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BECAUSE PROFIT LATER ON

WILL BE MUCH:

GREATER.

LET IT GO THROUGH?

A SHIP FULL OF AMMUNITION TO

BE USED AGAINST OUR TROOPS?

BRING ME:

THE MEDICINE.

NIETERSTEIN IS:

MY SUPERIOR, SIR,

BUT I THINK HE'S INSANE, IF

I MAY BE PERMITTED TO SAY.

BUT YOU'RE NO PERMITTED TO SAY.

AND NIETERSTEIN:

IS YOUR SUPERIOR

BECAUSE HE HAS THE INSANITY

YOU CHARGE HIM WITH.

CAN'T YOU SEE

IT'S A TRAP?

WE LET THIS SHIP THROUGH,

THEY THINK THEY'RE SAFE,

AND WHEN THE FIRS TROOPSHIP IS AT SEA,

WHAT A ROMAN HOLIDAY

FOR THE FISH.

BUENOS DIAS, SENOR.

EMERGENCY CASE.

PASE USTED, DOCTOR.

GRACIAS, SENOR.

HOW'S YOUR HUSBAND?

HE IS RESTING, DOCTOR.

I WON'T DISTURB HIM.

I'LL BE BACK LATER.

HERE. GIVE HIM

THIS MEDICINE.

GRACIAS, DOCTOR.

GRACIAS.

VAMANOS.

ACHTUNG!

THANKS TO YOU, MAJOR

BRENNAN, AND YOUR CODE,

OUR TEST SHIP:

GOT THROUGH.

I WAS SURE:

IT WOULD, SIR.

WE'LL USE THE SAME

PROTECTIVE MEASURES

TO GET OUR:

TROOPSHIPS THROUGH.

A MILLION OF OUR MEN MUST BE

IN THE FIELD WITHIN 6 MONTHS.

ISN'T IT AWFUL

WHEN THEY GROW UP

AND YOU HAVE TO TELL THEM ABOUT THE

BIRDS AND THE FLOWERS AND THE BEES?

HA HA! ANY, UH,

GRANDCHILDREN?

YOU AIN'T GO NO PERMIT TO PARADE.

CLEAR THE STREET.

COME ON!

GIVE ME MY SIGN!

GIVE ME THAT BANNER!

LET ME ALONE!

DON'T HURT ME!

HEY, BUDDY,

WAIT A MINUTE.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

LISTEN. I'M IN-

YOU'RE RESISTING

AN OFFICER, NOW.

OFFICER?

WHAT?

OHH!

WHY-WELL,

THE MAN'S A MARVEL.

WELL, WHAT DO

YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?

HOW AM I DOING?

WELL, LOOK.

THAT'S A-FINE.

NOBODY SHE'S A-KNOW

YOUR HUSBAND, HE WALLOP YOU NOW.

WELL, THIS IS

AS FAR AS YOU GO.

AH, COME ON.

CHANGE YOUR MIND.

I KNOW A PLACE WHERE THEY'VE GO THE MOST AWE-INSPIRING HAMBURGERS-

OH, NO.

REALLY, I CAN'T.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME

I'VE BROKEN THIS DATE.

NOW I'VE REALLY GOT TO

GO THROUGH WITH IT.

SEE? SEE, THERE IT IS

IN THAT UNIFORM.

WHERE? LET ME HAVE

A LOOK AT IT.

THAT'S A CINCH.

I CAN FIX THAT.

OH, NO, YOU DON'T.

BUT ALL I'VE GOT TO DO

IS EXPLAIN TO HIM-

NO. I AM LUNCHING

WITH HIM.

I BET YOU HAVE TO

PAY THE CHECK.

NOW, THESE HAMBURGERS ARE THE

MOST AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL, BIG-

SORRY. GOOD-BYE.

YOU WON'T CHANGE

YOUR MIND?

UH-UH.

WELL, THANKS FOR

THE BLACK EYE.

SAME TO YOU.

