"Heave the starboard line!" "Heave a port line!" "Make fast the starboard line!" " Hello, amigo!" " Hiya, Moreno." "Looks like more passengers this trip." "Keep your fingers crossed." "We may have some luck." " What did you say?" " The boat sails at four." "Hi, Rafel." " Here you are." "Two sacks this time." " How is the talent this trip?" " Oh, very bad, señor." " Not much to choose from?" "Have my share." "Is this all you've got?" "There is not one you would give that for." "Wait a minute." "Les, look at that." " Pretty mouse." " Who hung that one on you?" "No, señor." "We have had some very bad weather." "I fall against a doorknob." "You ought to cut its fingernails." " The boat leaves at 4 a.m., miss." " I'll be here." "Boo!" " I thought you said..." " You chump, that's the doorknob." " Come on, we got some work to do." " So long, Rafel." "Be careful, boys, be careful." "Wait a minute." " Now there's a strong character." " Probably the wrong approach." " We'll try again." " Easy does it." " Lady, we want to appeal to your..." " What?" "It wasn't me." "He thought it up." "We were just gonna buy you a drink." "Are you Americans?" "I thought you were a couple of..." "Gee, why didn't you say so?" "Buy me a drink?" "I'm gonna buy you one." " Then you won't need this." " Well, come on." "Sounds good to hear something other than pig Latin." "Where are you from?" "He's Les Peters and I'm Joe Souther, New York and Kansas." " What's your name?" " Lee." " Lee what?" " Bonnie Lee, from Brooklyn." "Oh, look out." " What was that?" " Fifth Avenue bus line." "Too bad you didn't break your neck." "Who saw her first?" "Here you are, Dutchy." "Dutchy, meet Miss Lee." "This imposing gentleman is the postmaster and banker of Barranca." " I've always wanted to know..." " Also the owner of this general store, proprietor of the bar on your left and chief cook and bottle-washer of this luxurious hotel and restaurant you see before you." " That hardly seems enough, Mr .." " John Van Ruyter is the name." " Don't pay any attention..." " How about a drink?" "Sure." "Sit down, make yourself at home." "What are you having?" " How's the local Scotch?" " I carry only the best." " Make mine bourbon, Dutchy." " Me, too." " Well, me too." " My Scotch is good." "I drink it myself." " Why don't you have one with us?" " I will." "Does it seem good to be off that boat." "What are you looking at?" "What's the matter?" "Nothing." "Boy, you're sure easy on the eyes." "You heard me use that two weeks ago." "It still sounds good anyway." "What are you fellas doing here?" "Same as everybody else, working for the Dutchman." " What's that?" " We fly mail and things." "Flyers?" "I was wondering why you're carrying those guns around." "Did you think we're a couple of banana cowboys?" "Who'd think there's a flying field." "Where is it?" " Right outside the door." " Well, skol!" " To us." " Down the hatch." "Happy landings." "What are you doing here?" "On your way back to the States?" " If I don't get a job in Panama." " Professional?" " I quit a show in Valparaiso." "On me." " Oh, don't do that." "I wanted to buy you a drink." " No, I'm paying for these." " But I..." " Let him pay." "It's much better." " Wait a minute, Dutchy." "If you take his money, I'll never come here again." " Joe, where are you going to eat?" " I'll starve, but I won't come in again." " I better take his money." " If you do, I'll never come here again." " No, I'm gonna pay for this." " He wants to..." " I meant what I said." " So did I, Dutchy." "Come on." "The drink's on the house." "Satisfied?" " Very well satisfied." " That's a shame." "He's cute." "Dutchy, come back." "No more monkey business." " Bring a bottle." " You better take it easy." " One of you has to fly the mail." " I thought Tony was first out." "Tony has a touch of fever." "It's either you or Joe." " Can you beat that?" " Fine thing." " Dutchy, pick a number." " A number?" "What for?" " Anything up to ten." " One to ten, number..." "Oh, no." "No, not me." "If you want to gamble on who flies in that weather, pick someone else for a number." " Bonnie." " Anything up to ten." " Not me." "I feel the same way he does." " Nobody's worrying about who's flying." "We're worried about who's going to take you to dinner." " Who said anything about dinner?" " We'll send you a formal invitation." " All right, Les, odd or even?" " Odd." "Oh, that's too bad." "Well, Bonnie, how do you like your steak?" "Well, I don't know if I..." "Do you mean real American steak?" "I don't want to brag, but how do you think I keep those boys here?" " I guess I'm staying for dinner." " That's the girl!" "Why do I always say "odd" and it always comes out..." "Oh, I hate that noise." "Joe Souther, Joe Souther, you're up next." " That's you, Les." " Joe Souther." "Sorry, kid." "Joe, stand by." "Tex says it's clearing." "Oh, no, not me, Poppa." "Les lost." "I'm having dinner with Miss Lee." " Miss Lee, Mr Carter." " How do you do?" "Hello, Miss Lee." "Sorry, Joe, the mail goes out on schedule." "So do the pilots." "Since when, Geoff?" "I want Les to go down and check over what came today." "That's an all-night job." " When'd you think that up?" " Just now." "Look here, Geoff, the boys gambled and he lost." "Let him go." " Is that an order?" " Yeah." "No." "I..." "Who runs things here, anyway?" " That's what I mean." "Joe..." " Miss Lee and I are having dinner." "Don't worry about Miss Lee." "I'll be glad to take over." "Now, look here, I've got something to say about this." " Chorus girl?" " No, I do a specialty." "Pick up that stuff on your way back from Las Cruces." "See you later, Miss Lee." "Oh, you will, will you?" "Well, I might have..." "Say, who does that guy think he is, anyway?" " The boss." " As you may have gathered." " He's not my boss." "I'm not gonna let..." " I hope you win." "I'll be seeing you." " Goodbye, Joe." " Now, Joe, be careful." "Dutchy, you ought to find something to worry about." "That's what you should be doing." " Joe." " Hi, Lily." " No, no, Joe." " I've got to go." "I'll be back soon." "Bye, darling." "Well, how can he fly in this fog?" "It's just on the ground." "He'll pull through it." "It's only 200 feet thick." "He's waiting for the heavy stuff piled up in the pass." " Sounds like doubletalk." " I guess it does." "The only way inland is through a deep pass." "It's right up..." "You can't see it." "It's 14,000 feet at the low spot." "Wind and clouds make it a bad place." "We keep a lookout to tell us when it clears." "Calling Barranca." "Calling Barranca." " Here it comes in now." " Go ahead, Tex." "She's moving fast." "How does it look down there?" " OK, if the wind doesn't shift." " I'll take a look outside." "Big breaks now." "This looks like the last of it." "OK, she's open." " Let 'em fly." " OK, Tex." "Joe!" "That's the most wonderful thing I've ever seen." "Yes, reminded you of a great, beautiful bird, didn't it?" "It didn't at all." "That's why it's so wonderful." "It's really a flying human being." "Yes, a bird would have too much sense to fly in that kind of muck." "Joe Souther, calling Joe Souther." "Go ahead, Geoff, go ahead." " Radio check." "One, two, three..." " Four, five, six seven, eight." "Clear as a bell, Poppa." "On top at 400 between layers." "Say, Geoff, there's a heavy fog bank laying off the coast." "Anything else?" "No, that's all." "All right, Joe." " Hiya, Les." " Hiya." " Hey, Geoff." " Hello, Kid." "The wind's swung round." "It's bringing that fog bank in." " Yeah?" " Yeah." " Calling Lookout." "How much time?" " Move fast." " Go