             ,,*APT] ,,III
            ,,TOM ,,EXPLA9S

  ,WE W5T 6SLEEP AB F\R O'C1 & WOKE UP
AB EI<T4 ,! PROFESSOR 0 SETT+ BACK "! AT
8 5D1 LOOK+ GLUM4 ,HE PIT*$ U "S
BR1KFA/1 B HE TOLD U N 6-E ABAFT !
MID%IP -PASS4 ,T 0 AB ! MI4LE (! BOAT4
,WELL1 :5 Y >E %>P-SET1 & Y EAT &
SATISFY YRF1 "EY?+ LOOKS PRETTY DI6]5T F
:AT X D"O 2F4 ,X MAKES A BODY FEEL
PRETTY NE> -=TA#1 EV5 :5 HE IS UP 9 A
BALLOON )A G5IUS4 ,WE GOT 6TALK+ TGR4
  ,"! 0 "O ?+ T KEPT BO!R+ ME1 & BY & BY
;,I SAYS3
  8,TOM1 DIDN'T WE />T EA/80
  8,YES40
  8,H[ FA/ H WE BE5 GO+80
  8,WELL1 Y HE>D :AT ! PROFESSOR SD :5
HE 0 RAG+ R.D4 ,"S"TS1 HE SD1 WE 0 MAK+
FIFTY MILES AN H\R1 "S"TS N9ETY1 "S"TS A
HUNDR$2 SD T )A GALE 6HELP HE CD MAKE
?REE HUNDR$ ANY "T1 & SD IF HE WANT$ !
GALE1 & WANT$ X BL[+ ! "R DIREC;N1 HE
ONLY _H 6G UP HI<] OR D[N L[] 6F9D X40
  8,WELL1 !N1 X'S J Z ,I RECKON$4 ,!
PROFESSOR LI$40
  8,:Y80
  8,2C IF WE 0 GO+ S FA/ WE "\ 6BE PA/
,ILL9OIS1 "\N'T WE80
  8,C]TA9LY40
  8,WELL1 WE A9'T40
  8,:AT'S ! R1SON WE A9'T80
  8,I "K 0! COLOR4 ,WE'RE "R OV]
,ILL9OIS YET4 ,& Y C SEE = YRF T ,9DIANA
A9'T 9 SI<T40
  8,I WOND] :AT'S ! MATT] ) Y1 ,HUCK4 ,Y
"K 0! ,,COLOR80
  8,YES1 ( C\RSE ,I D40
  8,:AT'S ! COLOR GOT 6D ) X80
  8,X'S GOT "EY?+ 6D ) X4 ,ILL9OIS IS
GRE51 ,9DIANA IS P9K4 ,Y %[ ME ANY P9K
D[N "H1 IF Y C4 ,NO1 SIR2 X'S GRE540
  8,9DIANA ,,P9K8 ,:Y1 :AT A LIE60
  8,X A9'T NO LIE2 ,I'VE SE5 X ON ! MAP1
& X'S P9K40
  ,Y N"E SEE A P]SON S A7RAVAT$ & 4GU/$4
,HE SAYS3
  8,WELL1 IF ,I 0 S* A NUMBSKULL Z Y1
,HUCK ,F9N1 ,I WD JUMP OV]4 ,SE5 X ON !
MAP6 ,HUCK ,F9N1 DID Y RECKON ! ,/ATES 0
! SAME COLOR \-(-DOORS Z !Y >E ON !