I NEVER GOT A SHINER

IN NICER COMPANY.

THE PLEASURE WAS MUTUAL.

I BET I NEVER GET A CHANCE TO

SOCK ANOTHER EYE LIKE YOURS.

THERE ISN'T ONE LEF IN THE WORLD.

DO YOU REALLY THINK SO?

NOW, TODAY WE HAVE WITH US

MISS BARBIE BURNS OF BROADWAY,

WHO WILL PERSONALLY KISS

EVERY LUCKY FELLA THAT ENLISTS.

NOW, THAT'S PRETTY HIGH PAY FOR

JUST DOING YOUR DUTY, AIN'T IT?

COME ON UP, FELLAS.

COME ON, NOW, EVERYONE.

I'VE BEEN CHEATED.

I ENLISTED, AND

NOBODY KISSED ME.

YOU'D BETTER HURRY.

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE.

YOU DON'T THINK I WAS

HINTING AT ANYTHING, DO YOU?

OH, NO, NO.

NEVER GAVE IT A THOUGHT.

YOU THINK YOU MIGH AT THE TRAIN?

MIGHT WHAT?

GIVE THE MATTER:

A LITTLE THOUGHT?

WELL, UH, WHAT TIME

DOES YOUR TRAIN GO?

OH, UH... IN ABOUT,

UH, HALF AN HOUR.

REALLY? SO SOON?

MM-HMM.

OH. WELL, I DON'T MIND GOING

AS FAR AS THE STATION WITH YOU.

GOOD.

I DON'T THINK CAPTAIN

NIETERSTEIN WILL MIND.

NO, OF COURSE HE WON'T.

HE'S NOT A BAD CHAP.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I TREAT HIM THIS WAY.

ALL ABOARD!

YOU'LL TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, WON'T YOU?

OH, SURE.

YOU DO THE SAME.

MM-HMM.

OH, YOUR TRAIN

IS GOING!

OH, YOUR TRAIN

IS GONE!

WELL, A TRAIN IS GONE.

WHAT?

MY TRAIN DOESN'T LEAVE

UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING.

WHY, YOU TOLD ME

THIS WAS YOUR LAST DAY.

WHY, YOU'VE TAKEN

ADVANTAGE OF ME.

YES.

WELL!

I MUST SAY YOU DO

THINGS WELL, LIEUTENANT-

LUNCHEON, TEA, DINNER...

NOW, WHAT MORE

COULD A GIRL ASK?

I'M WHAT'S KNOWN AS

A GOOD PROVIDER.

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

WELL, THIS IS

WHERE I LIVE.

I'M HOME NOW.

ALREADY?

NOW, WE'VE BEEN

WALKING FOR HOURS.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

LET'S WALK JUST ONCE AROUND

THE WORLD. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WE'LL END UP HERE

JUST THE SAME.

I'M AFRAID YOU MIGH MISS YOUR TRAIN.

I WISH THAT TRAIN DIDN'T LEAVE

TILL THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

WHY DON'T-WHY COULDN'T YOU GE A DESK JOB HERE IN WASHINGTON?

LOTS OF PEOPLE:

ARE DOING IT.

OH, NOT FOR ME. THAT'S JUST THE TROUBLE.

TROUBLE?

YOU SEE, YEARS AGO OUT IN THE

FAR EAST, WHEN NEWS WAS SCARCE,

I ENTERTAINED MYSELF

WRITING A BOOK.

REALLY?

OH, NOT THE KIND

OF A BOOK YOU THINK.

THIS WAS A BOOK:

ON CODES.

IT WAS CALLED HOW TO

ENCIPHER AND HOW TO DECIPHER

HOW DO YOU LIKE THA FOR A TITLE?

HA HA! A LOVE STORY, EH?

HA HA HA!

WELL, I DIDN'T WAN TO LET THE BOSS KNOW

THAT I WAS WASTING

MY TIME ON CODES

SO I HAD THE BOOK PUBLISHED

UNDER A NOM DE PLUME-

ANSON MERIDAN.

