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THERE YOU ARE.

OH.

WELL... WHAT SAY, HOWARD?

AFTERNOON, ANDY. AFTERNOON.

YEAH.

OH, EXCUSE THE MESS HERE.

I'M REFILING BIRTH CERTIFICATES.

IT CERTAINLY IS FASCINATING. REALLY FASCINATING.

IT MUST BE.

YEAH. CAME ACROSS AN INTERESTING FACT.

DID YOU KNOW THAT, IN THE PAST 23 YEARS,

GIRL BIRTHS HAVE OUTNUMBERED BOY BIRTHS BY 94%?

NOW, THAT'S PRACTICALLY TWO TO ONE.

WELL, NO. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING, I LIKE THE ODDS.

PARDON?

NOTHING. I JUST, UH...

OH.

OH. OH, YEAH, YEAH.

OH, YEAH.

YEAH, YEAH.

UH, IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?

NO. I WAS JUST KILLING TIME.

WANT A CUP OF COFFEE?

I DON'T MIND IF I DO.

COME ON IN. OKAY.

DON'T LOSE YOUR PLACE THERE.

I ALWAYS ENJOY A COFFEE BREAK

THIS TIME OF DAY.

IT'S, UH, KIND OF A CHANGE OF PACE.

YEAH, YEAH, IT IS.

BLACK?

YEAH, BLACK.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, YOU TAKE A LITTLE CUP OF COFFEE NOW,

WORK A COUPLE MORE HOURS,

AND THEN IT'S TIME TO GO HOME AND EAT SUPPER.

YEAH, YEAH.

MM.

OH, I SEE WHERE THEY GOT A WILD ONE

OVER AT THE SHOW TONIGHT.

YEAH?

SOMETHING ABOUT BLONDES.

UH-OH.

ARE YOU GOING?

NO. I CAN'T TONIGHT, I GOT A LODGE MEETING,

BUT IF THEY HOLD IT OVER, YOU WANT TO GO TOMORROW NIGHT?

OH, WELL, I...

YEAH.

YOU SAY YOU GOT A LODGE MEETING, HUH?

YEAH.

THE REGAL ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DOOR

...TO GOOD FELLOWSHIP. TO GOOD FELLOWSHIP?

RIGHT.

I GUESS I NEVER BEEN MUCH OF A JOINER.

WELL, LIKE THEY SAY, YOU KNOW,

SOME ARE AND SOME AREN'T.

YEAH, YEAH.

UH...

UH...

WHAT DO YOU DO OVER AT THE LODGE THERE, ANDY?

UH, WE HORSE AROUND.

HORSE AROUND, HUH?

YEAH.

GEE, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.

I NEVER DONE MUCH HORSING AROUND MYSELF.

WELL, LIKE I SAY, I MEAN, YOU KNOW

SOME GUYS DO AND SOME DON'T.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN?

WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT DID ENTER MY MIND.

NO KIDDING.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU COME AND GO WITH ME TONIGHT?

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN MEET SOME OF THE FELLOWS

LET THEM MEET YOU

AND KIND OF GET TO KNOW YOU A LITTLE BIT.

OH, FINE, FINE.

OKAY? YEAH.

HOWARD.

OH, HELLO, MOTHER.

OH, HELLO, ANDREW.

MISS SPRAGUE.

MUST THINGS BE SO MESSY HERE, HOWARD?

WELL, I WAS JUST DOING SOME REFILING, MOTHER.

OH, I MADE A DINNER RESERVATION AT CHING LEE'S.

OH? MOTHER AND I ALWAYS EAT OUT WEDNESDAY NIGHTS.

OH, THAT'S NICE.

WHAT TIME IS THE MEETING, ANDY?

8:00.

MEETING?

YES. ANDY VERY KINDLY ASKED ME IF I'D LIKE

TO GO TO THE LODGE WITH HIM TONIGHT.

THE LODGE?

YES. POSSIBLY TO JOIN.

OH, REALLY?

I'D KIND OF LIKE TO JOIN.

OF COURSE YOU WOULD.

SO, IF WE COULD EAT A LITTLE EARLIER...?

JUST WHAT IS IT YOU DO AT THIS LODGE, ANDREW?

WE HORSE AROUND.

"HORSE AROUND"?