MAP80
  8,TOM ,SAWY]1 :AT'S A MAP =8 ,A9'T X
6LE>N Y FACTS80
  8,( C\RSE40
  8,WELL1 !N1 H['S X GO+ 6D T IF X TELLS
LIES8 ,T'S :AT ,I WANT 6"K40
  8,%UCKS1 Y MU79S6 ,X DON'T TELL LIES40
  8,X DON'T1 DON'T X80
  8,NO1 X DON'T40
  8,ALL "R1 !N2 IF X DON'T1 "! A9'T NO
TWO ,/ATES ! SAME COLOR4 ,Y GIT >.D ,,T
IF Y C1 ,TOM ,SAWY]40
  ,HE SEE ,I _H HM1 & ,JIM SEE X TOO2 &
,I TELL Y1 ,I FELT PRETTY GD1 = ,TOM
,SAWY] 0 ALW A H>D P]SON 6GIT AH1D (4
,JIM SLAPP$ 8 LEG & SAYS3
  8,I TELL ,,Y6 DAT'S SM>T1 DAT'S "R D[N
SM>T4 ,A9'T NO USE1 ,M>S ,TOM2 HE GOT Y
,,DIS "T1 %O0'60 ,HE SLAPP$ 8 LEG AG1 &
SAYS1 8,MY ,,LAN0'1 B X 0 SM>T "O60
  ,I N"E FELT S GD 9 MY LIFE2 & YET ,I
DIDN'T "K ,I 0 SAY+ ANY?+ M* TILL X 0 \4
,I 0 J MOON+ AL;G1 P]FECTLY C>E.S1 & N
EXPECT+ ANY?+ 0 GO+ 6HAPP51 & N"E ,,?9K+
( S* A ?+ AT ALL1 :51 ALL (A SU451 \ X
CAME4 ,:Y1 X 0 J Z M* A SURPRISE 6ME Z X
0 6ANY ( !M4 ,X 0 J ! SAME WAY X IS :5 A
P]SON IS MUN*+ AL;G ON A HUNK ( CORN-
P"O1 & N ?9K+ AB ANY?+1 & ALL (A SU45
BITES 96A DI'MOND4 ,N[ ALL T ,,HE "KS F/
(F IS T X'S "S K9D ( GRAVEL HE'S BIT
9TO2 B HE DON'T F9D \ X'S A DI'MOND TILL
HE GITS X \ & BRU%ES (F ! S& & CRUMBS &
"O ?+ OR ANO!R1 & HAS A LOOK AT X1 & !N
HE'S SURPRIS$ & GLAD--YES1 & PR\D TOO2
?\< :5 Y -E 6LOOK ! ?+ /RAI<T 9 ! EYE1
HE A9'T 5TITL$ 6Z M* CR$IT Z HE WD ,8A0'
BE5 IF HE'D BE5 ,,HUNT+ DI'MONDS4 ,Y C
SEE ! DI6];E EASY IF Y ?9K X OV]4 ,Y
SEE1 AN A3ID5T1 T WAY1 A9'T FAIRLY Z BIG
A ?+ Z A ?+ T'S D"O A-PURPOSE4 ,ANYBODY
CD F9D T DI'MOND 9 T CORN-P"O2 B M9D Y1
X'S GOT 6BE "SBODY T'S GOT ,,T ,,K9D ,,(
,A ,,CORN-P"O4 ,T'S ": T FELL]'S CR$IT
-ES IN1 Y SEE2 & T'S ": M9E -ES IN4 ,I
DON'T CLAIM NO GRT ?+S--,I DON'T RECKON
,I CD ,8A0' D"O X AG--B ,I D"O X T "T2
T'S ALL ,I CLAIM4 ,& ,I _HN'T NO M IDEA
,I CD D S* A ?+1 & W>N'T ANY M ?9K+ AB X
OR TRY+ TO1 ?AN Y 2 ? M9UTE4 ,:Y1 ,I 0 J
Z CA'M1 A BODY CDN'T 2 ANY CA'M]1 & YET1
ALL (A SU451 \ X -E4 ,I'VE (T5 ?"\ ( T
"T1 & ,I C REMEMB] J ! WAY "EY?+ LOOK$1
SAME Z IF X 0 ONLY LA/ WEEK4 ,I C SEE X
ALL3 B1UTI;L ROLL+ C.TRY ) WOODS &
FIELDS & LAKES = HUNDR$S & HUNDR$S (
MILES ALL >.D1 & T[NS & VILLAGES SCATT]$
"EY":S "U U1 "H & "! & YOND]2 &!