THAT'S ME.

HA HA HA! WELL?

WELL,

THE GOVERNMENT-

THE WAR DEPARTMENT'S BEEN

RAISING HEAVEN AND EARTH

TRYING TO FIND ME,

THAT'S ALL.

OH. YOU MEAN

IF THEY DID FIND YOU,

THEY'D KEEP YOU

IN WASHINGTON, EH?

THEY WOULD,

BUT THEY WON'T,

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO DO

MY FIGHTING AT THE FRONT,

NOT BEHIND A DESK.

OH, I DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL.

I QUITE AGREE WITH YOU.

YOU DO?

UH-HUH.

HA HA HA!

YOU KNOW, UH, I'VE

CHANGED MY MIND AGAIN.

I WISH THAT TRAIN DIDN' LEAVE FOR TWO DAYS.

TWO DAYS... LIKE THIS ONE?

EXACTLY LIKE THIS,

ONLY...

ONLY WHAT?

I WONDER IF THERE REALLY IS

A WAR GOING ON OVER THERE?

OH, BILL, DON'T GO.

MY DARLING...

HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE I EVER

HAPPENED TO CALL YOU THAT?

DO CALL ME THAT, PLEASE.

SAY IT AGAIN.

DARLING.

MMM.

HOW'S THAT?

OH. OH, BILL.

LIEUTENANT GORDON?

YES?

MAJOR SLOAN'S

COMPLIMENTS, SIR.

THE MAJOR INSTRUCTS

THE LIEUTENAN:

THAT HE'S BEEN TRANSFERRED

TO THE WAR DEPARTMEN

AND TO REPOR FOR DUTY AT 10:00.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THEY CAN'T DO THIS TO ME.

I'M NOT GOING TO SIT BEHIND

A DESK WITH A WAR GOING ON!

I'M GOING TO FRANCE!

SORRY, SIR.

THE MAJOR'S ORDERS.

WELL, WHAT THE-

SAY, WHAT KIND

OF A WAR IS THIS?

ANYTHING WRONG,

LIEUTENANT?

WRONG?

LESS THAN AN HOUR AGO, I,

A FREE AND PATRIOTIC CITIZEN

OF THE UNITED STATES,

AM ON MY WAY TO FRANCE,

WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN

I'M YANKED FROM THE TRAIN,

THREATENED WITH ARREST,

AND SUMMONED HERE FOR WHAT?

TO FACE AN ENDLESS LINE

OF DOORS MARKED "KEEP OUT."

WHAT'S THIS COUNTRY

COMING TO, ANYWAY?

WILL YOU JOIN ME IN PROTES AGAINST THE INEFFICIENT,

INCOMPETENT BUREAUCRATIC ADMINISTRATION

OF OUR SO-CALLED WAR DEPARTMENT?

WHY, I'D BE DELIGHTED,

LIEUTENANT, UH...

GORDON.

LIEUTENANT GORDON.

LATE OF THE 73rd, NOW

A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY.

SUPPOSE WE MAKE:

OUR PROTEST NOW?

ATTABOY!

HEY, TOGETHER, YOU AND I

WILL START A MOVEMENT THAT-

WON'T YOU COME IN,

LIEUTENANT?

I'M ASSISTAN SECRETARY OF WAR.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT,

LIEUTENANT.

WE ALWAYS LIKE:

CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM.

AT LEAST, I DO.

WILL YOU HAVE A CIGAR?

YOU MIND IF I SMOKE?

NOW FOR THE PROTES MOVEMENT. WHERE DO WE START?

WELL...

MR. SECRETARY,

I ASK YOU...

I'M ON MY WAY

TO FRANCE.

I BREAK A BEAUTIFUL GIRL'S

HEART TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

BANDS PLAYING,

FLAGS WAVING,

BAYONETS GLEAMING IN THE

SUN, AND WHAT HAPPENS?

I'M DRAGGED HERE

AND LOADED DOWN WITH PENS,

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