ahead." " How does it look up there?" " Better hold Joe for a while." " He's gone." "You should see him by now." "I can't see the tip of my nose." "You can't tell what this stuff is gonna do." " Stand by to put out a flare." " Never mind the flare, Pop." "Little Jody heard every word." "What'll I do, come back?" "Yeah." "It's pretty thick down here." "When you get over the fog I'll talk you in." "Say, Geoff, you tell that beautiful blonde I'm still in the running." " Stick to business, Joe." " I just wanna order two steaks." " How about it, Dutchy?" " I heard you." "Tell him it's all right." " It's all right with me, too." " All right, Joe, you're all set." "OK, here I come." " Shorty, plug in that field set." "Come on." " Yes." "Shorty, get the big light ready." "Turn it straight up." " Kind of cold out here." " Pancho, light those tubs." "Joe Souther, Joe Souther." "OK, Geoff, coming down." "On top of the fog at 1500." " Higher than I thought." " We're turning on the lights." " Turn them on." " Here they go!" " There you are, Joe." "See them?" " No, not a thing." "I can't even see the glow, Poppa." " Must be thicker than it looks." " Won't hurt to try." " Hey, Baldy, shut off that piano." " Yes, sir." " Keep it quiet back there." " Yes, sir." "Now look, Joe, pay attention." "It's all closed in down here." "You are west of the field, west of the field." "Fly due east." "Fly due east." "Flying at 1500 due east." "Due east at 1500." "Hey, Joe, blip your motor." "Joe, you're passing over the field." "Go one mile." "Turn 180 degrees and start letting down." "Watch out for the lights." "Sounds a little that way." "Yeah." "Joe, you're a little south, a little south." "OK, Poppa, turning north." "Hey, Kid, turn out that light, will you?" "Keep it quiet back there!" "Here I come." "1200  1,000 800  600." "Joe, you're coming in too high, you'll overshoot the field." "Make a turn, Joe." "Go further back and try it again." "OK, Geoff, I'm turning." "Can't you see the lights?" "Nothing that even looks lik e a dim candle." "His line was OK." "Yeah." "Joe, the direction was perfect." "Be sure to keep the same line." "All right, Geoff." "I'm turning." "Here I come." " 600..." " Cut it up in hundreds, Joe." "... 500..." " ...400..." " Take it easy, sonny." " ...300." " Geoff." "Gun her, Joe." " I'm down to 100 now." " That doesn't sound like..." "Joe, pull up!" "You're heading for..." " Say, that wasn't right, was it?" " No, lady, not quite." "Look, Joe." "You had the wrong line." "You're way off..." "OK, Geoff." "I saw the lights." "I'll get it next time." "Nothing doing." "Don't take any more chances." " You've got three hours..." " Three hours?" "She'll almost be on the boat by then." "I told you to stick to business." "Get up on top and cruise around until it opens up." " Right, don't let him do it." " Give me one more chance." "I think I see a hole." "Yeah, I do see one." " I'm coming down." " No, Joe, please don't!" "You've got your orders." "Do as I tell you." "Quit worrying about that blonde." "It's all right, Geoff." "I see the lights." "I'll mak e it easy." "I'll..." " There he is!" " Joe, pull her up!" "Mike, get the wagon." "Take a pair of shears in case you have to cut him out." "Les, get the mail." "Baldy, have the police clear the field." " Hurry up." " Yes." "Well, you did all you could." "Yeah." "Mr Wiseguy." "He may be alive, don't just stand there!" "Haven't you caused enough trouble?" "Calling Barranca, calling Barranca, calling Barranca." " Calling Barranca, calling Barranca." " Go ahead, Tex." "Geoff, did you get Joe down all right?" "All except for one tree that stuck up too high." "Oh." "Sorry." "Joe, you crazy fool." "Nobody could tell you anything." "You knew it all, huh?" "It serves you right." "I don't feel sorry for you, not a bit." "No skin off my nose." "If you can take it, I can." " I'll take a look over there." " OK, Kid." "Sparks, I forgot to tell Les, have the mail put in number seven." "Get it out and warm it up." " Calling Lookout, calling Lookout." " Go ahead, Geoff." " Any change, Tex?" " No, just about the same." "We're all set to go down here." "OK, I'll let you know." "Now, wait a minute, Geoff." " What?" " You are not going to..." "Go ahead and say it." "When you got me into this flying business," "I was doing pretty good." "I made good money, I ate good, I slept good nights." "In a week, you'll collect or lose your shirt." "Oh, I'm not thinking about that." "I can't go on killing nice kids like that." "Not if I lose a dozen shirts." "Think you're the only one feeling that way?" "Then why do you send them up in that weather?" "I'm running an airline." "I'm not running it any different to anybody I ever flew for." " Oh, Geoff..." " Now look, Dutchy Joe died flying, didn't he?" "And that was his job." "He just wasn't good enough." "That's why he got it." "I ain't built like you are, Geoff." "I shouldn't be in such a business." "We can't go on like that." "You got another pilot coming in on the next boat." "Oh, Geoff." " You are a hard man, much too hard." " Cut it out." " I can't..." " Cut it out!" "What's the use of feeling bad about something that couldn't be helped?" "Give me a match, will you?" "Joe just wasn't good enough." "He was bound to get it sooner or later." "Then you had no business to let him fly!" "What, ground that kid?" "I'd say he'd sooner be where he is than quit." "Here." "Dutch, Joe had a sister somewhere up in the States, didn't he?" " Yes." " Well, I owed him 100 bucks." " Here, send it to her." " You don't owe him no money, Geoff." " How do you know?" " Well, I..." "He's got two months' pay coming." "Why should he loan from you?" "If you've got so much dough to throw around, why not get that plane out of hock?" "Take it easy, fella." "We'll get along." " Sam, how about that food?" " Coming right up." " Make it snappy, we're hungry." " Coming out." " Kid, how is it out there?" " Everything's all right." "Yeah?" "Come on, let's get a drink." "Baldy, I'll take those." " Hello, Pancho." " Hello, Geoff." "Just a minute, Kid, I can use that." " Gangway, Charlie." " Hello, Geoff." "Mr Carter, Mr Carter." "Do you really think..." "I mean..." "Do you really think it was my fault what happened?" "Sure it was." "You were gonna have dinner with him." "The Dutchman hired him, I sent him up, the fog came in, a tree got in the way." "All your fault." "Forget it, unless you want the honour." "Hello, Lily." " Mr Geoff!" " Throw this down, you'll feel better." " Bottoms up." "Salud." " Salud." "It's pretty good." "The best I've ever seen." " Bonnie, look at this." " Hi, Gent." "Oh, all right, Gent." "Meet Miss Lee, Gent Shelton." " How do you do?" " Fine." "How are you?" " Where you been?" " Checking those spare parts." " Oh, I get it." " Did I send you down there?" " Don't think up some other job for me." " I hear I missed all the excitement." " You won't see a better one." " She's a good one." " What'll you have to drink?" " You name it." " Miss Lee?" " What did you say?" " Do you want a drink?" " No." " You better have one." " Make mine bourbon." " Baldy, send over some drinks." " Right." "Gangway, please, gangway." "Here's your steak." "Here's the other one." "Who wants it?" " I'll take it over here." " Yes, sir." " Get me some coffee." " You want coffee, miss?" " That looks all right." " You got here for the fireworks." "How can you do that?" " What?" " Eat that steak." " Well, what's the matter with it?" " It was his." " You want me to have it stuffed?" " Don't you realise he's dead?" " Who's dead?" " Yeah, who's