They Made Me a Criminal Page #4

RANCHER'S DAUGHTER TO ME.

LOOK. SUPPOSE YOU

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF.

ALL RIGHT.

LISTEN. YOU DO THAT AGAIN,

AND YOU'LL BE OUT FOR A WEEK.

I TOLD YOU ONCE:

I WASN'T GOLDIE.

WELL, YOU CAN' ARREST ME FOR TRYING.

WELL,

HERE WE ARE.

HELLO, PEGGY.

HELLO,

SHERIFF.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

ALL RIGHT, I GUESS.

THAT'S GOOD. OH.

SO THIS IS THE YOUNG FELLA

THAT PASSED OUT ON YOU, HUH?

AYE, SHERIFF.

THIS IS THE BOY,

ALL RIGHT.

WHERE ARE YOU:

FROM, BOY?

UM, TEXAS.

I'VE BEEN CUTTING

DOWN THERE.

THROATS?

UH, NO. BEEF.

GOT ANY FOLKS:

AROUND HERE?

NO, NO, NO. MY FOLKS ARE BACK IN TEXAS.

I'VE BEEN JUS LOOKING FOR WORK

TILL THINGS:

PICK UP DOWN THERE.

OH. OH, LEAVE THE BOY

ALONE, SHERIFF.

HE'S BEEN OUT OF HIS HEAD FOR TWO DAYS.

SURE, SURE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I'LL BE

ON MY WAY NOW.

JUST WANT TO STOP IN

AND SEE ABOUT THE KIDS.

I GOT TO MAKE MY REPOR TO THE BOARD, YOU KNOW.

EH, LIKE THEY

CARE ABOUT IT.

HEY, SHERIFF, HOW'S ABOUT ME

GETTING A PICTURE OF YOU, HUH?

MY PICTURE?

SURE. WHY NOT?

OK. OUT HERE

WHERE IT'S LIGHT.

HUH. THAT'S A

LIKELY-LOOKING YOUNG FELLER.

YEAH. HE'S LIKELY

TO GET OUT OF HERE

AS SOON:

AS HE CAN WALK.

HA HA HA!

HEY, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,

YOU SPONGE?

YOU'RE WALKING OU ON THE JOB, AREN'T YOU?

HEY, GRANDMA AND PEGGY!

EH, SHUT UP, YOU.

WHY, YOU BIG...

WAIT A MINUTE, YOU

PUNK. PUT UP YOUR DUKES.

BEAT IT, KID,

OR YOU'LL REALLY GET HURT.

A FINE THING TO BE HITTING A

LITTLE BIT OF A BOY HALF YOUR SIZE.

FOR TWO PINS, I'D BOX

THE SIDES OF YOUR EARS.

OH, I JUS TOUCHED HIM.

CAN'T A GUY

TAKE A WALK:

WITHOUT SOME KID FIRING

OFF A 21-GUN SALUTE?

OH, SO YOU WERE RUNNING AWAY

WITHOUT SAYING A WORD TO ANYBODY.

WELL, YOU DON'T WANT ME TO HANG

AROUND HERE FOREVER, DO YOU?

I TOLD YOU I WAS

LOOKING FOR WORK.

WELL, IT'S 20 MILES

TO THE NEAREST TOWN.

OH, WHY DON'T YOU

LET HIM GO?

THE SHERIFF HAS:

A PLACE FOR HOBOES.

I TELL YOU, I'M

LOOKING FOR WORK.

THEY CAN'T DO NOTHING TO A MAN FOR THAT.

YOU TALK LIKE:

I WAS A CRIMINAL.

SEE HERE. IF IT'S ONLY

WORK YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,

YOU KNOW, THERE'S PLENTY

OF THAT HANGING AROUND HERE.

I GET IT. YOU KEPT ME A COUPLE OF DAYS.

NOW YOU WANT ME:

TO WORK IT OFF, HUH?

FOR WHAT ELSE:

WOULD I BE ASKING?

A GREAT, BIG, LAZY

LUMMOX OF A FACE LIKE YOURS

TO BE STANDING:

AROUND HERE.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU

WANT ME TO DO?

