One Night in the Tropics Page #6

A happy man I'm gonna be

Socially, baby

I'm through

Howdy do

And farewell

Because I'm crawlin'back

In my shell

Now what kind of song is that

to sing to a lady in the moonlight?

The only safe kind.

Safe, huh?

Well, good night.

Oh, where are you going?

I don't know. Rudolfo said

something about a rumba lesson.

Rudolfo! He's got a grin on him

like that alligator.

I'll bet he's a wow

under the tropic moon.

Anybody'd be a wow

under a moon like that.

Well, good night.

Uh... Uh...

Well, it was fun, wasn't it?

I mean, shopping

and the native quarter and...

They didn't give us

a bad night for dessert.

No, it is lovely, isn't it?

And so are you.

Oh.

Why did you say "Oh" like that?

I-I-I don't know.

I didn't say "Oh"

any particular way.

I... just said, "Oh. "

Oh.

Well, good night, Jim.

Cynthia, I'm...

Lucky? Lucky.!

Oh, there you are!

I've been combing

the whole town for you two.

Oh, don't you look

wonderful, darling. So do you.

I mean, did you have a

nice trip? Oh, fine. Fine.

What's that? What?

Uh, fine.

You must forgive me

for something. For what?

For thinking that awful, psychopathic

phone booth girl was yours.

How's that again? I explained to

Cynthia Mickey was a friend of mine.

That's awfully nice of you,

Luck... I... Nice of him?

Uh, it takes a pal to be a pal.

If he made you believe... If he got you

to forgive me, then I ought to be grateful.

Wouldn't anything... uh, body?

What are you doing that

at the hotel for?

I didn't see anybody doing that

to the hotel.

Well, if somebody wasn't doing

that to the hotel, then I'm crazy.

I think I'll leave Romeo alone with

his Juliet. I've gotta talk to you!

You mean, you came a thousand

miles just to talk to him?

Yes.

Well, it's a fine friendship.

What's the matter with her?

As a bridegroom, you are

as inspiring as a cold doughnut.

I wanted to get you alone.

Mickey is here in the hotel.

Mickey's here?

Yes!

What are we gonna do

if she gets to Cynthia?

Mickey. Mickey! Mickey!

What are you looking

so pleased about?

Steve, I think that girl's in

love with you. Who, Cynthia?

No, Mickey! Why, to follow

you here! What devotion!

Who, Cynthia's?

No. Mickey.

You know, you're headed for the biggest

mistake in your life. With Mickey?

No, Cynthia. Must be the

change in climate, I...

Excuse me, Senor Moore. A telegram

have arrived for you. Open it, please.

You want me to read it?

Yes, go ahead.

Is from the papa again. "For love

of heaven, see that knot is tied.

"Firm won't survive paying off.

I won't survive Roscoe. Counting

on you to save me. Signed, Dad. "

Very pretty,

your father wires, eh?

Cynthia, Jim. Cynthia,

Mickey. Mickey, Mickey.

Mickey, Cynthia. Jim, you've

got me all confused just now.

You're confused? I'm all mixed

up between Mickey and Cynthia.

How could you get mixed up?

She's the most beautiful girl in the world.

Mickey. No, Cynthia. And what

a disposition. It's lovely.

Mickey? No, Cynthia. You'd

be making a terrible mistake.

With Cynthia?

No! Mickey!

I guess I need a good night's sleep.

Mickey. Cynthia. I don't know.

If onlyJim and Steve

weren't such good friends.

If only I'd never met either one of

them. Well, there's always Rudolfo.

Without the "F," of course.

Isn't that so, Chi Chi?

May I come in?

Well,

there's a rumor that you are in,

but there's a way around that.

Won't you sit down?

Help yourself.

Thank you.

Well, now I understand

the thumb-waving.

Do you remember me? I... Oh,

yes, I remember you very well.

The last time I saw you, you were

wearing a very becoming telephone booth.

Trimmed with Steve.

Oh, my little Stevie!

You... You mean,

your little Lucky, don't you?

I mean, you'reJim's girl.

Oh, no. Steve's.

You wouldn't, by any chance,

be sleepwalking, would you?

Oh, no, I just dreamed myself

across this balcony...

just to show you this.

You see, Jim has insured your marriage

to Steve for a million dollars.

Oh, no, that's impossible. He...

But true. I hooked it

from Stevie myself, in person.

So you see, Jim's out a million

dollars if you don't marry Stevie.

Kind of a dirty trick

to play on a lady, huh?

The neatest trick of the week.

Oh, but they're not

gonna get away with it.

Not with little Cynthia,

they're not.

I'll get even with those two

if it's the last thing I ever do.

- Are you with me?

- So long as I get Stevie.

You can have both of them on a

platter garnished with parsley.

- What are you gonna do?

- Give them a dose of their own love insurance.

Don't have to wear out the carpet,

Lucky. What are we gonna do?

Get rid of her.

Send her back to New York.

Who, Cynthia?

No! Mickey!

You don't have to yell at me!

- Hello?

- Hello, darling. I was just thinking about you.

Hello, darling!

Cynthia.

About the bullfight, I was wondering

if you'd get an extra ticket.

It's for a perfectly darling girl who

just dropped in for a chat with me.

You know, she's that sweet little

friend ofJim's, Mickey Fitzgerald.

Mickey?

You're talking to Cynthia,

you dope!

So is Mickey. She's in

Cynthia's room! What?

Oh, yes, he'll be

more than delighted.

She's invited her

to the bullfights.

All right, darling.

Good night. Pleasant dreams.

And I hope you choke.

What are we gonna do now,

Lucky? Oh, we're ruined.

And don't call me Lucky!

Everything's okay, boys. Yeah.

We got Mickey locked in her room.

- You have, eh?

She's in Cynthia's room!

That's enough.

A fine mess you got us in.

You're fired. Go ahead. All right,

then, I'm fired. I quit. Gimme my money.

What money? The money you

owe me for my services.

Don't get excited.

I'm supposed to get a dollar a day.

I work for you one year.

That's 365 days, equals $365.

Gimme that $365 and I'll get

out, I'll abdicate. Not so fast.

How many hours a day did you work? Eight.

And how many hours

are there in a day?

Don't try to put anything over

on me, Abbott. What do you mean?

There's 24 hours in a day,

all but February, which has 28.

That's right. 24 hours in a day. And

you only worked eight hours a day?

Then you only worked

a third of each day.

Now, a third of 365 is

approximately $121.

So you actually only have

$121 coming to you. Yeah.

121 dollars?

That's right.

Well, give me the 121.

Eh, but...

You didn't work Sundays, did you? No.

There's 52 Sundays in a year.

So we'll deduct 52 from 121.

Leaving, uh, $69 coming to

you. Well, give me the $69.

Uh, but...

What's with the "but"?

Wait a minute. You only

worked half a day on Saturday.

Am I right?

Here it comes.

You only worked half a day

on Saturday. Just half a day.

There's 52 Saturdays in a year.

Now, half of 52 is 26.

So, we'll deduct 26 from 69.

Uh, leaving $43

coming to you.

You sure of that?

I'm positive.

I don't want you to cheat yourself. That's mighty

thoughtful of you to look out for my interests.

I might as well look out for yours.

You already killed mine.

So gimme the $43.

But...

You took a vacation, didn't you?

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