The Big House Page #4

My knife?

Yeah.

You mean it was

planted on you.

Sure.

Who done it?

Never mind who.

You tell me,

old pal.

I'll get him

the first day i'm outside.

I'll get him

myself.

Oh! I knocked over

my cup of water!

Oh, forget it,

kid!

They'll bring you

another cup tomorrow night,

the bighearted buzzards!

Can that noise,

will you?

Hey, morg!

When i get out of here,

i'm going to make a break, do you hear me?

Yeah?

Yeah. I'll do it

if i have to kill a flock of screws.

How?

I'm going to use

my brains.

Ha! Your what?

Well, maybe i ain't

got no brains,

but i got strength,

you hear me?

Sure.

Hey, when my time's up,

i'll bet you i'll still be standing on my feet.

You hear that,

morg?

Yeah.

And you-i bet you travel

out of here feetfirst.

You know, that's

a swell idea.

Oh, what do you mean,

a swell idea?

Use your brain!

Goin' home

i's a-goin' home

i wish you

would go home.

Quiet life...

gee, but he was

a s-s-swell guy,

and s-s-smart, too.

One time he du-du-dug himself

out from underneath a w-w-wall,

and it took him

18 months to do it in.

Yeah? What did he do

with the dirt?

Oh, he-he ate it.

Well,

he s-s-said he did.

Aw, dry up.

The plan of mine would be all right

if we had somebody

to work it out.

Yeah. Morgan's

the guy to do it.

You know, he and butch

finish their stretch in the hole today.

Come out here, butch.

Come on, come on.

Get out of there.

Oh, i'm coming out.

I'm...

well, i'm still

on my feet.

Get morgan out.

I ain't heard his voice now for a week.

I told him he'd come out

of there feetfirst.

He's flat on his back.

Bring in

a stretcher.

Get tony out.

You dirty screws!

You croaked my pal.

I'll get you

for this.

Shut up, or you'll spend

30 days more in the hole.

Lord...

i was only kidding-

just kidding, that's all.

Son of a-

he's just

a weak-kneed guy.

He ain't got

no backbone.

But me-

i'm on my feet.

Shut up!

Take morgan

to the hospital.

Come on. Let's go.

Slight congestion.

Doctor?

Yes.

Carter has just

passed away.

Carter. Oh, yes.

Put him in the morgue.

Have the wagon

take him away tonight.

Yes, sir.

Will he be

all right, doctor?

Oh, yes.

Yes, i think so.

Number's 44789.

Watch the canadian border.

Watch the best hotels.

That's his racket.

That's the first break

we've had here in five years.

We'll get him,

though.

How did he make his getaway?

Went out

in the dead wagons.

Well done.

I beg your pardon.

Good evening.

If you'll

just look around,

i'll be with you

in a minute.

Thanks.

I'm in no hurry.

Here's your book,

mr. Garrett.

How much

is that?

$2.00. $2.00.

Thank you.

Good night.

Good night.

Have you found

what you wanted?

No, i haven't.

Well, just what

were you looking for?

A book on

the pacific islands.

A romance?

No, no. Something...

would give me an idea of the life there.

Oh.

I'm quite sure

i have something in a new shipment

that came today.

I'll go and get it

if you don't mind waiting a few minutes.

Not a bit. No.

May i help?

Why, yes.

Thank you.

I was just going

to look in these boxes.

I think the fiction-

the, uh, travel books are in the bottom one.

Here.

Let's have a look.

Here. Let me help.

Well, thank you.

You don't mind,

do you?

Why, no.

Of course not.

Uh...

it's lovely of you

to go to all this- all this trouble.

Not at all.

I'm glad to help.

You know,

it's a fun-

stay where you are!

I thought

i recognized you, mr. Morgan.

I saw you in

the visitors' room at the prison.

Yes.

I remember you, too.

Hello. Hello.

Give me-

give me police headquarters.

Yes. Police.

Never mind.

Well, why didn't you

go through with it?

Because...

well, because i just

couldn't send you back there, that's all.

You may go now,

mr. Morgan.

I'll take that gun.

Thanks.

Oh, good evening.

Hello,

miss marlowe.

Oh, excuse me.

I didn't know you had company.

Oh, that's quite

all right.

My friend, mr. Everett,

sergeant donlin.

Glad to meet you,

mr. Everett.

Same here,

sergeant.

Face is kind

of familiar.

Haven't i met you

somewhere?

No. I don't think so,

sergeant.

No?

No.

Well, maybe not.

Mr. Everett is one

of my best customers.

Is that so?

I thought it was

past your closing time till i saw the lights.

Well, it is, but we were

unpacking some books.

Oh, i see.

Mrs. Donlin like

the book i sent her?

Huh?

Yes.

Well, i have another one that

i'm sure she'll be crazy about.

Fine.

I'll get it for you.

It's in the next room.

Don't bother.

She'll drive in tomorrow.

Oh, what's that?

The boys are after

someone, i guess.

Well, i'll be

running along.

I'm glad to have

met you, mr...

uh, everett.

Good night,

mr. Everett.

Good night,

sergeant.

Good night,

miss marlowe.

Good night.

Thanks.

Why did you

come here?

To square a bad deal

i got from someone in prison.

What

do you mean?

Well, i was framed,

and they took

my parole away from me

the day before

i was to go free.

Do you know

who framed you?

Yeah. Yeah,

i think i know.

Well, good night,

miss marlowe.

I won't

bother you again.

Are you

going away?

Perhaps.

I don't know.

I think i understand

your bitterness.

If you're ever

around here again...

drop in.

Oh, you don't

mean that.

Of course i do.

Gee, you're

a peach of a girl.

I picked him up one night

and trailed him to a bookstore.

He goes under

the name of everett.

Everett?

How is she?

Is she blond?

Yeah. He's morgan,

all right, all right.

Plenty smart, too.

I lost track of him

for a couple of weeks.

When i found him,

he was actually working.

I sent out a man

to spot him.

That night

he quit his job.

Working?

Must be a woman in the case.

Yeah.

I know the woman, too.

Then you got

a line on him.

Sure. I haven't

lost one yet, have i?

All right, eddie.

Let's go.

Hello, dick.

How are you?

Hello, everett.

Nice to see you, mary.

Where's your sister?

She's in

fine. The backyard.

Hello, anne.

How are you?

Fine.

Good afternoon, everyone.

How are you, mr. Marlowe?

Oh, fit as a fiddle.

Younger than ever.

Me, too.

Mrs. Marlowe,

how are you today?

I'm fine, thank you.

Anne tells me you're going away, mr. Everett.

We are going

to miss you.

Well, that's

awfully nice of you.

You know, coming here

has meant a great deal to me.

Oh, you must stay for dinner.

We're going

to have corn bread and fried chicken.

And strawberry

shortcake.

Better stop. I'm liable

to miss that train.

Oh, you're not going that soon.

Yes. Leaving

in an hour.

Oh,

that's too bad.

Oh...

i know somebody

that's going to miss you.

Why, dad!

Don't

"why, dad" me.

I wasn't

born yesterday.

No. Me,

neither. Heh!

She's been sighing

around all morning.

I wondered

what was the matter.

Now, dad.

I'm ashamed of you.

Come on, john.

Don't listen to him.

You're

so subtle, dad.

Yeah. I can't

help it. L-

oh, now, don't

pick on me, ma.

Ha ha!

You love it!

Oh, i'm glad

to see anne happy again.

Well, anne,

i hate to go.

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