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Will you sit there, please?

Sure.

Well, isn't this nice?

Clark, I still don't understand how you got here. There aren't any scheduled

flights into this part of Mexico at night.

Lois, haven't you ever heard of unscheduled flights?

Well, what difference does it make how he got here? As long as he's here, he

can meet Pepe and Carmelita. Oh, that's right. Well, come on, let's order.

I'm treating my friends tonight. I'd like three enchiladas and three fried

beans. Gracias.

Si, gracias.

Gracias.

You see how I'm learning to speak Spanish?

Yes, I do see, Jimmy. I'd rather hear it in English.

You know, Mr. White sent me here to find out about this burro.

Oh, that's Carmelita.

I think I hear her coming now.

Hey, Tiger, what's with the beast?

Albert, you can't expect me to know everything.

Hi, Pepe.

How's Carmelita tonight?

Oh, she's fine, Senor Olsen.

Buenas noches, Senorita Lane.

Hello, Pepe.

I'd like to have you meet Clark Kent. He's from the Daily Planet, too.

How do you do, Pepe?

Nice to meet you. I've heard so many interesting things about you.

Oh, I am not interesting, Senor Kent.

It is Carmelita.

Oh, and just why is Carmelita so interesting?

Well, I would like to show you.

Senor Kent.

Please think. Just think. How many times have you been to Mexico in the last

year?

All right. All right, I'm thinking.

Carmelita?

Of all times

for Carmelita to goof.

Goof? Well, I just happen to know that Clark was only in Mexico once last year.

Uh, no.

No, Lois, that isn't exactly right.

You see, there were a couple of times I was in Mexico last year that you didn't

know about.

So Carmelita's right.

You see, that proves it, Mr. Kent.

Doesn't that prove what exactly?

Well, Senor Kent, it proves that Carmelita can read minds.

Isn't that some trick, Mr. Kent?

Oh, no, Senor Olsen. I have told you, it is no trick.

We will show you again.

If you will think of how old you are, please.

Carmelita?

That's right.

22.

I don't know how you do this, Pepe.

You sure it isn't some kind of a trick?

No trip, senor.

Ever since Carmelita was a baby, when I would be doing my arithmetic, I

discovered that she is tapping out the answer even before I write it down.

Well, if that's true, I agree with Lois and Jimmy.

I certainly would like to take you back to Metropolis with us.

Oh, I don't know, senor.

Carmelita and I are happy the way we are.

Well, I'm sure you are, but isn't there something we can do about it? Can we

talk it over again, at least?

Of course, senor Kent.

I am making camp just north of town, right where the road makes a fork.

Oh. All right, then how about late tomorrow morning? We will be there.

Buenas noches, senorita. Senores.

Good night.

Come on.

Hey,

Tiger, I've been trying to tell you. They said Clark Kent of the Daily

Planet. He's a friend of Superman's. Albert.

I'm very well aware of that.

But Superman's got the whole rest of our gang in jail. If you hadn't figured to

take it on the land when you did, we'd have been along with him. But I did

figure it, so not even Superman got a look at us, much less this Kent.

Besides Superman, it's a metropolis.

Just the same, let's move out of this burg. What, and lose our golden

opportunity? Why, Albert, we've gone to considerable risk already and so far

failed. But tonight we've found our answer. What answer we find, Tiger?

The burrow.

Carmelita, and a way to even things up with Superman and the Daily Planet.

Well, listen, Tiger, all I want's a million bucks so we can land to South

America before the Federals nail us. Well, I can't guarantee a million, but

I'm sure there'll be enough.

Now, let's catch the kid.

Hey, kid.

Wait a momento.

Hello, Pepe.

Oh, good evening.

How would you like to earn some money?

I mean some real money.

Oh, senor.

There have been others who want a carmelita to appear on television.

But we are happy making the little bit we make in cafes and fiestas.

Well, I have no intention of depriving you of that. We merely want you to give

a private demonstration tonight for a special friend of ours.

Oh, I don't know, senor. It is getting late.

Well, here, kid.

200 pesos.

How's that?

Two hundred pesos?

And more when you've done what we ask.

Oh, it is a magnificent sum.

Well, Pepe?

Señor, we will do it. Excellent.

Come, Carmelita.

