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DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE SOMETHING TO DO?

WE'RE READIN'.

YES -- IMPROVING OUR MIND.

WE CAN ALL STILL LEARN THINGS, YOU KNOW.

WELL, LOOK, FELLAS, I HAPPEN TO BE BUSY.

HI, FELLAS.

HI, HOWARD.

I'VE BEEN THINKIN' OVER THAT PROJECT YOU MENTIONED,

AND I'M REAL HIGH ON IT.

I'M READY TO START ANY TIME YOU NEED ME.

WELL, GREAT, HOWARD. WHAT PROJECT'S THAT?

JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING I MENTIONED TO HOWARD.

WELL, THAT DOESN'T SHED MUCH LIGHT.

ALL THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENTS

ARE STARTING A BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT

LIKE THEY HAVE IN THE CITIES.

BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT?

YOU NEVER HEARD OF IT?

I'M AN ONLY CHILD.

WELL, GOOBER, YOU SEE,

IT'S WHERE AN ADULT TAKES AN UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILD,

OR ONE WHO NEEDS SOME GUIDANCE, UNDER HIS WING

AND SORT OF HELPS THE BOY ALONG.

I WOULD DO IT,

BUT I HAVE TO STAY PRETTY CLOSE TO THE OFFICE,

SO HOWARD HAS VOLUNTEERED HIS SERVICES.

OOH, THAT SOUNDS LIKE WONDERFUL WORK.

IF YOU NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME.

ME TOO.

UH, THANKS, FELLAS.

THE BOY OF TODAY IS THE MAN OF TOMORROW.

BUILD A BETTER BOY TODAY,

AND WE'LL HAVE BETTER TOMORROWS.

WOW.

Howard...

DID -- DID YOU TALK TO THE PRINCIPAL YET?

YES, I --

GIVE A BOY A HELPING HAND,

AND YOU'RE GIVING A HELPING HAND WHERE IT HELPS.

THAT'S A GOOD ONE, FLOYD.

THANK YOU, GOOBER.

YOU WERE SAYING, ANDY?

I SPOKE TO MR. TRACY, AND HE HAS A BOY IN MIND

THAT COULD USE THIS KIND OF HELP,

AND I'M GOING OVER TO THE SCHOOL LATER AND MEET HIM.

OH. WELL, I'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU.

RIGHT.

AH. HERE WE ARE.

TOMMY PARKER, HUH?

THIS BOY HAS POTENTIAL, BUT HE'S JUST NOT GOING ANYWHERE --

NO DISCIPLINE, NO DIRECTION.

IF YOU THINK WE CAN HELP...

I DEFINITELY DO.

I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW TALKS WITH HIM,

BUT WHAT A PRINCIPAL SAYS SOMETIMES FALLS ON DEAF EARS.

THIS BOY HAS A SHARP MIND. HE HAS A VERY HIGH I.Q.

UNFORTUNATELY, THOUGH, HE ISN'T INTERESTED IN STUDYING.

HE CAN GIVE YOU BASEBALL RECORDS AND FOOTBALL RECORDS,

BUT YOU ASK HIM TO EXPLAIN ARCHIMEDES' PRINCIPLE,

AND HE'LL JUST STARE AT YOU.

LIKE I'M DOING NOW?

DO HIS FOLKS STILL TRAVEL WITH THE CARNIVAL?

YES, 10 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR.

HE LIVES WITH HIS OLDER SISTER.

SHE WORKS NIGHTS AT SOME PLACE UP IN MOUNT PILOT.

I TALKED THE BIG BROTHER IDEA OVER WITH HIS SISTER.

SHE'S ALL IN FAVOR OF IT.

COME IN.

TOM.

YOU KNOW SHERIFF TAYLOR, DON'T YOU?

SURE. HE'S, UH, CHASED ME OFF THE STREET A FEW TIMES.

NOT CHASED, TOM -- IT WAS A LITTLE LATE,

AND I SUGGESTED YOU GO HOME.

TOM, THE BIG BROTHER IDEA I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT --

SHERIFF TAYLOR HAS A VERY FINE GENTLEMAN, HOWARD SPRAGUE,

WHO WOULD LIKE TO BECOME YOUR FRIEND

AND HELP YOU WHERE HE CAN.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

SURE, IF IT'LL MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY.

