The Devil and Miss Jones Page #6

you like to see another charge?

You just try it.

Really?

Say...

Did he come along peaceful or did he pull on your arm?

He made quite a protest.

He did, eh?

Resisting an officer.

Would you like to see another charge?

I'd like it fine!

Say!

Trespassing.

Suits me.

Soliciting funds.

Keep on.

Peddling without a license.

Haha, you're not frightening me.

Stop!

He's frightening me.

And we'll throw in a little case of vagrancy

How does that suit you?

That's just dandy.

A vagrant. Me?

We haven't even started on you, yet.

Young man, what do you think that you're accomplishing?

Tom, I'm giving him enough rope to hang himself.

You're giving me enough rope.

I've got a little surprise for you.

I'm charging you with obstructing justice.

Fine.

And contempt of police authority.

Fine.

And suspicion to start a group to riot.

Fine!

What's the matter?

Your imagination running out of charges?

Are you an idiot?

Who do you think this man is?

This man is a servant of the people that's all.

And a darn poor one at that.

I don't work for him,

he works for me.

How do you like that?

Let him put me in jail. I'll holler my head off.

This is a free country.

You let a guy say you were spitting on

the sidewalk when you weren't...

...and the next thing he'll do is

tear up the Constitution

Say are you crazy?

Yes, I'm a little crazy.

But that happens to me my

particular kind of patriotism

I don't care how small the right is

you're trying to take away from me...

...I'll fight for it.

The Boston Tea Party was

started over one penny.

This is big enough for me.

Well? Put me in jail.

Don't tell me what to do.

I'm running this place.

Go on! Lock me up!

You've got enough charges.

I'll lock you up when I'm good and ready.

Ok, take your time.

We, the People of the United States,

In order to form a more perfect union,

establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility,

provide for the common defense, promote...

Don't look so startled sargeant, in

case you didn't recognize it that's

the beginning of our Constitution.

I'll recite it for you.

Where was I? Oh, yes...

Provide for the common defense...

There he is. If he thinks he's

right he won't give into anybody.

Isn't it wonderful?

Not very pratical.

No, he isn't. But he's wonderful!

I also know some of the Declaration of Independence.

I might get a couple of the words wrong,

but you'll get the general idea.

When, in the course of human events,

it becomes necessary to...

I don't like this.

Neither do I.

When they start reciting the Constitution.

Look out.

We had a nut like this downtown once.

Twas was awful.

What can one fellow like him do?

It's not him, but it gets in the papers.

That somebody sends down a big lawyer,

then you ought to see what happens in court.

You'd be thinking it was a big murder trial

What? For a little thing like this?

The way they mix it up?

Turns out that Abraham Lincoln's on trial.

Lincoln?

Trial downtown took over two weeks.

Two weeks?

My vacation starts Wednesday.

Oh, but you'll spend it listening to Abraham Lincoln.

In a nice hot courtroom.

My wife would skin me alive.

One of those reporters will be here any

minute now. You know what'll happen then.

Yeah...

Quiet!

A lucky thing for you that

I feel charitable today.

We're going to suspend charges

on both of you. You can go on.

Oh no you don't...wait a minute!

You're not going to get off that easy!

I'm not going to get off?

We don't want any suspended charges

hanging over our heads.

What do you want? Maybe you'd like an apology?

Well what's wrong with that?

You've humillated this man. You dragged him

in barefooted, questioned him like a criminal

And you think that an apology's too much?

Boys! Throw him out!

I'm not going to move one step until those

charges are not suspended, but dropped.

Alright, they're dropped.

And I apologize.

Now get out of here!

I didn't that you'd have the grace to apologize.

Even in that tone it's appreciated.

And stay out of this precint

or I'll have you arrested.

Gone on about your business.

Next time you bring a thing like that in here

I'll throw you right into the ocean.

Yes, sir.

I mean no sir.

Lincoln!

Say, we'd better get you dressed.

You two try to cool off on the sand.

Joe!

What's that for?

Because you're wonderful.

Some wonderful.

Come on.

It's getting pretty late.

Better wake him up and go home.

Oh, let's let them sleep a while longer.

They must be awfully tired.

You know, he didn't like you very much?

But I think that he changed his opinion

in the police station. I was watching him.

Whether that old goat likes me or not it

certainly doesn't change my life.

Did you watch what he's been eating?

He acts like a guy that

just discovered his stomach.

I don't think a goat could

put that stuff away.

You know, you're making him a responsibility.

I want him to marry Elizabeth.

Oh...

Why shouldn't they get married?

Well, why should they?

Because she loves him.

How do you know?

I can tell.

It'd be wonderful for him.

And he must be very lonely.

You know it doesn't make any difference

how many people you talk to during the day

If you haven't got someone that

really cares for you...

...you're all alone.

You're one person against the world...

...unless you have someone.

Then it's only half as hard.

At least you're two against the world.

So you both starve, instead of

starving alone.

Joe, don't let yourself get depressed.

It's all over, Mary.

We've lost.

What do you mean, we've lost?

400 employees out of a possible 2500.

How can you blame them?

Black list, store detectives.

I don't see how we got the 400.

Maybe if you gave it more time Joe.

Time? We had a year already.

So we have a 100 more, they'd

walk out like sheep to the slaughter..

People like this, who starve quietly

wishing that they hadn't joined.

Oh it's doomed Mary, I know it.

I got the poor suckers into working

at least keep their jobs

Joe, if only you could reach all of them.

Yeah, if, if, sure.

If the store would only ask them to

go out to Bryant Park for me to speak to them.

Mary, I want to talk to you.

I meant to do it when I brought you home,

but, now's as good a time as any.

I can't get a job in New York.

Mary, I...I can't see you anymore.

For awhile.

What do you mean?

Well, I...I can't.

I can't take up your time.

Is that what you call our relationship?

Taking up my time?

I haven't got the right to take up your time,

that's what I'm trying to tell you.

Well, I think that you ought to

ask my opinion about that.

What are your plans Joe?

What do you want to do? Go out of town?

I'll go with you, that's not

such a terrible thing to ask.

Oh, Mary you'd...

Oh, I'd love to if you want me.

I wish that you'd marry me,

just like it is.

I'm not afraid.

Marriage?

You're not afraid.

Women are never afraid.

How do you think that you'd be in love

with me living off your salary?

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