Tugboat Annie Page #3

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WELL,

IT'S A SWELL PLACE.

THAT'S SWEE OF YOU, CAPTAIN,

BUT I'M ALL SE FOR THAT SAUERKRAUT.

THERE YOU ARE, NOW.

IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH

FOR THE COMPANY,

I GUESS IT'S GOOD ENOUGH

FOR YOU TO EAT ON, AIN'T IT?

COME ON. LET'S GO.

ANNIE, ANNIE,

WAIT A-

DON'T SHOVE.

I WANT TO WHISPER

SOMETHING.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

DON'T YOU THINK

I BETTER GO ASHORE

AND GET SOME ICE CREAM TO

KIND OF LIVEN UP THE PARTY?

MM-HMM... THE WIND IS

OFF THE BREWERY AGAIN.

OH, I JUST HAD

A LITTLE BIT, LIKE THAT.

OH...

YOU COULDN'T EVEN SMELL I IF YOU WASN'T EXPECTING IT.

COME ON, MOM!

YEAH, ALEC.

I'M COMING.

COME ON!

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE

IN A MINUTE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I GOT TO GO, ANNIE.

OH, WHY DO YOU LEAVE

EVERYTHING FOR THE LAST MINUTE?

HA HA!

I KNOW.

OH! OH, ALEX,

YOU SIT THERE,

AND PAT WILL SI RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.

YEAH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THERE WE ARE.

AH!

THIS IS EVEN NICER

THAN I REMEMBERED.

NO WONDER YOU LOVE

THE NARCISSUS.

WELL, BARRING A SLIGHT WHEEZE

IN HER BOILER TUBES,

SHE'S AS GOOD AS THE DAY

I COME ABOARD.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE

THE WATERFRONT.

THERE'S SO MUCH

ATMOSPHERE.

OH, THAT'S THE

TIDE FLATS YOU SMELL.

THAT'S THE SAUERKRAU YOU SMELL, YOU MEAN.

WAIT TILL:

YOU TASTE IT.

OH, THIS LOOKS

TOO GOOD TO EAT.

I READ IN THE PAPER ONLY YESTERDAY ABOU A MAN WHO ATE SPARERIBS AND SAUERKRAU AND HE NEVER KNEW

WHAT HIT HIM.

WHY?

WHAT HAPPENED?

POMAINE (PTOMAINE)

POISON.

IT'S A FACT.

IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY.

THEY DIE OFF:

JUST LIKE FLIES.

WELL, MR. BRENNAN,

ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE A

CHANCE WITH THE REST OF US?

FUNNY. I AIN'T HUNGRY,

SWEETHEART.

SAY, HAVE YOU BEEN SNEAKING

AROUND PINCHING GRUB AGAIN?

OH, NO.

HONEST, ANNIE.

I JUST AIN'T HUNGRY,

THAT'S ALL.

YOU AIN'T?

PAT, GO TO IT.

I'M JUST DYING TO SEE THE

EXPRESSION ON YOUR FACE

WHEN YOU TAKE:

THE FIRST SWALLOW.

MM-HMM.

HOPE I DONE:

MYSELF JUSTICE.

WELL, HOW IS IT?

I, UH...

I NEVER TASTED ANYTHING QUITE LIKE IT.

OH! TUCK I INTO YOU, KID.

TELL ME IF I DONE

MYSELF JUSTICE.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS

ALEX'S FAVORITE DISH.

FACT, I CAN HARDLY WAI TO GET AT IT MYSELF.

HA HA HA!

MOM, WHAT'S IN THIS?

IT'S AWFUL!

IT'S KIND OF SLIPPERY,

ISN'T IT?

GEE, I CAN' UNDERSTAND IT.

I NEVER LET MY FOOT SLIP

ON MY SAUERKRAUT BEFORE.

OH!

YOU GREAT BIG GALOOT!

THIS IS ALL YOUR DOING.

WELL, I WOULD HAVE TOLD YOU IF

YOU'D KEPT YOUR BIG BAZOO CLOSED.

