Test Pilot Page #2

Oh.

The staff of life.

Is it?

It's nice here

At that, isn't it?

I'm so glad

You like it.

How many waffles

Can you eat, Mr. Lane?

How many

Have you got?

That's all

I want to know.

Come along.

Keep following me.

Hey, where did you get such

A nice father and mother?

I took time

Picking them out.

Oh.

Say, this is a pretty

Room. This your room?

No. This is

The spare room.

Oh. This is where I'd

Stay if I were a guest.

That's right...

If you were

Stuck here.

Hmm.

Oh.

What's the matter?

No towels.

I'm stuck.

Oh, dear.

You're not supposed

To say "oh, dear."

You should say,

"that's all right."

I've been around here too long

Now not to say what I mean.

Quite an imagination

For an aviator.

Can't match yours, pal.

You went to school.

I didn't

Learn it there.

Don't get lost.

No, no. I won't.

Ann keeps all those

Records in the books.

Ann went to school.

Smart. Ann graduated from the

State university, Mr. Lane,

With the highest

Honors.

Didn't you, ann?

Oh, you bet.

I broke all records.

Did you go

To college, Mr. Lane?

Ha ha ha!

Why, ann!

Why, mother!

She's crazy. I broke

All records, too.

I entered high school a

Sophomore and came out a freshman.

Have you been a test pilot ever since?

No. I was in the army for a

While, but we didn't agree.

Had to get up

Too early?

No. Had to

Go to bed.

That must be

Your call.

Yeah, thanks. No wisecracks

Now. I beat you to it.

He's

A charming man.

Uh-huh.

Yeah. Yeah?

Yeah.

The oil pump let go. He's

Down ok on a farm near wichita.

Well, that's

The way it goes.

Yeah.

And bring along a whole new

Assembly and the center line.

Yeah. Wait.

I'll find out.

Oh, ann?

Who's ann?

Yes?

Will anyone in wichita with a cab

Know how to get here all right?

Oh, sure. Due west of wichita

On the main highway.

Everybody knows

The barton farm.

Oh, sure. Due west of

Wichita on the main highway.

Everybody knows

The barton farm.

What's all this

"ann" stuff?

Listen, have you got all

That dope now, or haven't you?

What time will you

Get in wichita?

I'll hop the first trip east.

The weather's cleared.

Wichita? Wait a minute.

5:
30 your time.

Why do you always have to

Land way out in the sticks?

Hey, this isn't

The sticks, lad.

This is the prettiest farm I ever saw.

Wait'll you see it. The

Wheat sways in the field

Like a silken sea.

How's that?

Sounds like a blond.

Listen, don't fool around

There all afternoon.

Get that old pump out of there, will you,

So I can put the new one in right away?

Maybe we can pull

Out of there tonight.

Oh, sure. Sure. I'll

Work on it all afternoon.

Yeah, yeah.

Absolutely.

All afternoon.

Yeah. Ok. Good-bye.

All set. Have we

Got a car?

Yes. Why?

We got to go to wichita, haven't we?

Oh.

We got to meet the gunner, haven't we?

Oh. And he arrives

There when?

Around 5:
00

This afternoon.

And in the meanwhile?

I'll entertain you

There.

Oh. I thought you

Had to work here.

Oh, no, no.

That's hard work.

Come on.

Come on, pal.

We're wasting time.

Wichita is calling.

Here. Come on.

And wear that

Red dress, will you?

What?

How did you know

I had a red dress?

Oh, I got

In the wrong room.

Good-bye, father.

Good-bye, mother.

Bye. You all be back

For supper?

We will.

And, Mr. Lane?

Yes, mother?

I'll have a cot all

Fixed up for your friend.

All right, mother. And

The towels are in the hall.

What?

Shh! Shut up!

Horseshoe!

Horseshoe!

Beautiful!

Beautiful!

Oh!

You can see now why wichita's

Going to win this league.

What's that

You say, lady?

Wichita's going to

Win what?

It's in the bag, omaha,

And you're holding it.

Yeah. That was

A smart play, eh?

The smartest play you've

Seen today, mister.

Ask your pitcher what's

The last thing he expected,

And he'll tell you

A hit and run.

What a beauty!

Two outs,

A man on first,

And 3 and 1

On the batter. Yeah.

And that second baseman

Isn't surprised much.

Look at him! He can't

Get over it!

I think this guy is right.

It was horseshoed.

Why, sure. Listen. See, it's the

Luckiest ball club in the business.

It's kept them up there

All year.

What's the matter,

Second baseman?

Can't you get over

The surprise?

I see what you mean. You mean wichita's

Been getting breaks like this all year?

All year. I never seen

Anything like that.

Your girl

Is just prejudiced.

Women don't know anything

About baseball, anyway.

What's all this?

Watch the game, pal.

Watch the game.

There they are.

Yeah. We're

Just in time.

I love you.

"I love you, too."

I love you, too.

Shh!

Look, Jim. Look at that.

Look at that!

Could you do that?

Will you stop? Look at

All the space he's taking.

Well, there's

Plenty of it.

Come on.

Where?

Never mind.

How do you like it?

Oh, it's great!

Whoo!

Oh, that was

Wonderful!

Simply wonderful.

Oh!

Whoops!

Take it easy, pal. Take it easy.

You all right?

Oh, yes.

I'm all right.

But I'm all right now.

Oh!

Thanks, ray.

Whoa! Whoa.

Well!

Hello, darling.

I'm in no mood

For gags.

Shake hands

With ann instead.

Oh, you only got

One this time, huh?

Where's mable?

She must have seen

Your picture somewhere.

Hello, hello, hello.

Where did you

See each other?

I picked her off a cloud

And got dizzy. Come on.

Thanks, pal.

Hey.

What?

Do you know what

I'm thinking about?

Am I in it?

It's a wish.

Ohh. What?

That it was

This morning again.

Could you do it all over again tomorrow?

Could you?

I never had a better

Time, ann. And you?

The best.

There's a new show

There tonight.

Where?

Wichita.

Oh. How about

Your friend?

You want him

To go with us?

No.

You're going to have

A nice sleep tonight, pal.

Yeah.

Did you get

That pump off? No.

No, I didn't.

That's fine.

That's fine.

I had to go to wichita, didn't I?

Oh, sure. Sure.

I had to meet you,

Didn't I?

Oh, yeah. Sure.

I didn't want you

To get lost, did I?

No, no, no, no.

Be a little

Grateful then.

Grate-for what?

Aren't you glad

To meet ann?

Sure, I'm glad

To meet ann.

Sure, I'm gl-

Ha ha!

Any chance of getting

Out of here tonight?

Nah. Not a chance. Wait'll

You see where she lives.

Oh, a little house sailing along

All by itself in a sea of wheat.

And a cute little cot

For you to sleep on.

Yeah. And wait'll you

Smell them honeysuckles.

Don't give me that banjo. What

Time can we get out tomorrow?

Well, I'm ready

Whenever you are.

That's all I wanted to know.

We're leaving early.

You usually at least bring

The ship home when you flop,

But maybe you ain't

Jim Lane after all.

Ok, chicago. Should've

Been with me this morning.

Had them colorado

Mountains melting.

And tomorrow morning, I'll

Have that ship in new york

Before you can

Pack up your tools.

Oh.

What?

Joe.

Oh.

My sweetheart.

Oh. This is new.

She's got a sweetheart.

Yeah.

And he's

Sweet, too.

I wonder what

He's doing here.

He's probably here

To see you.

Yes.

Tell him he'll

Do better tomorrow.

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