PROFESSOR MOON+ OV] A *>T ON 8 LL TA#1 &
,TOM'S CAP FLOPP+ 9 ! RI7+ ": X 0 HUNG
UP 6DRY4 ,& "O ?+ 9 "PICUL> 0 A BIRD "R
AL;GSIDE1 N T5 FOOT (F1 GO+ \R WAY &
TRY+ 6KEEP UP1 B LOS+ GR.D ALL ! "T2 &A
RAILROAD TRA9 DO+ ! SAME ?+ D[N "!1
SLID+ AM;G ! TREES & F>MS1 & P\R+ \ A
L;G CL\D ( BLACK SMOKE & N[ & !N A LL
PUFF ( :ITE2 & :5 ! :ITE 0 G"O S L;G Y
_H ALM =GOT X1 Y WD HE> A LL FA9T TOOT1
& T 0 ! :I/LE4 ,& WE LEFT ! BIRD &! TRA9
BO? 2H1 ,8,,WAY 2H1 & D"O X EASY1 TOO4
  ,B ,TOM HE 0 HU6Y1 & SD ME & ,JIM 0 A
C\PLE ( IGNORANT BLA!RSKITES1 & !N HE
SAYS3
  8,SUPPOSE "!'S A BR[N CALF &A BIG BR[N
DOG1 & AN >TI/ IS MAK+ A PICTURE ( !M4
,:AT IS ! ,,MA9 ?+ T T >TI/ HAS GOT 6D8
,HE HAS GOT 6PA9T !M S Y C TELL !M A"P !
M9UTE Y LOOK AT !M1 HA9'T HE8 ,( C\RSE4
,WELL1 !N1 D Y WANT HM 6G & PA9T ,,BO? (
!M BR[N8 ,C]TA9LY Y DON'T4 ,HE PA9TS "O
( !M BLUE1 & !N Y C'T MAKE NO MISTAKE4
,X'S J ! SAME )! MAPS4 ,T'S :Y !Y MAKE E
,/ATE A DI6]5T COLOR2 X A9'T 6DCV Y1 X'S
6KEEP Y F DCVG YRF40
  ,B ,I CDN'T SEE NO >GU;T AB T1 & NEI
CD ,JIM4 ,JIM %OOK 8 H1D1 & SAYS3
  8,:Y1 ,M>S ,TOM1 IF Y "K$ :AT *UCKLE-
H1DS DEM PA9T]S IS1 Y'D WAIT A L;G "T 2F
Y'D FET* "O ] ,,DEM 9 6BACK UP A FAC0'4
;,I'S GW9E 6TELL Y1 D5 Y K9 SEE =
Y\'SELF4 ,I SEE "O ( 'EM A-PA9T9' AWAY1
"O "D1 D[N 9 OLE ,HANK ,WILSON'S BACK
LOT1 EN ,I W5T D[N 6SEE1 EN HE 0 PA9T9'
DAT OLD BR9DLE C[ WID DE NE> HORN G"O--Y
"KS DE "O ,I M1NS4 ,EN ,I A/ HM :AT HE'S
PA9T9' H] =1 EN HE SAY :5 HE GIT H]
PA9T$1 DE PICTURE'S WU? A HUNDR$ DOLL>S4
,M>S ,TOM1 HE CD A GOT DE C[ F] FIFTE51
EN ,I TOLE HM S4 ,WELL1 SAH1 IF Y'LL
B'LIEVE ME1 HE JES0' %UCK 8 H1D1 DAT
PA9T] DID1 EN W5T ON A-DO29'4 ,B.S Y1
,M>S ,TOM1 ,,DEY DON'T "K NO?9'40
  ,TOM LO/ 8 TEMP]4 ,I NOTICE A P]SON
,8MO/ ALW DOES T'S GOT LAID \ 9 AN
>GU;T4 ,HE TOLD U 6%UT UP1 & MAYBE WE'D
FEEL BETT]4 ,!N HE SEE A T[N CLOCK AWAY
(F D[N YOND]1 & HE TOOK UP ! GLASS &
LOOK$ AT X1 & !N LOOK$ AT 8 SILV]
TURNIP1 & !N AT ! CLOCK1 & !N AT !