dead?" " Joe." " Joe?" " Who's Joe?" " Anybody know a Joe?" "What's wrong with you?" "He was sitting here and now..." "Let's break the news to Mother And tell her there's no other..." " You..." " Well, how do you like that?" "Wait, you little fool." "Why don't you use your..." " Stop it." " How can you act like this when..." " I know, he's dead." " Yes, he's dead." "He's been dead 20 minutes, and weeping and wailing won't make him any deader 20 years from now." " How do you think we feel?" " I'm sorry." "Come on." "Go outside and walk around." "Stay there until you put all that together." "Was that you they were razzing in there?" "Well, don't feel too bad about it." "I did the same thing when I first come out here." " Say, Mister, can you kick real hard?" " Maybe you won't need it." "I think I'd feel better." "All my life I've hated funerals." "The fuss never brings anybody back." "Just spoils remembering them as they really are." "When I see people actually facing it that way, I have to act like a sap." "You know, this flying business is new to me." "They need some crazy way of looking at it to go on." " Does this sort of thing happen often?" " That depends on weather and luck." "We've drawn spades twice in three months, not counting this one." " I guess they'll be at it again tomorrow." " Tonight, if it clears." "They must love it." "Flying, I mean." " Why do you think they come here?" " It's like being in love with a buzz saw." " Not much future in it." " What is it that gets them?" "I'm not a flyer myself." "You'd better ask the Kid." " Miss Lee, Mr Dabb." " How do you do?" " She wants to know why you like flying." " I've been in it 22 years, Miss Lee." "I couldn't give you an answer that'd make sense." " What's so funny?" " That's what my Dad used to say." " Flyer?" " No, trapeze." "He wouldn't use a net." " Not much future in that, either." " Yes." "We found that out." "Tell me about this head man Geoff." "Does he go up, too?" "When he thinks it's too tough for anyone else." "Just shows you how wrong he can be." "The Kid could tell you." "He's Geoff's best friend." "The only thing I can tell you is he's a good guy for gals to stay away from." "Thank you, I'll remember that." " What's it gonna be?" " How about Some Of These Days?" "How does it go?" "There's no B flat in there." "It goes..." "like that." " What do you want?" " I came back for that drink." " Grown up yet?" " Hope so." " Good girl." "Hey, Charlie!" " Yes, sir." "Go ahead." "That's awful!" "Look, can't you hear that?" "I know." "Will you go away, please?" "We'll get it." " You wanna hear how it really goes?" " Sure." " Move over." " You better be good." "Won't be as corny as you." "Take the pick-up with the horn." "Make it nice and slow." "The rest, watch for the breaks." "Ready now?" "Here we go." "I dig it!" " Hello, professional." " That's part of my specialty." " Yeah?" " Here's to you." " You got a match?" " Yes, Geoff." "Thanks." " Who's Joe?" " Never heard of him." " Anyone know The Peanut Vendor?" " Yes, sir." "Give me those things, honey." "So long, Dutch." " I'll take care of it." " All right, Mike." "Goodnight." "Here's all the stuff that was turned in." "I gave his clothes to the men on the field." "Yeah." "Well, he didn't have much to show for all..." " Take your pick, Sparks." " I got a drawer full of that junk already." "I'm gonna get some sleep." "The Kid's sitting in for me." "Goodnight, Sparks." "See anything you'd like to have, Dutch?" "I don't need anything to remember him by." "If you want a drink or so, help yourself." " Goodbye, Miss Lee." " Goodbye, Dutchy." " Drop in again sometime." " Thank you, I will." "Goodbye." "It's too bad Barranca is so far from Brooklyn." "It's only a few minutes past 12." "Your boat doesn't leave until 4 o'clock." " Say when." " When are you gonna get some sleep?" "After your boat sails." " Aren't you just wasting your time?" " That's a point that's open to argument." "That's what I'm afraid of, those arguments." " What's the matter with them?" " They're too one-sided." "No hard feelings." "Your apology is accepted." "How about taking along a little souvenir?" "Why not?" "Help yourself." "You've got a good eye, lady." "Say, somebody must've given you an awful beating once." "Come on now, you better go home." "Goodnight." " Hey, you're a queer duck." " So are you." "I can't make you out." "Same here." "What was she like, anyway?" " Who?" " The girl that made you act like this." "A whole lot like you." "Just as nice, almost as smart." " Chorus girl?" " Only by temperament." " At least you're true to the type." " Sit down, make yourself comfortable." "Still carrying a torch for her, aren't you?" " Got a match?" " Don't you ever have any?" "Don't believe in laying in a supply of anything." " Matches, money or women?" " That's right." " No tomorrows, just today." " That's right." "Is that why she gave you the air?" " Who?" " That girl." "Listen, I wouldn't ask any woman to..." "Say, you can think up more questions." "Here." " What wouldn't you..." " What?" "...ask anybody to do?" "Did you ever know a woman that didn't wanna make plans?" "Map out everything, get it all set?" "Well, I don't blame them, I guess." "It's the only way they can run a home and have kids." "I suppose you think that's easier than flying." " I don't know, I never tried it." " Didn't you ask her to?" " Who?" " That girl." "I told you, I wouldn't ask any woman." "What if she were willing?" "Yeah, that's what they all say." "Women think they can take it, but they can't." "The minute you're in the air they call the airport." "When you get down, you find them waiting, so scared they hate you." "What if she were the type that didn't scare easily?" " There's no such animal." " Now, how do you know?" "The girl I was telling you about came as close to it as anybody I ever met." "But one night when I was lost in a fog and was glad to get back down, what do you think the welcome-home speech was?" "She'd hoped I'd crashed." " What?" " She couldn't stand the gaff." "Said she'd rather see me dead, have it over with." "Told me if I didn't quit flying, it was all off." " You wouldn't, would you?" " I'm still flying." " Wonder what happened to her." " Who?" "I don't know for sure." "I heard she married another flyer." "Is there anything else you'd like to know about me?" "Would you like to go over to my room?" "Got some letters from home." "Pictures of my parents and of me my first time up in the air." " Pictures of my first crash." " Any of you as a baby?" "I don't remember." "Wanna go and look?" "Sure." "Bonnie, keep on the way we're going." "It'll take you to the boat." " Well..." " I've got to stick around here." " So that's where we were going." " Take care of yourself." " Geoff." " What?" "Tex just called." "He says the pass is clearing." " Did you wake Les up?" " No." "Because..." "Tex says it's nobody's picnic." " All right, wind up number seven." " I already did." "So long, Bonnie." "Have a nice trip." " Wait." "Are you going up yourself?" " Sure." " When will you be back?" " Takes three hours each way." "Won't be back until after your boat sails." "I'll look you up in New York." " What?" " What?" " You'll look me up in New York?" "When..." " Sure, I'll see you there." " What did you say?" " When are you coming?" "Next week, two o'clock." "I liked saying goodbye." "Let's try it again." "So long, Bonnie." "Say, things happen awful fast around here." "Is this going to be dangerous?" "What do you wanna do?" "Put a net under him?" "Well, lady, you're really better off this