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How'd you know it was me that sent that note?

Oh, hi, Robbie.

I beg your pardon?

I said hi, Dad.

Oh.

Hi, Bub. Hi, Mike.

Can I borrow your car tonight?

Hello, Dad, can I borrow your car tonight.

Hello, Dad, can I borrow your car tonight?

What's wrong with your jalopy?

I blew a tire.

I'll lend you my jack.

Bub, I always forget something

and this time I forgot the strawberries,

but I did remember the peanut butter.

So we'll have peanut-butter shortcake.

I gotta have a car tonight, Dad.

I thought you were going to a party over at Jean's house.

Well, I am.

But it's right next door.

Oh, do I have to go through this again?

I got to drive up like everybody else.

I can't just walk up to her house.

Well, maybe if you got a couple of hours rest this afternoon,

you'll be able to make it, huh?

You don't understand...

Mike, why don't you put this stuff away for Bub, would you, hmm?

What are you beefing about?

Your dad's car is sitting right outside.

You get in it tonight, honk the horn, get out

and Jean will never know whether you drove up or not.

The only reason I got a flat tire is

because I took a friend of yours into town.

Oh? Who was that, Mike?

She said her name was Josephine Kringles.

Oh... Say, what if we want to go someplace

after the party tonight, Dad?

I mean, we're gonna need a car.

Josephine Kringles?

Yeah, someone you knew in the Dark Ages.

Just dropped in to say hello or something.

Mike, are you sure she said her name was Josephine Kringles?

You don't think I'd make up a name like that, do you?

What did she look like?

I thought you knew her.

Well, I used to know her, but people change, you know?

That was a long time ago.

What did she look like?

I don't know.

Well, you drove her downtown.

Well, you always tell me to keep my eyes on the road when I'm driving.

Oh, for Pete's sake. Robbie...

Yeah, well, mine are blue.

I'll pay for the gas... Excuse me, Mike.

Bub, the girl that was here this morning,

Josephine Kringles, what did she look like?

Girl? She hasn't been a girl since the lightning rod went out of style.

All right, all right... woman.

Tell me, is she still pretty?

Well, I didn't see much of her.

Chip let her in.

Oh...

Oh, Chip, the girl... uh, I mean the lady that was here today,

what did she look like?

Hello, Dad.

Oh, I'm sorry. Hello, Chip.

What did she look like?

You mean Miss Jingles?

Kringles.

Well, she wore a big hat and she had a mole right here.

That's a beauty mark.

Well, I have a mole and you never said it was a beauty mark.

Well, uh, yours happens to be in a different place.

Mike talked to her most.

Oh.

Mike?

Oh, Mike, did you happen to get

Miss Kringle" telephone number?

No, Dad, she's too old for me.

Oh, you fellas sure are a big fat help.

An old friend comes to see me,

someone I haven't seen in, well, 30 years, and...

30 years?!

Whoosh.

It's a good thing I gave her a lift to the drug store.

She'd have never made it on foot.

Oh, come on now.

Drug store? Which drug store?

The one across from the high school?

Yeah, she wanted to know if the kids still hung out there after school.

So that's where I dropped her off.

That's what I wanted to talk to you about...

I'll, uh, I'll talk to you about the car later.

I'm, uh, I'm going out for a little while.

I'll, uh... I'll be back.

She ought to be easy to find.

Just check the liniment and hot water bottle department.

Good afternoon, sir.

Oh, hello.

What'll you have?

Well, let's see, the last time I was in here,

I had a... Lindy Hop Special.

Two scoops of ice cream, a couple of rings of pineapple,

chocolate syrup, a lot of whipped cream

with a side dish of almonds.

That's it!

Why, I thought that dish went out with flagpole sitting.

Flagpole sitting?

Yeah, fellas used to sit

on top of a flagpole for days and days and...

It sounds kind of silly, doesn't it?

So you still make a Lindy Hop Special, huh?

Oh, no, sir.

A lady came in about a half-hour ago and ordered one.

She told me how to make it.

She a friend of yours?

Yes, I used to know her.

Lindy Hop...

Boy, you haven't been in here for a long time, have you?

No, it's been three or four years.

