The Great Waldo Pepper Page #4

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Excuse me for a moment.

Well?

Is she gonna help us

out or not? Yes or no?

No!

It's too dangerous.

Well, we need new stunts.

Where's the hell is this

outside loop of yours?

The plane'll be ready

by the Muncie fair.

That's several

weeks from now.

We could starve by then.

We need something

to bide us through.

Duke, I'm going

to make you legendary.

I've been legendary

all month, Doc.

All right, then

I'll make you

unprecedented.

I could go

roller skating

on the wing.

It's no good.

Gates done that

this season.

Okay, Doc. How about

if I parachute off

and then play

the harmonica

on the way down.

It's no good.

Gates done that, too,

and he tuted a flute.

What the hell

do you want, Doc?

Sex!

That's what's gonna

pull us through.

Well, I am all

the time saying

how I just

crave adventure.

Then it's yes?

Honey, don't let

him bully you

into doing something

you don't want to do.

Oh, she's gonna do it!

She's gonna pull us through.

All right now,

here's what we do.

We put her up on the wing...

Yeah. And she'll fake

bein' afraid.

Right.

And the wind will blow

her clothes off.

Yeah. Yeah.

Wait. Why would

the wind blow

her clothes off?

When I'm wing-walking,

the wind doesn't blow

my clothes off.

Nobody wants to see you

with your clothes off!

Her, they'll come runnin'

to see what happens,

if you know what I mean.

A good gimmick!

We'll just shred

her clothes beforehand,

and you're a good girl.

I get to pick the clothes.

What was that, honey?

And I get to pick

what words you're gonna

use about me on the sign.

I want my name

higher than

anybody else's

and I want my name

bigger than anybody's.

Let's see. I want

to be the "It" girl

of the skies!

That's what I'll be.

No, no, that

isn't so good.

Stop her, Doc.

Nobody's gonna

stop me, Buster Brown!

Now, this is what

you're gonna write.

Now!

I want it higher

than anybody's

and bigger than anybody

else's name on the sign.

Go ahead.

Fabulous. Fantastic.

Mary Beth Mclllhermy,

the "it" girl

of the skies.

All right. All right!

Okay!

Now, honey, now!

Help me!

Somebody, help me, please!

Please, help me!

Somebody, please help me!

Help me! Oh, God!

Somebody, help me!

Please, help me!

Help me, somebody!

Please! Help me!

Oh, my God!

Axel! Axel!

They're coming out!

Terrific, honey!

You can come back now!

Okay, come back now!

You don't want to go

and freeze on me, do you?

Come on in before

you catch a cold!

Mary Beth!

This is work

to get it up.

Hey, they're coming back.

Hey, what the hell's

he trying to do?

He can't land

with her out there.

He'll cartwheel.

She's frozen.

Come on!

I knew she wasn't

worth top billing.

Move!

Contact.

Contact.

What are they doin'?

How the hell do I know

what they're doin'?

They don't know

what they're doing!

We're both gonna die

if you stay out there!

Please,

crawl to the centre

and get out of there!

Mary Beth!

Jesus!

I'm going across.

I can't keep it level

with both of you out there.

Put it into

a shallow dive.

Okay.

Mary Beth,

I'm gonna help you.

Here, take my hand.

I'm gonna help you

back, Mary Beth.

Take my hand!

Mary Beth!

Take it! Take my hand!

No!

Jesus!

You'll notify her family?

Oh, yes, sir.

We know exactly

what to do.

Don't worry about that.

Ah, I hate to say this,

but I am in the business,

and an accident

like this does

bring the people out,

so if you'll

just excuse us.

Nobody's goin' no place

unless he says so.

Unless who says so?

I almost had her.

Jesus,

I came so close.

In here.

Hey, Newt.

Hey, hotshot,

how are ya?

What do you say?

Gee...

Newt, this is Doc Dillhoefer

and my partner, Axel Olsson.

Hey, you guys,

this is Newton Potts.

He was my squadron

leader in France.

What are you doin' here?

You know, he got

11 planes, Doc?

Oh, I've heard a lot

about Mr. Potts.

What brings you

down here?

You do, Mr. Dillhoefer.

I'm the Regional Air

Inspector here for the

Department of Commerce.

I'm afraid I'm going to

have to shut you down.

What?

On who the

hell's authority?

The Air Commerce Act.

Your air circus is operating

in direct violation of the

civil aeronautics code.

Hey, come off it, Newt.

What are you talk...

What is all this?

The fun and games

are over, Waldo.

You guys been scarin'

the hell out of people

for too long.

Flying is getting to be

big business, and people

gotta figure it's safe.

You can't wave your

papers and ruin our

livelihood just like that.

You meet the

requirements in here

and you can fly again.

But your planes have

to be licensed,

your pilots licensed.

No stunting over

congested areas,

no wing-walking.

It's all in there.

When you're ready

for inspection, let me

know and I'll come back.

But until then,

you're grounded.

Gee, do you think

if I study real hard,

Newt, I might pass?

Are you gonna license

the clouds and the rain?

You gonna put

highways in the sky

for people to follow?

Yep. All that, too.

Along with airlines

and airmail,

and there's gonna

be big money in it

too, if you're smart.

Well, I'm no chauffeur,

and I'm no mailman.

I'm a flyer, Newt.

I'm afraid not

anymore, Waldo.

Not until an investigation

has been held into

the death of that girl.

Waldo and Axel

wanted to save her!

Then that will

come out in

the investigation,

but until then,

everybody involved

will not be issued licences.

And when is

that gonna be?

The Regional Board

convenes in

Wichita in six weeks.

Now listen, I've got

a contract with the

Muncie Fair in two weeks.

I need Waldo

and Axel to fly!

You can't

do this to me!

I've got nothin'

to do with it.

It's Congress

and you guys.

You done it

to yourselves.

Why don't you

all grow up?

Waldo, you're the

greatest natural flyer

I've ever seen in my life.

If the war had gone on a

little longer, you might have

proved that to everybody.

But that kind

of flying is finished.

You'll have to

learn to live with it.

I'm sorry, hotshot.

Dillhoefer,

I'll be in touch.

I just don't understand.

That guy was

a great squadron leader.

What the hell

happens to people?

Kid stuff.

What does it say?

Not this.

Us.

What we've been doin'.

Waldo, he's right.

It's kid's stuff.

Now, come on.

We can still fly

the Muncie fair.

Now, don't worry about Newt.

He's an old pal.

He'll come around.

I'm through, Waldo.

My heart isn't in it.

See you.

You take care.

Come on!

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

Do I fly?

Or am I finished?

Neither. I fly.

Look, Waldo,

Newt said you'd already

asked him three times.

He can't let you.

Somebody's gonna

do the outside loop

any day now.

If I can do it here,

now, you'll still

have the plane later on.

He says you might be able

to get away with two

months suspension.

You can take it to

exhibitions all

over the country.

You can follow Kessler

around and show him up.

All I did was try

and save her.

I know.

Newt's gotta go by the rules.

Half the local CAA

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