All language subtitles for A.Letter.for.Evie.1946.Jules.Dassin

YOU ARE THE THE PROMISED KISS
OF SPRINGTIME

THAT MAKES THE LONELY WINTER
SEEM LONG

AH

YOU ARE THE BREATHLESS HUSH
OF EVENING

THAT TREMBLES ON THE BRINK
OF A LOVELY SONG

YOU ARE THE ANGEL-GLOW
THAT LIGHTS A STAR

THE DEAREST THINGS I KNOW

ARE WHAT YOU ARE

SOME DAY

MY HAPPY ARMS WILL HOLD YOU

AND SOME DAY

I'LL KNOW THAT MOMENT DIVINE

WHEN ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE

ARE MINE

WE HAVE A CONTRACT
WITH THE UNITED STATES ARMY

THAT SPECIFIES 600,000 SHIRTS,
SIZE 13 TO SIZE 18,

SLEEVE LENGTH-28 TO 37 INCHES.

NOW, MISS JENKINS,
IS THERE ANY MENTION

IN OUR CONTRACT
OF PERSONAL LETTERS

TO THE PRESUMED RECIPIENTS
OF SAID SHIRTS?

THERE'S A WAR ON, YOU KNOW.
TROJAN EMPLOYS 540 GIRLS.

IF EACH OF THEM GAVE BUT
TWO MINUTES OF THEIR TIME

TO PUTTING A LETTER IN A SHIRT,

THE NET LOSS TO THE WAR EFFORT
WOULD BE 1,080 GIRL MINUTES.

YES, J.B.

DIDN'T WE HAVE
A MEETING SCHEDULED

FOR 10:00 THIS MORNING?

OH, YES.
YES, J.B.

I'LL BE RIGHT IN
IN TWO MINUTES.

MAKE IT ONE MINUTE!
THERE'S A WAR ON, YOU KNOW.

UH, MISS JENKINS-

MISS O'CONNOR, WOULD YOU TRY
TO MAKE CLEAR TO MISS JENKINS

WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO-
OH, AND THANK YOU.

LOOK, I'VE BEEN WORKING
FOR MR. PYNCHEON FOR 4 YEARS.

I KNOW THAT HE'S THINKING
OF YOUR OWN GOOD.

HONEY, IT'S FOR MY OWN
GOOD TO GET ME A MAN.

YES, REMEMBER?

A MAN.

10 MILLION OF THEM
AROUND IN CIRCULATION,

AND I'M MAKING
POSTWAR PLANS.

BUT MR. PYNCHEON
SAID THAT-

OH, PYNCHIE.

HE'S MY IDEA
OF A TIRED TURTLE.

WHY, OF COURSE
HE'S TIRED.

HE WORKS SO HARD!

HE'S MADE SOMETHING
OF HIMSELF, TOO.

WORKED UP FROM SHIPPING CLERK
TO WHERE HE IS NOW.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU'RE NOT...

NO, YOU AND PYNCHIE
AREN'T-

I'M SURE I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU MEAN.

MR. PYNCHEON IS MY EMPLOYER,
AND I RESPECT HIM AS SUCH.

NO. NO. MEN AREN'T
THAT SCARY.

CAN YOU IMAGINE
ROMANCING

WITH THAT 14 1/2?

THAT WILL BE ALL,
MISS JENKINS.

WHY, IT'D BE
LIKE KISSING A...

A NICE,
FRESH HALIBUT.

THIS ARMY DIRECTIVE IS DATED
10:15 A.M.

J.B. WANTS THE ONE DATED
10:25 A.M.

OH, YES,
HERE IT IS.

DeWITT?
YES, EVIE?

KISS ME.

HERE?
PLEASE.

NOW?

YES. YOU WANTED TO
LAST SUNDAY.

OHH.
OH, EVIE.

EVIE.

THEN, YOU WILL MARRY ME,
WON'T YOU?

NO. I MEAN...

I DIDN'T MEAN...

I STILL WANT TIME
TO THINK IT OVER.

OH, BUT, DEAR, I-
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IT ISN'T LIKE YOU
TO BE SO...

IMPULSIVE.

BUT THAT DIDN'T...

JUST GIVE ME
A LITTLE MORE TIME.

BUT, EVIE-
PLEASE.

OF COURSE,
MY DEAR.

PYNCHIE,
WHERE'S THAT DIRECTIVE?

COMING, DEAR-
I- I MEAN, J.B.

COMING!

J.B. OOH!

YOU'D BETTER WIPE OFF
THAT LIPSTICK.

HEE HEE HEE!

SEND THAT SHIRT BACK TO
THE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT.

OHH,
EVIE!

BARBARA.

BILL.

YOU'RE EVEN PRETTIER
THAN YOUR PICTURE.

SO ARE YOU.

OH, WHEN'D
YOU GET IN?

YOUR HAIR.
YOUR EYES.

THEY'RE JUST AS
I ALWAYS SAW THEM.

BARBARA, I'VE GOT 3
DAYS. WILL YOU MARRY ME?

OH, BUT, BILL,
YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ME BEFORE.

WE DON'T EVEN KNOW
EACH OTHER.

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
FOR 18 MONTHS...

EVER SINCE I FOUND
YOUR FIRST LETTER...

IN MY SHIRT.

OH, YOU KEPT IT?

AND ALL THE OTHERS.

OH, WASN'T THAT
ROMANTIC?

DID YOU EVER SEE
ANYTHING SO BEAUTIFUL?

JUST LIKE SOMETHING
YOU READ ABOUT.

AND DID YOU SEE
THE SIZE OF HIM?

I'LL BET HE WEARS
A 16 COLLAR.

16 1/2.

ONE SHIRT, 16 1/2.

IT'S A LIE,
SERGEANT.

I DID NOT PROPOSE
TO THAT GIRL!

I NEVER PROPOSED TO ANY GIRL IN MY LIFE!

BELIEVE ME,
SERGEANT,

IT'S A FRAME-UP.

SHE'S A LOLLIPOP,
I TELL YA!

SO, THE OLD WOLF
IS TRAPPED AT LAST.

YEAH. SHE'S GONNA BRING
HER MOTHER WITH HER

RIGHT
IN THE OLD MAN'S OFFICE

AN HOUR FROM NOW!

BOY,
THAT IS RUGGED.

UH, LOOK, SARGE, YOU'RE
GONNA BE THROUGH HERE

IN A FEW MINUTES,
AREN'T YOU?

YEAH.

UH, COME TO THE OLD MAN'S OFFICE WITH ME

AND TELL HIM
YOU OVERHEARD HER

WHEN SHE PROPOSED
TO ME.

SHE PROPOSED TO YOU? YEAH.

ARE YOU
OUT OF YOUR MIND?

YEAH, BUT IT'S
MY ONLY CHANCE.

HOW ABOUT IT,
SERGEANT?

ON YOUR WAY,
SOLDIER.

YOU'VE SUDDENLY BECOME
VERY TEDIOUS.

BUT I MIGHT NOT EVEN GET
A CHANCE TO GO OVERSEAS

AFTER ALL THE TRAINING
I'VE HAD.

IT WOULDN'T BE FAIR
TO THE TAXPAYERS!

I'M LIABLE
TO GET THE WORKS.

MMM, ONLY ABOUT
3 OR 4 YEARS.

AFTER ALL,
CAPTAIN BUDLOWE,

IT IS NOT AS IF MY
ELOISE HAD EVER BEFORE

HAD ANY EXPERIENCE
WITH A MAN

OF PRIVATE LARSON'S
PROPENSITIES.

YOU CAN SEE SHE'S JUST
A POOR, INNOCENT LAMB.

JUST WHAT DID HE SAY,
MISS EDGEWATERS,

WHEN HE ASKED YOU
TO MARRY HIM?

THIS IS SO...

SO HIDEOUSLY EMBARRASSING.

WOULD YOU PREFER
NOT TO PRESS THE CHARGES?

OH, NO!

NOW, CHILD,
JUST TELL THE CAPTAIN

WHAT HE SAID.

WELL, HE SAID
HE WANTED ME TO...

TO...

YES?

TO RIDE WITH HIM...

DOWN THE GRAND CANAL
IN VENICE IN A GONDOLA.

OH, HE WAS QUEL TENDER.
SO ROMANTIC.

AND I SAID, "EDGAR, ARE YOU
ASKING ME TO BE YOUR WIFE?"

AND HE SAID, "WHAT ELSE,
FOOLISH CHILD?"

WELL, PRIVATE LARSON,
IS THIS TRUE?

SIR, I'M TERRIBLY
DISTRESSED AT THE CHARGE

THIS YOUNG LADY HAS SEEN
FIT TO BRING ME.

WELL, WOULD YOU CARE TO
DEFEND YOURSELF AGAINST IT?

NO, SIR. I DON'T THINK I
COULD PROPERLY DO SO, SIR.

OH, COME, COME.
LET'S HAVE NO FALSE HEROICS.

SHE HAS MADE
A CHARGE AGAINST YOU.

IS IT TRUE
OR IS IT NOT?

I CANNOT GIVE
THE LIE TO A LADY, SIR.

LARSON, WAS THERE
A PROPOSAL?

YES, SIR.

THEN WHAT MISS EDGEWATERS SAID IS TRUE.

NO, SIR.

I'M GETTING TIRED
OF THIS.

EXPLAIN YOURSELF.

SHE PROPOSED TO ME,
SIR.

THAT'S A LIE!

A STINKING LIE!

WHY, I WOULDN'T BE
CAUGHT DEAD PROPOSING

TO THE LIKES OF HIM
OR ANY MAN!

THERE, THERE,
HONEY CHILD.

DON'T YOU CRY.

I DON'T SUPPOSE
THERE WERE

ANY WITNESSES
TO THIS PROPOSAL.

WELL?

NO, SIR.

THEN YOU CAN'T PROVE
YOUR STORY?

NO, SIR.

I CAN, SIR.

WHAT?
YOU CAN?

McPHERSON, HOW?

WELL, I DIDN'T
ACTUALLY HEAR

MISS EDGEWATERS PROPOSE TO LARSON, SIR,

BUT I ONCE HEARD HER
PROPOSE TO A SAILOR.

THAT'S A LIE!
WHAT?

HOW DID YOU HAPPEN TO
HEAR THIS, McPHERSON?

IT WAS IN THE PUBLIC LIBRARY, SIR-

THE NATURAL HISTORY
SECTION.

UH, I WAS ON ONE SIDE
OF A SHELF OF BOOKS,

AND SHE WAS
ON THE OTHER.

