The Stratton Story Page #4

Yeah.

It's no dice, baby.

But can't you get rid of her?

No, it's too late.

This is a better machine than yours.

Baby, everything's gonna be all right.

Say, Country, is that the only suit you got?

I know, I know. And I told you

I didn't think this was such a good idea.

Oh, forget it. Here they come now.

- Is that mine?

- No, mine. Not bad, huh?

Oh, that's mine.

You always hit the jackpot?

Oh, there's Eddie.

Hi, Dot.

Oh, no.

Eddie's a pretty fast stepper, isn't he?

He's a fast worker, too.

I'm glad I insisted

that Dot bring you along tonight.

Thank you.

Dancing with you

is like dancing on a cloud.

- Well, share it around.

- That's right, Eddie.

On your feet, Dottie.

I'm sorry I can't ask you to dance,

but I don't know how.

Oh, that's all right.

Oh, I guess baseball's about all I know.

Well, that's something.

Seen us work out yet?

- Us? Who's us?

- The Chicago White Sox.

No. No, I guess

that's the one thing I've missed.

Well, the team looks good.

It looks awful good.

We have a nice, tight infield.

Oh, that's nice.

I'll bet you're pretty good yourself.

Well, I don't know. I'm still trying out.

You're a big fella.

I'll bet you can hit a baseball pretty far.

Well, I'm not expected to hit very much.

You see, I'm a pitcher.

Well, I bet you can pitch far.

No, you don't get the idea.

You see, I just have to pitch about 60 feet.

All right, then I'll bet you can pitch fast.

Oh, well, sometimes you have to rear back

and sort of let her go fast,

and at other times

you just sort of whip it.

Like that, curve her in,

or in some spots

you just sort of float her in.

That's what you call change of pace.

You know, you sort of...

Speaking of change of pace,

it probably isn't any of my business,

but would you mind telling me

what that noise is?

- What? The what?

- Jingling noise.

Look at that.

I was gonna get a haircut over at the hotel

and I noticed those machines in the lobby.

I never did see them before.

I sort of wondered about them,

and before I knew it I popped a quarter in

and a whole lot of fruit

started spinning around like...

And then it sort of slid to a stop

and nothing happened.

Well, before I knew it,

I popped in another quarter

and that was the last of the haircut.

I was down to my last quarter.

Well, I figured I might as well be broke

as the way I was,

so in went the last quarter.

Fruit took off again

and slowed up and stopped.

All of a sudden, the quarters

started popping out of that thing

like hens through a busted fence.

Went and got a haircut.

Well, if you don't make it in baseball,

you've a pretty good future in gambling.

- No, I'm through gambling.

- Why?

Well, I found out what it's like to lose

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