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I'VE DEALT WITH
THIS STORE FOR YEARS,

AND YOU WERE A BUNCH OF GENTLEMEN
TILL YOU GOT THAT MANIAC ANDERSON.

HE WANTS ME
TO STAND THE LOSS.

ANDERSON, ANDERSON.

WHO IS THIS GUY ANDERSON, ANYWAY?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
THE OWNER OF THIS STORE.

BUT I'VE WORKED FOR YOU
FOR 12 YEARS, MR. MONROE.

I DON'T DESERVE TO BE THROWN OUT
FOR ONE LITTLE MISTAKE.

MR. ANDERSON
HAS CHARGE OF THAT.

I HELPED YOUR FATHER
BUILD THIS BUSINESS

THROUGH THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS
IN MY NEWSPAPER.

I WAS HIS FRIEND,
I'VE BEEN YOUR FRIEND,

AND NOW YOU SUDDENLY
DECIDE TO WITHDRAW

YOUR ADVERTISING
FROM MY PAGES. WHY? WHY?

I KNOW, I KNOW.
I'M TERRIBLY SORRY,

BUT MR. ANDERSON
THINKS...

HELLO?

SEND MR. ANDERSON IN,
PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

I... I HOPE I GET AWAY
PRETTY SOON, GENTLEMEN.

THE TRANSATLANTIC FLYERS
ARE ARRIVING.

I'VE GOT TO GET DOWN THE BAY
TO MEET THE SHIP.

THE, UH, MAYOR
IS DEPENDING ON ME.

OH. GENTLEMEN, THIS IS MR. ANDERSON,
OUR GENERAL MANAGER.

HOW DO YOU DO?
GOOD MORNING.

YOU WILL FIND A CHAIR THERE,
ANDERSON.

THANKS.

MR. ANDERSON, WE'VE
BEEN TALKING ABOUT YOU.

BUSINESS HAS RUN ALONG
VERY NICELY,

AND WE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE PRIVILEGE
TO CONTINUE WITH US,

BUT IT HAS BEEN
MENTIONED, HOWEVER,

THAT YOUR METHODS HAVE
BEEN A LITTLE, UH...

WELL, SHALL WE SAY,
OVERZEALOUS AT TIMES?

UH, IT MIGHT BE WELL

FOR MR. ROSS TO SUPERVISE
YOUR DECISIONS.

AN EXCELLENT
SUGGESTION.

OTHERWISE,
I CONGRATULATE YOU

ON HAVING MADE GOOD
WITH US,

AND I INVITE YOU TO CONTINUE IN YOUR
PRESENT POSITION.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE SATISFIED WITH THE BUSINESS
WE'RE DOING HERE.

ALL WE NEED
ARE BIGGER AND BETTER

WELCOMING PARTIES
ON BOARD THAT YACHT,

AND BUSINESS WILL GO
RIGHT THROUGH THE ROOF!

THE DAY THAT LINDBERGH ARRIVED,
THERE WEREN'T 20 PEOPLE IN THE STORE,

AND WHEN THE PRINCE
OF WALES

AND THE KING OF SIAM
AND THE PRESIDENT OF CUBA CAME,

GENTLEMEN, WE SIMPLY
TOUCHED BOTTOM.

THERE'S ONLY ONE ANSWER
TO IT...

EITHER MOVE THIS STORE OUT

ONTO THAT YACHT OR MOVE
THE YACHT INTO THE STORE.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I'M TALKING ABOUT THE BUSINESS
OF THIS STORE, ROSS,

IN CASE
YOU DON'T GET ME.

WHEN I FIRST WENT
TO WORK HERE,

I WAS A KID, 20 YEARS OLD,

IN THE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT,
ONE OF A THOUSAND.

I'VE BEEN THROUGH MANY
DEPARTMENTS SINCE THEN.

I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS
OF EMPLOYEES COME AND GO,

AND I'VE COME
TO ONE CONCLUSION-

THERE'S NO ROOM
FOR SYMPATHY OR SOFTNESS.

MY CODE IS SMASH
OR BE SMASHED.

I TOOK THIS STORE

WHEN IT WAS A PILE OF
JUNK WITHOUT LEADERSHIP.

I CONVERTED IT
INTO ASSETS,

ASSETS FOR YOU GENTLEMEN
TO PAT ONE ANOTHER ON THE BACK ABOUT.

DO YOU THINK YOU DID IT?
HA HA! NO! I DID IT!

I DON'T OWN ANY YACHTS.

I'M NOT ON THE MAYOR'S
WELCOMING COMMITTEE.

I DID IT
BECAUSE I KNOW HOW!

THIS STORE HAS GOT TO
GO ON CLIMBING,

AND I'M HERE
TO SEE THAT IT DOES.

AS FOR COMMODORE MONROE,

YOU'RE THE GREATEST WELCOMER
THIS CITY HAS EVER HAD

AND THE WORST
DEPARTMENT STORE EXECUTIVE!

ANDERSON! HOW DARE YOU?

THERE'S ONLY ONE MAN

THAT CAN KEEP THIS
STORE AT TOP SPEED- ME!

YOU KNOW IT.

YOU WANT ME TO KEEP IT
GOING, DON'T YOU?

YOU INVITE ME
TO CONTINUE, DON'T YOU?

YOU BET YOUR NECKS
I'M GOING TO CONTINUE,

BUT I'M GOING TO BE IN SUPREME COMMAND
AND BE RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT I DO.

I'LL TAKE A NEW CONTRACT
AT DOUBLE MY PRESENT SALARY

AND SUPERVISION FROM NOBODY!

OH, PREPOSTEROUS!

I'LL GIVE YOU THAT
ONE CHANCE TO KEEP ME HERE,

OR I SIGN A CONTRACT
WITH GORMLEY'S-

YOUR BIGGEST COMPETITOR-
TOMORROW MORNING.

THE INSOLENT
UPSTART!

HE'S ONLY AN EMPLOYEE.
HOW DARE HE!

I WARNED YOU. HE IS
A MENACE TO THIS STORE.

THE SOONER YOU
LET HIM GO, THE BETTER.

DISMISS HIM, ROSS. DISMISS
HIM AT ONCE.

HOLD ON A MINUTE. I'VE GOT SOMETHING
TO SAY ABOUT THIS!

I'VE GOT PLENTY TO SAY
IF I CAN MAKE YOU GENTLEMEN LISTEN.

ARE YOU GOING TO
DEFEND HIM? - YES!

I OWN THIS STORE,
AND IF I SEE FIT

TO DISCHARGE AN EMPLOYEE,
THAT'S MY BUSINESS.

YEAH, BUT WE HAVE MILLIONS
INVOLVED IN THIS STORE.

EXACTLY. WE CAN'T AFFORD
TO LET ANDERSON GO.

THIS IS
AN OUTRAGE!

BUT IT'S BUSINESS SENSE,
MONROE. - OHH!

NOW, LOOK HERE,
NO OFFENSE, COMMODORE.

AS OUTSIDE CONTACT MAN, YOU ARE
SERVING US MAGNIFICENTLY.

YOUR SOCIAL PRESTIGE IS
WORTH MILLIONS IN SALES.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE YOU

ON THE MAYOR'S
WELCOMING COMMITTEE.

WHY, IT'S A BIG JOB.

I'M GLAD
YOU REALIZE IT.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY
THAT CAN RUN THIS STORE.

YOU CAN'T LOSE BY IT,
COMMODORE.

THE MORE MONEY HE MAKES
FOR THIS STORE,

THE MORE YOUR COMMON STOCK IS GOING
TO BE WORTH TO YOU.

WHY, CERTAINLY.

GOOD HEAVENS, GENTLEMEN!
MY ESCORT. I'VE GOT TO GO.

YES. OF COURSE
YOU MUST.

BUT, COMMODORE,
YOU CAN'T GO NOW.

WE'RE GOING TO BRING THIS MATTER
TO A VOTE!

GENTLEMEN, GENTLEMEN!
THE TRANSATLANTIC FLYERS!

THEY'RE WAITING FOR ME.

MOST IMPORTANT.
YES. SUCCESS. SUCCESS.

THANK YOU.

GENTLEMEN, GENTLEMEN!

I PROPOSE THAT WE RETAIN MR. ANDERSON
ON HIS OWN TERMS.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR,

SIGNIFY
WITH THE USUAL SIGN.

AYE! AYE!
AYE!

NO.

THE AYES
HAVE IT.

WHO'S THIS MAN?

I'M MR. GARFINKLE.

HE'S A MANUFACTURER.

WE GAVE HIM AN ORDER
FOR SWAGGER COATS.

WELL?

I'LL BE JUST 3 DAYS LATE
WITH THAT ORDER.

I'VE HAD
LABOR TROUBLE.

YOU KNOW HOW IT IS
WHEN YOU'VE GOT LABOR TROUBLE.

THESE WERE FOR A 3-DAY SPECIAL
BEGINNING TOMORROW.

THE ADVERTISING
IS IN THE PAPERS TODAY.

I CAN GIVE YOU
SOME COATS FOR TOMORROW.

THAT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

THAT'LL COVER US, AND THEN
WE CAN SAY WE'VE SOLD OUT.

ALL RIGHT. TAKE WHAT HE CAN
GIVE YOU TOMORROW

AND CANCEL THE REST
OF THE ORDER.

CANCEL? WHY- WHY,
YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

WHY, ALL MY CAPITAL,
EVERYTHING IS TIED UP IN THAT ORDER.

5,000 COATS.

I'VE GOT $30,000
INVESTED.

THAT'S ALL THE MONEY
I'VE GOT IN THE WORLD.

CANCEL THE ORDER,
AND WE'LL SUE HIM

FOR THE COST
OF THE ADVERTISING

AND FOR THE ESTIMATED LOSS
ON THE SALE.

ALL RIGHT,
MR. ANDERSON.

MR. ANDERSON,
I- I'M TELLING YOU,

I'M A RUINED MAN
IF YOU DO THIS.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE UNDERTAKEN THIS ORDER,

BUT I DID IT
FOR YOU...

FOR THE BIG MONROE
DEPARTMENT STORE

AT A PRICE WHERE
I MADE NO PROFIT.

I DID IT BECAUSE I THOUGHT,
IF I GET YOUR ORDER ONCE,

BIG THINGS MIGHT
COME FROM IT.

NOW IF YOU CANCEL
THE ORDER,

EVEN IF YOU DON'T
SUE ME, I'M RUINED.

IT'S LIKE IF YOU WERE
THREATENING TO KILL ME.

HERE. SEND THESE BACK. WHAT'S THE
REPORT ON THE MEN'S UNDERWEAR SALE?

618 SALES
AT 1:00.

KEEP ME POSTED.

DON'T YOU HEAR ME, MISTER? IT'S MY LIFE!

YES, I HEAR YOU. MERCHANDISE
IS THE LIFE OF THIS STORE.

WHEN YOU PROMISE
TO DELIVER

ON A CERTAIN DAY AND DON'T
DO IT, YOU THREATEN OUR LIFE.

BUT IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE.
IT CAN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

IT CAN'T HAPPEN ONCE!

NOW, GET OUT OF HERE.

YES?

THE MEN'S LAVATORY ON THE
FOURTH FLOOR IS OUT OF ORDER AGAIN.

TAKE A NOTE TO THE HEAD
OF THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT.

FIX MEN'S LAVATORY ON THE
FOURTH FLOOR OR BE FIRED.

I WON'T NEED MY CAR TILL 7:30
OR SO. TELL MY CHAUFFEUR TO WAIT.

WHERE CAN I
FIND YOU, PLEASE?

