They Made Me a Criminal Page #6

COME OVER TO THE STOVE

AND GET WARM.

WELL, WHAT DID

YOU DO TO HIM?

HE FELL IN:

AN IRRIGATION DITCH.

YEAH, SURE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

DID YOU ALL FALL IN THE

SAME IRRIGATION DITCH?

YEAH. WE GOT WE FISHING HIM OUT.

WELL, THEY'VE GO TELEPHONES, YOU KNOW.

NOT WHERE WE WAS.

I DON'T EXPECT TO GE THE TRUTH OUT OF YOU

OR OUT OF ANY OF THEM

WHILE YOU'RE AROUND.

IN FACT, I THINK WE

HAVE ENOUGH OF YOU.

GET OUT.

IT'S OK WITH ME. WHEN

DO YOU WANT ME TO GO?

THE SOONER,

THE BETTER.

I'LL LEAVE RIGHT NOW, IF

THAT'S HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT.

PEGGY, YOU DON' KNOW WHAT HE...

SHUT UP.

COME ON.

EH, IT AIN'T RIGHT,

I TELL YOU. IT AIN'T.

EH, THAT'S OK.

THERE WE WAS, CAUGH LIKE CATS IN A TRAP.

YOU MEAN, RATS. I MEAN,

CAT. YOU KNOW, JACK.

JUST LIKE WHEN YOU DROP A BUNCH OF

KITTENS TO DROWN IN A BUCKET OF WATER.

SURE. THAT'S RIGHT.

THERE WE WAS,

ON THE DRINK OF DEATH.

BRINK.

AW, CUT THAT OUT,

WILL YOU?

EVERY TIME YOU DO THAT, YOU

MAKE ME NERVOUS ALL OVER.

THINK THAT'S

GOOD FOR ME?

WELL, ANYWAY, IN THE

WATER, IT'S DRINK OF DEATH.

WE'D ALL BE DEAD DUCKS

IF IT WASN'T FOR JACK.

SURE. OF COURSE.

CERTAINLY.

WHY WON'T YOU

LET US TELL HER?

WELL, SHE'D SAY IT WAS

MY FAULT FOR TAKING YOU.

YOU HAVEN'T THOUGHT OF TAKING

ANYBODY WITH YOU, HAVE YOU?

WHO? WHO DO

YOU MEAN? YOU?

WELL, LOTS OF RANCH HELP TRAVEL

AROUND IN PAIRS LIKE THAT.

WHAT ABOUT THA GAS STATION?

WELL, THAT CAN WAIT TILL I

EARN ENOUGH DOUGH AND COME BACK.

EH, I'D LIKE

TO TAKE YOU, KID.

BUT YOUR SISTER WOULD HAVE THE

MILITIA OUT AFTER ME FOR KIDNAPPING.

WELL, I ONLY

THOUGHT THAT...

SURE, TOMMY,

AND I APPRECIATE IT.

BUTTING IN:

AGAIN, HUH?

HAVEN'T YOU CAUSED ENOUGH

TROUBLE FOR ONE DAY?

I'D LIKE TO TALK

TO JACK ALONE.

OK, KIDS. BEAT IT.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

NOTHING, JOHNNIE,

EXCEPT THAT...

WELL...

ANGEL TOLD ME THE TRUTH ABOU WHAT HAPPENED THIS AFTERNOON.

I SAID I WAS SORRY,

DIDN'T I?

I CALLED YOU A HEEL, BU I GUESS YOU'RE A HERO.

IS THIS A BUILDUP FOR

ANOTHER SOCK IN THE NOSE?

NO. I THINK

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

SURE. I AIN' A BAD GUY.

I TOLD YOU SO BEFORE.

I KNOW.

SO DID GRANDMA,

BUT I DIDN' BELIEVE IT TILL NOW.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE

UNLESS YOU WANT TO.

YOU KNOW,

THERE'S ONLY ONE REASON

I WANT TO STAY HERE...

YOU.

DO YOU WANT ME TO STAY?

