Man's Castle Page #6

Come on in. I don't want nobody

to hear but you.

What is it?

What is it Bragg?

Your boyfriend got nabbed robbing the

safe at the toy factory.

They caught him with the goods.

- Oh no, you're joking.

Bill wouldn't do a thing like that.

Bill's no thief.

That's it. Stepping out of his class.

That's why he got caught.

He got shot, too, trying to get away.

Wait a minute honey.

Don't get upset, that ain't all

I got to tell you.

You haven't got nothing to worry about.

He may go up the river for a spell, but..

I'll still be around.

I'll always be around baby,

to take care of you.

Let me out of here! No!

Sure..

There's no hurry. I'll be here.

Only with Bill in the jug, you're going

to need a man around.

You might as well forget Bill for a while.

He's gone, ain't he.. I tell you he's gone.

You're a liar Bragg, he ain't gone.

Bill just got home. I seen him go into the

shack just a few minutes ago.

Bill!

Oh Bill!

Bill.

- Get away.

That was mighty decent of you Bragg,

to offer to take care of Trina.

I didn't think it was in you.

Well, she's a helpless little thing, the

sort that needs looking after by a man.

Sure.

What's the matter with Bill?

He won't be around.

Didn't he get caught?

He got away didn't he?

For how long? The Cops will be down

here after him.

How do you know?

I got a hunch.

It's nothing I tell you, just grazed

me a little, cut a little meat off.

What's eating you? You'd think it was

you that got drilled instead of me.

I wish it was.

Oh, why did you do it, Bill. Why?

I couldn't leave you high and dry could I.

The dough would have taken care of

you swell, but I flopped.

I'm glad you did.

I wouldn't have taken that money anyway.

I'd have taken it back.

How did you expect to get along?

It takes money to have a kid, don't it?

For a strong man, you're awful afraid of

a little thing that ain't even born yet.

My goodness Bill.

If I had known it would have scared you

that much, I never would have told you.

I'd have just gone away myself

some place.

I didn't know you were such

a coward, darling.

A coward?

- Sure. Afraid of a baby.

Why, it's the most natural thing in

the world, you big fool.

They're born all the time and..

If they happen to be man-kids,

they just never grow up.

They just keep reaching for

the clouds and..

Listening to train-whistles.

There.. how's that?

Bill.. you know that song that goes..

"A fish got to swim, a bird got to fly."?

Oh you big silly. Robbing a safe when

you always said you had no use for money.

It wasn't for me.

- For me.. I know.

But I don't need it.

I don't need anything.

I don't even need you, Bill.

It ain't as if you ever said you loved me.

You never did, and I don't blame you.

I know what I've done to you, Bill.

I've..

I've pulled you down and messed up your

plans but I didn't mean to.

Honest I didn't.

You can go sweetheart, and stay away

as long as you like.

Maybe some day you'll come back.

Not for good, I don't mean.

Just for a visit, sort of..

You may get lonesome.

Curious, and wanting to know what

your son looks like.

You see, even birds can't fly

all the time.

They get.. tired and have to come home.

It's that nest, they seek.

Sweetheart.. sweetheart, please,

please, Bill.

Bill, I'll do anything.

Bill, please, I want you to be happy

darling, I want to you to feel right.

Bill, Bill, I'll do anything.

I'll even give up the kid if you'll

only be happy.

Oh darling.

Pardon me.

Bragg tells me that you took Ira's gun

away from him.

Better give it to me.

- What for?

Well, if the Cops come down here and

find that gun on you.

It might come under the heading

of "damaging evidence".

What makes you think the Cops are

going to be here?

I've got some inside information from

a stool-pigeon friend of mine.

Give me that gun.

Now, Mr Bindlestiff, you're flight's

waiting. You better hop aboard.

What for?

You've got to go before the Cops come.

- No. I'm sticking around.

Bragg tells me, that you did this job to

get the dough for Trina.

So that you could get away.

And now we're sitting around here in

this house, and you want to linger?

That don't make no sense.

Maybe it don't.

But I ain't going to leave little Trina.

Why you poor sap.

Why don't you take her with you?

You never thought of that?

No.

You'd better not stop to pack.

Well?

I convinced him.

He's hopping on the next freight out.

- Good.

Trina goes with him.

- Oh she does, huh?

I didn't say anything about her going.

No. That was my idea.

Yeah, well he ain't going to get

away with it.

I've got the goods on Bill.

They'll pick them up before they leave

the camp. The both of them.

Not unless you squawk Bragg.

Well, I'm going to squawk. For the good

of the camp, I'm going to squawk.

We don't want that kind of guy around here.

He'll always be bringing the Cops around.

He's a criminal, he is.

And I'm thinking of that poor little girl.

What kind of a life would she lead,

with a mug like Bill?

I'm going right out now and tell them.

You ain't going to squawk.

For the simple reason.. stiffs don't squawk.

Flossy, don't point that at me.

You're drunk.

If somebody was to search

the whole country..

The whole world..

They couldn't find two more useless..

More no-good people, than you and me.

You wouldn't commit murder!

Oh.. this ain't murder.

This is just house-cleaning.

Now, now Bragg.. stop your shaking.

It won't hurt.

You'll be where you belong and..

Me.

- Flossy!

I'll certainly miss it.

It was a beautiful stove.

You can always get another one, on the

installment plan. A better one too.

August, September, October, November.

December.. December it is.

A perfect Christmas present, huh, Bill?

Bill.

Oh you don't have to be afraid

of that no more, Trina.

Subs for KG

by "Targa".

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