I'M GOING TO INSPECT THE
FIFTH AND SIXTH FLOORS.

WELL, WHO ARE YOU?

DON'T YOU KNOW
BETTER

THAN TO BREAK INTO A LADY'S
HOUSE WITHOUT KNOCKING?

OH, YOU'RE THE LADY
OF THE HOUSE, ARE YOU?

MM-HMM. BESIDES,
HOW DID YOU KNOW?

I MIGHT HAVE BEEN TAKING
A BATH OR SOMETHING.

WHO ARE YOU?

OH, I'M ONLY
THE LANDLORD.

YOU HAVEN'T PAID YOUR
RENT THIS MONTH, LADY.

I KNOW I HAVEN'T, BUT
YOU WOULDN'T THROW ME OUT

ON A STORMY NIGHT
LIKE THIS,

WOULD YOU, MISTER?

AW, COME ON. I WAS JUST
GOING TO HAVE A BITE TO EAT.

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO JOIN ME? COME ON.

OH, JUST LOOK AT THAT. A
LOVELY PAPIER-MACHE CHICKEN.

MMM. I'LL BET
THAT'S GOOD.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
A WAX BANANA?

I'D LOVE IT.

OR PERHAPS I COULD MAKE
YOU A SANDWICH. MMM.

OH, FRESH, TOO.

AND LOOK. THERE'S SOME NICE
FAKE MILK. JUST WHAT WE NEED.

I'M SORRY I CAN'T OFFER
YOU ANYTHING BETTER, MISTER.

YOU WORK HERE,
DON'T YOU?

YES, I WORK HERE.

YOU'RE LUCKY. I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO GET A JOB HERE MYSELF.

TELL ME, IS IT A TOUGH PLACE TO WORK IN?

OH, NOT SO BAD.

BY THE WAY,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S
AFTER CLOSING TIME?

BE A SPORT, WILL YOU, AND LET ME STAY?

I'LL TURN OUT ALL THE
LIGHTS AND BE VERY QUIET.

I'LL SLEEP IN THERE
ON THAT COUCH,

AND NO ONE WILL EVER
KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

HAVEN'T YOU GOT ANY
OTHER PLACE TO SLEEP?

NO. WELL, THAT IS,
NOT AS NICE AS THIS.

AND BESIDES,
I WANT TO BE

THE FIRST ONE TO THE EMPLOYMENT
OFFICE IN THE MORNING.

BROKE?

VERY.

WITH YOUR LOOKS, YOU SHOULDN'T
HAVE ANY TROUBLE GETTING A JOB.

THANK YOU, BUT I'D RATHER
BE EMPLOYED FOR MY BRAINS.

WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?

OH, IT'S YOU,
MR. ANDERSON.

BEG PARDON, SIR.

I SEEN A LIGHT IN HERE,
AND I THOUGHT-

IT'S ALL RIGHT, JOE.

A
- ANDERSON? YOU MEAN, YOU'RE KURT ANDERSON?

MM-HMM. WHAT OF IT?

OH. WELL, I'VE BEEN
TRYING TO GET IN

TO SEE YOU ALL DAY
FOR A JOB.

I'VE GOT ALL NIGHT
TO LISTEN.

HOW ABOUT
A LITTLE DINNER FIRST?

WHAT'LL WE DO WITH ALL THIS
FOOD? IT'S TOO BAD TO WASTE IT.

IT'LL KEEP.

COME ALONG,
MISS WHOSIS.

MADELINE WHOSIS,
IF YOU PLEASE.

GOOD NIGHT, ROSS.

IT'S GETTING
PRETTY LATE,

AND I GUESS
I'D BETTER GO.

ALL I CAN SAY IS, THANKS
SO MUCH, MR. ANDERSON,

FOR EVERYTHING AND FOR
BEING SO NICE TO ME.

I SUPPOSE I ATE
LIKE A LITTLE PIG,

BUT, GEE, YOU DON'T KNOW
HOW HUNGRY I WAS.

OH, YES, I WAS, REALLY.

I THINK I'M GOING TO
LIKE WORKING FOR YOU,

AND I'LL PAY YOU BACK THAT $10
OUT OF MY FIRST WEEK'S PAYCHECK.

HA HA HA! OH, YES, I WILL, REALLY.

I WISH I COULD
REALLY THANK YOU,

BUT I CAN'T ASK YOU TO DINNER,
AND I CAN'T GIVE YOU A JOB.

SO GOOD NIGHT, MR. ANDERSON,
AND, WELL, THANKS AGAIN.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO,
YOU KNOW.

OH, YES, I DO.

NO, YOU DON'T.

SECOND FLOOR-LINGERIE,
PAJAMAS, MILLINERY,

WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S
SHOES, CORSETS,

BRASSIERES, GIRDLES,
ABDOMINAL BANDS,

AIR MATTRESSES, BICYCLE
TIRES, ARMY COTS, CANOE PAINT,

SHOE STRETCHERS,
AND BOY SCOUT OUTFITS.

YOUR NAME?

WALTERS.
MADELINE WALTERS.

ADDRESS?

EDDINGTON
APARTMENTS, 34,

WEST 55th STREET.

HAVE YOU HAD
ANY EXPERIENCE MODELING?

NO.

THEN I EXPECT I BETTER PUT YOU
WITH SOMEONE FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

WILL YOU COME
THIS WAY?

OH, POLLY?

POLLY, THIS IS MADELINE.
SHE'S COMING TO WORK HERE.

WOULD YOU MIND TAKING
CHARGE OF HER? SURE.

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO?

OH, MODEL, I GUESS.

YOU OUGHT TO DO ALL RIGHT,
IF YOUR FEET HOLD OUT.

WHY? IS IT SO TOUGH?

NOT SO BAD, UNLESS YOU RUN INTO
A 42 THAT WANTS TO GET INTO A 16.

YOU'RE TO GO RIGHT UP TO
MR. ANDERSON'S OFFICE, POLLY.

ME? WHAT FOR?

I DON'T KNOW. HE JUST CALLED FOR YOU.

OH.

SEE YOU LATER, BABE.

UH, DOES MR. ANDERSON
CALL OFTEN?

YES.
QUITE OFTEN.

HELLO, MR. ANDERSON.

OH, IT'S YOU.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
WITH ALL YOUR CLOTHES ON.

I'M JUST GIVING MY FACE A BREAK TODAY.

YOU THINK I NEED
A CHANGE, DO YOU?

YOU'VE TRIED EVERYTHING ELSE
FOR 6 MONTHS, HAVEN'T YOU?

6 MONTHS? I'M JUST
GETTING MY SECOND WIND.

YOU'VE BEEN WORKING ON ME
WITH EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT,

BUT I KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
BEFORE YOU THINK IT.

I DON'T WANT YOU
OR ANY PART OF YOU.

I WANT THAT UNDERSTOOD
BECAUSE I THINK I CAN USE YOU.

WHAT PART OF ME?

ALL OF YOU.

I GET IT.

HOW MUCH ARE YOU
GETTING NOW?

35 A WEEK
WHEN I'M NOT DOCKED.

COULD YOU USE 70?

70 A WEEK?
WHAT'S THE GAG?

I WANT YOU TO DO
SOMETHING FOR ME.

IT'S PRACTICALLY DONE. WHAT IS IT?

LISTEN, COME HERE.

IN THE NEXT OFFICE SITS A GENTLEMAN
BY THE NAME OF MR. DENTON ROSS.

SURE. I KNOW HIM.

ROSS IS WASTING TOO MUCH OF HIS
VALUABLE TIME WATCHING MY AFFAIRS.

HE'S MUCH TOO BUSY
AROUND HERE.

HE NEEDS SOMEBODY TO TAKE
HIS MIND OFF HIS WORK.

YOU CAN DO THAT BETTER
THAN ANYBODY I KNOW.

AND I GET PAID FOR IT? YES.

OH! THAT'LL BE
WONDERFUL.

SAVE IT. DON'T
WASTE IT ON ME.

OH! MR. ROSS,
I HOPE YOU AREN'T BUSY,

BUT I JUST HAD TO SEE YOU.

WHAT IS IT,
YOUNG LADY?

I SUPPOSE I SHOULD REALLY
TALK TO MR. ANDERSON,

BUT I'D MUCH RATHER
SEE YOU. DO YOU MIND?

NOT AT ALL,
NOT AT ALL.

ANYHOW, I THINK YOU
UNDERSTAND BETTER THAN ANYBODY

WHAT WE GIRLS HAVE TO PUT UP
WITH DOWN IN THE DEPARTMENT.

I KNOW YOU'LL PROTECT ME.

WHY, CERTAINLY,
CERTAINLY.

SIT RIGHT DOWN,
MISS, UH-

DALE. POLLY DALE.
I'M A MODEL.

OH!

HAVE YOU BEEN HAVING
ANY TROUBLE?

YES.

TELL ME ALL
ABOUT IT, MY DEAR.

IT'S ABOUT STOCKINGS.

STOCKINGS?

YES. THEY DON'T WANT ME
TO WEAR STOCKINGS,

AND THAT MEANS NO GIRDLE.

OH, I FEEL JUST AWFUL.

AND THEN MISS SIBLEY WANTS
US TO ROUGE OUR HEELS.

DO WHAT?

ROUGE OUR HEELS,
LIKE THIS.

I SEE.

HONESTLY, I'M SO ASHAMED, MR. ROSS.

I DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE
THIS UP WITH MR. ANDERSON,

BECAUSE, WELL,
I'M SO AFRAID OF HIM,

AND I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND
HOW WE GIRLS FEEL ABOUT IT.

YES, MY DEAR. I UNDERSTAND PERFECTLY,

PERFECTLY.

I'LL HAVE A TALK WITH
MISS SIBLEY ABOUT IT.

BUT YOU WON'T TELL HER I
CAME UP TO SEE YOU, WILL YOU?

SHE'LL BE AWFUL MAD.

PROMISE?

I WON'T TELL HER.

OH, THANK YOU. YOU DON'T
MIND IF I COME TO YOU

WITH THESE
LITTLE THINGS, DO YOU?

NOT AT ALL, MY DEAR.
NOT AT ALL. NO.

COME ANYTIME
YOU LIKE, ANYTIME.

OH, THANK YOU.
YOU'RE SO NICE.

GOOD-BYE.

$2,000 A DAY,

3/4 OF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
THAT'S DEPRESSION.

I KNOW WE'VE DONE
$100 MILLION IN A YEAR.

I KNOW THAT WE EMPLOY 12,000 PEOPLE
AND THAT WE'RE A GREAT INSTITUTION-

NONE OF WHICH MEANS A THING
UNLESS WE CAN MAKE MONEY.

I DON'T WANT TO THROW A COUPLE
OF THOUSAND PEOPLE OUT OF JOBS,

SO INSTEAD OF DOING THAT, I'M
GOING TO CUT YOUR SALARIES AGAIN.

EVERYBODY,
INCLUDING MYSELF,

WILL TAKE A 10% CUT
BEGINNING NEXT WEEK.

MR. ANDERSON, THAT'S THE
THIRD CUT WE'VE TAKEN.

IT'S TOO MUCH.

ALL RIGHT. TRY LOOKING FOR
ANOTHER JOB, THEN. YOU'RE THROUGH.

THAT SUITS ME!

AND NOW I WANT
SOME IDEAS!

SALES IDEAS THAT'LL
SELL GOODS.

IF YOU CAN'T SELL GOODS,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET OUT.

WHEN THE BELL SOUNDS
AT 5:30, EVERYONE STOPS

AS THOUGH THAT WAS WHAT
THEY WERE PAID FOR.

