Gentleman Jim Page #2

- Yes, it certainly is.

Yes, it's really beautiful outside.

Thank you, Walter.

You can have those bonds ready

for me to sign when I come back.

And, oh, yes, when Senator Gage gets

here, have him wait for me, will you?

I'll return shortly.

Put it in the barouche there.

You and Buck Ware's

daughter? What's the big...

Pipe down, Pop. This is a break for me.

Thank you, Mr. Corbett.

- This has been very kind of you.

- Think nothing of it, Miss Ware.

The first rule of our bank

is to satisfy the customer.

- You told him where I'm going?

- No, but I will.

- Cabby, the Olympic Club.

- The Olympic Club.

- Dennis, will you take this bag, please?

- Surely.

That's all right, Miss

Ware. I'll carry it in.

No bother at all. It's part of my duty.

Sure, Dennis, but you've got a lot to do.

Suppose you got held up?

Well, frankly, I'm not

quite sure I haven't been.

Oh, will you excuse me while

I take care of the fare?

Say, Pop, lend me $1, will you? I'm broke.

- Oh, sure.

- Thanks.

Keep the change.

Of all the nerve, borrowing money from you.

Well, why shouldn't he? He's me own son.

Say, you could put half of

San Francisco in this club.

- Oh, this is just the foyer, Mr. Corbett.

- Yeah?

One of the members who passed away, huh?

Oh, no. That's a very famous

statue by Douglas Tilden.

- The Fallen Boxer.

- Tilden?

- What was he, a middleweight?

- I think Mr. Tilden was the sculptor.

- Boy.

- Yes, Miss Ware?

You may take this bag to

my father in the card room.

No, don't worry, Miss Ware.

I'll take care of this, son.

I want to deliver it in

person. Which way do I go?

The card room's at the far end of the hall.

All right. Don't go away now.

If I get lost, I'll send up a rocket.

It wouldn't surprise me.

A fine bunch of wolves. Won't

even take a man's bank check.

No, but we'll take his

bank if we get the chance.

How do we know your check is any good?

One day you're flush, next day you're broke.

Say, any time you boys

think you're smart enough

to break me, I'll quit the mining business.

Here you are, Mr. Ware.

Sure hope we brought enough.

It was a little too heavy

for your daughter to carry.

Oh. Thank you, darling.

- You're from the bank, young man?

- Yes, sir.

- Thanks for coming over.

- Oh, not at all.

Yeah. Maybe he better stick around.

You're likely to need him again.

My name's Corbett, sir.

- How many?

- Three, please.

- I beg your pardon?

- I said my name's Corbett, sir.

I only know these gentlemen

by reputation, but...

Well, you are very lucky.

Have a good day, Mr. Corbett.

Much obliged for your service.

- I'll open for 20.

- Raise you 10.

Two pair is no good in

this game of cutthroats.

- I'm in.

- I will come in and raise.

Now, don't be frightened,

I have plenty of money now.

Sorry to keep you waiting, Miss Ware,

I had to be introduced to the gentlemen.

Swell bunch of fellows. Swell.

Hello, darling. My, you look beautiful.

Thank you, dear. I wish I

could return the compliment.

- How's the hangover?

- Heavens, does it still show?

Oh, excuse me, Carlton, this

is Mr. Corbett, Mr. Dewitt.

- How do you do?

- How are you?

Mr. Corbett very kindly came

back with me from the bank,

and now I'm showing him the Club.

I'd like to show you around myself, if I may.

Oh, no, thanks. Don't bother.

Miss Ware is doing fine.

Well, I must be getting back to

the office. See you tonight, Vicki.

It's been a pleasure meeting you, Mr. Carbon.

Thanks. Corbett's the name.

- Oh, I beg your pardon.

- Oh, that's all right.

- Well, goodbye, anyway.

- Goodbye.

- Goodbye.

- Goodbye, darling.

Swell guy. You engaged to him?

Well, practically. How did you guess?

I heard you call him "darling. "

People don't throw those darlings

around unless they mean something.

You're very observant, Mr. Corbett.

And now I'll show you the

dining room and the terrace,

and you can say you've seen the Olympic Club.

- Fine. Oh, did you say the dining room?

- Yes.

Gee whiz.

You know, Miss Ware, I'd give 10 years

of my life to belong to a club like this.

- Why?

- Oh, I don't know.

It's just one of those

hunches a guy has, you know?

You've got to have something,

that's all there is to it.

I wish I wanted something as much as that.

- What do you want?

- Nothing.

- Nothing?

- Not a thing.

But, well, how about that

guy you're engaged to?

The good-looking fellow? Don't you want him?

Yes, I suppose I do.

But there's never been

anything I had to have.

I've never sat on the edge of

a chair like you're sitting now.

Well, I suppose that comes

from having had everything.

No, I don't think that's it.

You see, I was born in Virginia City, Nevada,

- and played on a slag heap until I was 10.

- You did?

My father was a silver miner, a

grubstaker on the Comstock Lode.

- A grubstaker? You don't say.

- I can see he was like you once.

He wanted something else,

and he had to have it.

I suppose the Comstock and the racehorses

took all the desire he had in him

and there was none left over for me.

Oh, I wouldn't say that, Miss Ware.

Good heavens, how did we

get to talking so seriously?

- Mr. Corbett, do you know what time it is?

- No, 1:
00?

- It's 1:
45.

- No fooling? Is it?

I heard you tell your assistant

you expected Senator Gage.

- Thanks. Who?

- Senator Gage.

Senator... Senator...

- Oh, you mean Senator Gage?

- Yes.

Oh, he can wait.

I guess we better hurry anyway, though.

I haven't seen the gymnasium yet.

Can't go through the Olympic Club

without having seen the gymnasium.

Lady members aren't allowed in

there. It's strictly a man's world.

Oh, don't worry about that. I'll handle that.

May I have the check, please?

Let me take care of that, Miss Ware.

- Oh, no, Mr. Corbett, you're my guest.

- Well, thanks.

I'll take care of the tip.

- Say, got change for 20?

- I'm sorry, sir, I don't.

No? Well, I'll take care

of you some other time.

My name's Corbett.

Thank you, sir.

- Ready, Miss Ware?

- Yes.

Good.

That's Judge Geary.

Now, remember to protect

yourself at all times.

I'll feint, follow with

a left to the stomach.

- You try and block it.

- All right. Go ahead.

Afternoon, Judge.

I'm sorry, Judge, but, well,

you were off-balance anyway.

Wide open for that left.

Good afternoon, Victoria.

- How do you do, Miss Ware?

- Good afternoon.

I hope you'll forgive

my bursting in like this,

but I was more or less shanghaied.

Mr. Corbett's a very persuasive person.

Oh, yes, indeed. I can testify to that.

Watson, this is the chap

I was telling you about.

Saved my judicial skin last night.

Oh, I'm pleased to meet

you. Pardon the glove.

Very proud to meet you, too, Mr. Watson.

Heard a lot about you, sir.

This is the man who taught

the Prince of Wales how to box.

Really? How interesting.

I do a little boxing myself.

Of course, just backyard stuff.

Could certainly learn a lot from

an expert like you though, sir.

Oh, it's all a matter of practice.

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