Tugboat Annie Page #5

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MOM, DON'T YOU SEE? HE'S

JUST TRYING TO GET AROUND YOU.

THAT'S RIGHT.

GO ON AND ABUSE ME.

I WON'T HOLD I AGIN YOU.

I'LL GO.

I AIN'T GOT NO PLACE

TO GO TO, BUT I'LL GO.

AW, YOU CAN'T GO!

NOW, MOM-

ALEC, IT'S USELESS.

IT'S USELESS, I SAY!

TERRY, YOU'RE A GOOD-FOR-NOTHING

SEAGOING COCKROACH,

BUT YOUR PLACE:

IS HERE WITH ME.

HE NEEDS ME, ALEC.

I'M NOT GOING TO PUT UP

WITH THIS FOR ANOTHER MINUTE.

HE'LL END UP IN THE GUTTER

AND DRAG YOU THERE WITH HIM.

NOW, MOM, LISTEN. HE'S MAKING

A FOOL OF YOU RIGHT NOW,

THE WAY HE HAS ALL YOUR

LIFE-PLAYED ON YOUR SYMPATHIES.

MOM,

MY MIND'S MADE UP.

DON'T SAY THAT, SON.

YOU CAN STAY HERE WITH

HIM OR COME WITH ME,

BUT YOU CAN' HAVE US BOTH.

OH! YOU DON'T MEAN THAT!

I NEVER MEANT ANYTHING

SO MUCH IN MY LIFE.

OHH!

ME OWN SON:

AND ME OWN WIFE.

TURNED AGAINST ME, HUH?

ALL RIGHT.

HE CAN DO LOTS MORE

FOR YOU THAN I-

KEEP OUT OF THIS,

YOU RUM-

ALEC!

ALEC!

ALEC!

ALEC!

ALEC!

AW, LISTEN, ANNIE.

I'M GONNA BE

A CHANGED MAN.

YOU'LL BE PROUD

OF ME.

WHY, I AIN'T GONNA DRINK

ANOTHER DROP AS LONG AS I LIVE.

HONEST, I AIN'T.

ALEC...

CAN YOU SEE HIM, HONEY?

YEAH.

UH, GIVE ME A LOOK.

APPEARS TO ME HE'S GO THINNER IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS.

I BET HE AIN' EATING RIGHT.

HE DOES LOOK KIND

OF PEAKED, DON'T HE?

YEAH. I BET HE AIN' WEARING HIS THICK UNDERWEAR,

NOW THAT HE AIN' GOT ME TO NAG HIM.

SAY, HE'LL CATCH HIS DEATH

OF COLD IN THAT NORTHERN RUN,

SURE AS SHOOTING.

YOU KNOW, UH,

I- I KIND OF-

KIND OF THOUGH HE'D COME TO SEE US

WHEN HE WAS:

IN THE HARBOR THIS TIME.

YEAH. WELL... NICE TO SEE

HIM COMING AND...GOING.

YEAH.

ANNIE!

HELLO, SAM!

GOT THEM:

REPAIRS MADE?

BEST I CAN.

THERE AIN'T NO WAY TO REALLY REPAIR

THEM BOILERS EXCEPT TO GET NEW ONES.

WELL, TRY WHISTLING.

PERHAPS SOME NEW ONES

WILL COME DANCING ON BOARD.

AW, YOU NEEDN' GET SORE, ANNIE.

IT AIN'T MY FAULT THAT ANY TUGBOA IN THIS HARBOR CAN SHOW US ITS STERN

OR THAT WE'RE LOSING BUSINESS

RIGHT AND LEFT AND HINDWAYS!

WE GOT BAD BUSINESS

AND WE GO BAD BOILERS

BECAUSE WE GO BAD BUSINESS.

JUST LIKE A:

MERRY-GO-ROUND, AIN'T IT?

YEAH. YEAH.

YOU KNOW, ANNIE?

WHAT?

IF I ONLY HAD:

SOME MONEY SOMEWHERE,

I'D GO RIGHT OUT AND BUY

NEW BOILERS JUST LIKE THAT.

SURE YOU WOULD.

