Torrid Zone Page #8

you come into my life.

It must be fate.

No, I just wanted to take a look

at a guy who should feel worse than I do.

Who me? I feel fine. Except one thing.

Never in my life do I see so much food,

and what happened?

No can opener.

Two days ago, I have a can opener

and what happened?

Nothing to open.

- Seorita, you are sick?

- No, I'm all right.

It's too bad I am locked up

or you could come away with me, huh?

I teach you to forget your troubles,

and that's not all.

What else did you have in mind?

Maybe, perhaps a little love, no?

Oh, Rosie, let's don't spoil

our beautiful friendship.

Oh, that would not spoil it.

That would make it better, much better.

Confidentially, as a lover, I have not

had a complaint in all this territory.

Well, you just keep pitching and maybe

you'll get a tryout in one of the big leagues.

- I should be giving advice to the lovelorn.

- Oh, some man has jilted you.

Not exactly, Rosie. You can't be jilted

when you haven't been given a tumble.

You mean Seor Butler, maybe, perhaps?

Seor Butler,

no "maybe, perhaps" about it.

Seorita, I cannot understand it.

There is an old native proverb,

"Beautiful horses always love mules."

Hey, Lee, day's beginning to break.

You better duck.

Case will be here in a minute

and he'll probably have Rodriguez with him.

That's all I need. Lovely guy, that Case.

If you like to go around shooting people up,

there's a subject for you.

Nick? Nick!

Nick! Where's Butler? Where's Butler?

He's in there. He's in bed.

Bed, at this time of the morning?

What are you doing, tucking him in?

Earthquake, earthquake, earthquake.

Good morning, sweetheart.

Would you like your breakfast served in bed?

Get out of here.

Nick Butler in bed at 5:00 in the morning.

Are you rehearsing for that Chicago job?

I just got to bed!

- Out boozing all night, I suppose.

- Boozing? How do you think I got that?

- Somebody hit you with a bottle.

- I was shot, you lunatic.

- I went out after Rosario and I found him.

- You did?

Take him and get out

before I throw you out.

Told you not to go. Might have been killed.

All I want is fruit.

Train is loaded.

When you get it back, it will be again.

I don't know why I put up with a guy

that spends all his life in bed!

Oh, that does it.

I'm going into town to sleep

for the next 48 hours.

You can get your bananas out your way.

Shove them in your hope chest.

Take it easy. You're talking wild.

Now, look, we're both excited.

All you need is a little sleep.

Sleep? What do you think I was trying to do

when you tiptoed in here?

Okay, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry and I apologize.

Now, look, you go on back to bed, see?

Get a nice sleep, and after you wake up,

we talk over all our plans.

Look, you and I were made

to work with each other.

You've been underpaid, but I talked

to the home office and got it fixed.

- Now, next year...

- What next year?

When a man doesn't do what's best for him,

his friend steps in.

I called home office,

got the boss and said:

"Look, Baldwin, taking Butler away from me

is like cutting off my right arm."

He said, "Stevie,

if there's that much trouble...

...and he's so valuable, I won't send

the new man to replace Anderson.

- Butler can stay on!"

- Oh, he can, can he?

Well, look here, you lying maniac,

I wouldn't work for you if I never had a job.

But luckily, I've got one,

and I'm getting to it fast.

I'm tearing into town, hopping the first boat.

You can file that among your souvenirs.

- Hope nothing happened to that job.

- What?

To save you the trouble,

boss got in touch with Coast to Coast.

- What for?

- To tell them you wouldn't be there.

Look here, Jocko,

if I get to Chicago and my job isn't there...

...I personally will fly back here

and take you apart, bone for bone.

- Nicky...

- I don't believe you ever talk to Baldwin.

He wouldn't put up

with the stuff you pull here.

If the company ever gets wise,

you won't have to take the boat.

- They'll shoot you out on a rocket.

- You talk like a foolish boy.

Maybe so. Maybe so.

But not so foolish to forget my money.

Give me my 900 bucks.

What a crust.

You quit me, I owe you nothing.

I could knock it out of you, but it's worth

900 bucks not to lay my hands on you.

You get a crease in your arm,

get scared, run home to mama.

Picked you out of the gutter.

I teach you things...

...raise you as a father would, pamper you,

proud of you, build you up.

- Why do I do it?

- Why do you do it?

Because I'm the only chump around who'll

put up with your double-crossing tactics.

But even a silly sissabel like me

will finally catch on.

So, Jocko, you can get yourself

another whipping boy. I'm checking out.

Nick, you ought to be resting.

Where are you going?

- The States.

- What about me?

Meet me in Chicago.

Gotta get that train before he sends it off.

Oh, Nick, please.

When the husband's away,

the rats will play.

Don't listen to him.

What about our plans?

We'll make new ones in Chicago.

Charlie, throw these bags into the cab

and tell the engineer to wait for me.

- I'm going with him.

- Oh, yes, seor.

Where's he going now?

He couldn't leave, of course,

without seeing his little lady first.

Little lady? What little lady?

That redhead he brought down here.

Oh, the redhead, huh?

What's the idea of all the gloom?

I hear the mighty emperor has arrived.

Yeah, don't let him see you.

Crawl into the woodwork until he's gone.

- Not me. I'd be sure to find him there.

- Well, I'm blowing. May not see you again.

Too bad you couldn't hear me

tell him off.

Here, you'll need this.

Wally will take care of you.

Thanks. I'll send it to you sometime

from Rio or somewhere.

Forget it.

Now, why do you wanna be

doing that for?

Oh, I don't know.

Must be a sign of something or other.

Weak eyes, maybe.

The trouble with you dames is you build

castles and move into them.

Well, you can't blame a girl

for trying, can you?

No, well, ever you're around Chicago...

Yeah, I know, Coast to Coast stores.

Bye, Nick.

What are you doing, making the rounds?

What is it about us

that always attracts a crowd?

- Necking like high school kids.

- You interrupted a post-graduate course.

Seorita Donley, but this is impossible.

My clues say that you are in Panama.

Then why don't you look there?

- Swimming?

- No wonder everything's gone wrong.

How can a man concentrate on business

and a dame at the same time?

Arrest Butler for harboring

a fugitive from justice.

Dig up a new routine.

You can't hold me with that one.

Oh, well, maybe you're right, Nick.

I did my best to hold you,

but I know when I'm licked.

I'll get by the best I can.

You go on back to Chicago

and lots of luck to you.

Touching. I'll think about it on the boat.

- Sorry, you're not gonna be on any boat.

- What are you pulling now?

That sailor she tripped

when she tried to jump the boat?

Got a crack in his skull,

liable to pass out of the picture.

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