Paper Moon Page #3

- I'm Iooking for Mr StanIey.

- Mr StanIey's dead.

- I'm Iooking for Mr Warren M StanIey.

Warren's passed on, sir.

I was just taIking to him not more than

two weeks back. He ordered this BibIe.

He spent money on a BibIe?

- Yes, with the name EIvira in the corner.

- Why wouId he buy a BibIe?

He took fast to the idea. He Ieft a

baIance to it. Not counting the deposit...

- This one's aIready paid for!

- Huh?

Mr StanIey paid for the whoIe thing,

don't you remember?

(BABY CRYING )

- Afternoon, ma'am. Mr Huff at home?

- Mr Huff passed away a week ago.

Gee, I was taIking to him a month ago.

- What was it you wanted?

- My name is Pray, Kansas BibIe Co.

He ordered this BibIe for Edna.

- That's my name.

- You don't have to take it.

- I'II give you back his deposit and...

- Of course I want to keep it.

He bought me a BibIe.

I toId him I couId seII him a cheaper one,

but he wanted the best,

the best being the de Iuxe

with the name printed in goId Ietters,

bringing up a baIance...

Of $24!

$24. I'II get my purse.

What's your name, honey?

- Addie.

- What a sweet IittIe name.

- Addie Pray, ma'am.

- Addie Pray, I'm going to get you $24

and an extra five

for just coming to my door.

- Praise the Lord.

- Praise the Lord.

# Keep your sunny side up, up

# Hide the side that gets bIue #

- Let's give 'em some money.

- No.

Just a IittIe bit. We got $305.1 6.

It's a whoIe other business giving it away.

- They're poorIy!

- The whoIe country is.

- Frank RooseveIt said to care for peopIe.

- I don't care about RooseveIt.

- He says it!

- That so? He's taking care of himseIf.

You think he don't eat off siIver trays?

He couId eat off tabIe tops. He don't.

Because that wouId make him Iook

common. He ain't running this. I am.

- You don't say what we give away.

- It's mine, too.

- $200 beIongs to me, don't forget.

- You want it?

Put my share in my pocket and I'II take

you to a train station. You Iike that?

Find out where the nearest depot is. First

you overcharge, then you give it away!

- Where are we?

- PIainviIIe.

$1 2 for a BibIe! Then it's up to $24!

If I stay with you, I'II end up in jaiI!

- You can take me to the LincoIn depot.

- You bet I wiII!

- Where's LincoIn?

- There.

- You think I'm taking you over there?

- We'II hit one in SyIvan Grove.

- Where's SyIvan Grove?

- Here.

- That's through Lucas.

- You got to go some way!

- I'm not compIaining!

- You got to go through WaIdo, Luray...

Luray? Those are pretty good towns.

We couId do some business.

- We won't. We're nearIy out of BibIes.

- What? Why didn't you teII me?

- You Iook in the box!

- You've aIways got an excuse.

- You aIways bIame me!

- You shouId have toId me!

- We're running out of BibIes!

- We got to get new ones in Great Bend.

- Great Bend's the other way.

- We got to have BibIes, don't we?

We can veer down to Lucas and WiIson.

Veer off to Lorraine and Bushton.

We couId veer off to Hoisington.

Just have to keep on veering, that's aII.

- I'm getting hungry. You hungry?

- Uh-huh.

(RADlO ) # Just one more chance

# To prove it's you alone l care for

# Each night l say a little prayer for,,, #

(DOOR CLOSES - LAUGHING )

(WOMAN) Sometimes l just don't know,

Keeping people with all the Doodley-do!

(PRAY) Doodley-do! Doodley-do!

You go on back now.

I'II see you another time.

- Don't send me back.

- You got to go. Another time, I promise.

What you trying to keep secret?

You got diamonds and rubies in there?

- Go on, go on.

- OId Fido! Night-night, oId Fido!

- Woof!

- Woof, woof!

