Fort Apache Page #2

Lieutenant Michael O'Rourke, sir.

Have I the lieutenant's permission

to leave, sir?

Sergeant Major O'Rourke has permission.

Thank you, sir.

Michael, God's blessing on you this day.

Boys, I'm not a drinking man,

as you know, but there are times.

And tonight, if the sutler's store

is still open...

Michael, darling, if it ain't,

I'll kick the door down with me bare fists.

Dad?

Good morning.

It's all right.

There's no one here but me,

and I've been up for simply ages.

Did you want to see Father or me?

Well, neither, really.

I just called to leave my card.

Oh, how nice.

But if you didn't want

to see me...

I mean, if you don't want to see us...

...then what do you want

to leave your card for?

I didn't say I didn't want to see you.

Why, you did so.

I asked if you wanted

to see Father or me...

...and you said, your exact words,

"Well, neither, really. "

Well, what I meant to say was

I didn't expect to see either of you.

Well, who did you expect to see?

After all, we do live here.

Why don't you sit down?

Good morning, good morning,

fair dancing partner.

- Good morning, sir.

- Relax, Mickey.

I got some bad news for you.

You've been assigned to my troop.

Michael Shannon O'Rourke,

lieutenant, United States Army.

Leaving your calling cards already,

Mickey, eh?

He can keep his old cards.

Oh, he can't do that. Protocol requires it.

An officer, upon reporting

to a new post...

...must wait upon his commanding officer

at the first possible moment.

He will leave his card.

He will leave an additional card for each

lady in the commanding officer's family.

All other officers on the post...

...will leave their cards at the quarters

of the incoming officer, right?

Right. Now do you understand?

- It was just a duty call?

- That's it. Just a duty call.

But there's nothing in the regulations

that says an officer's daughter...

...should receive such cards

on her back porch in her nightie.

Pish-tush. This is not a nightie.

It's a dressing gown, isn't it?

- I wouldn't know.

- And I haven't received any cards, anyway.

Well, hand them over to her, Mickey.

Oh, I get it, Miss Thursday.

The lieutenant expected someone

to meet him at the door with a silver salver.

- A what?

- A silver salver.

He drop the cards in that

and hurry away.

You don't happen to have

a silver salver, do you?

A silver salver?

Our things haven't even arrived.

Why, last night I slept

on a horse blanket.

Attention! Sergeant Major O'Rourke, sir.

At ease.

- Did you say, "O'Rourke"?

- Yes, sir.

Place seems to be full of O'Rourkes.

Have the trumpeter sound

officer's call.

Officer's call?

How long you been

in the Army, O'Rourke?

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