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The Cat's-Paw Page #4
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- 1934
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Oh! Heh. Yes, certainly.
Probably some
funny-looking old guy...
like they had the last time.
Yeah, with long hair
and a beard.
Leave it to Jake
to pick a pushover.
Well, Miss Pratt!
Oh, you.
This is indeed
a pleasant surprise.
A cordial greeting...
My worthy friend.
Why don't you get a new line?
A line?
Or better still,
don't try to be funny.
Say, here it is.
This must be him!
Oh, for the love of...
Hey, Jake,
where's your new candidate?
Yeah, that's what
I want to know.
Yeah,
where you hidin' him, Jake?
Oh, there he is, boys.
Turn your guns around.
What, that guy?!
But, I assure you, Miss Pratt,
I wasn't trying to be comical.
At that I guess
you don't have to try.
Hey, Mr. Cobb!
Now, let's have another one!
But, gent... gentlemen...
Aw, thank you, Mr. Cobb.
Don't mind if I do.
Why, thank you very much!
Come on, boys!
Say!
Is that the new candidate?
Yeah, he came from China.
Why?
Cobby, pose for another.
Yeah! Let's have
another with you.
Yeah, very good idea.
Shake hands with him.
Shake hands.
Hey, put on
that funny-looking hat!
Yeah! Good idea.
That's a swell hat.
Now, wait a minute!
A politician without
a cigar in his mouth?
That's it.
Now puff on it, son.
Get it cooking good.
Hold it!
Now, hold it.
- One more!
- One more!
Here, Cobby,
you won't need this.
Hold it now! Hold it!
- Aah!
- Oh!
Who left the lid off?!
Why'd you leave...
How did I know the nut
Who did that?
I'd better take you out of here.
Just one more, Jake!
No more, boys.
Now, Mr. Cobb's busy.
You sure started off
with a bang, Mr. Cobb!
How about a statement
for the papers?
Yeah, give us the lowdown
on the Reform racket.
How was the missionary
business in China?
Now, wait a minute, boys.
Wait a minute.
Mr. Cobb's not ready
to make a statement.
You see, he's got to study
the situation.
That supposed to be funny, too?
Oh, no...
- Well, what kind?
- I beg your pardon?
buying cigarettes.
What a strange custom.
May I purchase some?
15 cents.
And $4. 00 for the cigars.
Thank you.
So you're gonna run for mayor.
Oh, yes.
They've convinced me
it's my duty.
Even though
defeat is inevitable.
Yes?
After all, should the lark
cease singing...
because winter was come?
Ling Po.
I don't know. Should it?
Well, l...
Say, is Jake Mayo paying you
to do this?
Certainly not.
Then you're really a sap.
A sap?
Well, I suppose somebody
had to be the cat's-paw.
Are you insinuating...
Oh, no, don't bother about it.
It'll all be over tomorrow...
and I suppose you'll never know
the difference.
Say, are those clothes
tattooed on you?
Tattooed?
Well, I... I don't believe so.
They come on and off?
Yes, certainly.
Then I'd suggest
that you turn 'em in...
and get something that a dog
wouldn't want to bury.
Oh, I see.
You feel that my clothes
are unsuitable here.
Well, it's very kind of you
to advise me.
Oh, no, it's just
a bad habit with me.
for stray pups...
or bringin' home
old alley cats.
You're jesting, Miss Petunia.
Say, mention that name again...
and you'll be sprawlin'
in the gutter!
The name's Pratt to strangers
and Pet to friends.
Well, which am I?
Well, you're not a stranger...
and you're not a friend.
call me any name.
When you speak to me
just say "Say."
Ezekiel!
Ezekiel! Ezekiel!
Yeah, Ezekiel Cobb.
"China's gift to Stockport."
Yeah, in big letters.
Say, Jake, couldn't we get
one of them sky rockets...
to spell "Cobb" when it bursts?
OK, OK, did you get
that balloon up...
with Cobb's name on it?
Good.
Hey, Jake, the president
of the Women's Club...
just made a 4-dollar speech
endorsing Cobb.
There's not another band
in the city?
Well, get a guy to sing
"The Star-Spangled Banner."
Great show, Jake. A wow.
...And he came
all the way from China.
McGee's doing his stuff.
What a lot of ballyhoo...
to get a few votes
we're sure of anyway.
Cobb's here, Jake.
Do you want to see him?
What? Cobb?
Sure! Bring him in.
Come in, Cobby.
Say, you're goin'
like a house a-fire.
We're proud of you.
Great work, kid. Great work.
Well, thank you,
but I just dropped in...
to see if there wasn't
something I could do.
Nah, it's all over
but the shoutin'.
The boys got sore feet
parading...
and the bands don't know
any more tunes.
We're all ready
to close up shop and go home.
Go home? Nuts!
After that days work...
I need some relaxation.
Bottles of it.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
You, too, Cobby.
Forget it. Relax.
Yeah, go and
get yourself a twist.
- What?
- A twist.
Yeah, go and have
a nice little supper.
Here's your report, Jake.
Get myself a twist?
Come in!
Shades of Ling Po!
What's the big idea?
Uh, I followed your advice
and purchased some new clothes.
Well, you're not
getting married, are you?
Oh, no.
Uh, Mr. Mayo suggested
I get myself a twist...
He did?
So what?
Well, uh, you're really
the only twist I know.
Oh. Oh, I get the idea.
Oh, very pretty compliment.
And where do you want to go?
Well, Mr. Mayo suggested
some nice quiet spot.
Which would be in keeping with
the high ideals of Reform...
for which I stand.
Yeah?
Well, I know a nice quiet spot.
Like it, China?
Yes. Very interesting,
but I'm afraid...
Mr. Mayo wouldn't approve
of this place.
Yeah. Jake's pretty particular.
Hi, Jake!
Hiya, Red. Hi, Bill.
Hi, Jake.
Holy smoke, look!
Cobb! Can you beat it?
Now, this is a fine place
for a missionary.
Well, he ought to be able
to find a mother...
for his children
out of that bunch.
I told him to keep
out of sight, the sap.
Oh, you want him
out of sight, huh?
Well, here he goes.
Now, wait a minute!
You'll do more harm...
than you'll do good
if you raise a rumpus.
Gonna do your old-fashioned girl
number next?
What do you think I'm putting
Now, make that pretty loose.
It got stuck last night.
Come in!
Say, chief, Cobb's downstairs.
What?
Yeah! With a dame!
What's the idea of bringing...
the Reform candidate
into a place like this?
Looks phony to me.
A longhair posing as a regular?
Want me to take care of him?
Now, I like this music
much better.
It's more romantic.
Uh-oh.
I wonder if
I may confide in you.
You mean tell me a secret?
Well, yes.
Oh, that'd be fun.
I'll play checkers, too.
Well, you see,
I'm thinking of marriage.
A beautiful thought.
I consider it a duty.
It usually is.
A duty to perpetuate
my father's mission in Sheng Tu.
Oh.
You see,
I really came to America...
to find myself a wife.
I thought you said
you weren't a fast worker.
Oh, I'm not especially.
But I would like to ask you
a question. May I?
Well, I...
get it over with.
Mmm.
I want to ask you...
why is it
that all American girls...
are so lacking in individuality?
What?
Well, they all look alike.
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