AND I HEARD HER SAY,

"BUT I COULDN'T EVEN
THINK OF KISSING YOU

"UNLESS YOU PROMISED
TO MARRY ME, GUNNER."

GUNNER?

HE WAS A SEAMAN,
SECOND CLASS.

HE WAS NOT!
HE WAS A CHIEF PETTY OFF-

LARSON!

YES, SIR.

LOOKS LIKE
YOU GOT OFF THE HOOK.

I DON'T THINK YOU BETTER
LET THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.

BELIEVE ME, SIR,

FROM NOW ON,
WOMEN AND I ARE STRANGERS.

ABSOLUTE STRANGERS, SIR!

THAT'S NOT A BAD IDEA.
THAT'S ALL.

YES, SIR.

YOU CAN GO, TOO,
McPHERSON.

YOU HAVE A PASS FOR THE
AFTERNOON, I BELIEVE.

YES, SIR.

CAPTAIN BUDLOWE?

HE WAS A SEAMAN,
SECOND CLASS.

McPHERSON,
I'M SURE OF IT.

YES, SIR.

BOY, PUT HER THERE.
YOU'RE A PAL!

YOU KNOW, I ADMIRE
WHAT YOU DID IN THERE.

THAT TOOK
REAL COURAGE.

I THINK THE CAPTAIN WAS RIGHT.

YOU ALMOST WENT
TOO FAR TO TRY

TO PROTECT
THAT GIRL.

WELL, A GUY COULDN'T LIVE
WITH HIMSELF-

YES, BUT THAT
CAN GET YOU IN-

LET'S FORGET ABOUT IT.
LET'S GO GET A COLD ONE.

WHAT GETS ME IS,

YOU AND I HAVE BEEN PRACTICALLY
BUNKMATES FOR TWO MONTHS.

FIRST TIME
WE GOT TOGETHER.

MY NAME'S EDGAR LARSON.

IN MILWAUKEE,
MY PALS CALL ME WOLF.

I'M JOHNNY McPHERSON.

BUFFINGTON,
CONNECTICUT.

HI, JOHNNY.
WHAT'S YOUR LINE?

I MEAN,
BEFORE THE WAR.

I'M A DENDROLOGIST.
WHAT'S YOURS?

SPECIALTY CAR SALESMAN,
WISCONSIN,

TILL THE ARMY GOT ME.
WHAT'S A DENDROLOGIST?

A TREE SURGEON.

YOU SEE, MY FATHER'S
IN THE LUMBER BUSINESS.

OH. I DON'T GET IT.

WELL, LUMBER, WOOD;
WOOD, TREES.

SAY,
THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.

ANYWAY, THIS CALLS
FOR A CELEBRATION.

LET'S DO
THE TOWN TOGETHER.

YOU AND ME?

YEAH.

THE OLD WOLF
GENERALLY HUNTS ALONE,

BUT FROM NOW ON, THINGS
ARE GONNA BE DIFFERENT.

YOU AND I ARE GONNA BE PALS
- DAMON AND PYTHIAS.

COME ON. WE'LL GO PICK UP
A COUPLE OF TOMATOES.

TOMATOES?

YEAH, LOLLIPOPS!

MICE.

GOT A CIGARETTE?
OH.

OH!

UH, I THOUGHT THAT FROM NOW ON,

YOU AND WOMEN WERE GONNA BE STRANGERS.

WHY, SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS
ARE STRANGERS.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

MICE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
JOHN?

DON'T YOU STEP OUT
NOW AND THEN?

OH, OF COURSE
I DO!

HI, JOHNNY.
HELLO, WOLF.

THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT I WANTED.

MICE. THERE YOU ARE, SON.

GO BUY YOURSELF
A COCA-COLA SOMEPLACE.

HEY!
OH!

MY CIGARETTES.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S A LETTER!

MUST HAVE COME
IN THE SHIRT.

SOME DAME.

YOU KNOW, THEY JUST WON'T LET ME ALONE.

GET A LOAD
OF THIS.

"DEAR SOLDIER,

"DID YOU SEE THE MOVIE
"WUTHERING HEIGHTS"?

"SOMETIMES I FEEL JUST LIKE CATHY
- THE HEROINE.

"ON THE SURFACE, I LEAD
A VERY CONVENTIONAL LIFE,

BUT UNDERNEATH IT, I LIKE TO DO ALL
THE WILD, IMPULSIVE THINGS SHE DID."

WHAT'D SHE DO?

"LIKE WRITING THIS LETTER,
FOR INSTANCE.

"I WORK IN THE FACTORY
WHERE THIS SHIRT WAS MADE,

"SO IT WAS EASY FOR ME
TO SLIP IT INTO THE POCKET

AND SEND IT
ON ITS WAY TO YOU."

WHAT SOME DAMES
WILL DO TO GET A GUY.

LET ME SEE IT,
WILL YOU, WOLF?

UH,
"WUTHERING HEIGHTS,"

THAT WAS
MY FAVORITE PICTURE.

"SEND IT ON ITS WAY
TO YOU.

"I'VE MADE UP THE KIND OF
PERSON YOU ARE, SOLDIER.

"THIS IS
A 16 1/2 SHIRT,

"SO I KNOW YOU'RE TALL AND STRONG,

AND I LIKE YOU
THAT WAY."

"I CAN JUST SEE YOU
STRIDING THROUGH THE NIGHT

"AGAINST THE WIND
AND THE RAIN,

"AND I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
JUST BIG PHYSICALLY.

"YOU'RE BIG INSIDE,
TOO,

BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT LIFE
CAN BE BEAUTIFUL AND GOOD."

"WHY DO I KNOW YOU'RE
THAT KIND OF PERSON?

"BECAUSE, SOLDIER, I'M
JUST ROMANTIC ENOUGH

"AT THIS MOMENT
TO BELIEVE IN FATE,

"IN KISMET.

"IF YOU DO, TOO,
PLEASE WRITE TO...

EVIE O'CONNOR."

SHE SOUNDS LIKE AN AWFULLY NICE GIRL.

YOU HIT THE NAIL RIGHT ON
THE HEAD. SHE IS A NICE GIRL.

SHE'S JUST A LITTLE
LONESOME, THAT'S ALL.

NICE AND LONESOME.

THERE'S A COMBINATION
THAT SPELLS DANGER.

GIVE ME THAT THING!

LOOK, SON,
LISTEN TO YOUR UNCLE WOLF.

WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?

OH, FOR DEMOCRACY,
I SUPPOSE.

FOR FREEDOM.
THAT'S IT.

THAT'S WHY YOU WANT TO STAY
AWAY FROM THOSE NICE GIRLS;

THOSE FIREPLACE AND PIPE
AND SLIPPER DAMES.

THEY DON'T WANT
TO HAVE ANY FUN.

THEY WANT TO MARRY YOU.

COME ON.
THERE'S OUR BUS.

UH, I CAN'T GO,
WOLF.

I JUST REMEMBERED I'VE GOT
TO GO TO THE, UH, LIBRARY.

LIBRARY?! YOU GOT A
PASS FOR THE AFTERNOON.

YOU WANT TO WASTE IT
AT THE LIBRARY? COME ON.

WHOA! THEY'RE HOLDING A BOOK FOR ME.

IT'S
VERY IMPORTANT.

OK, IF YOU WANT TO
RUIN YOUR EYES, GO AHEAD.

SO LONG, KID.
THANKS AGAIN.

OH, BARNEY, THE MOST
WONDERFUL THING.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO,

I PUT A LETTER
IN THE POCKET

OF ONE OF THE
COMPANY'S SHIRTS.

YOU DID?
YES, BARNEY.

AND JUST LISTEN
TO THE ANSWER.

"DEAR EVE O'CONNOR."

HIS NAME'S
JOHNNY McPHERSON.

HE'S IN TEXAS.

"THE SHIRT
IT WAS A SIZE 16 1/2."

READ ON!

"THE SHIRT FITS
FINE.

"IT'S JUST A LITTLE TOO
TIGHT ACROSS THE CHEST,

"BUT TO RECEIVE SO BEAUTIFUL A LETTER,

"I'D EVEN SQUEEZE
INTO A SIZE 16.

"THIS MAY SEEM
STRANGE TO YOU,

"BUT YOUR LETTER TOOK
ME BACK TO THE DAYS

"WHEN I WAS
A LUMBERJACK

"IN THE FORESTS OF THE GREAT NORTHWEST.

"I REMEMBER THE MANY
NIGHTS I USED TO TRAMP

"THROUGH THE DEEP SNOWDRIFTS
ALONE WITH THE WIND

"AND THE DISTANT CRY
OF THE TIMBER WOLF.

"THE INDIANS USED
TO CALL ME

"OHMPUM WARRISH
TASPUM,

"THE LARGE ONE
WHO WALKS ALONE,

"BUT I WAS DRIVEN
FORWARD

"AS IF IN SEARCH
OF SOMETHING.

"PERHAPS,
IN OUR LETTERS,

"WE CAN SEARCH
TOGETHER.

"I HAVE
A SAD FEELING

"THAT KISMET MAY NEVER
ARRANGE FOR US TO MEET,

"BUT PERHAPS IT'S
BETTER THAT WAY.

"WE CAN BE FRANKER
WITH EACH OTHER.

"WRITE AGAIN SOON,
PLEASE.

VERY SINCERELY,
JOHN McPHERSON."

GEE,
HE SOUNDS DREAMY.

THE LARGE ONE
WHO WALKS ALONE.

HEY, I GOT TO RUSH.

I'M PLAYING
THIS AFTERNOON.

ARE YOU COMING
ALONG?

NO. I'M GOING TO A MATINEE WITH DeWITT.

EVIE?
YES.

ARE YOU GONNA TELL
PYNCHIE ABOUT THAT LETTER?

WHY NOT?

NOTHING WRONG WITH WRITING A SERVICEMAN,

IS THERE?

BESIDES, I'LL
NEVER SEE HIM.

EVIE, I KNOW IT'S
NONE OF MY BUSINESS,

BUT I THINK
YOU'RE BEING AWFUL DUMB.

OH, BARNEY,
PLEASE.

YOU'RE DARN LUCKY TO
HAVE A CHANCE AT PYNCHIE.

WHAT ARE
YOU WAITING FOR?

HE'S CRAZY ABOUT YOU.
WHY DON'T YOU MARRY HIM?

WELL, HE KISSED ME
ONE DAY, AND...

I DON'T KNOW.
NOTHING HAPPENED.

I... I DIDN'T HEAR
ANY MUSIC.

MUSIC? WHAT DID YOU EXPECT
TO HEAR? THE TROLLEY SONG?