TURNIP AG1 & SAYS3
  8,T'S FUNNY6 ,T CLOCK'S NE> AB AN H\R
FA/40
  ,S HE PUT UP 8 TURNIP4 ,!N HE SEE
ANO!R CLOCK1 & TOOK A LOOK1 & X 0 AN H\R
FA/ TOO4 ,T PUZZL$ HM4
  8,T'S A MI<TY CURI\S ?+10 HE SAYS4 8,I
DON'T "U/& X40
  ,!N HE TOOK ! GLASS & HUNT$ UP ANO!R
CLOCK1 & SURE 5 X 0 AN H\R FA/ TOO4 ,!N
8 EYES 2GAN 6SPR1D & 8 BR1? 6-E \ K9D]
GASPY L1 & HE SAYS3
  8,G]-R1T ,SCOTT1 X'S ! ,,L;GITUDE60
  ,I SAYS1 3SID]ABLY SC>$3
  8,WELL1 :AT'S BE5 & G"O & HAPP5$ N[80
  8,:Y1 ! ?+ T'S HAPP5$ IS T ? OLD BLA4]
HAS SLID OV] ,ILL9OIS & ,9DIANA & ,OHIO
L NO?+1 & ? IS ! EA/ 5D ( ,P5NSYLVANIA
OR ,NEW ,YORK1 OR "S":S >.D "!40
  8,TOM ,SAWY]1 Y DON'T M1N X60
  8,YES1 ,I D1 & X'S D1D SURE4 ,WE'VE
COV]$ AB FIFTE5 DEGREES ( L;GITUDE S9CE
WE LEFT ,/4 ,L\IS YE/]"D AFN1 & !M
CLOCKS >E "R4 ,WE'VE -E CLOSE ON 6EI<T
HUNDR$ MILES40
  ,I DIDN'T 2LIEVE X1 B X MADE ! COLD
/R1KS TRICKLE D[N MY BACK J ! SAME4 ,9
MY EXP]I;E ,I "K$ X WDN'T TAKE M* %ORT (
TWO WEEKS 6D X D[N ! ,MISSISSIPPI ON A
RAFT4 ,JIM 0 "W+ 8 M9D & /UDY+4 ,PRETTY
SOON HE SAYS3
  8,M>S ,TOM1 DID Y SAY DEM CLOCKS UZ
"R80
  8,YES1 !Y'RE "R40
  8,A9'T YO0' WAT* "R1 TOO80
  8,%E'S "R = ,/4 ,L\IS1 B %E'S AN H\R
WR;G = "H40
  8,M>S ,TOM1 IS Y TRY9' 6LET ON DAT DE
"T A9'T DE ,,SAME "EY":S80
  8,NO1 X A9'T ! SAME "EY":S1 0A L;G
%OT40
  ,JIM LOOK$ 4TRESS$1 & SAYS3
  8,X GRIEVES ME 6HE> Y TALK L DAT1 ,M>S
,TOM2 ;,I'S "R D[N A%AM$ 6HE> Y TALK L
DAT1 >T] DE WAY Y\'S BE5 RAIS$4 ,YASSIR1
X'D BR1K YO0' ,AUNT ,POLLY'S HE>T 6HE>
Y40
  ,TOM 0 A/ONI%$4 ,HE LOOK$ ,JIM OV]
WOND]+1 & DIDN'T SAY NO?+1 & ,JIM W5T
ON3
  8,M>S ,TOM1 :O PUT DE P \ YOND] 9 ,/4
,L\IS8 ,DE ,"L D"O X4 ,:O PUT DE P "H :>
WE IS8 ,DE ,"L D"O X4 ,A9' DEY B(E 8 *N8
,8,COSE DEY IS4 ,,WELL1 D56 IS HE GW9E