Yeah, Lindy Hop... boy, that was way back in 19...

Uh, why don't you, uh,

bring me that crazy, mixed-up dish, huh?

Oh, sure.

Yes, sir, right away.

June third, nineteen-hundred and thirty-one.

Josephine and Steve.

Just think, Steve, 16 years old today.

Half my life's practically over.

I feel awfully old.

Wait till you're 17, then you'll really feel old.

Hi, cutie-pie.

Hello, Larry.

Hi, Douglas.

Hi, Peckinpaugh.

Sweets to the sweet.

Thank you.

Got a new one for you, Josie.

Did you hear about the girl that wore green lipstick?

Her boyfriend was a railroad engineer.

Oh, honestly, Larry.

Hey, Josie, uh, how's about going with me

to the senior hop tomorrow night, huh?

She's going with me, Peckinpaugh.

So... So shove off, huh?

Okel-dokel.

Hey, uh, how's Hot Lips Douglas here

gonna woo the saxophone

and a cute chick like you at the same time, huh?

Well, I can handle it all right, Romeo.

See you later, Josie.

Oh, don't pay any attention to that Larry Peckinpaugh.

Well, maybe it isn't fair, Josephine.

Well, I mean, asking you to go to the dance with me

when I have to play for it.

Well, I wouldn't think of going with anyone else but you.

There you are, sir.

Boy, that's it.

Sure hope you like it.

Say, I do remember something about that lady.

She wanted to know if they were still using

old Wilson Hall for the senior dances.

Wilson Hall.

Thanks very much.

Aren't you going to eat your Lindy Hop Special?

Be my guest.

How much is it?

75 cents.

75 cents.

The last one I had was a quarter.

Thanks a lot.

Thank you, sir.

♪ ♪

Ladies and gentlemen, the next dance will be a tag dance.

Sorry, Peckinpaugh, it's my dance.

I'll be back, cutie.

I sure decided one thing tonight, Josephine.

What's that?

Well, I'm not going to be a musician when I graduate.

I don't want to have to watch you dance with guys

like that Peckinpaugh while I make the music for it.

What are you going to be?

Airplane pilot.

But that's dangerous.

Well, letting you dance with other guys is dangerous, too.

My daddy flew in one the other day

and he said it went over 140 miles an hour.

That's nothing.

Just wait a few years and see how fast they'll be going.

You'll be careful, won't you?

Well, heck, yes.

Well, after all, I've got you to think of.

Pretty good, son.

But I think you are a little late

for the junior tryout.

Thanks, Mr. Lehnhoff,

but I don't think I'm quite what you call a junior anymore.

Oh, Mr. Douglas!

Excuse me, my wife always tells me

I should get my glasses adjusted.

I would never change it, Mr. Lehnhoff.

Not if they make everybody look younger.

Are you looking for someone?

Yes, as a matter of fact, I was.

I'm looking for a lady,

but, uh, I don't suppose she came here.

I mean, uh... you didn't see anyone.

Yeah, by golly I did, Mr. Douglas.

In fact, she dropped this glove.

About ten minutes ago, she was here.

She didn't happen to mention where she was going from here.

No... she did not mention something like that.

But maybe we'll find her, yeah?

And give this back to her.

Yeah, maybe.

Thanks, Mr. Lehnhoff.

♪ ♪

Am-Am I the first girl you ever brought here, Steve?

Well, a guy has got to get around some.

Well, have you ever been here before?

A girl's got to get around some, too.

Well, not a girl like you.

Gosh, Josie, what are you wearing gloves to a picnic for?

You afraid of poison ivy or something?

No.

Look.

It's fingernail polish.

Colored. It's the latest style.

Looks like you got your nails caught in a meat grinder.

Larry thought they looked terrific.

Oh, Peckinpaugh would.

Jealous?

Maybe.

If you're jealous, that means you like me a lot.

And if you like me a lot, that means I'm your girl.

And if I'm your girl, then why don't you kiss me?

Well, I'm gonna.

When?

Sometime.

What's wrong with right now?

Well... nothing.

I've never been kissed before, you know.

Huh?

I mean, not really.

Oh, gosh.

I thought you'd be pleased.