DREXLER.

LARSON.

BARNES.

COHEN.

SILVERSTEIN.
BRYAN.

BRYAN'S ON K.P.
I'LL GIVE IT TO HIM.

RIGHT.
HARKEY.

MY NAME'S
McGUINNESS.

THIS AIN'T MINE.

HEY, McPHERSON,
I THINK THIS IS FOR YOU.

THANK YOU!

LETTER.

UH, WOLF?

YEAH?

WOULD YOU DO ME
A SMALL FAVOR?

ANYTHING AT ALL,
JOHNNY BOY.

I'D LIKE TO SEND MY FAMILY
A PICTURE OF YOU.

I'VE TOLD THEM
ALL ABOUT YOU.

THEY'RE ANXIOUS TO KNOW
WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.

YEAH?
YEAH.

UH, I COULD BORROW
THE SERGEANT'S CAMERA.

OH, NO.
FOR YOU, JOHNNY,

I COULD DO BETTER
THAN THAT.

BY COINCIDENCE,
I HAPPEN TO HAVE

A PICTURE OR TWO
RIGHT IN MY LOCKER.

THERE YOU ARE,
JOHNNY BOY.

TAKE YOUR CHOICE.

GEE, I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU WERE A LIFEGUARD...

AND A BOXER.

NO. JUST HAD THEM
MADE UP.

WHENEVER ONE
OF MY DOLLS GETS

A LITTLE
TEMPERAMENTAL,

I SEND HER A PICTURE
TO REMIND HER.

WORKS LIKE MAGIC.

HERE. I THINK THIS ONE
DOES THE MOST FOR ME.

YEAH.

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD,
ALL RIGHT, BUT, UH...

WOLF...

WERE YOU EVER
IN THE NORTH WOODS?

HA! NO.

THAT WAS TAKEN IN
MITCHELL PARK, MILWAUKEE.

THIS IS PERFECT!

WELL, LET ME KNOW WHAT
YOUR FAMILY THINKS, JOHNNY.

WHO?
OH, I WILL.

UH, COULD I HAVE
THAT ONE, TOO?

WHY, SURE.
THANKS.

KISMET.

HA HA HA!

WELL, WHO LEFT YOU
A MILLION BUCKS?

OHH!

IT SEEMS STRANGE
TO THINK OF YOU

SO FAR FROM YOUR BELOVED
NORTH WOODS,

BUT I'M SURE THAT THIS LETTER
WILL FIND YOU

TAKING THE GREAT PLAINS
OF TEXAS IN YOUR STRIDE.

DO YOU LIKE ARMY LIFE?

TELL ME ABOUT ALL YOUR LIKES
AND DISLIKES.

MY FAVORITE POPULAR SONG
IS THE ONE I'M LISTENING TO NOW-

JEROME KERN'S
"ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE."

MAKES ME THINK OF MOONLIGHT,

OF RIPPLING WATER,

OF EVERYTHING BEAUTIFUL.

IT MAKES ME THINK OF YOU.

IT IS A BEAUTIFUL SONG.

IT MAKES ME THINK
OF HYACINTHS.

MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE
MY FAVORITE FLOWER.

THERE ARE RUMORS THAT
WE'RE MOVING TO ANOTHER CAMP.

I'M ALL PACKED
AND READY TO GO.

WHEREVER YOU GO,
KEEP WRITING.

I LOVED YOUR TALE
ABOUT THE RESCUE

OF BIG PIERRE,
THE FUR TRAPPER.

HERE ARE TEXAS SPIKE
AND BRISTLIN' IKE

TO PROTECT YOU
FROM PROWLERS.

AND HERE'S
A LITTLE GIFT I MADE FOR YOU.

I HOPE IT'S NOT TOO SMALL.

HEY, JOHNNY!

DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS?
WE'RE GOING OVER!

TOMORROW WE HEAD
FOR NEW YORK!

NEW YORK? NEW YORK!
THAT'S PART OF BROOKLYN!

BROADWAY!
TIMES SQUARE!

CONEY ISLAND!

RADIO CITY!
CENTRAL PARK!

RADIO CITY? CENTRAL
PARK? 3.5 MILLION DAMES!

BROOKLYN.

BARNEY!
YEAH?

SAY,
WHAT GOES ON?

HE'S HERE!

QUICK, BARNEY, HELP ME
STRAIGHTEN UP THE PLACE A LITTLE.

WHO'S HERE?
JOHNNY!

MRS. JACKSON
JUST TOLD ME.

HE WAS HERE
BEFORE I CAME HOME-

A SOLDIER.
AWFULLY NICE, SHE SAID.

HE'LL BE HERE ANY MINUTE!
HURRY, BARNEY, PLEASE!

JOHNNY!
JOHNNY HERE!

OH, MY GOODNESS!

AND I'VE GOT
A MEETING

WITH THE COACH!

PUT THOSE ROSARIES AWAY,
BARNEY!

I DID!

FUNNY HE DIDN'T
WRITE YOU

HE WAS COMING.

MAYBE HE DIDN'T HAVE
A CHANCE.

OF ALL THE LUCK.

LOOK AT THAT SHIRT
FULL OF MAN.

16 1/2!

OH! EVIE!

EVIE, HE'S HERE!

ANSWER IT.
LET HIM IN!

I CAN'T.
I'M TOO NERVOUS.

OH, DEAR!
I'M NOT READY.

GOOD EVENING. I'M...

YES?

I'M EDGAR-
EDGAR LARSON.

DIDN'T YOU GET A LETTER
ABOUT ME FROM JOHNNY?

JOHNNY McPHERSON?

YES.

WHY, NO, I DIDN'T.

BUT WON'T YOU
COME IN?

OH, THANK YOU.

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I SENT YOU-

I MEAN, HE SENT
A SPECIAL DELIVERY LETTER.

I KNOW HE DID.
I WAS THERE WHEN HE MAILED IT.

I- WELL, IT SHOULD HAVE
BEEN HERE BEFORE NOW.

YOU DON'T NEED
ANY INTRODUCTION.

YOU'RE A FRIEND
OF JOHNNY'S.

THIS IS MISS LEE.

JUST CALL ME
BARNEY.

THANKS. JUST CALL ME
JO-EDGAR.

JEDGAR?

HA HA! EDGAR.

DID JOHNNY COME
EAST WITH YOU?

YES.

THEN HE'S
COMING!

UH, NO.

OH.

OH, HE WANTED TO,
TERRIBLY,

BUT AT THE LAST MOMENT,
HE GOT A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT.

HE MOVED HEAVEN AND EARTH
TO GET OUT OF IT,

BUT HE HAD TO GO...

OVERSEAS.

OVERSEAS?

ON A BOMBER.

ON A BIG BOMBER.

SORT OF
A SECRET MISSION.

HE SENT YOU
THESE FLOWERS.

HYACINTHS.

HE REMEMBERED.

AND I BROUGHT THIS
MYSELF.

THANK YOU.

I'LL PUT THEM
IN WATER.

EXCUSE ME.
COME IN.

SPECIAL DELIVERY
FOR YOU, EVIE.

JUST CAME.

THANK YOU,
MRS. JACKSON.

IT'S FROM JOHNNY!

THAT'S
THE LETTER.

WELL, THERE YOU ARE,
YOUNG MAN.

I SEE YOU FOUND
THE GIRLS ALL RIGHT.

YES, MA'AM.

DIDN'T I TELL YOU
HE WAS NICE?

HAVE
A PLEASANT VISIT.

THANK YOU.
BYE, EVIE.

GOOD-BYE,
YOUNG MAN.

GOOD-BYE.

YOU'VE MADE A CONQUEST.

I HAVE TO GO NOW.

SEE YOU AGAIN,
EDGAR, I HOPE.

I HOPE SO, TOO.

GOOD-BYE.

BYE, BARNEY.

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME
WHILE I READ THIS?

CERTAINLY.

SIT DOWN.

WE'VE BEEN CORRESPONDING
FOR QUITE A WHILE.

I KNOW.

HE DOESN'T LET ANYONE
READ MY LETTERS, DOES HE?

OH, NO,
HE WOULDN'T DO THAT.

I SHOULD SAY NOT.

I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD.

YOU DON'T LET ANYONE
READ HIS, DO YOU?

OH, NO, I COULDN'T.

WELL, NOW AND THEN, I
READ A FEW LINES TO BARNEY.

HE WRITES
SUCH WONDERFUL LETTERS.

BUT MOST OF THEM
ARE SO PERSONAL.

SOMETIMES THEY'RE
SO BEAUTIFUL,

THEY ALMOST MAKE ME CRY.

HE CERTAINLY THINKS A LOT
OF YOU, EDGAR.

WELL, I THINK A LOT
OF JOHNNY.

LET ME READ YOU THIS PART.

OH, NO, PLEASE.

WHY? I THINK IT'S NICE
TO HEAR COMPLIMENTS.

LISTEN.

"AND SO, IN MY PLACE,

"I'M SENDING ALONG
MY BEST FRIEND EDGAR LARSON.

PLEASE TRY TO LIKE HIM.
HE'S REALLY A FINE FELLOW."

I WISH YOU WOULDN'T,
REALLY.

BUT IT'S OBVIOUS
HE MEANS EVERY WORD OF IT.

"I KNOW HE'S NOT MUCH
TO LOOK AT-"

OH, I DON'T AGREE
WITH THAT.

"BUT UNDERNEATH,
HE'S TRUE GOLD.

"HE'S THE ONLY FELLOW
IN THE ARMY

"THAT I'VE TOLD ABOUT US.

"HE UNDERSTANDS.

"HE WAS VERY ANXIOUS
TO MEET YOU,

SO I HOPE YOU'LL MAKE HIS
FURLOUGH AS PLEASANT AS POSSIBLE."

ANYONE JOHNNY THINKS THAT MUCH
OF MUST BE A VERY FINE PERSON.

I'M GLAD HE ASKED YOU
TO COME AND SEE ME.

PRIVATE LARSON,
WILL YOU GIVE ME

THE HONOR OF YOUR COMPANY
THIS EVENING?

OH, WHY, YES.

I'LL GET MY COAT.

JOHNNY TOLD ME
YOU WERE WONDERFUL.

LADIES, GENTLEMEN,
STEP RIGHT UP.

THIS IS A GAME OF SKILL.

WALK THE WIRE.
IT'S ONLY 25 CENTS.

WALK THE WIRE AND KISS ONE OF THE
4 MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRLS IN THE WORLD.

COME ON,
A LITTLE BIT MORE.

A LITTLE BIT MORE.

COME ON,
BABY, KISS ME.