THAT'S, UH, THAT'S NOT THE POINT, TOM.

SEE, YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE A FINE STUDENT.

AND MAYBE WITH MR. SPRAGUE'S HELP AND GUIDANCE --

LOOK, I'M NOT FIGHTING IT.

WAIT A MINUTE.

MAYBE WITH HIS HELP AND GUIDANCE,

YOU CAN LEARN TO HELP YOURSELF.

DOESN'T THE IDEA MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU, TOM?

WELL, LIKE I SAID, I'M -- I'M NOT FIGHTING IT.

GOOD.

SINCE YOU'RE NOT FIGHTING IT, SHALL WE GIVE IT A TRY?

OKAY. WE'LL GIVE IT A TRY.

FINE.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, HOWARD?

OH. HI, ANDY.

YOU'RE WORKIN' KIND OF LATE, AREN'T YOU?

OH, YEAH.

I'M STUDYING UP FOR TAKING THAT CIVIL-SERVICE EXAM,

TRYING TO UPGRADE MYSELF.

IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK, BUT IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT.

I COULD END UP WITH A VERY IMPORTANT JOB.

I EXPECT.

LISTEN, I SAW THE PRINCIPAL THIS AFTERNOON.

OH, AND THE BOY?

YEAH, YEAH, I MET HIM -- TOMMY PARKER.

HE'S A SHARP KID, BUT HE SURE COULD USE SOME GUIDANCE.

I'M READY, ANDY.

OKAY.

I MADE YOU AN APPOINTMENT -- ABOUT 7:00 TOMORROW EVENING.

AFTER DINNER, YOU CAN STOP OVER, AND YOU'LL MEET HIM.

HE LIVES WITH HIS SISTER, AND YOU'LL MEET HER, TOO.

NOW, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, AS I UNDERSTAND IT,

IS TO BECOME HIS PAL.

THE WHOLE BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT

IS BASED ON TRYING TO PLACE YOURSELF

ON THE SAME LEVEL WITH THE BOY,

AND THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO BECOME PALS.

I UNDERSTAND -- PALS.

HI, PAL.

OH. HI.

I'M YOUR BIG BROTHER, HOWARD SPRAGUE.

SO I HEAR.

WELL, HAVE A SEAT.

THANK YOU.

WELL, TOMMY, OLD BOY,

I CERTAINLY HOPE WE BECOME REAL PALS.

WE CAN GIVE IT A TRY.

YEAH, YEAH.

UH, YOU LIKE SPORTS, TOMMY?

YEAH, I'M KIND OF A BASEBALL FAN.

BASEBALL! ME TOO. OH, YES.

OH, I'VE BEEN A REAL FAN FOR YEARS.

WHO'S YOUR FAVORITE TEAM?

THE DODGERS.

WELL, NOW, THAT'S A COINCIDENCE.

THE DODGERS -- THAT'S MY FAVORITE, TOO.

ST. LOUIS, HUH?

NO. LOS ANGELES.

OH. THAT'S RIGHT.

ST. LOUIS IS THE ORIOLES.

CARDINALS.

OH.

GUESS I GOT MY BIRDS MIXED UP.

WELL, UH, UH, TOMMY, GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS,

WHAT I WANTED TO DISCUSS WITH YOU

IS YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS YOUR SCHOOLWORK.

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

I -- I KNOW.

I'M NOT DOING AS WELL AS I COULD.

SO I UNDERSTAND.

NOW, YOU KNOW, TOMMY,

IF ANY OF US EXPECT TO GET ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD,

WE GOTTA WORK FOR IT.

SET A GOAL FOR OURSELVES AND TRY TO REACH IT, RIGHT?

RIGHT, RIGHT.

NOW, I'VE BEEN DOING A LITTLE STUDYING MYSELF

TO REACH MY GOAL.

I'M STUDYING FOR A CIVIL-SERVICE EXAM

IN HOPES OF IMPROVING MY LOT IN LIFE.

NO KIDDING.