WELL, TILL YOU GET A BIT OF

COLOR INTO THAT FACE OF YOURS,

YOU CAN SIT AROUND

IN THE SUN:

AND AMUSE THE KIDS.

BAH.

AMUSE THE KIDS?

Boy:
HA HA HA!

HA HA!

WE'RE NOT AMUSED.

HEY. YOU'RE FROM NEW YORK, AIN'T YOU?

YEAH.

I BEEN THERE.

BOY, DO I MISS

THAT EAST RIVER.

YEAH, AND THAT REFORM

SCHOOL YOU WAS GOING TO.

I GUESS YOU MISS

THAT, TOO, HUH?

EH, REFORM SCHOOL

AIN'T SO BAD.

ME BROTHER HAS BEEN

UP THERE TWICE.

HE DON'T GET OU TILL HE'S 21.

YEAH. HE GO A LEASE ON THE JOINT.

JUST WHAT IS:

THE SETUP HERE?

OH, WE GOT TOO HO IN NEW YORK.

SO THEY SENT US OU HERE TO REFORM US.

YEAH? WHO DID?

FATHER RAFFERTY. DID

YOU EVER HEAR OF HIM?

HE WAS NEVER:

IN MY CHURCH.

MINE, NEITHER.

WELL, ANYHOW, HE WAS A PRIES DOWN ON THE EAST SIDE, SEE,

TILL HE DIED:

ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

HE GOT UP THAT "HELP

THY NEIGHBOR" FUND

TO SEND TOUGH KIDS

OUT TO HIS SISTER.

THAT'S

THE OLD LADY.

WHAT FOR?

TO GE DEGENERATED.

REGENERATED,

YOU DOPE!

REGENERATED.

THAT MEANS:

REFORMED.

A REFORM SCHOOL:

FOR KIDS, HUH?

HA!

YEAH, BUT THEY AIN' GONNA REGENERATED ME

BECAUSE I'M GOING BACK TO THE EAST SIDE.

HOW YOU GOING, BY PULLMAN, OR

YOU GONNA TAKE A SPECIAL AIRPLANE?

I'M GONNA

TOUR BACK, JOE.

I'M GONNA TOUR BACK

LIKE HIM.

EH, YOU AIN' GOT THE NERVE.

YOU AIN'T GO THE NERVE.

HEY. WHO'S THE DAME?

OH, THAT'S

TOMMY'S SISTER.

Johnnie:
YEAH?

AND WHAT DID SHE DO?

SHE DIDN'T DO NOTHING.

SHE'S SUPPOSED TO WATCH

TOMMY GET DEGENERATED.

REGENERATED!

AW, CUT IT OUT.

YEAH. THE JUDGE WOULD'VE

SENT TOMMY TO REFORM SCHOOL

IF SHE HADN'T PROMISED

TO PLAY COPPER TO HIM.

UNTIL HE:

GET DEGENERATED.

EH, SHUT UP.

HEY!

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING

TO DO, MURDER ME?

NO, ONLY

CUT YOUR THROAT.

YOU KNOW, TOMMY IS

A PRETTY TOUGH GUY.

THEY CAUGHT HIM:

ROBBING A WAREHOUSE.

THEY GOT ME FOR SLASHING

TIRES ON CHERRY STREE IN A PARKING GARAGE.

GOT A MATCH?

WHAT DO YOU:

GOT THERE?

OH, THE CORK-SILK BUTT. YOU WANT ONE?

NO. ONE OF YOU KIDS

WOULDN'T KNOW

WHERE A GUY COULD GE SOME REAL BUTTS, WOULD YOU?

YEAH. THEY SELL THEM

OVER AT THE STAND.

YEAH? WELL, WHAT'S THE

USE OF SMOKING GRASS

WHEN YOU CAN:

HELP YOURSELF?

NAH. THEY WOULDN'T STEAL

NOTHING AROUND HERE.

NO STEALING FOR ME.

I THOUGHT YOU KIDS

WERE TOUGH.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

AFRAID, KID?

