Meet Me in St. Louis Page #7

SHE'LL LIVE.

I HEARD HER CRYING.

I GUESS.

SO DID EVERYBODY

IN ST. LOUIS.

JOHN, IT'S

AWFULLY NICE OF YOU

TO ACCEPT:

MY APOLOGY.

IF YOU'RE NOT BUSY

TOMORROW NIGHT,

COULD YOU:

BEAT ME UP AGAIN?

HUH?

YEAH...

WELL...

I GUESS I'D BETTER

BE GETTING HOME.

IT'S GETTING LATE.

YEAH, YEAH, RIGHT.

I GUESS SO.

WELL...

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

ESTHER?

UH, WOULD YOU MIND

HELPING ME:

TURN OFF THE LIGHTS?

I'M AFRAID OF MICE.

ALL THE LIGHTS:

ARE OUT.

WOULDN'T TAKE A MINUTE

TO TURN THEM ON.

WELL, WOULDN'T

THAT BE KIND OF:

WASTING A MINUTE?

YEAH. YEAH,

I GUESS IT WOULD.

YOU KNOW...

YOU'VE GOT A MIGHTY

STRONG GRIP...

FOR A BOY.

HERE COMES:

THE INVALID.

I HAVE TO HAVE:

TWO KINDS OF ICE CREAM.

I'M NE-CUPERATING.

IF I EVER CATCH YOU

FIBBING AGAIN,

I'LL GIVE

YOU SOMETHING:

TO RECUPERATE ABOUT.

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ESTHER,

YOUR ICE CREAM:

IS MELTING.

ISN'T IT?

ESTHER, IS THERE

ANYTHING WRONG:

WITH YOU?

YES, MAMA.

ROSES ARE RED,

JOHN'S NAME IS TRUITT,

ESTHER'S IN LOVE,

AND WE ALWAYS KNEW IT.

I REFUSE TO STAY WHILE

MY SISTER'S HUMILIATED

BY THESE GHASTLY CHILDREN.

THEY'RE YOUR

SISTERS, TOO.

STOP IT, YOU TWO,

OR UP YOU GO.

TRUITT. KNEW IT.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

I CAN'T THINK

OF ANY WORD:

THAT RHYMES:

WITH COLONEL...

UNLESS:

IT'S INFERNAL.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT

FOR A PERSON:

TO HAVE ANY PRIVATE LIFE

IN THIS FAMILY.

WELL, ANOTHER

HALLOWEEN.

WE'RE ALL

A YEAR OLDER.

THIS WHERE THE SMITH

FAMILY LIVES?

HELLO, PAPA.

WE STOPPED:

A TROLLEY.

I GOT:

TWO STITCHES,

AND I DIDN'T

CRY ONCE.

WHAT'S THIS, ANNA?

SHE FELL:

AND CUT HER LIP.

SHE'S FINE.

THAT'S A BRAVE

LITTLE GIRL.

ANNA?

SWEETS TO THE SWEET.

LOUIS SHERRY!

WHY, LONNIE,

WHAT A LOVELY BOX--

IS ANYTHING WRONG?

JUST BECAUSE:

I BRING YOU A PRESENT,

YOU THINK I'VE BEEN

UP TO SOMETHING.

WELL, I HAVE.

I HAVE GOOD NEWS.

DON'T FLY UP

IN THE AIR.

I'M AS COOL

AS A CUCUMBER.

YOU'RE SHAKING LIKE

I DON'T KNOW WHAT.

I WAS GOING:

TO TELL YOU BEFORE,

BUT I WANTED TO WAIT

UNTIL IT WAS DEFINITE.

THE FIRM IS SENDING ME

TO NEW YORK.

WE CAN LIVE WITHOUT YOU

FOR A WHILE.

WE'LL BE SAFE.

I'VE GOT 12 GUNS

IN MY ROOM.

BE BACK:

FOR THANKSGIVING.

THEY'RE SENDING ME

TO NEW YORK FOR GOOD

TO BE HEAD:

OF THE NEW YORK OFFICE

OF FENTON, RAYBURN,

AND COMPANY.

NEW YORK!

WHAT?

NEW YORK?

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

I SIMPLY DON'T

BELIEVE IT.

I'M TO START

THE FIRST OF THE YEAR.

WE'LL LEAVE RIGHT

AFTER CHRISTMAS.

I THOUGHT WE'D LIKE

TO HAVE CHRISTMAS

IN ST. LOUIS.

I THINK:

I'LL GO PACK.

IT WILL TAKE A WEEK

TO DIG UP MY DOLLS.

WAIT. THERE WILL BE

NO PACKING AS YET.

THERE ARE MANY THINGS

TO TALK OVER.

YOU TWO ARE BEING

VERY COOL ABOUT IT.

WHY, ANNA...

I THOUGHT:

YOU'D BE OVERJOYED.

NEW YORK IS A BIG CITY.

NOT THAT ST. LOUIS

ISN'T BIG,

BUT IT JUST DOESN'T

SEEM VERY BIG:

OUT HERE:

WHERE WE LIVE.

AND WHAT WILL:

THE CHILDREN DO?

THE SAME AS:

THEY DO HERE--

GO TO SCHOOL,

PLAY,

HAVE THEIR:

FRIENDS OVER.

WHAT FRIENDS?

YES. WHAT FRIENDS?

THE FRIENDS:

THEY'LL MEET IN SCHOOL.

I DON'T GO

TO SCHOOL.

YOU WILL SOMEDAY,

IF THEY'LL

TAKE YOU IN.

WITH ESTHER GOING

TO BE A SENIOR.