Señor, she doesn't know where to go.

Now, listen, kid.

Now, wait a minute, Albert.

I'm sure Pepe can handle her.

Well, Señor, sometimes she is very stubborn for reasons of her own. But if

I insist... Carmelita, you must do as I say.

Come, Carmelita.

Now, come along.

Senor, now we go to work.

Come on, come on.

You know, you're giving us a lot of trouble, Senor Lukey.

Just because you happen to own the bank ain't no reason not to give us a safe

combination.

All right, don't strain yourself.

It'll be over pretty quick.

Senor, it does not seem right entering a bank at night. Now, Pepe, I wouldn't

have these keys if it wasn't all right for me to be here, would I?

I am not so sure, senor.

Well, everything's set.

You sure he can't hear anything?

No, the blindfold covers his ears.

Besides, I got cotton stuck in him, too. Excellent.

Now, Pepe. No, senor.

I think something is very wrong.

Carmelita and I will not do this demonstration for what you say is a

friend. Not even for a thousand pesos?

We do not need your pesos.

All right, kid. Then you do it for nothing.

No.

We refuse.

I would really hate to see Albert do anything to hurt Carmelita.

Carmelita? Yeah.

If I hit her with the car, we might smash our grill.

Senor, you would not do that.

Believe me, Pepe, he would.

Now will you cooperate?

We will do as you say.

Good.

Coralita, don't look at me like that.

I could not have you hurt.

You see, Pepe, there's a man behind the counter who knows the combination.

All right, Albert, get to the safe.

You mean we are robbing a bank?

Hey, Tiger, suppose the old man ain't thinking about the combination.

He will be, primarily because it's the one thing I told him he mustn't do.

You see, Albert, it's like me telling you not to think of the word

hippopotamus for the next five minutes.

Oh.

But why would I go around thinking about hippopotamuses?

All right, let her go, Tiger.

All right, Pepe, you may begin.

Tell her to wait until Senor Luca gets a chance to start thinking from the

beginning. I don't have to tell her, Senor.

She knows what you want.

Her right hoop.

That means two turns to the right.

Which way?

Left.

Two to the right, Albert.

Five to the left, Albert.

That is all, senor.

All right, Albert, try it.

Hey, Tiger, there's at least a million hippopotamuses in here. I mean, bucks.

Well done, Pepe. You may go now.

You mean we can leave?

Certainly. But don't forget, Pepe, if we're caught, you become an accomplice.

And they put you in jail for at least ten years, and Carmelita, well, they'd

probably have to dispose of her.

I would take my chances, senor.

But Carmelita, I cannot sacrifice her.

Hey, Tiger, you just can't let him go.

Have no fear from them, Albert. We have more important problems.

Like what?

Like we need time to turn the pesos into dollars.

We're strangers here, Albert, which means we'll be immediately suspected.

Now, we must find a method to turn the suspicion away from us for at least

several days.

Gee, Tiger, you think of everything.

Thank you, Albert.

I try.

I try, Albert. Now let's collect the hippopotami.

What's so interesting, Clark?

Hey, what's so interesting?

Oh, I'm sorry, Lois. Well, unless my Spanish is... more rusty than I thought,

we slipped right through a real old-fashioned bank robbery.

A bank robbery in El Pueblo?

That's right.

It says here, last night the bank of El Pueblo was robbed of 15 million pesos.

Senor Juan Luque, president of the bank, is being held by the authorities.

Luque claims he was abducted but could offer no explanation as to how his

abductors got the combination to the safe.

15 million pesos.

That's over a million dollars.

And probably represents all the life savings of everyone in town.

Well, at least we weren't mixed up in it.

All those poor people. I wonder if there isn't something I could do to help.

Oh, forget it, Clark. Every time you go off on a crusade, Superman has to bail

you out. I suppose you're right, Lois. Isn't it about time for breakfast?

You have already had breakfast.

Mr. Kent, that was an hour ago.

Well, you're just going to have to wait till lunch. Clark and I are going to

drive out to see Pepe.

That's okay.

But I don't think you're going to have far to drive.

Hiya, Pepe.

We're just going over to see you. Won't you sit down?

Senor Kent, did you really mean that about taking us to Metropolis?

Well, of course. I meant it, Pepe.

