Ace in the Hole Page #3
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Three years.
Three years down the drain.
Me, I didn't go to any college, but
I know what makes a good story.
Because before I ever
worked on a paper,
I sold them on a street corner.
You know the first thing I found out?
Bad news sells best.
Because good news is no news.
Better get some gas.
Hey! Anybody here?
Hey!
Service!
Anybody home?
Sorry to bother you, lady.
I'd like to buy some gas.
Hey, there's something
screwy about this place.
There's just an old
lady in there that's...
Now, what would the law be doing up
there in that old Indian cliff dwelling?
Maybe they got a warrant for
Sitting Bull for that Custer rap.
Come on, Herbie, let's go
visiting. It's for free.
I can get the gas on the way back.
That is, if she's stopped praying.
- Who?
- That old lady in there.
What's she praying for?
I don't know, but whatever she's
praying for she's sure praying hard.
Maybe it ties in. Let's see.
Oh, I thought you were the doctor.
What's the matter? Somebody hurt?
We don't know yet. He's way in
there, under that mountain.
- What happened?
- We had a cave-in this morning.
Oh. That so?
Dumb cluck. Everybody
keeps telling him,
"Stay out of that place.
Stay out of there."
Not Leo. Stubborn like a mule.
digging for those Indian pots.
- Who's Leo?
- My husband.
Oh.
Well, I'm sorry to hear
about it. Hop in.
- You live around here?
- Yeah.
I'm Mrs Leo Minosa.
We own that trading post
down on the highway.
Finest store in downtown Escudero.
Is that what they call
this place? Escudero?
Got a couple of other
names for it myself.
I wouldn't know. I haven't
been around that long.
Only seems that long.
Say, if you gents stopped by to see
that broken-down cliff dwelling,
All right, let's have the facts.
You're his father?
Yes. I'm his father.
- How long has he been inside?
How far down you think he is?
Oh, about 250 or 300
foot, I should judge.
Best we could do was to
get in about halfway.
You got to watch yourself. Swing that
pick too hard in them old walls,
block up the whole place.
Then goodbye, Leo.
Is that coffee good
and hot, Lorraine?
Sure, it's hot. The sandwiches are
in the blanket. So are the cigars.
- How's Mama?
- All right, I guess.
- How do I find my way?
- Just follow our rope. We left it in there.
After that, holler.
He'll yell back.
Wait a minute, you.
Nobody goes no place
here without I say so.
He's cold. He's hungry. We've got to
let him know we're doing something.
Look, I got my hands full already
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