Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Page #4

before tomorrow morning.

- You don't have to worry.

- I know that.

Hey, Red Lips.

Lightning!

Oh, Lightning.

What's the matter?

Come on. Get up.

What's wrong?

Al.

What happened?

I don't know. He's awful sick.

Easy, boy. Easy.

What is it, Al?

What's wrong with him?

- Did Red Lips eat any of this?

- No, I don't think so.

- It's moldy. It's given him colic.

- What should we do?

Gotta get water and oil into him

and get him to his feet.

- Where's the tack trunk?

- In the barn.

It's gonna be okay, boy.

All right, now hold

this here while I pump.

That's it. Hold it there. Good.

All right. Come here.

Take this.

When I tell you to, pull.

All right, pull. Come on.

Pull! Come on, Lightning.

- Come on, boy.

- Come on!

- Whoa!

- That's it. That's it, boy.

Good boy, Lightning. Good boy.

Come on.

We gotta get him moving.

Come on, Lightning.

He's gonna be okay, isn't he?

Yeah, he's gonna be just fine.

Would somebody

please say something?

I thought you could use

a hand with the show.

Ain't no show.

So, why didn't you answer my letters?

I didn't get any letters.

I wrote you just about every day.

What did you say?

Stuff.

What kind of stuff?

You know, stuff.

Uh-oh.

I got here a telegram

from a John Slater from Atlantic City.

- Atlantic City?

- The Steel Pier.

He wants to negotiate a contract

with us for six months.

You did this, didn't you?

Someone once told me it's where

all your dreams come true.

You got us a contract

and didn't say anything?

Slater didn't promise anything.

He said he'd think about it.

What'd you tell him?

Told him the diving horse

show was an exciting act,

one of a kind, and that my

father was mean and stubborn.

That he was the greatest showman

on Earth.

# On the boardwalk in Atlantic City

# Life can be

peaches and cream

# Cinderella, you will find your fella

# Someone that you waited for

# In romantic, enchantic

Atlantic City

# Down by the old

New Jersey shore #

Yep.

You know, Sonora,

sometimes people make mistakes.

And it's hard to admit

when you have.

Dr. Carver, are you okay?

You look pale.

I'm fine.

You know, when Al left

and was gone all those months

and you didn't hear from him,

I did something that...

- Are you sure you're okay?

- I'm fine.

I think I'll pull over here

just to take a breather.

Why did we stop?

I thought I'd take a little breather.

Good, I'm hungry.

Why don't you rest,

and we'll set up a picnic.

Hey, Dad, when we

get to Atlantic City,

the first thing we gotta do

is buy you a new suit.

- Double-breasted?

- Yep.

With pinstripes.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And now, as we've all read,

the book of God's word:

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

We now return the spirit

of our departed brother... "

I wasn't gonna give you top billing,

but your dad wouldn't have it

any other way.

- We get top billing?

- See for yourself.

- Al, that's me.

- It sure is.

That's me, and that's Lightning.

That guy that runs

the speedboats? Frenchy?

He was gonna throw this away.

Can you believe it?

Yeah, it's a piece of junk.

No, I'm gonna fix it up.

What are you gonna do with it?

I don't know.

I'll think of something.

Ladies and gentlemen,

presenting...

Ladies and gentlemen,

we now present

Carver's high-diving horse

and girl rider.

I was rehearsing.

- Ladies and gentlemen...

- Clifford...

I'm gonna bust your head.

I never introduced a show before.

Do you think I should

wear this suit tomorrow?

- I don't think it'll help.

- Come here, Clifford.

Ow! Ladies and gentlemen...

Stay here.

Ladies and gentlemen, introducing...

Sonora, there was a time

when I couldn't imagine

spending my life

with just one person.

And now I can't imagine

spending it without you.

I love you, Sonora. "

I thought I lost you.

What? What is it?

This is what you should wear.

Turn around.

Let's see how it looks.

Shoulders back.

Raise your arms a bit.

Higher. Higher!

- Whoa.

- Easy.

- Whoa.

- He's awful jittery.

He's not used to all the noise.

Maybe we should jump Lightning.

No, he's not well enough yet.

Whoa! Easy, boy.

Sonora? Sonora Webster?

I want you for my wife.

Will you marry me?

Take my hand in marriage

and make me a happy man.

What do you think

you're doing? You crazy?

Mm-hmm. About you.

I've never been so embarrassed

in my whole life.

All you have to do is say yes.

Yes, yes, yes!

It's just tin and glass.

When things get better,

I'll get you a real one.

Are you gonna marry me?

Yes or no?

Yes, yes, yes.

Yes!

Go on.

We got a show to do. Go on.

Oh, no!

Here, take him.

- Are you all right?

- Fine. Fine.

- Is Red Lips hurt?

- I don't think so.

Come on.

- Are you sure you're all right?

- It just stung.

When I hit the water,

I had my eyes open.

Clifford, is he okay?

He seems to be all right.

What about you?

Let's get you to the doctor.

I'm not bleeding.

No broken bones.

I'm fine. Don't worry.

Let's get him to the stables

and dry him off.

Excuse me,

but you will have to be still.

Sorry.

Al, what about Slater?

He was pretty concerned.

Tell him not to worry.

I just need a couple of days' rest.

Why didn't you see a doctor

right after your accident?

I got water in them.

They stung a little. That's all.

When you hit the water,

your eyes were open?

Yes.

It caused a slight hemorrhage.

Unattended, this hemorrhage

has continued for days.

The blood clotted

and detached the retina in both eyes.

What does that mean?

Her condition is permanent.

No, it's not.

I'm sorry.

Why are you sorry?

I'm gonna rest, and then

I'm gonna get back to work.

It's only temporary.

I'm not blind.

It's a real tough break.

Now, about the show.

This may be not the best time

to talk about this,

but business is business.

I got a lot of money in this show.

That diving tower wasn't cheap.

The publicity, I could...

Publicity! Come here!

I don't care about publicity!

What, are you crazy?

Look, I'm gonna give you a break.

I'm gonna let you close the show

for one week, but that's all.

There's no way I can find

and train a girl in a week.

You better come up with something, kid,

or I'm gonna take you to court

for breach of contract.

One, two, three,

four, five, six...

Ow!

One, two, three...

The blues are here,

right next to the greens.

All right?

- Blues, greens.

- Right.

I've been looking for you.

- I wanna show you something.

- What?

You know what that is? Death.

And do you know what I just did?

I defied it.

It's amazing, Clifford.

Swell, isn't it?

My very own death-defying act.

I'm very proud of you, Clifford.

I guess if you want something

bad enough, anything's possible.

Seen my shoes?

Yeah, you kicked them off

over by the sofa.

- I'll get 'em.

- I'll do it.

- They're right here.

- I'll do it.

Your lipstick's a little smeared.

Thank you.

What?

You got a little problem

with your socks.

- What's wrong with them?

- Well, one's red and one's green.

- I like it, though.

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