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[The next scene takes place, years in the future, at a suitcase shop.]
"Here's an overnight bag, made from genuine cowhide and petrified rosewood handle. It comes with a combination lock too." The clerk explained.
"No, no, no, I want a big one." Chip said, extending his arms wide.
[The scene pauses.]
"What happened? Why did you stop it?" Dale asked.
"I stopped it because I want you to take a good look at that face," Joseph said.
Dale shrugged. "Who is it?" He asked.
"Why that's Chip Oakley," Joseph said.
"Oh, the boy who was slapped by the druggist," Dale said.
"Yes, that boy," Joseph said.
"Did he ever tell anyone about that incident?" Dale asked.
"Not a soul, Dale," Joseph said.
"Did he ever marry that girl he spoke to in the shop or go on those adventures he spoke about within that magazine?" Dale asked.
"Well, we will just have to wait and see, Dale," Joseph said.
[The scene resumes.]
"Big, see, I don't want one for just overnight. I want one that I can use for weeks at a time. A 1001 nights, you see. I want plenty of room for labels to put on it from Italy and Egypt." Chip explained.
"I see, a flying carpet, huh? How about this one? I don't suppose you'd like this second hand one, would you?" The clerk asked.
"Now, you're talking. Geez, I could use this thing as a raft if the boat ever sank. This suitcase is almost as big as me." Chip said in astonishment.
"Yes, she sure is a beauty." The clerk said.
"How much is it?" Chip asked.
"No charge." The clerk replied.
Chip pointed to his left ear. "That's my trick ear, Joe. It sounded like you said no charge." He said.
"That's right," Joe said, tipping the suitcase to display a nameplate with Chip's named on it.
"Well, that's my name. What's my name doing on it?" Chip asked.
"Consider it a little present from the old man Gower. He came down and picked it out himself." Joe said.
"He did; what do you know about that? My old boss. Isn't that nice?" Chip said.
"What boat will you be sailing on, Chip?" Joe asked.
"I'm working across on a cattle boat." Chip said.
"A cattle boat?" Joe questioned.
"Okay, Joe, I like cows. Chip teased.
[The scene transitions to Chip entering Mr. Gower's shop where he used to work.]
"Hello, Mr. Gower. How are you?" Chip asked, shaking Gower's hand.
"Doing quite well, Chip. Thanks for asking." Mr. Gower responded.
"Thank you for this lovely suitcase. It's exactly what I'm looking for." Chip said.
"Oh, don't worry about it." Mr. Gower said.
"Well, it was wonderful of you to think of me." Chip said.
"Anytime, Chip. I hope you enjoy it." Mr. Gower said.
"Well, listen, I better get going. Thank you again for the suitcase." Chip said, shaking Gower's hand again.
"Yes, you're quite welcome. Take care, Chip." Mr. Gower said.
Chip exits the door and onto the street towards a taxi. He then hears someone calling his name from the family's building and loan establishment. It was from Monterey Jack.
"Avast there, Captain Cook! You got your sea legs yet?" He asked.
Chip smiles and continues to walk over to the cab as he continues speaking.
"Hey, Chip, send us some of those picture postcards, will you?" The one assistant asked.
"Hey, Chip, don't be taking any plug nickels." Monterey Jack said.
Hey, Chip, your suitcase is leaking." The other assistant teased.
"Hey, Ernie. Hi Bert." Chip said.
"Hiya, Chip," Bert said.
"Hey, I'm a rich tourist today. How's about driving me home in style?" Chip asked.
"Yes, sir. Hop in, Your Highness. Hop in. And for the carriage trade, I'll wear my hat." Bert said.
Just as Chip proceeded to enter the taxi, he was greeted by Tammy walking past.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Oakley," Tammy said.
"Oh, hello, Tammy." Chip said.
"Hey, you look wonderful today. Is that some sort of a new dress you got on there?" He asked.
"What, this old thing? I've had it for ages, Chipper, I mean Chip." She flirted.
Tammy then proceeded to continue walking. Chip, Bert and Ernie continued staring as she walked past.
There was a pause before Ernie spoke up.
"How would you like to?" He began to say.
"Yes, I would." Chip said, getting into the taxi.
"Would you like to come along, Bert?" Ernie asked.
