South Sea Woman Page #3

And how did you happen

to land in Shanghai to begin with?

I was a showgirl

with an act that got stranded.

- Is there anything wrong with that?

- Not at all.

Go on with your story, please.

Well, it all started

on the day President Roosevelt...

...ordered the last 700 Marines

left in China to evacuate.

That was about two weeks

before Pearl Harbor.

Believe me, when we Americans in Shanghai

found out that he Marines were leaving...

...we knew we were marooned.

I was going through my usual

nightly routine...

... wondering if I was ever

gonna get out of that sinkhole.

It wasn't a very pleasant feeling

knowing I was all alone now.

Everyone was talking

about the possibility of war...

... so goodness knows

how long I'd be stuck in Shanghai.

Well, you can just imagine how surprised

I was to see Davey White come back.

He was a private in the Marine Corps

and a friend of mine.

I'm telling you, I almost swooned...

... me thinking he'd pulled out

with the rest of the Marines.

- Surprise, Ginger.

- Davey, what are you doing here?

The other Marines were

shore-patrolled an hour ago.

- Take it easy, baby. I know.

- But your outfit's breaking barracks.

Plenty of time, baby.

One sake, straight, Benny.

You know that o'Hearn I've been

telling you about, that buddy of mine?

He was taking me to the barracks

and did I duck out.

Slipped his rickshaw boy 2 bucks...

...to tip him over backwards

into a cartload of ducks.

- But you'll miss connections, Davey.

- Not a chance.

I'll hitch on to that crowd of deck heads

when they board the ship later tonight.

Come on over here, baby.

Gingersnap.

Careful, Davey.

What am I gonna do?

Now I'll never get back to the States.

Why, you can't even book passage home

anymore for less than 2000.

Look, I told you not to worry, baby.

Davey's got a chaplain

lined up on Bubbling Well Road.

We get married right away,

and when Davey hits Pearl Harbor...

...he'll fill out application 602B

to have his wife evacuated...

...from a danger zone

at Marine Corps expense.

Simple, huh?

Married?

Oh, Davey, you proposed!

The comforts of life.

That's what Davey's looking forward to.

A martini waiting for him

when he gets home...

...the bedroom slippers,

a gorgeous gal running around in her p.j.'s.

Married. I can't believe it.

Get your coat, baby.

We're breezing out of here.

Where you going?

Oh, well, you see, Mr. Krastow,

I've decided to quit.

- It is not so easy to quit.

- You don't have to pay me.

It is not a question of money.

I told you we would one day

become good friends.

- I'm sorry, Mr. Krastow, but I have...

- Don't be in such a hurry.

Get your hands off her, Fatso.

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