Gail is quick on the uptake, I’ll give her that. At the same time, Happy Trail seems to be getting more confused by Gail’s acceptance of his proposal. What was he expecting, anyway? Jules Rivera really didn’t need to waste time and ink on Gail’s vaudevillian leer (panel 3), as if we are as slow on the uptake as Happy. And it’s as if neither Mark nor Happy can see her face.

Making matters worse, Mark seems to have so far been sidelined by Gail’s domination of Happy. What will Mark do to regain control of the situation? At this point, Happy is not helping; but just hustling him away will not fix things, either.

Looks like it’s three-to-one against Mark. This is one time when I don’t think his Fists o’ justice™ are going to help him out. Unless Gail turns out to be some male grifter-in-drag, that is.