Test Pilot Page #4

This thursday.

I heard you-

A week from thursday.

I'm sorry. The national air

Races won't wait for a honeymoon!

This thursday!

Right-a week

From thursday.

Lane!

Yeah?

Wait a minute.

Yes, sir.

If Jim Lane asks

For any money,

Tell him he's no longer on the payroll.

Yes, Mr. Drake.

You can still

Change your mind.

Who'll you get

In my place?

Benson!

Ha ha! You'll

Change yours.

Say, Jim, you've got

The idea in your head

You're the only aviator

In the world, haven't you?

No, but you have.

Ha ha ha!

There's

Lane's dough.

He's got all

The answers, too.

Tell barney

To study it

And then come in here

And see me.

Well, I got it.

How much?

The gate. Yeah, he's

Pulled a lot of beauties,

But this one he dressed up for the ball

- I'm fired.

Jim! Jim, fly for me.

Fly mine.

I've got the fastest ship

In the world.

Hello, stuart.

Oh, and get this-

Listen, Jim, I've given 3

Good years designing that ship.

If I win the thompson,

I'll have a factory in a year!

Hey, grant,

Hey, hey.

You know I'm broke, Jim.

I can't give you any dough,

But if you win,

The whole 10 grand is yours!

How can he fire you? We're

Testing the racing job on thursday.

I don't feel like

Testing it thursday.

Listen, Jim-

Hey, look, look,

Will you blow?

Come on, gunner. Don't

Be that way. Come see her!

Every day's like this,

So don't worry.

Charming.

I saw her

Before she started.

And you said

She was fast.

You ok'd all that dope.

Remember, gunner?

Yeah, yeah, and I told you

Ought to run her on dope, too.

Remember? She's fast,

And she's crazy.

Oh, he's kidding you.

It's a good boat.

No, no.

It's too fast.

You know, I like them slow

And steady. What do you say?

I got a wife and $10.

What more do you want?

Got me beat

Both ways.

And I know

What I've got.

I thought you were pretty crazy

Without thinking, darling,

But I didn't know

You were that crazy.

Jim! Jim,

If I buy a drink,

Will you take

A look at her?

No, but if you buy two

Drinks, we'll sit in her.

If I buy 3 drinks,

Will you race her?

No!

Glad to have met you.

You mean I'm

As crazy as that?

You're worse, honey.

Gunner, he buys

A ring for 600.

He marries a girl.

He has $10 in the world.

He loses his job,

And he comes out laughing.

Yeah, it's all

Very funny.

We're wasting time. How much

Dough have you really got?

I had 200 coming, but

That was this morning.

Well, who took it?

Indianapolis.

All right, I'll

Cut you in on the 10.

What will we do first?

We've got to get a house.

Don't you live anywhere,

Darling?

No. Gunner and I move around.

We've got our clothes in a room.

There's some apartments over on 81st

Street we'd like. Let's grab one.

Don't you have to pay

Anything in advance?

No.

How do you know?

I don't know. I just

Know that you don't.

How are you,

Gunner, old boy?

Oh, I'm great. I got the

Whole thing figured out.

I'm going to be associated

With two nuts instead of one.

Why, gunner.

Why, gunner.

What are you

Looking at?

I found a dime.

Ooh, it's nice.

We'll take it.

Darling, we've only seen

This room.

We'll look

At the rest of it.

I think that would be a very good idea.

The doors work good.

What do you think

Of this room, dear?

I think it's fine.

I'm glad you do.

Does he always take

Everything like this?

He's inclined to. He's very

Much of a hurry-up gentleman.

They're the very first to

Complain if anything goes wrong.

Does philosophy go

With the joint,

Or do we get that

On the side?

Come on, dear. Let's

Look at the kitchen.

Yeah, ok.

Oh. Ok!

I think we'd like

To have it very much.

The faucets

Are nice.

That will be one month in advance, please

- $150.

Ahem. It's your turn to turn

On the speed, isn't it, pal?

He's a crazy loon,

Isn't he?

He's a test pilot.

Oh, you try airplanes out before we do.

Mm-hmm, and they try

Themselves out before I do.

Can I see the kitchen

Again?

Surely. If you notice,

It's a brand-new stove.

I wouldn't miss this

For anything.

Look, that was

Just an excuse.

I wanted to speak

To you alone.

Oh.

What do you think

Of that girl?

Why, I should think

She's very nice.

We just got married.

Oh, did you?

Just today?

Just now.

Where were you married,

Mr. Lane?

Indianapolis.

Indi-maybe you think you're

Still in indianapolis.

Huh? Oh, no, dear.

I see what you mean.

No, no, we were

Married in indianapolis

A couple of hours ago.

Came here in a plane.

Oh, not as crazy

As that, pal, really.

Do I think this is

Indianapolis? Ha ha!

And look, get this.

She never was here.

First time

In new york, see?

Well, now, I got to show

Her around good, haven't I?

It takes a little dough,

Right? You said it.

Does this mean you

Can't pay me in advance?

No, no, no. Don't bother

About that, honey.

Look, I want to borrow

A hundred bucks from you.

Mr. Lane.

Well, next week I'll

Have plenty of dough.

In my business,

You make it that way.

I'm always in the hole from 5 to 10

Grand, and then I pay it back in one sweep.

I don't owe

Anybody yet.

But, Mr. Lane-

Yeah, listen.

She likes you.

I don't give out the blarney.

You know what I mean by that,

But sometimes

- I want that dough very much.

If I didn't like you, I

Wouldn't ask you for a quarter,

But it's fun asking you for dough.

I'm enjoying this, aren't you?

Well, I don't know.

Of course, if it's going to leave you

Short, don't give it another thought.

Mr. Lane, I have

Exactly $9.00,

But you may have it

If it will help you any.

Darling, I got you

Beat by a buck.

You keep it. Ann!

Yes?

A lovely woman.

Yes, dear, and did you like

The new stove?

Mm-hmm. She was right.

It's a brand-new stove.

Well, the stove isn't the

Only new thing in this kitchen.

I understand

You just married him.

You didn't have no chance

Not to, did you?

Not any,

And neither did he.

Glad you're going to

Live here...

I guess.

Ha ha ha!

You've got

A new girl.

Yeah. I still got the

10, and that's all.

I got to stick another

Zero on it somehow.

We don't need any more.

I'll try out the new stove.

Gunner!

You know, sometime when we might

Be starving to death or something-

But the 9 bucks got me.

The minute she pulled out the

Old pocketbook, I knew I was sunk.

I should have known better

Than to listen.

Here, here. Stick it

Away and stop beefing.

Save it

For a snowstorm.

How do you like that? I'll bet

You this 10 against that dime

He's got this

Before morning.

Oh, what a lovely

Way to live!

Yeah, and if we ever get

Hungry, we can always cook this.

Oh! Right

On the new stove?

Mm-hmm. We got a hundred

Bucks, a new house,

And a city. Where do we head first?

I'll fix this first.

All right. What do you

Think of it?

This works good.

Suits you ok, huh?

Sure. I'll come over and

Visit you from time to time.

Oh, yeah?

Now, this is your room,

Or we don't play.

Ok, sucker?

Say, uh, it's 6:
00. The

Stores close at half past.

What stores?

Oh, ain't you going to

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