THEY'RE PAID TO WORK-
NOT 8 HOURS A DAY,

BUT AS LONG AS THERE'S
ANYTHING TO BE DONE.

MR. ANDERSON,
MR. ANDERSON,

I HAVE HERE A CABLEGRAM FROM
MY COUSIN COMMODORE MONROE

ADDRESSED TO ALL THE
EXECUTIVES OF THE STORE.

I SAID I WANTED SOME BRIGHT IDEAS.

OUR BIGGEST LOSS IS
IN THE MEN'S DEPARTMENT,

WHERE WE'RE DOING 1/3
THE BUSINESS WE DID A YEAR AGO.

HIGGINS, WHAT IDEAS
HAVE YOU FOR YOUR MEN'S DEPARTMENT?

IDEAS?

DIDN'T YOU EVER
HEAR OF THEM?

WELL, UH, I DON'T KNOW AS
THERE'S VERY MUCH TO BE SAID.

THERE'S A DEPRESSION,

AND EVERYBODY'S
AFFECTED, EVERYTHING.

WHY, I SHOULD SAY THE THING TO DO
WOULD BE TO RETRENCH, ECONOMIZE.

I HAVE A LETTER FROM THE BANKERS
INTERESTED IN THIS BUSINESS.

THEY SAY THE SAME THING-
RETRENCH, ECONOMIZE.

IN OTHER WORDS,
SIT DOWN AND DO NOTHING.

WHAT DO WE NEED YOU FOR,
THEN, HIGGINS?

WHY DO I PAY YOU $15,000 A
YEAR? TO RETRENCH AND ECONOMIZE?

THAT'S EXPENSIVE SITTING.

I WANT IDEAS THAT ARE GOING TO COST
MONEY, THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE MONEY.

HOW ABOUT A WINDOW-DISPLAY
CONTEST? TIES, SHOES, HATS, SUITS.

A CONTEST IN PUTTING
THE THINGS TOGETHER-

THE RIGHT SHOES, THE
RIGHT HATS, THE RIGHT TIES.

MAKE THEM
CLOTHES-CONSCIOUS.

WHAT DO YOU SAY,
HIGGINS?

WHY, THIS IS NOT
A LITTLE 6th AVENUE SHOP.

INSTEAD OF HAVING BAGS AND SHOES

AND HATS AND DRESSES
ALL ON DIFFERENT FLOORS,

COULDN'T WE HAVE A SMALL
SECTION IN MY DEPARTMENT

WHERE THE CUSTOMER COULD SEE
THE BAGS AND SHOES AND HATS

AND GET THEM
TO MATCH THE GOWNS?

DO THAT RIGHT AWAY!

I'LL HAVE TO HAVE A CREW TO
SHIFT THE DEPARTMENT AROUND.

GET A CREW. HAVE THEM WORK
ALL NIGHT IF NECESSARY.

FROM COMMODORE MONROE NOW,

MR. ANDERSON?

GO AHEAD.

AH! AHEM!

"TO THE EXECUTIVE HEADS OF
THE MONROE DEPARTMENT STORE.

"IN THESE TIMES
WHICH TRY MEN'S SOULS,

"I SEND YOU THIS MESSAGE
TO REMIND YOU

"THAT THE FOUNDER
OF THE MONROE STORE

"WAS A DESCENDANT OF JAMES
MONROE AND BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

"THE MONROE STORE

"HAS A GREAT TRADITION
BEHIND IT.

"WE MUST MEET THE
SITUATION THAT FACES US

WITH HIGH FAITH
AND COURAGE."

FROM OUR YACHT.

"WE HAVE TOUCHED BOTTOM,
BUT IT IS AN ELASTIC BOTTOM,

"A BOTTOM FROM WHICH
WE CAN REBOUND

TO GREATER HEIGHTS."

I'VE GOT AN IDEA!
I'VE GOT A GREAT IDEA!

OH, I'M SORRY. NOW, WHAT'S THE IDEA?

I BEGGED YOUR PARDON! I
- BOTTOMS.

HIS SAYING "BOTTOM"
GAVE ME THE IDEA.

MEN'S SHORTS,
MEN'S UNDERWEAR.

WAIT. I'LL GIVE IT
TO YOU RIGHT.

I WAS WATCHING
THE TIE SALE DOWNSTAIRS.

MEN'S TIES.
WHO BOUGHT THEM? WOMEN!

ALL RIGHT. LET'S SELL
MEN'S THINGS TO WOMEN.

WHAT DO YOU SAY,
HIGGINS?

WELL, I-I DON'T SEE
ANYTHING IN THAT.

WOMEN BUY MEN'S TIES,
BUT WHAT OF IT?

THEY DON'T BUY
ANYTHING ELSE FOR MEN.

YES, THEY DO! MEN'S SHORTS!
RIGHT NEXT TO MEN'S TIES.

RIGHT NEXT TO THE SALE, AND
THEY HADN'T BEEN SELLING A THING.

BUT TODAY WE MADE 46 SALES, TO
WOMEN! MEN'S DRAWERS TO WOMEN!

RUBBISH! I DON'T THINK SO.

BEHIND EVERY WOMAN'S PURCHASE
IS THE SHADOW OF A MAN.

HERE'S MY IDEA-
USE SHORTS AS A LEADER.

ADVERTISE IT, OR EVEN
DON'T ADVERTISE IT,

BUT MOVE THAT DEPARTMENT NEXT
TO THE WOMEN'S READY-TO-WEAR

SO THAT WOMEN
WILL HAVE TO PASS IT.

WE'LL TRY IT
WITHOUT ADVERTISING.

WE'LL USE IT AS A TEST
TO SEE IF WE CAN SELL

MEN'S DRAWERS
TO WOMEN.

AND IF WE CAN, WE CAN
SELL THEM MEN'S ANYTHING.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,
HIGGINS?

FANTASTIC. NOT
AT ALL IN LINE

WITH THE POLICY OF THE
STORE, AND I'VE BEEN

30 YEARS
IN THE BUSINESS.

HIGGINS, GET OUT.
YOU'RE THROUGH.

NOT PUBLICLY
LIKE THIS.

PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY,
YOU'RE THROUGH.

YOU'RE TOO OLD, TOO SET.

YOU DON'T THINK. YOU DON'T
WORK. YOU JUST SIT THERE

AND OBSTRUCT
AND SHAKE YOUR HEAD.

YOU THINK A THING CAN'T BE DONE
BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN DONE.

YOU'RE DEADWOOD, HIGGINS.
GET OUT.

AND MY 30 YEARS IN
THIS STORE ISN'T WORTH-

YOU'VE BEEN PAID FOR ALL
YOUR 30 YEARS, OVERPAID.

I'LL GIVE YOU A YEAR'S SALARY.
IT'S WORTH IT TO HAVE YOU OUT.

BUT I'M NOT
DEADWOOD!

GET OUT!

ANDERSON,
THIS IS INHUMAN!

YOU CAN GET OUT, TOO!

WHAT, I? THE ASSOCIATE
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT-

I DON'T CARE
WHO YOU ARE!

GET BUSY AND SHIFT
THOSE DEPARTMENTS.

ALL OF YOU, GET BACK ON THE
JOB. WORK ALL NIGHT IF NECESSARY!

YES?

THE MEN'S LAVATORY ON THE
FOURTH FLOOR IS OUT OF ORDER AGAIN.

WELL, WELL.
A FOOTBALL.

THIS IS JUST WHAT MY
SAMMY WANTS. HOW MUCH?

$3.50. THEY'RE
GENUINE PIGSKIN.

WHAT KIND OF SKIN?

PIGSKIN.

WHAT'S THE IDEA OF HAVING
A LOT OF OLD SONGS

OUT IN FRONT LIKE THIS? TAKE THEM BACK
TO THE COUNTER AND GET SOME NEW STUFF!

YES, SIR.

WE'LL SEE WHETHER THINGS
LIKE THIS CAN BE DONE.

MY HUSBAND IS THE EDITOR
OF A NEWSPAPER.

I'LL HAVE THIS SPREAD ALL OVER THE
FRONT PAGE. THAT'S WHAT I'LL DO.

WHAT IS IT, MADAM?

ARE YOU THE HEAD
OF THIS STORE?

YES. WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I'M MRS. LEE HICKOX.
YOU UNDERSTAND?

WELL, MRS. HICKOX?

THIS MAN
ARRESTED ME. ME!

HE ACCUSED ME OF STEALING MY OWN BAG.

HOW DID I KNOW
IT WAS HER BAG?

IT WAS LAYING ON THE COUNTER. I
THOUGHT IT BELONGED TO THE STORE.

I BOUGHT THIS BAG
A WEEK AGO

AT GORMLEY'S.
YOU CAN VERIFY THAT.

WHERE WAS THE BAG?

ON THE COUNTER WITH THE
BRASSIERES. I WAS BUYING BRASSIERES.

DO WE KEEP HANDBAGS AMONG
THE BRASSIERES, SWEENEY?

WELL, WHAT WAS I
TO THINK?

I'LL HIRE SOMEBODY TO
TELL YOU WHAT TO THINK.

I'M SO SORRY THIS HAPPENED, MRS. HICKOX.

SO AM I. IT'LL MAKE INTERESTING READING

IN MY HUSBAND'S
NEWSPAPER.

WE DON'T LIKE
THAT SORT OF PUBLICITY.

JUST WHAT IS IT
WORTH TO YOU?

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

AS A TOKEN
OF OUR APPRECIATION,

MAY I BEG YOU
TO ACCEPT AS A GIFT

SOME ARTICLE OF
MERCHANDISE FROM THE STORE?

JUST GO THROUGH THE STORE
AND LET MISS HALL KNOW-

THIS YOUNG LADY HERE.

I DON'T NEED TO GO
THROUGH THE STORE.

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
A CONCERT GRAND PIANO.

WILL YOU HAVE IT SENT
OR TAKE IT WITH YOU?

SENT.

VERY WELL. MISS HALL,
TAKE THE ADDRESS.

AND DO FORGIVE US,
MRS. HICKOX.

OF COURSE.
WITH PLEASURE.

THAT'S VERY GENEROUS
OF YOU.

GOOD-BYE, MRS. HICKOX.

GOOD-BYE,
MR. ANDERSON.

WE'LL TAKE $10 A WEEK OUT
OF YOUR SALARY, SWEENEY,

TILL THAT PIANO
IS PAID FOR,

AND I'LL GIVE YOU
THE WHOLESALE PRICE.

$10 A WEEK?
GEE, IT'LL TAKE ME

THE REST OF MY LIFE,
MR. ANDERSON.

I DOUBT IF YOU'LL LIVE
THAT LONG. GET OUT.

EIGHTH FLOOR-TOYS,
SPORTING GOODS,

RADIOS, PHONOGRAPHS,
LUGGAGE,

ROWING MACHINES,
PUNCHING BAGS,

BATHING SUITS, BATHING
CAPS, SWEATSHIRTS, TENTS,

UKULELES,
RIDING HABITS,

AND WOOD-BURNING
OUTFITS.

LISTEN, BEAUTIFUL, I'VE GOT TWO
SWELL SEATS FOR THE FOLLIES TONIGHT.

WANT TO GO?
UH-HUH.

DINNER?
YEAH.

MEET YOU AT 6:00 AT THE
SIDE ENTRANCE. ALL RIGHTY.

HELLO, BEAUTIFUL.
BAD NEWS.

SWEET, I CAN'T MAKE IT.
OH, MARTIN.

I GAVE MR. ANDERSON AN IDEA, AND NOW
I'VE GOT TO STAY AND HELP SUPERVISE IT.

I SHOULD HAVE KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT
UNTIL THE MORNING, BUT I DIDN'T.