We are ready to go, then.

Immediately, please.

What's the rush, Pepe?

The sooner we get back, the sooner we've got to go back to work.

We have decided to go, so there's no use staying any longer.

But, Pepe, these things take time. I have to get your papers ready and all

sorts of things.

Oh, senor, at the border, Carmelita and I can sneak across.

We couldn't do it that way, Pepe.

Besides, I'd like a little time.

I want to find out a little bit more about a certain bank robbery.

Bank robbery, senor?

What bank robbery, Mr. Kent? The El Pueblo Bank, Jim.

Clark, what do you think you could do about that?

Well, I don't know. I haven't had time to give it much thought.

Hey, look.

I think Carmelita's trying to say something.

That is the Superman symbol, no?

That is the Superman symbol, yes.

And Carmelita was looking directly at Clark when she drew it.

Well, now, Lois, that's perfectly simple.

Carmelita knows a lot of things that none of us know, Mr. Kent. Maybe even

who Superman is.

Well, I'm sure there's some logical explanation for all this. Well, if there

is, let's hear it.

Well, I was thinking of Superman.

Now, he knows I'm here, and I was wondering what he'd do about the bank

robbery. And Carmelita read my mind. She knew I was thinking about Superman.

Well, that figures.

I should have known you wouldn't think of doing anything on your own.

Senorita, senores, if you are determined to stay here, Carmelita and I must leave

you now.

Adios, senor. Now, just a minute, Pepe.

A few more days can't matter, huh?

I'm sorry, senor. We must leave.

Look, Pepe, I'm sure that we can work...

Señor, I'm Inspector Tomeo.

Inspector? Of the police.

I'm investigating a robbery which occurred last night.

Jeepers, we didn't do it.

Forgive me, but there are very few strangers in El Pueblo. Consequently,

every stranger is a suspect, including you, Pepe.

Me?

Well, I can understand that, Inspector. Oh,

my name is Clark Kent. This is Miss Lane, Mr. Olsen, and we'll be very glad

to do anything we can to help you.

With your permission, Sergeant Castillo and I would like to search your

lodgings. Well, search away, Inspector.

That one's mine. Mr. Kent and Mr. Olsen stay in there.

Gracias, señorita. Sergeant.

I don't know how they can suspect you.

Oh, don't worry, Pepe. As Jimmy says, we didn't do it.

Somehow I do not like this. Well, they won't find 15 million pesos in our

rooms. Well, nevertheless, I do not like the police to spoil your visit to my

country. Whoever robbed the bank did that already, Pepe.

I'm afraid you're all under arrest.

Arrest? You can't arrest us.

Of course, I could be wrong about that.

This is ridiculous.

Hard to... Hey, where'd he go?

He won't go far, Miss Lane. But an innocent man won't run.

Jeepers, wait till the chief hears about this.

If we ever get out of here, I think we'd be better off staying in Mexico.

Believe me, if I had downed it, I would confess to see you go free.

But I would never rob a bank.

Especially my own bank.

Oh, we don't think you did it, Senior Lukey. We didn't think we did it either.

Look at us.

Well, at least they didn't arrest Pepe. That would be the last straw thinking he

was involved in it.

I wonder where Mr. Kent is.

Oh, he's probably trembling behind some cactus bush.

Señor Superman!

Inspector, I understand some friends of mine are in a little trouble.

You mean the newspaper people?

Yes. Forgive my butting in, Inspector, but it's impossible. These people could

have had any connection with the robbery.

Señor Superman, even in Mexico, your words mean a great deal.

But... 10,000 of the stolen pesos was found in Mr. Kent's bungalow. He must

have known we'd find it or he would not have run away.

Well, I'm afraid, Inspector, we'll have to let the good Mr. Kent account for his

actions a little later. However, I would like to work on the case with you.

It would be a great pleasure, Senor Superman.

Well, thank you very much.

Now, I'd like every scrap of evidence you have.

Well, there's not too much. To begin with, Senor Luque is the president and

owner of the Venga del Pueblo.

Senorita Lane.

Senor Olsen.

And Pepe.

Pepe, what are you doing here?

I have come to help you escape.

You shouldn't get involved in this.

Senorita, I am already involved.

Carmelita and I, we helped Robby Bank.