WELL, UH,

THAT'S THAT.

UM, AS LONG AS YOU'RE ALL

CLEANED UP AND EVERYTHING,

WOULD YOU LIKE:

TO DRIVE ME TO TOWN?

I GOT SOME ERRANDS.

IT'S A DATE.

WELL, THEN YOU BETTER GRAB YOURSELF

SOME SUPPER, AND I'LL CHANGE.

15 MINUTES.

MIND?

UH-UH.

SAY, I KNOW A SPOT ON

THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

WHERE NO CARS:

EVER PASS.

SUPPOSE:

WE PARK AND...

TALK.

WHAT FOR?

I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU.

AIN'T THAT ENOUGH?

YEAH. IT'S A LOT, BU IT STARTS THE WRONG WAY.

HOW, THE WRONG WAY?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT YOU

OR WHO YOU ARE,

EXCEPT YOUR NAME,

AND MAYBE I ISN'T YOUR NAME.

YOU SOUND LIKE I WAS

PROPOSING MARRIAGE.

WHAT ARE YOU:

PROPOSING?

OH, NOTHING

LIKE THAT.

OH.

WELL, YOU'RE

FRANK, ANYWAY.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU

BE FRANK, TOO?

YOU WANT ME TO?

SURE.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE

A NICE-LOOKING MAN...

THANK YOU KINDLY.

WITH THE RIGHT HEART...

AHH.

BUT THE WRONG HEAD.

BECAUSE I TRY:

TO MAKE LOVE TO YOU?

NOPE. BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING

TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER.

YOU KNOW, I'M

FROM THE BIG CITY, TOO,

AND I'VE HEARD

A LOT OF LINES BEFORE.

AND SO IT'S UP TO ME TO

THINK OF A NEW LINE, HUH?

MM-HMM.

WOULDN'T HURT.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL THINK OF ONE.

I'LL BE WAITING.

HI, JACK!

HI, PEGGY!

HIYA, SPEED.

YOU GET SOME GAS.

I'M GOING OVER

TO THE HARDWARE STORE

TO SEE MR. HAYMAN

ON SOME BUSINESS.

BACK IN A MINUTE.

RIGHT.

FILL 'ER UP?

YEAH, WITH THE CHEAP.

OH, WHY DON'T YOU GE SOME GOOD GAS THIS TIME

SO YOU CAN TRY OU MY NEW PUMP?

IF I EVER TRY TO PUT GOOD GASOLINE INTO

THIS JALOPY, SHE'D PROBABLY EXPLODE.

SAY, I'VE GOT SOME SWELL NEW OIL

OVER THERE, IF YOU CAN USE ANY.

JUST CAME IN.

YEAH? HOW MUCH?

30 CENTS.

30 CENTS?

THAT'S TOO MUCH.ENTS.

HEY, YOU GONNA

TAKE THAT IN?

I HEAR HE'S GOOD.

EH, IF HE

WERE ANY GOOD,

HE WOULDN'T BE

BARNSTORMING IN THE STICKS.

WELL, HE MUST BE PRETTY GOOD

IF THEY'RE GONNA GIVE $500

TO ANYBODY WHO CAN

STICK WITH HIM.

THAT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

YEAH. I GUESS THAT IS A

LOT OF MONEY, ALL RIGHT.

Speed:
THAT NOT ENOUGH

TO TEMPT ME, THOUGH.

NO?

SAY, I WOULDN'T GET IN THE

RING WITH THAT BIG, UGLY MOOSE

FOR $5,000 A ROUND.

"WILD BULL OF EUROPE."

HUH. LOOKS LIKE

A KILLER TO ME.

HMM? UM, ALL SET?

YEAH. SHE TOOK 8 GALLONS. THAT $1.28.

CHARGE IT.

SAY, JACK, THAT BILL

IS GETTING KIND OF HIGH.

OW ABOUT A LITTLE

ON THE ACCOUNT?

EH, WHAT ARE YOU

SQUAWKING ABOUT?