WHEN ANDERSON GIVES
AN ORDER, THAT'S THAT.

HERE. TAKE THESE THEATER
TICKETS AND TAKE A GIRLFRIEND.

I SAID A GIRLFRIEND, NOW.

I DON'T WANT TO GO
WITHOUT YOU.

YOU KNOW, SOMEONE OUGHT
TO STRANGLE KURT ANDERSON

AND GIVE US ALL
A VACATION.

AW, NOW, NO, YOU DON'T.

HONEY, HE'S ALL RIGHT WHEN
YOU KNOW HIM. HE'S A SWELL GUY.

HE'S SWELL
TILL YOU KNOW HIM.

SO YOU KNOW HIM, HUH?

I KNOW HOW HARD
AND CRUEL HE IS.

MARTIN,
HE'S DYNAMITE.

HONEY,
WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

IT'S NO SECRET. EVERYONE
IS SCARED TO DEATH OF HIM,

AND SO AM I.

AW, JUST BECAUSE
HE'S THE BOSS, THAT'S ALL.

MAYBE YOU'LL BE SCARED
OF ME, TOO, SOMEDAY.

YOU'RE
NOT MY BOSS... YET.

I SAID SOMEDAY.

MAYBE.

GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

I WANT HALF A SIZE
LARGER THAN THIS.

THE LAST PAIR OF
SHOES I BOUGHT HERE

SCUFFED ALL OUT
IN THE TOES,

AND I SAID TO MARY- THAT'S
MY SON'S WIFE, YOU KNOW-

I SAID TO HER
JUST THIS MORNING,

"THAT CHILD
SHOULD BE TAUGHT

TO TAKE BETTER CARE
OF HER SHOES."

I DID THE BEST I COULD
WITH THEM, MR. WEST.

Martin: IF THAT'S
THE BEST YOU CAN DO,

YOU'D BETTER
TAKE UP PLUMBING.

LOOK AT THAT FIGURE.

LOOK AT THIS ONE!
AND THIS ONE.

YOU CAN'T DRAW WOMEN, THAT'S
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU.

I PUT IN TWO DAYS'
WORK ON THEM.

THEY'RE AS GOOD AS
ANY OF THE STORES USE.

THAT'S NOT
GOOD ENOUGH.

AREN'T YOU GOING TO
PAY ME SOMETHING?

FOR WHAT?

MR. WEST, IF YOU ONLY KNEW
HOW I NEEDED THIS MONEY.

THE ONLY TIME I'LL PAY FOR
PICTURES IS WHEN I CAN USE THEM.

WELL, THAT'S PRETTY
TOUGH, MR. WEST.

I NEVER THOUGHT YOU'D
TREAT ME LIKE THAT.

IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT.

HELLO? IS MR. GORDON THERE?

THAT YOU, GORDON? LISTEN, I'VE GOT
TO HAVE A SET OF FASHION DRAWINGS

BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

HOP IN A TAXICAB
AND GET OVER HERE RIGHT NOW.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL WAIT FOR YOU.

THAT'S THE WAY
TO DO IT, MY BOY.

GEE, I HATED TO DO THAT
TO HIM. HE'S A NICE FELLOW.

BUT HE'S
A ROTTEN ARTIST.

YES. I USED TO FEEL SORRY FOR
THEM, TOO, BUT I DON'T ANYMORE.

IT'S A TOUGH GAME, AND YOU'VE
GOT TO BE HARD TO BEAT IT.

YEAH. I'M FINDING
THAT OUT.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I COULD
MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF YOU.

I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU
FOR SOME TIME.

YOU'VE GOT IDEAS, YOU'RE YOUNG, AND
I LIKE THE WAY YOU'VE BEEN WORKING.

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD
FILL HIGGINS' JOB?

ME, YOUR ASSISTANT?

WELL, I DON'T SEE
WHY NOT.

THIS HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH OF A ONE
MAN'S JOB THAT I'VE BEEN DOING HERE.

I LIKE YOU A LOT,
YOUNG FELLOW.

I THINK I COULD TRAIN YOU,

HARDEN YOU UP TO THE POINT WHERE
YOU COULD STEP INTO MY SHOES SOMEDAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?

GEE, MR. ANDERSON, I
- I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WELL, DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

I WANT YOU TO MOVE UP INTO THAT OFFICE
NEXT TO MINE WHERE I CAN HAVE YOU WITH ME.

I'LL WANT YOU 24 HOURS
OF THE DAY.

YOU LIKE TO WORK,
DON'T YOU?

YES, SIR.

SO DO I. IT'S THE ONLY THING
IN THE WORLD WORTH ANYTHING.

YOU'LL FIND THAT OUT.

YOU'RE NOT MARRIED,
ARE YOU?

NO. NO, I'M NOT.

OH. WELL, THAT'S FINE.

THIS IS NO JOB
FOR A MARRIED MAN.

WHERE WOULD I BE WITH A WIFE
HANGING AROUND MY NECK?

DON'T YOU...
LIKE WOMEN?

SURE, I LIKE 'EM,
IN THEIR PLACE,

BUT THERE'S NO TIME
FOR WIVES IN THIS JOB.

LOVE 'EM AND LEAVE 'EM.
GET ME?

YEAH, I THINK I DO.

ALL RIGHT, MARTIN.
YOU MOVE IN TOMORROW,

AND I'LL SHOW YOU WHAT
IT MEANS TO BE A SUCCESS.

THANK YOU,
MR. ANDERSON.

SAY, WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?

YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME YOU'RE
DELIRIOUS WITH JOY OR ANYTHING.

SOMETHING WRONG?

NO. EVERYTHING'S
GREAT.

THERE IS TOO SOMETHING
THE MATTER. WHAT IS IT?

SAY, LISTEN, YOUNG LADY, DO YOU
REALIZE WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?

GOOD GRACIOUS. WHO?

KURT ANDERSON'S
NEW ASSISTANT.

OH, MARTIN, NO.

NO KIDDING.

WELL, I-

I THINK THAT'S
MARVELOUS.

IT'S A BIG JOB. IT MEANS 24 HOURS A DAY.

SEE, ANDERSON WANTS ME
WITH HIM ALL THE TIME, AND-

YES, I SEE. YOU WON'T
HAVE ANY TIME FOR ME.

HONEY, IT-
IT ISN'T THAT.

IT JUST WOULDN'T BE FAIR TO
YOU TO GET MARRIED RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE GETTING CLOSER AND
CLOSER TO THAT MAN ALL THE TIME.

OH, MARTIN, DON'T GET LIKE
HIM. I COULDN'T STAND IT.

YOU MUSTN'T LET HIM
DOMINATE YOUR LIFE, TOO.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "TOO"?

WELL, I MEAN
HE'S BRUTAL.

HE'LL TAKE EVERYTHING YOU'VE GOT
AND THEN THROW YOU OUT.

EVERYBODY HATES HIM.

AND NOW HE'S TAKING YOU
AWAY FROM ME.

HE'S NOT
TAKING ME AWAY.

OH, YES, HE IS.

I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING
TO BE MARRIED TONIGHT.

WELL...

WE DON'T HAVE TO BE
MARRIED TONIGHT, DO WE?

OH, LISTEN, SWEETHEART,
I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU.

JUST LET ME GET SET
IN MY JOB.

LISTEN, HONEY, YOU DON'T
KNOW THAT GUY LIKE I DO.

HE'S BEEN SWELL TO ME.
TONIGHT HE OPENED UP A LITTLE.

HE'S RUNNING THAT STORE
ALONE, ALL ALONE.

HE WANTS ME TO HELP HIM.

I CAN'T
LET HIM DOWN NOW.

BESIDES, WE NEED
THE DOUGH, DON'T WE?

I GUESS YOU KNOW WHAT
YOU CAN DO WITH THAT.

I'M GETTING OFF HERE.

SAY, DON'T TELL ME
THIS IS A WEDDING.

NO, NO.
THAT COULDN'T BE.

ANDERSON
DIDN'T ORDER IT.

LOOK. THERE'S
THE BRIDE AND GROOM.

OH, GEE, DOESN'T
SHE LOOK PRETTY?

KIND OF.

OH, THEY LOOK
SO HAPPY.

WHY SHOULDN'T THEY?
THEY'VE JUST BEEN MARRIED.

HONEY, HOW'S YOUR HEART?
IS IT ALL RIGHT?

NO. IT'S JUMPING
RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH.

WELL, COME ON.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

COME ON. WE'RE
GOING TO DO IT.

PARDON ME. IS THE HEAD MAN AROUND?

HE MEANS THE MINISTER.

OH. JUST A MOMENT,
PLEASE.

UH, PARDON ME. COULD
I- OR, WE- ASK YOU A FAVOR?

ARE YOU NEWSPAPER
REPORTERS?

NO. WE WANT TO
GET MARRIED.

MARRIED?

YES. YOU KNOW,

LIKE YOU DID TO THOSE TWO
WHO JUST RAN OUT OF HERE.

BUT, MY DEAR YOUNG MAN,
THERE ARE CERTAIN FORMALITIES.

OH, WE DON'T WANT ANY
FORMALITIES. WE'VE GOT THE LICENSE.

AND EVERYTHING SEEMS
ALL READY HERE.

I MEAN, ALL THE DECORATIONS AND YOU.

OH, PLEASE.

WELL, IT'S RATHER UNUSUAL...

BUT I'LL DO IT,
SINCE YOU WISH ME TO.

OH, THANK YOU.

IF YOU WILL
JUST STAND HERE.

OH, SWANSON AND EVANS, I WANT
YOU TO WITNESS THIS MARRIAGE.

OH, HAVE YOU THE RING?

DID YOU GET
THE RING?

NO. I TOLD YOU
TO GET IT.

YOU GOT THE LICENSE. WHY
DIDN'T YOU GET THE RING?

USE YOURS.
OH.

THAT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT.

DEARLY BELOVED, WE ARE GATHERED
TOGETHER HERE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD

AND IN THE FACE
OF THIS COMPANY...

MARTIN, I TRIED
TO GET YOU LAST NIGHT.

WHERE DO YOU
KEEP YOURSELF LATELY?

WELL, YOU SEE, I MOVED
TO A QUIET LITTLE PLACE-

YES. WELL, DON'T
KEEP IT A SECRET.

GIVE THE NUMBER TO MISS HALL,
AND IF YOU'RE GOING OUT,

I WANT YOU TO LEAVE WORD
WHERE I CAN GET YOU.

ALL RIGHT. I WILL.

LET ME KNOW HOW
THE MEN'S SHORTS ARE GOING.

AND GET THAT UMBRELLA SALE
STARTED. IT'S RAINING OUTSIDE.

DEFECTIVE.
SEND THEM BACK.

SEND THEM
ALL BACK.

YES, SIR.

EVER SINCE THE DAY YOU
SMASHED MY BUSINESS.

YOU DON'T REMEMBER
THAT, DO YOU?

YOU TAUGHT ME
A LESSON.

I THOUGHT THERE WAS
SUCH A THING AS HONESTY

AND COOPERATION AND SINCERITY
IN THE BUSINESS WORLD.

I FOUND OUT
DIFFERENTLY.

IT'S MEN LIKE YOU
WHO CRUSH THAT SUCCEED.

ALL RIGHT. I'M
GOING TO SUCCEED, TOO.

I'M HERE LEARNING MORE
OF YOUR METHODS.

THEN WITH WHAT LITTLE
MONEY I'VE GOT LEFT,

I'M GOING TO START
MY BUSINESS AGAIN.

THEN I'M GOING TO
BE LIKE YOU.

