The Ghost Goes West Page #4

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- Oh no it doesn't!

- I tell you it does!

- And I tell you goodnight.

Murdoch, my son!

I know, Father.

I must never again

let a pretty face

divert me from my true purpose.

But it's been such a long long time

since I saw one as nice as that...

Everything's all right.

The American came back.

He's in there with Master

Donald now. Fergus is with them.

- Good morning, Donald.

- Hello.

- Is my father still there?

- Yes. You want to see him?

Wait.

I'd like to have a few

words with you first.

I like people who do crazy things.

- Crazy things?

Like dressing up and

pretending to be a ghost.

You know, you had me almost

scared for a minute last night.

Oh, had I?

And when I saw you in

that magnificent costume,

with the tartan over your shoulder

and a big silver buckle...

A silver buckle?

Oh yes, you thought he looked...

I looked well in that?

Oh, much more handsome

than you do now.

And gayer, too.

Are you going to

tell me the answer?

- To what?

- The riddle you asked me,

about the kiss and the thistle?

Oh, no, no, I can't tell you now.

I guess I'll never know the

answer until I pay the forfeit.

Well...Here it is!

And now what's the answer?

Oh no, you can't have

the answer yet.

But I paid for it!

Do you think one kiss is enough

for the secret mysteries

of Glourie Castle?

Oh no. That's only the

beginning of the thought.

But what else must I do?

Well you'll find out later, Peggy.

Only now I'm busy. Go and talk

to your father, he's in there.

Later.

Plus 9 pounds, 3 shillings and

6 pence for last night's dinner.

Plus 4 pounds for my shirt stud.

Remember it's an heirloom

of solid gold!

Here's the grand total.

Oh yes. I see.

But you can ask for a

bit more than that.

The difference will be yours.

Don't you think just once how

marvelous it will be for us

to have a real old

castle of our own?

All right. But I won't go one

penny over 10,000 pounds.

Fine!

I'll go tell Donald!

- No.

I'll tell him.

- Mr. Martin, I thought it over...

Don't make it too hard, Donald.

I want it so much.

- I know you do, Peggy.

But I'm afraid my last price

can't be lower than...

2,388 pounds.

- How much did you say?

Here it is.

Well...

That's pretty steep.

But I'll take it.

When can we start tearing

it down? - Tearing what down?

Why, the whole works!

We're going to crate it up,

stone by stone,

and panel by panel,

and ship it to America.

You can't do that!

Glourie Castle belongs here,

where it's always been!

I'll tell you what I'll do:

I'll give you a contract

to come to America

and supervise every detail

of the reconstruction.

Then...

- No!

I'll never sell it on those terms.

- Donald, please accept the offer.

- I can't.

- Come to America.

- No!

- With us.

No.

This is the castle I was telling

you about. I'm taking it back home,

stone by stone, and panel by panel.

In fact, I've got some

of the paneling

crated up right here on this ship.

A much finer specimen than that

dinky little chateau of yours.

Oh, Donald!

Shake hands with Mr. Bigelow.

- How do you do. - How do you do.

I was just looking for Peggy.

She's around here someplace

with that young Count.

Mr. Bigelow is the man I was telling

you about. He bought a chateau.

Mr. Glourie used to own my castle.

So you're the castle salesman, huh?

Congratulations.

And if you ever want a job

in my sales force, it's yours.

Thank you very much. If you'll

excuse me, I'll go and find Peggy.

What's the idea of congratulating

him and then offering him a job?

I'm always on the lookout

for brilliant young men

who can sell anything.

That darn dog!

- Are you hurt?

- No, I'm all right.

By the way, have you met?

- Mr. Donald Glourie, Count Olivero.

- How do you do.

- How do you do.

That wretched dog has run loose

again. Donald, would you mind?

Certainly.

- You play ping-pong? - No, my brain

could never work fast enough.

No, your game is Spell Me a Riddle!

What's Spell Me a Riddle?

You know better than I do.

- Are you ready?

- Yes.

Listen to me, Ed Bigelow! I'll tell

you something about this castle.

It's said to have a ghost.

- Said to have?

Yes, sir. And I'll bet

that's more than you've got

with that little old

chateau of yours.

- And have you seen the ghost?

- No, but...

- And do you know anyone

who has seen it? - No, but I can...

I knew it. Very clever the Scotch.

Very clever indeed!

COSTUME BALL:

Prizes Will Be Given For

The Best Costumes

Yes, Father, yes.

But I don't know where I am.

Father, father!

What is this strange place?

Where am I?

On board ship, my son.

On your way to America.

But Father, I don't want

to go to America!

I don't want to become

a confounded colonist.

You have to go my son,

with the old Glourie Castle

which you dishonored,

even to America.

Donald.

When you've rebuilt

Glourie Castle in Florida...

- Yes?

- Why not live in it?

You'll want to live there

yourself, won't you?

And more.

Peggy, do you know at this

moment I'm a pauper?

What's a pauper?

A man who wants something terribly

and can't afford even to say so.

Terribly, Donald?

More than that.

Oh I think it's lovely...

I mean, awful.

Poor Donald.

Hasn't it got cold?

You like a rug?

I'll ask you a riddle!

Yes?

What's the difference betwixt

a thistle in the heather

and a kiss in the dark?

Now you must answer.

K-I-

L-L-I-E

I give up Donald, and

I pay the forfeit.

Murdoch! My son!

It's really too cold out here.

I'm going in.

- You like to play a game?

- It all depends.

Well I'll ask you a riddle,

and if you can't tell me

the answer by the time

I've spelt "Killiecrankie",

you must pay me a forfeit.

Now what's the difference betwixt

a thistle in the heather

and a kiss in the dark?

Now wait a minute, my dear,

give me time to think.

K-l-L-L-

l-E-C-R-A-N-K-l-E.

- I've seen you before.

- Yes, I think you have.

We played games together.

Yes, you're very fond

of games, aren't you?

- I love them. - But you always

seem to play the same one.

It's only a means to an end.

I understand, and I apologize.

- Apologize for what, dear lady?

- For having misjudged you.

- Your champagne, Peggy.

- Oh yes. Let's go inside.

It's suddenly become

very cold. I'm shivering.

Goodbye, Donald.

- But I'm not Donald!

No, you're not the Donald

I thought you were.

Now go tell somebody else

the answer to a riddle!

Oh look! Look!

Look at the Scotchman,

isn't he marvelous?

Who are you, beautiful Highlander?

I am a ghost.

I am the ghost of Glourie Castle.

If you please sir, look this way!

Won't be a moment.

Now, smile!

Smile? Why?

Take that infernal machine away!

- What happened?

- I don't know.

- Where is he?

- He's disappeared!

- What the... - The most

amazing thing I've ever seen!

Wake up! The most unusual

thing has happened!

Elmer! Wake up!

The man that appeared in the

ballroom, they say he's a ghost!

I just saw him disappear!

Why did you wake me

up after midnight

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