Oh, I am.

Only it's... Only what?

Well...

Well, it's a pretty big responsibility,

giving a girl her first kiss.

It's the kind of thing they put down in their diaries

and talk about when they get old.

What's wrong with that?

Well, nothing.

Well, I'm glad that's settled.

Golly.

That should fill the whole month of June in my diary.

Yeah.

Josie... Hmm?

I've never been here before with any other girls, honest.

I've never been here before either.

Honest.

♪ ♪

I'll be right down, Steve.

Okay, Josie.

Sorry to keep you waiting.

That's okay, we've got plenty of time.

The game doesn't start for another half an hour.

Hey, you know, tonight after the game, why don't we go to...

Hey, what's wrong?

Everything.

Remember I told you Daddy was looking for a job?

Sure.

He found one.

In California.

California?

Mother says it's the Depression or something.

You just can't find jobs where you want to find them.

Gee.

Daddy feels awful bad about it.

He said he's been thinking about this for weeks

and-and trying to figure some way to stay here...

where my friends are.

When are you going?

Tonight.

Tonight?

Steve...

I have a terrible feeling I'll never see you again.

Don't say that.

You'll find someone else.

No, I won't.

But I want you to know something...

I'll never forget you.

And I'll always remember our high school days

as being the most wonderful time of our lives.

Just because of you.

Gosh, Josie.

Josephine, dear.

Yes, Mother.

How are you going?

We're flying.

A friend of daddy's got us a pass.

I'll come to the airport and see you off.

No.

Please don't.

I-I couldn't stand to say good-bye to you.

Josie...!

♪ ♪

Hey, what's going on?

Hey, where have you been?

We've been phonin' all over for you.

You've got company coming.

Who?

The lady with the big hat and the mole.

Miss Kringles?

That's a beauty mark, Chip.

When, Bub? Any minute.

Any minute? Well, we better get this put away, huh?

Bub, I found it, but it sure smells like mothballs.

With the garlic I use, it won't matter.

She called and said she'd be here at 5:00.

5:00, huh?

Robbie, you left three shoes

under that couch.

Where will I stash these things?

Just put them behind the chair for the time being.

It's 5:00 now, Bub. What else did she say?

Nothing, that's all.

And I told her as long as she was coming,

she might as well stay for dinner.

Oh, that was nice.

That's probably her now.

I'll get it.

No, no, you won't. No, you won't.

Stay away from there.

Now you three kids get out of here... go on, hurry up.

Aw, Bub, we don't want to go.

Shh! This calls for privacy.

Do what I tell you.

Get out of here.

Shh.

Here you go.

Good luck.

Hi, Mr. Douglas.

Hello, Billy.

A lady gave me this to give to you.

Oh.

Oh, wait a minute, Billy.

She sure was a nice lady.

Oh, bet she was, Billy.

Thank you. Gee, thanks a lot.

Where is she?

Oh, uh... she's not coming, Bub.

Looks like I've been stood up.

Maybe it's just as well she didn't come.

Looks like the moths have knitted an afghan

out of that old tablecloth.

Sorry, Steve.

Thought I told you to stay in the kitchen.

Yeah, but, uh, where is she?

Tell me something, Mike.

Does Jean keep a diary?

Oh, yeah.

I guess things haven't changed so much.

Huh?

Oh... Here are the car keys.

Maybe you and Jean want to go someplace after the party.

Oh, thanks, Dad.

Hey, what happened...

"Dear Steve,

"please forgive me for not coming.

"It wasn't that I didn't want to see you.

"It was because suddenly I realized

"I didn't want to disturb a beautiful memory.

"You see, Steve, when we last saw each other,

"it was youth that was wonderful in each of us.

"And that's the memory I treasure

"and should never try to relive.

"It belongs to the past.

"Perhaps it wasn't entirely fair, but, in a way,

"I spent today with you, visiting our favorite places

"and seeing your three fine boys.

"You must be very proud.

"When you read this, I will be on my way home,

"back to my own wonderful family.

"Thank you, Steve,

"for adding to a perfect memory.

"As always,

Josephine Kringles Peckinpaugh."

Peckinpaugh.

From Kringles to Peckinpaugh.