TRUST NOBODY. WORK MY
PEOPLE DAY AND NIGHT

AND THEN
THROW THEM OUT.

AND SOMEDAY, MAYBE I'LL GET THE
CHANCE TO DO THE SAME TO YOU.

HERE.

$5,000.

ARE YOU TRYING
TO BUY ME OFF?

NO. I WANT A HALF-INTEREST
IN ANY BUSINESS YOU GO INTO.

YOU'VE GOT THE RIGHT IDEA NOW.
TAKE THIS CHECK.

GET OUT OF THIS STORE.
GET BUSY. I'M STAKING YOU.

I'LL PICK MY OWN PARTNERS,
IF YOU DON'T MIND.

HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY,
GARFINKLE.

I'M DOUBLING YOUR SALARY AND
PUTTING YOU ON A BIGGER JOB.

ER, YOUNG LADY,

WHERE'S
THE BASEMENT?

ON THE 12th FLOOR,
MADAM.

YOU FRESH THING!

Martin: MADELINE!

HELLO, DARLING. I HAD
TO RUN UP TO SEE YOU.

HOW ARE YOU, ANYHOW?

HOW DID YOU EVER GET
AWAY FROM KURT ANDERSON

LONG ENOUGH TO COME UP AND SEE ME?

HE'S OUT TO LUNCH.

I HOPE HE GETS
INDIGESTION.

OH, NOW, HONEY.

CLOSE THE CURTAINS,
MARTIN.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT TODAY IS?

SURE.

TUESDAY.

OH, NO, STUPID.

THIS IS OUR THIRD
ANNIVERSARY.

WE'VE BEEN MARRIED
3 WEEKS TODAY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

OH, MARTIN, I DON'T GET
TO SEE HALF ENOUGH OF YOU.

IT'S KIND OF TOUGH SNEAKING
AROUND LIKE WE WERE STRANGERS.

LISTEN, HONEY, I'D LIKE TO TELL THE
GANG HERE ABOUT US BEING MARRIED,

BUT I CAN'T RIGHT NOW.
OUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT.

WAIT TILL I GET A BETTER
FOOTING AND A LITTLE MONEY SAVED.

I'LL TELL ANDERSON
ABOUT US BEING MARRIED,

AND HE'LL HAVE TO LIKE IT
OR ELSE.

WHO MANUFACTURES
THESE TOY DOGS?

STERN'S NOVELTY COMPANY, JERSEY CITY.

TELL THEM WE'LL TAKE THEM IF THEY'LL
TAKE OFF THE LABEL "MADE IN GERMANY"

AND PUT ON "MADE IN JAPAN."
IT'LL SELL BETTER.

YES, SIR.

MR. HIGGINS
IS HERE AGAIN.

I DON'T WANT
TO SEE HIM.

HE SAYS
HE MUST SEE YOU.

HE'S BEEN TRYING TO
SEE YOU FOR TWO WEEKS.

THAT GUY'S
GETTING IN MY HAIR.

TELL HIM TO GET OUT
AND STAY OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

AND CALL A MEETING
OF THE ADVERTISING

AND MERCHANDISING
DEPARTMENTS FOR 9:00 TONIGHT.

MR. ANDERSON, YOU CAN'T DO THAT TONIGHT.

WHO SAYS I CAN'T?

THE GRAND BALL OF THE
EMPLOYEES WELFARE ASSOCIATION.

YOU'VE GOT TO GO, TOO. I
LEFT A NOTE ON YOUR DESK.

IS THAT TONIGHT?

YES. AND I BOUGHT
A NEW DRESS.

OH, DON'T MAKE ME WORK TONIGHT, PLEASE.

OH, YOU BOUGHT
A NEW DRESS? WHERE?

WELL, YOU SEE,
I NEEDED A-

WHERE DID YOU BUY IT?

THAT LITTLE SHOP
ON SIXTH AVENUE.

SIXTH AVENUE? WHAT'S THE
MATTER WITH THIS STORE?

WE EVEN GIVE YOU
AN EMPLOYEE'S DISCOUNT.

WELL, THEY WERE SELLING
OUT, AND IT WAS CHEAP, AND-

IF MY OWN EMPLOYEES
WON'T BUY HERE,

HOW CAN WE EXPECT
ANYBODY ELSE TO?

THERE ARE 12,000 OF THEM.

MULTIPLY YOUR DISLOYALTY BY
12,000, AND IT MEANS SOMETHING.

DON'T YOU REALIZE WE'RE
FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES HERE?

CAN'T I EVEN SPEND MY
MONEY WHERE I PLEASE?

WHOSE MONEY?
WHO PAYS IT TO YOU?

YOU, I SUPPOSE.

TO SPEND ON SIXTH AVENUE? NOT UNLESS YOU
WANT TO FIND YOURSELF A JOB OVER THERE.

OH, PLEASE, MR. ANDERSON. I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T REALIZE.

I WON'T EVEN WEAR IT
TONIGHT. I'LL TAKE IT BACK.

NO. BRING THAT DRESS IN HERE
TOMORROW MORNING.

I'LL USE IT FOR A SAMPLE.

I'LL SHOW THE HEAD
OF THE WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT

WHAT OUR EMPLOYEES
ARE BUYING ON THE OUTSIDE,

AND IF SHE CAN'T DUPLICATE IT
FOR LESS MONEY, I'LL FIRE HER!

AND THAT GOES FOR EVERY
DEPARTMENT IN THIS STORE.

SIXTH AVENUE WILL THINK ITS
THROAT IS CUT WHEN I GET THROUGH.

I'LL FIND OUT AT THE PARTY TONIGHT HOW
MANY DRESSES WERE BOUGHT ON THE OUTSIDE.

TELL MISS SIBLEY TO LOOK THEM
OVER AND GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE.

YES, MR. ANDERSON. I
HOPE YOU HAVE A NICE TIME.

UH. THANKS.

WHY DON'T YOU
COME BACK NEXT WEEK?

I'M SURE HE'LL
SEE YOU THEN.

OH, THERE'S NO USE.

THERE'S NO USE.

WELL, THANK YOU AGAIN, MISS
HALL, FOR ALL YOUR KINDNESS,

AND... GOOD-BYE.

PARDON ME. WHERE'S THE
LAMPSHADE DEPARTMENT?

WHY, 4 AISLES DOWN AND
TURN TO YOUR RIGHT, LADY.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HOW ARE THE SALES OF MEN'S
SHORTS TO WOMEN GOING?

GREAT. 246 SALES
AT 3:00.

FINE. WE'LL EXTEND IT TO
SHIRTS AND SOCKS NEXT WEEK.

WELL, MY BOY, HOW
DO YOU LIKE YOUR JOB?

SWELL.

YOU'RE JUST BEGINNING.

WAIT TILL YOU
GET YOUR STRIDE.

MR. ANDERSON.

MR. ANDERSON!

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU?

WHAT IS IT, SWEENEY?

MR. HIGGINS JUMPED OUT
OF A WINDOW ON THE 9th.

HIGGINS?

WHEN?

DEAD?

YES, SIR. THEY TOOK THE BODY
TO CAMPBELL'S FUNERAL PARLOR.

I FOUND THIS
ON THE WINDOWSILL.

THANKS. I'LL
LOOK AFTER IT.

"TO MR. ARNOLD HIGGINS

FROM THE EMPLOYEES OF FRANKLIN
MONROE & COMPANY, 1906."

WHEN A MAN OUTLIVES HIS USEFULNESS,
HE OUGHT TO JUMP OUT OF A WINDOW.

THAT'S THE TROUBLE
WITH MOST MEN.

THEY DON'T REALIZE
WHEN THEY'RE THROUGH.

HIGGINS WAS THROUGH.
I'LL BE THROUGH SOMEDAY.

I HOPE I FIND IT OUT
BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE DOES.

BUT-HE'S WORKED HERE
FOR 30 YEARS!

WE'LL SEND HIM
A WREATH.

AND I'M IN HIS SHOES.
I TOOK HIS JOB.

I FEEL LIKE
IT WAS MY FAULT.

LISTEN, MARTIN,
FORGET HIGGINS.

THIS IS WAR,
UNDERSTAND?

WAR. HE'S JUST ONE OF
THE CASUALTIES.

WAS HE... MARRIED?

NOPE. NEVER HAD TIME.

ALL ALONE. NO FRIENDS. NO
JOB. MUST HAVE BEEN AWFUL.

I'M ALONE. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN ALONE. IT'S
THE ONLY WAY A MAN CAN GET ANYWHERE.

FRIENDS CAN'T HELP YOU. THEY'RE
TOO BUSY SELLING THEIR OWN PEANUTS.

AND A WIFE MAKES
A SLAVE OF YOU.

I WAS ALONE WHEN I TOOK OVER THIS
STORE. I'VE FOUGHT IT THROUGH ALONE.

IT TAKES BRAINS
TO DO THAT.

HAVEN'T YOU...
ANY FRIENDS?

YOU AND I GET ALONG
PRETTY WELL, DON'T WE?

SURE, MR. ANDERSON.

CALL ME KURT.

ALL RIGHT, KURT.

HAVEN'T YOU EVER
LOVED ANYBODY?

SURE. I COULD HAVE MARRIED
A HUNDRED WOMEN.

ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN
ENOUGH, WOULDN'T IT?

BUT I DIDN'T DO IT.

I WAS RAISED ON A FARM-
A POOR LITTLE FARM IN OHIO.

I NEARLY FELL FOR A GIRL BACK THERE,
BUT I WAS TOO POOR TO MARRY HER.

IF I HAD, I'D HAVE
BEEN THERE YET.

MIGHT HAVE HAD A SON
ABOUT LIKE YOU-

BROUGHT INTO THE WORLD TO
STRUGGLE IN POVERTY, LIKE I DID.

BUT I RAN AWAY FROM IT, AND I'VE
SMASHED MY WAY THROUGH TO WHERE I AM NOW.

AND I'VE GOT YOU FOR A SON,
JUST THE SAME.

GET THE IDEA?

YES, I GET IT.

ALL RIGHT. NOW GET OUT OF HERE
AND COME BACK AT 6:00.

CAN'T I MEET YOU AT
THE PARTY? YOU SEE, I-

6:00.

I DON'T KNOW
HOW LONG

I'M GOING TO BE ABLE TO
STAND THIS, MR. ANDERSON.

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH ROSS?

ALL HE WANTS TO DO
IS PLAY CHESS WITH ME.

HOW DO YOU STOP A GUY
FROM DOING THAT?

TRY PLAYING
POST OFFICE.

I'D MUCH RATHER GO BACK TO THE
DEPARTMENT, IF YOU DON'T MIND.

I CAN'T LEARN CHESS, AND
I DON'T WANT TO LEARN IT.

THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A NICE, SNAPPY
GAME OF CHESS TO GET YOU DOWN.

GIVE HIM TIME, MY DEAR.
GIVE HIM TIME.

WON'T YOU LET ME GO?

NOPE. YOU STAY
RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.

THERE WON'T BE ANY CHESSBOARD
AT THE PARTY TONIGHT.

70 BUCKS A WEEK
FOR A CHESS PLAYER.

DO I HAVE TO BE TRUE
TO THAT GUY?

ABSOLUTELY.

OHH!

TO THE EXECUTIVE HEADS
AND EMPLOYEES

OF THE MONROE DEPARTMENT STORE,

I DEEPLY REGRET THAT I'M UNABLE
TO BE PRESENT THIS EVENING

TO SHAKE THE HAND OF EACH
AND EVERY LOYAL EMPLOYEE

THAT HAS HELPED TO MAKE THE
MONROE STORE A MONUMENT OF SUCCESS.

IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES
WHICH TRY MEN'S SOULS,

I SEND YOU THIS MESSAGE
TO AGAIN REMIND YOU

THAT THE FOUNDER
OF THE MONROE STORE

WAS A DESCENDANT OF JAMES MONROE
AND BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

WE HAVE TOUCHED BOTTOM,

BUT IT IS AN ELASTIC BOTTOM,

A BOTTOM FROM WHICH WE CAN
REBOUND TO GREATER HEIGHTS.

SIGNED, COMMODORE MONROE.

YOU NEEDN'T HAVE KEPT
ME WAITING FOR TWO HOURS,

KURT ANDERSON
OR NO KURT ANDERSON.

I TRIED TO GET OUT OF IT, BUT
HE WANTED TO TALK BUSINESS.

SOMETIMES I THINK YOU CARE
MORE FOR HIM THAN YOU DO FOR ME.

DARLING, HE INSISTED
I HAVE DINNER WITH HIM.

I COULDN'T TELL HIM ABOUT
US, AND I COULDN'T SAY NO.

YOU SEEM TO BE ABLE TO
SAY NO TO ME VERY NICELY.

YEAH, I'M A HEEL.
JUST A HEEL.

I'M CERTAINLY GLAD WE AGREE
ON SOMETHING THIS EVENING.

WHAT'D YOU WANT TO MARRY
A GUY LIKE ME FOR?

I DIDN'T WANT TO MARRY
A GUY LIKE YOU.

IT WAS ANOTHER GUY I MARRIED,
BUT I NEVER SEE HIM ANYMORE.

WHY, THE ONLY NIGHT I GET A CHANCE
TO GO OUT WITH HIM, HE STANDS ME UP,

AND SIMPLY BECAUSE KURT
ANDERSON ASKED HIM TO.

WELL, LET ME
TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I'LL TRY A LITTLE STEPPING
OUT, TOO. I'VE GOT FRIENDS.

OH. GOING TO MAKE ME
FEEL SORRY, HUH?

I THOUGHT I CAME HERE
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME!

DON'T LET ME STOP YOU.

OHH, ALL RIGHT.

IF THAT'S THE WAY
YOU FEEL ABOUT IT.

THAT'S ADORABLE. YOU
LOOK JUST LIKE A MONKEY.

OOH, LOOK OUT. FALL OFF. SHH, SHH.

NOPE. YOU HAVE TO HAVE
AN ORGAN FOR THAT ONE.

NOPE. CAN'T USE IT.
LET ME SEE.

OH! JUST A BIG MAN'S
LITTLE HAT.

GIVE ME A KISS, DARLING. GIVE ME A KISS.

OHH!

YOU FORGOT SOMETHING.

YOU LOOK FAMILIAR.

I'D LIKE TO BE.

HOW DO YOU
GET THAT WAY?

VERY PLEASANTLY.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
FOR A LONG TIME.

NOT LONG ENOUGH,
THANK YOU.

WELL, NOW THAT WE'VE
SEEN EACH OTHER, GOOD-BYE.

ARE YOU AFRAID OF ME?

NO. CERTAINLY NOT.

I DARE YOU
TO TALK TO ME.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT?

WE MIGHT FIND PLENTY TO
TALK ABOUT, IF YOU'D TRY.

* YOU'RE THE FLOWER *

* OF *

* MY HEART *

* SWEET ADELINE *

HA HA HA!

OH, WE OUGHT TO
GO ON THE STAGE.

OH, A LITTLE
WENT UP MY NOSE.

I THINK WE'D BETTER HAVE
ANOTHER LITTLE DRINK.

YEP.

YEAH. FOR ONCE,
I AGREE WITH YOU.

I AGREE WITH YOU PERFECTLY.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE! MAYBE
I SHOULDN'T HAVE ANY MORE.

I FEEL KIND OF FOGGY.

GO AHEAD
AND GET FOGGY.

YOU'RE AMONG
FRIENDS.

CAN I DEPEND ON THAT?

ABSOLUTELY.

OH, I DON'T CARE.

EVERYTHING'S ALL WRONG,
ANYWAY.

MAYBE I'M WRONG
ABOUT YOU.

MAYBE I'M WRONG
ABOUT EVERYTHING.

WHO KNOWS?
I DON'T KNOW.

OH, LOOK AT
THE PRETTY BALLOON.

AAH!

HA HA HA!

OH!

WHAT'S THE IDEA?

HOW ABOUT
ANOTHER LITTLE DRINK?

NO, NO. NO MORE.
COME ON. PULL ME UP.

OHH. OH.

OH.

OOH.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

I FEEL ALL RIGHT.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE
A LITTLE REST?

REST?

YEAH. GO UP TO 1032.

IT'S RESERVED FOR ME.

JUST THROW YOURSELF DOWN, AND
WHEN YOU FEEL BETTER, COME ON BACK.

I'LL WAIT RIGHT HERE.

ROOM 1032?

YES. THE DOOR'S OPEN.

GO RIGHT IN AND MAKE YOURSELF AT HOME.

OK.

YES, SIR. YES, SIR.

UH?

YOU ALL KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? 6:00.

OHH.

6:00?

YES, SIR.

OHH. HAVE YOU GOT
ANY ICE WATER?

I'LL GET YOU SOME.

OH. DON'T LET
ANYTHING STOP YOU.

YES, SIR.

I'M ON FIRE.

GOING DOWN?

OH.

GOOD MORNING,
MR. ANDERSON.

HI.

WELL, HOW DO YOU FIND
YOURSELF THIS MORNING, MY BOY?

OHH, I JUST LOOKED
UNDER THE TABLE,

AND THERE I WAS.

THERE ARE TIMES FOR RELAXATION.
LAST NIGHT WAS ONE OF THEM.

I RELAXED
A LITTLE BIT MYSELF.

I HOPE YOU DID
AS WELL AS I DID.

OH, I DID ALL RIGHT.

WELL, PICK YOURSELF UP, CHANGE
YOUR CLOTHES, AND GET ON THE JOB.

THE PARTY'S OVER.

YEAH, BUT I GOTTA
HAVE AN ASPIRIN.

FORGIVE ME, DARLING.

FORGIVE YOU?

I WAS PRETTY TIGHT
LAST NIGHT.

I MADE A FOOL OF MYSELF.

I GUESS I FELL ASLEEP
IN THE LINOLEUM BAR.

ANYHOW, I WAS THERE
WHEN I WOKE UP THIS MORNING.

THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T
COME HOME LAST NIGHT.

I'M SORRY, DARLING.

DO YOU FEEL
ALL RIGHT NOW?

SURE, I'M ALL RIGHT.

WHO TOOK YOU HOME?

NOBODY.

I WON'T DO IT AGAIN.
I'M SORRY.

I JUST BLEW UP,
THAT'S ALL.

I SAID A LOT OF THINGS
I DIDN'T MEAN.

OH, THAT'S
ALL RIGHT, MARTIN.

OH, YOU'RE MARVELOUS.

WHY DON'T YOU
BAWL ME OUT A LITTLE?

YOU COULDN'T
HELP IT.

OH, MARTIN, TELL ME
THAT YOU LOVE ME.

THAT'S ALL I WANT.

MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
IN THE WORLD.

OH, IT WON'T
BE LONG NOW, DARLING.

YOU CAN QUIT
THE STORE,

AND WE'LL TELL PEOPLE WE'RE MARRIED.

WE'LL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE A BABY,

IF WE WANT ONE.

OH, MARTIN.

MADELINE?

SEE YOU LATER.

HELLO, BRADFORD.
HAVE A SEAT.

I WROTE YOU A LETTER, MR. ANDERSON,

TELLING YOU I HAD
AN IMPORTANT MATTER

I WANTED TO
TALK TO YOU ABOUT.

YOU DIDN'T SEEM
TO BELIEVE ME.

I KNEW YOU'D COME IN HERE
IF IT WAS ANYTHING IMPORTANT.

I HAVEN'T GOT TIME TO RUN OVER TO
YOUR OFFICE TO TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE
WEATHER, I ASSURE YOU.

WELL, LET'S
HAVE IT, THEN.

I'VE SPOKEN TO MacLAINE
OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK

AND BITTLE OF THE FARMERS
NATIONAL, AND MY OWN BANK, TOO.

OH, WE'RE
WORRIED, ANDERSON.

AT A TIME LIKE THIS, THERE
SHOULD BE RETRENCHMENT,

CUTTING DOWN, NOT SPENDING AND
EXPANDING, AS YOU ARE DOING.

YOU BANKERS
MAKE ME SICK.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO RUN
YOUR OWN BUSINESS,

AND YOU WANT TO TELL EVERYONE
ELSE HOW TO RUN THEIRS.

I'M RUNNING
THIS BUSINESS.

ON WHOSE MONEY,
ANDERSON?

ON THE MONEY THAT MY BRAINS AND
LABOR HAVE EARNED IN PROFITS,

THAT'S WHOSE MONEY.

YOU'RE A BANKER,
NOT A PRODUCER.

YOU HAVEN'T DONE A THING TO
EARN ONE PENNY OF THE PROFITS

THIS BUSINESS HAS PAID
INTO YOUR POCKET.

YOU COULDN'T GO OUT
AND EARN A NICKEL

IN ANY BUSINESS
THAT REQUIRED IDEAS.

ALL YOU HAVE IS DIGNITY, AND TODAY,
YOU CAN'T GET A THIN DIME FOR IT.

NOW YOU LISTEN
TO ME, ANDERSON.

I WON'T LISTEN TO YOU. WHEN I
WANT IDEAS, I WON'T COME TO YOU.

I'LL COMMUNICATE WHAT YOU
SAID TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

YOU'LL PROBABLY
HEAR FROM US.

I'M NOT INTERESTED
IN HEARING FROM YOU.

YOU'RE NOT TALKING TO SOME
SCARED LITTLE MANUFACTURER.

IT'S NOT YOU WHO
CAN LET ME DOWN,

IT'S ME WHO CAN
LET YOU DOWN.

I KNOW MY STUFF.
YOU DON'T.

ANDERSON,
WITHIN 24 HOURS,

THERE'LL BE A CHANGE IN THE
MANAGEMENT OF THIS BUSINESS.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WILL MEET IN THE MORNING.

YES, SIR?

HAVE MR. ROSS COME IN
HERE RIGHT AWAY, PLEASE.

YES, SIR.

WELL?

LISTEN, ROSS, WHERE'S
FRANKLIN MONROE'S YACHT?

SOMEWHERE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. WHY?

HE'S GOT 40 VOTES ON THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THIS STORE, HASN'T HE?

YES.

ENOUGH TO BEAT
THE BANKERS?

YES.

THEN I'VE GOT TO
HAVE THOSE VOTES.

I DON'T CARE HOW YOU GET THEM,
ROSS, I'VE GOT TO HAVE THEM.

WHY, WHAT HAS
HAPPENED?

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ARE MEETING IN THE MORNING.

THEY'RE GOING TO OUST ME AND
TAKE OVER THE STORE THEMSELVES.

IT MEANS RETRENCHMENT, A THOUSAND
EMPLOYEES THROWN OUT OF A JOB.

I'VE GOT TO HAVE THOSE 40 VOTES BY
10:00 IN THE MORNING TO SAVE THIS STORE.

ANDERSON...
I DON'T LIKE YOU.

THAT'S MUTUAL.

NEVERTHELESS, AS AGAINST
OUTSIDE INTERESTS,

YOU ARE PREFERABLE.

OH, I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS
IF THE BANKERS GET IN HERE.