PUCKER UP.
I'M ON THE WAY!

GO TO IT, EDGAR!

UH, THANK YOU.

THERE, GENTLEMEN.
IT CAN BE DONE.

THE LITTLE SOLDIER DID IT.
GOOD WORK, MY BOY.

WHO'S NEXT?
ONLY 25 CENTS. IT'S A THRILL.

EDGAR!
YOU'RE A HERO.

OH, IT WAS NOTHING.

HERE. YOU'VE BEEN IN
THE STRAWBERRY JAM.

WHAT? OH.

THANK YOU.

YES, MY DEAR, HE IS
THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS.

I FORESEE...

AN EARLY MARRIAGE,
4 CHILDREN,

AND A LONG
AND HAPPY LIFE.

THAT WILL BE 50-

THAT WILL BE
50 CENTS, DUCKY.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU, EDGAR.

I THINK FORTUNE-TELLERS
ARE SUCH FUN.

OF COURSE, I NEVER
BELIEVE A WORD THEY SAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO DANCE?

YES.

TAXI. - OH, THE POOR THING.

OH, LOOK,
IT CAN'T COME DOWN.

OH, THE POOR LITTLE THING.

CAN'T STAY UP THERE.

GO GET HIM,
SOLDIER!

GOOD GOING,
SOLDIER.

YOU DON'T
HAVE TO BE AFRAID.

EVERYTHING'S
ALL RIGHT NOW.

LISTEN.
SHE'S PURRING.

MY MOTOR'S PURRING,
TOO, FOLKS.

I KNOW.
LET'S TAKE HER HOME.

I ALWAYS HAVE
WANTED A CAT.

GIVE ME MY CAT.

YOUR CAT?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I CAN
HAVE YOU ARRESTED.

I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
I WAS JUST-

DO I GET IT, OR DO I CALL THE COPS?

NO!
HEY, HERE, HERE.

COME ON, HOMER,
YA DOPE.

PARDON THE
INTRUSION, FOLKS,

BUT DON'T YOU THINK WE'D
BETTER BE GETTING ALONG?

OH, OH, YES.

THE CAB.

BUT MY FAVORITE
FAVORITE OF ALL

IS "THE THREE
MUSKETEERS."

ATHOS, PORTHOS,

D'ARTAGNAN.
D'ARTAGNAN.

I JUST LOVE THOSE MEN.

IT'S FUNNY HOW YOU CAN
GET TO LOVE SOMEBODY

THAT DOESN'T EVEN EXIST.

YES, I KNOW.

I'LL NEVER FORGET
WHERE D'ARTAGNAN

SAYS GOOD-BYE TO ATHOS
AND RIDES AWAY.

AND THEN SUDDENLY
HE STOPS,

TURNS AROUND,
AND RIDES BACK,

GETS OFF HIS HORSE

AND FLINGS HIS ARMS
AROUND ATHOS ONCE MORE.

AND NEITHER ONE OF THEM
SAYS A WORD.

BUT SOMEHOW THEY KNOW

THEY'LL NEVER SEE
ONE ANOTHER AGAIN.

AND THEN HE RIDES AWAY,
STILL WITHOUT A WORD.

I CRIED
WHEN I READ THAT.

I SUSPECT YOU DID, TOO.

YOU KNOW, I NEVER TALK
THIS WAY TO ANYBODY

EXCEPT JOHNNY.

YOU HAVEN'T?

JOHNNY'S SO
WONDERFULLY SYMPATHETIC.

WHEN I WRITE TO HIM, I FIND
MYSELF POURING OUT THINGS

I'VE NEVER DREAMED
OF BREATHING TO A SOUL.

HE'S SO COMPLETELY
HONEST WITH ME.

SAY, WE'VE WALKED
PAST THE HOUSE.

OH.
HA HA HA!

THANKS, EDGAR.
I'VE HAD A LOVELY EVENING.

SO HAVE I.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL BE LOOKING
FOR YOU TOMORROW NIGHT.

I'LL TRY.

GOOD NIGHT, EDGAR.

GOOD NIGHT.

I DID HAVE A LOVELY TIME.

SO, WE SIT DOWN...

SHE ORDERS LOBSTER
AND CHAMPAGNE.

SO, WE DANCE.

AND HOW
THIS LITTLE MOUSE DANCES.

SO, I HOLD HER CLOSE.

ALL OF A SUDDEN,

RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE FLOOR,

SHE STOPS DEAD.

SHE LOOKS UP AT ME WITH THOSE
GREAT BIG SOFT BLUE VELVET EYES

AND SAYS, "WOLFIE,
TAKE ME HOME."

DON'T STOP NOW,
BROTHER.

WE TAXI HOME,
WE GET TO THE DOOR,

SHE LOOKS UP AT ME AGAIN
AND SAYS, "WOLFIE,

YOU WANT TO COME UPSTAIRS?"

WELL, NEEDLESS TO SAY...

WE GO UPSTAIRS.

SHE OPENS THE DOOR,
WE WALK IN,

AND THERE,
SITTING IN THE ROOM,

IS 4 GUYS.

"WOLFIE," SHE SAYS,
"MEET MY 4 BROTHERS-

LUKE, HARRY,
EDDIE, AND MIKE."

"CHARMED," I SAYS.
"GOOD NIGHT."

3 1/2 MILLION DAMES
IN NEW YORK,

AND I WIND UP WITH LUKE,
HARRY, EDDIE, AND MIKE.

ALL RIGHT, BOYS,
SEE YOU TOMORROW.

GOOD NIGHT.
WE GOT A BIG DAY AHEAD OF US.

FROM MISS EVIE O'CONNOR,

TROJAN SHIRT COMPANY,
BROOKLYN.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?

YOU KEEP OUT OF MY BAG.

I WAS JUST GETTING
SOME TOOTHPASTE.

IF YOU WANT ANYTHING,
ASK FOR IT.

WELL, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO GET SO SORE.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
TROJAN SHIRTS.

EVIE O'CONNOR.

BROOKLYN.

YOU'VE BEEN
READING MY MAIL.

NO, YOU'VE BEEN
READING MY MAIL.

AS I RECALL, THAT ROMANTIC
LETTER WAS PUT IN MY SHIRT-

MY SHIRT, A 16 1/2.

THAT LETTER WAS MEANT
FOR A BIG GUY.

SHE SAID SO!
SHH!

NOT SO LOUD.

WHAT DID YOU DO?
TELL HER YOU WERE MY SIZE?

I NEVER KNEW
WE'D GET TO BROOKLYN.

ALL I WANTED WAS A-
A GIRL TO WRITE TO.

YOU DID?
WHY, YOU LITTLE ROMEO.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
HOLD EVERYTHING.

MY PICTURE. YOUR FAMILY
WANTED MY PICTURE.

DID YOU SEND THEM
TO TROJAN SHIRTS?

ONLY ONE OF THEM.

THEN YOU CAN'T EVEN
SEE HER!

YOU POOR LITTLE SCHNOOK.

YOU SHUT UP.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
JOHNNY, DON'T HIT ME.

WHAT'S SHE LOOK LIKE?
LET ME SEE HER PICTURE.

WOLF, IF YOU EVER SAY
A WORD ABOUT THIS-

NO, NO, NO,
I PROMISE.

NO KIDDING.
IS SHE PRETTY?

NO. SHE'S GOT STRINGY
HAIR AND WEARS GLASSES.

WELL, THAT'S THE TOPPER.

FORGET IT.

AND I MEAN
JUST THAT.

FORGET IT.

STRINGY HAIR...

GLASSES.

EVIE,
DO YOU SEE ANYTHING WRONG

WITH A GIRL
PLAYING BASEBALL?

OF COURSE NOT. WHY?

WELL, OUR NEW THIRD BASEMAN WAS ARGUING

WITH HER BOYFRIEND
LAST NIGHT.

HE SAYS
IT'S NOT FEMININE.

WHY, BARNEY, I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING

TO THE MOVIES
WITH PEGGY.

NO, I DON'T FEEL LIKE
A MOVIE TONIGHT.

I'D RATHER
JUST STAY AT HOME.

UNLESS, OF COURSE,
YOU WANT ME TO GO.

DON'T BE SILLY.

I MEAN, IF YOU'D RATHER
BE ALONE WITH HIM.

IT'S-

WHY, IT'S-HA HA!

OH, BARNEY, LOOK.
IT'S...

THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S HOMER.

EDGAR, COME IN.

HOW DID YOU GET HIM?

WELL, IT'S NOT HARD TO
FIND A CAT NAMED HOMER.

OH, HOMER,
HOW DO YOU FEEL?

AH, THE PRECIOUS
LITTLE THING.

HELLO, BARNEY.

WE MET LAST NIGHT.

AH, EDGAR, YOU WENT
ALL THE WAY BACK THERE

TO GET HIM?

THAT LITTLE GIRL DROVE A HARD BARGAIN.

SHE FINALLY SETTLED FOR
A DOLLAR AND A QUARTER

AND A WHITE MOUSE.

HA HA HA!
YOU LITTLE LOVE.

YOU BETTER BE
A GOOD CITIZEN.

OH, I ALMOST FORGOT.

I LOOKED UP THE MOVIE
PAGE IN THE NEWSPAPER

AND FOUND A REVIVAL
OF "WUTHERING HEIGHTS."

WUTHERING...

JOHNNY TOLD ME

IT WAS YOUR
FAVORITE PICTURE,

SO I THOUGHT
THAT MAYBE-

OH, EDGAR,
YOU ARE WONDERFUL.

I'D LOVE TO GO.

I'M GONNA PUT YOU
IN THE KITCHEN.

I'VE GOT A NICE LITTLE BOX
THAT'LL JUST FIT YOU.

I LIKE A MAN
WHO'S KIND TO ANIMALS.

UH...

THAT'S A VERY
PRETTY DRESS, BARNEY.

OH, JUST AN OLD THING.

WE WERE JUST SAYING,
BEFORE YOU CAME IN,

HOW LONG IT'S BEEN
SINCE WE'VE SEEN A MOVIE.

OH, WON'T YOU JOIN US,
BARNEY?

I'LL GET MY COAT.

GET MINE, TOO, BARNEY?

I'LL GET IT.

EVIE.

JOHNNY.

DARLING.

JOHNNY, JOHNNY.

YOU CAME AFTER ALL.

DO YOU THINK ANYTHING
COULD HAVE KEPT ME FROM YOU?

NO!

NO!

WHO'S THAT?

EDGAR.

WHO?

YOUR FRIEND
EDGAR LARSON.

EDGAR LARSON?