way." "Sure, I guess..." "Now, look, I hardly know the man." "Sure, but you'll get over it." "Bye, Miss Lee." "I gotta keep tabs on him." "Bye." "Calling Lookout, calling Lookout." " Hello, Kid." "Did Geoff get down all right?" " Sure, he's all right." "That's good." "I couldn't see him when he passed here." "Signing off." "That was a pretty quick trip you made." "I still say it was pretty quick." " Shut up." " Well, it wasn't slow." "Morning, Charlie." "How about a hot cup of..." "Hello." " What are you doing?" " Having breakfast." " Is your boat still here?" " No." "Has it sailed?" "How did you get left behind?" "Oh, I just..." " Go on." " Well, I just told the man." " Told him what?" " " Put my trunk on the dock."" " Yeah, why?" " Well..." "I couldn't stay over without having anything to wear." "What's so strange about that?" " Doesn't it seem strange to you?" " What?" "Getting off that boat." "Well, doesn't it?" "Well, I don't know." "The girl that got off that boat is a perfect stranger to me." "I don't know." "I don't know whether this is me or another fellow." "Bonnie Lee ought to be sound asleep on that boat, far out to sea." "She's not so far out to sea as you think." " Who?" " The boat." "Kid, put more gas in number seven, call Santa Maria." "Have them hold the boat." " Where's your luggage?" " Over there." "Good." "Charlie..." "What are you waiting for?" "Boat doesn't stop there this trip." "They have no bananas." " They have no bananas?" " Yes, they have no bananas." "Shut up." "Don't worry." "You don't have to bother about me, I'm cured." " There's a first time for everything." " What do you mean?" "I've never made such a chump out of myself." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry I..." "No, I'm not either." "I'm glad." " You're not making sense." " You're telling me." "If I'd taken that boat I'd have gone remembering a swell guy." "Someone who lived up to a screwy ideal that I..." "I don't know." " I didn't ask you to stay." "I wouldn't..." " ...ask any woman to do anything." "There's something else I wouldn't do." " What?" " Get burned twice in the same place." " Another boat leaves next week." " I'll be on it." "Good." "I'm gonna get some sleep, Kid." "If you're gonna be here a week, we better find some place for you to park." "Yeah, I guess so." "Can I have a nice room with a bath?" "I'll see what I can do." "You know," "I always did like a bath better than a shower." "Good morning, Doc." "What are you doing here?" "What are you d..." "Yeah, thanks, Doc, thanks." "What's he saying?" "He's waiting for a call from the San Felipe mine." "Hartwood's son has had an accident." " How bad?" " That's what we're waiting to find out." "You can't put a plane down there." "It's worse than getting a piano over a transom." "Come on in." "Who's gonna meet the southbound boat?" " You could send Les." " You go." "That new flyer's coming in." " What's his name?" " Mac something." "MacPherson, ain't it?" " What is it?" " What's the difference, if he can fly?" "Can't afford to be fussy down here." " Now go on." "Go and meet the boat." " All right." " Tell Charlie to get me some breakfast." " Yes, sir." "Hey, Sparks, try Hartwood again, will you?" "Well, here's the mail." "And his name is MacPherson." " How did you find that out?" " He told me." " Where is he?" " Putting his things in his room." " I'll be out in a minute." " All right." " Don't strain yourself." " Yes, sir." "Your room all right, Mr MacPherson?" " It'll do." " Let's get you acquainted around here." "Boys, this is Mr MacPherson, our new flyer." " Welcome to our fair city." " Les Peters." "This is Gent Shelton." "Mike, this is Mr MacPherson." "Our head mechanic." " How are you?" " How are you?" " Too early to buy a drink?" " No." "Where are you from?" " Mexico City." " What stuff are they using?" "The same old Fokkers and Fords." " Well, look who..." " Felisa, Elena, how are you?" "I didn't know you'd come." "Mac, you'll have to buy more drinks." " This is Elena Silva and Felisa..." " Torres." "...Torres." "Mr MacPherson, this is Michael." " Get a good sleep?" " No!" "Mr MacPherson is here." " Mr MacPherson." " Geoff!" "Excuse me." "Hello!" " Well, how are you, Lola?" " Not Lola, Felisa." "Oh yeah, that's right." "Well, Felisa, how's Panama?" "Oh, Geoff." "It was Puerto Rico." " Is that where it was?" " Yeah." "I can't remember names." "I'm better at faces." "I..." "Your name's not MacPherson, it's Kilgallon." " You're not so bad on names after all." " Kilgallon." " You heard him." " Bat Kilgallon." " That's right." " Well, what about it?" "He's not the first to come here under a different name." "No, but he's the first pilot who ever bailed out and let his mechanic crash." "Habit of yours, being right, isn't it?" " Look, you don't want..." " Cut it out, Les." "Hey..." "Did you know the Kid was working down here?" " What?" " He is." "I don't think there's anything funny about that." "You're right, there isn't." "But I had to come a long way to find it out." " Of all the cast-iron crust..." " Don't flatter me." "What's the Kid got to do with it?" "Nothing, except it was his brother that was killed when this guy took to his parachute." "I've had enough of this." "Do you mind, Elena?" "We're..." "Come on, baby." "Coming, Geoff?" " No, this is good enough for me." " Not so particular, huh?" "Even you couldn't spoil good liquor." "Thanks, I'm not used to these small favours." "I'm sorry I said it." "I'm not used to being around people like you." " That's the Kid coming in." " Geoff, what are we..." "Quiet, Dutch." "Better make yourself scarce." " The Kid carries a gun." " Aren't you getting careful of me?" "It's gonna be inconvenient for me if they slap the Kid in the hoosegow." " I have to meet him sooner or later." " Yeah, maybe you're right." "Well, it's your funeral." "All passengers aboard the boat." "All passengers aboard the boat." "I remember, it was Puerto Rico." "So long." "It's hot on the ground." "Give me some cold water, Baldy." "Who's got a match?" "What's the matter?" "It's like walking on a graveyard." "Oh, hello." "You the new guy?" "Welcome to our city." "My name..." "Hello, Kilgallon." "Long time no see." "That's right." "I thought there was something." "Look..." "I'm all right." "Two years ago I'd have broke your..." "Keep out of my sight." "I might still do it." "It's none of my business, but why did you stop him?" " It's none of your business." " Bat." "Judy, I want you to meet these people." "Gentlemen, this is Mrs MacPherson." "Mr..." " My name is Shelton." " Mr Shelton." " This is Les Peters." " Mr Peters." " Mr Van Ruyter, our boss." " He met us at the boat." "And..." "Geoff Carter." " Mrs MacPherson." " Mr Carter." " I forgot to ask you for the trunk keys." " Oh, yes, you did." " I interrupted something." " Not at all." "There." "I'll see you in a few minutes." "I'm glad to have met everyone." "No, she doesn't know about me." " Come on." " You're not putting him to work?" "Also none of your business." "Who's running this airline?" "You are." "But you don't seem to remember that." " Did you get old man Hartwood yet?" " No, the line's still busy." " You do some queer things, Kilgallon." " MacPherson's the name." "That's what I mean." "Why didn't you tell her?" "When does the next boat leave?" "Have you got enough dough for your passages?" "No." "That's fine." " I wonder if I could..." " What?" " Cram you down their throats." " That bunch in there?" " Yeah." " I wouldn't mind choking a few of them." "Hello?" "Mr Hartwood, I've been trying to get you." "I've