Follow That Dream Page #7

...and do whatever you think of...

...just like you did in the test.

I didn't know the government

gave this kind of test.

Toby.

Now.

One times one is one,

one times two is two...

...one times three is three,

one times four is four...

...Toby!

Toby, where are you?

- That's the end.

- No, that's Holly.

- Toby, you've gotta come home right away.

- What happened?

Somebody opened the bait box.

- Now, who'd do a fool thing like that?

- Holly and I know, don't we, Holly?

Well, come on, we've got customers waiting.

Okay. How did you happen

to find us, Holly?

Well, I just saw you turn off the highway...

...and I followed the dirt road

till the tyre tracks stopped.

- Smart girl. Good tracking.

- Just like an Indian squaw.

Well, at least we finished the test.

I'm sorry I got to go, Alisha.

Just as well.

- I'll be with you in a minute, Toby.

- Okay.

- Miss Claypoole.

- Yes?

I don't like being called a squaw.

- Did I hear a splash?

- Your friend went swimming.

Oh, I see.

- Swimming?

- Yeah.

- Holly.

- Yeah?

What word would you say

if I were to say a word...

...like "boys"?

I wouldn't say anything.

You wouldn't say anything, why not?

I'd wait for you to finish

whatever you started to say.

Oh, you wouldn't have done no better

at that test than I done then.

You were doing just fine, when I arrived.

I was doing the multiplication tables.

Were you, Toby?

- Were you really?

- Yep.

You know what?

Right after dinner,

I'm gonna teach you the nines table...

...and right on through the 12's.

You hear me?

You know, Holly, I can't help

but worry about why that Alisha came here.

Whatever it was, Mr King put her up to it.

I sure hope I didn't say nothing wrong...

...or they'll use it against us

as sure as baby rabbits.

Especially after you pushed her

into that water.

Oh, Toby, how did you know?

Still too much pressure.

I gotta fix that.

Hi, Mr Endicott, come on in.

Hi, folks.

- Good morning, Mr Endicott.

- Good morning, Toby, boys.

I thought I'd get a little

early fishing in today.

- Have a cup of coffee?

- I don't mind if I do. Thanks.

- Quite a few changes around here lately.

- Yeah, noisy ones, too.

Why don't they turn down that radio?

- That ain't no radio.

- It's an orchestra.

At 6:
00 in the morning?

- It's been playing all night long.

- Every night.

Have you talked to them?

I talked to them, they said if

it's too noisy, they'd buy us out.

Not only that,

they threw dead fish in our water barrel...

...cut loose our rowboats

from their moorings...

...and somebody dropped

a green paint bomb in the john...

while it was occupied. By me.

Call the cops.

Yeah? But the cops ain't got no say here.

Only federal cops.

When we called the FBI

and asked them to help us get some sleep...

...they got right snippy.

You know,

we ought to elect our own sheriff.

- Could we have our own sheriff?

- Well, you might at that.

If you got all your neighbours together

and elected one...

...the State might grant you a city charter.

Of course, it'd be a mighty small city.

But then, there've been smaller ones.

I'll have my lawyers check into it.

- What was that?

- Somebody made an eight.

The hard way.

- Don't forget your hat.

- Oh, Holly.

Now, you were elected sheriff,

you gotta look like one.

I don't like all this fuss.

Look, son,

this is your first official act as sheriff.

It's like being part of the government,

I don't know whether I like that.

But go ahead, son.

Do your best now, will you?

All right, Pop.

- Where's Nick?

- In the office. Right there.

Come in.

- Good evening.

- Hi.

Well, if it isn't our new sheriff.

- Come on in, Toby. Sit down.

- Thank you, sir.

Make yourself comfortable.

- Would you like a drink?

- No, thanks.

You know, it's gonna be a wonderful feeling

having you around here to protect us.

- It is?

- Yeah.

Carmine and me and the boys...

...we're all going to be able to sleep

a lot better now.

I sure hope so.

Sheriff, we were wondering,

what's gonna be your policy?

Policy?

I pledge allegiance to the flag,

and to the country for which it stands...

...one nation indivisible with...

No, that's not what we want to know.

Is it?

Lt'll do for openers.

No, what we were

really interested in, Sheriff...

...is what ordinances are you gonna enforce?

I guess I'm gonna enforce them all.

Ain't no need in favouring one over another.

All what? I mean, what are the local laws?

Well, the same as anywhere else.

People ain't gonna be allowed

to make a nuisance of themselves...

...like you and Nick here have been doing.

Well, that's not a law,

the way you're saying it.

I mean, a law has to be spelled out

so a man knows what he's paying off for.

Right?

Well, I guess a man generally knows

when he's wrong, but I guess you're right.

So I'll lay it out the best I can.

Folks all agreed that 11:00 at night...

...would be a good time to stop drinking

liquor and raising ruckuses and everything.

So if you fellas will just close up shop

at 11:
00...

...you won't have no trouble at all.

Oh, if we just close up shop

at 11:
00 at night...

...we won't have any trouble at all, huh?

Now, listen, are you nuts?

Our joint doesn't get started till 11:00.

I know that, Nick.

And a lot of folks would rather take a licking

than close up at 11:00. You fellas are lucky.

What are you talking about?

Operating out of a trailer...

...you can just up and move away

without losing a single night's business.

Oh, we can, huh? Thanks.

Oh, you'd have thought of that, Nick.

No, I don't think so. No.

That's the way it's going to be, huh?

I mean, there's no point in discussing

a more sensible arrangement...

...like let's say 2:00 or 3:00?

It wouldn't work out, Carmine.

See, the folks have got to have their rest,

you know?

Well, if you'll excuse me,

I'll go about my business.

Where you going?

I'm going out and tell the folks

they have to go home by 11:00.

- I can't let you do that, Toby.

- Well, why not?

Oh, 'cause I like you. And the boys like you.

- Right, boys?

- Right, Nick.

Now, being a sheriff

can be a very dangerous thing.

Like, if you walk around out there

with that badge on...

...you might make

some of our players nervous.

And some of our players get very rough

when they get nervous, see?

You don't wanna be no sheriff, Toby.

- Terrible things happen to sheriffs.

- Like what, Nick?

- Blackie, Al, tell him.

- Sure, boss.

Explain it to him good.

- The full treatment?

- Yeah, the full treatment.

Oh, I appreciate it very much, Nick.

My pleasure.

You'll excuse us, Carmine and I

have some business to take care of.

Sure. Sure.

Nice talking to you again.

Let me tell you about some of the things

a sheriff runs up against.

First, don't you have a gun or a club?

Oh, I don't see no need for it.

I figure if a man is going to be

a peace officer...

...he shouldn't go around

looking un-peaceful.

No gun, no club.

But I can wrestle.

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