WELL, I MEAN, WE GET TOGETHER, SEE,

ALL THE MEMBERS, AND WE HOLD A MEETING

AND THEN WE SERVE REFRESHMENTS, WE PLAY CHECKERS AND CARDS

AND TELL JOKES-- CLEAN.

SOUNDS FASCINATING.

HOWARD, IS THERE REALLY ANY PURPOSE IN YOU JOINING A LODGE?

AFTER ALL, YOU DO HAVE SO MANY OTHER INTERESTS--

YOUR WORK AND YOUR MUSIC.

AFTER ALL, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT AN ORGANIZATION LIKE THIS

IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOTHING TO, UH...

NOTHING TO...

WELL, I REALLY WOULD

KIND OF LIKE TO JOIN, MOTHER, YOU KNOW,

AND SPEND SOME MORE TIME WITH THE FELLOWS.

WELL, HOWARD, IF THAT'S REALLY WHAT YOU WANT,

FAR BE IT FROM ME TO STAND IN YOUR WAY.

IT'S SO NICE OF YOU, ANDREW,

TO INVITE HOWARD TO JOIN YOUR LITTLE GROUP.

YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA,

TAKING HOWARD TO THE LODGE MEETING TONIGHT.

HE SHOULD GET OUT MORE OFTEN.

YEAH, HE'S REAL ANXIOUS TO JOIN.

OF COURSE, I DON'T THINK IT'LL SET VERY WELL

WITH...AHEM, YOU-KNOW-WHO.

MRS. SPRAGUE?

UH, YES, OPIE,

YOU SEE, MRS. SPRAGUE --

WELL, HOWARD IS HER ONLY SON AND SHE'S--

SHE'S GOT A RING IN HIS NOSE

AND SHE'S PULLING HIM AROUND BY IT?

OPIE, WHERE DID YOU EVER HEAR TALK LIKE THAT?

YOU SAID IT THE OTHER DAY.

MNH-MNH.

I DID?

WELL, WE'LL KEEP OUR OPINIONS

IN THE FAMILY, WON'T WE?

I WASN'T GOING TO TELL ANYBODY.

HMM. SEE, OPE, IT'S JUST THAT, AHEM,

IT'S JUST THAT, WELL, MRS. SPRAGUE IS, UH,

WELL, SHE LIKES HOWARD TO STAY CLOSE AT HOME.

OH, THERE HE IS.

THERE HE IS. GOODBYE!

BYE, PAW. HAVE A GOOD TIME!

COME ON IN, HOWARD. HERE.

YOU SIT DOWN RIGHT HERE.

NOW, JUST WAIT. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK IN A MINUTE.

RIGHT.

YOU'RE THE KEEPER OF THE DOOR?

YEAH... THIS MONTH.

REQUEST PERMISSION TO ENTER

THE GOLDEN DOOR TO GOOD FELLOWSHIP.

QUALIFY YOURSELF TO ENTER THE GOLDEN DOOR.

: Geronimo.

WHAT?

GERONIMO.

ENTER IN THE NAME OF GOOD FELLOWSHIP.

WELL, HELLO, THERE, ANDY.

CYRUS. HEY, LISTEN, LISTEN, FELLOWS.

COULD I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION FOR A MINUTE?

BROTHER LODGE MEMBERS,

I'D LIKE TO SPONSOR A CANDIDATE FOR MEMBERSHIP.

NOW, MOST OF YOU KNOW HIM

AND HE'S AN UPSTANDING MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY.

HE HOLDS THE OFFICE OF COUNTY CLERK.

NAME'S HOWARD SPRAGUE.

OH, YEAH. SURE, WE KNOW HOWARD.

LISTEN, WHY DON'T I JUST GO OUT AND BRING HIM IN

AND YOU CAN GET A CHANCE TO KNOW HIM A LITTLE BETTER, OKAY?

Man: BRING HIM ON IN, ANDY.

HOWARD, COME ON. COME ON IN.

ANDY.

OH. REQUEST PERMISSION TO ENTER THE GOLDEN DOOR

WITH NONMEMBER.

ENTER IN THE NAME OF GOOD FELLOWSHIP.

HEY, FELLOWS, FELLOWS.

HOWARD, I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET LOU AND CHARLIE

AND ALL THE BOYS

AND CYRUS TANKERSLEY, OUR LODGE PRESIDENT.

