Money From Home Page #6

Oh, excuse me. For a minute

I thought I was someone else.

This way please.

Put her down there.

Thank you.

I gave her

a cursory examination,

and from the edematous appearance

of the anterolateral surface

of the thoracic region,

I suspect a greenstick

fracture to scapula.

Well, possibly, but not likely

inasmuch as greenstick

occurs in young animals

and this dog is more mature.

Nurse, don't you think

it would be wise

for us to leave the final

diagnosis to Dr. Claypool?

Well, I'm Dr. Claypool.

Oh, this poor thing's in pain.

Keep her still while

I prepare a sedative.

A girl veterinarian.

Isn't that very unusual?

What's so unusual?

Women can do anything men can

do and have babies besides.

Uh, hold the leg still,

would you, please?

This is an anesthetic that'll allow me

to work without pain to the patient.

Doctor, my name is Virgil Yokum

and I come from Brooklyn,

and I'm in love with you.

Oh, don't misunderstand.

I'm in love

with Dr. Capulet, too.

Well, who is she?

Oh, she's a he, in Brooklyn.

He's 70 years old.

He's also a veterinarian.

I'm his intern.

Oh, well, that explains the near

accuracy of your diagnosis.

The patient has got

a fractured scapula,

but it's comminuted

not greenstick.

I love anybody

who devotes his life

to taking care of dumb animals.

Or her life,

as the case may be.

And, boy, do I have a case.

Oh, I... I don't have any help,

so you can give me a hand

with the splints.

I'd love to.

I like to work with you, Doc,

a lot better than Dr. Capulet.

You're a girl.

I could tell that right off

from the way your uniform fits.

I wonder what could be

keeping Mr. Searles?

The morning's practically gone.

Oh, there's plenty of time.

The race isn't until Saturday.

Gee, Autumn, I wish

you'd let me pay you.

She's not your dog.

Yes, I know, but if you're

not gonna accept fees,

you're not gonna have enough money

to build that new hospital.

Look, you keep that, Virgil,

and bet it on My Sheba

so you can complete

your studies for a D.V.M.

It's a gratifying

degree to have.

The least you could do is let

me take you to dinner tonight.

Well...

Please?

I never took a girl

doctor out before.

I never took out a girl before.

You haven't completed any of

your studies yet, have you?

There are some

I haven't started yet.

So do me something.

Will you, please,

have dinner with me?

All right.

But I'm a catchpenny date.

No steaks.

I'm a vegetarian.

Autumn, you're kidding!

The girl of my dreams!

A vegetarian veterinarian!

Oh! Oh. Oh, my arm!

Oh, oh, oh. Oh, my arm!

Oh, Gee! Oh, my arm.

You don't seem to understand.

The Gold Vase means more than

just the $50,000 first money.

The Poojah's going

to buy the winning horse.

Oh, that could add

up to a lot of loot.

Maybe as high as $100,000.

Hundred thousand biscuits.

Maybe you can't

take it with you,

but with all that loot

you could sure go in style.

By the time I pay off a few...

Bertie!

Oh, Mr. Searles, what happened?

Oh, I had

a wee bit of an accident.

Is it broken?

Oh, no, just sprained.

But I couldn't ride.

Oh, dear! What...

Now, now don't you

get upset, Miss Leigh.

I'll take care of his arm.

You drive us to the Cornflower.

Yeah, the Cornflower.

What are we gonna do?

Now, don't you worry

about it, Miss Leigh.

By Saturday, Bertie Searles

will be on My Sheba.

Well, that's Saturday.

What about today?

You and Sheba have to work out.

Oh, tell the old girl

to start without me, eh?

Virge!

Virgil.

Oh, hi, Honey Talk.

You know that Autumn's

the nicest girl I ever met.

Forget Autumn. Where's Bertie?

Oh, I put him out on the

window sill to get some air.

Outside the window.

Are you crazy? He's 3

stories off the ground!

That's all right. In his

condition he couldn't get hurt.

Come on, get him in.

Thought you sprained your arm.

Good trick, huh? Now I don't

gotta ride the horse.

Aren't you ashamed of yourself?

No. So do me something.

You deceived me.

You resorted to subterfuge.

You're not trustworthy!

I'm not trustworthy?

Look who's talkin'.

I'm not trustworthy?

And just who was the man

who conceived the idea

of introducing this

poor innocent child

as the Honorable

Bertie Searles?

Happy to meet you.

We met.

And it certainly wasn't my

idea to pretend to be him.

Look, I'm gonna level with you, kid.

I'm on a spot.

I brought you down here

so you could help me fix

My Sheba so she won't run.

She won't run!

Now, wait, hear me out.

Jumbo Schneider...

Jumbo Schneider!

Will you wait a minute?

I'm in hock to him and he

wants Preston's horse to win.

My own cousin

involved with gangsters!

Wait a minute...

I just can't believe it.

Will you... I'm nonplussed.

My plus has

never been so nonned.

It's just one of those... I don't

even wanna talk to you, Honey Talk.

You and I are through.

And furthermore,

I'm gonna see Miss Leigh,

see, and I'm gonna

tell her all about it!

Will you wait a minute?

You're not goin' anywhere.

Jumbo Schneider

plays a rough game.

But I'm worried about my hide.

You're always

worried about you!

Well, nobody else

worries about me!

Maybe they would, if you wouldn't

worry about yourself so much!

Don't tell me

how to run my life.

Yeah? Well, I'm gettin' sick of it,

do you understand? Sick, sick, sick!

And I'm gonna tell Miss

Leigh and everybody!

You're not tellin'

nobody nothin'!

And you better

behave sensibly, too.

Get out of here

before I clobber you.

Virge?

Virge?

Well, to succeed you have

to fight sometimes, Virgil.

Oh, you're right.

Do you know that once in

school there was a bully, see?

He didn't like me

and I didn't like him.

So, you know what I did?

One time I dared him to knock

a chip off my shoulder

and, five minutes later,

the chip was still there.

Well, you see?

But my shoulder was gone.

Virgil.

Gee, Autumn, I'm glad you made

this catchpenny date with me.

What's this?

My new hospital site. Come on!

Well, what do you think?

Is this all yours?

Uh-huh, the plans have

already been drawn, too.

This'll be the entrance.

Well, come on.

This'll be the reception area.

The carpets are dirty.

Virgil. And the office,

and the... the operating room

and examining room.

Why don't you

step into my office?

Sit down.

Virgil, you're... you're

on the end table.

Oh, I'm sorry.

You can sit on the desk

until the chairs come.

Yeah.

Oh, as I said before, I... I don't

expect to run the clinic alone.

I... I'll need a partner.

I... I'll want one.

When will you be wanting one?

As soon as I'm ready to build.

When will you be ready?

Oh, I'm getting

a bank loan of $10,000

and My Sheba'll

win the rest for me.

My Sheba?

I bet everything on her.

Oh, Autumn,

don't bet on My Sheba.

I already have.

After all you've told me, in

a sense, I'm betting on you.

Me?

I'd bet on anybody

who'd do what you did for that

poor little dog this morning.

You really mean that?

I may be an animal doctor,

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