EDGAR, EDGAR!
YOUR POOR KNEE.

EDGAR,
ARE YOU HURT?

I'M ALL RIGHT.

EDGAR, YOUR POOR
LITTLE KNEE.

IT ISN'T MY-

IT ISN'T MY KNEE,
IT'S MY SHIN.

WHAT'D YOU DO,
FALL DOWN, LARSON?

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

YOU'RE NOT AWOL?

HUH?

FROM THE SECRET
MISSION.

OH,
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

EDGAR TOLD US
ABOUT IT.

OH, THE SECRET
MISSION.

YEAH, IT'S BEEN
POSTPONED.

THANKS A LOT FOR TAKING
CARE OF THINGS, PAL.

OH, GLAD TO DO IT
FOR YOU, BUDDY.

AHEM.

OH, JOHNNY,
THIS IS BARNEY.

I'VE WRITTEN YOU
ABOUT HER.

HELLO, BARNEY.

SO YOU'RE
JOHNNY.

I'D KNOW YOU
ANYWHERE.

WELL, I FEEL AS THOUGH I KNOW YOU, TOO.

LISTEN, JOHNNY.

EVIE, I CAN'T
TELL YOU HOW MUCH

I'VE BEEN LOOKING
FORWARD TO THIS.

WE DO HAVE A LOT
TO TALK ABOUT.

COME ON. LET'S GO OUT ON THE ROOF.

CAN'T YOU SEE THEY'RE DYING TO BE ALONE?

I KNOW.

TAKE IT EASY... WOLF.

WOLF?!

IT'S A LOT NICER
OUT HERE, ANYWAY.

AND THERE'S
A MOON... WOLF.

THAT'S WHAT HE CALLED
YOU, WASN'T IT-WOLF?

HUH? OH, YEAH.

AAH!

SOFTBALL.

OH.

WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

I THINK
PENTHOUSES ARE-

ARE SO ROMANTIC.
DON'T YOU?

WELL, UH, I...

YOU PLAY SOFTBALL,
BARNEY?

SOMETIMES,

JUST TO AMUSE
MY FRIENDS.

THEY THINK
IT'S SO FUNNY

FOR SOMEONE SO FEMININE TO PLAY BALL.

DON'T YOU, WOLF?

UH, HUH?

I SAID, I DON'T THINK
IT'S FEMININE.

I MEAN, I LIKE TO SEE BIG
MUSCLES ON A MAN, BUT...

WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE
IS NONE OF OUR BUSINESS.

IS IT?

YOU KNOW, I HAVE A THOUSAND
QUESTIONS I WANT TO ASK YOU,

AND I CAN'T SEEM
TO THINK OF ONE OF THEM.

I GUESS
I'M EMBARRASSED.

IT'S SILLY, ISN'T IT?

AFTER ALL THE THINGS
WE'VE SAID TO EACH OTHER

IN OUR LETTERS.

OH, YES, I-

DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

JUST LET ME
LOOK AT YOU.

WHAT I REALLY LIKE TO DO

IS STAY RIGHT IN
MY OWN LITTLE KITCHEN,

ALL WHITE AND SHINY,

AND MAKE SOMETHING LIKE
A NICE, LIGHT SOUFFLE.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
HONEY?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S FUNNY. YOU CAN THINK
YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT A PERSON,

BUT YOU NEVER DO TILL
YOU REALLY MEET THEM.

OH, WELL, LET'S GET
BETTER ACQUAINTED.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE
YOU, EITHER, JOHNNY.

DARLING, I KNOW THAT I'M NOT
ONE OF THOSE GLIB TALKERS.

TO TELL YOU
THE TRUTH,

I'M A LITTLE
EMBARRASSED, TOO.

IT'S ONLY WHEN I WRITE
THAT I'M, UH... I...

I UNDERSTAND,
JOHNNY.

IF I'M AWKWARD
WITH WORDS...

JUST THINK
OF THE REAL ME

THAT'S IN
THE LETTERS.

OF COURSE I WILL.

UH... DRINK
OF WATER.

HOW ARE YOU AND BARNEY
GETTING ALONG?

OH, FINE.

HE'S AWFULLY SWEET.

YEAH, GREAT
LITTLE GUY, WOLF.

I MEANT
TO ASK YOU.

WHY DO YOU
CALL HIM WOLF?

JUST A NICKNAME
THE FELLAS GAVE HIM.

YES, BUT WHY?

OH, YOU KNOW
HOW SOLDIERS ARE.

SEE A GUY
WITH A FEW GIRLS,

AND RIGHT AWAY
HE'S A WOLF.

BUT EDGAR?

OF COURSE NOT.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

I DON'T CARE WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT HIM.

WHY, JUST LOOK AT
THAT LITTLE FELLA.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

EDGAR AND I HAD AN AWFULLY
NICE TIME LAST NIGHT.

I THINK HE MIGHT HAVE
A WAY WITH SOME GIRLS.

REALLY?

YOU THINK SO, TOO?

WELL...

MAYBE WHERE THERE'S SMOKE,
THERE'S FIRE.

NO, I WON'T BELIEVE IT.
NOT EDGAR.

BUT THERE WAS ONE FUNNY
THING THAT HAPPENED, THOUGH.

I'VE GOT TO GET HIM
OUT OF HERE.

I'VE GOT TO GET HIM
OUT OF HERE.

WHY DON'T YOU
PUNCH HIM IN THE NOSE?

AW, WHAT GOOD
WOULD THAT DO?

WELL, YOU GOT TO DO
SOMETHING, AND QUICK.

YEAH, BUT WHAT CAN I DO?

WHAT? WHAT?

NO, I CAN'T DO THAT.
SHE'D NEVER LOOK AT ME AGAIN.

THIS IS NO TIME TO THINK
OF YOURSELF, YOU COWARD.

I'VE GOT TO THINK OF HER.

YOU GOT HER INTO THIS.
NOW YOU GET HER OUT.

WOLF LARSON, YOU'LL FIND THAT YOU'VE
BITTEN OFF MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW.

YOU'RE TANGLING
WITH JOHN P. McPHERSON NOW.

THE CAPTAIN DIDN'T BELIEVE
THE GIRL OR HER MOTHER.

HE LET HIM OFF.

THAT PROVES HE'S INNOCENT, DOESN'T IT?

DIDN'T HE HAVE
A BOTTLE?

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?
HE MUST BE DRINKING...

AGAIN.

AND HE PROMISED.

OH, YOU MEAN,
HE ALWAYS...

WELL, EVIE, WE ALL HAVE OUR WEAKNESSES.

BUT IT'S
RUBBING ALCOHOL.

IT'LL KILL YOU!

NOT THIS OLD WOLF.

BEEN DRINKING IT
FOR YEARS.

I THINK WE BETTER
GO INSIDE.

WHY? IT'S WONDERFUL
OUT HERE.

PENTHOUSE, MOONLIGHT...

I GOT TO GET
A DRINK OF WATER.

DON'T GO.
YOU'RE MY TYPE OF GIRL-

FEMININE,
STRICTLY FEMININE.

I'VE GOT A HEADACHE.

YES, SIR, YOU'RE FEMININE,
AND I'M MASCULINE.

MALE AND FEMALE-
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE.

I'M NOT FEMININE.
I'M AN ATHLETE.

BIG BULGING MUSCLES.
SEE?

NO, NO.

YOU ARE
MY LITTLE FLOWER.

NO, NO.

I'M THE WAAFLETTES'
STAR PITCHER.

NO. NO, DON'T!

I GOT TO PITCH
TOMORROW NIGHT!

IN ALBANY.

THEN WE'VE ONLY
GOT TONIGHT, DARLING.

BARNEY,
WHAT HAPPENED?

HE'S-HE'S-

AAAHHHHHH!

...FOR

I'M GONNA GET DRUNK
AGAIN TONIGHT-

EDGAR!

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THAT?

SAVE ME!
SAVE ME!

HE'S CRAZY. HE DRANK MY RUBBING ALCOHOL.

EDGAR, PLEASE!

COME HERE, YOU.

DRUNK LAST NIGHT,
DRUNK THE NIGHT BEFORE

JOHNNY, WILL YOU
TAKE IT EASY?

YOU'RE MAKING A FOOL
OF YOURSELF.

MY PAL.

GONNA GET DRUNK
AGAIN TONIGHT

IF I NEVER
GET DRUNK NO MORE

AYAH!

YOU'RE LEAVING!

NO, NO, NO. THE PARTY
IS JUST STARTING.

WATCH OUT!
MY DEVON LAMP!

I'M SORRY.
I'LL GET HIM.

WHERE'D HE GO?

HERE I AM!

OH, MY LITTLE WAFFLE WAFFLE.

DON'T!
DON'T LET HIM!

EDGAR,
PLEASE STOP IT.

OHHH!

OHHH!

WELL-
OK, COME ON.

MY PAL.

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO,

I WON'T GO HOME
WITHOUT MY PAL.

WON'T GO HOME
WITHOUT MY PAL.

EVIE! EVIE!

OH, DEAR.
IT'S MRS. JACKSON.

JUST A MOMENT,
MRS. JACKSON.

HAPPY AS CAN BE

BE QUIET!

EVIE! EVIE!

LOCK THE DOOR.

HA.

OWWWW!

EVIE, OPEN THE DOOR!

COMING,
MRS. JACKSON!

OPEN THE DOOR,
OR I'LL CALL THE POLICE.

EDGAR, SIT DOWN,
SIT DOWN.

SO, I SAID
TO THE SALESLADY-

OH, HELLO,
MRS. JACKSON.

OH, EVIE,
I'M SURPRISED.

WHY, IT'S THE LANDLADY!

WHERE YOU BEEN,
LANDLADY?

COME ON IN. WE'RE
HAVIN' A WONDERFUL PARTY.

COME ON,
COME ON, COME ON.

GET IT UP, GET IT UP.
A DRINK FOR THE LADY.

EDGAR!

GOT TO HAVE A DRINK
FOR THE LAND-

HERE, LET ME
TAKE THAT FOR YOU.

EDGAR, STOP IT, PLEASE.

I WANT A DRINK
FOR THE LANDLADY!

GOOD HEAVENS,
HE'S DRUNK!

HMM? WHO?

GET HIM OUT
OF HERE AT ONCE.

I'LL TAKE HIM OUT,
MRS. JACKSON.

NOBODY GOT HER ONE-OH!

COME ON, YOU.

THERE'S MY PAL.

GOOD OLD JOHNNY.

GOOD OLD
JOHNNY McPHERSON,

THE PRIDE OF BUFFINGTON, COLLECTICUT.