AND IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA

IF, WHEN I CAME OVER HERE IN THE EVENINGS,

WE STUDY TOGETHER.

SORT OF WORK SHOULDER TO SHOULDER.

STUDY...TOGETHER?

THREE NIGHTS A WEEK.

HI.

OH! HI.

I'M TOMMY'S SISTER, BUT DON'T LET ME INTERRUPT YOU.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

HIS PRINCIPAL TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT.

I THINK IT'S JUST FINE.

WELL, WE ALWAYS LIKE TO HAVE THE COOPERATION OF THE PARENTS,

OR IN THIS CASE, THE SISTER.

WELL, YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD WITH WHAT YOU WERE DOING.

ALL RIGHT.

HAVE FUN.

OH. WHERE WERE WE THERE?

UH...OH, YEAH -- THE ST. LOUIS ORIOLES.

UH, WE -- WE PASSED THAT.

OH, YES. SO WE DID.

YES, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT STUDYING THREE NIGHTS A WEEK.

YEAH -- THREE NIGHTS A WEEK, HUH?

YES, SIR, AND IT'S REALLY GONNA BE TERRIFIC.

DON'T LET ME INTERRUPT. I JUST WANNA GET A VASE.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

WHERE'D I PUT IT?

PERHAPS I COULD HELP --

OH, NO. AH! THERE IT IS.

SORRY.

A PLEASANT INTERRUPTION IS ALWAYS A WELCOME ONE.

YEAH.

UH, WELL, SHALL WE GET STARTED?

I'VE GOT MY BOOKS RIGHT HERE.

WHERE'S A GOOD PLACE TO WORK?

OH, WELL, ANY PLACE IS --

WELL, THIS TABLE LOOKS FINE.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR BOOKS HANDY?

YEAH. SURE.

GOOD LIGHTING, YOU KNOW, IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IT PREVENTS EYE STRAIN.

HI. IT'S ME AGAIN.

OH, MY. THOSE ARE VERY LOVELY FLOWERS.

SOME CATCHER SENT THEM TO ME. I MET HIM WHERE I WORK.

UH, WHERE'S THAT?

EMBASSY DANCE HALL, MOUNT PILOT.

OH, A DANCE HALL.

NOW, DON'T YOU GO RAISING YOUR EYEBROWS.

IT'S PERFECTLY RESPECTABLE.

I LIKE TO DANCE, AND IT PAYS GOOD.

BESIDES, IT'S FUN FOR NOW, ANYWAY.

WELL, IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO LIKE ONE'S WORK.

THEY CERTAINLY ARE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.

THE BLUE ONES MATCH THE COLOR OF YOUR EYES.

WHY, THANK YOU.

HEY, HOW ARE YOU TWO GETTING ALONG, ANYWAY?

OH, FINE, FINE.

WE'RE GONNA BE STUDYING TOGETHER.

TOGETHER? THAT'S CUTE.

WELL, I GUESS I BETTER BE GETTING TO WORK.

THE BUS AGAIN, HUH?

YEAH.

BOY, SHE'S GOT A MURDEROUS BUS RIDE.

SHE HAS TO GET OFF IN SYLER CITY,

WAIT FOR ANOTHER ONE.

OH, GOLLY. THAT SOUNDS KIND OF RUGGED.

I'M GETTING USED TO IT.

IT'S TOO BAD SHE HASN'T GOT SOMEBODY TO DRIVE HER THERE.

BUT THEN, THAT'S HOW IT GOES.

YEAH, YEAH.

WELL, I'LL BE SEEING YOU. STUDY HARD.

BYE.

BYE.

MR. SPRAGUE --

PAL. PAL.

PAL...YOU KNOW, THIS STUDYING

IS A PRETTY GOOD IDEA, AFTER ALL.

WELL, NOW, THAT'S THE KIND OF TALK I LIKE TO HEAR.

OKAY, PAL. LET'S GET STARTED.

RIGHT. LET'S GET STARTED.

HI, GUYS.

HI, HOWARD.

WE WAS JUST TALKIN' ABOUT THE PROJECT.

HOW'D IT GO LAST NIGHT?

