The Cat's-Paw Page #7
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- 1934
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another Chinese proverb...
I'll kill him!
Hi, Jake! I see Ling Po made
the headlines again.
What?!
Don't get sore, Jake.
You can handle him.
- Yes, you can.
- Hi, Red!
Hi, boys.
Well, what has he done today?
Well, he hasn't torn down
the city hall yet.
But he vetoed the bus franchise
and will Morgan like that?
That guy's nuts for bucking
the Morgan crowd.
Here's the screwiest one yet.
Advertising for
commissioner of public works.
Boys, here's the payoff!
He just fired
Police Commissioner Moriarity!
- He did?
- Yeah!
Good morning, Mr. Moriarity.
Say, Mayo...
what in thunderation's
the meaning of this?
Now what?
Now what? I'm fired!
- No!
- Yes!
Holy cats, what next?
Say, Mayo,
he can't get away with this.
I've been
police commissioner for...
Of course he can't, Dan.
Now, wait a minute.
I'll talk to him.
Is the mayor in his office?
He just stepped out to lunch,
Mr. Mayo.
Yes, he would. Who with?
I'm not sure, sir...
but he said something about
a Mr. Wang.
Wang? Wang?
Wang...
That Chink again.
And I hardly know
which way to turn next.
Their method of government
is so complicated...
I cannot understand it.
But you do understand...
the difference
between right and wrong.
That is always simple.
Continue to act simply
and you will be acting wisely.
Yes, but wisdom
without experience...
Ling Po.
It's a treasure
I have long sought.
A relic of the ages!
Would it not please you
to feast your eyes upon it?
Indeed, yes.
Mayor Cobb here?
He is with Mr. Wang, sir.
Yeah?
One side, monkey.
Pardon me, sir,
but you cannot go down there.
Chee Foo is unpacking
the shipment...
and will bring the great sword
here immediately.
Hey, Cobb!
I got a message for you.
Just two words.
And they are?
Lay off!
Lay where?
You got me.
This comes straight from Morgan.
He don't like the way
you're actin'.
I take that for a threat.
I'll say it's a threat.
Mr. Strozzi, you irritate me.
Your childish threats
are very annoying.
Yeah?
You seek to frighten with
a wickedness you think is new.
Why, in China,
they've dealt with...
bandits like you
for 4,000 years.
This ain't China.
I'm liable to forget
that it isn't.
I may resort
to a Chinese system...
that is centuries old
and cut off your heads.
Ha ha!
And if I start beheading,
I'll begin with you.
Say, look here, Cobb...
if you think
that you're gonna...
What the...
Trying to throw a scare
into me, eh?
May I bid you good day,
Mr. Strozzi?
Now let's look upon
Just remember what I told you!
And to think that
this is the very sword...
with which the great Fu Wong...
beheaded every bandit
in the city of Gang Wo.
Don't forget!
We mean business!
It's still very sharp.
Just watch out. That's all.
What time did he say
he'd be back?
2:
00.Ehh... it's 3:
00 now.Good afternoon, Mr. Mayo.
Hey, what's been keeping you?
I'm sorry I'm late.
I had to buy some cigarettes.
Well, that Pratt dame
sells matches, too...
and they're cheaper.
Say, you young idiot!
Idiot?
You fired
the police commissioner.
Well, why?
I learned
he was accepting graft.
Oh, you don't mean it.
Now listen, Cobby,
this has got to stop.
It's all right
to make a bluff of reform...
but you're going too far.
You're busting up
the whole machine.
- Machine?
- The system!
years to build.
Now there's enough gravy
washing around this town...
to put us all on easy street...
and just when
we get it organized...
a little cockeyed fool like...
Mr. Mayo, I like you.
Hey?
I've never known any white men.
Well, except my father and you.
A fine man, my father.
Ahh.
He's devoted his life
to the needy in China.
Taught them,
cared for the sick...
helped them in times of famine.
You know,
you're very much like my father.
Huh?
Now, this is no time
for kidding.
No, I'm serious.
You would help the needy.
You would make sacrifices
for them.
And on top of that,
you're a crook, aren't you?
Well, what of it?
Now, that's what
I like about you.
You're so honest
in your dishonesty...
that at heart
I believe you're honest.
Say that again,
kinda slow like.
That gives me a thought.
Get me
the City Press Association.
W-what are you up to?
I've solved a problem.
City Press Association?
I've just appointed
a police commissioner...
Well, who are you gonna...
I just appointed Mr. Jake Mayo.
Hey, you can't do that. Wait!
It's done.
Holy cats.
And he fires me
because he says...
I didn't agree
with some guy named Ling Po.
I'm telling you, Chief...
that Chink joint
gave me the creeps.
You should have seen it!
Oh, forget it.
When were you notified, Dan?
This morning,
right out of a clear sky!
And all he kept talking about
was cutting off my head.
He dug up the dirt
about that gambling joint...
to the papers.
And you know he vetoed
the bus franchise, too.
All right, we'll give him
one more chance.
The board of aldermen
have just passed the bill...
awarding the street cleaning
contract to my company.
If he vetoes that...
we'll start to move in on him
and we'll move fast.
Take him for a ride, eh?
No.
No, there's a better way
than that...
to put him out of the way.
I tell you,
I won't be police commissioner!
What'll my friends think?
What'll my...
Say, will you pay
some attention to me?
Oh, pardon me.
What were you saying?
L... I don't want to be
police commissioner.
Why not?
Well, you can't make
a silk sow...
You can't make a sow's purse...
Well, anyway, you can't!
He who has lived
in the jungle...
is best equipped
to fight wild beasts.
- What?
- Ling Po.
What do you mean
live in a jungle?
$700,000. That's rather
a high figure, isn't it?
Eh, what?
Yes, of course it is.
There's another one
for $200,000 less.
Jake Mayo...
police commissioner.
Think of my reputation.
Isn't that company
as good as this one?
Sure it is,
but it ain't Morgan's.
And if you think I'm going
Reform at my age, you're crazy!
L... What are you doing?
I'm going to veto this bill.
Now, wait a minute, son.
I'd go easy on that one
if I were you.
For what reason?
Well, that's Morgan's pet graft.
I don't think you'd live
to be an old man...
if you vetoed that.
Why, you heard what
I just said, didn't you?
Yes, but what else could I do?
If Morgan controls the company,
it's obviously dishonest.
Well, that settles it.
Son...
you're talking to
the best police commissioner...
this town ever had.
Put it there.
Hey, what are you looking at?
I'm looking at the moon.
Oh. Yeah. There's a moon.
Uh, yes.
And I was thinking
what a beautiful time...
that I have with you, Miss Pet.
Why, China, you outdo yourself.
Well, it's all quite true.
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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