From Here to Eternity Page #4

but I'm not. Nobody is.

Holmes waits hopefully for a moment, then realizes Prew is

not going to respond further. He stands. Prew snaps to

attention.

HOLMES:

Maybe you'll change your mind. In

the meantime just don't make any

mistakes in my outfit.

(to Warden)

I've got to go into town. Is there

anything else for me today,

Sergeant?

10.

WARDEN:

(holds up papers)

Yea, sir! The Compny Pond Report's

got to be made out. It's due

tomorrow -

HOLMES:

You make it out. Is that all?

WARDEN:

(holds up more papers)

No, sir!

HOLMES:

Well, whatever it is, you fix it.

If there's anything that has to go

in this afternoon, sign my name. I

won't be back.

He goes out, crossing Warden's desk and knocking a wire

basket filled with papers on the floor. In a moment, the

sound of the screen door slamming is heard. Warden picks up

the papers.

WARDEN:

He'd strangle on his own spit if I

weren't here to swab out his throat

for him.

(to Prew)

Come on. I'll show you the Supply

Room.

Warden goes out to Orderly Room, Prew following.

INT. ORDERLY ROOM - DAY

MEDIUM SHOT:

as Prew and Warden enter and walk through. Maggio bobs his

head approvingly at Prew.

EXT. COMPANY STREET - DAY

MEDIUM SHOT WARDEN AND PREW

as they come out of the Orderly Room. Prew hoists his

barracks bags to his shoulders, balancing them delicately.

CAMERA TRUCKS with him and Warden as they walk down the

porch.

WARDEN:

(one of his unexpected

intense bursts)

Know what you did just now?

(MORE)

11.

WARDEN(cont'd)

When you turned down Dynanite

Holmes' boxing squad? You put your

head in a noose. Things are soft

for a boxer in his Compny.

Otherwise, you better know how to

soljer.

PHEW:

I can soljer with any man.

.

WARDEN:

This ain't the Bugle Corps -- this

is straight duty.

PREW:

I'll take my chances.

A convertible, top down, drives by and pulls up outside the

Orderly Room. KAREN HOLMES, a tall, lean blonde woman, gets

out. Her skirt hikes up a little as she goes up the stairs to

the Orderly Room. Warden and Prew stop walking and watch her.

Karen stops, glances at Warden momentarily, then goes into

the Orderly Room.

WARDEN:

Since when is this place gettin to

be the Royal Hawaiian?

PREW:

Who's she?

WARDEN:

His wife. Captain Holmes'.

They resume walking.

WARDEN:

You'll fight, Prewitt. You'll fight

because Captain Holmes got a bee in

his hat he needs a winnin team to

make Mayor. And if you don't do it

for him you'll do it for me. I only

been in this outfit eight months

myself but I learned one thing. My

job is to keep him happy. The more

he's happy the less he bothers me

and the better I run his Compny. So

we know where we stand, don't we,

kid?

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