Tugboat Annie Page #6

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WE GOT A GOOD JOB...

YOU AND ME.

NARCISSUS! AHOY!

PATTY!

CAN I COME ABOARD?

WHY, SURE!

COME ON.

MY GOODNESS,

BUT THIS IS A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

WELL, PATTY!

OH!

NOW, DON'T YOU GET UP.

OH, DEAR.

COME ON.

SIT DOWN HERE.

NO, NO, NO. YOU SI THERE. I'LL SIT HERE.

OH, MY, BUT IT'S

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I HOPE YOU DIDN'T MIND

MY COMING ABOARD.

MIND? WHY, YOU'RE AS WELCOME AS A

GRASSHOPPER IN A CRATE OF TURKEYS.

THANK YOU.

HOW'S YOUR HUSBAND?

OH, TERRY?

OH, WHY, HE-

HE'S IN BED WITH A BAD

CASE OF BROWN CRITTERS.

AW. THAT'S A SHAME.

AND HOW ARE YOU?

ME? OH, I'M ALL...

WELL, TO TELL YOU

THE TRUTH...

THE GARBAGE HAS GOT ME.

YOU KNOW, HALF THE TIME, I CAN' KEEP ANYTHING ON MY STOMACH-

EXCEPT MY HANDS.

HA HA HA!

OH, THAT'S A SHAME.

YOU KNOW, I'M AFRAID YOU'RE NEVER

GOING TO GET USED TO IT DOWN HERE.

NO, NO.

A SMELL'S A SMELL,

AND...HA HA!

AFTER 6 WEEKS,

A ONION IS A ONION.

MY! THAT'S A PRETTY DRESS YOU GOT ON.

LIKE IT?

YES. I'LL HAVE TO BE

GOING SHOPPING MYSELF

PRETTY SOON, I GUESS.

MY CLOTHES ARE...

KIND OF BAD.

HOW IS HE?

HE MISSES YOU DREADFULLY,

BUT YOU KNOW HOW STUBBORN HE IS.

OH, NO,

HE'S NOT STUBBORN.

HE'S JUS STRONG-MINDED.

NOT STUBBORN.

WHATEVER IT IS, THE MINUTE

HE GETS BACK FROM THIS TRIP,

I'M GOING TO MAKE HIM

COME RIGHT DOWN HERE.

NO, NO. NO, I DON' WANT YOU TO DO THAT.

IF HE COMES DOWN HERE, I WAN HIM TO COME OUT OF HIS OWN HEAD.

IT'S NICE

OF YOU, THOUGH,

TO WANT TO PATCH

THINGS UP FOR US.

YOU KNOW, EVEN WHEN

HE WAS A LITTLE SHAVER,

I USED TO WONDER WHAT KIND

OF A GIRL HE'D PICK ON.

I BET HE WAS:

A CUTE ONE.

HE WAS THE COMELIEST LITTLE

THING THAT EVER WET HIS MAINSAILS.

I GOT HIS PICTURE

RIGHT HERE.

OH. CAN I SEE IT?

YEAH, SURE.

SEE THOSE DENTS?

THAT'S WHERE HE CU HIS EYETEETH.

THERE.

OH, WHAT A DOLL!

MM-HMM.

WELL, BARRING

SPROUTING WHISKERS

AND WEARING:

MORE CLOTHES,

HE HASN'T CHANGED

A GREAT DEAL, HAS HE?

NO, NO, NOT A GREAT DEAL.

WOULD YOU LIKE:

TO HAVE IT?

OH, I'D GIVE I TO YOU IN A MINUTE.

OH, I'D LOVE IT, IF

YOU'RE SURE YOU DON'T MIND.

I DON'T MIND.

I'VE CARRIED HIM FOR

NIGH ONTO 25 YEARS.

IT'S...

IT'S PAST TIME I WAS

GIVING HIM UP.

I'M GOING TO TRY

AND MAKE THE NEXT 25 YEARS

JUST AS FULL OF LOVE AND

DEVOTION AS YOU'VE MADE THE PAST.

MY ONE PRAYER...

