The Farmer Takes a Wife Page #10

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ABOUT THE FARM.

GOSH, MOLLY, I WISH

YOU COULD JUST SEE IT.

- IT'S GOT THE BEST SOIL- - YOU

DIDN'T COME HERE TO TALK ABOUT THAT.

NO, I DIDN'T, BUT NOW

THAT I'M SEEING YOU AGAIN,

I CAN'T HELP

TALKING ABOUT IT.

IT'S ALL I THOUGHT OF

EVER SINCE I BEEN ON IT-

JUST HOW FINE IT'D BE

IF YOU WAS UP THERE.

I'LL NEVER

BE THERE.

EVEN IF YOU COULD COME

FOR THE WINTER, MOLLY.

IF YOU STILL LIKE THE CANAL, YOU

CAN COME BACK WHEN IT OPENS UP.

I COULDN'T GO WITH A

MAN I DIDN'T RESPECT.

WELL, I AIN' DONE ANYTHING-

YOU RUN AWAY, AND

THAT'S WHAT HURT ME SO.

NOT THAT YOU WAS

LEAVING THE CANAL.

I COULD HAVE GOTTEN

USED TO THAT IN TIME.

BUT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY, YOU RAN AWAY.

AND EVERYBODY KNEW

HOW I FELT ABOUT YOU.

DAN, SOMEBODY JUST TOLD

KLORE YOU WERE IN TOWN.

HE'S LOOKING

FOR YOU.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I WANTED HIM TO KNOW.

YOU'RE GONNA

MEET HIM?

FORTUNE SAID FOLKS WAS SNEERING AT YOU

'CAUSE OF

WHAT I DONE.

I COME BACK:

TO FIGHT HIM.

YOU WANT TO:

FIGHT HIM?

I DON'T WANT TO, BUT I DON' WANT YOU HELD UP TO SCORN EITHER.

OH. MAYBE IT'D BE JUST AS

WELL IF YOU DIDN'T FIGHT HIM.

IT'D BE

BETTER.

DAN, I DON'T WANT YOU TO FIGHT HIM.

DAN!

HOW'S THAT,

MR. WEAVER?

FINE, FINE.

HA HA.

THAT'S- KLORE!

THIS HAS GOT TO BE

A FAIR FIGHT.

THE FIRST MAN:

THAT FIGHTS FOUL,

I'M GOING TO BRAIN HIM WITH THIS.

HERE COMES:

DANIEL HARROW!

DON'T GO DOWN THERE,

DAN, PLEASE.

IT'S WHAT I COME FOR

- TO MEET KLORE.

I DON'T WANT YOU

TO GET HURT.

I GUESS I CAN TAKE CARE

OF MYSELF ALL RIGHT.

BUT NOT WITH KLORE. HE'S

BEEN FIGHTING ALL HIS LIFE.

NOBODY'S EVER LICKED

HIM. IT AIN'T A MATCH.

I AIN'T NO WEAKLING

NEITHER.

I CLEARED FIVE ACRES OF WOODLAND

ALL BY MYSELF IN ONE MONTH,

AND I PLANTED IT,

TOO.

GOSH, MOLLY, THE COUNTRY'S

BEAUTIFUL IN THE FALL.

THERE IT SMELLS:

SO SWEET.

BUT KLORE'S TERRIBLE

WHEN HE'S MAD!

I'M GETTING ME

SOME APPLE TREES, TOO.

DAN, MAYBE YOU'LL

BE KILLED!

I GOT THE SOUTH FIELD ALL

SOWN WITH RED-BUSH CLOVER

AND A CLOVER:

OF CROP OATS.

OH, DON'T FIGHT DAN.

PLEASE DON'T.

I BET WHEN I GET FINISHED, THERE WON' BE A FARM IN THIS PART OF THE STATE

THAT CAN HOLD:

A CANDLE TO MINE.

STAND BACK THERE NOW.

GIVE 'EM ROOM!

GET BACK.

MAKE A SQUARE.

AND NOBODY LAYS A HAND

ON DANIEL HARROW.

IT'S GOING TO BE

A FAIR FIGHT.

I GUESS YOU'RE LOOKING

FOR ME. I'M DANIEL HARROW.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU READY?

LET IT COME.

GET HIM, GET HIM,

GET HIM, GET HIM.

- COME ON, COME ON.

- HIT HIM.

COME ON, MOLLY. YOU DON' WANNA STAY AROUND HERE.

OH, LUCY, I BEGGED HIM NOT TO FIGHT.

ALL ABOARD!

HEY! HEY!

MR. KLORE'S FIGHTING

DANIEL HARROW:

IN FRONT OF:

HENNESSEY'S HOTEL!

YOU SIT RIGHT THERE,

MOLLY.

I'LL LAY YOU FIVE TO THREE ON KLORE.

THAT'S AGREEABLE. I'LL TAKE $6 FOR THAT.

HE DIDN'T LOSE

ANY TEETH, DID HE?

CAN YOU SEE:

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

THEY'RE AT I NIP AND TUCK.

DAN'S

ON HIS FEET YET.

COME ON,

HIT HIM, DANIEL!

HIT HIM,

DANIEL!

GO GET HIM,

DANIEL.

HIT HIM,

DANIEL!

IT'S ALL OVER. DAN

KNOCKED HIM IN THE CANAL.

COME ON, BOYS,

HURRY IT UP!

FIGHT OR NO FIGHT, I CAN' HOLD THAT TRAIN UP. COME ON!

WE'LL BE WORKING

ON THE RAILROAD:

I'LL THANK YOU FOR THOSE $10, MR. LUCAS.

THANK YOU.

WELL...

IT TOOK... A BETTER

MAN THAN ME TO LICK ME.

THAT'S ALL

I GOT TO SAY.

I'M ASTONISHED.

I'M ASTOUNDED.

YOU LICKED HIM!

WILL YOU COME BACK

WITH ME NOW, MOLLY?

- YOU LICKED KLORE.

- THE FARM IS ONLY-

OH, YOU DON'T WANNA GO

BACK TO THE FARM NOW, DAN.

DON'T YOU REALIZE

YOU WHIPPED KLORE?

YOU'RE THE NEW CHAMPION

- LIKE MY PA USED TO BE, LIKE KLORE WAS.

EVERY MAN ON THE CANAL

WILL BE TALKING ABOUT YOU.

YOU'LL BE FAMOUS, DAN. YOU

CAN'T GIVE UP THE CANAL NOW.

I DON'T CARE ANYTHING ABOUT THE

CANAL. YOU OUGHT TO KNOW THAT.

I TOLD YOU:

OFTEN ENOUGH.

I DON'T CARE ANYTHING ABOUT BEING

THE NEW BULLY OR THE NEW CHAMPION.

I CAME DOWN HERE TO FIGHT KLORE,

HOPING YOU'D COME BACK WITH ME.

NOW I CAN SEE YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SENSE

ENOUGH TO SEE HOW FINE MY FARM IS.

SO I DON'T WANT YOU

TO COME NOW.

GOODBYE.

WHOA. WHOA.

COME ON,

GET OUT NOW.

WHOA. WHOA.

JEEPERS CREEPERS.

MOLLY...

IS THIS:

YOUR OLD FARM?

YEAH.

ALL MINE.

WELL, COME ON.

WHERE'S

YOUR KITCHEN?

OH, MOLLY!

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