Tugboat Annie Page #4

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PLEASURE, MRS. BRENNAN,

BUT I'M YOUR SON'S SECOND OFFICER.

MAY I HAVE:

THIS DANCE?

OH! YEAH, I'D...

BE DELIGHTED TO-

UH...

LET-LET'S TRY THA SWEDISH MOVEMENT AGAIN.

MY FAULT,

MRS. BRENNAN.

NO, NOT AT ALL.

NO, SON.

YOU DANCE LIKE:

SAINT VITUS HIMSELF.

THANK YOU.

PHEW! IT'S GETTING

HOT IN HERE, ISN'T IT?

YES.

AHEM. THERE'S

A SEA COMING UP.

I DON'T THINK SO,

MRS. BRENNAN.

THERE'S A SEA

COMING UP.

I DISTINCTLY:

FELT IT.

YOU DON'T SEE MY

HUSBAND ANYPLACE, DO YOU?

NO, I DON'T,

MRS. BRENNAN.

I'VE GOT TO GO AND SEE WHAT HE'S DOING

AND TELL:

HIM NOT TO.

TERRY!

TERRY!

OH, I JUMPED ON AN ALLIGATOR,

THOUGHT IT WAS A HORSE

WITH A HOOPDAH DEE DAH

TERRY!

TERRY!

TERRY...

BREATHE.

I KNEW IT.

YOU'RE DRUNK.

WHAT IS IT? WHAT'S

THE MATTER? IS IT A FIRE?

NO, MOM.

HELLO, ALEC.

OH, HELLO, POP.

HELLO, PAT.

HELLO, MR. BRENNAN.

WON'T YOU COME

ABOARD, MISS PAT?

NO. WE'VE ONLY

GOT A MOMENT.

GO ON, ALEC. TELL THEM

THE GLAD NEWS.

HAVE YOU BEEN MADE

FLEET COMMODORE, MAYBE?

HA HA! NO, BUT I'VE

GOTTEN DAD A JOB.

A JOB?

FOR ME?

YES. MR. SEVERN NEEDS

A WHARF MANAGER-

YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO'LL

KEEP THINGS IN SHAPE

FOR THE ARRIVAL AND

DEPARTURE OF HIS SHIPS.

WOULD I BE A BOSS?

YOU'LL BE IN SOLE CHARGE

OF BOTH PIERS AND THEIR STAFFS.

OF COURSE,

IT MEANS HARD WORK,

BUT IT'LL BE A GREA CHANCE FOR YOU, DAD.

WILL I HAVE TO:

WEAR A COLLAR?

SAY, I'LL GET YOU A HORSE

COLLAR IF YOU AIN'T CAREFUL.

MOM, YOU CAN SELL THE

NARCISSUS AND LIVE ASHORE.

I'LL GET YOU

A NICE APARTMENT.

YOU MEAN LEAVE:

THE NARCISSUS?

OH, MOM, YOU WORK

TOO HARD.

I WANT TO MAKE THINGS

EASIER FOR YOU.

OH, GO ON.

YOU TALK AS IF YOU

THOUGHT I WAS A OLD WOMAN.

IF YOU WON'T DO IT FOR YOUR

OWN SAKE, DO IT FOR MINE.

WHAT'LL PEOPLE SAY-

WITH A JOB LIKE MINE

AND MY MOTHER SLAVING HER

LIFE OUT ON AN OLD TOWBOAT?

WELL, OF COURSE, I-

I WOULDN'T WANT THEM TO

MISJUDGE YOU ON ACCOUNT OF ME.

AND BESIDES, MOM, IT'LL

BE A GREAT CHANCE FOR DAD.

YOU CAN'T TELL. THE RESPONSIBILITY

MIGHT MAKE A NEW MAN OF HIM.

YEAH?

WELL, IT'S ALL

KIND OF SUDDEN.

OF COURSE, IF YOU THINK

IT WAS GOOD FOR YOUR DAD-

IT WILL BE.

UH-HUH.

IT'S ALL SET, PAT!

GOOD!

DAD, YOU GET DRESSED

AND GO UP AND SEE

SEVERN RIGHT AWAY.

HE'S EXPECTING YOU.

NOW, HURRY UP!

