Heller in Pink Tights Page #6

You're breaking up the company?

It wasn't much of a company.

Kind of foolish,

when you come right down to it.

- Tom, listen to me. I'm sorry I...

- There's nothing to be sorry about.

- I wish I...

- There's nothing to wish for.

"Everything happens for the best,"

that's my new motto.

We weren't getting anywhere. We were

just wasting time. It's good we found it out.

Saves everybody a lot of time.

After a while,

time is the most important thing.

- Oh, Tom, you...

- Angie, there's nothing to say.

- Oh, he means nothing.

- No lies.

No more lies.

It's easy for you to say that

because it's easy for you to tell the truth.

It has never been easy for me.

What you want to do, you do.

I want to tell you the truth.

I don't think you know

what the truth is anymore.

I want to...

That's what the truth is to you:

What you want.

You tell the Doc where you're going to be.

When we sell the horses,

I'll send you your share.

What are you gonna do now?

What I've always done:

Get a job somewhere.

What you need is a stake, not just a job.

Enough to get you to San Francisco,

get you some pretty clothes.

I know where you can get that stake.

Is there someone even you can't kill?

You got no call talking to me like that.

If I didn't kill some of them Indians,

you wouldn't be here.

I'm sorry. You're right, Mabry.

You did so much for us.

Then don't go treating me like dirt.

You ain't no better than me.

I'm worse, Mabry. Much worse.

What do I do to get this,

what did you call it, stake?

There's a fellow named De Leon

who owes me $5,000.

For killing those men in Cheyenne?

Yeah, he wanted them killed,

and he was paying good for it.

Now he wants you killed,

so he won't have to pay you.

That's right.

I must admit, it's a way to save money.

I want you to get that $5,000 for me.

With a gun?

No, with a note from me,

telling him to give it to you.

Sure, and he will give it to me just like that?

He's what they call a respectable man,

Mr. De Leon.

They'd run him out of town if they knew

he was going around having people killed.

They might even hang him.

With what I know on him,

he'll give you that money.

And then?

- Then he'll have you trailed.

- To you.

But you ain't coming to me.

You're staying right there in Bonanza.

I'm coming to you.

When?

I don't know when, but you'll hear from me.

There's $500 of it for you.

Just for holding it?

Just for you.

You said you would give me a note.

Yeah. I ain't got such a good hand.

Think you could write it out for me?

I mean I can't write it out so good.

No, sir, I can't write at all.

I can't read and I can't write none.

But that don't mean I'm dirt.

You are not dirt.

Maybe with all that money,

we could go to San Francisco. On a train.

We'd have a high old time

with all that money.

What shall I write?

We'll be in Bonanza in a couple of weeks.

Will you be there?

He's finished with me at last.

He'll get over it. I've lived long enough

to know that much.

Whatever it is, they always get over it.

You wait for me till I get in Bonanza.

We'll persuade the natives there

to part with some of their gold.

And what a time we'll have,

just you and me. Champagne all around.

You take care of yourself.

- I'll miss you.

- I'll miss you, too, Angie.

- You'll be hearing from me.

- I'll be there.

You be careful. Real careful.

De Leon ain't no Sam Pierce.

- He'd just as soon kill you as look at you.

- Not the way he'll look at me.

Come on, go!

Come in.

I brought you some hot soup, Tom.

Thank you.

You must get your strength back, you know.

- Why?

- Oh, you!

Let me do that.

You're still too weak, you'll cut yourself.

- Have you ever used one of those before?

- No, but I'll learn.

I'm a very fast learner.

Do you know I learned the whole part

of Mazeppa in just one week?

- You did?

- Yes.

And La Belle Hlne.

I learned all of Hlne in no time at all.

You learned those parts?

In case of emergency.

I knew how unreliable she was.

Let's be fair, Della.

She never missed a performance.

But the way she played them.

I mean, there was simply no excuse for it...

playing opposite an actor like you.

I've had a lot of experience.

I'd give anything to play

opposite an actor like you.

You know, Della,

you've changed in the last few weeks.

You've kind of grown up.

Of course, you are a little young

for those parts, but maybe...

I'm not as young as Mama says I am.

Or as you think I am, Tom.

I'm 20 years old.

I'm 43.

- Oh, you don't look it.

- Well, I feel it.

Look, Della, thank you for the soup

and the close shave.

Somebody has to play those parts,

and she's not here.

Della, there are no parts, there are no plays

and there's no Healy Company.

Hotel's right over there, ma'am.

Nice clean rooms.

Thank you.

I'm just in, and I'd like to have

something very, very pretty.

No need to explain, dearie. You need

a dress, we'll see that you get one.

Here they are.

Come in the parlor

and we'll get you all fitted up.

Take your spoon out of your cup

while you drink, Gladys.

- What'd you say you were, dearie?

- An actress.

Yeah. We're all actresses, ain't we?

I loan this tte--tte chair to

the opera house every time there's a show.

What a lovely room.

I try to keep it homey.

Let's see. No, that's too big.

That's no good.

Oh, this is a nice one.

I think a tuck here and there...

Get me my sewing basket, Edna.

- Yes, ma'am.

- This is a beautiful dress.

I made this dress for a dear, sweet girl.

Passed away from the pneumonia.

Never did know her right name.

And she said to me...

Her very last words, she said:

"Mrs. Haddock, when I'm gone...

"give this dress to one of the other girls,

you hear?"

She was Southern, poor child.

And you're the first girl that's come along

that was the right size.

I won't be able to pay you right away, but...

Don't worry about that. Just make

some man pay, that's all I ask.

For this purpose, a furnace was added

with a capacity of 30 tons a day...

using two blowers, one crusher,

and a steam engine of 40 horsepower.

Additional profit from this operation

is expected to approach...

20% of the total investment.

It is also recommended that

the shipment of ore, coke, and bullion...

be entirely taken over

by the De Leon Transport Company...

since this will ensure a marked saving

in the transportation costs.

- In my office.

- Yes, sir.

The advantages are economic,

and not without savings to the company.

Gentlemen. We'll have to continue

the meeting some other time, I'm sorry.

- Perfectly all right.

- An important matter.

I must give it my immediate attention.

- My apologies, Mayor.

- Goodbye.

- How do I know this is true?

- You don't.

You've seen Mabry? He's alive?

That man you sent,

what was his name, Gallagher?

It's a pity, a young man like that

to have such bad eyesight.

- Who are you?

- Does it matter?

Is this your family?

How sweet. The boys look just like you.

I could have you arrested, you know.

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