Show Romances I By JAMES M. M CAIN 1 State street cold under the moon moon- light Trudging along his head hunched down into his coat is Ben Ben- Police Sergeant Joyce son of ny fly Joyce Joyce- Presently there comes a low whistle and he stops and answers From the shadows appears Herbert Fletcher son of the popular boot boot- legger of the neighborhood Benny Yay Herbert Benny Lets Herbert go to a a. movie What do you ou say Benny Go ahead I dont don't feel like no movie cOme ome on I got the price Benny I got the price It if that's all I dont don't feel like no movies I Itell toil tell YOU ou Herbert What's the matter with you Benny Well Herbert then lets let's go to a movie How Benny many times I got to toll tell you I dont don't like no movie Herbert Well then what what's the matter with you Aw BonnY cut it out How Herbert would you like lik me meto meto to take a poke at you Benny Benny-Aw cut it out Cut It out will you Herbert Gee youre you're a swell guy guyto guyto with to go to a movie penny Benny Herbert Herbert-Hanh Benny It I tell you something will you keep it under your hat bat Sure herbert Honest Benny Herbert v Ill I'll tell everybody What Is it Its Benny about this here Winny Win Win- Schultz ny Winny Herbert Schultz Little mammas mamma's boy What's he done Never Benny mind what he done Hes He's worrying the hell bell out or me I Herbert Aint be In school I thought he was away to the boarding board board- leg ing school wearing the pretty uniform uni- uni form they gave him and wearing his rubbers every day like his I mamma told him Benny That's wear he at But Buthe's lies lie's bothering me just the same f Herbert Winny Schultz I How I would love to bust that guys guy's pan Say Benny wouldn't you like to see him rolling over over in the mud r rOh Oh Oh man With that uniform on Right in the mud You Benny know what Herbert Winny the ninny What did he do to you Nothing Benny Its It's about my sister Rose Herbert Benny Writing her postcards postcards post post- cards and letters letters' Aint that a a break Herbert Benn Benny Believe me I dont don't mind playing halfback on the high school I second team and I dont don't mind getting getting get get- I ting the blame every time a bunch starts shooting craps out In the f I street but believe me when WInnY Schultz starts writing postcards and letters to your sister that's too too toom I m much bert Hunh I Benny And the worst of it t is l I lI cant can't do nothing about it Id I'd break I his face for him that's what Id I'd doId do Id I'd catch him when he comes home end and believe me he wouldn't be writing writing writ writ- ing no more postcards after I go got through with him But my old man wont won't let me Can you tie that Says hell he'll beat me up if I touch that I guy Herbert Well Benny it aint no good g sit sit- ting down and about it I got to do something something- and do it quick Listen You know this here concert that the Bender TIed lied Pants is going to give This here festival up to Bruin hall hail Well I want you ou to as ask Rose nose to go with you ou to that because that's what this here Winny is writing writing writ writ- ing her about To make a date And she aint answered him yet et so Its It's up to you Herbert Well Benny what's the matte with you cant can't you say but hunh Youre You're supposed to sing singa a piece up to that concert so you know what Im I'm talking about Herbert For Benny the love of Pete do you want me to take a poke at you I Herbert Herbert-Aw cut it out Well Benny then lay layoff off that hunh stuff and listen at what Im I'm telling you Aw Avi what what's the use Come on Lets Let's go to the l movie Herbert Herbert-Go on to the movie then I II I dont don't feel like no movie Well Benny good night shirt what's the matter with you ou When Herbert did this hue here postcard stu stuff start When did tire thoa first filSt one come Last Benny week And the come two letters nd ind a fat chance she aint going to answer them I That's herbert a break aint I It That's Benny a break for tor mt me but what is it to eu 1 Ou Never Herbert mind Aw Vi cut it out Go on tile the hell heU to the tb movie and let t me alone Well Bonny Ill I'll be- be Herbert Cut it out I tell you Benny All right All right then Ill IU go to the movie But what do you say on that other You going to ask her or not you Herbert dumb dumbbell ell Ive I've already at al- ready asked her a Benny Hunh 1 Herbert HUNH J l Benny Is that your pin she'S wearing t I Yes Herbert its it's my pin Well Benny what do you kno about that Hunh Hunh Hunh A |