GET HIM OUT!

I'M HAPPY,
HAPPY AS CAN BE

COME ON, YOU.

AND I AM A...

BYE-BYE.

BYE-BYE-BYE-BYE.

OH, EVIE,
I'M SURPRISED!

OH.

YOU'RE AN OLD LANDLADY.

YOU OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF!

WILL I SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT, JOHNNY?

WILD HORSES
COULDN'T KEEP ME BACK.

LET GO!

GOOD-BYE, MY LOVE.

COME ON, YOU!

OH!

OH, GOOD HEAVENS,
MY LINEN.

WE'LL FIX IT,
MRS. JACKSON.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

JOHNNY,
STAND UP, NOW.

...OF THIS FAMILY

COME ON,
JOHNNY, STAND UP.

DRUNK LAST NIGHT,
DRUNK THE NIGHT BEFORE

MP's ARE GONNA PICK YOU UP
IF YOU DON'T CUT IT OUT.

DRUNK AGAIN TONIGHT
IF I NEVER GET...

TAXI.

YOU DIRTY
DOUBLE-CROSSER.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU, JOHNNY?

HEY!

OOOOHH!

OOPH! JOHNNY, CUT IT OUT!

JOHNNY, WHAT'S
THE MATTER WITH YOU?

GET OUT OF HERE!

JOHNNY, NOW,
LEAVE ME ALONE!

COME DOWN OFF OF THERE.
COME ON, COME DOWN.

THE ONLY REASON I WENT UP
THERE WAS TO HELP YOU OUT.

DON'T GIVE ME ANY MORE
OF THAT FAST TALK.

I KNOW WHAT YOU
WERE TRYING TO PULL,

MESSING AROUND WITH
A NICE GIRL LIKE EVIE.

SHE'S NOT ONE
OF YOUR LOLLIPOPS.

COME DOWN OFF THERE.

TAKE IT EASY,
WILL YOU?

WOLF, I'M WARNING YOU.

I KNOW
SHE'S NO LOLLIPOP.

KNEW IT THE FIRST TIME
I SAW HER.

I KNOW I'M ALL WASHED UP WITH HER.

SHE'LL NEVER LOOK AT
ME AGAIN AFTER TONIGHT.

BUT SHE'S NOT FOR YOU.
YOU KEEP AWAY.

IF YOU DON'T, I'LL...

I'LL TELL HER EVERYTHING, YOU HEEL.

ALL RIGHT,
I'M A HEEL,

BUT I'M
STILL YOUR BUDDY,

AND I'M GONNA
PROVE IT.

TOMORROW MORNING, I'M
GONNA MAKE A TELEPHONE CALL

AND SHOW YOU THAT I'M THROUGH WITH HER.

I WANT YOU THERE
WHEN I MAKE IT.

DON'T WORRY.
I'LL BE THERE.

OK.

I REFER ESPECIALLY
TO DIRECTIVE 76463,

PARAGRAPH "A,"
SUBSECTION 3,

ENTITLED "BUTTONHOLES,
STITCHING OF."

HERE IT IS CLEARLY STATED THAT-

OH, EVIE,
I CAN'T STAND IT.

THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST
HORRIBLE MONTH OF MY LIFE.

YOU'VE GOT
TO LET ME SEE YOU.

PLEASE, DeWITT,
WE'VE SETTLED THAT.

BUT MY WORK IS SUFFERING.
IT'S AFFECTING PRODUCTION.

WE'RE DOWN 1.6. IT'S
NOT FAIR TO THE COMPANY.

CAN'T I SEE YOU
TONIGHT?

BESIDES, I HAVE
ANOTHER ENGAGEMENT.

LET'S CONTINUE.

CLEARLY STATED, IT-

YES?

FOR YOU.

PRIVATE McPHERSON.

OH, THANK YOU.

HELLO, JOHNNY.

HELLO, EVIE?

YES, JOHNNY?

I GOT SOME BAD NEWS
FOR YOU, HONEY.

THAT SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT'S ON AGAIN.

I'M GONNA LEAVE IN 10
MINUTES ON A BOMBER.

THEN I CAN'T
SEE YOU.

OH, JOHNNY,
I'M SO DISAPPOINTED.

TAKE GOOD CARE
OF YOURSELF.

BE SURE AND WRITE ME
THE FIRST CHANCE YOU GET.

GOOD-BYE, DEAR.

MY COUSIN.

ANOTHER ONE?

NO, NO,
THE SAME ONE.

HE'S GOING OVERSEAS
THIS AFTERNOON.

THEN YOU'RE FREE TONIGHT.

I CAN SEE YOU.

THIS LETTER'S
VERY URGENT.

"BUTTONHOLES,
STITCHING OF."

"BUTTONHOLES,
STITCHING OF."

OH, WOULD YOU
ANSWER THAT, JOHNNY?

WHY, SURE.

IF IT'S FOR BARNEY,
SHE'S IN ALBANY.

SHE'LL BE HOME
IN THE MORNING.

SPREAD OUT.

HELLO? HELLO.

HELLO!

WHO WAS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.
HUNG UP.

MUST HAVE BEEN
A WRONG NUMBER.

MMM!

FIRST TIME I'VE WANTED TO KISS THE
COOK SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE ARMY.

HEY! YOU GET K.P.
FOR THAT.

I'LL TAKE IT.

BROOKLYN. HURRY.

THERE. ALL DONE.

QUICK ENOUGH?

NO.

I'M JEALOUS OF EVERY MINUTE
YOU'VE BEEN AWAY FROM ME.

OH, JOHNNY...

YES, DEAR?

DID YOU EVER SEE BIG PIERRE
AGAIN AFTER THAT NIGHT?

WHO?

BIG PIERRE.
THE FUR TRAPPER.

OH, UH, BIG PIERRE.

WOULD YOU MIND PUTTING THIS THING OUT?

WHY DO YOU ASK?

WELL, HE OWES YOU
HIS LIFE.

OH, THAT.
OH, THAT WASN'T MUCH.

IT WASN'T MUCH?

CARRYING A MAN ON YOUR BACK
FOR 10 MILES THROUGH A BLIZZARD?

OH, IT WAS REALLY
ONLY 8 MILES.

AND THOSE
HUNGRY WOLVES.

EDGAR TOLD ME.

AND SAVING PIERRE, EVEN
THOUGH HE TRIED TO KILL YOU.

EDGAR TOLD ME
EVERYTHING.

I'LL SAY HE DID.

YOU'RE TOO MODEST.
HEH!

YOU KNOW, BEING HERE
WITH YOU LIKE THIS

REMINDS ME OF ONE OF
MY MOST PRECIOUS DREAMS.

YEAH?

I NEVER TOLD THIS
TO ANYBODY.

I HOPE YOU DON'T
THINK IT'S FUNNY.

I WON'T.
WHAT IS IT, JOHNNY?

WELL...

I ALWAYS DREAMED
OF GOING TO VENICE

WITH THE RIGHT GIRL

AND DRIFTING DOWN THE
GRAND CANAL IN A GONDOLA.

HA HA HA!

IN A GONDOLA?

THERE. YOU DO THINK
IT'S SILLY.

OH, NO, DEAR. I DON'T.

IT'S JUST THAT
IN YOUR LETTERS,

YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO TAKE ME
DOWN THE COLUMBIA RIVE IN A CANOE.

OH, BUT, DARLING,
PLEASE DON'T BE HURT.

I SHOULDN'T
HAVE LAUGHED.

IF YOU WANT IT, SO DO I.

IF YOU WANT TO FLOAT
DOWN THE AMAZON ON A RAFT,

THEN THAT'S
WHAT I WANT, TOO.

"CLANG,
CLANG, CLANG," WENT THE TROLLEY

"DING, DING, DING,"
WENT THE BELL...

DON'T GO.

BUT IT MAY BE IMPORTANT.

I'LL GET IT.

"CHUG, CHUG, CHUG,"
WENT THE MOTOR

"BUMP, BUMP, BUMP,"
WENT THE BRAKE...

I KNEW IT!

HA HA HA!

LET ME IN THERE.

HA HA HA!
HEY!

WHY, THAT'S
EDGAR, ISN'T IT?

AND HE'S DRUNK AGAIN,
DEAD DRUNK.

AGAIN? OH, THE POOR FELLOW.

MAYBE IF WE GAVE HIM SOME COFFEE...

WHAT HE WANTS
IS NOT COFFEE.

EVIE!
OPEN THIS DOOR.

WOLF! WOLF!
WOLF! WOLF!

HIS WOLF CALL.

HE YELLS IT EVERY TIME HE GETS
IN THAT CONDITION,

JUST LIKE AN INDIAN
BEFORE HE SCALPS A VICTIM.

WHOO WHOO WHOO!
SAME THING.

WOLF! WOLF!
OPEN THIS DOOR!

EVIE, YOU'VE GOT
TO LISTEN TO ME.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I'LL BE BACK.

WELL, I'VE HEARD OF WOLVES
AT THE DOOR BEFORE,

BUT NEVER ONE WHO TRIED
TO KNOCK IT DOWN.

I CAN'T HELP FEELING
SORRY FOR HIM.

IT'S SUCH A SHAME.

WHY, HE'S A REGULAR
DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE.

LET'S FORGET
ALL ABOUT HIM, HONEY.

IT WAS GRAND JUST TO STAND
WITH HIS HAND HOLDING MINE

COME ON, EVIE.
LET'S DANCE.

FIRE! FIRE!

IT IS IN HERE. COME ON.
THE JOINT IS ON FIRE.

HOMER! I'VE GOT
TO GET HOMER!

WHO?

THERE IS IS, JOE.
THE DOORWAY. HIT IT.

OOH!

JOHNNY!

OH, DARLING,
ARE YOU HURT?

JOHNNY!
DARLING, PLEASE, QUICK.

WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
THERE'S A FIRE.

OH, JOHNNY,
PLEASE WAKE UP.

OHH.

HELP! HELP! HELP!

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, LADY.

THERE AIN'T NO FIRE,
JUST A SMUDGE POT.

WHAT I WANT TO KNOW-
WHO PUT IT IN THAT CLOSET?

OOH... NGH.

JOHNNY. OH, DARLING,
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

JOHNNY? JOHNNY?

JOHNNY?
WHERE'S JOHNNY?

WHY, YOU'RE RIGHT HERE, JOHNNY. HMM?

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT'S YOU, JOHNNY,
RIGHT HERE,

AND THIS IS EVIE-
EVIE WHO LOVES YOU.

EVIE LOVES JOHNNY,
AND JOHNNY LOVES EVIE.