I MAY DISAGREE WITH YOU ON
SOME POINTS OF MANAGEMENT-

IF YOU'RE TRYING TO TELL ME
THAT WITHIN A YEAR,

IT MEANS BANKRUPTCY FOR THE STORE,
YOU DON'T NEED TO SAY IT. I KNOW IT.

VERY WELL. I'LL CABLE
MY COUSIN AT ONCE.

I'LL GET HIM TO LET ME
VOTE HIS 40 VOTES BY PROXY,

BUT IT WON'T BE EASY.

MR. MONROE DOESN'T
LIKE YOU, EITHER.

ALL RIGHT. GIVE HIM A CHANCE
AT REVENGE. BUT GET BUSY.

ALL RIGHT.

COMPLAINTS.

I ASKED YOU TO COME UP
AT CLOSING TIME, DIDN'T I?

THIS IS CLOSING TIME

AS FAR AS
I'M CONCERNED.

I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU
TO COME OUT WITH ME TONIGHT-

A NICE LITTLE DINNER IN MY
APARTMENT. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

WHAT IS IT-
CONSCIENCE?

WHY DO YOU WANT ME?

I HAVEN'T ANY
FEELING FOR YOU.

I DON'T EVEN HATE YOU. I WISH I COULD.

THERE'S JUST
NO FEELING AT ALL.

LIKE SOMEONE YOU PICK
UP ON THE STREETS-

THAT WHAT'S
I FEEL LIKE.

WHY DON'T YOU
LEAVE ME ALONE?

BECAUSE YOU'RE AN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN-

ONE OF THE MOST
ATTRACTIVE I'VE EVER SEEN.

THERE'S SOMETHING IN US RIGHT
NOW THAT PULLS US TOGETHER.

WE HAVEN'T ANYTHING
TO SAY ABOUT IT.

IF I JUST LAY
MY HAND ON YOU NOW-

DON'T TOUCH ME!

YOU MAY NOT COME TO ME
TONIGHT OR TOMORROW NIGHT,

BUT YOU'LL COME.
YOU CAN'T HELP IT.

NO, I WON'T!
YES, YOU WILL!

FURTHERMORE, I'VE HAD A
LOOK AT YOUR SALES RECORD.

IT'S PRETTY GOOD-
GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE

AN ASSISTANT BUYER OF
YOU AT A BIGGER SALARY

IF YOU'LL JUST KEEP YOUR
HEAD AND WORK WITH ME.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
THAT'S NOT WHAT I WANT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO-MARRY YOU?

BUNK! WHEN YOU DAMES GET YOUR
CLAWS ON A MAN, YOU DON'T LET HIM GO

TILL YOU'VE DRAGGED HIM TO
SOME ALTAR AND RUINED HIS LIFE!

ALL YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS A SOFT PLACE
TO PARK FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

THE ONLY THING I'VE EVER ASKED
YOU FOR IS TO BE LET ALONE!

THAT'S ALL I WANT, AND AS FOR
MARRYING YOU, YOU'RE SAFE THERE, TOO.

I'M MARRIED,
AND I LOVE MY HUSBAND.

WHAT I DO WITH MY LIFE
DOESN'T MATTER,

BUT I WON'T MAKE A MESS
OUT OF MARTIN'S!

MARTIN?
YOU MEAN MARTIN WEST?

YES. YES.
NOW YOU KNOW.

WHY DIDN'T HE
TELL ME?

I LOVE MARTIN,
MR. ANDERSON-

MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
IN THE WORLD.

YOU MUST HELP ME
PROTECT HIM.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO TELL YOU ABOUT
OUR MARRIAGE. HE WANTED TO DO THAT.

DON'T TELL HIM YOU KNOW, WILL
YOU? YOU OWE ME THAT MUCH.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

YES.

TELL MISS DALE
TO COME IN HERE!

I'VE GOT A NEW JOB FOR YOU. DOING WHAT?

YOU KNOW YOUNG WEST?
SURE.

HE'S TANGLED UP
WITH A WOMAN.

YOU THINK HE'LL LIVE?

I WANT HIM BACK,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I WANT HIM. I WANT YOU TO BREAK
THAT THING UP AND DELIVER HIM TO ME.

I'LL FIX YOU UP A DATE WITH
MARTIN. HE MIGHT JUST FALL FOR YOU.

WHO'S
THE COMPETITION?

A GIRL NAMED MADELINE
IN THE WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT.

MADELINE?

YES. THE YOUNG FOOL
RAN OFF AND MARRIED HER.

AND YOU WANT ME TO PUT
HIM BACK IN CIRCULATION?

EXACTLY.

WELL, THE ANSWER
IS NO.

HUH?
I SAID NO.

$150 A WEEK IF YOU CAN
GET HIM TO LOOK AT YOU.

I'M NOT INTERESTED.

YOU'VE GOT A PRICE.
WHAT IS IT?

THERE ARE SOME THINGS I WON'T
DO, AND THAT'S ONE OF THEM.

WHEN DID YOU DEVELOP
PRINCIPLES?

OH, I SAVED A COUPLE
OUT OF THE CRASH.

LISTEN, I'VE MADE SOMETHING
OF THAT BOY. I NEED HIM.

I'M GIVING HIM THE
OPPORTUNITY OF HIS LIFE,

AND HE'S THROWING IT
AWAY ON A WOMAN!

YOU WANT TO SAVE HIM FROM LOVING
A SWELL GIRL LIKE MADELINE,

AND YOU DON'T CARE WHAT BECOMES OF
HER, AS LONG AS YOU GET YOUR MARTIN!

SAY, WHY DON'T YOU
KEEP YOUR NOSE

OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES
BEFORE SOMEBODY SMACKS YOU DOWN?

YOU LET THOSE TWO
ALONE!

YOU'RE THROUGH! YOU GET YOUR
LAST SALARY SATURDAY NIGHT.

NOT AS LONG AS
I CAN PLAY CHESS.

YES?

THE MEN'S LAVATORY ON THE
FOURTH FLOOR IS OUT OF ORDER AGAIN.

I HAVE CABLED EVERY
MEDITERRANEAN PORT.

I SENT RADIO MESSAGES
TO LOCATE THAT YACHT.

MISS HALL, GET WESTERN UNION ON
THE TELEPHONE. GET POSTAL, TOO.

YES, SIR.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
MEETS AT 10:00.

WE'VE GOT TO HAVE
THOSE PROXIES, ROSS!

WELL, I'M KEEPING
THE WIRES OPEN.

I SPENT THE NIGHT TRYING TO THINK
UP SOME SCHEME TO DO OUR OWN BANKING

AND TELL THEM ALL
TO GO TO THE DEVIL.

HAVEN'T YOU BEEN
TO BED AT ALL?

NO. TOO MUCH SLEEP MAKES
A MAN'S BRAIN DULL.

THAT'S WHY
YOUR BRAIN'S DULL.

YOU SLEEP 9 HOURS ON ONE OF
OUR DOUBLE-JOINTED SPRINGS.

YES.

WHAT'S THE REPORT?

WESTERN UNION HAS RECEIVED
NOTHING. I'M GETTING POSTAL.

ALL RIGHT,
KEEP AFTER THEM.

YES, SIR.

WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU, ROSS?

OH, UH, NOTHING,
NOTHING.

I
- I'M BEGINNING TO APPRECIATE YOU, PERHAPS.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN
YOU ARE LICKED, DO YOU?

BEGINNING
TO LIKE ME, HUH?

I DESPISE YOU
FOR THAT, ROSS.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

16 MINUTES
PAST 9:00.

44 MINUTES LEFT, HUH?

WELL, IT'S ALL UP
TO LITTLE FRANKLIN MONROE.

KING MONROE. HA HA!
THE HANDSHAKER.

FUNNY WORLD, ROSS.
LOOK AT US-

A COUPLE OF NUMSKULLS STRUGGLING TO
KEEP THIS STORE FROM CRACKING TO PIECES.

WE MUST BE A LITTLE MAD,
AREN'T WE?

IF WE WERE SANE, WE WOULDN'T
BE ABLE TO STAND IT, WOULD WE?

YOU-YOU MEAN,
UH...

WE ALL DO INSANE THINGS ONCE IN A WHILE?

YES, I-I SUPPOSE
YOU ARE RIGHT.

OH, UH, AND LISTEN.

CAN I ASK YOU
FOR SOME ADVICE?

WHAT ABOUT?

A WOMAN.

A WOMAN? YOU?

YES.

YES, YES, IT'S ONE
OF THOSE INSANE THINGS

WE ALL DO.

WELL, YOU KNOW
HOW IT IS.

SEE, SHE'S
BLACKMAILING ME.

YES. I'M CAUGHT LIKE
A RAT IN A TRAP.

I'LL BE RUINED. FRANKLIN
MONROE MIGHT HEAR OF IT.

ANDERSON, YOU KNOW
ALL ABOUT WOMEN.

WHAT AM I TO DO?

WHY DON'T YOU
KILL HER?

HUH?

YES.

ANYTHING
FROM POSTAL?

NO.

IF YOU DON'T, SHE'LL
PROBABLY KILL YOU SOMEDAY.

DOES SHE CARRY A GUN
IN HER PURSE?

I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU
THINK SHE MIGHT?

SHE MIGHT DO
ANYTHING.

OH, HEAVENS, I-

GO AHEAD! KILL HER
AND BE DONE WITH IT.

NO. NO.

I'LL MARRY HER
FIRST.

KURT, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

I WANT TO GET 10 BEAUTIFUL
PARK AVENUE DEBUTANTES.

NOT TO SELL WOMEN'S
CLOTHES-THAT'S OUR BEST DEPARTMENT.

I WANT TO PUT THEM IN ORIENTAL RUGS. WE'RE
TAKING IT ON THE CHIN IN THAT DEPARTMENT!

DEBUTANTES SELLING
ORIENTAL RUGS?

SURE! THE COMMISSION ON
THE SALES GOES TO CHARITY.

THE DEBUTANTES ARE
SUPPORTING A BREAD LINE.

WE'LL SUPPORT THE BREAD
LINE IF THEY SELL RUGS.

DO THAT RIGHT AWAY.
OH, BY THE WAY...

THERE'S GOING TO BE
PLENTY OF NIGHT WORK.

I WAS JUST WONDERING WHETHER
IT WOULDN'T BE A GOOD IDEA

IF YOU MOVED OVER
TO MY HOTEL.

I'LL GET A COUPLE OF ROOMS
NEXT TO MINE FOR YOU.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE YOU
A LITTLE MORE AVAILABLE.

UH, I'M SORRY, KURT.
I...

I DON'T-
I DON'T THINK

IT WOULD WORK OUT
SO WELL.

WHY NOT?

WELL, I...

I'M MARRIED.

UH-HUH.

I SHOULD HAVE
TOLD YOU

A LONG TIME AGO, I
SUPPOSE. SORRY I DIDN'T.

I HOPE IT WON'T
MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

KURT, SHE WON'T
INTERFERE.

SHE WON'T? SHE HAS.

I ASK YOU TO COME
AND LIVE WITH ME

SO WE CAN BE TOGETHER
AND PLAN AND WORK,

BUT YOU CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE
YOU'VE GOT TO RUN HOME TO A WOMAN,

AND THAT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING.
SHE'S HOGTIED YOU, MY BOY.

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO
THINK STRAIGHT PRETTY SOON.

BUT, MR. ANDERSON,
SHE'S A SWELL KID.

YOU'D LIKE HER IF YOU KNEW
HER. SHE WORKS HERE, TOO.

ALL I HOPED FOR
IS IN YOU.

I WANT YOU TO STICK TO ME
- ME, YOU UNDERSTAND?

LET THIS WOMAN GO.