got to get my boy out or bring a doctor in." "I'd like to help, but I can't lose a plane." "I know the Dutchman's hard up." "Get a doctor, you can write your own ticket." " I'll take responsibility for the plane." " Yeah?" "Wait a minute." " Hey, you want a chance?" " What do you think?" " You'll make your passage home." " That's all right with me." "Mr Hartwood, you've got a deal." "Put up some smoke so we can tell about the wind." "Sure, goodbye." "Sparks, get the doctor." "You're taking him to a boy who's hurt." " It's a bad place to get into." " Got a map?" "I'll get you one." " Here he is, Geoff." " Hello, Doc." "Tell him it's no cinch." "He doesn't have to go unless he wants to." "Here we are, and here's the mine." "It's situated on a small plain..." "Sure, Doc." " That's right, Doc." " I go!" "I go!" " He's going." " You hurt his feelings." " Why?" " He was quoting Shakespeare." "Henry IV, I think." "He said, "A man can die but once." "We owe God a death."" "If we pay it today, we don't owe it tomorrow." "He's no fool." "They'll be waiting for you on the field." "How do you get over this stuff?" "There's a pass, 14,000 feet." "See it?" " Right." " OK." "When you land, come in short or you'll run out of ground." "There's a big drop." " Thanks." " OK." "For what?" "I'll get things ready for him." "Listen, tell the Kid I want to see him, will you?" "Hello, Kid." "Put down those shades." "Hey...what about this guy Kilgallon or MacPherson?" " Come over here." " You're not putting him to work?" "We'll talk about that later." "Here, sit down." " Giving me an eye test?" " Read that fourth line." " You're not worried about my eyes?" " I have been for some time." " Because I didn't know him right off?" " Quit stalling." " I, P, E, D." " That's very good." " I could've told you." " Stay there." "I got a new one for you." "Fourth line on this." "P, T, E, O." "Try the fifth." "F, Z, B, D, E." "Now read it backwards." " E, D, B, Z, F." " That's better than I can do." " What about this guy?" " You're not through yet." " Take a shot at this." " Where did you get that?" "Mike made it." "Here you are." "Go ahead, line them up." " They're together now." " Yeah." " How did I do?" " Not bad." "Well, what about Kilgallon?" " He's not staying here, is he?" " Why not?" "I thought you'd be the last guy to ask that." " He's no good and you know it." " Now, take it easy." "Is he worse than the guy who'd double-cross his friend?" "Kid, anything you do is all right with me." "But if Dutch loses another plane, he's cooked." "I thought he was rolling in dough." "Why do you think that new motor is still at the dock?" "Yeah, I did wonder about that." "Look, Kid, here it is." "Dutchy made an agreement." "If he gets the mail out on schedule for six months, he'll get a contract and a subsidy." "You know what that would mean?" "Plenty of money, no more second-hand junk to fly." "These new jobs can get over those peaks in any weather." "That would be nice." "When did this schedule start?" "Six months ago." "Only one more week, or at least until the northbound boat arrives." "That's why you've been forcing things?" "Why didn't you tell a fella?" " Dutchy." " Dutchy, how?" "He was afraid if you guys knew the spot he was in, you'd take chances." "What a guy." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Well, you were right about my eyes." "I couldn't read those cards." "I learned them by heart." "What about the new one?" "Dutchy told me where you hid it." " The old fool, double-crossing himself." " He wasn't thinking about that." "He was thinking how you'd feel, grounding me." "You're through flying, Kid." "After 22 years." "I guess that's long enough for anybody." "You're gonna need that..." "Kilgallon, aren't you?" "I might." "Well, if you do...you can forget how I feel about him." "Thanks." "Kid." "There's a lot you can do round here to help me." "Oh, sure, I know." "I can help Mike." "I can..." "Sure." "Calling MacPherson, calling MacPherson." " Go ahead." " Radio check." "One, two, three, four, five." "OK, report when you get there." "Fasten your belt." "Your belt." " Calling Barranca." "Calling Barranca." " Go ahead." "MacPherson speaking." "We got down all right." "We've got to get him to the hospital." "They're loading him in now." "His father is coming, too." "Can you get out with that extra weight?" "Well, I got a little help from the wind." "I'll go off the ledge, use the canyon to pick up speed." " Let me know if you make it." " OK." "Brace yourselves." "This is gonna be quite a drop." " Calling Barranca, calling Barranca." " Go ahead." "MacPherson speaking." "We got out all right." "All in one piece." "What do you want me to do?" "Pat you on the back?" "Signing off." "Come in." "Busy?" " It all seems very natural." " Yes, it does, doesn't it?" " Like my hair this way?" " I thought it was different." " I couldn't believe it." "I had no idea..." " It's a pretty small world." " Hello, Geoff." " Hello, Judy." "I'm not sure we should've done that." "Same old goo." "You haven't changed a bit." "No." " Were you surprised to find me married?" " No." "No, somebody wrote me something about it." "I thought you'd had enough of flyers." "So did I." " Are you getting along all right?" " I'm very happy." "Did..." " Did you tell him about us?" " He never asked me." "I wish you all the luck in the world." "Anything I can do..." "Would you do something about our room?" " What's the matter with it?" " Remember the one I had at Catalina?" "It's even smaller." "And no bath." "I'll do what I can, Judy." "This is Miss Lee." "Miss Lee has to know about everything." " She'd like to ask you some questions." " I would not!" "Never mind." " Still at it, aren't you, Geoff?" " What?" "Oh, you mean..." "No, no, she's stopping over between boats." " At your invitation?" " My invitation?" "I wouldn't ask any woman to do anything." "I've heard that before." "No, you can't keep that up forever." " You'll meet someone you'll have to ask." " I haven't so far." "Cut it out." "Cut it out!" " Come on, come on." "You all right?" " Yeah, sure." " Take him in there." " Come on, Kid." "Take it easy." "You'll do." "Why don't you two pick on somebody you can handle?" " I think it's busted." " Yeah?" "Try and move your fingers." " Not a wiggle." " Oh, that's fine." "What started this?" "The Kid came in, had a couple of drinks." "Gent and I squawked about working with Bat." " One thing led to another." " Gonna quit?" " That was the idea." " I wound up on the floor." " He acted like he was crazy." " You'd be crazy, too." " Yeah, why?" " I had to ground him." "He's through flying." " No." " His eyes?" " That's tough." " No wonder he went nuts." " You'd better take that to the hospital." " I wanna talk to the Kid first." "Me, too." "Mr Peters, what did you say about working with my husband?" " I didn't say anything." " Why should you?" "I guess you misunderstood, lady." "Look, Kid..." "We didn't know anything about..." "Geoff just told us the bad news." "Yeah?" "Still figure on quitting?" "If you can stand that guy we've got no right to kick." "OK, forget it." " Hey." " I didn't pick out a good place to land." "I'm sorry about that other thing." "I didn't get this by walking into a door." "Come on, kiss it and make it well." "It's better already." "Les, get that arm down to the hospital right away." "Well, now you're another guy short." "Well, that's how it goes." "I certainly am a great help to you, Geoff." "We'll get along all right." "Maybe I could teach Dutchy to fly." "Who, me?" "No, I don't want to." " Now, who's