YOU'LL GET PAID...

SOMETIME.

OK.

I GUESS I CAN DO MY BI FOR PEGGY AND THE OLD LADY

TILL THINGS GE BETTER FOR THEM.

THAT'S A NICE PUMP.

SAY, YOU DO PRETTY GOOD

AROUND HERE, DON'T YOU, SPEED?

OH, I CAN' COMPLAIN.

THAT'S ONE THING THEY

CAN'T SAY ABOUT THEM.

WHEN THEY GOT TO HAVE

GAS, THEY GOT TO HAVE GAS.

WHAT THIS PUMP SET YOU

BACK, ABOUT TWO GRAND?

JUST ABOUT, AND SAY, WHA A BIG IMPROVEMENT THAT IS

OVER THIS:

OLD HAND PUMP.

LISTEN. I'M GOING ACROSS

THE STREET FOR A FEW MINUTES.

IF PEGGY COMES, TELL HER

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, HUH?

ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE NOT BIG ENOUGH. YOU'RE TOO LIGHT.

WHAT'S THAT GOT TO DO

WITH IT IF I'M WILLING?

I'M NOT WORRIED ABOU YOU. IT'S THE CUSTOMERS.

THEY DON'T PAY DOUGH

TO SEE SETUPS, YOU KNOW.

I'LL GIVE THAT GUY

PLENTY OF FIGHT.

LOOK. I'M HAVING

A FIGHT, NOT A MURDER.

GO ON.

SCRAM, WILL YOU?

I GOT A LO OF WORK TO DO.

LISTEN. I WANT A CHANCE AT THAT MUG.

GO ON. SCRAM.

I'M BUSY.

KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF ME,

OR I'LL CLIP YOU.

OH, YOU WILL?

OOH!

COME ON. DO I GE THAT FIGHT, OR DON'T I?

YEAH. YOU GET IT.

IT'LL BE A PLEASURE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND?

YEAH. I THOUGHT THAT TAD

HAYMAN WOULD HELP US OU WITH AN ADVANCE

ON THE NEXT CROP,

BUT HE'S STRAPPED

ALL HIMSELF THIS YEAR.

EH, DON'T WORRY

ABOUT ANYTHING.

YOUR TROUBLES:

ARE OVER.

WE'RE GONNA OPEN

A GAS STATION.

A GAS STATION?

SURE.

WELL, HOW DID YOU

HAPPEN TO THINK OF THAT?

WELL, UM, UH,

STATISTICS.

YOU KNOW, THERE ISN'T A

GAS STATION ON OUR ROAD

42 MILES ONE WAY

AND 28 THE OTHER.

WHAT YOU ANY IDEA

WHAT A GAS STATI COSTS?

OH, I LOOKED

INTO THAT.

WELL, YOU HEAR ABOUT THE

BIG FIGHT THEY'RE HAVING

AT THE LEGION STADIUM

IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS,

ABOUT THE PALOOKA THAT'S

OFFERING $500 A ROUND

FOR ANYBODY THAT WILL STICK

WITH HIM MORE THAN TWO ROUNDS?

YEAH. I READ

SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

WELL, I'M GOING IN THERE AND FIGHT HIM.

ALL I HAVE TO DO IS STAND

ON MY FEET FOR 4 ROUNDS.

4 TIMES 500...

THAT'S 2,000 BUCKS.

WHY, IT'S

IN THE BAG.

OH, BUT, JACK,

YOU'RE CRAZY.

WHY, HE'S

A PROFESSIONAL FIGHTER.

YOU'D GET BADLY HURT.

AW, GEE, ANYBODY WHO WOULD STAND UP

AGAINST A FIGHTER LIKE THAT WOULD BE A...

A SUCKER?

YEAH, A SUCKER.

AND IF I DID GET HURT,

WOULD IT MATTER MUCH TO YOU?

YES, JACK, IT WOULD...

LOTS.

THAT'S ALL

I WANT TO KNOW.

WITH YOU ROOTING FOR ME,

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