6,,SCRIM9ATE ,8TWIXT 'EM80
  8,SCRIM9ATE6 ,I N"E HE>D S* IGNOR.E4
,"! A9'T NO 4CRIM9AT+ AB X4 ,:5 HE MAKES
Y & "S M ( 8 *N BLACK1 & MAKES ! RE/ ( U
:ITE1 :AT D Y CALL T80
  ,JIM SEE ! P'9T4 ,HE 0 /UCK4 ,HE CDN'T
ANSW]4 ,TOM SAYS3
  8,HE DOES 4CRIM9ATE1 Y SEE1 :5 HE
WANTS TO2 B ? CASE ,,"H A9'T NO 4CRIM9,N
( HIS1 X'S MAN'S4 ,! ,"L MADE ! "D1 & HE
MADE ! NI<T2 B HE DIDN'T 9V5T ! H\RS1 &
HE DIDN'T 4TRIBUTE !M >.D4 ,MAN DID T40
  8,M>S ,TOM1 IS DAT S8 ,MAN D"O X80
  8,C]TA9LY40
  8,:O TOLE HM HE CD80
  8,NOBODY4 ,HE N"E ASK$40
  ,JIM /UDI$ A M9UTE1 & SAYS3
  8,WELL1 DAT D B1T ME4 ,I WDN'T ,8A0'
TUCK NO SI* RESK4 ,B "S P A9'T SC>$ O'
NO?9'4 ,DEY BANGS "R AH1D2 ,,DEY DON'T
C>E :AT HAPP5S4 ,S D5 DEY'S ALLAYS AN
H\R'S DIFF'UNCE "EY:AH1 ,M>S ,TOM80
  8,AN H\R8 ,NO6 ,X'S F\R M9UTES DI6];E
= E DEGREE ( L;GITUDE1 Y "K4 ,FIFTE5 (
'EM'S AN H\R1 ?IRTY ( 'EM'S TWO H\RS1 &
S ON4 ,:5 X'S "O CLOCK ,TUES"D MORN+ 9
,5GL&1 X'S EI<T O'C ! NI<T 2F 9 ,NEW
,YORK40
  ,JIM MOV$ A LL WAY AL;G ! LOCK]1 & Y
CD SEE HE 0 9SULT$4 ,HE KEPT %AK+ 8 H1D
& MUTT]+1 & S ,I SLID AL;G 6HM & PATT$
HM ON ! LEG1 & PETT$ HM UP1 & GOT HM OV]
! WOR/ ( 8 FEEL+S1 & !N HE SAYS3
  8,M>S ,TOM TALK9' SI* TALK Z DAT6
,*OOS"D 9 "O PLACE EN ,MON"D 9 T'O!R1
B(E 9 ! SAME "D6 ,HUCK1 DIS A9'T NO
PLACE 6JOKE--UP "H :AH WE IS4 ,TWO "DS 9
"O "D6 ,H[ Y GW9E 6GET TWO "DS 9T] "O
"D8 ,C'T GIT TWO H\RS 9T] "O H\R1 K9 Y8
,C'T GIT TWO NI7]S 9T] "O NI7] SK91 K9
Y8 ,C'T GIT TWO GALLONS ( :ISKY 9T] A
"O-GALLON JUG1 K9 Y8 ,NO1 SIR1 ,8TWD
/RA9 DE JUG4 ,YES1 EN EV5 D5 Y CDN'T1 ,I
DON'T 2LIEVE4 ,:Y1 LOOKY "H1 ,HUCK1
S'POS5 DE ,*OOS"D 0 ,NEW ,YE>'S--N[ D56
IS Y GW9E 6TELL ME X'S DIS YE> 9 "O
PLACE EN LAS0' YE> 9 T'O!R1 B(E 9 DE
ID5TICAL SAME M9UTE8 ,X'S DE B1T5E/