"No, I think I'll go home and see what my wife is doing." He said, looking at his watch.
"Family man," Ernie said.
[The scene transitions to the Oakley residence in the dining room.]
The light rattles in the dining room as Chip and Harry practise dancing upstairs.
"Chip, Harry, you're going to shake the house to pieces." Mrs. Oakley hollered
"Oh, leave them be. I wish I could be up there joining them." Mr. Oakley said.
"Chip, Harry, come down here this minute. Everything is getting cold, and do you know how long we've been waiting for you?" Mrs. Oakley said.
"Okay, Ma." Chip and Harry said.
Chip and Harry then come downstairs carrying their mother.
"Here, we got a present for you, Pa." They said, placing her on his lap.
"Oh, you two idiots. What are we going to do with you two? Chip, come sit down and have dinner." She teased.
Chip takes a seat at the table.
"Pa, I need to borrow the car to bring over a lot of plates and stuff for the graduation party tonight.' Harry said.
"What plates?" Mrs. Oakley asked.
"Oh, Ma, I'm the Chairman of the Eats Committee. We only need a couple of dozen." Harry said.
"Oh no, you don't, Harry. Not my best Haviland, no." Mrs. Oakley said, getting up from the table and walking over to the kitchen.
"Oh, let him have the plates, mother." Chip said.
Chip and his father continue to eat alone at the table.
Mr. Oakley passes Chip a plate of dinner rolls. "Hope you have a good trip, Chip. Monterey Jack and I are going to miss you." He said.
"I'm going to miss you, too, father." Chip said.
There was a brief pause between the two.
"What's the matter? You look tired." Chip said.
"Oh, it's nothing to worry about. I had another tussle with that, Mr. Potter, today. I figured when we put him on the board of directors; he'd ease up on us a little bit." Mr. Oakley explained.
"Oh, what's eating that old money-grubbing cat anyway?" Chip asked.
"Oh, he's a sick animal, frustrated, sick in his mind, sick in his soul. That is if he has one. He hates everybody who has something he can't have. He hates us mostly, I guess." Mr. Oakley explained.
Harry exits the kitchen with his mother. "Gangway, gangway! So long, father." He said, leaving with pies in his hands.
"So long, Harry." Mr. Oakley said.
You got a match?" Chip teased.
"Very funny, very funny," Harry replied.
"Go on and get those pies in the car. I'll get your tie and studs ready for you." Mrs. Oakley said.
"Okay, mom. Are you coming later, Chip?" Harry asked.
"And be bored to death?" Chip said.
"You wouldn't want a better death. Lots of pretty girls there, and we're going to use that new floor tonight, too." Harry explained.
"I hope it works." Chip said.
"No gin tonight, son." Mr. Oakley said.
"Oh, Dad, just a little?" Harry asked.
"No, son, not a drop." He replied.
"Did I act like that when I graduated high school?" Chip asked.
"Pretty much." His father replied.
You know, Chip, I wish we could send Harry to college with you. Your mother and I talked it over half the night." Mr. Oakley said.
"Mmm, we have that all figured out. You see, Harry is going to take my job at the Building and Loan, work there for four years and then he'll go." Chip said.
"He's pretty young for that job." Mr. Oakley said.
"No younger than I was." Chip said.
"Well, you were born older, Chip." Mr. Oakley said.
"How's that?" Chip asked.
"You were born older. I suppose you've decided what you wanted to do when you got out of college." Mr. Oakley said.
"Oh, well, you know what I've always talked about doing. Build things, design buildings, plan modern cities." Chip explained.
"Still after that first million before you're 30?" Mr. Oakley said.
Chip chuckled. "I'd settle for half that in cash." He said.
"Of course, it's just a hope that you'd come back to the Building and Loan after college." Mr. Oakley said.
"Well, Dad, you see, I want to try and make it big out there. I can't do that from this old town." Chip explained.
"I understand, son." Mr. Oakley said.
"Pop, I think I'm going to get dressed and head over to Harry's party." Chip said.
"Have a good time, son." Mr. Oakley said.
[The scene transitions to Chip just arriving at the high school graduation ceremony. The school orchestra plays upbeat music in the background.]
Many welcome Chip as he walks in places down pies on the table with his brother Harry.