WHAT?

SURE. TURN HER LOOSE. A
LITTLE MONEY WILL DO THE TRICK.

THAT'S ALL
ANY OF THEM WANT.

WHY, YOU-YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!

I DON'T, EH? I'VE GOT RID
OF PLENTY OF THEM THAT WAY.

WHAT DO THEY CARE
WHAT MAN IT IS,

SO LONG AS THEY TIE HIM
DOWN FOR A LIFE CONTRACT?

DON'T BE A SUCKER,
MARTIN.

YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT
MY WIFE LIKE THAT, KURT.

SHE'S NO DIFFERENT
FROM THE REST OF THEM.

I OUGHT TO SLAM YOU
IN THE NOSE FOR THAT.

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU DO IT?
ARE YOU YELLOW?

YES.

GET WESTERN UNION
AND POSTAL AGAIN.

TELL THAT GIRL
MADELINE WATERS

TO DROP WHAT SHE'S DOING
AND COME UP HERE RIGHT AWAY.

YES, SIR.

LISTEN, YOU THINK I DON'T
KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
THAT I DO.

I WANT YOU TO SIT RIGHT
HERE AND GET AN EARFUL.

YES.

HAS THAT GIRL COME UP YET
- THE ONE I SENT FOR?

YES. SHE'S HERE NOW.

ALL RIGHT, SEND HER IN AND
KEEP AFTER WESTERN UNION.

I'M GETTING THEM.

COME IN, MRS. WEST.

I JUST HAD A TALK
WITH MARTIN ABOUT YOU.

WELL, I DON'T THINK

THERE'S ANYTHING MORE TO
DISCUSS ABOUT ME. I'M LEAVING.

YOU'RE A NICE GIRL.

I'VE NOTHING
AGAINST YOU...

PERSONALLY...

BUT YOU'RE INTERFERING WITH
MARTIN'S CAREER AND WITH HIS LIFE.

HOW MUCH IS THAT MARRIAGE
LICENSE WORTH TO YOU?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? ARE
YOU OFFERING ME MONEY?

YES, TO LET MARTIN GO.

LISTEN, WHEN MARTIN
GOES, HE GOES WITH ME.

I'M LEAVING
THIS STORE TODAY,

AND I WANT MY HUSBAND TO
GET AWAY FROM HERE, TOO,

YOU WOMEN THINK
AN AFFAIR WITH YOU

IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IN THE WORLD, DON'T YOU?

A MAN'S WORK
AND HIS SUCCESS IS!

THAT'S NOT TRUE.
IT'S I. IT'S MARTIN.

WE'RE THE MOST
IMPORTANT THINGS.

PLEASE DISCHARGE HIM, DO YOU HEAR?

I DON'T WANT HIM
TO GET LIKE YOU.

OH, YOU'VE CHANGED YOUR
MIND ABOUT ME, HAVEN'T YOU?

I WAS ALL RIGHT FOR YOU THE
FIRST NIGHT I MET YOU, WASN'T I?

I WAS ALL RIGHT FOR YOU THE
NIGHT OF THE PARTY, WASN'T I?

LET ME SEE. I THINK YOU WERE MARRIED
TO MARTIN AT THAT TIME, WEREN'T YOU?

AND THAT'S WHAT
YOU CALL LOVE.

YOU WOMEN MAKE ME SICK.

COME ON, COME ON!
HOW MUCH?

WOULD YOU KINDLY DIRECT ME TO
THE LADIES' MILLINERY DEPARTMENT?

I DON'T WORK HERE.

OH, I BEG
YOUR PARDON.

STEP ASIDE, PEOPLE.
PLEASE MOVE BACK.

PLEASE MOVE BACK.

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

ONE OF THE GIRLS
FAINTED.

IT'S NOTHING AT ALL. THEY'VE
TAKEN HER TO FIRST AID.

WHO IS SHE?

IS IT MADELINE?

COME ON, TELL ME!

YES, IT IS. SHE'S-
SHE'S TAKEN POISON.

BUT THEY'VE TAKEN HER TO FIRST AID.

DON'T WORRY, MARTIN. SHE'LL BE
ALL RIGHT. I'M SURE SHE WILL.

YES.

ANYTHING
FROM WESTERN UNION?

NO, SIR.

I WANT TO
SEE YOU ALONE.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL?

YOU SEE THIS?

MADELINE TOOK IT!

THEY'VE TAKEN HER
TO THE HOSPITAL.

YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M GOING TO DO?

I'M GOING TO POUR THIS
DOWN YOUR THROAT.

I'M GOING TO POUR THIS
DOWN YOUR THROAT!

HERE.

YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE TROUBLE
POURING THAT STUFF DOWN MY THROAT.

GO AHEAD, USE IT!

YOU THINK I WON'T?

WELL?

I'M SORRY, ANDERSON.
I'M AFRAID WE'RE LICKED.

THANKS.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD,
AND DON'T MISS.

I TOLD YOU
YOU WERE YELLOW!

YOU CAN'T EVEN SHOOT
STRAIGHT, CAN YOU?

MR. ANDERSON,
WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHING, NOTHING.

I THOUGHT
I HEARD A SHOT.

WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE WANT IN
HERE? GET OUT, ALL OF YOU!

BUT THERE WAS A SHOT.

DO I LOOK SHOT?
GET OUT!

Nurse: YES, SIR.

HOW'S THAT GIRL
WHO TOOK POISON?

OH, SHE'S FINE.
SHE'LL GET BETTER.

YOU HEAR THAT?
SHE'S GOING TO LIVE.

I WISH
I'D KILLED YOU.

SURE,
THAT'S THE SPIRIT.

WHAT DID YOU WANT
TO SAVE ME FOR?

I DON'T WANT TO BE
SAVED-NOT BY YOU!

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE SAVED
BY ME. YOU'RE NOT WORTH IT.

I THOUGHT FOR A WHILE I
COULD MAKE SOMETHING OF YOU,

BUT I'VE CHANGED
MY MIND. YOU'RE YELLOW.

IF NOT BEING THE KIND OF
A MAN YOU ARE

IS BEING YELLOW,
THEN YES, I'M YELLOW!

IF I HAD TO BE LIKE YOU TO BE A
SUCCESS, THEN I DON'T WANT SUCCESS!

I'M GOING TO TAKE MY WIFE OUT OF HERE
- OUT OF THIS HOLE, OUT OF THIS TOWN!

I DON'T WANT TO SEE
THIS STORE AGAIN

AS LONG AS I LIVE-
OR YOU, EITHER!

YES.

TELL WESTERN UNION AND
POSTAL TO FORGET IT.

YES, SIR.

HERE YOU ARE, PAL.

MUD IN YOUR EYE.

HAIR OFF YOUR HEAD.

BOY. HMM!

WELL, MAYBE
AFTER ALL,

YOU'RE THE ONLY KIND OF
WOMAN A MAN SHOULD HAVE.

ARE YOU JUST
FINDING THAT OUT?

HOW'D YOU LIKE TO GO
TO PARIS, THE RIVIERA?

WITH YOU?

YEAH.

OH, STOP. YOU'RE
KILLING ME. WOULD I? OH!

WELL, WHY NOT?
I'M ALL WASHED UP HERE.

I DON'T HAVE TO SIT
AT THIS DESK ANYMORE.

I DON'T HAVE TO RUN
THIS STORE.

LET IT CRACK!
I DON'T CARE.

WE'LL GO TO EUROPE AND PLAY.
I'VE NEVER REALLY PLAYED.

MAYBE I'VE BEEN MISSING
SOMETHING.

WHEN I GET TIRED, I'LL PAY
YOU OFF. THAT ALL RIGHT?

WHEN DO WE START?

THE FIRST BOAT OUT.
OH!

LOVE.

WE DON'T NEED LOVE,
DO WE?

NO.

OH, IT'S A LOT
OF HOOEY.

MARTIN FELL IN LOVE,
AND THE GIRL TURNED TO ME.

GO DOWN
AND ORDER YOURSELF

A LOT OF CLOTHES-
ANYTHING YOU WANT.

CHARGE IT
TO MY ACCOUNT.

DARLING, OH!

ANDERSON, I-

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
WITH THAT HUSSY?

I'M SAVING YOU
FROM BLACKMAIL.

THEN THERE'S GOOD NEWS FOR BOTH OF US!

I JUST GOT A CABLE FROM MY COUSIN.
I'M VOTING HIS PROXIES FOR YOU.

WHAT TIME IS IT?
7 MINUTES TO 10:00!

WE'VE JUST GOT TIME TO
MAKE IT, THEN. COME ON!

LET HER GO.

WELL, THESE ARE
THE TIMES

THAT TRY MEN'S
SOULS, ANDERSON.

EXPERIENCES LIKE THIS
PULL MEN CLOSE TOGETHER.

WELL, TOO CLOSE
FOR ME.

WHAT IS THAT STUFF THE BARBER
SPRAYS YOU WITH-VANILLA?

ANDERSON, HAVE YOU
NO GRATITUDE?

BAH!

YOU'VE ALL HEARD
THE MOTION-

OUST ANDERSON
AND TAKE OVER

THE FULL MANAGEMENT
OF THE STORE.

AS MR. MONROE IS ABSENT

AND HIS PARTY VOTES ARE NOT
REPRESENTED BY PROXY,

WE WILL MARK HIS SHARES
NOT VOTING.

ALL IN FAVOR WILL SIGNIFY
IN THE USUAL MANNER.

ONE MOMENT,
GENTLEMEN!

JUST ONE MOMENT,
PLEASE!

THERE.

BY THE AUTHORITY
OF THAT CABLEGRAM,

I CAST 40 VOTES
TO RETAIN MR. ANDERSON

IN SUPREME COMMAND
OF FRANKLIN MONROE & CO.

SORRY TO HAVE KEPT YOU
WAITING, GENTLEMEN.

YOU WIN,
ANDERSON.

WHERE'S THE REPORT ON THAT
DRESS SALE? ARE YOU ASLEEP?

OH. HAVE
GARFINKLE'S NAME

PUT ON THE OFFICE DOOR
NEXT TO MINE.

WHAT FOR?

YOU'RE MY
NEW ASSISTANT.

WHO SAID
I WANTED TO BE?

I SAID SO.
I BROKE YOU ONCE,

AND NOW I'M GOING TO
MAKE YOU. GET OUT!

THANKS. IF I GET THE CHANCE,
I'M GOING TO BREAK YOU.

CONGRATULATIONS,
ANDERSON.

GET OUT!

HA HA! YOU ARE
THE LIMIT.

I'M READY.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?

READY FOR WHAT?

PARIS
AND THE RIVIERA.

NEVER HEARD OF THEM.
BUT YOU SAID-

I DON'T REMEMBER WHAT I SAID.
GET OUT OF HERE AND STAY OUT.

AND TELL STEPHENSON
I WANT HIM.

HOW'S THE DRESS SALE?
GIVE ME THE FIGURES.

YES, SIR.

THEN YOU MEAN
WE'RE NOT GOING?

NO. I'M BUSY!

OH!

AND BY THE WAY-
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOTHES

AND GIVE THEM BACK
TO THE WOMEN'S DEPARTMENT.

OOH! I HOPE
YOU CHOKE!

YES.

MEN'S LAVATORY ON THE FOURTH
FLOOR IS OUT OF ORDER AGAIN.

TAKE IT OUT AND USE IT FOR A STOREROOM.

YES, SIR.

HOW DO YOU FEEL,
HONEY-BETTER?

OH, HONEY,
I LOVE YOU...

MORE THAN EVER.

WE'RE GOING TO START
ALL OVER AGAIN.

IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE.