Primrose Path Page #8

dropped in for gas one day.

Yeah. What gas you talking about?

Down to the beach. The day

you dropped in with uncle fred?

The day she was down

to the beach with who?

What uncle fred?

Uncle fred?

Oh, sure!

Of course. Of course I remember.

Sure, I knew I'd seen

you someplace before.

Where's pa? - Where

do you suppose he is?

Pa? Well, uh...

pa's went down

to the library

to find out something about them greeks.

You see, pa's what I guess

you'd call kind of a bookworm.

You got part of it

right, anyhow.

Well, come on in.

I want to show you

some of pa's things.

This is where my pa

does all of his writing.

And everything them greeks

wrote is right in here-

you know,

...philosophy-

and he changes it

into english.

Boy, that would sure be

over my head.

Well,

he's plenty smart.

Yeah. Well, doesn't he

ever do nothing else?

Yeah, he gets drunk and falls in

the ditch at the bottom of the hill.

Uh, you better run

along, Honeybell.

And over here is

his diploma.

They give it to him

at college.

It says on it what for,

but I can't read it so good.

Well, he must be

quite a guy.

Oh, I wished he was here

so you could meet him.

Uh, well, you run on

out there now

and make yourself to

home while I fix up.

All right.

You go tell him

a piece, Honeybell.

I can't.

Why not?

Ma told me to keep

my mouth shut.

Oh, well, you run along. Come on.

If I get tanned, it's

your fault. All right.

Now come on out here

and say your piece.

Look at her following

ed around. Ain't it cute?

Oh, Ed, why don't you

take the comfortable chair?

Thanks.

You don't see a good-looking

man around here often,

do you, Honeybell?

Ain't following him

because he's good-looking.

Now, now, Honeybell.

Ellie wants me

to say my piece.

Well, maybe Ed don't want

to hear your piece.

Oh, sure, sure. Go ahead.

I'd like to hear it.

Leave her be.

She says it cute.

And don't forget

the motions.

Come on, now.

What is it?

Don't swat

your mother, boys.

Now, Honeybell, maybe

ed's too tired to hear it.

Leave her be!

Shall I say it?

Sure. Go ahead.

Don't swat

your mother, boys.

"Don't swat your mother,

boys, just 'cause she's old.

"Don't mop the floor

with her face.

"Think how her love is

a treasure of gold,

"shining through shame

and disgrace.

"Don't put the rocking chair

next to her eye,

"don't bounce the lamp

off her bean.

"Angels are watching you

up in the sky.

Don't swat your mother.

It's mean."

Very good.

That ain't

bad.

Homer.

See you have a visitor.

Homer, I didn't expect you

back so soon.

Well, imagine...

so this is why you tried

to get rid of me.

Oh, nonsense, Homer. Nobody's

trying to get rid of you.

This is

Ellie May's hus-

I know who it is.

So, mr. Hawkins,

you choose to affront me

in my own home.

Oh,

listen to me.

You think I'm a fool?

Homer!

It's Ellie May's

husband.

Ellie May's

husband.

My name is Wallace.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Are you so ashamed to have

him meet Ellie May's father?

Is that why

you sent me away?

Why does he always have to

turn up at the wrong time?

Pa.

Well, there ain't nothing

the matter, is there?

No, he's just

pie-eyed again.

Oh, you ain't feeling well, are you, pa?

Oh, why did you

bring him here?

Why didn't you

stay away?

Homer, please.

Well, now you know.

You know what

we are-outcasts!

All of us! Outcasts!

Don't cry, pa.

Let him cry.

Maybe some of the gin

will run out of his eyes.

It's all right, pa.

You sit here.

Outcasts...

now, Homer, let Mamie

put you to bed.

Wait a minute, ma.

Let me open this.

Let's take

his coat off, dear.

Why'd you have to bring him

here, darling?

Don't look so surprised, young man.

Ellie May must have

told you he was a souse.

Well, she didn't.

What kind of a family

did you expect to meet?

I don't know.

Well, we're just

like you see us.

We ain't no better

and we ain't no worse.

Well, who works

in this family?

We ain't on relief.

What are you,

a millionaire?

No, I ain't.

I might have known it.

So that's why

you put Ellie out-

just because she wasn't

in love with a millionaire.

Who said we put her out?

Well, you did,

didn't you?

I don't know what kind of fairy

tale she's been telling you,

but she ran out

by herself.

And, besides,

she took my best pair

of slippers.

Hmm. I think I begin to get the idea.

You begin to get

what idea?

Ain't you gonna stay

for supper?

No, I think

I'd better run along.

I guess our supper ain't

good enough for him.

Ain't he

the stuck-up mutt?

And you don't ever have

to come around here again,

as far

as I'm concerned!

Nyah nyah nyah!

Stuck-up mutt!

Freshest thing

I've ever seen!

Ellie May,

I'm so sorry.

Oh, it's

all right, ma.

Ed will understand.

Where's Ed?

He's gone.

You're well rid of him,

if you ask me.

Ed! Ed!

What happened

to Ed?

He couldn't take it.

You didn't say nothin' to him, did you?

I couldn't be bothered.

She called him

a stuck-up mutt.

Oh, baby.

Ma, Ed's gone.

Ed! Ed!

You ain't cryin' 'cause she

lost that big baboon, are ya?

Oh, ma, I've had enough

excitement for one night.

Anyhow, it'll leave more

chow mein for the rest of us.

You ready to eat?

I don't want nothin'

to eat.

I'll show

'em what a little boy am i.

Well, he's at it again.

Where is this Hawkins?

Bring him on.

I'll show him. I'll show him

who's got courage in this house.

Mamie Adams,

where are you?

Oh, my.

Put that down.

Hello, Ed.

Where have you been keeping yourself?

Oh, I've been

kind of busy.

We've missed you. Hey,

gang. Look who's here.

Hi, big boy.

Well, scratch

my eyes out.

If it ain't

our wandering boy.

Hello, Eddie.

Carmelita,

look who's here.

Hi, taco.

Hey, boys,

give him a card.

Where's

the ball and chain?

Let's not talk

about that.

What's the matter

with him?

Don't ask me.

What's the matter,

ed?

I just feel kind of low, that's all.

A little

domestic trouble?

What do you

ask that for?

I figured it was gonna

happen sooner or later.

What do you mean

by that?

I don't want

a punch in the nose.

Hey, what are you

trying to get at?

Oh, everybody kind of figured how

you were stuck on that Adams kid.

Well, maybe I was.

So what?

That's why nobody

said anything.

Sort of figured you

knew who Mamie Adams was

up on primrose hill.

You're a pretty right guy.

Nobody wants a punch in the nose.

That's why nobody

said anything.

Back so soon?

Ain't Ed here?

Ain't he with you?

I don't know

where he is.

He just run out on me.

You mean to say he let you

come down here all by yourself?

Oh, I didn't mind.

I hitched a ride.

What did he run out

on you for?

Everything went wrong.

I guess my folks didn't

set with him so good.

He ain't married

to your folks.

Maybe it don't pay

to be honest.

It don't with

weak-minded people.

I'm gonna find him.

Aw, why don't you

calm down?

You make too much fuss about him anyhow.

I'd like to know what your

folks has got to do with you.

Nobody darest go

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