One Night in the Tropics Page #4

- That's right.

Love insurance?

Did you ever hear such stupidity,

such imbecility,

such idiocy, such blithering...

Love insurance? Love is a

beautiful thing, Mr. Moore.

Well, I can't accept you

as an authority.

- How much is the policy for?

- Oh, uh, just a million.

Just a million? Mr. Moore, I

can hear your arteries hardening.

What are you trying

to do to me, Jim, break me?

Why, it's lunacy, insanity.

I can't stand it. It's plain suicide. Dad.

No firm would take this policy.

But, Dad, we already have.

It's all signed.

There's practically no risk.

No risk!

Sorry, Mr. Moore.

Your blood pressure's way up.

We won't be able

to pass you for a policy.

Thanks to you and your blasted

love insurance!

Get out of here!

Take it with you...

to a bank, to a pawn shop.

Hock it. Underwrite it.

Pick yourself another victim.

I can't take all of it,

but if I come in for half,

that'd kinda make me partners with your

old man, huh? Sure you'd be partners.

That's great.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, what is this?

Don't bother me for a while.

Yes, sir.

Might surprise folks who think all I can do is

run a joint like this if I went in for insurance.

Roscoe, you'd bowl 'em over.

Is this okay, boss?

What do ya got?

I don't know. Look, look.

Let me alone, will ya?

Another drink, Mr. Roscoe?

If I want a drink, I'll call

you. Let me alone! Yes, sir.

Kinda crazy to risk a million

on Steve Harper gettin' hitched.

He's got it bad this time. I've invited

him here for you to look him over.

Okay, that's great.

I'll scrutinize him personally.

And if I'm sold, what do I do?

Sign a piece of paper.

I mean... Hey.

Now what's the matter?

Why, it's gone. My wallet!

Yeah?

Say, on the way in, did you pass

a tall guy in a dinner coat? Yeah.

And standin' there with him, was

there a short, stout guy? Yeah.

That's what I thought. It's about

time you met up with the boys. Oh.

Come on, Costello.!

Okay, Abbott.!

Get away from there.! Costello,

what's the matter with you?

Why did you do that?

Oh, I'm a bad boy.!

Go away. You've done enough

damage for one day. I wanna play.

How much you wanna bet?

Ten dollars.

It's a bet. Ten dollars to you. Okay.

That's the idea. I never knew

you gambled. Some over here.

Wait. What are you doing?

I was makin' change.

I'll make the change. Keep the

money down there. Ten more to you.

Look, don't steal it.

Win it honestly.

Put it down. No, put it

there and leave it there.

That's the i...

Gimme that bill.

Put it in my hand

and leave it there.

What are you doing?

I wanna play.

You got any more money?

Yeah, I got a lot of money.

Let me see it. Well!

Hundred dollar bills!

Get a load of that! Hundred dollar

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