AFRAID? HMM. I AIN' AFRAID OF NOTHING.

HOOKING BUTTS AIN' MY LINE, THAT'S ALL.

LEAVE HIM ALONE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

I DARE YOU:

TO GET ME SOME.

OH, A DARE. DARE.

YOU GOT TO TAKE A DARE.

EHH.

HEY, AIN'T YOU GONNA TAKE A DARE?

TOMMY, YOU GOT TO TAKE A DARE.

HELLO, SIS.

WELL, HIYA, TOMMY.

FINISH PICKING YET?

UH-UH, NOT YET.

WHAT'S THE MATTER? YOU'RE

NOT QUITTING SO SOON, ARE YOU?

WELL, I AIN' QUITTING.

IT'S JUST THAT IT'S

KIND OF HOT, THAT'S ALL.

HEY, CAN I

HAVE A DRINK?

YEAH. YEAH.

I'LL GET ONE FOR YOU.

HERE YOU ARE.

OH, THANKS.

BOY, THAT JUS HIT THE SPOT.

YOU GET THEM, KID?

YEAH. HERE YOU ARE.

NICE WORK.

THANKS.

VERY NICE WORK,

GETTING KIDS:

TO STEAL FOR YOU.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING

LOWER THAN THAT,

I HAVEN'T MET IT YET.

COME ON.

BOX THERE. GO ON.

COME ON!

CROWN HIM, ANGEL!

BOX. FIGHT.

GO AHEAD!

WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?

GO ON. GO AHEAD.

GO ON. DO IT.

GO AHEAD.

BREAK IT UP, GUYS!

BREAK IT UP.

WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH YOU?

EH, LOOK OUT.

BOX. FIGHT.

GUYS, GUYS, FIGHT.

HIT HIM WITH:

THAT RIGHT, TOMMY.

COME ON, GUYS.

FIGHT.

COME ON.

GO AHEAD. FIGHT.

OH, KNOCK

HIS BRAINS OUT.

ONE GUY,

GET KNOCKED DOWN.

AAH!

FOUL! FOUL! FOUL!

WHAT DID I DO?

SHUT UP.

HEY, YOU SAW IT,

DIDN'T YOU?

WE DIDN' SEE NOTHING.

SURE, IT WAS A FOUL. HE

CAN'T PUT NOTHING OVER ON ME.

AS LONG AS THE REFEREE

SEES YOU, IT'S A FOUL.

SURE. I KNOW MY MARKWIS

OF QUEENSBURY RULES.

MARQUIS.

AAH!

CUT IT OUT, YOU...

YOU'RE GONNA BE SMART,

YOU DO IT IN THE IN-FIGHT.

COME HERE.

I'LL SHOW YOU.

HERE, TOMMY.

STAND UP THERE.

SEE, YOU'RE LEADING

WITH YOUR RIGHT,

AND YOU'RE MOVING

LIKE THAT.

WHILE YOU'RE TURNING

YOUR RIGHT AROUND,

YOU FAKE:

A LEFT HOOK,

AND YOU JAB HIM IN THE

GUTS WITH YOUR LEFT ELBOW.

SEE? YEAH, BUT THAT AIN'T FAIR.

OF COURSE, IT AIN'T IF

THE REFEREE SEES YOU.

THE TRICK IS TO GET THE OTHER

GUY BETWEEN YOU AND THE REFEREE

SO'S HE WON' SEE YOU.

COME ON, JACK.

LET'S BOX.

EH, I DON'T KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

OH, SAYS YOU.

COME ON.

HA HA HA!

COME ON, JACK.

HIT HIM RIGHT IN THE EYE.

WATCH THAT RIGHT,

TOMMY.

WATCH THAT RIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I WAS ONLY:

TAKING YOUR PICTURE.

LAY OFF. DON'T YOU

EVER DO THAT AGAIN, SEE?

WHAT'S EATING YOU?

NEVER MIND, BUT LAY

OFF WITH THAT CAMERA.

OK, OK.

WHAT YOU GETTING SORE ABOUT, JACK?

COME ON.

COME ON, JACK.

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