The Gay Sisters Page #5

TO MARRY GIG YOUNG.

MARRY HIM?

WHY NOT?

ISN'T THERE STILL

A LITTLE MATTER:

OF YOU BEING MARRIED

TO SAYER ALLEN?

I'M GOING TO FIX

THAT UP.

SAYER ALLEN:

IS AFTER YOUR MONEY.

HE'LL NEVER GIVE YOU

A QUIET ANNULMENT!

YOU PROMISED ME:

YOU'D NEVER DRAG THIS THING

INTO A PUBLIC SCANDAL

WITH A RENO DIVORCE, SO HOW-

WELL, AS SOON

AS THE ESTATE IS SETTLED,

I'LL BE ABLE TO PAY HIM

FOR AN ANNULMENT.

HOW CAN YOU GE AN ANNULMENT?

IT WAS NEVER:

A REAL MARRIAGE.

I LEFT HIM:

AFTER 4 HOURS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, HE WANTED TO BRING HIS

MOTHER ALONG ON THE HONEYMOON.

HA HA HA. I'VE HEARD OF THA - TEA FOR 3, EH?

BUT, SUSA-

DO YOU HAVE:

TO SPILL EVERYTHING?

I DO THE BEST I KNOW.

I'M NOT A WAITRESS,

I'M A COOK.

WHO SAID YOU WERE?

I'VE TOLD YOU NOT TO SERVE

VEGETABLES SWIMMING IN WATER.

WHAT CAN I DO? VEGETABLES

ARE MOSTLY WATER, AREN'T THEY?

YOU CAN POUR IT OFF.

AND LOSE THE VITAMINS?

WHAT GOOD ARE VEGETABLES

WITHOUT VITAMINS?

I HAVE REALLY NO IDEA. SERVE

VEGETABLES WITHOUT VITAMINS...

HA! CHEERY OLD

BUZZARD, ISN'T SHE?

FIONA, WHY DO YOU

PUT UP WITH HER?

BECAUSE SHE PUTS UP

WITH ME.

PASS YOUR GLASS,

EVELYN.

WELL! CHATEAU

LA TOUR 1913?

HEH! I SEE PAPA'S CELLAR

IS STILL HOLDING OUT.

IT'S THE ONE THING

THE LAWYERS OVERLOOKED.

FIONA OPENS A BOTTLE

EVERY NIGHT.

AH! GOOD GIRL,

FIONA.

THIS BELONGS WITH THE

PARTRIDGE AT THE SAVOY.

MMM, SO DOES THAT MONOCLE.

WHEN DID YOU STAR WEARING THAT THING?

AFTER THE FIRS AIR RAID.

THE FIRST AIR RAID?

I DON'T SEE-

KEEPING A THING LIKE

THIS WHERE IT BELONGS

GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO CONCENTRATE ON

- A GRIP ON YOURSELF.

HA! I'M SURE YOU DON' KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

OH, BUT I DO. I WISH I

HAD SOMETHING LIKE IT.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KEEP

A GRIP ON YOURSELF FOR?

GIG...

EVERY TIME I'M WITH HIM,

I TURN TO JELLY.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW

WHY ANYONE WANTS A HUSBAND,

BUT IF YOU LOVE:

GIG YOUNG, SUSANNA...

HERE'S TO HIM AND YOU.

WELL!

AREN'T YOU GOING TO FINISH

YOUR DINNER, FIONA?

BETWEEN CHARLES BARCLAY, GIBBON,

AND SASKIA, I'VE HAD A STOMACHFUL.

BESIDES, I'VE GOT A LOT OF PAPERS I

HAVE TO TURN OVER TO PEDLOCH TOMORROW.

YOU'VE NEVER READ A LEGAL

PAPER THROUGH IN YOUR LIFE!

NO, BUT I'M GOING

TO READ THESE.

I'M GOING TO SIT IN THE BIG

CHAIR WITH A BOX OF ASPIRIN,

A POT OF COFFEE, AND

MR. WEBSTER'S BESTSELLER,

KNOWN AS THE DICTIONARY.

