Baby Face Page #2

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Just as I was leaving the cemetery,

Ed Sipple made me a proposition.

And the manager of the

Star and Garter Burlesque House...

...offered me a job in the chorus

to do a strip act.

- A strip act?

- Yeah, show my shape.

Well, that's a business in itself.

Oh, I guess I ain't much

of a businesswoman.

What's going to become of you?

It's up to you to decide.

If you stay in this town, you are lost.

Where would I go, Paris?

I got 4 bucks.

That's what makes me mad with you.

You're a coward. I mean it.

You let life defeat you.

You don't fight back.

- What chance has a woman got?

- More chance than men.

A woman, young, beautiful like you...

...can get anything she wants in the world

because you have power over men.

But you must use men,

not let them use you.

You must be a master, not a slave.

Look. Here. Nietzsche says:

"All life, no matter how we idealize it...

...is nothing more, nor less,

than exploitation."

That's what I'm telling you.

Exploit yourself.

Go to some big city

where you will find opportunities.

Use men. Be strong!

Defiant! Use men...

...to get the things you want!

Yeah.

Hey, this is okay. Give me a match.

- It's awfully dark in here.

- Yeah.

Well, the darker the better

till we pull out.

Well...

...the next station is New York.

Hey, you. Come on out of there.

Come on.

Well, I'm a...

Too many of you dames getting

away with it these days.

- The cops in the yards will take care of you.

- Oh, wait a minute.

- You wouldn't throw us off, would you?

- Yeah, and you're gonna get 30 days for it.

- In jail?

- Yes, in jail.

Now, why don't we sit down

and talk this thing over.

That lady's dressed up.

And look at her automobile.

But what I wanna to find out is

how did she get them?

I could use some of them pork chops.

It's all in your mind.

You ate yesterday, didn't you?

Boy, I'll bet there's plenty of dough

in this little shack.

Say, I'd like to work in there.

Can you fix it for me?

You might try the Personnel Department

around on 47th.

Thanks so much.

I'll be seeing you.

- Get me a taxi.

- Yes, sir. Taxi!

- Is this where you ask for jobs?

- Yeah, this is where you ask for them.

Wait here.

I have good references.

If I could only see him.

You can wait if you want to,

but he is out to lunch.

What part of the South

are you from, Mr. Pratt?

Tallapoosa, Georgia.

I know some Pratts where I come from.

Where was that?

Oh, maybe I'll tell you someday

when I know you better.

- Say, I like it here. How about a job?

- Oh, we don't...

Oh, now, don't tell me in this great big

building there ain't some place for me.

Have you had any experience?

Plenty.

I'd rather wait in there.

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