IS FOR HIS HAPPINESS.

THE GLACIER QUEEN

OUGHT TO BE ALONG SOON.

SHE'LL BE DOCKING

IN ABOUT TWO HOURS.

YEAH,

PERHAPS IT HAS.

SAY...

BLOWING A GALE BEFORE

THE NIGHT'S OUT.

HOPE ALEC WILL:

HAVE SENSE-

AW, DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM.

SMART KID, THAT.

HMM.

I HOPE WE DUMP:

THIS STUFF AND GET IN.

I'LL TELL YOU, IT DOESN' LOOK SO GOOD TO ME.

HEY, ANNIE.

WELL? WHAT'S

NIBBLING YOU, SAM?

IT'S THEM LEAKY

BOILER TUBES AGAIN, ANNIE.

THEY GET TO SPITTING LIKE

A LOT OF FIGHTING TOMCATS.

WE GOT TO DO:

SOMETHING ABOUT THEM!

WELL, WE CAN'T DO

ANYTHING NOW.

IT'S AN AWFUL JOB TRYING TO

KEEP UP THAT STEAM PRESSURE.

IT WE RUN INTO HEAVY

WEATHER OUTSIDE THE CAPE-

OH, WE AIN'T GOING

OUTSIDE TONIGHT.

I'M GONNA DUMP THIS

STUFF AT POINT ADAMS.

IT DON'T LOOK GOOD, TERRY.

YOU GO AND TAKE THE WHEEL.

LET SHIF'LESS GO DOWN AND

HELP SAM WITH THE FIRE.

OH, ANNIE, I DON'T-

ON YOUR WAY, FISH EARS,

ON YOUR WAY.

COPPER REEF,

BEARING SOU' BY EAST.

ONE HALF SOUTH, SIR.

VERY GOOD.

WE'LL BRING HER BROAD ON

THE BEAM BEFORE WE SWING.

I'LL BE GLAD WHEN WE'RE

INSIDE, THE WAY IT'S BLOWING UP.

YOU'RE RIGHT, SIR.

AND THE WAY THA GLASS IS DROPPING.

WHAT'S THAT?

LOOKS LIKE WE DROPPED A

PROPELLER. GET THE MEN ON STANDBY!

YES, SIR!

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.

BROKE A TAIL SHAFT.

AND THE WIND:

AND TIDES SETTING UP...

CHIEF ENGINEER SAID

BROKEN TAIL SHAFT.

YES, I KNOW. TELL

SPARKS I WANT TO SEE HIM.

YES, SIR!

WE'LL BE BLOWN ON COPPER REEF

INSIDE OF AN HOUR.

IS THERE NOTHING

WE CAN DO, SIR?

TAKE OUT ALL HANDS AND GE THE PASSENGERS INTO LIFE BELTS.

MAKE SURE:

THERE'S NO PANIC.

DON'T HESITATE!

YES, SIR!

HERE'S SPARKS NOW.

SEND OUT AN S.O.S.

I'LL GIVE YOU THE DOPE ON OUR

POSITION, WIND AND TIDE, AND SO ON.

HURRY UP.

YES, SIR.

TELL THEM TO HURRY!

YES, SIR.

HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING OF THE

GLACIER QUEENYET, HAVEYOU?

WELL, I'M WORRIED.

THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.

WELL, IF SHE DOESN' HEAVE IN SIGHT SOON,

I'M GONNA CU THEM SCOWS LOOSE

AND START OU TO HUNT HER.

BUT, ANNIE,

YOU CAN'T. I MEAN-

HE'S RIGHT, ANNIE.

IF WE GO OUTSIDE THERE,

WE'LL FOUNDER.

ALEC'S JUST IDLING ALONG.

OH, YEAH. JUST PICKING

DAISIES, I SUPPOSE.

TERRY!

IT'S A DISTRESS SIGNAL-

OFF COPPER REEF.

DO YOU SUPPOSE-

AW, YOU'RE CRAZY!

IT CAN'T BE.

IT IS! IT'S ALEC!

SOMETHING'S HAPPENED!

AW, NO.

