Giant Page #9

Howdy, everybody!

- It's time you got here.

- Where are the boys?

Where's Pinky, the old bat?

Filando suite for Mr. Benedict, please.

Beauty salon.

Can you take me?

Yes, if you can come right along.

Thank goodness. I'll be right in.

- Who's calling, please?

- Mrs. Benedict.

Come on along, Mrs. Benedict.

Thank you.

Keep everybody freshened up, will you?

We'll be quick.

We're anxious to see old Jett come out

in that suit.

Why couldn't they ride with us

like other people's kids do?

Luz had to fly her own plane

and Jordy and Juana had to drive.

Is anybody here?

We're all booked up.

I just called. I'm Mrs. Benedict.

I'm sorry, but we're busy.

I'll wait a little.

They're driving. It takes time.

I know it takes time.

I made the trip myself 400 times.

But don't worry about the children.

Their behavior is odd,

but their manners are beautiful.

Listen here, boy!

I've taken enough from you!

I didn't want to come here!

I wouldn't be here unless you let them

bully you into it.

Now, for heaven's sake,

let's make the best of it.

Cool down, go on with your shaving, finish

dressing, and I'll go downstairs with you!

Otherwise, you can go alone!

You know, honey...

you're awful cute when you get riled.

Hurry on in there.

Your ma and pa are sure having a battle.

Hello, honey.

Where have you been?

We got tied up in traffic.

Where's Juana?

She's in the beauty parlor.

Hello, sweetheart.

He's all right. He just didn't get his nap.

How's my child?

Is that Judy crying?

I hope I'm not too late.

No. Come right in.

Yeah?

Hello, Juana.

Yeah, he's here. Jordy, it's for you.

Yes, dear?

Stay right there, honey.

I'm coming right down.

Don't you folks wait on us, we'll catch up.

Son, you're way behind.

Howdy, everybody, look what we found.

There you are.

We were getting worried.

You'd better get dressed, Jett.

You wanted me to go over

the speech with you, too.

Come on, we'd better hurry.

I'm sorry, but it happens to be

Mr. Jett Rink's orders, himself.

I'm just working here.

Everybody's orders. Same all over town.

The young lady should have gone

to a place where they do her people.

If it isn't the queen herself!

- Are you having fun?

- We're making out.

- How are you doing?

- Good.

Where are Mom and Dad?

Don't trifle with your luck.

There you are.

You wanted to talk to me, Dad?

If you can spare me a moment,

I'd like to talk to you, young lady.

Dad, must we now?

Jordan, we must hurry to be in time

for the grand entrance.

Luz, darling, you look just beautiful!

Help me round everybody up.

I'm sorry I'm so late.

All right, people...

Did some of you boys change this around?

We haven't changed a single comma.

Changes tend to throw you.

"Columbus discovered only the shell

of this country. Agassiz came..."

Where's Rink?

He went thataway.

Looks like I just come in for a root beer.

That, my friend, is a Texas range.

What're you doing sitting up there?

"You've heard of Paul Revere?"

The Texan said, "Paul Revere?

"Oh, yes. Ain't he the fellow

that had to ride for help?"

In just a few moments, Mr. Rink himself...

will be here at the microphone.

Come on, let's go.

Jordy is looking for Jett Rink.

What?

Where we had our hair done. Jordy wants

to fight Jett because it was his orders.

On account of Juana. The girl said

they didn't take wetbacks.

Stay here, honey, I'll be right back.

You invited me here to insult my wife.

You're gonna answer for it!

Ain't you the one who married the squaw?

What's the matter, boy?

Not having a good time?

Get them up, Rink! Everybody knows

you got this coming to you!

Jordy, no!

You want it in front of everybody,

or you want to come outside?

I don't care much whether it's here

or outside...

so long as I get one punch

at that stuck-up face of yours.

Sit down.

Governor.

How are you this evening?

And now, to introduce our guest of honor,

we hear from a man...

known from the rocky coast of Maine

to the Golden Gate in California.

Ladies and gentlemen, our own...

Senator Oliver Whiteside.

Get them up.

You had this coming to you

for a long time.

You'll get what you gave my boy.

Get them up.

Get them up!

... proud, friendly...

warm-hearted, successful.

Yes, successful I am sure...

You ain't even worth hitting.

You want to know something true?

You're all through.

I'm going to ask you

to come with me tonight...

as I turn back the pages

in my book of happy memories...

and I recall the first time

I saw young Jett Rink.

- Where's the boy?

- Juana took Jordy upstairs.

Let's get out of here.

I'll go get Luz.

Come on, Luz. We're leaving.

Excuse me, please.

The years passed quickly...

as the years have a way of doing.

And now I see Jett Rink...

afraid of neither opposition

nor hard work...

his eyes set on the far distant...

goal toward which he's ever working...

planning, striving.

And now we come to Jett Rink, the man.

Texas has been kind to Jett Rink.

And Jett, never forgetting this kindness...

is ever ready to devote his resources...

to the greater glory of the state

which reared him...

which, in turn,

does honor to him tonight...

in this great gathering here at present.

And now, my friends, here...

and to the thousands of you

listening across the nation...

I have the privilege, yes...

I have the great honor to introduce

a legend in his own time...

a great Texan...

an outstanding American!

Yes, my friends, a man!

I give to you Jett Rink!

You can count on me.

All right, goodbye.

How bad?

Got hit pretty hard in Vientecito.

Dr. Guerra set up an auxiliary hospital.

He needs help. I've got to go there.

You'll make better time

if you wait till first light and fly.

I hate to spend the night under Jett's roof.

Me, too. If we weren't transporting

a circus, we'd all hightail it out of here.

I hope she doesn't let this

upset her too much.

This business tonight...

it's just one of those things.

The best thing to do is forget about it.

Go ahead and forget it.

Me, I'm going to remember it!

Now look, Jordy.

Take it easy.

We've had just about enough excitement

around here for one night.

Yeah, I guess so.

You've always had a mind of your own

and used it.

You've done things your own way.

You knew what you were doing

when you married in that direction.

I told you myself the morning

after you broke the news, remember?

I told you then that I knew

Juana was a mighty fine little gal...

but that marrying her was asking

for trouble. Remember?

I told you that.

Lots of folks in these parts

get pretty jumpy about that sort of thing.

Jett's only one of them.

I know those people. We've run

into this before. We're doing fine.

I'm concerned it has to do with the people

that ought to know better.

Like my own father.

Just the simple truth. That's you.

That's the way you think.

I don't care about Jett Rink,

but you, Papa, that's different.

Now you look here, Jordy!

You can't talk to me like that.

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