For Me and My Gal Page #4

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...and they don't

even know you're around?

I don't know, Jo.

I guess you just

keep right on loving them.

Watch your step.

I forgot to ask you.

When do you open in St. Paul?

- St. Paul?

- Say, Jo.

- Well, hello, stranger.

- Hi, Harry.

- I hear you're doing all right.

- Not so bad.

- Like to see a fella get ahead.

- You've got a few minutes.

You better go on first

and give me a chance to change.

All right. But hurry, please.

Jo. How about having supper with me

after the show tonight?

Fine. We have to catch a train at midnight.

We open tomorrow in Milwaukee.

- Do you suppose he'd like to come?

- I'll ask him.

- I'll see you later.

- All right, Jimmy.

Make it good, shorty.

I'll be out front watching you.

Harry? Jimmy wants to know if we

can have supper later. Can you make it?

I'd like to,

but I got a date with Eve.

Oh, well, you better hurry

or you'll miss your cue.

After you've gone and left me cryin',

after you've gone there's no denyin',

you'll feel blue, you'll feel sad.

You'll miss the dearest

pal you've ever had.

There'll come a time,

now don't forget it.

There'll come a time

when you'll regret it,

someday, when you grow lonely

Your heart will break like mine

and you'll want me only

after you've gone,

after you've gone away.

After you've gone

and left me cryin',

after you've gone

there's no denyin',

you're gonna feel blue,

and you're gonna feel sad,

you're gonna feel bad.

And you'll miss, and you'll miss,

and you'll miss the

bestest pal you ever had.

There'll come a time,

now don't forget it,

there'll come a time

when you'll regret it.

Baby, think what you're doin'.

I'm gonna haunt you so,

I'm gonna taunt you so.

It's gonna drive you to ruin

after you've gone,

after you've gone away.

- That will be all, Celeste.

- Yes, ma'am.

Miss Minard.

- Oh, hello.

- Hello.

- Could I see you a moment, please?

- I'm sorry, but I...

I expect a guest.

Yes, I know, but this will

only take a moment. Please.

Well, what is it, my dear?

Well, I wanted to talk to you...

Yes?

I thought...

I'm sorry.

- Lf you'll excuse me.

- Wait a moment.

I know you have something to say,

and I would like to hear it.

What is it?

Sit down, please.

I had my speech all memorized, and it

was gonna be pretty dramatic, I guess.

But I got stage fright.

It's about Harry.

You see, I love him.

And you're such a big person,

that I thought...

Well, it's hard to say, but...

...I love him.

And you're worried about me?

No. It's not that.

- But...

- You needn't worry, my dear.

I have no designs on him.

Thank you.

- I hope you don't think that I just...

- Don't apologize, Miss Hayden.

I loved someone like you love Harry, and I

didn't realize it until a long time afterwards.

Much too long.

But I should have done

what you're doing now.

Thank you.

- But I'm sorry you love him so much.

- Why?

- Because he isn't worth it.

- Oh, no, you're wrong. He's...

- He's...

- He's an opportunist...

...an egotistical actor who

will do anything to get what he wants.

He'll make you very unhappy

one day, my dear.

Oh, no, you're wrong.

Harry isn't bad.

I know because

I'm closer to him than anyone.

- I know.

- You know.

He'd leave you in a minute

if I made him an offer.

- Oh, I don't believe that.

- Would you like to have me try?

Oh, no, I don't believe that.

It might be better to get hurt

all at once and get it over with.

- I'm not afraid.

- Shall I ask him?

Well, I...

You can get to the elevator this way.

- I am afraid.

- Go on. Quickly!

- Hello, Eve. Here's Adam.

- Good evening, Harry.

- Say, what are we celebrating?

- Harry, I have a surprise for you.

- Well, come on. Let's have it.

- How would you like to join my act?

- What?

- How would you like to join my act?

- Come on, Eve. You're giving it to me.

- No, no. I'm very serious.

You are?

You're asking if I want to tour with you

and play the Palace?

Yes.

Holy...

Hallelujah! Wait till I tell Jo!

Jo.

You want her to go too, don't you?

Well, she's probably very talented,

but, after all, I'm a singer myself.

Oh, well,

that's a different proposition.

- Gee, I...

- Well, then let's forget about it.

Hey, wait a minute.

Who said anything about forgetting?

You don't know Jo.

She's the top of the deck. She wouldn't

stand in my way. She's a trouper.

When do we start?

- Tomorrow.

- Tomorrow?

Well, what's holding us up?

Come on. Let's have a drink on it.

Here's to Harry Palmer,

heading for the Palace.

- Harry.

- Yeah?

When you see Miss Hayden,

tell her something for me.

Sure.

Tell her...

...I'm sorry.

Come in.

- Hello.

- Hello.

- You packed?

- No.

- Train leaves at 12:30, you know.

- Yeah, I know.

Look at this.

Looks like the rats have been at it.

You'd think that in a city like Chicago...

...they'd know how to launder a blouse.

- Yeah.

Say, Jo.

I want to ask you sort of a question.

Supposing somebody had been offered

a chance...

...to do something they'd been wanting

to do for a long time.

Yeah?

Well, supposing their accepting this offer

meant hurting somebody else maybe.

Well, what would you do?

Oh, I don't know.

I guess it would depend on how important

the thing was to me.

And if it was really important...

...I guess I'd go ahead and do it.

- You would?

- Sure.

- You only live once, you know.

- Yeah, I know...

...but it's kind of hard making

up your mind.

It's funny, you bringing up

a question like that.

I've got kind of the same problem.

- And it is hard too.

- What do you mean?

- Harry...

- Yeah?

...Jimmy wants me

to come back in his act.

Yeah?

Do you want to go back to him?

Well, I don't know. I...

He made me

a pretty good offer.

Well, after all, we...

We all want to get ahead,

you know?

- I mean, that's only human.

- Well, look, Jo.

I don't want to stand in your way.

If you want to go, go ahead and go.

- Honest?

- Sure. Go right ahead.

You're not just trying to be nice,

are you?

No, of course not!

Look, there's no use kidding ourselves.

We both know things haven't panned out

as well as we thought.

So if you can get a break,

go ahead, take it.

Oh, come on, Springtime.

No hearts and flowers. Not from you.

- Look, we're both gonna be on top.

- Sure.

Good luck, Jo...

...and lots of it.

Hey, what's the big idea?

Say, you're not crying

because you feel sorry for me, are you?

There's no need to do that because tonight

I was over at Eve's, and she asked...

Oh, Jo, please don't cry.

- Please. I'm not worth it, I tell you.

- I can't help it.

Honey, I wish you'd stop.

Oh, please, darling, please.

- Harry, Harry.

- Oh, honey.

Say, what hit us?

Oh, it hit me a long time ago.

Well, I'll be darned.

- Harry.

- Yeah.

What was it Eve asked you to do tonight?

Oh, forget it.

We gotta get going! We gotta make

that train, and you gotta help me pack!

The nerve of that Metcalfe,

trying to break up my act...

...and trying to steal my girl too.

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