" You must pay guys:" "I won!" " Believe me : nobody dared to mess up with Dave Roberts since he arrived in Fairfax" " If you'd put him standing over a napkin covering the money, there would be no way you could move him." " Do you want to bet that I'd be able to bounce you away if you stood over that napkin?" " You have a face like a squeezed lemon..." "you forgot I'm Battling Rolf ?" " Even if you were the giant Goliath reborn, you won't bother a lady in my presence!" " If I catch you again fighting in the street, you can find yourself another manager!" "Go back to the hotel and stay there!" " If you have guts, young man, you'd fight Rolf in the ring :" "I'll give one thousand dollars to whoever would be capable to stand 4 rounds with him." " Count me in!" "I can feel that thousand dollars in my pocket already." " Come on!" "Who wants to bet on tonight's fight?" " We can thank God for that quarrel, we made a very good income !" "It has made the entire city talk about it!" " You'll leave tomorrow for Boonton;" "there you'll seek employment at the mines and you'll work like a common worker..." " Boonton is the oil city: the workers earn a lot of money and don't know how to spend it..." " At the right time, I'll send Dugan;" "then you'll prepare everything together, like in all those other places..." " Meanwhile you should make yourself liked..." "Be generous..." "If you can, save somebody's life..." "Boonton" " Marjorie, I would love to spend my life next to you." " What a soft hand!" "..." "You wanted to caress me?" "..." " Today is my day off..." "Would you come to the Fair with me?" "We'll have a good time..." " Thank you... you have saved my life!" " Did anybody see me?" " Can I tell you a secret?" " I told you to come in, not to climb over the window : you can use the door." " I like your house." " Don't you feel lonely in here?" " I wanted to say that..." "I thought..." " Wouldn't you like some company?" " You?" "..." "You don't have a roof over your head?" " I always manage to find shelter..." "I can always find a long bridge over the main street or a warehouse in some factory..." " Eh, it was you and that stupid train that made me miss Marjorie's wonderful pie..." " Do you want to eat?" "Are you hungry?" " Eat and get lost:" "I don't want you in here." " Here you go: it's for the food you gave me." " Let's play the dice." " Help me, dices!" "Your old Clem needs tons of luck!" " Double or nothing, are you in?" " Help me, dices!" "There's a small fortune at stake!" " Take your money back;" "I played just for fun." " Take a good look:" "these dices are rigged..." " You need a guy like me, who would protect you from cheaters..." "The city is full of them..." " Where did you pick up all that merchandise?" " What are you saying!" "?" "..." "I found it in the street..." "The pie, Marjorie left it there for me..." " It's an adventure story:" "the hero is just like you;" "he's kind but naive..." " Tell me, Clem: wouldn't you like a ride in the merry-go-round?" " Uf!" "... you told me that already:" "you don't want me here..." "I didn't forget and I'll go away..." " Nespole !" "..." "You really have the air of a fighter!" "... you want to fight me?" "..." " I have an idea!" "..." "You know that Battling Rolf who's about to arrive?" " I don't know him;" "but I've heard about him..." " You must be blind then!" "His face is all over the city, on every wall!" " Rumor has it that he'll pay 1000 dollars to whoever stands four rounds with him" " My baby, you don't know how difficult fighting is..." " Don't be silly!" "I'll manage you and we'll beat the hell out of him!" "Come on, keep your guard up!" " What the hell are you doing?" "..." "Seems like you cradle a kid..." "That night, on his return from the fair, Dave Roberts found and unexpected guest..." " My friend, I thought you'd be happy to see me..." " Put away that bottle and shut up..." "I'm not alone, I have a kid with me." " What?" "... you're a mother?" " Who's this walking melon?" " Is this the way to speak to a gentleman?" " I don't see any gentlemen..." " Look, Clem:" "I took your advice to fight Rolf and that is my manager." " With those frog like eyes, I think he'll have trouble managing a flea..." " I can't agree with you, Dave :" "you had already chosen the manager ..." " Don't be upset about this, Clem !" "I have another job for you:" "you'll be my agent." " If I'm the agent, consider yourself fired." " You'll sleep here." " He's smart, that little fellow: he'll be a lot of help for you..." " Shut up, Dugan!" "... the boy doesn't know anything about our plans and don't tell him anything, or else..." " Dave, you know why I'm here..." "Deacon and Rolf will be here in a few days;" "in the meantime we have to prepare things..." " Leave me alone now, Dugan : we'll talk about it tomorrow..." "I want to think about it..." " I hope you'll do what you have to do..." " God, please make me a good guy