Stolen Lives Page #5

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- $9.57.

- Here's $10.

I don't expect I'll be

seeing you this way again.

I sure hope not.

I didn't know where you were.

I know, John.

Good-bye!

John.

Hey, John.

John, I'm gonna go in here

and find us a place to

sleep tonight, all right?

You'll be able to see me

right through that

barbershop window there, okay?

Oh, uh, howdy, boss.

Uh, you want a cut?

Uh, no, not today, thanks.

I was wondering if any

of you knew a cheap place

to stay in town?

# Pretty red plane in the sky #

# billowing clouds go by and by #

My daddy taught me that song,

gave me lots of shiny gifts.

Your daddy give you shiny gifts, boy?

You walk down this street,

and you turn left on Dixon.

Maybe if you're a good boy,

I'll get you that plane.

You can fly off into

the wild blue yonder.

I'm a... I'm a good boy.

Yes, you are.

Do any of you know is

there any work to get in town?

Yeah, they're doing some new building

on the north side of town.

You can talk to Bill Byrnes.

Byrnes.

You can tell him Delaney

told you to look him up.

- Delaney.

- Yeah.

Thank you. Thank you kindly.

John?

John Wakefield.

John.

Sure is shiny, pa.

John, do you hear me?

Yes, Pa.

Come on.

Wait.

Where'd you get that?

Nice man gave it to me.

Who? What man?

Where is he?

The nice man.

I think I found us a

place to sleep tonight.

Can I go outside?

Why are you gonna stay in the car?

'Cause I'm a good co-pilot.

What does a good co-pilot do?

A good co-pilot never leaves his post.

All right.

Excuse me, uh, Bill Byrnes?

Over there.

You're standin' around

like it's Christmas!

Step it up.

Bill Byrnes?

Can I do for you?

I'm Matthew Wakefield.

I'm looking for work, sir.

I ain't hiring no more drifters.

Too many already.

Could use another

man, and you know it.

What, you want him to take your job?

Mind your own goddamn business.

Drifters.

Delaney said I should stop by.

Don't mean nothing to me.

If you want to get

this thing up on time,

you're gonna need another man.

I don't need your

calculations, college-boy.

Love you too, Byrnes.

Sir, I'm sorry to

bother you, but, uh...

I need the work.

I got a boy I need to feed.

You a thief?

No, sir, I'm a God-fearing man.

Christian, huh?

Well, what can you do, Christian?

You name it, anything, sir.

Cement mixing and stonework?

Sir, masonry, metalwork.

Got a real talent with wood.

When can you start?

Right now, sir.

You go see the big Swede over there.

Swede?

- That's right.

- Thank you, sir.

Sorry to bother you.

All right, let's move it!

Matthew Wakefield.

Call me Swede.

Come on, Mark.

Give it back!

"Dear Mark and Luke,

"I hope you boys are behaving

for Aunt Coral and Uncle Jonas.

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