Little Miss Marker Page #5

Yeah?

Daddy says there's

nobody named God.

When did he say that?

When my mom went away.

I guess your daddy

got a bad break.

But what he said wasn't right...

not just right.

He kind of forgot a little. I

mean, there is somebody named God.

Do you know Him?

I heard about Him.

From what I hear,

He's a pretty good sport.

Always trying to give

a citizen a break.

There's something you want and can't

promote it for yourself, ask God for it.

As often as not,

He comes through.

You write letters to Him

like you do to Santa Claus?

Oh, no. That's

where praying comes in.

But bad girls like me

can't pray.

You ain't a bad girl.

Then show me how to pray.

You lay down and go to sleep.

But I want to ask for

something. You would.

Regret knows everything. I'll

ask him to show me how to pray.

Now don't you go asking that

mug Regret about anything.

All right.

Get out of bed.

I'll show ya how to pray...

sort of.

But don't you tell anybody.

See?

Is it a secret?

Between you and me.

Now, kneel down.

Put your hands together

like this.

Elbows on the bed.

Shut your eyes.

You gonna shut yours too? Nope.

I got to see that you do it right.

Now what do I do?

Say like this:

"Now I lay me down to sleep...

Now I lay me down to sleep...

"and pray the Lord

my soul to keep.

And pray the Lord

my soul to keep.

"If I should die

before I wake,

If I should die

before I wake,

I pray the Lord

my soul to take. "

I pray the Lord

my soul to take.

And make me a good little girl.

You wanna be a little girl?

No, no, dear.

Make you a good little girl.

Make me

a good little girl.

Is that all?

That's the works.

But when do

I ask for what I want?

You better do it right now

while your prayer's still hot.

Please, God, buy Sir Sorry

a new suit of clothes.

You're crazy.

You don't believe it?

I didn't believe it myself.

I had to get soused before I...

Regret's on a bender.

She goes out and buys

$52.60 worth of clothes...

and charges-s-s them

to him and he paid.

You paid. He wasn't there

when they were delivered.

Listen, tootsy,

I am crocked now.

But I was sober yesterday

when the boy...

came in to collect $52.60

and Sorrowful paid.

Then he was there.

He did pay.

Sure. He opened the box, and

he looked at the... stuff.

And he turned to me and

he says, "Regret," he says,

"pay this guy. "

And that is the reason

I am on this bender.

So, I am up at Sorrowful's

house this afternoon...

Regret's been seeing

things. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

I am up at Sorrowful's house

this afternoon.

And I am talking

with the little girl.

And all of a sudden...

Something comes through the

door, and I look twice and it's...

It's Sorrowful!

One, sir?

Scram!

Good evening, sir. Your

chair, sir. Beat it.

Yes, sir.

Can I touch?

Can't a citizen buy a new suit of

clothes without everybody goin' batty?

What I mean, Sorrowful,

you look swell.

Looks all right, huh?

It's the best break a suit

of clothes has had in years.

It ain't because of

anything I said, is it?

No. Ain't because of

anything anybody said.

I needed a new suit of clothes

and I got it. Now lay off.

Pardon my enthusiasm.

I couldn't help it.

You buyin' the kid

a new wardrobe...

I told you Regret paid for

the kid's clothes, didn't I?

Mmm. I know.

I suppose if you'd have been

there, you'd have sent them back.

Why not?

All that dough for...

All right, tightwad.

Why the disguise?

Aw, lay off him.

Can't a guy wear a different suit

without startin' a riot?

Was you lookin'

for something, Copper?

Yeah. The kid.

Another kid get lost?

No, it's the same kid.

One of them orphan societies

is on our neck.

You know. Afraid she might have fallen

into the hands of the wrong people.

Got time to take a run up to

that new apartment of yours?

What for?

That ticket ties you in.

I've got to take a look

around your place.

You know.

Just for the record anyway.

All right. We was just fixin'

to get something to eat.

Yeah.

All right, I'll...

I'll wait for ya.

Give me the keys.

But...

Quick. Go to the bar

and stall him.

Where are they?

In the bedroom, Mr. Jones.

Say...

You're telling me.

Gee, don't you wish

you could sleep like that?

I can, without wishin'.

You probably snore.

Oh, so you listened,

huh?

Have a drink?

Thanks.

Reardon searched

my place.

He's sending a woman from one of

them orphan societies tomorrow.

You mean you can't take her

back to your place?

If they find her, they may get wise

to the frame up on Dream Prince.

Well, you can't leave her

here. Afraid of the cops?

No.

Then what?

I'm afraid of the kid.

I don't want her here.

I'm not going sappy over her.

I won't! See?

You're already sappy

over her. But you're not?

She's just something I can't get rid of,

because... she's tangled up in a race deal.

Wasn't tangled up in a deal the first

night. You could have unloaded her.

You didn't stage no riot when she

busted up your song at the nightclub.

- You read King Arthur to her.

- You take her out and buy new clothes.

And you stood still for the bite

without even being chloroformed!

All right, I did pay!

Her clothes were falling off her.

Oh, Sorrowful.

I'm like you.

I don't wanna admit it.

The way she's gotten to... us.

She's given me a chance

to get to you.

I've been crazy about you

for a long time.

Oh, everything is different.

Maybe that's part of...

of going sappy.

I used to call you names,

but now...

it's like you're somebody else.

Not Sorrowful.

A different guy.

In a new suit. I know lots of

swell-looking suits walking around.

We're forgetting

I'm Steve's girl.

Steve's out of town.

And when he comes back?

I was just lookin'

after ya. See?

Steve will never know.

Well, that keeps

my record clean.

My record for always

guessing wrong.

Now, get out!

Take it away.

Don't want no mush. Scram!

But Miss Bangles said you

always to have a hot breakfast.

Aw, what does she know?

What's the matter, Marky?

Tryin' to hand me mush.

Don't you like it?

No!

Say, no, thank you.

Say it like this:

No, thank you, Bangles.

I don't care for any.

What for?

You used to say "thank you"

and "no, thank you. "

I used to be a sissy.

Now, where did you get that?

Ain't tellin'.

And I don't want no mush!

Don't you like me anymore? Well...

You used to like me

when I was Lady Guinevere.

There ain't no Lady Guinevere.

Oh, yes, there is, dear.

Just like there's a charger.

There ain't no charger.

But you saw him.

They took him away.

Well, maybe they'll bring him back

if you remember to say "thank you"?

Well, maybe I will

stand for some mush.

Thank you.

Some cream?

A little.

Please.

There's two gentlemen

to see you all, Miss Bangles.

Hiya, palsy-walsies! Hi,

Marky, old scouterino.

We were told

to bring you this.

What are ya eatin'?

Mush?

Baby food.

I ain't eatin' it.

I don't care for any.

Thank you.

That's better, honey.

Imagine making a kid

say "tanks" for mush.

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