(RADlO ) # Still l'm hoping all the while

# You'll give me

just one more word,,, #

(RADIO OFF)

(TRAIN HOOTS IN DISTANCE)

(LIGHT SNORING )

(SNIFFS )

There it is!

- Much obIiged.

- Thank you, sir.

AII right, boy, you're next.

I ain't a boy!

- Don't Iet it bother you.

- It ain't funny.

- There's no reason to get that sore.

- He caIIed me a boy.

- He just got mixed up, that's aII.

- He Iooked me straight in the eye!

- So am I and I think you're beautifuI.

- You're just saying that.

You're as beautifuI as your mama

and she put every fIower to shame.

They feared she'd droop the tuIips

in HoIIand, and you got aII her Iooks.

- Then how come he caIIed me a boy?

- I don't know.

- Maybe it's 'cause of what you got on.

- What's wrong with it?

Nothing. It just...don't exactIy

make you Iook feminine.

Maybe we shouId get you fixed up.

Get you a new dress, a fancy new hat.

It wouIdn't exactIy hurt business either.

- You reaIIy think I'm pretty as Mama?

- Course I do.

- How much money's in the box?

- $405.1 6.

- Give me a twenty.

- What for?

Give me a twenty!

- Come on.

- Where?

To get us new outfits

with your money from Aunt HeIen.

- I don't have no Aunt HeIen.

- Sure you do. Let me expIain it to you.

- Yes, sir?

- An Ipana toothpaste and Sen-Sen.

- 20 and 5.

- 25.

- Yes, sir.

- There.

and 1 5 makes 20.

Thank you very much. I don't need a bag.

- Thank you very much.

- Thank you. Bye now!

- How much is this?

- 35 cents.

- 65 cents makes $1 . Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Yes?

- A bottIe of purpIe toiIet water, pIease.

That'II be 25 cents.

There you go!

Lady, you made a mistake.

Huh? I give you $4.75.

- I gave you a $20 biII.

- Uh-uh. You gave me a five.

No, ma'am, it was a $20 biII.

You give me a five and I give you $4.75.

It was a $20 biII.

No twenties in with no fives.

- What's aII the turmoiI?

- This girI gave me a $5 biII.

I gave her a $20 biII, I know I did. It was

a birthday present from my Aunt HeIen.

She wrote ''Happy Birthday, Addie''

on it. You just go Iook and see!

That's it, right there! That's my $20 biII

I got from my Aunt HeIen!

- Give the chiId her $20 biII!

- I am.

- Give the chiId her $20.

- Yes, sir!

- And some candy.

- Yes, sir!

- And pay attention to things!

- Yes, sir!

Get your cotton candy!

Sweet hot cotton candy!

- Five cents.

- Do you have change for this five?

There you are, IittIe girI. Cotton candy!

Cotton candy!

Mister, this purse is fuII. If you give me

a five, I'II give you five ones.

- Get your cotton candy right here!

- Mister!

UnIess you've got a $1 0 biII? I'II give you

the five back, aIong with the five ones.

There. Now, don't bother me any more.

Cotton candy!

Step up and get your cotton candy!

(MUSIC:
''HAPPY DAYS

ARE HERE AGAIN'')

(SCREAMS FROM THE RIDES )

Get your tickets for a fourth of a dollar!

The show goes on in five minutes!

Six unusuaI Iadies

unveiIing the secret of passion,

found onIy a few years back in the

Egyptian tomb of Queen Neferetti,

and featuring

the Iuscious Miss Trixie DeIight!

- I had my photo took!

- You did?

- Come get a photo with me?

- Not now.

- It'II onIy take a minute!

- Not now!

- It won't be here after tonight!

- I can't heIp that.

- How many times wiII you see it?

- As many as I Iike.

- You've seen it haIf a dozen.

- I might see it more. Go pIay bingo.

- I don't want to.

- Write another Iove note to St RooseveIt.

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