Follow That Dream Page #3

- Well, it's not our home, it's your home.

But if we built a place here...

...it would really be part mine, and not

just a place I was allowed to move into.

Be my first real home.

I'm sorry, Toby, if that sounds ungrateful.

That's natural, honey,

I mean, women are just natural nesters...

...just like Pop said.

Toby, a body would think a grown man

could make up his own mind about things.

Well, I agree with you there.

I kind of like

to make my own decisions, too...

...but I usually wind up doing

what Pop wants anyway.

Don't you understand that I wanna stay?

I wanna stay so much.

I didn't realise it meant that much

to you, honey.

Just don't get upset about it. I'll fix it.

How?

You mean, you haven't learnt

how to handle a contrary man like Pop yet?

Watch this. Hey, Pop!

Pop!

- We'd better get out of here.

- Who says?

That King fellow is gonna make

an awful lot of trouble.

I'll break him off like a dry twig.

- Well, maybe so, maybe not.

- No maybe about it.

Well, it's just that me and Holly here,

we don't think you can handle a man...

...as big and powerful

as a highway supervisor.

Well, that settles it. We're staying.

We're homesteading.

We ain't leaving here until I say so.

But, Pop,

why, how can we possibly manage?

How will we manage?

That's my department.

I'll take care of the brainwork.

You young folks,

you take care of the work work.

Toby...

Toby, I could kiss you for that.

One times one is one.

One times two is two...

Wow! That's a monster.

Is it good to eat?

We ain't never gonna know.

He's too big to handle for this gear.

What do you got there, a tarpon?

I don't know,

but whatever it is, it's a whopper.

He's too big to catch with a diaper pin.

I'm trying to get rid of him just as

much as he's trying to get rid of me.

Trying to get rid of him?

I've been paying $65 a day for charter boats

and never hooked one like that.

- I'd give $20 to play him.

- Well, you're mighty welcome, sir.

Well, thank you.

Just try not to lose the diaper pin

if you can help it.

No.

Excuse me, sir.

- Hey, Pop.

- Hi, son.

- Get all the shopping done?

- I think so.

Did you have enough money for everything?

Yep, and a couple of luxury items, too.

I went to a junkyard and I bought us a john.

Ain't it a lover?

It sure is, Pop.

I bought some cheap lumber, too.

I'm gonna build it its own little house.

- Is that a telegram, Pop?

- Yeah, from the government back home.

That King fellow didn't waste no time

getting us cut off.

Well, don't you worry, Pop. We'll manage.

Ain't nobody can fret a family

got its own private john. Nobody.

- Need some help, sir?

- No, thanks.

- He's putting up a pretty good fight.

- Yeah.

- Did you hurt yourself?

- Are you all right?

I'm fine.

- I've never had so much fun in my life.

- I'm glad you didn't hurt yourself.

Did you see the size of that one?

The hook straightened out.

It wasn't much of a hook though,

it was just a diaper pin, that's all it was.

A diaper pin, a pole,

and a piece of string...

...and I had more action

than with $1,000 worth of equipment.

Oh. Nope. Here's your $20.

No, I couldn't take that.

All I done was lend you a fish...

- ...and it was a public fish anyway.

- Thank you, sir.

Oh, Holly,

I can bend this back into a hook again.

I'm with you, sister. Money's like a fish.

Anytime you can hook it, you hook it.

I'll be back.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, I know what you're thinking, Toby.

It's a shame to take money

from a crazy man.

We need this, and...

And the way he talked, he had plenty.

Imagine paying money to fish.

- Here. It's yours.

- No, give it to Pop.

- So long.

- Bye.

Holly.

Did you hear what that fellow said

about paying $65 a day just to fish?

Yeah.

Kind of funny, ain't it?

All the fish out here you want for free.

The bait's free, hooks don't cost much.

- You've given me an idea.

- I have?

Oh, such a wonderful idea.

Oh, Toby, you're gonna be proud of me.

- Sure you don't need anything else?

- Nope, this is just fine.

Now, really,

there are fish out there by the millions.

Thanks for the information.

I'll pass it along.

- You do that. Bye.

- Bye.

- Oh, it's a big one, ain't it?

- You've got a beauty there, miss.

- There's a beauty if I ever saw one.

- Wish you had caught that, huh?

Anybody want any more coffee?

- Two cups, one with, one without.

- One with and one without.

- Throw in a couple of doughnuts, please.

- Couple of doughnuts.

- More wood, Teddy.

- Yeah, Pop.

$89, $90...

...$91...

- ...$91.50.

- Is she asleep?

- $92, Pop.

- $92.

Well, that's fine for one day, son.

That's what comes

of sticking up for your rights.

Not running like a scalded dog,

the way you wanted me to.

Oh, you was right, Pop. I was wrong.

You know, we'd better start a bank account.

I've had nothing to do with no banks,

I ain't gonna start now.

Now, Pop, banks pay interest

and you double your money before you...

- But I hate them. Don't you, Toby?

- I never even seen the inside of a bank.

I don't aim to.

I mean, I'm gonna make

a few improvements.

Lots, Pop.

What we first need

is a line of pilings offshore.

- We do?

- So we can build a dock.

A dock?

Let me handle this, Pop, I understand

her a little better than you do.

Now, what do we need a dock for, honey?

- Silly, so we can tie up our rowboats.

- Oh, rowboats.

We need a rowboat

so we can row out to our yacht, Pop.

Else how can we get out to that island

where our hotel is?

Now, will you two stop that? I mean this.

We need rowboats so we can rent them out

to our fishing parties.

Right now, our customers are fishing

off of that bridge...

...and it belongs to the state highway.

Now how long is it before that Mr King

is gonna put a stop to it?

- Be damned, but she's right.

- She is?

Well, of course I am.

So I talked to some folks, and it figures

out we can get some used rowboats...

...build a dock, and have a real

fishing place for about $2,000.

- $2,000?

- You done busted a bubble, honey.

No, I've been asking around.

There's a very good chance

we can borrow the money from the bank.

Well, that would sure change

my opinion about banks.

You mean they'll lend you the money

just for the asking of it?

And the interest. You gotta pay them

back a little more than they pay out.

- That's how they do it.

- Yeah, Pop.

Well, will you go?

Will you go to the bank and borrow $2,000?

- Well, if it's that easy, let Toby do it.

- You mean me?

Holy Ike, here I am dealing with banks...

...got my own fleet of rowboats,

my own docks...

...all because I wouldn't let

some government man...

...tell me where I could stand

and where I couldn't.

It seems there's a lot of money

in not doing what you're told, Pop.

Yes, sir. Teddy, Eddy, let that learn you.

If you want to get along in life,

never do what you're told.

Oh, for heaven's sakes,

don't tell them a thing like that.

It ain't no wronger than telling them

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