The Littlest Horse Thieves Page #4

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To Get Through To

The Present Workings?

Hard To Say.

Them Levels Run For Miles.

Most Likely,

He'll Get Lost.

Tommy!

His Candle Will Burn Out,

And He Will Wonder About

In The Darkness

Until He Falls Exhausted,

And Lies There Until

He's Clemmed To Death --

Nothing Left

But A "Skelington".

Mrs. Sandman:
Alice...

Alice?

Miss Coutts,

Where's Alice?

Well, She--

I'm Afraid Alice

Has Been Given

Rather Too Much Liberty,

Mrs. Sandman.

But I Thought

She Was In Here With You.

Well, Um...

I Went For My Little Nap

After Lunch, As Usual,

Leaving Her Here

With Her Crocheting.

Clara Tells Me

She Went Out For A Walk.

But Where Is She Now?

[Faint Rustling]

Tommy...

Aye.

I...

I'm Going Down.

You Mustn't!

I'm Going To!

I'm Sure He's Lost.

You Haven't

Got A Candle.

You'll Get Lost As Well.

[Panting]

[Bell Dings]

It's Him!

Go!

I Knew You Could Do It!

Dave, Did You Get Through?

What Did You Find?

Did You Get Lost, Dave?

Of Course Not.

We Can Get Right Through

To The Coalface

Where They're Working Now.

I Saw Old Flash.

Hooray!

Hooray!

Dave:
We Could

Bring Them Here.

Alice:
Don't People

Work Here Anymore?

Only A Shepherd In Winter

With His Sheep.

The Lead Miners

Used To Work Here,

But Their Pit's

Been Closed For Years.

Huh? Yes, This Will Be

The Best Place

To Keep The Ponies.

No One Will Ever See In.

Now, Then, There's Some Fodder

In The Barn Behind The Pithead.

We Can Get It Up Here,

And Then --

Then We Can Keep

The Ponies Safe Forever.

Aye!

I'll Shut The Door.

Dave...

Huh?

I'm Sorry About Your Father.

Bert Says

The Pit Belongs To Him...

And To All Them

That Died There.

Miss Coutts:
Alice!

Alice!

Quick, Run!

Alice!

Alice, What Are You Doing

Out Here?

Who Was That

I Saw With You?

Uh...Just Some Boys.

Their...Their Father

Owns The Mine.

Really?

Yes.

You Must Invite Them Home

To Tea One Day.

Oh, They Wouldn't Come.

You Mean Because Your Father

Is Only The Manager Of The Mine?

Alice, Dear, You Must Remember

That To The True Aristocrat,

All Men Are Equal.

Yes, Miss Coutts.

[Indistinct Chatter]

Violet:
Come On, Love.

You'll Be Late.

Where's My Bait,

Then?

It's Ready.

Dave...

They're Connecting Up

The Machinery Today,

And Tomorrow The Ponies

Will Be Brought Up

And Sent To Barnsley.

This'll Be

Their Last Day In Pit.

If You Want To Go Down

And See Them,

I'll Make It All Right

With Sam Carter.

No, Thanks.

I'm Not Bothered.

Don't You Want To Say

Goodbye To Them, Dave?

Not Even Old Flash?

They're Only Ponies.

Poor Beasts--

They Don't Know

They're Hauling That

To Their Death.

Aye.

Well, What Do You Do, Bert,

After The Ponies Have Gone?

I've Not Thought.

Yeah, There'll Be No Place

For Me At Emsdale Then.

I'll Have To Trudge

And Look For A Job.

Aye, And Some Others, Too,

I Shouldn't Wonder.

Aye.

Sam, Any Work For Me

And My Mate Tomorrow?

Might Be, Luke.

Depends

How Them Engineers Get On.

You Best

Turn Up And See.

Are They Bringing In Machinery

To Cut Coal, Sam?

[Sighs]

How Many Of Us

Will Be Put Out Of Work?

None, I Hope.

Look, The Manager Says--

What Was That?

Have They Just Started Up

Machinery Down Below?

Aye.

But I Thought That Came

From Over The Hill.

Go On, Tommy, More Coal.

Isn't Alice Coming?

She Should Be Here.

Aye. She Should.

Has Alice

Gone To Bed Already?

She's Not Ill, Is She?

I Don't Think So.

She Just Seems To Be

Very Sleepy Tonight.

Oh, Well, I'll Just

Say Good Night.

[Clanking Noise]

Dave!

Sorry I'm Late.