JOHNNY WANTS
TO MARRY EVIE.

MARRY?

OH, DARLING, YES.

HEY, THIS PLACE
IS ON FIRE.

LET'S GET
OUT OF HERE.

OH, NO, DARLING, NO.
THERE'S NO FIRE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
EVERYTHING'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S YOU, EVIE.

OH, EVIE, IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

WONDERFUL.

WHO'S THAT?

MY-MY FIANCE.

HUH?

WELL, EVIE, WHEN
DID THIS HAPPEN?

JUST NOW.

CLANCY, ISN'T IT
WONDERFUL?

WONDERFUL, IS IT?

THE HOUSE FLOODED
FROM ATTIC TO BASEMENT.

WHAT'S WONDERFUL
ABOUT THAT?

WE JUST GOT ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED.

WELL, WELL, WELL, WELL,
CONGRATULATIONS, MY BOY.

YOU'VE JUST WON YOURSELF
A FINE, DECENT GIRL.

WHO? OH!
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

I MEAN, EVIE, THERE'S SOMETHING
I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU.

ABOUT THOSE LETTERS,
I DIDN'T-

NEVER MIND ABOUT
THOSE LETTERS, DEAR.

I KNOW JUST WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO SAY,

I LOVE YOU, EVEN THOUGH
YOU ARE A BIT OF A FRAUD.

YOU DO?
YES.

DON'T LOOK SO UPSET,
DARLING. I FORGIVE YOU.

BESIDES, THEY WERE
JUST LITTLE WHITE LIES.

I KNEW THAT SOME OF HIS STORIES
WERE TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE,

BUT THEY MADE THE
MOST BEAUTIFUL LETTERS.

I WAS IN LOVE WITH HIM
BEFORE I EVEN MET HIM.

AW, EVIE,
IT'S SO THRILLING.

WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO BE MARRIED?

JUST-

JUST AS SOON AS THIS
TERRIBLE WAR IS OVER.

NO, JOHNNY.
WHY SHOULD YOU WAIT?

LET'S GET MARRIED
RIGHT AWAY.

BUT, EVIE, IT WOULDN'T
BE FAIR TO YOU.

SOMETHING MIGHT
HAPPEN TO ME,

AND BESIDES, GETTING MARRIED
- THAT TAKES SEVERAL DAYS.

NONSENSE. A SOLDIER CAN
GET IT DONE IN ONE DAY.

I READ ABOUT IT
IN THE PAPER.

OH, DARLING!

WE'LL BE MARRIED
TOMORROW.

HEY, SARGE, HAVE
YOU SEEN McPHERSON?

NOPE. WHY?

I JUST GOT TO SEE HIM,
THAT'S ALL.

HE GOT ME INTO SOMETHING.
HE'S GOT TO GET ME OUT.

OH. ANOTHER
DAME, HUH?

HOW DO YOU
DO IT, LARSON?

I DON'T KNOW.

AND YOU'RE GONNA GET OUT
OF THIS ONE, TOO. WHAT?

YOUR UNCLE SAM HAS
OTHER PLANS FOR YOU.

YOU MEAN,
WE'RE SHIPPING OUT?

WHEN? TONIGHT?

JUST KEEP IT UNDER YOUR HAT, ROMEO.

OH, THIS IS GREAT.
BOY, THAT WAS CLOSE.

WELL, THANK YOU,
SERGEANT.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
JOHNNY.

I CAN EXPLAIN
EVERYTHING.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
CONGRATULATIONS.

WHAT FOR?

ON YOUR COMING
MARRIAGE.

I WAS ON THE ROOF.
I HEARD EVERYTHING.

WELL, I COULDN'T HELP IT.

IT WAS JUST TOO BIG FOR ME.
IT WAS KISMET.

LISTEN, YOU.

IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR ME,
SHE'D NEVER HAVE MET YOU.

I WROTE
THOSE LETTERS.

OH, I KNOW THEY DIDN'T
MATTER- I HEARD HER SAY IT-

BUT I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
WHOLE THING, AND I'M WARNING YOU.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
HURT THAT GIRL.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
JOHNNY.

WAIT. HOW CAN YOU
TALK LIKE THAT?

WHY, I'M
GONNA MARRY HER.

OH, JOHNNY, I'M A CHANGED MAN. YEAH.

I KNOW SHE'S
TOO GOOD FOR ME.

SHE'S LIKE A STAR A
MILLION MILES ABOVE ME,

BUT SHE LOVES ME, AND
WE'RE GONNA BE MARRIED

THE FIRST THING
IN THE MORNING.

CONGRATULATIONS,
JOHNNY.

THIS IS YOUR LAST
DAY IN FRANCE.

CERTAINLY WAS
A SHORT WAR.

THE DOCTOR SAYS
YOU'RE WELL ENOUGH

TO HAVE A VISITOR-
PRIVATE LARSON.

WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SEE HIM?

LARSON?

SURE. SURE.
SEND HIM IN.

HERE'S THE BEST
MEDICINE OF ALL.

LOOKS LIKE SHE
WROTE EVERY DAY.

THANKS.

EVIE.

OH, NO.

HIYA, FELLAS.

HOW ARE YOU,
JOHNNY BOY?

YOU DIRTY, NO-OHH!

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?

YOU NEVER TOLD HER.

YOU NEVER TOLD HER
ANYTHING.

I JUST GOT THEM.
THEY'RE FROM EVIE.

THEY'RE WRITTEN TO YOU,
BUT THEY'RE ADDRESSED TO ME.

SHE STILL THINKS
YOU'RE JOHNNY McPHERSON.

OH.

I KNOW.

I TRIED TO WRITE HER
AND TELL HER,

BUT I DIDN'T KNOW HOW.

YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO TELL HER.

BUT SHE'S IN LOVE
WITH YOU, WOLF.

YOU'RE GOING
TO BE MARRIED.

YOU'VE GOT TO TELL HER.

IT'S TOO LATE
NOW, PAL.

BUT YOU CAN'T-
WHY IS IT TOO LATE?

WELL, I MET
A FRENCH GIRL.

ONE NIGHT WHILE I WAS TRYING TO
EXPLAIN TO HER WHAT A GONDOLA IS,

HER FATHER CAME ALONG,

AND, WELL, ONE THING
LED TO ANOTHER, AND...

OH, WOLF, YOU DIDN'T.

YEAH. DON'T GO AWAY.

HEY, BABE!

SOME DISH,
HUH, JOHNNY?

NO SPEAK ENGLISH,
BUT HUBBA HUBBA HUBBA.

ANYWAY,
THIS IS MRS. LARSON.

OH, NO, WOLF. NO, N-

HOW DO YOU DO?

ENCHANTE, MONSIEUR.

THAT'S ENOUGH.
WELL, PAL, SO LONG.

THE WHOLE THING WAS
JUST TOO BIG FOR ME.

C'EST LA GUERRE.

AU REVOIR, MONSIEUR.

WHAT AM I GONNA
TELL EVIE?

UH, TELL HER I WAS
CAPTURED BY THE FREE FRENCH.

OH, EVIE...

EVIE, EVIE...

I SHALL MISS THE ANNUAL
TROJAN PICNIC AS MUCH AS ANYONE,

BUT I HARDLY THINK AN ISSUE
OF SUCH MINOR SIGNIFICANCE

SHOULD BE RAISED AT A TIME
WHEN AMERICAN BOYS

ARE FIGHTING ON EVERY
BATTLEFRONT OF THE WAR.

YOURS FOR THE WAR EFFORT...
THAT'S ALL.

EVIE...

STILL NO LETTER?

IT'S BEEN
OVER TWO MONTHS.

I JUST KNOW SOMETHING
HAS HAPPENED TO HIM.

OH, NO.

IT'S A RAILROAD TICKET FOR
BUFFINGTON, CONNECTICUT.

OHH!

THE TRAIN LEAVES TOMORROW MORNING
- 9:10, TRACK 4.

BUT I'VE TOLD YOU,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF THEY KNOW ABOUT ME-

THAT WE'RE ENGAGED,
I MEAN.

HE HASN'T EVEN MAILED ME ONE
SINGLE LETTER SINCE HE WENT AWAY.

I HAVE THE ANSWER.

YOU'RE A CASUAL
FRIEND OF HIS;

JUST HAPPENED TO BE
PASSING THROUGH.

YOU DROPPED IN TO ASK
THE LATEST NEWS ON JOHNNY.

OH, I HAPPENED
TO BE PASSING THROUGH,

AND I JUST THOUGHT I'D FIND OUT
THE LATEST NEWS ABOUT JOHNNY.

WE, UH, CORRESPONDED
FOR A WHILE, YOU KNOW-

SORT OF PEN PALS.

YES. I KNOW.
WON'T YOU SIT DOWN?

HE TOLD US HOW MUCH PLEASURE
YOUR LETTERS GAVE HIM.

HE DID?

BUT I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING
FROM HIM FOR SOME TIME,

AND I GOT TO WONDERING
HOW HE WAS.

WE WERE PRETTY
WORRIED, TOO.

HE WAS WOUNDED. IT WAS
TOUCH AND GO FOR A WHILE.

OH, DEAR.

HE GOT IT
PRETTY BAD-

SHRAPNEL IN
THE RIGHT LEG.

FOR A TIME THERE, WE
WERE AFRAID HE'D LOSE IT,

BUT, THANK GOODNESS, HE'S
GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT NOW.

OH...

I'M SO GLAD.

I'M SORRY, BUT I'M DUE AT THE MILL.

GOOD-BYE,
MISS O'CONNOR.

I HOPE I'LL SEE YOU
AGAIN SOON.

I HOPE SO, TOO.

GOOD-BYE, DEAR.

YES, I THINK EVERYTHING
IS GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.

I THINK OUR WORRIES
ARE OVER.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
WHEN WE LAST SAW JOHNNY,

HE THOUGHT HE MIGHT
BE COMING HOME ANY DAY.

WHEN YOU
LAST SAW HIM?

YES, DEAR.
LAST WEEKEND.

HE'S BEEN AT
PLATH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

IN NEW YORK
FOR A MONTH.

A MONTH?
HE NEVER WROTE ME.

OH, MY DEAR...

DIDN'T HE TELL YOU?

TELL ME WHAT?

NOTHING. NEVER MIND.

EVIE, WHAT IS IT?

YOU CAN TELL ME.
I'M HIS MOTHER.

HE DIDN'T
EVEN TELL YOU

THAT WE WERE ENGAGED
TO BE MARRIED?

ENGAGED?

NO. HE DIDN'T
TELL ME ANYTHING.

