the deeds

to the house and the land, honey...

...because we are going

to ruin you tonight.

- You will, you will.

- Ten cents a game.

Yeah, 10 cents of mine.

Ten cents of mine.

I'm gonna bet...

Now, wait a minute.

- Wait.

- We got beat by amateurs.

- You're telling me.

- Forty cents, 40 cents you owe us.

We want the money now

or we're gonna take you to court.

You mean they didn't pay up?

No, no, sporty here

mumbled something about being broke.

- We want the money.

- We want the money.

- We want the money.

- We want the money.

- Shh! Quiet.

- We want the money. The money.

Somebody else lives in the house

besides us, you know.

- I'm thinking of my reputation.

- Some reputation.

Say, tell me again how great you bowl

when you're out with the fellas.

How many times

have I tried to teach you to spin the ball?

I'll spin you the next time

you keep getting in my way.

You'd better give us the money.

- The baby coughed during Sid Caesar.

- She must be getting a cold.

- She wouldn't if you took care of her.

- I think I'd better take a look at the baby.

I almost missed Sid Caesar.

Ma, this is Axel North.

Axel, this is Mrs. Price, Lucy's mama.

- How do you do?

- Hello.

I don't like it when I miss Sid Caesar.

And from now on,

Monday night sitting is out, Tommy.

Well, this one time

was a little unusual, Ma.

You don't have to

look at the set anymore.

- I mean, the movie's over.

- It's a comfort.

Well, it's getting a little late, Mama.

I could hear the audience laughing

while I was attending the baby.

If you wanna stay for coffee with us,

you're welcome to.

You know that I don't drink coffee.

And Lucy don't keep chicory

around anymore.

- She's cute.

- I think I'll make some coffee.

How come you don't keep

chicory around anymore?

- Take your coat?

- Oh, yes, thank you.

Thank you.

Wambo! Right in that

one-three pocket.

Boy, I got that double

when we really needed it, huh?

- Pretty good, huh?

- You were wonderful.

And I wasn't too bad, now, was I?

Bad? You were great,

you were just great.

If I could get that approach,

so it's smooth...

...then get the twist of the wrist.

- It's easy.

Look, just do what I told you.

You just...

Come over here, over here.

Put your feet together, get relaxed.

Now, you bring the ball back.

You bring the ball back, like...

I...

Anyway, I had fun, you know.

- I really, I mean, I had a lot of fun.

- Oh, Axel, so did I.

I don't remember

when I've laughed so much.

Yeah, well, I haven't bowled in years,

but it's a lot of fun, though.

We should do it again sometime.

I'd love to any night but Friday.

I have classes on Friday nights.

Swell, then we'll do it.

- Okay.

- Okay.

Hey, Tee,

will you stop lurking back there?

Who's lurking?

Man, it's too early in the morning

to feel that good.

You know, I mean,

it was 3:
00 before I got to bed.

Look, I feel great.

Yeah, laughing and singing

coming down in the car.

You know, a cat could get arrested for

feeling so good so early in the morning?

Oh, get that Johnson stuff off first,

because we missed it yesterday.

Right, right.

Hey, Nordmann.

- Nordmann?

- How did you find out about me?

How did you know my name?

I wrote to Ed Fabre.

- Well, Ed wrote back.

- So?

So from now on, things are gonna be

a little different around here.

Number one, I take 50 cents an hour.

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