XX Todd Branson's Old House (aka A Long Chance)

That's sure. I had to get out of the rain. I didn't have any matches or I'd have made a fire.

A lot of old papers. What are you doing out in this, God for Second Place? Who has no business out like this? You're wet too. Never mind about me. Isn't this your house? This is your house.

What are you doing here? Businesses, that's my business. Stop asking questions and roll up some of those old papers while I see if there's any wood. There is, in that room over there. I fell over it when I first came in.

That's what we could stay warm for the rest of our lives. Imagine being warm the rest of your life. Maybe that's why I'm going to California. California? Is that where you going? Yeah, I got an answer.

She doesn't know I'm coming. Oh, no, I'm glad she'll be the scene either, but I haven't gotten the other place to go. I'll hear some more paper. Oh, okay. Did everyone tighten up? Yeah, yeah, they're okay.

Yeah, that's pretty swell. The boy's got it. That's not bad, is it? Oh, that's wonderful. Yeah, I feel better already. What's your name? Mary Evans. Mine's it. Mine's Todd. Todd what? Todd's good enough. We'd better be thinking of getting some shut-eye.

I want to get on my way early in the morning and I guess if you're going to California you'll lead some shut-eye too. I wonder if they have fireplaces in California. What for? They got some.

It's a long way to California, especially for hitchhiking. Say, look, I got some dough. Enough to get you a bus ticket. I know, I wouldn't think of it. Well, it isn't right for a girl to go hitchhiking around the country.