WELL, NICE YOU COULD DROP IN, HOWARD.

WELL, I CERTAINLY ENJOY BEING HERE.

YOU JUST MAKE YOURSELF RIGHT AT HOME.

WE'RE JUST SITTING AROUND SWAPPING SOME JOKES.

OH, YEAH.

HEY, WE COULD USE SOME NEW ONES. YOU KNOW ANY, HOWARD?

WELL, AS A MATTER OF FACT,

MY MOTHER HEARD ONE AT THE GARDEN CLUB

THE OTHER DAY.

ONCE UPON A TIME...

WE OUGHT TO CIRCULATE AND MEET ALL THE FELLOWS.

WE'LL SEE YOU GUYS AFTER A WHILE.

I WONDER HOW COME

HIS MOTHER LET HIM OUT TONIGHT.

YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK?

DRINK?

YOU CAN HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT.

YOU CAN HAVE A BEER, A SOFT DRINK, ROOT BEER.

OH, A ROOT BEER WOULD HIT THE SPOT.

OH, OKAY. COME ON.

IT'S NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US, HOWARD.

OH, THANK YOU.

HOW'S THE OLD COUNTY CLERK TONIGHT?

YEAH, FINE, FINE.

HOWARD WAS TELLING ME AN INTERESTING THING.

ACCORDING TO THE BIRTH RECORDS,

GIRLS ARE OUTNUMBERING THE BOYS ALMOST TWO TO ONE.

IS THAT SO?

YEAH.

I LIKE THE ODDS.

GOODNIGHT, HOWARD. NICE SEEING YOU.

NIGHT, CYRUS. NIGHT. GOOD NIGHT, FELLOWS.

NICE TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

WELL, ANDY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HOW'D I DO?

WELL, I THINK YOU DID FINE.

I'D SAY BETTER THAN AVERAGE.

YEAH? SAY, ANDY, I'M SORRY I STOLE YOUR JOKE.

OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, HOWARD. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.

GOODNIGHT, TOM.

NIGHT, NIGHT.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

WELL, WE'LL MEET TOMORROW NIGHT, SEE,

AND WE'LL TAKE A VOTE.

AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS?

WELL, THEN WE'LL SEND YOU A LETTER,

LETTING YOU KNOW THE RESULTS.

A LETTER, HUH?

WELL, YOU REALLY THINK I'LL MAKE IT?

I REALLY THINK YOU WILL, HOWARD.

I REALLY DO, AND THAT'S THE TRUTH.

NIGHT, GOOB.

NIGHT, ANDY. HOWARD.

MOTHER? HOW COME YOU'RE STILL UP?

WELL, I WANTED TO WAIT UP FOR YOU, DEAR.

OH.

WELL, HOW DID IT GO?

OH, FINE, FINE.

ANDY SAYS I'M AS GOOD AS IN.

COURSE, IT ONLY TAKES ONE BLACKBALL TO KEEP YOU OUT,

BUT ANDY SAYS I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

THERE AIN'T A THING TO WORRY ABOUT.

EVERYBODY LIKES HIM REAL GOOD.

OH, BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT, GOOBER.

IT'S ALL THAT CARD PLAYING YOU DO OVER THERE.

WELL, UH...

GOOBER...

GOOBER, I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING

THAT NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT BUT MYSELF.

NOT EVEN HOWARD.

OKAY.

HOWARD'S FATHER, REST HIS SOUL--

YOU DIDN'T KNOW HIM, DID YOU?

NO, MA'AM.

WONDERFUL MAN.

SUCH A GOOD HUSBAND AND FATHER...

UP UNTIL THE TIME HE WAS 40.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED THEN?

OH! OH.

WHAT HAPPENED THEN?

HE GOT INTO A CARD GAME DOWN AT THE HOTEL.

IT STARTED OUT JUST A FRIENDLY LITTLE GAME.

WELL, BY DINNERTIME, HE WAS STILL PLAYING.

IT WAS LIKE A FEVER. HE HAD TO GAMBLE.

THEY PLAYED UNTIL 4:00 IN THE MORNING.

AND THEN IT WAS EVERY NIGHT.

PRETTY SOON, DAY AND NIGHT.

HE LOST HIS JOB,

THE RESPECT OF THE COMMUNITY...

NOTHING WAS EVER THE SAME AFTER THAT.

