The Outsiders Page #8

that made him different...

...made people follow him. A little better

than the crowd, you know what I mean?

I don't want you to go see him anyway.

We don't need your damn charity!

I wasn't trying to give you charity.

I only wanted to help.

I liked you from the start.

The way we talked.

Wouldn't you try to help me if you could?

Can you see the sunset

from the Southside very good?

Yeah. Real good.

You can see it from the Northside, too.

Thanks, Ponyboy.

You dig okay.

See you around.

-Soda, when did you start shaving?

-When I was .

-When did Darry?

-When he was .

Why? Growing a beard for the rumble?

You're funny.

Readers Digest pays a lot of money

for funny things.

You like fights, huh, Soda?

Yeah, I like fights.

-How come?

-It's a contest.

It's like a drag race,

or a dance or something.

We'll beat those Socs' heads in.

When I get into a fight, I want to stomp.

I like it, too.

Why do you like fights?

He likes to show off his muscles.

I'll show them off on you,

if you get any mouthier.

I don't know if you ought to be

in this rumble.

How come? I've always

come through before, ain't l?

You were in shape before.

You ain't looking so good,

you're tensed up all the time.

Come on, it's a fight.

Everyone is tensed up before a rumble.

It's skin against skin.

He ain't gonna get hurt.

I'll grab a little one.

We will need every man we can get,

but I don't know.

If it was with knives or chains,

it would be different.

I'll be okay.

All right, but you be careful.

I will.

Why don't you worry about him so much?

That's one kid brother I ain't gotta worry

about 'cause he can use his head...

...at least to grow hair on. Let's go!

You and Ponyboy, if the fuzz show,

beat it out of there.

We'll get jailed, but you two will get

the boy's home. Understand?

Ain't nobody gonna call the fuzz

in this neighborhood.

All the same, you two beat it out of there.

Do you hear me?

How are you doing, Tim?

Pretty good.

You and the quiet kid killed the Soc.

Right?

Yeah.

Good going, kid.

Curly always said you were a good kid.

Curly's in the reformatory

for the next six months.

-Hey, Greasers!

-We're on our way!

We'll go out there as even as we can get.

You stay close to me, kid.

Hello, Darrel. Long time no see.

Hello, Paul.

What's up?

They used to buddy around together,

play football.

I'll take you.

A rumble ain't a rumble without me.

Ponyboy, are you okay?

Are you okay? Come on.

Act sick, and I'll pretend like

I'm taking you to the hospital.

You've got to have a good reason

for driving like that.

The kid fell off his motorcycle

and I'm taking him to the hospital.

How bad is he?

Do I look like a doctor?

He looks pretty bad to me.

Follow me.

Sucker.

I was crazy. You know that?

I was crazy about wanting Johnny

to stay out of trouble.

If he was smart like me,

he wouldn't be in this mess.

If he was smart like me,

he wouldn't have ran in that church.

You better wise up, man.

You just better wise up.

Get tough like me and you don't get hurt.

Watch out for yourself

and nothing can touch you, man.

We beat the Socs, man. Chased them

right out of our neighborhood.

It's useless.

Fighting ain't no good.

They're still writing editorials in the papers

about you being a hero.

We are all proud of you.

It's gonna be all right.

Stay gold, Ponyboy.

Stay gold.

Johnny, come on.

So, this is what you get for helping people?

You punk!

Come on, Johnny, don't die.

Come on, don't die on me now.

Please!

Bastards!

You're not allowed here.

I'm allowed anywhere I want.

-You're out of your mind.

-Why do you help people?

It doesn't do any good.

What do you think, Soda?

Do you think it makes me look tough?

It makes you look different.

That guy had sharp teeth.

What do you mean by "different"?

You got a hole in your mouth.

Where have you been?

What's wrong?

Johnny's dead.

Told him about beating the Socs.

He just died.

Told me to "stay gold."

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