Fourteen Hours Page #8

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- Okay, take it up.

- Yes, sir.

Jumpin'offbig buildings

don't buy any potatoes.

You don't get anything out of this racket

you don't put into it.

I get tired some days.

My back's been troubling me too

a little lately.

But I forget about it when I get out of the suit

and get a couple beers in me.

That's one of the things that's okay-

a beer now and then.

I get a kick out of

that first swallow when I'm dry.

I- I could never understand...

how anybody could drink beer.

My wife used to feel

the same way you do.

I showed her somethin'- put a little salt in it.

She drinks it all the time now.

Is she beautiful?

Well...

she's not a Park Avenue

photographer's model.

No, I-I don't suppose

you'd say she's beautiful.

She oughta had her teeth fixed

when she was a kid...

but they didn't know much

about that in those days.

She's taken on a little around the hips

since the two kids...

but that's to be expected-

that's natural.

We kid her a lot about goin' to one

of those rub-and-punch parlors...

on Fifth Avenue

and gettin'the whole works-

you know,

mud on the chin and everything.

But it's just kiddin'. It's too expensive.

But we have a lot oflaughs.

Maybe I could explain better how I feel...

if I'd read more books

or gone to church more.

Helen's more for that. That's natural.

Easters, I like it. You know, the family,

we sorta make a thing of it.

Last Easter, though...

I was down on the avenue

jockeying for top hats.

We may get to go this year.

Sundays, usually

I just sit around on my fat.

Why don't you come out this Sunday and

meet my wife? We'll eat. She's a good cook.

Then after we could

go over to Sheepshead...

and fish for floppers off the pier.

W- What are, uh, flop-

I never heard of floppers.

Oh. Flounders.

We call 'em floppers.

You know, flat, white on one side.

How about it? How 'bout comin' out?

- No.

- Why not?

- I can't tell you.

- Oh, why not?

I- I can't tell you. I-

Y- You're trying to trick me.

Keep it coming. Keep it coming.

All I know is that

sometimes you can sleep it off.

Why can't you tell me?

Wouldn't you like to go fishing with me?

- Yes.

- We could have a good time.

This Sunday?

Well, sure. You pick it. Any Sunday.

Hey, lookit! I'm jumpin'!

The net! Pull the net!

Hey! Gil! Come here and give me a hand!

He's on the net!

Let me get around.

Gil! Hold my legs so I can get him in here!

That's it! Pull him over!

Come on!

Get some sheets!

Doctor. Doctor, is he-Will he-

He's all right, Virginia.

He's exhausted and suffering from shock,

but he's all right.

No. No, I mean-What I mean is, later,

will it just happen again?

The doc here doesn't think so.

We've all got to help him, Virginia.

It'll take time and patience,

but he wants to live.

So the worst is really over.

Right now he needs some rest,

and so do you.

We're not gonna move him tonight.

We've got everything we need here.

We'll move him in the morning.

- Yes, sir.

- You're gonna keep an eye on him.

You need some rest, Dunnigan.

Go to bed.

You've done a good day's work.

- Clear away.

- Watch the stretcher. Watch the stretcher.

Oh. Thanks.

I- I left my traffic book somewhere.

Oh, yeah. I got it, Dunnigan. Here.

Come on! The show's over, folks! Go home

and take care of your own kids! Let's go!

Right on in. Feed it in.

Daddy! Daddy!

Let's go see your mommy.

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