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OLD--YELLER - #2103 P~ge 16
Gj_pson/Tunberg
January 22, 1957

43 GROUP SHOT 43

TRAVIS
Nothin' but _a garter snake,
Mama.

KATIE
I don•t care! Get it out
of here.

Travis catches-the frog and picks up the snake by the
tail. He op.ens the front door and tosses them out.
Katie fixes Arliss with a stern glance.

KATIE
Arliss, if you don't stop
catching things anq bringing
them into the house-, I'm
going to switch you good.
And don't you ever pick up a
snake again, do you understand?

ARLISS
Yessum.

KATIE
Now get out there and wash up
. for s~pper.

Arliss dashes :fo.r the door to t~e bre;ezeway: and exits.
Katie turns distra_ctedly to T;ravis •.

KATIE
I wish he had a good dQg
like old Bell.

TRAVIS
There ain't another dog in the
world like old Bell was.
· {musingly)
He sure would of made short
work o:f tha·t old yeller stray.

KATIE
When you were little, old Bell
never would let you near any-
thing harmful.

TRAVIS
A little old garter snake
ain't harmfulo .

(CONTINUED)