WHY?

HE WROTE ME SUCH
WONDERFUL LETTERS,

AND THEN ALL OF A
SUDDEN, THEY JUST STOPPED.

WELL, THAT WAS
WHEN HE WAS WOUNDED.

BUT HE'S GETTING
BETTER NOW.

HE'S IN NEW YORK. HE COULD
HAVE GOTTEN IN TOUCH WITH ME.

WHY DIDN'T HE? WHY?

I DON'T KNOW, UNLESS-

OF COURSE. THAT'S IT.

HIS LEG-HE THOUGHT
HE WAS GOING TO LOSE IT.

THAT'S WHY, EVIE.

HE DIDN'T WANT
TO COME BACK TO YOU

AS LONG AS THERE WAS THE
SLIGHTEST DOUBT THAT HE MIGHT BE-

I DON'T CARE
WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE,

JUST AS LONG AS HE
COMES BACK TO ME.

OH, YOU POOR CHILD, WHAT
YOU MUST HAVE BEEN THROUGH.

YOUR SON
IS A BIG DUNCE.

THAT BOY NEVER DID
UNDERSTAND WOMEN.

NOW, EVERYTHING IS GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE GOING TO
THAT HOSPITAL TOMORROW

AND TELL HIM
EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL.

AND DON'T YOU LET HIM
TRY TO BE NOBLE.

I WON'T HAVE HIM TREATING MY
FUTURE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW LIKE THAT.

NOW, THE TEA KETTLE IS ON.

YOU AND I ARE GOING
TO HAVE A CUP OF TEA.

WE'VE EARNED IT.

NOW, NOW, NONE OF THAT.

OH, HERE'S SOMETHING I
KNOW YOU'D LIKE TO SEE.

IT'S A SCRAPBOOK I'VE
KEPT ALL ABOUT JOHNNY.

I'D LOVE TO SEE IT.

OH.

ISN'T THAT A NICELY
SHAPED HEAD?

HA HA HA!

OH.

HIS FATHER
WAS SO PROUD OF HIM.

BUT IT DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE JOHNNY SOMEHOW.

WELL, IT ISN'T
VERY GOOD OF HIM,

BUT WAIT TILL YOU SEE
HIS GRADUATION PICTURES.

OH, I PROMISED YOU TEA.

THERE'S HIS
LATEST PHOTOGRAPH.

YOU CERTAINLY HAVE A
HANDSOME SON, MRS. McPHERSON.

AWW.

THERE'S SO MUCH CHARM
IN HIS EXPRESSION.

WELL, IT'S
A STRONG FACE.

THE OTHER IS A FRIEND HE MADE IN THE ARMY
- EDGAR LARSON.

WE MET HIM BEFORE
THEY WENT OVERSEAS.

I BELIEVE THE BOYS
CALL HIM FOX.

NO. WOLF.
I MET HIM, TOO.

OH, DID YOU?

DID YOU KNOW HE
MARRIED A FRENCH GIRL?

NO. REALLY?
MM-HMM.

WELL...

I THINK HE NEEDED
TO GET MARRIED.

POOR BOY.
HE SEEMED SO MISGUIDED.

MAYBE HE'LL STOP DRINKING
AND SETTLE DOWN NOW.

OH, I'M SURE
HE WILL.

HE WAS WOUNDED, TOO,
YOU KNOW-

HAD ONE OF HIS
BIG TOES SHOT OFF.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE SHIPPING HIM
AND HIS BRIDE BACK TO MILWAUKEE.

NOW I REALLY WILL
GET YOU THAT TEA.

HE LOOKS SO DIGNIFIED
IN HIS UNIFORM.

MRS. McPHERSON?
YES, DEAR?

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

I SAID, HE LOOKS SO
DIGNIFIED IN HIS UNIFORM.

WHO?

WHY, JOHNNY,
OF COURSE.

EVIE, I HOPE YOU AND JOHNNY
DON'T BELIEVE IN LONG ENGAGEMENTS.

I WONDER IF YOU'D CONSIDER
BEING MARRIED HERE IN ST. THOMAS.

THAT'S WHERE I MARRIED
HIS FATHER.

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE
ABLE TO STAY FOR TEA.

I DIDN'T REALIZE-

I DIDN'T REALIZE
HOW LATE IT IS.

MY TRAIN LEAVES
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

OH, WHAT A SHAME.

EVIE, I'M SO GLAD
YOU CAME.

IT'S BEEN
A LOVELY VISIT.

YES. I'M GLAD
I CAME, TOO.

WELL, I'LL SEE YOU
TO THE DOOR.

AND YOUR
HANDKERCHIEF, DEAR-

I'LL WASH
AND IRON THAT.

EVIE, I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO
TELL JOHNNY YOU'VE BEEN HERE.

I'M GONNA LET YOU
SURPRISE HIM.

YES. GOOD-BYE,
MRS. McPHERSON.

GOOD-BYE, DEAR.

HERE YOU ARE, HONEY.
DRINK THIS. IT'S HOT MILK.

I DON'T WANT
ANY HOT MILK.

EVIE, PLEASE.
IT'S 2:00.

YOU'VE GOT TO GET
SOME SLEEP.

I DON'T
WANT TO SLEEP.

I- I JUST WANT
TO DIE.

AW, EVIE, HONEY.

HOW COULD HE HAVE
DONE SUCH A THING-

GETTING MARRIED WHEN
HE WAS ENGAGED TO YOU?

AND AFTER ALL THE THINGS
HE SAID TO ME

AND THOSE
BEAUTIFUL LETTERS.

NOW, HOLD ON A MINUTE.

IT WAS THE OTHER ONE WHO
WROTE THE LETTERS, WASN'T IT?

YES.

AND HE MADE A PLAY FOR
ME, TOO, THE LITTLE WOLF,

AND YOU, TOO-SCAT.

AW, EVIE, HONEY,
DON'T CRY ANYMORE.

THEY'RE NOT WORTH IT.

IT DOESN'T SOUND TO ME LIKE EITHER
ONE OF THEM WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU.

OF COURSE NOT.

THEY WERE JUST TRYING
TO HUMILIATE ME.

WHO?

JOHNNY.

WOLF.

BOTH OF THEM.

SAY, WHICH ONE
WERE YOU IN LOVE WITH-

THE ONE WHO KISSED YOU OR
THE ONE WHO WROTE THE LETTERS?

WHY, IT WAS-

NO. IT WAS-

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

OHH,
I HATE THEM BOTH-

BOTH OF THEM,
BOTH OF THEM.

JOHNNY, WOULD YOU LIKE
TO READ THE FUNNIES?

NO, THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW, IT'S
A BEAUTIFUL DAY OUT.

WHY DON'T YOU GO DOWN TO
BROADWAY AND TAKE IN THE SIGHTS?

THE DOCTOR SAID
YOU COULD.

I JUST DON'T
FEEL LIKE IT.

JOHNNY, YOU MUSTN'T WORRY
ABOUT YOUR LEG ANYMORE.

IT'S GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT.

I'M NOT WORRYING
ABOUT MY LEG.

SEE YOU LATER, JOHNNY. RIGHT.

HELLO, ANNE.
HELLO.

JOE, THERE'S A VISITOR
TO SEE YOU-MRS. ADAMS.

MRS. FRED ADAMS?

YES.
I CAN'T SEE HER.

TELL HER I'LL
WRITE HER A LETTER.

SHE'S COME
A LONG WAY, JOE.

WHAT FOR?

JOE, YOU WERE HER HUSBAND'S BEST FRIEND.

SHE KNOWS THAT YOU WERE
WITH HIM WHEN HE DIED.

WELL, ALL RIGHT.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO IF YOU
DON'T FEEL WELL ENOUGH.

WHAT CAN I TELL HER?

TELL HER WHAT SHE
WANTS TO HEAR, JOE.

TELL HER
WHAT SHE WANTS TO HEAR.

EVIE.

YES?

I KNOW YOU DON'T
WANT TO SEE ME, EVIE,

BUT I HAVE A MESSAGE
FOR YOU FROM JOHNNY.

FROM JOHNNY?

YES.

COME IN.

YOU'VE HAD THE CHAIRS
RE-COVERED, HAVEN'T YOU?

SIT DOWN.

OH, NO, THANK YOU.
I'M JUST-

UH, I'VE GOT BAD NEWS
FOR YOU, EVIE.

JOHNNY'S DEAD.

BUT, EVIE, YOU MUST KNOW
HE DIED LOVING YOU.

I KNOW BECAUSE
I WAS THERE WITH HIM.

IT WAS AT
THE BASE HOSPITAL.

HE SAID, "EDGAR, I WANT YOU
TO TAKE HER A MESSAGE FOR ME.

"TELL HER I'M SORRY
I CAN'T MARRY HER AND-"

OH, YES-

"AND GIVE HER THESE."

"JOHN P. McPHERSON.

"50241...

679."

THE PURPLE HEART.

HE SAID, "TELL HER I'VE LOVED
HER EVER SINCE THE FIRST LETTER.

"I LOVED HER EVERY TIME
I WROTE TO HER,

"EVERY TIME
SHE WROTE TO ME,

"AND WHEN
I FINALLY MET HER,

I THOUGHT SHE WAS THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL GIRL I'D EVER SEEN."

HE SAID, "TELL HER
I WANT HER TO BE HAPPY."

"I WANT HER TO REMEMBER ME, BUT I
HOPE SOMEDAY THAT SHE'LL MEET SOMEBODY

WHO WILL MAKE HER HAPPIER
THAN I EVER COULD HAVE DONE."

HE MEANT EVERY WORD
OF IT, EVIE.

OF COURSE, I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER
FIND ANYBODY AS FINE AS HE WAS

AND AS, UH-
WELL, AS-

AND AS BRAVE.

YES, AND AS BRAVE.

HE WAS
A REAL HERO, EVIE.

EVIE, IF THERE WAS
A COMBAT PATROL CUT OFF,

SOMEBODY HAD TO GET TO THEM,
GUIDE THEM BACK TO OUR LINES.

THEY CALLED FOR VOLUNTEERS,
AND, WELL, YOU KNOW JOHNNY.

YES...

I KNOW JOHNNY.

WELL...

THAT'S ALL, I GUESS.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

BACK HOME.

GOOD-BYE, EVIE.

WAIT.

I CAN'T KEEP THIS.

BUT IT'S JOHNNY'S.
I KNOW.

BUT-BUT-

IT BELONGS TO YOU...

JOHNNY.

EVIE.

OH, EVIE...

EVIE, EVIE.

AH

WHEN ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
ARE MINE