Flamingo Road Page #4

At a dollar a day for the county

and a dollar and a half a day for you?

- That's a nice good figure, Dan.

Deal you in, Titus?

We'd like to take some of your money

home with us.

Most of the county's been trying

to do that very thing for years.

Ante up, boys.

- Okay.

What are you gonna play?

You're a veteran, aren't you?

Yes, sir.

Army or navy?

- Army. Fourth Division.

You been around.

Well, that's all to the good.

You can go a long way in this state

if you want to.

You've got a good name and with Titus

backing you, you've got a good start.

You stick with Titus.

And remember one thing.

He's the only man I know that can make

a sow's ear out of a silk purse.

Somehow, I always hate to see it happen!

Here's luck to you, Senator!

Thanks. I appreciate that.

All right, bub. Let's push off.

- Sheriff?

- Yes?

If I could be with you

I'd love you strong

If I could be with you I'd love you long

I want you to know that I wouldn't go

Until I told you, honey, that I love you so

If I could be with you one hour tonight

If I was free to do the things I might

- Hi, Sheriff!

- Millie!

I'm telling you true

Hello, Lane.

Well, Sheriff,

I'm surprised to see you here.

I'm here on business. Political deal.

- Oh.

- By yourself?

No, I'm with Millie

and the two Rover Boys.

That one over there bought me

a sandwich and a cup of coffee,

and now he's sore because he figures

it's money thrown away.

- I see.

- What's this, Sheriff? A raid?

No.

Come on. Let's go over here.

All these machines are fixed.

Hey, Lane. Let's get out of here.

You going with me?

No.

Oh, you moving in, Field?

Here's 80 cents

for my sandwich and coffee.

Let's have no hard feelings, huh?

Hey!

Wait a minute!

- Millie...

Come on, let's get out of here!

I think you better stay here

with your friends.

I'm sure the sheriff will take me home.

I'll see you later.

Well, all right.

But I don't see why you had to go

and spoil a nice party.

What were you doing out

with the Simms boys?

I was afraid for a while

you weren't going to ask me.

I thought maybe you didn't care

one way or another.

I bet this is a pretty place by daylight.

What's the name of it?

Shell Springs.

Is it really a spring?

It's the only spring in the state that's

guaranteed to have no therapeutic value.

Now can we forget the statistics?

It is getting late.

We'd better be getting back.

Come on, Buffalo Bill.

Somehow I wish you'd known

this was going to happen the way I did.

"The grossness

of Titus Semple's shadow

"prevents us from describing it

as 'sinister,' but we call it 'evil. "'

That's telling him.

"In his shadow today

stands the scion

"of one of the town's oldest families.

"For Fielding Carlisle,

we have only sympathy.

"For the voters, we have only pity. "

My, my, that Doc Waterson

sure can pour it on, can't he?

- So long.

So long.

- Sorry, Field.

- It's your paper.

I've known you

since you were a youngster, son.

Your father was a fine man.

I never understood why you didn't

finish law school like he wanted.

You never really looked good

wearing a deputy sheriff's badge.

Too much like a ring in your nose.

Hey, bub!

Ready?

Seen the Advertiser this morning?

The whole town's laughing.

Nobody but an idiot would read

that filthy sheet.

One day Waterson's going too far out

on a limb, and when he does,

I'm gonna chop it off and him with it!

Have you had that talk with Annabelle yet

about getting married?

I kind of wanted to think about it

a couple of days.

Nothing to think about.

You drop me over at the Palmer House

and get over to that girl's house

and ask her to marry you.

I think it's just wonderful

your being a senator!

I'm just as proud as I can be.

But that nasty Mr. Waterson

in the Advertiser!

Papa says you should sue him.

Even if you can't collect any money,

it'll teach him a lesson.

But I don't see why you didn't tell me

about it before I read it in the paper.

You could've called me last night.

Well, it was late last night.

It was awful late.

Next thing I know, you'll just pick up

and go off to Olympic City

and that's the last I'll hear of you.

Well, I'm not elected yet.

Papa says anybody who's got the sheriff

behind him gets elected.

We've known each other

for a long time, Annabelle.

I've just been thinking that

it would be a good idea

if you and I went to Olympic City together.

They tell me that any young man going

into politics is supposed to get married.

Field, darling!

I do love you so!

And I am so proud of you!

Mrs. Senator Fielding Carlisle.

Norma Henderson will just be livid.

Although I don't suppose anyone

will be surprised and that's half the fun.

I have a million things to do.

The reception

and our announcements to get out.

And Papa says we'll have

to do some entertaining

to interest the nice people in you.

He says you'll have to move right back

here to Flamingo Road where you belong.

I thought you'd never get around

to asking me.

Neither did I.

Oh, Field!

He's not here. No.

Oh, yes, he is. I mean, he just come in.

- Hello, Pete.

- Hello, Field.

You wanna talk to him? Oh.

Oh, okay.

No, no, I don't ask no questions.

You are the boss.

Hello, Senator.

The Advertiser must have quite

a circulation in Boldon.

What do you care what they said.

Just reading your name

made me proud of you. Hungry?

No, thanks.

- Coffee, huh?

- Yeah, maybe some coffee.

Look, there's something I've got to tell

you and I don't quite know how to do it.

It's about you and me.

I'm gonna get married.

You knew this last night, huh?

Lane, please try to understand.

I'm not sure of anything.

I'm trying to do what I think is right.

It must be right,

otherwise it wouldn't be so hard to do.

Yeah, I suppose so.

I'm almost glad in a way.

Sounds funny, doesn't it?

Sounds funny to me when I say it.

But now we don't have to watch

anything die.

That's what we would have had to do.

The waitress at the Eagle Cafe

and Senator Carlisle.

I'll get your coffee.

- Where'd he go?

- Field? I guess he changed his mind.

- Sit down, drink your coffee.

- No, thanks. I don't want it.

- I got to let you go, Lane.

- You mean I'm fired?

- Well, business ain't been so good lately.

- Business has been fine.

And if you let me go,

you'll only have to get another girl.

The job is not really good

like used to be.

- Tips ain't much and the food is rotten.

- The job is good and I want to keep it.

I've got to keep it,

don't you understand that?

I'm sorry, but it's just the way I said.

Business ain't good.

- Okay, I won't make it tough on you.

- You are a nice girl.

Someone else might carry on

and cry maybe.

- I don't cry, Pete.

- Here, this is for the week.

And $10 more on account

I didn't give you no notice.

Thanks.

Look, I'd like to bet you this that

you won't tell me why I was fired.

That's a hard bet to refuse.

- Yes, Miss?

- I'm looking for a job.

- I'd like to put an ad in your paper.

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