I'VE GOT TO GO

BACK UPTOWN.

AND, MOM, SEE THAT HE'S

CLEANED UP, WON'T YOU?

OH, I'LL SCRUB HIM WITH

SANDPAPER AND STEEL WOOL

TILL HE SHINES:

LIKE A CRANKSHAFT.

FINE.

BYE, MOM.

GOOD-BYE!

BYE, POP.

BYE-BYE, ALEC.

YOU TELL SEVERN I'LL

BE UP THERE, ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

GOOD-BYE.

BYE!

GOOD-BYE,

PAT!

GOOD-BYE!

SAY, YOU GO AND SWAB

YOUR CARCASS.

DON'T WASH YOUR FACE

WITH YOUR HAT ON!

OH, WELL.

23 YEARS IS TOO LONG TO

LIVE IN ANY ONE PLACE ANYHOW.

BE GLAD TO GET AWAY FROM

YOU, YOU DIRTY OLD...TUB.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING,

ANNIE-TALKING TO YOURSELF?

AW, LISTEN, HONEY.

ALEC IS RIGHT.

HIM BEING THE CAPTAIN OF A BIG LINER

AND ME THE MASTER

OF THE DOCKS-

WHY, WE GOT TO KIND

OF LIVE IN STYLE,

WHERE IT'S ALWAYS

HIGH TIDE.

YEAH, AND HIGH RENT.

AW, YOU-YOU AIN'T GONNA

BE MISSING THE NARCISSUS?

ME? MISSING

THIS PIECE OF SEAWEED?

COURSE I AIN'T.

ONE THING OUGH TO CHEER YOU UP.

WHAT?

WELL, YOU-YOU'LL

ALWAYS HAVE ME.

HUH! YEAH.

OH, YOU OLD FOOL, YOU.

AHOY THERE, PARTNER.

OH, HELLO,

TERRY.

I WAS:

WONDERING WHEN-

WHY, YOU'VE BEEN

DRINKING.

OH, YOU GOT ME

ALL WRONG.

I JUST BEEN WETTING

ME NEW COMMISSION.

MR. SEVERN WANTED

TO SEE ME, MISS BLAKE.

WELL...YOUR FATHER'S IN WITH

HIM NOW, CAPTAIN BRENNAN.

MY FATHER?

OH, THAT'S FINE!

I GUESS I CAN:

GO RIGHT IN, THEN.

IF YOUR OWN KINFOLKS

CAN'T SHARE WITH YOU

IN THE STEAMSHIP

BUSINESS,

I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN,

YOU OLD SEA MULE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU

MAKING THIS A FAMILY AFFAIR.

MY SON ALEX IS GOING

TO MARRY YOUR-

HEY, POP!

HELLO, ALEX. I WAS

JUST DISCUSSING WITH-

I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS,

MR. SEVERN.

WHEN YOUR FATHER LEAVES,

I'D LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU.

WHY, CERTAINLY, SIR.

I'LL SEE YOU

ON THE TUG IN AN HOUR.

ALL RIGHT, ALEC.

SO LONG, RED!

YOU NEED ME,

YOU SEND FOR ME,

AND I'LL BE

RIGHT THERE.

HEY, CHOW-HERE.

HERE. YOU CAN

HAVE THIS, TOO.

YEAH, AND ALL THESE.

NOW THAT CAPTAIN BRENNAN'S

GONNA GET A SWELL JOB ASHORE,

HE'S GONNA GET ME

A GRAND FLAT TO LIVE IN.

WILL HE KEEP SOBER?

WHY, HE HASN'T HAD

ANYTHING TO DRINK-

SAY, WHO ARE YOU TO

TALK LIKE THAT? THE IDEA!

HE AIN'T HAD A DROP

TO DRINK IN-

IMAGINE HIM:

TRYING TO TELL ME

WHERE TO GET OFF AT!

ME! HA! HIM TO-

TELLING ME WHERE

TO GET OFF AT.

HIM!

ME-WHY, I WOULDN'T SPI ON HIM IF HE WAS ON FIRE.

SO...YOU LOST THE JOB.

AW, ANNIE, IT WAS WAY

BENEATH MY DIGNITY.