running this airline?" " Oh, Geoff, please include me out." "That's not a bad idea." "No, Geoff, I don't want to fly." "No, no, no." "Cheer up." "Hartwood said to give you this." " If it isn't satisfactory, let him know." " Wait a minute." "Oh, yeah, I forgot." "What about my passage money?" "You don't need it." "You got the job." "Maybe I ought to pat you on the back." "You don't have to." "Just do what I tell you." "You mean anything that's too tough for somebody else?" "Yeah." "Yeah, that's about it." "I'm knee-deep in friends around here, but I can send you out in any weather, on any job," " and only worry about the ship." " I see." "On those terms, you still want the job?" " I don't know any other way I'd want it." " Good." "Look around the field, get acquainted." "Anything you wanna know, ask Mike." "If he won't talk to you..." "tell him it's orders." "Yes, sir." "Dutch." "Come and get it, boy." "Now you can get that ship out of hock." "I'm afraid we need more than..." "Isn't that too much?" " Not for that kind of flying." " Oh, Geoff, I don't know." "If you wanna thank somebody, thank him." "You could get him a decent room." " I haven't got a thing." " The one up on the balcony?" "Miss Lee's in that." " Right next to me?" " Yes, I thought..." " Get her out of there." " All right, if you want." " I do." "But get the ship first." " Yes." " Get it up here as fast as you can." " Sure." "Hello." " Hello." " Hello, Bonnie." "How are you doing?" "Not bad." "After spending a night in that mouse auditorium I'm sleeping in." "Just room enough for me and a Flit-gun." " I thought we'd fixed you up pretty good." " You did." "Mr Carter had other ideas." "You warned me." "Isn't that girl the one he used to be in love with?" "Bonnie, when it rains, every third drop falls on one of them." "I can believe that all right." "They come right out of the woodwork." " More power to him." " Sure." "You don't think I care about that, do you?" "I don't." "See?" "Just like to tell him what I think of him." "All you have to do is raise your voice a little." " Is that him?" " The old master himself." "What's he doing?" "Testing a smashed-up plane Mike stuck together with a little glue." "Or did you use baling wire this time, Mike?" " Don't worry, those wings'll stay on." " We'll soon find out." " Hey." "Hey!" " He's not trying to do that." " I can't see." " She's out of control." " Now he's out of it." " Geoff, get out." " Jump." "What's he doing?" " He's gonna try to land." " He can't make it." " Get set for a crash, Mike!" " Why doesn't he jump?" " Why should he?" "He's made of rubber." " He wants to see how high he bounces." " Shut up!" "I'm getting too old for..." "What's the matter?" "I don't know." "I..." "I..." " Can I come in?" " Sure." "Here." "This is good for the stomach." " It won't help much for what ails you." " You didn't tell him what a baby I was?" " No, I skipped that one." " You won't tell him, will you?" "After that, have you still got your chin stuck out for more?" "I know I'm a fool, but I can't do anything about it." " He won't quit flying, Bonnie." " I wouldn't ask him to." "You don't believe that, do you?" "You'll have a hard time making him believe it." "Think you can take that sort of thing day after day?" "You love him, don't you, Kid?" " Yes, I guess I do." " Why can't I love him the way you do?" "Why couldn't I sneer when he tries to kill himself, feel proud when he doesn't?" "Why couldn't I meet him when he gets back?" "Why couldn't I..." "What do you do when he doesn't come back when you expect him to?" "I go nuts." "Gee whizz, you're a great help." " That's fine." " What's up?" "A new low has formed on the ocean." "It's gonna bring that storm here." " When do they expect it?" " Maybe tonight." " How big?" " I don't know yet." "Fine time for dirty weather." "Poor Dutchy." "There's no use moaning." "Go and help with that new ship." " What good'll that do?" " Tell them to stay with it." "Someday I'll get a straight answer." "Geoff." "Wait a minute." "They're loading number eight with nitroglycerine." "Right, to take into the oil fields." "Baldy, anything you've got." "We aren't meant to fly that with the mail." " I know." " Nothing in my contract says I'll fly that." " You're getting a buck and a half a mile." " Not me." " What?" " I saw a guy blow a tyre once." "From the other end of the field it broke a bottle in my pocket." " Where's your map?" " I don't like that stuff." " Who does?" " I'll do anything else." "I know." "Here you are, MacPherson." "Once you're through the pass the oil fields are 200 miles north." "Give me a match, Dutch." "You weren't kidding me the other day, were you?" " Dutch, figure out Gent's time." " What?" " What did you say?" " You're through." " What's the matter with you?" " You can't blame that boy." "I'm not." "He's fired, that's all." "Sorry." "Geoff, I don't like that." "The way you..." "How about clearing the field before MacPherson takes off?" " Nitro." " Oh, my goodness, you said it!" "I didn't think of that at all." " How's this stuff packed?" " All in rubber." "Here's a trapdoor if you wanna get rid of it." "Thanks." "OK." "None of that stuff for me." " Watch it for a minute, will you?" " Sure." " Hello, Judy." " I..." "I'd like to talk to you." " What's on your mind?" " Bat." "He's carrying nitroglycerine." "Don't worry, he's pretty good." " But it's very dangerous." " Not while he's in the air." " Run along, let Bat do the worrying." " Don't be like that with me." "Why does he always get things like this to do?" "Please." "I told you I was happy, but I lied to you." "Why don't people wanna work with him?" "What's he done that makes people act that way?" " Why ask me?" " You're the only one I can ask." "Please!" " Can't you see..." " Calling Barranca." "Calling Barranca." " Go ahead, Tex." " Wind's coming up." "It's closing in fast." " Have you seen MacPherson yet?" " Went by a couple of minutes ago." "All right." "Calling MacPherson." "You'd better run along, Judy." " No, Geoff, I'm staying." " Calling MacPherson." " Is your weather good or bad?" " There's a chance to get through." "Is it good or bad?" " Bad." " All right, come back." " When you can, dump that nitro." " I can get this stuff down." "I said dump it!" "And watch yourself." "There's a flock of big birds in the pass." "He could drop that soup on them." " D'you hear, MacPherson?" " Yeah." "Tex will line you up on 'em." " Feeling better, Judy?" " Thanks, Geoff." "Now, will you tell me what he's done?" "No." "No, you'll have to ask him." "You...you think that'll be easy to do?" "Start dropping them after you've passed that second peak." "That oughta move 'em!" "Drop the rest before you get back." "Too bad I couldn't get through." "I left the mail on the ship." "You're taking it up again as soon as Tex clears you." "Calling Look out, calling Look out." " Go ahead." " MacPherson speaking." "An hour out of Las Cruces." "Clear ahead." " Clear here." " Signing off." "Calling Barranca, calling Barranca." " Go ahead, Tex." " MacPherson coming back." " An hour out of Las Cruces." " OK, Tex." "Only one more trip, you got your contract." "Only one more." "If this rain keeps up, we'll need pontoons." " Anything else?" " Yeah." "Get those motors ready." "I wanna run a test on them." "Hello." " What are you doing?" " Looking for a corkscrew." " You should get some sleep." " Seems like an excellent suggestion." "Look what I won." "We'll make a nightcap out of it as soon as I find a corkscrew." "Lock the doors." "Judy's lost her equilibrium." "You'll lose