THAT'S JUST AWFUL, MRS. SPRAGUE.

AND HOWARD IS SO MUCH LIKE HIS FATHER.

IT'S IN THE BLOOD.

THAT'S WHY I'VE ALWAYS KEPT HIM AWAY

FROM ANY KIND OF CARDS.

WELL, I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY.

AND NOW, NOW THAT HOWARD'S

GOING TO BE A MEMBER OF THAT LODGE,

WHERE THEY PLAY CARDS,

I'M AFRAID HIS FATE IS SEALED.

YES'M, THAT'S BAD.

OH, IF ONLY THERE WAS SOME WAY

TO KEEP HOWARD OUT OF THAT LODGE--

FOR HIS OWN GOOD, OF COURSE.

YEAH.

THANK YOU, GOOBER, FOR LISTENING TO ME.

IT'S SO COMFORTING

TO TALK TO SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

Burt: BE SEATED.

Cyrus: WILL THE SECRETARY

READ THE MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING?

"THE LAST MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER

"AT 7:30 P.M. WITH 27 MEMBERS PRESENT.

"SINCE THERE WAS NO BUSINESS TO BE CONDUCTED,

"SOME OF THE FELLERS WENT HOME,

"OTHER ONES JUST HUNG AROUND.

AFTER A WHILE, THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED."

SO MUCH FOR THE MINUTES.

WILL THE SECRETARY STATE THE NEW BUSINESS?

THE MOST IMPORTANT NEW BUSINESS WE GOT

IS TO VOTE ON A NEW MEMBER--

HOWARD SPRAGUE.

WILL THE VOTING PROCTOR BRING FORTH

THE GOOD FELLOWSHIP VOTING BOX AND THE MARBLES.

PLEASE RISE AND LET THE VOTING BEGIN.

WILL THE PROCTOR OPEN THE VOTING BOX

AND INFORM THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE RESULT.

WHITE...

WHITE...

WHITE...

WHITE...

WHITE...

HE'S IN LIKE FLYNN.

WHITE...

WHITE...

WHITE...

BLACK?

SOMEBODY'S BLACKBALLED HOWARD SPRAGUE.

JUST ONE BLACK BALL.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHY ANYBODY

WOULDN'T WANT HOWARD IN THE LODGE.

IT'S A REAL PITY.

YEAH. IT BEATS ME.

DID YOU READ ABOUT THIS FELLA UP IN MT. PILOT?

SOMEBODY STOLE HIS HOUSE WHILE HE WAS AT WORK.

DID ANY OF THE FELLAS SAY ANYTHING TO YOU

ABOUT HOW THEY DIDN'T WANT HOWARD IN THE LODGE?

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.

HE SEEMED TO GET ON REAL GOOD WITH EVERYONE.

THIS FELLA CAME HOME FROM WORK AND HIS HOUSE WAS GONE--

DISAPPEARED IN THIN AIR.

OH, YES! OF COURSE.

THAT MAKES SENSE.

THAT'S WHO DID IT. WHO DID IT?

A TRAILER THIEF.

A TRAILER THIEF?

IT TURNS OUT THIS FELLA HAD A HOUSE TRAILER

AND THE THIEF JUST HITCHED IT ONTO A CAR

AND DROVE IT OFF.

WELL, I'M GOING TO NOSE AROUND TOWN.

WAIT A MINUTE, WHILE YOU'RE NOSING AROUND,

WILL YOU JUST TAKE A LOOK AT MY HOUSE

AND MAKE SURE IT'S STILL THERE?

NOBODY'S GOING TO STEAL YOUR HOUSE, FLOYD.

I'LL CHECK IT.

HEY, ANDY.

OH, OH, HI, HOWARD.

SAY, ANDY, I SURE ENJOYED THAT MEETING

AT THE LODGE THE OTHER NIGHT.

YEAH. YEAH.

ALL THAT GOOD FELLOWSHIP AND EVERYTHING.

YEAH, THAT'S...

TELLING JOKES AND DRINKING ROOT BEER.

YEAH.

WHY, THAT, THAT... THAT WAS GOOD ROOT BEER.

WELL, YEAH, IT WAS... IT WAS...

WELL...

SAY, ANDY.

I BOUGHT A JOKE BOOK.

OH.