I JUST CAME IN TO REPORT EVERYTHING WENT REAL FINE.

TOOK MY CIVIL-SERVICE MATERIALS OVER THERE

AND STUDIED RIGHT ALONG WITH THE BOY.

HEY, THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S THE WAY TO START THINGS OUT.

WE'RE GONNA BE STUDYING TOGETHER THREE NIGHTS A WEEK.

THREE NIGHTS A WEEK?

REAL GOOD!

BROTHERS WHO STUDY TOGETHER STAY TOGETHER.

ANOTHER GOOD ONE.

I'M GONNA BE STUDYING WITH HIM AGAIN TOMORROW NIGHT.

WELL, YOU MUST HAVE REALLY GOTTEN THROUGH TO HIM.

DID YOU MEET HIS SISTER?

SISTER?

YEAH.

OH, YEAH. YEAH. I MET HER.

SEEM ALL RIGHT?

OH, YEAH. SHE SEEMED FINE, FINE.

ANYWAY, I TOLD TOMMY THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING --

WHAT KIND OF GIRL IS SHE?

OH, SHE'S, UH...

YOU KNOW, JUST A REGULAR GIRL.

ANYWAY, I TOLD TOMMY --

WORKS UP IN MOUNT PILOT?

YEAH, I THINK THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.

ANYWAY, I TOLD TOMMY --

WHERE'S SHE WORK UP THERE?

FLOYD...

CAN YOU GIVE ME A HAIRCUT?

YOU JUST HAD ONE THREE DAYS AGO.

WELL, JUST A TRIM, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW, MR. SPRAGUE --

PAL.

PAL...

THIS STUDYING ISN'T SUCH A GRIND, AFTER ALL.

WELL, SEE? I TOLD YOU IT WOULDN'T BE.

IMPROVING ONE'S MIND IS NEVER A GRIND.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS MEANING A GREAT DEAL TO ME.

HEY. GROOVY.

LOOK, WE'VE BEEN AT IT HERE FOR ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR.

WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A LITTLE BREAK, HUH?

SORT OF STEP OUT OF THE OLD BATTER'S BOX

AND HAVE A LITTLE SEVENTH

AND SPEAKING OF BASEBALL, IT'S AMAZING TO REALIZE

THAT STAN MUSIAL OF THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS

HAD A LIFETIME BATTING AVERAGE OF .334.

HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?

OH, I HAPPENED TO BE READING A SPORTS MAGAZINE

AND NOTICED IT.

HI.

HI.

OH. THERE'S SOME CHICKEN IN THE KITCHEN

IF YOU TWO WANT A SNACK LATER ON.

OH, WELL, THANK YOU. WE'RE MOST APPRECIATIVE.

OH, FORGET IT. WELL, I BETTER GO CATCH MY BUS.

OH, THAT OLD BUS AGAIN, HUH?

YEAH.

SHE'S GOTTA COME HOME ON IT, TOO.

REAL MURDER.

I CAN IMAGINE.

I'D BE MOST HAPPY TO TAKE YOU MYSELF, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE,

WE'RE ALL TIED UP WITH OUR STUDIES HERE.

DON'T BE SILLY.

IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TAKING BETTY TO WORK --

OH, TOMMY.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY. I'D BE STUDYING.

YOU KNOW, TOMMY, OUR DEAL WAS THAT WE'D STUDY TOGETHER.

AND BESIDES, YOU'D BE DOING BETTY QUITE A FAVOR.

OH, TOMMY, I DON'T WANT TO IMPOSE ON MR. SPRAGUE.

IT CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE AN IMPOSITION.

YOU'RE SURE YOU CAN GO IT ALONE NOW, TOMMY?

WOULD I TELL YOU I COULD IF I COULDN'T?

WELL, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT, TOMMY.

SHALL WE?

FINE.

STICK WITH IT, PAL.

OH, AND JUST STACK MY BOOKS ANYPLACE THERE.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

SEE YA.

BYE, TOMMY.

WELL, IT WAS REALLY NICE OF YOU

TO WAIT AROUND AND BRING ME HOME.

OH, IT WAS MY PLEASURE.

WELL, I GUESS I BETTER GO IN.