TOLD ME WHAT?

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

DON'T YOU-

WHAT DID YOU DO?

POP!

DON'T YOU HIT, NOW.

HA! WELL, THE IDEA OF US BAWLING

EACH OTHER OUT IN FRONT OF MISS PAT.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A MISHAP THA MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED TO ANYBODY.

OF COURSE.

WHILE YOU WERE CARRYING

ON LIKE A SEA COW,

IT WOULD HAVE ALL

PASSED OFF AS PLEASANT-

YES! JUST AS

PLEASANT AS-

WELL, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL SEND CHOW DOWN FOR A COUPLE

OF POUNDS OF PORK CHOPS, YOU KNOW?

THEY'RE MORE

DELICATE ANYHOW.

IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN

ANYTHING I ATE, NO DOUBT.

WELL...I'LL TAKE PA TO A RESTAURANT.

LET'S ALL GO UPTOWN, BECAUSE

IT'S SO MUCH EASIER ANYWAY.

YEAH.

NO.

YOU AND PAT RUN ALONG.

YOU KNOW, I KIND OF LOS MY APPETITE...SOMEHOW.

COME ON, PAT.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD-BYE,

MRS. BRENNAN.

GOOD-BYE, PAT.

GOOD-BYE, MOM.

GOOD-BYE, KID.

GOOD-BYE! COME BACK

AGAIN SOON. HEH HEH!

GOOD-BYE, ALEC!

GOOD-BYE!

I CALL IT EXTRAVAGANT,

TAKING A BUS JUS TO GO A HALF A MILE.

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT. WE DON' GO OUT IN SOCIETY EVERY DAY.

THAT'S

ALL RIGHT, TOO.

HOW ARE YOU?

OH! OH, ANNIE,

MY SHOES.

HA! I TOLD YOU TO WEAR

THE BOX THEY COME IN.

OH, YEAH.

WHERE TO?

PIER 62.

GLACIER QUEEN.

THANK YOU TOO MUCH.

STOP THE BUS!

WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

LADY?

MY HUSBAND'S CAR SICK.

WE'LL WALK THE RES OF THE WAY.

PHEW!

WAIT!

WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE!

WAIT A MINUTE.

GEE, MOM,

YOU LOOK SWELL.

DO I?

$25 MARKED DOWN

TO $9.98,

ON ACCOUNT OF I BEING A OFF-SIZE.

HA HA HA!

I DIDN'T WAN TO SHAME YOU, ALEC.

OH, MOM.

I WOULDN'T BE ASHAMED OF YOU

IF YOU CAME IN A CANVAS BAG.

HA HA HA!

SAY, DON'T YOUR FATHER

LOOK GRAND?

HE SURE DOES.

HE'S THA GRATEFUL TO YOU

FOR NOT HOLDING THE

SAUERKRAUT AGAINST HIM.

YOU KNOW, HE AIN'T TOUCHED

A DROP TO DRINK SINCE.

LIABLE TO TAKE THE PLEDGE

AT ANY MINUTE NOW.

GOOD.

WILL YOU:

HAVE SOME, MOM?

OH, THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

MMM.

THERE'S

SOMETHING IN IT.

WHERE'S YOUR FATHER?

WHAT DID YOU DO THEN?

WELL-AHEM-

I GRABBED MY KNIFE,

AND I JUMPED OVERBOARD,

AND I CAUGHT THAT SHARK

RIGHT IN THE GILLS.

AND SAVED:

THE MAN'S LIFE?

BARRING HIM GETTING

HIS HEAD CHEWED OFF,

I GOT THERE JUST IN TIME.

JUST THINK OF YOU

BEING SUCH A HERO

AND TELLING US:

NOTHING ABOUT IT!

OH, I DON'T LIKE

TO TALK ABOUT-HA!

AHH...

OH, TERRY!

OH, I'M THAT THIRSTY!

MMM!

TONGUE'S HANGING DOWN SO

LOW, ALMOST COULD STEP ON IT.