RU2AGE6 ,I C'T /AN0' X--,I C'T /AN0'
6HE> TELL ,8B\T X40 ,!N HE 2GUN 6%IV] &
TURN GRAY1 & ,TOM SAYS3
  8,,N[ :AT'S ! MATT]8 ,:AT'S ! TR\#80
  ,JIM CD H>DLY SP1K1 B HE SAYS3
  8,M>S ,TOM1 Y A9'T JOK9'1 EN X'S ,,S80
  8,NO1 ,I'M N1 & X IS S40
  ,JIM %IV]$ AG1 & SAYS3
  8,D5 DAT ,MON"D CD 2 DE LAS' "D1 EN
DEY WDN'T 2 NO LAS' "D 9 ,5GL&1 EN DE
D1D WDN'T 2 CALL$4 ,WE M/N'T G OV] DAH1
,M>S ,TOM4 ,PL1SE GIT HM 6TURN BACK2 ,I
WANTS 6BE :AH--0
  ,ALL (A SU45 WE SEE "S?+1 & ALL JUMP$
UP1 & =GOT "EY?+ & 2GUN 6GAZE4 ,TOM
SAYS3
  8,A9'T T !--0 ,HE CAT*$ 8 BR1?1 !N
SAYS3 8,X ,,IS1 SURE Z Y LIVE6 ,X'S !
OC1N60
  ,T MADE ME & ,JIM CAT* \R BR1?1 TOO4
,!N WE ALL /OOD PETRIFI$ B HAPPY1 = N"O
( U _H "E SE5 AN OC1N1 OR "E EXPECT$ TO4
,TOM KEPT MUTT]+3
  8,ATLANTIC ,OC1N--,ATLANTIC4 ,L&1
DON'T X S.D GRT6 ,& T'S ,,IT--& ,,WE >E
LOOK+ AT X--WE6 ,:Y1 X'S J TOO SPL5DID
62LIEVE60
  ,!N WE SEE A BIG BANK ( BLACK SMOKE2 &
:5 WE GOT NE>]1 X 0 A C;Y--&A MON/] %E
WAS1 TOO1 )A ?ICK FR+E ( %IPS >.D "O
$GE2 & WE WOND]$ IF X 0 ,NEW ,YORK1 &
2GUN 6JAW & 4PUTE AB X1 &1 F/ WE "K$1 X
SLID F "U U & W5T FLY+ 2H1 & "H WE WAS1
\ OV] ! V OC1N XF1 & GO+ L A CYCL"O4 ,!N
WE WOKE UP1 ,I TELL Y6
  ,WE MADE A BR1K AFT & RAIS$ A WAIL1 &
2GUN 6BEG ! PROFESSOR 6TURN BACK & L& U1
B HE J]K$ \ 8 PI/OL & MO;N$ U BACK1 & WE
W5T1 B NOBODY W "E "K H[ BAD WE FELT4
  ,! L& 0 G"O1 ALL B A LL /R1K1 L A
SNAKE1 AWAY (F ON ! $GE (! WAT]1 & D[N
"U U 0 J OC1N1 OC1N1 OC1N--MILLIONS (
MILES ( X1 H1V+ & PIT*+ & SQUIRM+1 &
:ITE SPRAYS BL[+ F ! WAVE-TOPS1 & ONLY A
FEW %IPS 9 SI<T1 WALL[+ >.D & LAY+ OV]1
F/ ON "O SIDE & !N ON T'O!R1 & /ICK+ _!
B[S "U & !N _! /]NS2 & 2F L;G "! W>N'T
NO %IPS AT ALL1 & WE _H ! SKY &! :OLE
OC1N ALL 6\RVS1 &! ROOMIE/ PLACE ,I "E
SEE &! L"O"S/4