Oh, jeepers. Pepe, you don't have to take the rap for us.

No, it is true. We were forced to.

But I will explain later. Now you must escape.

I don't know if we should or not.

Oh, well, I'll do anything to get out of here.

Catch, senor Olsen.

Throw it up, senor Pepe.

Tie it around the bar, senor.

Jeepers, I hope they don't pull the whole jail down on us. No, senor. We

just pull out the wall. I hope.

Well, if you're going to break out of jail, nothing like doing it in broad

daylight, I always say.

Now, Carmelita, in the name of justice, pull.

Pull. Come, Carmelita.

I fear that my career as a trusted bank president is over.

Pull! Pull!

Right down

there through the alley.

I'm afraid you'll have to come along with us.

Fortunately, Albert and I just happen to be passing by.

We warned you not to tell anyone, Pepe.

Where are you taking us?

You have a nice little spot all picked out for you. Over this way, please.

Come on.

Don't worry, Kamalika.

I'll find you.

Yeah, hey, Tiger, what about the borough? Leave her. After all, she can't

talk.

That's all I can tell you, Senor Superman.

Except the serial numbers prove this money came from a bank.

Oh, there's no question about that.

But could that money have been planted there by the real thieves to sort of

confuse the police while they made good their escape?

That's a possibility.

What's that?

I don't know how this animal got in, but he seems to know you.

You might be right at that.

Dominique, did you want to tell me something?

Well, is it about Pepe and Lois and Jimmy?

Hmm.

Are they in danger, Carmelita?

Inspector, I think we'd better get down to your jail right away.

Come on, Carmelita.

Whatever you're doing, you don't think you'll get away with it, do you?

Of course.

Does that answer your question?

Well, I guess so, Jim.

I can even tell you how it works. This pipe is a natural gas line still in

construction. Go ahead, Albert.

Light it.

I do not understand.

I hope.

You will.

As you see, there is very little pressure now. But when we open the main

valve a mile down the line... The pressure will build up.

There'll be a big explosion.

Your ropes will burn away. No evidence.

Looks like you got caught in a gas line explosion, that's all.

He's clever, ain't he?

Come along, Albert.

I just remembered something, Miss Lane. What, Jim? We promised the chief we'd

stay out of trouble.

They have escaped.

All of them.

Your friends must have been in league with the bank president.

No, Inspector.

I don't think so.

Carmelita.

Carmelita, did you have anything to do with pulling that wall down?

Oh, you did.

Did our friends escape by themselves?

I didn't.

Well, did those other two Americans take them away?

Carmelita, were you able to read their minds and find out where they were going

to take them?

Good.

Now, in what direction did they take them? Was it north?

Northeast?

East?

Southeast?

South?

Southwest?

Oh, southwest. Good. Now, about how many miles from here?

That's fine.

Southwest and seven miles away.

Thank you, Carmelita.

Inspector, you better get some men and get out there by car.

Oh, take awful good care of Carmelita. Yes, sir.

Open it up, Albert. After all, we don't want our friends to get cold.

Sometimes I wish Carmelita had never learned to read minds.

Well, at least Mr. Kent escaped.

Of course, he would.

Oh, look at those flames, Jimmy.

Ain't that enough, Tiger?

All the way, Albert, all the way.

exactly where you'd be.

She was able to pinpoint the exact locations just as long as I kept asking

her questions.

It's a good thing Carmelita can read minds, no? Oh, it's a very good thing,

Pippi. Oh, uh, Senor Tomeo will be here in a little while and give you a lift

back to town. Fine. Where are you going? Well, I'm going to follow that main line

and see what's at the other end.

Oh, uh, put this out, will you, when I go?

That should do it, Tiger.

Fine, Albert.

Now I believe...

Something's wrong. The pressure's backed up.

I don't know about you, Tiger, but I'm getting out of here.

Even

I

can read your minds now.

You're both thinking of spending the rest of your lives in prison.

Here we come.

With very little help from you, Clark.

Yes, I'm sorry. I guess I wasn't much help, Lois.

Carmelita, I'd like to make a deal with you.

If you won't tell anybody about that insignia with the S on it, I promise you

I won't tell any of my readers that you're the only bank-robbing burro in

the world. Deal?

Attagirl.

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