3 Day Terror (1957)
““What’s it doing out?”
— Mrs. Gus THE ONLY TWO who didn’t call her Mrs. Gus were Gus Chandler and Duboe, her son; and except for Duggan Allen, who did her errands when they could spare him from the gin, they were the only two who really saw her. Sometimes, like this morning, she would crawl out of the big iron bed which was heaped with magazines, scratch paper and stubby pencils, and go and stand by the crack in the doorway of her room, next to the kitchen; and sometimes, one of the men sitting around the table there — drinking coffee and gabbing, like now; or playing poker and beer drinking, like other times, would be aware of the shadow, or the faint pink color of her wrapper, and know she was up and prying, but beyond that they didn’t care to see or think. She was Gus and Duboe’s problem.
Beggsom was the exception, but even old John never saw her. He thought to bring her magazines, though; old issues left behind in one of the cabins out in back of his place, where he still got ...an occasional tourist.MoreLess
— Mrs. Gus THE ONLY TWO who didn’t call her Mrs. Gus were Gus Chandler and Duboe, her son; and except for Duggan Allen, who did her errands when they could spare him from the gin, they were the only two who really saw her. Sometimes, like this morning, she would crawl out of the big iron bed which was heaped with magazines, scratch paper and stubby pencils, and go and stand by the crack in the doorway of her room, next to the kitchen; and sometimes, one of the men sitting around the table there — drinking coffee and gabbing, like now; or playing poker and beer drinking, like other times, would be aware of the shadow, or the faint pink color of her wrapper, and know she was up and prying, but beyond that they didn’t care to see or think. She was Gus and Duboe’s problem.
Beggsom was the exception, but even old John never saw her. He thought to bring her magazines, though; old issues left behind in one of the cabins out in back of his place, where he still got ...an occasional tourist.MoreLess
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