I HOPE IT WASN'T TOO MUCH OF AN IMPOSITION.

OH, NO, NO, NO. NOT AT ALL.

THIS BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT SERVES IN ALL DIRECTIONS,

AND, WELL, WHEN I STOP BY,

AS LONG AS TOMMY'S HITTING THE OLD BALL WITH THE BOOKS,

WELL, I'D BE GLAD TO TAKE YOU UP ANYTIME.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE STUDYING

FOR YOUR CIVIL-SERVICE EXAM.

OH, WELL, THERE'S NO BIG RUSH ABOUT THAT.

WELL...

ALLOW ME.

HI, FLOYD.

HI, HOWARD.

FLOYD.

HOWARD.

HI, ANDY.

OH, HI, JOHN.

I WAS JUST PASSING BY, AND I SAW YOUR LIGHTS.

SORRY I COULDN'T RETURN YOUR CALL.

I WAS IN A SCHOOL-BOARD MEETING.

I JUST WANTED TO CHECK UP TO SEE HOW TOMMY'S GETTING ALONG.

JUST ABOUT STATUS QUO.

NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL?

NO. HE STILL SEEMS TO BE SLOUGHING THINGS OFF.

WELL, HOWARD'S BEEN WORKING WITH HIM THREE NIGHTS A WEEK.

REALLY?

WELL, THESE THINGS TAKE TIME.

YOU'D THINK WITH ALL THAT WORK, THERE'D BE SOME IMPROVEMENT.

HMM.

WELL, MAYBE HE'LL SHAPE UP SOON.

AT LEAST, WE ALL HOPE SO.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

OKAY, JOHN.

SARA? UH, WOULD YOU RING HOWARD SPRAGUE?

HE SHOULD BE --

WHAT DO YOU MEAN

DO I WANT HIM PAGED AT THE EMBASSY DANCE HALL?

EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK?

NO. NO.

NEVER MIND. NO.

I BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE BEST SELECTIONS ON THAT JUKEBOX

OF ANY PLACE I'VE EVER BEEN.

YOU'RE GETTING TO KNOW THE PLACE REAL GOOD.

WELL, I GOT A WHOLE BUNCH OF TICKETS.

MAY I HAVE THE NEXT DANCE?

OH, GEE, HOWARD,

I BETTER DANCE THE NEXT ONE WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

THE BOSS GETS MAD IF WE DANCE THEM ALL WITH THE SAME FELLA.

OH. WELL, I'LL JUST GO OVER HERE AND GET RIGHT BACK IN LINE.

BYE.

HI.

HI.

ANDY?

W-W-W-W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

OH, I JUST HAPPENED BY.

OH.

WELL, IT'S A REAL, REAL NICE PLACE, ISN'T IT?

YEAH. SEEMS TO BE.

YEAH. IT'S VERY WELL-RUN.

YEAH, IT MUST BE.

I GUESS YOU WANNA KNOW WHY I'M HERE.

YEAH.

UH, IT'S VERY SIMPLE, REALLY.

UH, VERY EARLY IN MY MEETINGS WITH TOMMY,

I WAS ABLE TO IMPRESS UPON HIM THE VALUE OF STUDY,

AND HE'S BEEN ABLE TO MAKE A REAL GOOD GO OF IT ALONE.

IS THAT SO?

OH, YES, YES, YES.

AND IT'S ALWAYS BEEN MY BELIEF

THAT EDUCATIONAL METHODS SHOULD NEVER ADHERE

TO A STRICT FORM IN REGARD TO ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.

DO YOU FOLLOW ME?

I'M WORKING ON IT.

AND SO, YOU SEE, THE REASON I'M HERE IS --

IS ALSO PART OF THE BIG BROTHER MOVEMENT.

YOU SEE, TOMMY'S SISTER, BETTY --

BETTY PARKER --

TOMMY EXPLAINED TO ME SHE HAD THIS REAL RUGGED RIDE

TO AND FROM WORK ON THE BUS, YOU SEE,

AND THIS CAUSED A CERTAIN UNREST WITHIN TOMMY.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

RIGHT.

HI, TOMMY.

