The Miracle of the Bells Page #3

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this hot jumping and never award I got

to start thinking kid it can't end like

this it can't end with Dunnigan the

dummy staring at a box didn't keep you

waiting too long I hope you got

everything fixed yes sir we had a big

talk with fathers Pinsky and we worked

everything out fine he's gonna give you

a solemn Requiem Mass and I got hold of

a singer from will space she just

happened to be in town let's see yeah

that Albania 30 bucks extra

I figured a blanket of roses for the

coffin and then I figured you'd like a

wreath it's sort of a personal tribute

from yourself all together at the floral

tributes little amount to 80 bucks oh we

mustn't forget the charge for the sexton

to the church almost forgot that way

this bad you wouldn't want to forget any

charges and I'll have to figure out that

donation for father spin skis Church

personally I think 75 bucks will do it

not too much I'm not too little

which brings the total up to 350350

well that's a lot more than I that date

much for a service at st. Leo's st.

Leo's is that where you made the

arrangements yes sir the biggest Church

in town mr. Dunnigan yeah but that's the

wrong Church I wanted the main to st.

Michael's I just took for granted that

oh no no you don't want st. Michael's

you don't want your friend buried from

there it's a broken-down old barn of a

church nobody worthwhile goes there.

Aldous Pinsky's Church is the only place

mr. Olaf where st. Michael's all right I

ain't worried you ain't gonna do

business with father Paul he ain't got

nothing to offer here you'll be back

it's down at the end of the street there

right across in the hotel first

just remember father Paul can't do

nothing for you he's got no connections

in town just miners

do you father Paul yes my name is bill.

Dunnigan how do you do.

I brought a friend of mine back to coal

town a girl she wanted to be buried from

your church from st. Michael's yes she

has a plot in your cemetery it's already

been paid for in full what I want to do

now is arrange for a church funeral how

much do you charge please sit down mr.

Dunnigan her father was buried from your

place five years ago his name was Stan.

Truckee

that bills unpaid I'll take care of that

up to any reasonable amount I wasn't

here five years ago did you bring this

girl from somewhere out of town from

Hollywood Hollywood that's where they

make the movies yes I know.

Hollywood the st. Michael's that's

rather strange I understand there are

certain charges fees and so forth if you

give an estimate maybe I'd better tell

you first she wanted a few extras she

wanted organ music and she also wanted

six angels with wings to stand beside

the coffin the angels will be little

girls

that's an old Polish custom how much

were the girls of the wings now how much

for the organist the children will be

happy to serve without anything

sometimes our organist receives three

dollars but this is a poor paracin she's

used to not being paid

how much for you for me

I to him used to not being paid mr.

Dunnigan and I'd rather not break the

precedent I'm very proud that this girl

wanted to be buried for my church to a

humble priest that's a great

satisfaction and it is fee enough please

put that away mr. Dunnigan I'm sorry

father I came in her like a sore head

it's just that what it's a pleasure to

run into a human being in coal town or

or anywhere I was beginning to think the

world and run out of them look father I

here I might as well lay it on the line

ever hear of poverty yes an old friend

of st. Michael's I'm down to $300 and

with no visible means of support at the

moment I've made millions for people

I've worked for a press agent can do

that but I never got around to making

myself rich I never wanted to be a

millionaire I just wanted to live like

one that can keep your pool you know

father I hate the thought of her being a

no-loss place that's a little rough even

on a brave kid like Olga could we have

her brought here to your church

certainly she belongs here she'll like

that I mean she would have liked that

that's the whole trouble with this trip

and all these arrangements about the

funeral to me she isn't dead

it's as if you were here and we were

doing all this together oh I don't mean

that I see her or anything like that

it's I mean I know what you mean

hello hello this is father Paul hello

Hattie would you get me a nickel off yes

thank you

telephoning in coldtown is sort of

different mr. Olaf

this is father Paul speaking yes yes I

know he's he's here now I've called to

tell you to bring the body of Stan.

Chucky's daughter to st. Michael's

immediately not tomorrow mr. Olaf

immediately now right away you're a

greedy and stupid man mr. Olaf no I'm

not afraid of you and all your friends

bring the girl here immediately without

any further discussion goodbye be tough

when you have to he didn't look at my

advisor Michael the Archangel oh yes I

heard of him he had to be as you say

tough uh mr. Olaf will be here in half

an hour

thank you for that well I'm probably

taking up your time Wanda

I'll wait in the church no please wait

here and talk to me about Olga I can see

you loved her very much

I can't huh you sure I won't bore you

come mr. Dunnigan I'd like to hear

what's in your heart.

I only met order twice before I took a

job in the coast I'd become tired of

hopping around peddling a road company

to a lot of anti theatrical towns so I

figured out settling down in the Lourdes

land of Hollywood and I get me a job as

personal drum beater for the great

Marcus Harris Marcus Harris you've never

heard of him well Marcus Harris is one

of the greatest motion picture producers

in America who at the moment was giving

birth to his greatest production a three

million dollar epic called Joan of Arc

now gentlemen I want this trouble with.

Anna cloner settled once and for all I

don't want to have a fight going on hard

enough to make pictures without fights

it's miss plum does doing all the

fighting mr. Harris where's Dunnigan I

sent for Dunnigan why isn't he here miss.

Mulder thank you very much I said for

you an hour ago well here I am chief

whenever he's late I get promoted to

chief ill we're in trouble yeah I've

heard rumors miss cloten is playing

nasty again no no no look let's not call

anybody any names I've got a million

dollars invested in this clover so I

would like to think she isn't nasty just

a little nervous so I'm going to assign

you to the job of handling miss Croner

personally thanks very much but I don't

think that'll solve any problems well

I'm asking this as a favor two days

after she landed in this country you got

her the keys to the city of New York

arranged a parade in her honor kept a

picture in the papers day and night for

55 days huh another she listened to you

bill oh nobody else

I don't know Marcus fame is very bad for

some people it goes to their head oh

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