Moontide Page #7

for the streets for the marts of trade,

not for the home.

Nutsy.

How much of that sake

did you put away?

None.

But you consider this.

When day is done and the weary husband

wends his way homeward...

do you imagine for a moment

he is looking forward...

to a demonstration of outstanding modesty

to take his mind off his troubles?

I don't think so. The average man's day

is stuffy with modesty.

At home, it should be different.

Otherwise, he might be tempted

to go out somewhere...

where it wasn't

so highly esteemed...

like the Red Dot.

Boy, you sure can pour it out.

Well, that's the message...

in our honest friend's

charming little wedding gift.

A message that a young bride

cannot consider too carefully.

Well, now I've got some doors to try.

- Good night, Anna.

- Good night, Nutsy.

And thanks.

You get it?

It's a simple aim-

merely to make the home

at least as attractive as the juke joint.

Get out of here, you dog.

Good night.

A fine thing.

My wedding night, and here I am.

I'm sorry I let you start it.

Ah, it's not your fault, Doctor.

Anyway, it's fixed now.

Bobo, Nutsy said

you only met Anna a few days ago.

- Yeah, that's right.

- Well, tell me.

How do you know whether

you love a woman or you don't love her?

That's a funny question. Why do you ask?

Well, I- I have a reason.

- Oh, that woman who was with you?

- No.

- Not her. My wife.

- I see.

Go ahead and answer me, Bobo.

How could you tell so quickly...

that you loved Anna?

There's no way to explain it.

Nobody can explain love, Doctor.

You know, all my life...

I knocked around the world...

and I thought I was a great guy.

- And then I met Anna.

- Go on.

Well, we understand each other.

We share a few words,

a few thoughts.

Only half a dozen, maybe.

But that's a lot, you know?

And, uh, I looked into her eyes...

she looked into mine,

and we knew we were in love.

That's the way it happened.

I just knew, that's all.

But- But when you find

somebody like that...

you hold on very tight

because you may never find another.

Well-

I see.

You hold on very tight.

I guess I forgot to do that, Bobo.

But it's not too late.

- Not even now.

- That's the idea.

I fix your boat, I fix your wife.

Anything else?

That Bobo ain't so dumb after all.

Shut up, you mutt!

- What are you, drunk?

- Listen, baby.

You ain't talkin'

to just anyone, remember.

You're talkin' to a guy

who knows the answers.

One, anyway.

- What do you want?

- Want?

It's Bobo's wedding, ain't it?

But nobody asked me.

Bobo's best friend...

but nobody asked me.

Well...

I'm here anyway...

so how's about

breaking out with a drink?

Okay. Help yourself.

You help me.

Pretty cute, huh?

You was gonna untie that dog, wasn't you?

Well, that dog's doin'

all right where he is.

Someday, somebody's gonna

put a slug in that dog.

Good thing.

On second thought, Tiny...

I'm kind of glad you came.

I got something

I wanna talk to you about.

Anything you want to say,

baby, say it.

Well-Well, we got married today,

you know-

Bobo and me.

Nobody asked me.

Bobo's best friend,

and nobody asked me.

Well, what I'm getting at is...

Bobo's been, uh, well,

kind of helping you out, hasn't he?

You're doin' the talkin', honey.

Well, it's this, Tiny.

We wanna stay here.

We wanna have a home. You see?

Sure.

Who don't?

Well, if, for instance,

you got from Bobo what you usually got...

well, then, it wouldn't make

any difference where you got it-

if it was San Francisco, New York, Denver-

just as long as you got it.

Would it?

You ain't such

a bad-lookin' little number at that.

You get the idea, Tiny?

So much a week- money.

Well, not much, but-

Well, as much as Bobo gave you anyway.

Well, you wouldn't have to

stay here about it, would you?

That wouldn't make any difference,

would it?

Come here.

You don't have to be

scared about it, baby.

I ain't such a bad guy, you know.

I know you're not, Tiny.

That's what Bobo said.

"Tiny's all right," he said,

"when he understands. "

That Bobo ain't so dumb.

You ain't neither, baby.

Smart kid like you

could do a lot for Bobo...

if you're really smart.

Please, Tiny.

Listen to me a minute.

Listen to me.

You got to understand.

You gonna be smart or not?

Tiny! Don't, Tiny! Don't! Stop it!

Stop it, Tiny!

Tiny!

Oh, Doctor, you know that custom?

You take the bride in your arms...

and you carry her

across the threshold?

Tradition.

Go on, get out of here!

You wanna play hard to get,

that's all right with me.

Wait until Bobo hears about you

trying to get fresh!

Fat chance.

Who's gonna tell him?

You? Fat chance.

Remember, baby...

we got a secret about Bobo,

you and me.

Ain't neither one of us

wanna break it.

You wouldn't want me to tell him,

would you?

Just get out of here, that's all!

- Would you?

- No, no, no! Now, get out of here!

All right.

Remember what I tell you.

Bobo killed Pop Kelly.

I know it, you know it.

Right?

I don't know it!

You know it, all right,

because I told you.

Yeah, you told me.

- Here!

- Wait a minute.

You know so much about it.

You know so much

about what Bobo did.

Where was that dog?

- Where was he when?

- You know so much, where was he?

That dog, I'm talking about.

If Bobo fights, that dog fights.

You can't hold him off.

He fights for Bobo.

So why wasn't he bitten,

that Kelly?

Why didn't somebody say he had dog bites

on him? You know so much.

Because Bobo didn't do it.

He wasn't even there.

He wasn't there,

and the dog wasn't there.

You're crazy.

You're crazy.

Yeah, crazy to listen to you,

that's it.

You know so much.

You know everything about it, don't you?

You did it, that's why.

You're crazy.

You killed him, Tiny.

You killed him!

Tiny.

Tiny.

Hello!

Okay.

- Bobo?

- Yeah?

Here you are.

Some of this is a wedding present.

- Oh, but $50-

- Don't argue.

I have reason to be

very grateful to you, but I-

What's that?

Anna?

- What's the matter?

- Anna.

Anna?

- Anna, where are you?

- Start that motor, quick!

- Anna!

- There's been an accident.

- Anna!

- Do as I tell you! Start that motor!

Anna!

- How is she?

- It's her back, Bobo.

- We'll have to wait.

- Don't fool me.

I won't. I, uh-

I just don't know yet.

She said one or two words.

I couldn't quite get it.

"Tiny" something.

- Tiny?

- Yeah, that's what it sounded like- tiny.

That mean something to you?

No. No.

I won't fool you, Bobo.

It's a long chance, awfully long chance.

- But you'll save her, won't you?

- I'll do everything I can, Bobo.

I'll wait here.

Oughtn't you to stay with him?

I imagine it's something personal.

Hey, fellas, look who's here!

The bridegroom!

- What's the matter, locked out?

- You seen Tiny?

- Tiny? I ain't seen him, Bobo.

- Happy honeymoon, Bobo.

- Good luck, Bobo!

- Good luck!

- Tiny.

- I ain't seen him tonight.

Bobo.

Yeah. Come here.

Bobo.

Come here!

It was an accident.

She fell. I didn't do it, Bobo.

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