The Miracle of the Bells Page #7

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sex in five dollars and he rings the

bell for 15 minutes you thought of

something else yeah father how many

churches are there in coldtown why we

have five churches do they all have

bells well yes they have fine bells five

churches with bells huh

mr. Dunnigan you're not thinking that

I'm thinking of a lot of things

yes but y'all wait a minute father this

is pretty big you know what I've been

doing up and I've been sleeping I've

been walking around in a daze look

father five churches five bells okay I

want all the bells to start ringing at

eight o'clock tonight and keep on

ringing for three days three days and

three nights but why a brain cell move

finally I was letting her down I was

sitting around moaning like a beggar on

a rainy day

mr. Dunnigan is going to cost money

what's gonna cost money the ringing of

the bells for three days and three

nights

they'll have to hire a man that so much

per hour that'll be taken care of father

come on

but you told me you had no money look

father you've heard of st. Michael

haven't you yes but he was a scrapper

wasn't he Oh indeed he was he was the

first warrior of heaven he rescued Peter

the Apostle from prison twice and fought

and defeated Lucifer Prince of Darkness

all right father what are you worried

about he's on our side isn't he

sit down mr. Dunnigan thank you

farthest whiskey I have been visiting

the churches of coal town and st. Leo's

being the largest and most important I

saved it up for last I've arranged to

have their Jewish bells rung starting at

eight o'clock tonight and I'd like very

much they have st. Leo's Bell included

I'm having this done to satisfy the

dying wish of someone who was very dear

to me

it is most unusual for st. Leo's to ring

its Bell for a funeral in st. Michael's

oh I appreciate that father and I'm

ready to pay for this unusual privilege

I want the bell rung for three days and

three nights three days and three nights

yes

now the other pastors have agreed that

$10 an hour would be satisfactory

this st. Leo's mr. Dunnigan I'm afraid

we have much higher expenses than the

other little churches oh you see that

father how much will it cost

I'm afraid st. Leo's could not ring its.

Bell for less than $20 an hour I can

understand that it must cost a great

deal to keep up this magnificent church

now let's see there'd be a total of 72

hours at $20 an hour that had come to

fourteen hundred and forty dollars that

right Ashley I don't carry that much

cash with me I assume a check will be

all right well if you hadn't the cash of

course I feel very honored that st.

Leo's will be part of the funeral

services for all the Tres cold night

there you are thank you sir then it's

agreed you you will start at eight

o'clock and ring continuously until the

fourteen hundred and forty dollars are

used up yes mr. Dunnigan you'll want to

receipt for this no that won't be

necessary father the gas will check my

receipt thank you you've been very kind

and good afternoon mr. Doe

oh can I see him

just a minute where do you want to go

I don't worry please I want to send a

telegram it's very important that's good

the taxi driver said you could handle it

well come on in oh you come in yesterday

on the eastbound what that body for all

what this sent straight all right now

that'll come to something let's see if I

can read it I'm gonna hurry to get that

off mister if I can't read it I can't

send it

let's see Marcus Harris excelsior.

Studios Hollywood Cal that's California

that's right dear Marcus have terrific

stunts to save Joan of Arc ask no

questions

wired $10,000 immediately care of minors.

Bank and Trust Company medical.

Pennsylvania oh that's just a block down

the street I know where it is uh must

have it by noon it will pay back ten

million dollars gross for picture Tony

give me them great for.

Dunnigan Donegan is in great form trust.

Dunnigan completely Donegan is still

world's greatest press agent

regards Dunnigan who's done it I am you

don't say

hi Carla did it comes to four dollars

may sense there's five keep the change

and buy yourself a drink his number I

want you to call him Cole town call me

as soon as the answer comes through that

comes to four dollars and eight cents

doc pager here's five $10,000 nobody

ever said $10,000 to Manta coke I'll

sure like to see that return wire so

will I but just the two of us that's why

I didn't pull it in from whole town oh

yes to get that right off will you oh

yes yes this is something

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Where you want to go down back to coal

town I don't know if we can make it

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You think maybe I better Drive no I can

drive all right what's the matter I must

have had one too many

I keep hearing a church bell right on

the dot

eight o'clock you hear that yes indeed

beautiful sounds like all the churches

in town I never heard church bells

ringing in coal town at this time of

night

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You.

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What's all the bells ringing for

somebody dead been going on since 8

o'clock yeah but they wouldn't all be

ringing for somebody's dead

[Music]

Hiya Bob what's going on in our churches

give me a bit wedding bells have been

ringing for 10 minutes awesome don't

watch me getting married guess again

they're ringing all over town well all I

know is they started ringing about 20

minutes ago

nobody's been able to tell me why yet

okay I'll let you know that was the.

Nanticoke Journal don't they know

anything no they don't know anything

neither

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That's st. Michael's

st. Leo's is ringing tone

[Music]

Mr. Dunnigan yeah they're in there

who's in there newspaper man I stuck him

in the parlor nice thing.

Thanks

[Music]

Mr. Dunnigan yeah I'm Todd Jones from

you sir she headed press Briggs books

but son I'm matakohe the journal.

Tanner's my name I'm glad to see you

gentlemen we got a phone call from.

Nanticoke about these bells would you

mind telling us what it's all about I

talked to father Paul over at Saint.

Michael's but he told us to get the

story from you well this is sort of

surprising all this interest on you I

didn't think anyone outside of coal town

would notice the bells who is this alga.

Trottier

tress Kovner she died 10 days ago in

Hollywood she was an actress there a

great actress gentlemen but when she

died she wanted to be brought back here

to Colton where she'd lived most of her

life

she wanted to be buried on a hill beside

her father Stan Kroenke was a sort of

miner and wandering minstrel he played

the accordion him saying he was born

with a gift of laughter and song and he

passed these arm to his lovely daughter

she was a Hollywood star should any

movies we ever heard uh I don't see any

reason for going into that gentleman how

about a drink

yeah mr. Kummer yes.

Oh we'll be bringing about the

burdensome glasses please sure as I was

saying gentlemen she had just finished

making Joan of Arc for Marcus Harris

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