That's All Right.

Here,

You Carry On Stoking.

I'm Gonna See

To The Engine.

Them Engineers

Haven't Got Their Machines

Working Up There,

Have They?

Nah. Up At Face. It Sounds

Further Away Than That.

That's A Winding Engine.

Bert:
Aye,

It's A Winding Engine.

I Shouldn't Wonder.

I've Heard It Before.

It Comes From

The Old Workings.

And Yet,

It's Been Blocked Off

Since Five Men

Were Killed There.

Aye, That's True.

Nay, I'd Not Go

Near That For 100.

I'd Be Afraid

Of Hobgoblins Draggin' Me Down

Into Old Workings.

You're An Old Woman,

Bert.

Hobgoblins, Indeed.

Come On, Lads.

Come On.

Off You Go, Flash.

He Always Knows

When His Shift Is Over.

It's Over This Time

With A Vengeance.

That's The End

Of The Ponies.

[Neighs]

Whoa, Flash!

Dave, Don't Lose Him!

Whoa, Flash! Whoa!

Whoa, Flash!

[Neighs]

[Snorts]

They've Never Been

As Late As This Before.

You Don't Think

They've Run Away, Do You?

Now, Why Should They

Do That?

You Know Why.

I'm Going To Look

For Them.

That's The Last.

[Knickers, Neighs]

Come On, Tom.

Let's Get Them

Into The Cage.

We'll Never Get Them

Into The Cage.

They're Not Used To It.

Yes, We Will.

Come On, Flash.

Come On.

Come On. Good Lad.

Come On, Flash.

Good Boy.

Good Boy.

[Flash Neighs]

Ring The Bell, Tom.

[Bell Dings]

[Ding]

[Ding]

[Ding]

[Knicker]

Ring The Bell Again,

Tommy.

[Dinging]

Oh, What's The Matter

With Her?!

Supposing

She Can't Work It--

We'll Be Stuck Down Here,

Won't We?

We'll Be Stuck Down Here

With The Ponies

Until There's Nothing Left Of Us

But "Skelingtons."

Want Some Help, Then?

Oh, Bert!

[Rumbling]

Dave:
There, Flash.

You're Gonna Like This.

Come On, Lad.

Come On.

Flash!

Come On.

Come On, Flash.

Come On.

Come On.

Flash!

What's The Matter, Flash?!

Bert:

It's All Strange To Him.

He's Not Been

Up Above Ground For 14 Years.

He'll Like It

When He Gets Used To It.

Yes.

You Take Him.

I'll Go Down

And Get The Others.

Come On, Flash.

Go On, Flash.

It's Okay.

It's Okay.

Come On, Flash.

Come On, Flash.

Come On, Boy.

You're All Right, Flash.

Look.

Look Where You're Going.

Don't Be Afraid.

We're Not

Going To Hurt You.

It's All Right, Flash.

It's All Right.

Come On, Flash, This Way.

Mr. Sandman:

Hello, Love.

Hello, Dear.

How Did Your Meeting Go

In Sheffield?

Well, Not Too Bad.

You Look Tired, Dear.

Your Supper's All Ready.

Ah...

Well, I'll Just Look In

On Alice.

Well, Have Your Supper, First.

She's Sound Asleep.

Yes, All Right.

Clara!

Clara:

I Heard You, Mum.

Tommy.

Aye?

Do You Think

You Can Take His Bridle Off?

Of Course I Can.

Come On.

Alice?

Blue Was The Last One.

We've Got Them All Up.

Good.

Tommy:
Stand Still, Bluey,

Can't You?

You Better Go And Help Him

With That Harness.

Right.

You'll Have To

Manage Now, I'm Off.

Don't Tell Me

Where You're Gonna Put Them.

I Haven't Seen You.

And If Anyone Asks Me,

I Don't Know Where They Are.

I Should Get Them

Away From Here, If I Were You.

Someone Might Have Heard

The Engine.

Night.

Come On! We Must Get Them

To The Hiding Place--Quickly!

Do You Think They'll Follow Us

Across The Moors?

Yes, Of Course

They Will.

Come On, Flash.

We'll Give The Lead.

Come On, Flash.

What's The Matter With You?

Come On, Flash.

Come On, Pony.

Come On, Now.

Come On, Pony.

Alice:
Is Flash

All Right, David?

Dave:
Yes,

Of Course He Is.

Keep Up, Tommy,

Can't You?

Come On, Lion, Soldier,

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