HMM.

AND YOU SHOULD HAVE SEE'D

THE WAY HE TREATED ME-

ME! JUST LIKE

I WAS DIRT.

HMM. YOU HAD

WORDS WITH HIM?

WELL, HE THOUGH HE KNOWED IT ALL,

AND I SHOWED HIM

HE DIDN'T.

I SAYS,

"RED SEVERN-

YEAH. HIM BEING

YOUR BOY'S BOSS

WASN'T ENOUGH TO MUZZLE

YOUR UGLY LIP, WAS IT?

WELL, I WASN'T GONNA LE HIM MAKE A MONKEY OUT OF ME!

NO! YOU'RE THAT ALREADY!

STOP, ANNIE!

ANNIE!

OH!

MOM!

WHY, MOM,

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

MOM! ARE YOU HURT?

WHAT HAPPENED, MOM?

I- I-I WAS JUST REASONING

WITH YOUR FATHER.

YOU STRUCK HER!

OH, NO!

YOUR FATHER NEVER

STRUCK ME IN HIS LIFE-

EXCEPTING IN SELF-DEFENSE.

YOU GO AND PUT YOUR HEAD

UNDER THE PUMP.

MOM, LISTEN, I'VE BEEN

PATIENT FOR A LONG TIME,

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO LET YOU PU UP FOR ANOTHER MINUTE WITH THAT-

NOW, ALEC... IT'S YOUR

FATHER YOU'RE SPEAKING OF.

OH, I'M NO FORGETTING THAT, MOM.

BUT FATHER OR NO FATHER, I'VE

DONE EVERYTHING I CAN FOR HIM,

AND FOR YEARS NOW,

YOU'VE SLAVED AND WORRIED

AND MADE EXCUSES FOR HIM-

I KNOW, I KNOW. YOU'RE UPSE BECAUSE HE LOST HIS JOB.

I DON'T BLAME YOU

A BIT, BUT-

NO "BUTS"

THIS TIME, MOM.

LISTEN, YOU'RE GOING

TO GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU MEAN...LEAVE HIM?

YES!

WHY, SON,

I'M MARRIED TO HIM.

OH, MOM, I'LL TAKE

THE BEST OF CARE OF YOU.

I'LL DO EVERYTHING

I CAN TO MAKE YOU HAPPY.

OH, I KNOW, BUT WHA WOULD HE DO WITHOUT ME?

WELL, COULD HE DO ANY

WORSE THAN HE DOES WITH YOU?

MOM, IT MIGHT BE THE BES THING IN THE WORLD FOR HIM.

IT MIGHT BE THE ONE THING

THAT WOULD STRAIGHTEN HIM OUT-

YOU KNOW,

A JOLT LIKE THAT.

YEAH. I'VE TRIED

EVERYTHING ELSE, HAVEN'T I?

HONEST, I DON'T SEE

HOW I COULD DO IT.

OH, MOM,

YOU'VE GOT TO.

ANNIE?

ANNIE?

I WAS JUST-JUST THINKING

THAT MAYBE IF YOU'D GO OVER

AND KIND OF APOLOGIZE

TO RED SEVERN FOR MY-

THAT'LL BE ENOUGH

OUT OF YOU!

MOM'S LEAVING HERE

TONIGHT FOR GOOD.

SHE SHOULD HAVE:

LEFT YOU YEARS AGO.

NOW THAT I CAN, I'M

GOING TO GIVE HER THE RES AND COMFORT THAT SHE'S

NEVER HAD WITH YOU.

AW...

I - I KNOW I AIN'T BEEN SO GOOD AS A HUSBAND

AND A FATHER, BUT...

AND I DON' BLAME ANNIE,

BUT SHE WOULDN'T BE HAPPY ANYPLACE

ELSE BUT HERE ON THE NARCISSUS.

YOU KNOW THAT.

SO...I'LL GO.

TERRY!

WHERE WOULD YOU GO?

OH...

IT DON'T MAKE

NO DIFFERENCE-

AN OLD SOAK LIKE ME.

YOU'RE NOT AN OLD SOAK!

WHEN YOU'RE SOBER, THERE AIN'T A

FINER MAN ON THE WHOLE WATERFRONT.

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