something else if you put that stuff on top of it." "I'm getting used to losing things." "Did you ask him?" "Is that why you're celebrating?" "He wouldn't tell me." "Said it had nothing to do with us." "So, it seems that that's that." "It's all over." "You're gonna let him go it all by himself?" "Did you ever hear the word "trust"?" "I did once, but I forgot it." "I don't blame him for not telling you." "Maybe he wanted to find out what he'd got." "You're no good and you never were." "Give me that before you cut your hand." "I used to wonder if I was right when we broke up." " I don't have to worry any more." " What did I do?" "You don't know what I'm talking about." "You've got some listening to do and you're gonna hear every word." "It'll do you good." "What do you care what he did?" "Why do you have to know?" "Wipe your eyes." "If it was so bad he can't tell you, how d'you think he feels?" "You're like all the rest, you don't know what it means to stick." "Blow your nose." "Now go to bed." "Hey, you!" "Don't come in, don't come in!" " What are you doing here?" " I've been taking a bath." "I know that." "You've got a nerve." "You can't take a bath in a washbasin." " Why pick on my room?" " It's the only clean one I could find." " Hurry it up, will you?" " I'm hurrying." " What's all this?" " What?" "All this cooking." "That's coffee." "Don't touch it, it's hot!" " I told you..." " Go away, go away." " I'll put butter on it." " I don't want any butter on it." " My grandmother always used butter." " I don't care." "It's still boiling." "What's all this about?" "I thought I'd like a nice cup of coffee." "It's so cold outside and so cosy in here." " Would you like one?" " No." "Get out and take this..." " I thought you never did that." " Did what?" "Got burned twice in the same place." "Geoff?" "Geoff?" "Geoff, I'm..." "Oh." " I'm sorry, I'll go." " No, it's all right." " Maybe I'd better go." " No, please don't." " I really didn't intend to." " I wanted to thank Geoff for something." "There's no reason for you not to know." "You were right, I'm no good." "I was only thinking of myself, not how to help him." "I'm glad you didn't tell me what he's done." "I just want another chance." " Why not tell him that?" " When will he be back?" " Two or three hours." " That's a long time." "Tell Sparks I said you could talk to him on the radio." "Thanks." "I didn't know you had a matrimonial agency on the side." "Just goes to show you how wrong you can be." " Where do you keep those pictures?" " What pictures?" "Those pictures of you as a baby." " We're right back where we started." " That was a million years ago." " What's the matter with your foot?" " I slipped on the porch." " Don't walk around on it." " There's nothing the matter with it." " Let me put you down and look at it." " I just lost the heel off my slipper." " Why didn't you say so?" " I have the darndest luck." "Losing one heel right after another." " You're a queer duck, Bonnie." " So are you." "Geoff, you don't have to be afraid of me any more." "I'm not trying to tie you down." "I don't wanna plan, I don't wanna look ahead." "I don't want you to change anything." "I love you, Geoff." "There's nothing I can do about it, I just love you." "I feel the same way that Kid does." " Anything you do is all right with me." " The Kid?" "Yes, he doesn't ask you for anything or get in your way or bother you, does he?" "He drives me nuts." "Hey, Geoff." "Hey, Geoff, I..." "Oh." " Oh, sure, come in." " Sorry." "We might just as well be in Grand Central Station." "I could make a fortune with a hot-dog stand." "I'm sorry." "Boys are ready to test those motors." "Oh, all right." "Do you have yours with mustard or without?" " This has gotta be done, Bonnie." " See if you can find it." "It's in there." " What?" " That picture we were talking about." "And keep the coffee warm, will you?" "I didn't know." "I'm sorry." " Boat's in, Geoff." " Thanks, I heard it." "Calling Lookout, calling Lookout." " Go ahead." " The boat's in." "Number four will be taking off." " You can't get through this stuff." " Gonna try to go over the top." "That don't sound so good." "I almost forgot, I need another generator belt." " What happened?" " Napoleon ate the spare." " What's he doing in there?" " It's to keep him from blowing away." " Rig up something." " With what?" "Don't ask me." "A piece of Napoleon's hide." "I'll find something." " All set out there?" " All ready, Geoff." "Took out all the seats, stripped her clean." " Fine." " Yeah, I got 400 pounds." "You know, that's more than twice what I weigh." "I don't suppose there's anything else you can do." " Look here, Geoff..." " I heard you the first time." " You're not going." " Why not?" "I'll toss you a coin for it." "Heads, I go." "Wait." "Go away, go away." "Why are you so anxious about this?" "I'm not anxious." " Heads on both sides." " Really?" "No kidding?" " That's right, it is." " "That's right, it is."" "No wonder I've been buying you drinks all year." "I wanna go with you, Pop." "Please." " OK, if you feel that way about it." " Gimme, gimme." " Put another bottle of oxygen in." " I already did." " I'll take a cup of that, Charlie." " Yes, Mr Geoff." "Dutchy, who went to meet the boat?" "Why ask me?" "You are running this airline, aren't you?" " MacPherson's picking up the mail." " I want to ask you a question." "Don't you think you are crazy to fly in that weather?" " Get the lights ready." " I've told you..." "Whatever you do, don't think you have to do it for me." "I'd rather be broke." "I don't care whether we get that contract or not." " Don't strain yourself, Dutch." " What's the use?" " Hello, Bonnie." " Hello." " What's this?" " I started that lunch wagon." "The coffee was awfully hot when I put it in, so don't burn yourself again." " Thanks, Bonnie." " Have a nice trip, Geoff." " See you next week, two o'clock." " Yes." " Where are you going?" " Over the room." " What for?" " My boat's in." "I'd better finish packing." "Oh, yeah." " That's the outfit you came ashore in." " How did you remember that?" "Got a match?" "Don't you think it's time you started carrying some?" "I'm sorry, Geoff." "I'm sorry to be so silly." "I wanted to do this just the way you do." "I was all right until you asked for that match, wasn't I?" " You sure were." " Just remember it up till then." "Look, Bonnie, are you sorry about...anything?" " Are you?" " No." "I'm not." "So long, Bonnie." "Oh, Geoff!" "Geoff, I can't let you go." " This has got to stop." " No." "No, I can't!" " Come on now." " I won't..." "I won't let you go." "You're not going to go." "I won't let you kill yourself." "You're gonna do it to keep me from doing it." " You're just like all the rest." " No, I'm not!" " Geoff!" "What have I done?" " Go away, Bonnie." " Darling, I didn't mean to!" " I know." "It's my own fault." "He's shot!" " Shot?" "Get that coat off." " Where's the first-aid kit?" "In the corner." "Does this hurt?" " Get the doctor right away." "Who did it?" " I did." " You?" "How'd it happen?" " I didn't want him to go." " He's not likely to now." " That sure looks bad." "What is this, a sideshow?" "Clear out of here." "Don't get excited." "Baldy, get me a drink, will you?" "Bonnie, put some water on the stove." "Hold that, Sparks." "It didn't come through, it's still in there." " Here you are, Geoff." " Thanks." " What do you say, Kid?" " It's all right." " But you're not gonna do much flying." " You're crazy." "Try to move it." "You've joined the rest of us cripples." " Soon there'll be none of us left." " Perfect." " You don't think I can fly her alone?" " You're not good enough alone." "I'm a lot better than anyone you got left around here." "How were you gonna get through?" " Over the top in the new tri-motor." " Will she go that high?" " I don't know." " I'll see that you find out." "Kid was going with me." " You think I might get lost." " I'll see that you don't." "You don't have to go." "It's not that kind of job." "That's fair enough." "There's the mail." " I'll see you on the field." " I'll be waiting." "There's a parachute, if you want it." "It's OK." "All clear." " He'd rather take it out at the hospital." " Tell him to do it here." "Calling Barranca, calling Barranca." " Calling Barranca." " Go ahead." "3500. 