HI, SHERIFF.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WELL, UH...

MY SISTER SAID YOU WERE UP AT THE DANCE HALL LAST NIGHT

WITH MR. SPRAGUE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND, UH, WELL,

I KIND OF GOT THE IDEA YOU MIGHT BE SORE AT HIM.

AND?

WELL, I, UM --

I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU IT'S NOT EXACTLY HIS FAULT.

IT'S MINE.

YOUR FAULT?

HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT?

WELL, MR. SPRAGUE'S A REAL NICE MAN,

AND HE WAS TRYING TO BE A PAL AND EVERYTHING,

AND HE TOLD ME ABOUT HAVING A GOAL IN LIFE...

THAT KIND OF STUFF.

YEAH?

AND I LIKE HIM.

YEAH?

I...

I GOT TIRED OF STUDYING, SO I CONNED HIM INTO --

WELL, INTO TAKING MY SISTER TO WORK.

I SEE.

ANYWAY, HE STARTED TO DO THE SAME THINGS I WAS DOING.

HE GAVE UP HIS WHOLE IDEA

ABOUT TAKING THE CIVIL-SERVICE EXAM.

WELL, I JUST GOT TO THINKING,

IF A MAN LIKE THAT LOST SIGHT OF HIS GOAL --

GEE, I DON'T KNOW.

CONGRATULATIONS

WELL, I JUST HAD A TALK WITH TOMMY,

AND IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GOT THROUGH TO HIM,

BECAUSE HE'S ALL FULL OF VIM AND VIGOR ABOUT STUDYING HARD

AND STICKING TO HIS GOAL AND EVERYTHING.

HEY, THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR.

IT'S GRATIFYING TO LEARN

THE EDUCATIONAL METHODS YOU'VE CHOSEN

HAVE PROVEN TO BE THE RIGHT ONES.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE THING

THAT TURNED THE TRICK, HOWARD.

OH?

IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE YOU SHOWED HIM.

WHAT WAS THAT?

LIKE A GROWN MAN NEGLECTING HIS OWN WORK,

LIKE NOT TAKING HIS CIVIL-SERVICE TEST,

FLIPPING FOR HIS SISTER,

AND FORGETTING ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE.

IF YOU DON'T MIND --

HOWARD, I AM NOT KNOCKING ROMANCE,

BUT A MAN YOUR AGE OUGHT TO HAVE A LITTLE SENSE ABOUT HIM.

NOW, JUST A MINUTE!

THAT KID IS A SHARP KID,

AND HE'S GOT A LOT OF LARCENY IN HIM,

AND HE OUTFOXED YOU.

HE WASN'T STUDYING WHEN YOU WEREN'T THERE,

AND YOU MADE YOURSELF BELIEVE

THAT EVERYTHING WAS UNDER CONTROL.

NOW, YOU WANNA BLOW YOUR TOP,

OR DO YOU WANT TO ADMIT EVERYTHING I SAID IS TRUE?

AW, GEE, I DON'T KNOW.

I GUESS ALL ALONG

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO RATIONALIZE THIS THING, HUH?

I FEEL TERRIBLE ABOUT IT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME.

WELL, AT LEAST TOMMY'S OKAY.

HE REALIZES WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING,

AND HE'S REALLY GONNA GET DOWN AND STUDY HARD NOW.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD NEWS.

YEAH.

I GUESS I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO SHOW

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, THOUGH, DO I?

OH, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT.

I GUESS NOW YOU'RE ABOUT THE BEST DANCER IN TOWN.

COME IN.

OH, HI, SHERIFF.

HI, TOM.

WELL.

I JUST CAME OVER TO GIVE YOU MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS.

I JUST SAW MR. TRACY.

HE SAID YOUR GRADES ARE IMPROVING.

YOU'RE DOING REAL GOOD.

HE SAYS IF YOU KEEP THIS UP, YOU COULD BE AN HONOR STUDENT.

THANKS, SHERIFF.

NOT BAD.

WHERE'S, UH...

WHERE'S MR. SPRAGUE?

OH, HE'S OUT WITH MY SISTER TONIGHT.

OH.

NO, NO. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.

STUDY!