Between Two Worlds Page #4

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THOSE MAGIC STRINGS

AND GOT ME FIRED.

NOTHING OF THE SORT.

INCOMPETENCE. YOU WERE

FIRED FOR INCOMPETENCE,

FOR DRUNKENNESS.

CHRONIC DRUNKENNESS,

MR. LINGLEY.

I WON'T STAND HERE

WASTING BREATH.

YOU'RE NOTHING BUT A HACK,

A TROUBLEMAKER.

IRRESPONSIBLE:

TROUBLEMAKER.

RUNNING AWAY,

MR. LINGLEY?

WAIT A MINUTE.

I'LL HAVE SOMETHING.

STEWARD, SOME BRANDY.

TROUBLEMAKER.

TAKE A CARD.

HAVE A GOOD TIME,

DARLING?

EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, DEAR?

DID I EMBARRASS YOU?

WAS I UNCOUTH?

WELL, LET'S NO FIGHT, DARLING.

YOU CAN'T GET SORE

AT EVERYBODY:

THAT GETS YOU FIRED OR

DOESN'T WANT TO MARRY YOU.

DON'T TAKE IT OU ON ME.

O.K. FORGIVE ME.

I GOT A SENSE OF HUMOR

THAT SORT OF GETS

A LITTLE OUT OF HAND.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S

GOT INTO ME ANYHOW.

YOU FEEL ALL RIGHT?

SURE.

I'M JUST IN A FOG.

MY HEAD'S SPINNING

LIKE A YO-YO.

THE HURRY UP, THE PIER,

THE RACKET, THE SAILING.

THE SAILING.

WILL THERE BE:

ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?

HUH? NO, NO.

WHAT DO I OWE YOU?

NO CHARGE, SIR.

WHAT?

JUST SIGN THIS.

OH.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

WHAT, SIR? WHEN?

BEFORE TO LINGLEY.

YOU SAID YOU KNEW

HE WOULDN'T NEED

HIS MEN ON THIS BOAT.

WHAT DID YOU MEAN?

WHY, NOTHING, SIR.

JUST THAT HE HAD NOTHING

TO FEAR, THAT'S ALL.

I WAS JUST TRYING

TO ASSURE MR. LINGLEY

THAT HE REALLY DIDN'T NEED

BODYGUARDS ON THIS TRIP.

YES, BUT HOW

DID YOU KNOW:

THEY WERE ACTUALLY

BODYGUARDS?

I SAW THE IDENTIFICATION

PAPERS.

WHAT IS IT, TOMMY?

WHAT ARE YOU WORKING

YOURSELF UP TO NOW?

FORGET IT. NOTHING.

ANYTHING WRONG?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

NO PLACE.

OUTSIDE ON DECK.

I WANT TO HAVE:

A LOOK AROUND.

YOU DON'T WAN TO PAY ATTENTION

TO ANYTHING HE SAYS.

ANYTHING WHO SAYS?

YOU KNOW,

BRIGHT BOY.

HE'S REALLY

A GOOD-HEARTED KID,

JUST A LITTLE EXCITABLE.

HE'LL OUTGROW IT.

THEY ALWAYS DO.

DO YOU MIND?

NO. NOT AT ALL.

MY NAME'S

MAXINE RUSSELL.

I'M AN ACTRESS.

VERY INTERESTING.

YOU KNOW,

THE FRENCH SAY:

THAT MEN CAN TELL AN ACTRESS

JUST BY LOOKING AT HER.

WAS IT TRUE IN MY CASE,

OR DIDN'T YOU EVEN

BOTHER TO NOTICE?

NATURALLY I NOTICED.

YOU MUST BE VERY TALENTED, MISS RUSSELL.

I COULD SAY THAT.

YES, IF I WANTED TO.

YOU PROBABLY HAVE

THOUSANDS OF ADMIRERS-

A HUGE DEVOTED FOLLOWING

WHEREVER YOU GO.

I COULD SAY THAT, TOO,

I SUPPOSE.

I GENERALLY DO.

BUT NOT TO YOU,

MR. LINGLEY.

HMM?

I COULD TELL YOU

ALL KINDS OF THINGS,

BUT WHAT'S THE USE?

WHO WOULD I BE FOOLING?

YOU SEE, I NEVER REALLY

GOT ANYPLACE ON THE STAGE

OR ANYWHERE ELSE

FOR THAT MATTER.

THAT'S AN ODD THING

TO SAY.

YOU'RE A MOST UNUSUAL

SORT OF WOMAN.

HEY, PLEASE, DON'T QUI ON MY ACCOUNT.

GO ON AND PLAY.

NO. I WAS

QUITE THROUGH.

I TAKE REAL ENJOYMEN IN GOOD MUSIC-

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