WELL, THAT'S... THAT'S GOOD.

LISTEN, I'LL SEE YOU.

I GOT TO GO.

SEE YOU.

MORNING, FLOYD.

FLOYD, HOW ARE YOU?

OH, HOWARD.

YEAH.

BOY, I... I SURE ENJOYED THE MEETING

THE OTHER NIGHT.

WHAT MEETING WAS THAT?

THE LODGE MEETING.

OH. OH, THE LODGE MEETING.

BOY, IT WAS A LOT OF FUN

AND I LIKED ALL THE FELLAS, TOO,

AND SITTING AROUND, DRINKING ROOT BEER.

ROOT BEER. OH, YES.

ROOT BEER IS GOOD FOR A PERSON. YES.

IT'S HEALTHY, GOT A LOT OF HERBS...

YOU KNOW WHO INVENTED IT?

THE INDIANS INVENTED ROOT BEER.

AND THERE'S ONE THING FOR SURE--

YOU DON'T SEE MANY SICK INDIANS.

YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. YOU DON'T.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

YEAH.

HEY. HEY, ANDY. WANT A LUBE JOB?

NO, GOOB.

I CAN DO IT IN A HURRY. I GOT ONE LAST WEEK.

OH.

YOU GOT ANY IDEA WHO BLACKBALLED HOWARD SPRAGUE?

NO. HEY, WE GOT A SPECIAL ON.

FREE BRAKE ADJUSTMENT WITH EVERY WASH JOB.

I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK WE OUGHT TO DO?

GET CYRUS TO CALL A SPECIAL MEETING TONIGHT.

A SPECIAL MEETING?

YEAH. NOTHING FORMAL, JUST GET THE GUYS TOGETHER

AND TALK TO THEM A LITTLE BIT.

YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DO.

I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT, GOOB.

YEAH.

I KNOW THEY'RE NOT GOING TO ASK ME TO JOIN.

IF YOU COULD JUST HAVE SEEN

THE WAY THEY ALL AVOIDED ME.

NOW, DEAR, YOU COULD HAVE JUST BEEN IMAGINING THINGS.

IF YOU WANT ME TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST,

I THINK YOU'D BE MUCH BETTER OFF,

NOT GETTING IN -- LET'S FACE IT.

THEY'RE JUST NOT YOUR TYPE.

YOU'RE A CUT ABOVE EVERY ONE OF THEM.

I'M SORRY, MOTHER,

BUT I JUST DON'T AGREE WITH YOU.

HOWARD? HOWARD, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

OUT FOR A WALK. I WON'T BE LONG.

BUTTON YOUR COAT.

HOWARD, BUTTON YOUR COAT!

HEY, UH... HEY, FELLAS?

FELLAS, FELLAS... HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

WAIT A MINUTE, FELLAS.

NOW, UH... I KNOW I DON'T HAVE ANY...

ANY RIGHT TO TALK TO YOU LIKE THIS,

BUT I'M GOING TO, ANYWAY.

I KNOW THAT WE'VE GOT A RIGHT

TO SAY WHO WE WANT IN THE LODGE AND WHO WE DON'T

BUT I'VE SPOKEN TO JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY TODAY

AND NOBODY WILL ADMIT TO BLACKBALLING HOWARD SPRAGUE.

A FINE BOY! HE'S GOOD TO HIS MOTHER.

YEAH. NOW, WE'VE BLACKBALLED OTHER FELLAS IN THE PAST,

BUT WE ALL KNEW THE REASON WHY.

Members: YEAH.

HI, GOOBER.

OH. HEY, HOWARD.

I WAS JUST WANDERING AROUND

AND SAW THE LIGHT.

OH.

THOUGHT I'D COME IN AND SAY HOWDY.

OH, YEAH. HOWDY.

HOWDY.

SO MAYBE IT'D BE A GOOD IDEA FOR US TO GIVE HOWARD A CALL

AND BRING HIM OVER HERE AGAIN

AND LET EVERYBODY GET TO KNOW HIM BETTER

AND THEN WHOEVER BLACKBALLED HIM

MIGHT GET A CHANCE TO CHANGE HIS MIND

All: YEAH.

WELL, GOOBER, I GUESS I BETTER BE GOING.

OH, YEAH. WELL, UH... I'LL SEE YA.

SEE YA.

