The Bride Came C.O.D. Page #4

- I love Allen Brice desperately.

- You must be pretty desperate.

Well, there's no use

going into reams of discussion.

"Reams of discussion."

Why don't you talk American

to your father?

"Reams of discussion."

You, with all the trouble you had

getting out of high school, and now you...

No wonder,

with the talk I heard around the house!

- Now, darling, let me talk to him.

- Allen, please. No lyrics.

Hello. Allen Brice speaking.

Hey, believe me, Mr. Winfield,

you're not losing a daughter,

you're gaining a son.

Listen, I know all about you.

You're marrying my daughter

for her money.

Let me tell you something.

I paid an income tax of $80,000 last year.

- Even with what you chiseled.

- Even with what I...

Well, I don't mind having

a fortune hunter in the family,

but I'll be darned

if I'll stand for a piano player.

Piano? I'll have you know that I am not a...

You're wasting time.

Let me slap him down.

I am flying to Las Vegas right now,

and I'm going to marry Allen.

And you can put that in your oil well

and pump it!

We'll just have to get married

without your father's consent.

Yes, it's too bad.

Well, he never asked your permission

when he got married.

Go after them. Don't let them get away.

Take them right to the plane.

- But it ain't ours no more.

- It's gonna be. Now, do as you're told.

Hello, Operator? Operator?

Say, I was talking to Lucius K. Winfield

in Chicago and we were cut off.

Get him back for me, will you, please?

Who's this?

- Well, how can you stop the wedding?

- You leave that to me.

I'll deliver your daughter to you

tomorrow morning in Amarillo

at 8:
00, unmarried.

Take a plane and meet me there.

Why Amarillo?

Well, that's as far east as I can fly

without having to refuel.

What's your price?

Well, this is a very unusual case.

Yes, it is a little unusual.

My daughter's not an ordinary passenger.

- What do you charge for freight?

- What does your daughter weigh?

- About 115 pounds.

- A hundred and fifteen pounds?

Well, now, let's see.

A hundred and fifteen pounds.

Well, now, let's see.

Well, $10 a pound.

That's my standard charge.

That's not counting her clothes,

understand?

That's all right with me

if I can be there at the weighing in.

By the way, where do we weigh in,

here or Amarillo?

Well, you'd better make it Amarillo.

She won't weigh so much

after an all-night trip.

All right, $10 a pound,

whatever she weighs on delivery.

Fine. It's a deal. Good.

I despise men of your ilk.

I'll take the keys for the plane, Collins.

Hinkle, you're in luck.

I just made a deal with a big shot.

I'll be back at 4:00 tomorrow with $1,100.

I suppose you'll need the plane

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