GOOD NIGHT.

STILL THE SAME OLD

FIGHTING FIONA.

IT'S FOR US.

I WONDER IF WE'RE

WORTH IT.

YOU'RE THE BES JUDGE OF THAT.

YOU STILL DON'T LIKE ME,

DO YOU, SUSANNA?

LOOK, EVELYN,

YOU'RE MY SISTER-

OH, DON'T LET THAT STOP

YOU FROM SPEAKING THE TRUTH,

ONLY I THOUGHT AFTER 5

YEARS, YOU MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.

AND I THOUGHT YOU

MIGHT HAVE CHANGED.

HAVEN'T I?

DID YOU EVER HEAR

OF "THE BOUNCE"?

THE WHAT?

"THE BOUNCE."

YOU LOVE SOMEBODY AND SOMETHING...

SOMETHING SILLY HAPPENS.

SO YOU THINK YOU'LL FALL IN

LOVE WITH SOMEONE ELSE, SO,

JUST TO GET EVEN, YOU BOUNCE

INTO SOMEBODY ELSE'S ARMS.

IS THAT WHY YOU:

MARRIED HAL BURTON?

HE WAS SECOND CHOICE.

OH, IT'S WORKED OUT FINE.

I WAS PROUD OF HIM AND,

SNOB THAT I AM, PROUD

TO BE CALLED "LADY BURTON."

WELL, I'M STILL

"LADY BURTON"-

THE KID HERSELF,

IN PERSON-

BUT LOVE...

WHAT DO YOU KNOW

ABOUT LOVE?

ENOUGH TO KNOW IT OUGH TO HIT YOU LIKE A BRICK WALL.

IS THIS FRIEND OF YOURS,

UH, WHAT'S-HIS-NAME-

IS HE A GOOD ARTIST?

YES...

AND YOU KNOW HIS NAME

AS WELL AS I DO.

COULD HE PAIN A PORTRAIT?

NOT YOURS.

BECAUSE I WAS THINKING,

AFTER ALL, I HAVE GOT A TITLE,

NOT THAT IT MATTERS

ANYMORE, BUT-HA-

THERE ARE STILL FOOLS

WHO ARE IMPRESSED BY IT.

I THOUGHT HE MIGHT PAINT ME

IN MY AMBULANCE CORPS UNIFORM.

I COULD SELL IT FOR THE

SPITFIRE FUND, YOU KNOW-

PORTRAIT OF LADY BURTON,

BY GIG YOUNG.

THAT IS HIS NAME,

ISN'T IT?

LOOK, EVELYN...

AS FAR BACK:

AS I CAN REMEMBER,

EVERYTHING I'VE HAD

YOU WANTED:

AND MOST OF THE TIME,

YOU GOT IT-

MY FAVORITE TOY,

THE BOOK:

I TREASURED,

THE DOLL:

I LOVED BEST.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GE GIG YOUNG AWAY FROM ME.

OH, DON'T BE SO

RIDICULOUS, SUSANNA!

CAN'T A MAN PAINT A PORTRAIT OF A

WOMAN WITHOUT IT LEADING TO SOMETHING?

NOT WHEN YOU'RE

THE WOMAN.

I SAW HOW YOU LOOKED

AT HIM TODAY.

I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING

LIKE THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN I COULDN' HAVE A LITTLE HAPPINESS

WITHOUT YOU COMING BACK

AND SPOILING IT.

BUT I HAVEN'T DONE

ANYTHING.

NO, BUT YOU WILL,

AND THERE'S NO USE

TRYING TO STOP YOU!

SUSANNA.

YOU SHOULDN'T MARRY

A MAN YOU CAN'T TRUST.

YES, I KNOW!

WHEN YOU PUT A CHILD

IN A CAGE WITH:

A MAN-EATING TIGER

AND THE TIGER:

MAULS THE CHILD,

YOU SLAP THE CHILD!

WHY, SUSANNA, YOU CAT.