HEH HEH. THIS IS

MY LITTLE WIFE.

YEAH.

I'LL BET YOU'RE PROUD

OF YOUR HUSBAND.

HE'S SUCH A BRAVE MAN.

YEAH. BEEN TELLING YOU HOW HE

CAPTURED THEM PIRATES SINGLE-HANDED?

NO. HE WAS TELLING

US HOW HE RESCUED

THE MAN:

FROM THE SHARK.

OH, THAT'S

A NEW ONE ON ME.

DO YOU MIND IF I BORROW

THE HERO A MINUTE?

NO.

OF COURSE NOT.

GOOD-BYE,

CAPTAIN BRENNAN.

GOOD-BYE.

GOOD-BYE.

NOW, TERRY, DON'T YOU

TOUCH A TASTE OF THIS.

WOULDN'T DO YOU

NO GOOD ANYHOW.

OH, ANNIE,

YOU DON'T TRUST ME-

A MAN OF HONOR:

LIKE I AM?

WELL, HOW ARE YOU

ENJOYING THE PARTY?

OH, SAY,

YOU SURE DID:

DO YOURSELF PROUD ON THIS THING, RED.

THANK YOU, TERRY.

ANNIE, YOU AND I SHOULD HAVE

A DANCE FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE.

OH, GO ON. YOU DON'T WANT TO

TOW AN OLD BARGE LIKE ME AROUND.

OH, SURE!

GO ON!

I AIN'T GOT A JEALOUS BONE IN MY HEAD.

GO ON.

WELL, I GUESS WE CAN'T NONE

OF US GET HURT VERY BAD.

COME ON, RED.

HEY, RED,

WHAT ARE YOU:

TRYING TO DO-

THE RUMPLE:

WITH ME? HUH!

I'LL BE BACK

IN A MINUTE.

THANK YOU,

TERRY, DEAR.

NONE FOR YOU,

TERRY?

OH, NO!

DIDN'T YOU KNOW?

TERRY ISN'T DRINKING

ANYTHING ANYMORE.

ARE YOU,

TERRY, DEAR?

UH, NO.

SAY, TERRY, COME ON.

LET'S HAVE A DANCE.

OH, ANNIE,

I CAN'T DANCE.

NOW, HEAR, YOU'VE JUS BEEN HAVING TOO GOOD A TIME.

I WANT YOU:

TO DANCE WITH ME.

OH, MY FEET HURT.

NOW, NEVER MIND

YOUR FEET.

YOU JUST...DANCE.

WE'RE GONNA-HA HA!

HOLD THAT FOR ME.

FUNNY-HA HA!

I'M DYING TO DANCE.

OH, ANNIE,

I CAN'T DANCE!

I KNOW, BUT I'M

JUST DYING TO DANCE.

WELL,

I DON'T DANCE.

YOU NEVER WANT TO DO

ANYTHING I WANT TO DO.

KEEP OFF MY BUNION,

WILL YOU?

YOU KNOW, ANNIE,

YOU SEEM TO HAVE

MORE FEET THAN MOST PEOPLE.

HA HA HA!

SAY, IF I WASN'T SURE

YOU WAS DANCING,

I'D PASTE YOU FOR WHA YOU'RE DOING TO ME.

OH, WHA DO YOU MEAN?

OH, YOU DANCE AS IF

YOU HAD SNOWSHOES ON.

I WISH I DID HAVE.

MY FEET'S KILLING ME.

LET'S STOP. COME ON.

MY FEET HURT. THEY BURN.

MY FEET HURT,

I TELL YOU.

OH, MY GOODNESS, THE MINUTE

I GO TO HAVE A GOOD TIME,

SOMETHING HAPPENS

TO YOU.

I WANT TO DANCE.

WELL, THEY BURN. THEY-

THANK YOU.

NO, YOU DON'T.

NO, YOU DON'T!

OH, PLEASE, ANNIE.

JUST ONE.

NO!

NOT ONE!

PARDON ME.

I HAVEN'T HAD THE

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