HEY, HOWARD!

HEY, I WAS JUST GOING TO GO CALL YOU.

YOU WERE?

YEAH. COME ON IN. ALL THE FELLAS ARE HERE.

IS IT ALL RIGHT?

SURE. THEY'RE JUST SITTING AROUND PLAYING CARDS.

COME ON.

HE CAN'T GO IN!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, I MEAN... WELL, IT'S, UH...

LOOK, KEEP HIM HERE FOR A MINUTE.

I GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

QUICK! HIDE YOUR CARDS! HIDE YOUR CARDS!

WELL, COME ON, EVERYBODY. PUT THEM AWAY! PUT THEM AWAY!

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

I TELL YOU, YOU'VE GOT TO STOP PLAYING CARDS!

OH, WHY DID YOU DO THAT?

I HAD LITTLE AND BIG CASINO.

PUT THEM AWAY, QUICK! COME ON!

COME ON, STOP IT.

HE CAN'T SEE CARD PLAYING! CAN'T YOU HEAR ME?

COME ON!

STOP PLAYING CARDS!

WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT'S GOT INTO YOU?

WELL, I JUST HAD TO DO IT, ANDY.

I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO TURN OUT LIKE HIS DADDY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, YOU KNOW, GAMBLING,

PLAYING STUD POKER AND ALL THAT.

I THINK WE'D BETTER HAVE A LITTLE TALK, GOOBER.

COME ON.

SO I FIGURED, IF HE SEEN THE FELLERS

PLAYING CARDS LIKE THAT,

IT'D JUST BE THE END OF EVERYTHING FOR HIM.

BUT NONE OF THAT STORY'S TRUE.

MY FATHER ONLY PLAYED GIN RUMMY

AND HE ALWAYS PLAYED THAT WITH MOTHER.

HE NEVER GAMBLED.

BUT YOUR MOTHER TOLD ME THAT--

YES, BUT MY MOTHER, SHE...

HIS, UH... HIS MOTHER TENDS TO EXAGGERATE A LITTLE BIT.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, HOWARD?

YES. YES, SHE DOES.

THAT'S IT... THAT'S IT, EXACTLY.

GOSH, I GUESS I WAS WRONG...

NO, YOU DID THE RIGHT THING, UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

I DID? SURE.

'CAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO BLACKBALL HIM.

WELL, WHY DON'T WE GO IN, HUH?

HEY. HEY, FELLAS, FELLAS, UH... I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE

THAT THERE'S BEEN A MISUNDERSTANDING.

NOW, THERE'S NO POINT IN GOING INTO DETAILS,

BUT I'D JUST LIKE TO INFORM YOU

THAT THE BLACKBALL HAS BEEN REMOVED.

WHICH, UH... MEANS, HOWARD, THAT YOU ARE NOW

AN OFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE REGAL ORDER

OF THE GOLDEN DOOR TO GOOD FELLOWSHIP.

WELL, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SAY

FOR YOURSELF, HOWARD?

WELL, I SURE COULD USE ONE OF THOSE ROOT BEERS.

WELL, HOWARD SEEMS TO BE FITTING RIGHT IN.

YEAH, HE'S GETTING ALONG FINE WITH THE MEMBERS.

YEAH. HIS MOTHER'S A STRANGE BIRD,

SPREADING A RUMOR THAT HOWARD MIGHT GET HOOKED ON CARDS.

HIM, OF ALL PEOPLE.

WELL, THAT GIVES ME 26, SO I GUESS I'VE GOT CARDS,

AND WITH BIG CASINO AND SPADES, I WIN AGAIN.

HAVE YOU GOT A HORSESHOE IN YOUR POCKET?

WELL, THAT'S ALL FOR ME.

AW, COME ON, CAN'T YOU PLAY JUST ONE MORE GAME?

NO, I GOT TO GET HOME.

WELL, HOW ABOUT TOMORROW NIGHT, THEN?

AND AS LONG AS WE'RE MAKING ARRANGEMENTS,

HOW ABOUT THE NIGHT AFTER THAT, TOO?

AND MAYBE WE COULD MEET A LITTLE EARLIER

AND RAISE THE STAKES SOME?

OH, I COULD PLAY EVERY NIGHT IN THE WEEK.

THIS OPENS UP A WHOLE NEW INTEREST FOR ME.