AND AFTER THAT,

MR. BARCLAY,

I DISASSOCIATED MYSELF

COMPLETELY:

FROM THE GAYLORD SISTERS.

I HEARD THEY FIRED YOU,

SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.

THAT'S THE STORY THEY TELL

AND I HAVEN'T DENIED IT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I

- I'VE LEANED OVER BACKWARDS

TO AVOID EMBARRASSING

THEM IN ANY WAY.

I'VE EVEN WAITED

ALL THIS TIME:

BEFORE COMING TO YOU

WITH MY PROPOSITION.

OH? YOU HAVE

A PROPOSITION?

I WAS ATTORNEY FOR THE GAYLORD

SISTERS FOR A GOOD MANY YEARS-

IN FACT, EVER SINCE

OLD MR. VAN RENNSAELER DIED.

YES?

AND I KNOW:

A GREAT DEAL MORE

ABOUT THE GAYLORD SISTERS

THAN THEY SUSPECT.

I HAVE NO DOUBT.

MR. BARCLAY...

SUPPOSE I COULD GIVE YOU

CERTAIN INFORMATION

WHICH WOULD ENABLE YOU

TO BUY THE GAYLORD HOUSE,

TEAR IT DOWN, AND COMPLETE

YOUR BARCLAY SQUARE PROJECT?

YOU HAVE SUCH:

INFORMATION, MR. GIBBON?

I HAVE.

AND YOU WISH TO SELL ME

THAT INFORMATION, MR. GIBBON?

WELL, "SELL" ISN' EXACTLY THE WORD.

LET'S SAY I'M WILLING TO GIVE YOU

THESE FACTS IN RETURN FOR A FAVOR.

OH, I SEE.

WELL, MR. GIBBON, BEFORE I

ASK YOU WHAT THAT FAVOR IS,

I'D WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE

INFORMATION WAS SOMETHING I COULD USE,

UH, LEGALLY

OR ETHICALLY.

MR. BARCLAY, WHAT I KNOW

CONCERNS A CERTAIN PERSON.

AND IF THAT PERSON FOUND OU THAT YOU'D DISCOVERED THIS SECRE AND WERE IN A POSITION

TO PUBLICIZE IT,

THAT PERSON WOULD DO ANYTHING

TO PREVENT SUCH PUBLICITY.

IT ISN'T A QUESTION

OF WHAT'S LEGAL OR ETHICAL.

IT'S A CHANCE TO SETTLE

THE ESTATE:

AND TO MAKE HER AGREE

TO YOUR TERMS-

MAKE HER AGREE?

WELL, NATURALLY, IT'S

ONE OF THE SISTERS AND-

AND YOU DON'T WANT TO

SELL THE INFORMATION, EH?

UM... NOT FOR MONEY.

I SEE.

A- AT THE RATE YOUR

HOLDINGS ARE INCREASING,

YOUR LEGAL STAFF IS

BOUND TO INCREASE, TOO,

AND I'D CONSIDER IT A PRIVILEGE

TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH YOU,

TO-TO REPRESENT YOU IN SOME OF

THESE MERGERS YOU'RE UNDERTAKING.

YES?

BOARDROOM.

MR. GIBBON,

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY

OUR DISCUSSION HAS

TO BE INTERRUPTED,

PARTICULARLY:

AT THIS POINT.

NO, NO. I DON'T MEAN

THAT YOU SHOULD GO-

THAT IS, IF YOU

DON'T MIND WAITING.

OH, NOT AT ALL.

GLAD TO.

WELL, SIT DOWN,

WON'T YOU?

WELL, THANK YOU.

CIGAR, MR. GIBBON?

OH, THANK YOU

VERY MUCH.

AND, UH, IF YOU SHOULD GET THIRSTY...

JUST HELP YOURSELF.

ALL THE COMFORTS

OF HOME.

I SPEND MANY HOURS

HERE, MR. GIBBON.

WELL, THIS IS A-

OH... I THOUGHT IT WAS-

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