IT JUST SEEMS TO ME

LIVING ON THIS WATERFRON ALL THE YEARS WE HAVE,

THERE OUGHT TO BE

SOMEBODY ASHORE:

LET US HAVE SOME MONEY FOR NEW BOILERS.

THEY SURE SHOULD.

YOU KNOW...

WHAT?

I'M GOING ASHORE,

AND I'M-

AH, NO.

NO, YOU'RE NOT.

HA HA! YOU'RE GONNA

STAY HERE.

I'LL GO ASHORE.

ALL RIGHT, ANNIE.

AND IF THERE'S A

TUGBOAT TOW COMES ALONG,

IT'LL HAVE TO WAI TILL I GET BACK.

ALL RIGHT, HONEY.

YOU GO ASHORE.

HEH HEH!

GO ON AWAY,

YOU BIG SLOB.

BUT, ANNIE, IT'D COST 2,000

OR 3,000 TO OVERHAUL HER.

AFTER ALL, THE NARCISSUS IS40 YEARS OLD.

THAT'S NOTHING.

I'M MORE THAN THAT MYSELF.

ANNIE, TERRY IS

A BAD RISK,

AND YOU-WELL, YOU'RE

NOT AS YOUNG AS YOU WERE.

I'M AS GOOD A TUGBOA MAN AS EVER I WERE!

YOUR BOY IS RIGHT.

YOU OUGHT TO RETIRE,

TAKE IT EASY.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW,

JOHN WILCOX,

THE NARCISSUS NOR ME AIN' READY FOR THE BONEYARD YET!

HUH! RETIRE, INDEED!

SAY, I AIN'T ASKING

YOU NO FAVORS-

JUST A PLAIN BUSINESS DEAL

WITH THE USUAL INTEREST.

HUH! SAY, IF YOU AIN'T WILLING TO

ACCOMMODATE ME, THERE'S OTHERS THAT IS.

I NEVER ASKED A FAVOR

FROM NOBODY IN MY LIFE.

I'M SORRY, MRS...

BRENNAN. TUGBOA ANNIE BRENNAN.

MRS. BRENNAN-

HMM.

TUGBOATS ARE ENTIRELY

OUT OF OUR LINE.

HMM.

HAVE YOU:

ANY OTHER SECURITY?

NO. THE NARCISSUS IS THE

ONLY THING I GOT IN THE WORLD-

IN THE WAY:

OF SECURITY.

WE CAN'T AFFORD

THE RISK.

SORRY.

WELL, I'M SORRY, TOO.

HELLO, ANNIE.

HOW ARE YOU?

OH, KIND OF

LA-DI-DA, MEYER.

HOW ARE THINGS:

WITH YOU?

I CERTAINLY:

CAN'T COMPLAIN!

HMM! THAT'S GOOD.

SAY, MIND IF...

I COME IN AWHILE?

NO. WISH

YOU WOULD.

THERE'S SOMETHING

I'D LIKE TO SAY TO YOU.

WELL, YOU TELL ME

ALL ABOUT IT.

YOU'RE NOT WORRIED

ABOUT ANYTHING?

ME, WORRIED? NO!

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

CAPTAIN BRENNAN.

HUH?

AW, SURE.

WHERE?

RIGHT AWAY, RIGHT AWAY.

SURE.

COME ON, SHIF'LESS.

WE GOT TO PICK UP A LUMBER

BARGE DOWN AT THE POOL.

TELL SAM:

TO CAST OFF.

BUT ANNIE AIN'T HERE!

WHAT OF IT? DON'T I DRAW AS MUCH

WATER ON THIS TUG AS ANNIE DOES?

LET'S GO. COME ON.

SHOVE OFF.

HMM! GEE...

THANK YOU, MEYER.

THAT'S MIGHTY FINE OF YOU.

DON'T THANK ME,

ANNIE.

LENDING MONEY TO THE BES TUGBOAT SKIPPER ON THE COAS IS A GOOD

BUSINESS INVESTMENT.

OH, I KNOW, BUT-

GOOD LUCK.

JUST THE SAME, I...

I THANK YOU.

AND BLESS YOU.

YOU OLD RAT-WHISKERED

SON OF A GUN, YOU!

HA HA HA!

DROP IN ANYTIME, ANNIE.