like Dave..." ""A SENSATIONAL FIGHT"." "Our fellow citizen Dave Roberts is training arduously:" "he decided to fight the well known boxer Battling Rolf." " Come on, Clem: it's time to go to your dancing lesson." " You are really something!" " You see me with admiration eyes..." " Did you make Clem forget the fighting fever?" " He's becoming so good he'll grow wings..." " Roberts, I warned you that if Clem wouldn't stop fighting in the streets, I'd send him to the House of Correction." " I'll let him go this time, but if I'll ever catch him again, I won't be so forgiving!" " How did you get that bruise?" " I hit the door knocker." " I want you to promise that you'll count to ten before going to wrangle." " Are you the one who goes on blaring the force of that Roberts, the flea..." " Well, your Roberts is nothing but an impostor!" " What you saw is nothing!" " My grandfather saw Roberts fighting in Fairfax: he's a cheat like all the others in his gang." " You got in a fight again?" " Is this how you keep your word?" "You promised me that you'd count to ten!" "..." " I did count, Dave!" " Don't ask me anything, Dave :" "you must know just that I couldn't do otherwise..." " Answer me : why did you fight?" " You're a stubborn man!" "You don't want to say it, you've done something wrong, I'm sure!" " You'll tell me, or else I'll get the words out of you!" " You were unfair, Dave !" " Don't tell him anything, Marjorie..." "He didn't hurt me..." " Don't pity him:" "the little brat deserved to be punished." " I know he got into a fight, Dave, but he fought for you..." "you should be proud of him..." " A boy told him that you're an impostor." " I'm ashamed of myself, Marjorie !" "..." "I wouldn't dare to look him in the eyes, the poor boy!" " It's ironic, Marjorie !" "Clem fought for me... for my honor..." "and I'm nothing but a jerk!" " Can't you understand?" "..." "I am an impostor!" "..." "a clown!" "..." "I'm a puppet to Rolf and his gang!" " My training, the fight, and then being beaten, it's all a scam..." "a clumsy comedy!" " Yes, Marjorie..." "I went along in this filthy game... and you can understand why..." " Tell me this isn't true, Dave !" "Don't let me believe that I was a part of this comedy too!" " No, Marjorie!" "..." "I have nothing to reproach myself towards you!" " Don't be sad, Dave..." "I promise I won't fight ever again!" "..." " But if anyone says again that you're not a real fighter, I'll punch his head away!" " Clem, my boy, I swear, nobody could ever insult me again!" " Stop imitating that fool:" "Rolf is here." " Business is going very well:" "all the tickets are sold and the bets are flowing from every angle." " Why did you come here in the middle of the day?" "We have to be careful not to arise suspicions..." " I just wanted to say that I don't want to be part of your scam anymore." " You damn fool, you think I want to play this game again..." " Go!" "If you won't be in the ring tonight , there will be no fight, but we'll get our money..." " I thought about it :" "I'll fight." " I'll fight Rolf, and I'll fight him for real!" " Ah, you want to fight for real, little flea ?" " What are you doing, Dave ?" "..." "You want to quit, now that all the city is with you?" " All of them placed bets on you;" "big bets, because they are sure to win!" " We'll lose?" "..." "It's not the time for talking nonsense!" "..." "I bet all the money I have too!" " Are you in pain?" "..." "What happened?" "..." "You've got bruises on your face..." " I hit the door knocker!" " Am I your agent or what?" "I have the right to know who did this to you!" " Battling Rolf ?" "...." "You fought him?" "..." "Where?" "..." " I went to see him about all the rumors that I've heard about me..." " No; we won't fight tonight..." " Take the cash;" "take it to Marjorie and tell her it's for you..." " Tell her that I ask her only to take care of you..." " You can't understand, Clem !" "I have got to go..." "I must run..." " You have the guts to leave me like this?" "..." "I'm not your little boy anymore?" "You'd have better left me on the streets!" " No, Dave !" "..." "Don't go..." "I won't let you run away like this!" " you can't give up the fight only because a jerk punched you while you wasn't aware!" " Think about it: if you go, all of them would say you're an impostor..." "and I'd have to punch out the whole city!" " So long, old partner!" " My heart breaks thinking that you'll be crushed like a pigeon's egg!" " Get your hands off!" "... unless you don't want to drop dead right now!" "..." " Come on, pretty boy!" "..." "The pavement isn't very soft!" "..." " Knock him out in this round..." "The incertitude makes me nervous..." " Come on, Dave !" "..." "Don't give up!" "..." " Make sure the bell doesn't ring:" "Rolf will knock him out." " Hey!" "..." "Ring that bell already?" "!" " Disqualify him!" " Go!" "..." "Go!" "..." " Wait a few minutes:" "Rolf is exhausted."