3500." "Still on instruments, still on instruments." "Calling Barranca." "Calling Barranca." "8,000. 8,000." "On top, first layer." "On top, first layer." "Calling Barranca, calling Barranca." "14,000. 14,000." "Picking up a little ice." "Rate of climb 320." "Rate of climb 320." "Calling Barranca, calling Barranca." "15,600. 15,600." "Near ceiling, near ceiling." "I never saw one of these things yet could go through the side of a mountain." "Here she goes!" " What have we got under us?" " You're safe till 6,000." "I'll wait till the air is heavier." " D'you want me to try it again?" " No use." "She's not good enough by more than 1,000 feet." " Calling Barranca." " Go ahead, Geoff." " Quiet, Doc." " We couldn't mak e it." " Almost 16,000, the bottom fell out." " Tell him to come back." "Heard you, Geoff." "Not coming back." "Don't be a fool, Kid." "I've been flying blind for two months." "Won't do any harm to do it once more." "Come back." "Those are orders, d'you hear?" "No dice, Geoff." "Signing off." " Tell Tex to watch for him." " Calling Lookout." " Number four is gonna try the pass." " It's closed in thick er than glue." "All clear below." "Get in one of those chutes and jump." "Is there any reason I can't go, too?" "You don't have to." "Which way is the pass from here?" "10 degrees north. 3,000 up." "I can hear 'em." "They're starting through." "They're in the pass now." "Kid." "Kid, answer." "Kid, answer." " Calling Barranca." " Go ahead, Tex." "They just went by." "I tried to talk to them but they wouldn't answer." " Keep trying." " OK." "Kid!" "Kid!" "Hey, Kid!" " Kid!" " Yeah?" "Get out quick and jump!" "There's something broken." "I can't move." " Jump yourself." " Not this time." "Oh, you fool!" "Number four's on fire!" "They're heading back." "I don't think they can make it." "Plug in that outside set." "Get me a coat, somebody." "Turn on the lights in the field." "Kid." "Calling number four." " Calling number four." " There!" " They'll never get her down." " Kid, number four, jump!" "Bail out!" "Get them out!" " Get the mail!" " All right!" " We got you." " He's hurt pretty bad!" "Stand back." "All right?" "Come on, get out." "Come on!" "OK, Doc, that's fine, that's fine." "Cut it out, come on." "Geoff, tell this guy to quit fussing with me." "Let him alone, Doc." "Cigarette, Poppa?" "Sure." "Here you are." "How's the other guy?" "Hands burned and one side of his face." "He's all right, Geoff." "Could have jumped but he didn't." "He sat right there, took it like it was an ice-cream soda." " Buy him a drink for me." " Sure I will." "If it hadn't been for those birds, we'd have made it." "Sure you would." "I'd make a windshield at an angle." "Then they'd bounce off." " Not a bad idea." " Make you a present of it." "When I get on my feet, we'll work it out." "Or will we?" "Your neck's broken, Kid." "Funny." "I wondered why I..." "couldn't feel anything." "Well..." "I guess this is it, huh?" "Bad sport." " What is it?" " Get that bunch out of here." "Get out of here." "Hurry up." "You too, Doc." "Use both feet." "What is it, fella?" "You can tell me." " I didn't want them to see me." " Sure." " I'm not scared." " Course you're not." "It's just that..." "It's like doing something new." "Like...when I made my first solo." "I didn't want anybody watching then, either." "Yes." "I don't know how good I'm gonna be at this." "D'you want me to go, too?" "I'd hate to pull a boner in front of you, Geoff." "Sure." "Sure, I know." "Here you are." " So long, Kid." " So long, Geoff." "Hello, Dutch." "Got a match?" "Here, the final pay cheques." "The field is closed down." "We are licked." "OK, Dutchy." " Calling Lookout, calling Lookout." " Go ahead, Geoff." "Let me know when it clears." "We're all set down here." "What about the Kid, Geoff?" "Broke his neck." "Took off a few minutes ago." " Deal me in." " Get a seat." " Hello, Les." " I took care of everything on the field." "Thanks." "Get me a drink, Baldy." " You send for me, Carter?" " Yes." "The...the Kid asked me to buy you a drink." "Thanks." "Baldy, put it on the table, will you?" " Why not have it with us?" " Sure." "Why not?" "How about you, Judy?" " Thanks." " Baldy, set 'em up." " Have that." " How are the hands coming?" "Not bad." " Here you are, fella." " He'll spill it." " Got it?" " OK now?" " Can you make it?" " I'll be all right." " Here you are, Judy." " Thanks." " Come on, drink hearty." " Here's how." "Here's everything I could find." " Help yourself." " No, I don't want any." "Not much to show for 22 years of..." " So long, Sparks." " Going, Bonnie?" "Nobody asked me to stay." "All the things that have been happening to me and I haven't got a picture to show for it." "Aren't you gonna say goodbye to him?" "I think you ought to." "You do?" "I think he'd want you to." "Are you sure?" "He might not act like it, but I think he would." "Well, if you think I ought to." "I think you should." "I don't mind doing it if you say so." " I do say so." " You do?" "Well, I guess I better go in and do it, then." " Hello, Geoff." " Hello, Bonnie." "I...just thought I wanted to..." "Well..." "Sparks said I ought to..." "He thought that before I go I'd better..." "I don't know why I just..." "That's all I wanted to say, was just..." "He said you'd like it, but I don't know, you never..." "Geoff." "Geoff." "Oh, Geoff, you're crying." "Oh, please don't." "I..." "I'll never be able to..." "Never be able to what, Bonnie?" " I'll never be able to say it if you..." " Say what?" "I was going to say goodbye." "Geoff...do you want me to stay or don't you?" " Well, Bonnie..." " Calling Barranca." "Calling Barranca." "What's the matter down there?" " Go ahead, Tex." " Storm's breaking up." " Wind's down to a whisper." " Wait a minute." "Sparks!" "Get him, will you, Bonnie?" " How's the pass?" " Clearing up fast." " What do you want?" " Wind up number seven." " Start number seven." " How about it, Tex?" "Stand by." "It won't be long now." "Moon's breaking through." "Here she comes." "She's shining harder than $700." " Let 'em come!" " We're coming." "How about it?" " You and me?" "Let's get going!" " What d'you think of that, Dutchy?" " What is...?" " The pass is clearing." " Just got time." " How are you going to fly?" " I've got one good arm." " I don't know if that's..." "Your contract's as good as in the bag." " Come on, chaps." " So long, Bonnie." " Keep that coffee warm." " I'm going on the boat." " Yeah?" " Nobody asked me to stay." " They haven't?" " You won't ask anybody to do anything." "That's right." "We'll flip a coin." "Tails you go, heads you stay." " Heads." "What about it?" " I won't stay that way." " You won't?" " I'm hard to get, Geoff." "All you have to do is ask me." "Here's a souvenir for you." "I like saying goodbye." "So long, Bonnie." "Son of a gun." "Hey!" "Hey, Geoff!" "Ge..."