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Miss Scott's office, one moment, please.

Good morning, Miss Scott's office. Her

line's busy, I'll connect with her

secretary. One moment, please. Yes, Miss

Scott, I'll have them come right in.

Miss Scott will see Mr. Hoyt and Miss

Fitzpatrick right away. Good morning,

Miss Scott's office. Mr. Barkley, I'm

sorry, he isn't in. One moment, I'll

connect you with Miss Scott. Tell him to

contact Mr. Collins in San Francisco.

Collins, that's right. He's Barkley's

Western representative.

Let me get these off the mail.

Well, what's the trouble? There's some

misunderstanding about this ad.

Barkley, yes?

No, ask him to wait a moment.

Well, now. There seems to be an argument

about the space in this layout. If you

had any sense, there wouldn't be any

argument.

>> I resent that. Here's Mr. Andrews,

perhaps he can settle it. Hoyt claims he

was promised the featured spot in this

layout for men's flannel pajamas. So I

was. I have some new imported linens.

Mr. Hoyt is too dense to understand the

appeal of beautiful white linens. The

trouble with you, Miss Fitzpatrick, is

you know nothing of the appeal of men's

pajamas.

>> I beg your pardon.

Miss Scott?

Oh no, I'm sorry. Mr. Barkley's not in

yet. I'll take the matter up with him as

soon as he arrives.

Yeah.

Well, I'm I'm not exactly a Solomon, but

I think it's best to push the heavy

stuff out of Mr. Hoist's department

before there's any hint of summer

weather.

We'll give you the featured spot for

linens next week. As long as I have some

recognition. Thank you so much.

Anything to keep peace in the family.

Yes?

Yes, have him come in.

Get those inventories ready. I want to

show them to Mr. Barkley first thing.

Are you busy? Busy?

I'm practically dying of inactivity. I

wanted to talk to you about

Yes?

Yes, Mr. McCarter.

Yes, I spoke to Mr. Barkley. He'll get

in touch with you in a few days. That's

right.

Thank you.

Business or personal? Ask the chief.

We'll talk about it later.

Agnes, you take the calls. When Mr.

Rogers arrives, show him right in.

There are no other appointments.

Good morning, Mr. Barkley.

Morning.

You're rather late this morning. Yes.

What's happened? Oh, nothing much.

Two minor matters came up. Two or three

appointments I took care of.

Here are the Rogers inventories. Mr.

Rogers will be here almost any minute.

Yes?

Yes, it's Gertrude.

Yes, Gertrude.

She has what?

Cramps? Well, so have I.

It must be that lobster we had last

night.

Don't you think it's about time somebody

did something about that cook?

Well, why are you so helpless? Can't you

call the doctor?

I don't know the number. Look it up.

>> Yes, tell Dr. Sedgewick to go right up

to Mr. Barkley's house. His little girl

has a touch of ptomaine. Yes, the

doctor's right on the way up there now.

And maybe he can tell you what's wrong

with the cook, too.

Listen, Gertrude, don't call me again

today, if you can possibly help it.

What?

Oh, all right.

All right, I will.

Remember that toy piano I gave Anna

Belle last Christmas? Yes.

Well, it's broken. She wants another

one. I'll see to it.

Did you go through the Rogers

inventories?

Yes, I put them right here. There they

are. Oh.

Well,

Well, in my humble opinion, I think the

Rogers stores are very good buy.

You're darn right it is.

Rogers mismanaged it, but it's all

there, and we'll have it up to Barkley

standards within a year.

Philadelphia's a good town, too. It's

close enough so we can keep an eye on

things. I made a few notes of what

should be done to several of the

departments and the kind of stock they

ought to have. Good, let's have them.

Do you know what this is, Miss Scott?

It's the important step of a lifetime,

the beginning of the Barkley chain of

stores.

Well, look excited. I'm so excited this

morning, I I I could turn handsprings or

something.

My stomach will sound.

I am. I'm terribly excited.

Mr. Rogers is here. All right, send him

in. It's Rogers. I'll get the notes.

Well, Mr. Rogers, this is Barkley. I

can't tell you how grateful I am to you

for taking this department store off my

hands. Well, perhaps you're not cut out

for the business. Well, we're not

responsible for the things that are

wished on us by our grandfathers. No,

no, that's true.

Here are the notes. Thank you, Miss

Scott. Who? Why, I'm sorry. Miss Scott,

Mr. Rogers. We've met over the

telephone.

Are you Julia Scott? In person. You

should be wearing spectacles. I do when

I read. And you're supposed to have a

mole on your chin. Really? Certainly.

I'll have to get one.

Let's go, then. Well, go right ahead.

Hello, Martha. What are you doing here?

We're going to lunch. I don't think I

can.