I'VE WORKED

ALL MY LIFE:

TO BE A SENIOR.

AND ROSE IS:

TO BE GRADUATED.

ALL MY FRIENDS:

ARE IN ST. LOUIS.

WHAT ABOUT ME:

AND MY LIFE?

YOU CAN TAKE THAT

WITH YOU.

IT'S ALL SETTLED.

WE'RE MOVING

TO NEW YORK.

YOU'RE BEING

VERY CALM:

ABOUT THE WAY:

YOU PACK US OFF.

I'VE GOT THE FUTURE

TO THINK ABOUT.

I'VE GOT TO WORRY

ABOUT EARNING MONEY,

WITH LON IN PRINCETON

AND ROSE GOING:

TO COLLEGE.

MAYBE ROSE WON'T

HAVE TO GO.

TONIGHT SHE MET:

COLONEL DARLY,

AND HE WAS:

VERY SMITTEN:

WITH HER.

I'M SURE HE WAS,

BUT SHE'LL STILL

WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE.

I HATE, LOATHE, DESPISE,

AND ABOMINATE MONEY.

YOU ALSO SPEND IT.

WHAT ABOUT KATIE,

GRANDPA,

AND THE CHICKENS?

THAT'S A MINOR DETAIL

WE CAN DISCUSS LATER.

I'M A MINOR

DETAIL, AM I?

YOU ALL KNOW I WAS TALKING

ABOUT THE CHICKENS.

NEVER MIND:

WHAT HAPPENS:

TO YOUR FAMILY.

AT A TIME LIKE THIS,

TALK ABOUT:

THE CHICKENS.

NOW...

I GUESS YOU'RE ALL

A LITTLE EXCITED.

WE'LL TALK THIS OVER

CALMLY TOMORROW.

WELL, HICKORY NUT CAKE

AS ONLY KATIE:

CAN MAKE IT.

I CAN'T MOVE

TO NEW YORK.

I'M TAKING MY CAT.

LADY BABBIE GOES

WHEREVER I GO.

YOU'RE GOING

TO KEEP HER:

IN A TENEMENT?

DON'T THEY

HAVE HOUSES:

IN NEW YORK?

RICH PEOPLE:

HAVE HOUSES.

PEOPLE LIKE US:

LIVE IN FLATS.

I'D RATHER BE POOR

IF WE COULD:

STAY HERE.

I'D RATHER GO

WITH THE ORPHALINS

AT THE:

ORPHALINS' HOME.

WHAT ABOUT THE:

WORLD'S FAIR?

JUST WHEN:

ST. LOUIS

WAS GOING:

TO BE THE CENTER

OF ATTRACTION.

WE'LL COME BACK HERE

TO SEE THE FAIR. MAYBE.

KATIE, IT'S AS LIGHT

AS A FEATHER.

YOU CAN BAKE ANYTHING

IN THAT STOVE.

THEY HAVE LITTLE

BOX STOVES IN TENEMENTS.

ANNA, HOW'S THIS?

OH, IT'S

TOO MUCH, LONNIE.

THIS IS YOUR:

FAVORITE, ROSE.

NO, THANK YOU.

I'LL HAVE SOME

LATER BEFORE BED.

ESTHER?

NO, PAPA.

I HAD TOO MUCH:

ICE CREAM.

GRANDPA, I GUESS YOU

CAN HANDLE THIS, HUH?

THANKS.

I SUPPOSE YOU TWO

ARE GOING TO FIGHT

OVER THE CANDY FLOWER.

YOU CAN HAVE:

THE CANDY FLOWER,

TOOTIE.

NO, THANK YOU.

I'M STARTING

A TUNNEL TOMORROW

FROM OUR GARDEN:

RIGHT UNDER THE:

STREETCAR TRACKS

INTO MRS.

MIDDLETON'S TERRACE.

WHILE SHE'S WALKING

AROUND HER LAWN,

I'LL GRAB HER

BY THE LEG.

IT'LL TAKE MONTHS.

I'M NOT GOING

TILL I'M FINISHED.

DON'T USE

THAT IMPUDENT TONE.

SHE'S JUST

STATING A FACT.

EXCUSE ME.

HOW ABOUT:

A GAME OF CRIBBAGE?

NOT TONIGHT, LONNIE.

I--I'VE GOT

SOME THINGS TO DO.

EXCUSE ME.

AREN'T YOU AFRAID

TO STAY HERE ALONE

WITH A CRIMINAL?

THAT'S WHAT I'M BEING

TREATED LIKE.

AFTER ALL, I'M TRYING

TO EARN MORE MONEY

TO GIVE:

MY GRATEFUL FAMILY

EVERYTHING THEY DESERVE.

THAT'S WORSE

THAN MURDER.

I'M WRECKING

EVERYBODY'S LIFE.

NOW, LONNIE,

IT'S NOT AS BAD AS THAT.

IF YOU THINK IT'S BEST

FOR US TO GO AWAY,

WHY, THAT'S

WHAT WE'LL DO.

NOW, EAT

YOUR CAKE, DEAR.

IT'S GOOD TO HEAR

YOU PLAY, ANNA.

IT'S BEEN

A LONG TIME.

WHATEVER MADE YOU

THINK OF THAT?

" YOU AND I "

AHEM!

" THROUGH THE YEARS "

" OF DARK

AND FAIR WEATHER-- "

I'LL PUT IT DOWN

IN YOUR KEY.

" YOU AND I "

" TOGETHER FOREVER "

" YOU AND I "

" THROUGH

THE YEARS "

" OF DARK

AND FAIR WEATHER "

" YOU AND I "

FROM MY HEART...

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