Harry turns to a random individual. "You know my kid brother Chip. I'm gonna put him through college." He said.
Chip laughed. Sam Wainwright arrived.
"Hee-Haw." He said.
"Oh-oh, looks like Sam arrived. How are you doing, Sam? When did you get here?" Chip asked, shaking his paw.
"Oh, this afternoon. I thought I'd give the kids a treat." Sam said.
"Old college graduate now." Chip said.
"Yeah, old 'Joe College' Wainwright, they call me now. Well, freshman, it looks like you're going to make it after all, huh?" Sam said snickering.
"Yeah, I guess so." Chip said.
"Harry, how's it going. The coach has been talking about you. He wants you to join the team. We could really use players like you." Sam said.
"Well, I've got to make some money first," Harry said.
"Well, you better make it fast," Sam said.
Tammy then walks over and interrupts Chip.
"Oh, hello, Tammy." Chip said.
"Hey, Chip. How's it going?" Marty said.
"Marty! Gosh, it's like old home week." Chip said excitedly.
"Sam, Harry, how are you?" Marty said, shaking their paws.
"Say, Chip, will you do me a favour?" Marty asked.
"What's that?" Chip asked.
"Will you dance with my kid sister Gadget?" He asked.
"Oh, me, well, I feel funny enough with all these kids around." Chip said.
"Oh come on, be a sport, just dance with her one time, and you'll give her the thrill of her life," Marty begged.
"Hey, Sis!" Marty called out.
Chip then was acquainted with Gadget again. The music began to play, and the two set off for the dance floor. The announcer laid out the rules for the contest, and it was on its way to begin.
Chip was hesitant, glaring at the others dancing. "I'm not very good at this." He said.
"Neither am I.," Gadget said.
"Okay. What can we lose?" He said.
Both began to join in with the crowd in dancing vigorously.
"Hey, you're wonderful at this." Chip said.
"You're not so bad at it yourself." Gadget replied.
All of a sudden, the floor began to open, exposing the pool below. Chip and Gadget were blinded from their surroundings as they continued to dance away to the music. The crowd began to cheer and scream as they kept dancing closer to the floor's edge.
"We must be good. They're cheering us on." Chip said.
Chip then waltzed backwards, falling through the floor and into the pool with Gadget. They surfaced in the water and continued dancing. The remainder of the people in the gym joined them by jumping in and continuing the dance contest. The crowd cheered as they continued jumping in the pool.
[The next scene takes place as Chip and Gadget are walking home in clothes they obtained from the school. They carry their wet clothes in their hands and sing 'Buffalo Gals' as they walk home.]
"Buffalo Gals won't you come out tonight, come out tonight. Buffalo Gals won't you come out tonight...and….dance by the light of the moon." Chip and Gadget sing together.
"You should have seen the commotion in that locker room. I had to knock down three people to get the clothes we're wearing. Let me hold that old wet dress of yours. " Chip said.
"Do I look as funny as you do?" Gadget asked.
"Well, I guess I'm not quite the football type. You look wonderful." Chip said, looking at the jersey he was wearing.
"Say, I'm going to throw a rock at the old Granville house." Chip said.
"Oh, no, don't. I love that old house." Gadget said.
"No, you see, you throw a rock, and you make a wish. However, nowadays, you have to be a pretty good shot to hit anything. Watch, I'll show you." Chip said, tossing the rock and shattering a piece of glass.
"What did you wish for?" Gadget asked.
"Well, you see, Gadget, I know what I'm going to do tomorrow, the next day, next year and the year after that. I'm shaking the dust of this crummy old town off my feet, and I'm going to see the world! Italy, Greece, the Parthenon, the Coliseum. Then I'm going to come back here to college and see what they know. And then, I'm going to build things. I'm going to build airfields and build skyscrapers 100 stories high and build bridges a mile long." Chip rambled on.
Gadget then picked a rock up, closed her eyes and made a wish.
"What did you wish for?" Chip asked.
"I can't tell you, or else it may not come true." Gadget said.
Before Chip could respond, Monterey Jack pulled up in the car.
"Chip, you need to come quick. Your fathers had a stroke." Monterey Jack said.
"Gadget, I'm sorry. I really have to go." Chip said, getting in the back of the car.
The car leaves in a hurry, leaving Gadget staring as the car drove o