CUT THE SCOWS LOOSE,

QUICK! QUICK!

SAM, IT'S TRUE!

GIVE HER ALL SHE'LL STAND,

IF YOU HAVE TO BUS THE BOILER IN TWO!

SHE WON'T STAND MUCH.

THEM LEAKY TUBES, YOU KNOW.

IF OUR PRESSURE:

GOES DOWN,

WE'RE GOING ASHORE

AS SURE AS JUDGMENT.

STOP TALKING:

AND DO AS I TELL YOU!

THAT'S WHAT IT IS, SIR.

THAT VESSEL'S RUNNING LIGHT,

AND SHE'S COMING THIS WAY.

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT!

THAT VESSEL'S

GETTING CLOSER!

KEEP THE FLARES:

BURNING!

YES, SIR!

IT'S THE NARCISSUS!

SHE'S TAKING

AN AWFUL CHANCE:

OF GETTING:

SMASHED UP, SIR.

THEY KNOW:

WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

STAND BY TO:

SHOOT THEM A LINE.

MAKE IT SNAPPY!

YES, SIR!

ANNIE, YOU CAN'T GET A

LINE ABOARD IN THIS WIND.

LEAVE IT TO ME.

GO ON AFT AND BEND THE HAULING

LINE TO THE TOWING WIRE.

I HOPE THAT LINE

DON'T BREAK.

ANNIE! ANNIE!

WE CAN'T STAND THIS.

WELL, WHAT-

THEM LEAKY TUBES HAVE RUN THE

STEAM PRESSURE DOWN TO 40 POUNDS,

AND THEY JUST WON' STAND THE STRAIN!

WE'LL BE ON THAT REEF OURSELVES IF

YOU DON'T CAST THAT LINER ADRIFT.

I'D CAST MY BACK TEETH

FIRST! WE'RE HOLDING ON!

BUT WE CAN'T!

IT'S SUICIDE!

YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN A HOLE

OF OUR OWN WITH THE WIND AND TIDE.

YOU AIN'T GOT NO RIGH TO SACRIFICE US.

WELL, WHAT ARE

WE GOING TO DO?

THEM LEAKY TUBES HAS

GOT TO BE PLUGGED.

CAST OFF THAT LINE,

AND WE'LL RUN OUTSIDE.

WE'RE NOT GONNA

CAST OFF THE LINE!

TERRY! YOU GO

BELOW WITH SAM.

I'LL BE DOWN

IN A MINUTE.

WE'RE NOT CASTING OFF

THAT LINE.

ALL RIGHT, PUT ON

THAT WIRE, GUS!

TERRY, GO THROUGH THAT FIREBOX

TO THE BACK CONNECTIONS,

BACK OF THE BOILERS.

I'LL PASS THE STOPPER

ON THROUGH TO YOU.

YOU TAKE THOSE NUTS, SCREW THEM

TIGHT ON THE OTHER END OF THE ROD.

THAT'LL STOP THE STEAM

FROM LEAKING.

WE CAN GE OUR PRESSURE UP AGAIN.

OK.

YOU'LL HAVE TO WORK FAST,

OR WE'LL ALL BE ON THE REEF.

THE TUG'S

NOT HOLDING US.

THAT WAS TOO MUCH

TO EXPECT, SIR.

HELLO, ANNIE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M GOING DOWN AND FIX UP

THEM TUBES THERE.

HEY, YOU CAN' GO IN THERE.

AW, IT'S GOT TO

BE DID, ANNIE.

WELL, ALL RIGHT. LET SHIF'LESS

OR GUS OR SOMEBODY ELSE DO IT.

AW, I CAN DO IT JUS LIKE THAT. LET'S GO, SAM.

NO, YOU'RE NO GOING IN THERE.

LET ME GO, WILL YOU?

YOU WANT ME TO:

PUSH YOU IN THE NOSE?

LISTEN. IT'S FOR

OUR KID, AIN'T IT?

WELL...

HERE...

YOU OLD SEA COW.

OH, NO, YOU CAN'T GO

IN THERE, TERRY!

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