OH, I JUMPED ON AN ALLIGATOR

THOUGHT IT WAS A HORSE

WITH A HOO-DA, HOO-DA-LA-DA

HEY, SHIF'LESS!

YEAH?

LOOK AT THAT BOX

OFF THE BOW, WILL YOU?

WHAT IS IT?

LOOKS LIKE A BOX OF HOOCH

SOME RUMRUNNER DROPPED.

GET THE POLE, AND I'LL

SWING HER ABOUT.

SURE!

TERRY, PULL HER

AROUND MORE, WILL YOU?

IT'S TERRY BRENNAN! WHAT'S

THE DRUNKEN FOOL TRYING TO DO?

HARD ASTERN!

HEY!

LOOK OUT THERE!

WHAT...

HEY!

LOOKS LIKE THE NARCISSUS

RAMMEDTHE FERRYBOAT!

IT'S TOO BAD,

ANNIE.

GENTLEMEN,

I ASSURE YOU,

YOU WOULD NEVER GET A CHANCE LIKE THIS

IF IT WEREN'T THAT THIS BEAUTIFUL TUGBOAT,

WITH YEARS OF HONEST WORK

AHEAD OF HER,

HAD TO BE SOLD TO SATISFY THE JUDGMEN OF THE FERRY COMPANY AGAINST HER.

COME ON, NOW.

WHO'LL GIVE ME A REAL OFFER?

2,500.

AW, COME ON, FOLKS.

YOU KNOW SHE'S WORTH DOUBLE THA IN THE BONE PILE.

WHO'LL GIVE ME 3,000?

3,000.

$3,000 I'VE GOT!

NOW...NOW, WHO'LL

GIVE ME 3,200?

WHO'LL GIVE ME 3,200 FOR...

FOR THIS NOBLE VESSEL?

COME ON, FOLKS!

THAT'S ONLY A PALTRY $200 MORE.

COME ON! WHO'LL GIVE ME

THE 3,200?

3,200.

3,200 I GOT!

NOW, THEN, WHO'LL GIVE ME

THE 35? THE 35? 35?

GOT THE 32.

WHO'LL GIVE ME THE 35?

DO I HEAR THE 35?

NO? GOING AT 3,200.

GOING ONCE...

GOING TWICE...

THIRD AND LAST CALL!

ARE YOU ALL THROUGH?

SOLD TO THE GENTLEMAN

RIGHT HERE FOR 3,200.

STEP RIGHT UP:

AND GET YOUR PAPERS.

GOSH, ANNIE, DO YOU KNOW

WHO BOUGHT THE NARCISSUS?

REYNOLDS, WHAT'S GOT THE

GARBAGE CONCESSION FOR THE CITY.

YOU DON'T SUPPOSE HE'D BE USING

THE NARCISSUS TO TOW THE SCOWS WITH?

TOWING GARBAGE.

HELLO, ANNIE.

I JUST BOUGH YOUR NARCISSUS.

YES, I KNOW.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GOING

TO DO NOW, ANNIE?

GET A JOB.

THERE AIN'T MANY JOBS ALONG THE WATERFRONT,

AND YOU AIN'T AS YOUNG AS YOU WAS.

WELL...I'LL GET SOMETHING.

BESIDES...

I GOT TERRY TO HELP ME.

SAY, HOW'D YOU LIKE TO STAY

ON AS SKIPPER OF THE NARCISSUS?

THAT'S NICE OF YOU.

YEAH. WHEN YOU GOT AN OLD,

BROKEN-DOWN TUG LIKE THAT,

IT'S GOOD BUSINESS TO HAVE SOMEBODY

AT THE WHEEL THAT KNOWS HER TRICKS.

COURSE, IT AIN'T MUCH MONEY,

BUT STILL, IT'S A JOB.

YEAH...

IT'S A JOB.

KIND OF SILLY TO GET A NEW

SKIPPER FOR THE NARCISSUS

AFTER SHE AND ME HAS...

BEEN RIDING THE WAVES

SO LONG TOGETHER.

GOOD.

THEN IT'S A DEAL.

MM-HMM.

IT'S A DEAL.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL SEE YOU

UP AT THE OFFICE.

WELL, TERRY, COME ON.

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