Ring the Bell Page #3

And this might not mean much to you,

but he's prayed about it a lot.

Do you ever pray, Mr. Decker?

I can do that, yes.

And I will, but first I just

want to make sure...

Mr. Decker,

when you're in a hole...

Yeah, I know, stop digging.

No, look up and pray.

And Mr. Decker, try and let God

do some of the talking.

I feel like you

might've won round one.

But I've still got

a little gas left in the tank.

Oh, how ironic

for a man without a car.

Joey!

It's a tradition.

What does it mean?

I'm not sure right now is the right time,

but this is a big deal.

I'll talk to you another time.

Mr. Decker!

Hi, Maggie.

Well, you haven't given up,

have you?

You know, the handshake.

Flames...

Good job!

You almost have it.

Very impressive.

Thank you, Maggie.

Is that mink?

Pink.

Good night!

Claire, it's me.

Any calls?

Yeah, but I've

got everything covered

until you get back from

your mission.

What's it like there?

Well, it's kind of like Mayberry,

except Andy's a professor, and

Goober and Gomer are Mac and Phil.

Well, how's the hunt

for Mr. October?

Very funny.

You sign him yet?

Claire, this...

it's a tough one.

Come on, you've seen it all.

There is something going on here that

I have never had to deal with before.

And Claire, they asked me to pray.

You should pray.

Thank you, Lord.

They sound like my kind of people.

Good morning, Mr. Decker!

Yes, it is!

Well, let's see it.

Wow, you've got it!

Was there ever a doubt?

I think you're ready

to try it on your own!

You know, I can see you, Fes.

You're reflected in his eyeglasses.

Willie, you've been watching

way too much Texas hold 'em.

Your move, Phil Ivy.

Let's see, 16 down.

How many letters?

Oh, five.

Five letters.

Across or down?

Are you gonna help me now?

Across or down?

Down, and it ends in Y.

Hello, there.

Hello there, Beck.

I need a haircut.

We can do that right here.

Trim, clean it up,

neck right around the ears,

take up the sideburns

an eighth of an inch, just an eighth.

I get a trim every

Tuesday and Friday.

Nice.

Maybe you ought to take a trim

to that car of yours.

How do you know about my car?

Small town.

You know, the word travels fast

and a lot faster than your car.

How is my car coming, Fes?

Oh, Phil and Mac

are making some progress.

How about yourself?

Oh, I'm making progress.

I went up to the boys ranch,

talked with daisy.

Now, that Daisy, she's pretty

protective of those boys out there.

You're lucky you came

back with your skin on.

She was actually cordial.

I'll tell you what, man.

The boys ranch is a special place.

The Cookes out there

give them boys hope

and, man, that's something they don't

get a lot of, especially Shawn.

Hey, have you ever seen

Shawn play in a game in person,

or is tonight going to be

your first time?

What's tonight?

Tonight, the alumni game.

The whole town is going to be there.

Will Daisy be there?

Oh, yeah, she'll be there.

Well, then, I'll be there, too.

Well, you're either

very brave or very stupid.

He is no fool.

Hey, Rob.

What's that about?

Well, you know us preachers.

We're always looking for the catchy phrase

to get people's attention;

but, actually, this comes from

a quote from a guy named Jim Eliot,

and he was a missionary

back in the 1950's.

He went with four other guys

to the remote jungles of Ecuador

to try to take the message of God's love

to a very dangerous tribe of natives.

All of his friends, of course,

thought he was crazy

for going to such a dangerous place.

He was a young guy, bright,

had a great future ahead of him.

In fact, he was a great athlete,

as a matter of fact.

As the story unfolds, he and the four

missionaries with him were,

in fact, all attacked and killed

by the very people that

they were trying to help.

So, it looked like a pretty tragic

end to that story,

but then amazing and pretty

miraculous things started to happen,

as a result of those five

men's deaths.

Many of the people in that

tribe actually became believers

and followers of God,

and some of the very men

that killed those missionaries

became missionaries themselves,

if you can believe that,

and the whole tribe

really became a very

peaceful and kind people.

So, how do they explain that?

Well, that's a great question.

Even the anthropologists that

had studied this tribe for years

couldn't believe it

and couldn't explain it.

So, anyway, after he died, this quote

was found in Jim Eliot's journals,

where he had written these words:

"He is no fool who gives what he cannot

keep to gain that which he cannot lose."

So, he is no fool.

Well, I guess there's more than

one way to define foolishness.

I actually have been feeling a little

foolish ever since I got to town.

You know, you and everyone else

knows why I'm here,

but I'm actually not a bad guy.

I feel I really do know what's best

for Shawn, but I'm getting nowhere.

I guess I just need to spend some more

time with Daisy and get close to Shawn.

Well, Mr. Decker, I don't think

you're a bad guy at all;

and, in fact, I think

it'd be a great idea for you

to spend some time

with Daisy and with the boys.

And here's an idea.

You should go to the game tonight.

Everybody's going to be there,

and you need to come

to the concert tomorrow night.

What concert?

Oh, yeah, big concert going on

at the Athens theater, a very cool band.

I think you might like it.

And, I bet you Daisy

and the guys will be there, also.

Pastor, thank you so much.

All right, Rob.

See you later.

Strike three!

Strike three!

Hey, buddy, scoot over.

Can I sit here?

It looks you are sitting here.

Hey, mister, you want

to buy a raffle ticket?

- No, thanks.

- Come on!

- How much?

- One dollar.

You can win a pie.

- Win a pie.

- Two pies.

You're kidding, right?

Do I look like I'm kidding?

Last chance to buy tickets

for tonight's raffle.

The winning ticket can get two pies

from the kitchen of Daisy Cooke.

Kid, kid, kid,

how many you got there?

I don't know, about 50.

Give me all of them.

Strike three!

And that's strikeout number six for

our alumni team hometown heroes.

Strike!

Strike!

This is unbelievable.

Well, you can't stop him.

Just try to contain him.

Strike three!

Hey, officer, how fast was that?

92 mile an hour curve ball.

Strike three!

Who is this guy?

He's throwing bb's.

Strike!

This guy is really in a slump.

He hasn't had a hit in three weeks.

Let's give him one.

All right, squat.

Tell him I'm gonna groove

this one right down the middle.

Do it.

- Here we go, boys.

- Right on.

Swing level, big fella.

Coming right down the middle for you.

Who is he?

He's Scooter.

Scooter?

That's his name?

Yeah, Scooter.

Well, does he have a last name?

And here are the winning numbers

for tonight's raffle.

The winner gets two homemade pies.

And the winning ticket

is 9-1-2-1-3.

Hey, psst.

Check your ticket.

Who has ticket 9-1-2-1-3?

That's me!

We do have a winner here.

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