Wild Boys of the Road Page #3

Well, where are you bound to?

To my father in Chicago. I've got a letter.

- Phooey.

- Pen for you.

You too.

Where are you going?

I'm going to Chicago to see my mother.

Oh. You're going to Chicago

to see your mother.

Yeah. How'd you guess it?

Oh, nuts.

Don't get so tough there, doctor.

Take him away, Mac. Pen for you.

Well, where are you going?

My aunt, she lives here in Chicago.

I've got a letter from her.

Let's see it.

- Don't say anything about your coming.

- I know.

I wanna surprise her.

- You want to surprise her?

- Mm-hm.

Well, you'll surprise her all right.

Run along,

as long as you have an address to go to.

- Mister.

- Yeah?

These are my two cousins.

Oh. You three are gonna surprise

your aunt, huh?

Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir. "

All right, go ahead. Step on it.

Wasn't he easy to fool?

Gee, you were keen.

You're coming to my aunt's.

She's awfully nice.

I know she'll be glad to have you.

Don't be goofy.

We couldn't really go to your aunt's.

We don't even know her.

Well, you can stay with her

till you get a job, can't you?

Gee, I'm shaking like a leaf.

I wonder if my aunt will know me.

If she doesn't at first,

maybe she will after you wash your face.

- What's the apartment number?

- Two-sixteen.

There it is.

Gosh, I feel funny.

I only hope she likes me.

Yeah?

Don't you remember me, Aunt Carrie?

I'm Sally.

Well, slap Aunt Carrie down.

You've grown so, honey.

I wouldn't know you in a million years.

Where did you come from?

From Seattle. And look.

I picked up these boys on the road.

And we're all gonna stay with you

for a while. Aren't you glad?

Am I glad?

Your Aunt Carrie's so excited,

she don't know what to say. Ha-ha.

Come on inside.

I'll fix you something. Come on.

Not bad.

Gee, isn't it swell?

Look, a piano and everything.

Gee, I'll say. It's keen.

Now, you three march yourselves into

the kitchen. You must be starved. Come on.

There, you little darlings.

Sit right down there.

Aunt Carrie's gonna give you something

that'll knock your eye out. Ha-ha.

Boy.

- Aren't you glad you came?

- I wanted to come in the first place.

- It was Tommy that was stalling.

- What do you mean, me?

There.

Heh. Bless you, little darlings.

Aunt Carrie's so glad

you're not being bashful. Heh.

Tell me, Sally, how's your father?

And how'd you get here?

Oh, Pop's all right,

but he's having an awful time.

That's why I came to visit you.

And it didn't cost a cent.

I rode all the way for nothing.

All right, boys, I've got the evidence.

Take them along.

You can't get away with this.

You can't pull me in.

- What's the matter?

- Looks like they're all getting pinched.

They're all getting arrested.

We don't wanna get mixed up in it.

Wait till I see the judge.

Out the window.

Hey, Tommy, help.

- Oh.

- Whew. Gee, what happened?

Gee, ain't you cold?

Am I? I wish he'd hurry up with that fire.

Don't you wish you were home

in front of the radiator...

...with a nice big cup of hot tea?

Stop. You're killing me.

Get out of here, all of you.

Come on, move on.

Cheese it. Railroad d*cks.

Come on, Sally.

Come on, Ollie. Hurry up. Let's go.

Come on now.

Come on, boys.

Hurry up, doc.

Hey. Aah.

Come on, scram.

- Get out of my way, I'm coming.

You get out your own way.

Hey, how far

is the nearest town from here?

Well, the nearest town is Columbus,

1 o miles down the track.

That's a long ways to walk, bub,

in this sun.

Yeah, and how.

Ain't there no towns

between here and Columbus?

No, just godforsaken country.

What's the idea of building a fire?

I didn't build it.

- What's the matter? That sweater wet?

- A little bit, but I don't mind.

Come on back in the caboose.

We'll dry it for you.

This is all right. Thanks just the same.

You don't wanna be friendly, huh?

What did you let them put you off for?

Let them? They threw us off.

We couldn't help it.

Those are railroad d*cks.

There's only seven or eight of them.

There must be close to, what,

a hundred of you here.

What's the matter?

Ain't you got no nerve?

You mean we ought to fight them?

Well, you got an army, ain't you?

Hey, he's right.

We got them outnumbered 2o-to-1.

Hey, how many of you guys wanna fight?

Come on! Come on, let's go!

Hey, kids, if you know what's good for you,

you'll keep off this train.

Yeah? Who says so?

Get away from that train and let us on...

...or somebody's gonna get hurt, see.

Come on, guys.

Come on, you big palooka.

Come on, fellas.

Come on.

Let's go. There they are.

Come on. Come on, fellas.

Let them have it, boys.

Let us go.

- Boy.

- Love and kisses.

Come on, you big palooka.

- Ooh.

From the look of all that egg, that hen

must have had a hard time laying it.

And from the smell of it,

she must have been a long time getting up.

Hey. A kiss from Dixie!

Sally, look.

What's the matter?

Did one of them hit you?

That man, the brakeman.

What did he do to you?

While you were all outside fighting,

he came in here.

I was all alone.

He put his hand over my mouth

so I couldn't scream.

Don't let him get away.

- Turn him over to the police.

- We can't.

They'll nail us for busting in this car.

- Why can't we take care of him ourselves?

- That's a good idea.

- Yeah.

Wait, wait.

- I'll tell you what we'll do. We'll get a...

Hey, you kids.

Which one of you

broke in the reefers on this car?

That's him. Don't let him...

Come on, who did it?

I did. Come on down and get me.

You bet I'll come and get you.

You dirty rat.

Let him have it. Get him.

Dirty rat.

Boy, we're in for it now.

Hey, fellows,

we're coming into Columbus.

Wait a minute, fellows. Listen.

We gotta get out of here quick.

They'll blame us for that guy getting killed.

Hey, we're almost in the yards.

There's a bunch of railroad d*cks

coming out to meet us.

Come on, hurry up.

Come on.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Hurry up, you guys, get out of here.

Tommy!

It's for a kid out near the railroad

tracks. A train ran over his leg.

A train, huh?

What hospital did they take him to?

He's not in any hospital.

That's why we want you to come.

Well, I don't know. I've had three

major operations today and I'm pretty tired.

But you've gotta come, doc.

He needs somebody

and he's in terrible pain.

And his leg looks kind of funny.

All right, son, I'll be right with you.

Doc, you won't open your mouth

to anybody, will you?

- How is it, doc?

- Pretty bad.

As a matter of fact,

it's too late to send him to a hospital.

- Hospital?

- Yeah.

I've got to perform an operation,

and right away.

Gee, we didn't know it was that bad.

Get over there by his head

and keep talking to him.

It makes a fellow feel different

with a doctor around.

Heh. Now you're talking, kid.

Listen, Tommy.

If you wanna bawl,

it don't make any difference, see?

Who's gonna bawl?

Doc?

- Yes, son?

If I... If I cough...

...that means it's hurting too much.

You see...

...I don't want the fellows

to think I'm a baby.

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