The Clock Page #4

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Not mine again.

Maybe they didn't get my letter.

It could've gotten lost, you know.

They might've played it

when you weren't listening.

Yeah, you think so?

I don't know, I listen most all the time.

Pretty, ain't it?

- What's the matter?

- What was that?

Just a flat.

- Well, there it is.

- Gosh, what do we do now?

- Nothing we can do.

- Well, can I help you put the spare on?

No, I don't carry none. I gotta...

The service car will come out and do it.

I've gotta find a phone.

There's a lunchroom over there.

That'll do. Come on.

- It won't take very long, will it?

- No. It takes longer for me...

Now, there's new blood.

We got some new blood in here now.

We'll get an entirely new

consensus of opinion.

Order me a cup of coffee, will you?

Do you want something to eat?

I have seen the most un-American

and uncanny conduct in this place tonight,

you wouldn't believe it.

But fortunately for me,

I have a few witnesses,

- who would be... Who...

- I'd like some coffee.

Three coffees.

- With cream, yes.

- No, without.

You hungry?

Who would be more than happy

to help me straighten this out.

A few more won't hurt, either.

A worker! You, as a worker,

will understand my entire situation.

Let me explain it.

No, I'm sorry, I just explained.

Look, I'm gonna borrow your friend

for a minute.

- I wanna...

- Please, hold it, pal.

- Give me a chance, will you?

- All right.

I'll be right with you.

There's a charming man.

Obviously, you two are

a member of his party.

Would you care to join me

in a Vermouth Cassis

or a champagne cocktail?

The liquor here is comparatively...

Bartender, bartender,

these two young people are with me

and any little something...

Look, we don't serve any drinks.

You don't...

Well, why don't you serve any drinks?

- Well, the boss says the license...

- A license!

Well, that is really the height

of something or other.

I have to have a license to drink a drink?

Why, this city isn't fit to live.

I mean, let's face it.

After all, this country is going to the dogs.

Think you could run it any better?

You are without a doubt the most

utterly exquisite creature

it has ever been my pleasure

to come in contact with.

Let me take you out of all this.

I mean, let's cease this useless sham.

Let's allow our emotions full rein,

shall we?

I mean, after all,

you are a man and I am a woman.

What else is there?

Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

Who made a crack about a dog?

- Did you get the man?

- Yeah, he's coming.

Hey, chump. Hey! Hey! Who's to the dogs?

- Yeah. Hello.

- Yeah.

Well, wait a minute, Jack,

just put down that coffee a minute.

Come here. I want to...

It won't take a minute, lady.

- What's the matter?

- Look, just a minute, one thing.

What's this crack about dogs?

- I didn't make any...

- What's the matter with dogs?

- Dogs is my best friends.

- What's the matter?

What are you picking on me for?

Dogs is...

Everybody is born free and equal.

- Wait a minute, wait a minute.

- Americanism, that's un-American.

How do...

A pleasure to meet a member

of the armed forces.

You work for Uncle Sam,

but this civilian, this un-American...

The most un-American conduct,

believe me,

since Bunker Hill, the Constitution

of the United States, and the Bill of Rights.

Now wait a minute. I never...

Now here's a request for That's How I

Need You from my old pal, Al Henry.

My request!

Your request. Well, I got a request, too.

I got a request, too.

Since the Monitor and the Merrimack,

this country has got to expand.

Hey, lady, will you wait?

I haven't finished, lady.

- Listen, the fact remains, the fact remains.

- Are you all right, Al?

- The Monitor and the Merrimack...

- Yeah.

- He got me in the eye.

- That's a shame.

- Hey, Al.

- Is that all?

- Hey, Al.

- Yeah, it's all right.

Ally, pal. Say, Al.

Hey, Al, forgive me, will you?

Hey, Al, I didn't mean it.

I didn't...

That's it, uncontrollable me.

That's beautiful. That's beautiful.

That's the kind of stuff

that's really, really soul-stirring.

You get that kind of...

That music is what really moves me.

Just a little drink, will you, chum?

Listen. Listen.

If I could bring it from my heart,

one song like that, then you can

take the rest of it and keep it.

One song.

Hey, what do you do, Al, eat these things?

That's the third one

you've popped in a month.

- How do you feel?

- Pretty good.

- He kind of got me in the wind, you know.

- Yeah.

How's the eye?

- Eye's all right.

- Let's see.

- Al.

- Hey, how much longer are you gonna be?

Good as new right now.

- Please, come on.

- I'm all right. I'm all right. I'm all right.

There we are.

- Joe, have you got a handkerchief?

- Yeah.

Give it to me, will you?

- I'm all right.

- Do you think I could get some water?

- Water?

- No, never mind. Here, milk will do.

Here. Put this on it.

That feels good.

- Better?

- Yeah, it was kind of hot.

Yeah.

Feels fine.

Don't you think

we'd better get you home, Al?

No, I got the milk to deliver.

Well, why don't you rest for a while

then, Al, while he's working on that?

Maybe you've got something.

I'll see how he's coming along.

All right. Here, put your feet up.

- Is everything all right?

- All finished now, bud.

- Will you sign this?

- Yeah.

Thank you.

Joe, look, I don't think

we'd better leave him.

- He's certainly in no condition to drive.

- Yeah.

He's gonna need some help.

Well, I guess we better stay with him

for a while.

Al?

Joe, there must be a list

around here somewhere.

Wait, what's this?

Here's something.

- What?

- It's his route book.

It's a list of addresses.

Do you think you could find this,

these places?

- Sure.

- Where's the first one?

- About three blocks south.

- Three blocks south.

I don't know whether

I can work this thing or not.

- Look, turn to the right at the first corner.

- Yeah, all right.

- Well, here we go.

- Here we go.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Morning.

- Hey!

- Hello, Sheffield.

- Hey!

- How are you?

- You're through for the night, too?

- Yes.

Good night.

- Patient sitting up, huh?

- That's the lot.

- Well, you two are born milkmen.

- How's the eye, Al?

It's a little hot.

Well, we'll get you home right away.

No, no, no, no, you don't have to do that.

- Sure, we will.

- Sure, we will.

You want to lie down and rest,

take it easy.

- Well, if you insist.

- Sleepy?

- A little.

- Sure you are.

Well, now, what do I do,

just stay on the same street?

All right.

- What time is it, Joe?

- A little before 5:00.

There's a lot of light in the sky.

Back home, I used to see the dawn

come up sometimes.

Me, too.

Up over the Indiana fields.

You know, it's still night there.

The morning comes here first, doesn't it?

And then before that, it's out in the sea.

And before that it's out...

Joe?

Where are they sending you?

Do you know?

No. England, I guess.

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