In Dubious Battle Page #3

I think whining

ain't gonna do no good.

Yeah.

How you doing?

We gotta roam all over

the country

like hogs looking for work.

And we get our ass beat

by guys with clipboards.

If we stuck together, we could

really make some change.

Hey, that sounds like hope.

Only young'uns

are good for hope.

I gave it up.

You can have it.

Never done me no good.

What if there was something

we could do about it?

Look, we hear

what you're saying.

We ain't interested

in your politics.

That's right.

Politics, huh? I just want to do

what's right.

Well, look.

Paying us less is better

than paying nothing at all.

Well, they gouge us

because they know

they can get away with it.

We already

said we ain't having this...

Listen, mister,

with all due respect,

I don't know you.

And I'm not having

this conversation with you.

Sir.

Ah. Poor bastards.

Already spending money

they haven't earned

just to get a meal.

Nothing worse than

your first paycheck

and already owing the man money.

Yeah, none of that

doom and gloom, Jimmy.

There's a lot to like here.

You can feel the tension.

It's like water simmering

right before it boils over.

I managed to get

with London today.

He don't miss much.

He's sure sore as hell

over the pay cut.

He's our guy.

We get him over on our side,

he'll swing a bunch

of the stiffs with him.

They'll listen to him.

Somebody sick?

London's daughter-in-law.

She's having a baby.

There a doctor?

Ain't nobody

makes house calls out here.

Come on.

Huh?

Yeah, you're opening up

real good.

You're

shaking like a leaf.

You sure you know

what the hell you're doing?

Yeah, yeah.

Real good. Real good.

What the hell you think

you're doing here?

We heard there was a girl

having a baby.

What, did you think you'd

just come in and have a gander?

We thought we might help,

seeing as you don't have

a doctor here.

Well, you been

around this before?

Yes, sir.

Thank god.

So Vera here, she's delivered

calves before,

but she ain't

no... no doctor,

and this old bag here,

I not sure she knows

what she's doing either.

Ma'am, you can step aside.

Well, that's real kind of you,

sir, but I can do this.

You been drinking?

No, I haven't been drinking.

I just...

My hands shake, that's all.

And did you even bother

to wash your hands?

Just step aside.

Let the man go to work here.

Lisa, it's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

Hey, Lisa, these guys

know what they're doing.

They've been around it before.

- It's going to be okay.

- It's okay.

We've done this 100 times,

Jim and I.

I just need a little more help.

Where's the father?

He had an accident.

Passed away three months ago.

I see. Okay.

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