Mr. Milson, the toy department. You're

coming to lunch if I have to drag you.

Mr. Milson, a mechanical piano, style

number 112, to the Barkley home right

away.

Try some other town. It's for Annabelle

Barkley. I hope you understand what that

means.

That's the idea.

What are you doing for lunch? Eating.

What are you doing? If you wait a little

while, I'll go with you.

Here's my lunch date, Miss Prime, Mr.

Rogers. He's very fresh.

How do you do? Oh, thank you, too. You

must be desperate for company. I can

stand it if you can.

I think you better get back in there.

You have business to attend to. What are

you doing for lunch tomorrow? Same

thing. I might drop around on

speculation.

>> I wouldn't speculate too heavily if I

were you. Too many sound investments on

the market these days. Well, I must

Well, come on. What's the big surprise?

Well, get ready to jump with glee. I'm

all set. You've always wanted to go to

Paris, haven't you? Who hasn't? Well,

dearie, you've got one foot on the boat.

Reynolds wants you to manage the Paris

office.

Me? None other. And he'll double your

salary. Well, why don't you let out a

little squeal of delight or something?

Why, you take my breath away. When can

you leave?

I can't leave.

You've lost your mind. No. I said Paris.

Yes, I heard you.

Paris.

Paris in the spring.

You've heard about Paris in the spring,

haven't you? Yes, I've heard about Paris

in the spring.

It must be thrilling.

Well, I'm terribly flattered.

I'm afraid I'm happy where I am.

What's the attraction?

Don't tell me it's that stone image

Barkley.

Mhm.

How long's this been going on?

Six years. Does he know about it? No.

What are you waiting for?

He just hasn't looked my way.

Clara, bring me a large glass of ice

water.

You might also bring some spinach to put

on Miss Scott's ice cream. She needs

iron. Never mind the spinach.

You know he's a woman hater. Oh, you're

wrong. He's just forgotten about women.

Now listen to me, my young romantic

friend. You've just built up an illusion

in your mind about Barkley and you're

too stubborn to give it up. Why don't

you face facts?

I'll handle this my own way. Oh, you're

going to wait another 6 years? No, I'm

not quite as dumb as all that.

I've just loaned him those 6 years.

He'll pay them back with interest. Well,

I hate to take the eppie cone away from

your face when you're so happy, but do

you know anything about him? Everything.

Have you ever been to his house? No,

what's that got to do with it?

Well, suppose you do get him. You're not

going to live in an office, are you? If

he wants me to.

There's something the matter with you. I

can't figure out just what.

Well, I went to his home once with

Reynolds. Well, it isn't really a home.

It's more like an Egyptian tomb. So full

of tradition it makes you ill. Every

time you turn around an ancestor rattles

at you.

Well, what of it? Did you ever meet his

assistant? No, not in person.

Well, you've got a great treat coming.

She's a professional pallbearer.

I don't wonder that the first wife ran

away and I'm not at all surprised that

that child is touched in the head.

All right, I've heard enough. You not

only need a manager, you need a

matrimonial agent.

Well, don't worry, darling. I'll take

care of you.

Well, what do you mean?

Here's to foolish women.

Well, I can't help it, Gertrude. I've

been delayed.

Well, what of it? Are we working for the

butler and the cook or are they working

for us?

All right. All right, yes.

Did you talk to Goodrich?

>> Yes.

Is the bank going to make the loan?

>> I hope so.

There's a meeting of the board of

directors tomorrow. Goodrich wants a

copy of these inventories. I've already

sent them off. Good.

Boy, I'm sorry I had to keep you so

late. Well, that's all right.

We really accomplished very little

today. Yes, I'm afraid.

I'm afraid business and lobster don't

mix very well. Do you feel better?

Well, as good as can be expected.

As a matter of fact, I was thinking that

we've done so little

we might work tonight. Oh, I wish we

could.

I was afraid to ask you.

Oh, that's all right. I don't mind a

bit.

Outside of my work, I have very few

interests.

You know, you're really a very rare

person, Miss Scott.

I'm afraid I'm just as interested in

this Rogers deal as you are. Well, after

all, you're practically a silent

partner.

All right, you run along and get your

dinner and I'll meet you here at 8:00.

How's that?

Oh, we can't work here tonight. Oh, why

not?

There's a cooling system.

Cooling system?

Yes, it's out of order.

I hadn't noticed anything out of order.

Oh, yes, the cooling system's out of

order. There's something wrong with the

pressure.

The men are coming here tonight to

straighten things out. We might work at

your house.

I'm afraid you don't know much about my

house. We wouldn't get much done there.

It's rather a madhouse.

Well, it would be better than having a

lot of hammering going on in your ears.

Shall I meet you there after dinner or

shall we go along right now?

Well, if you're not afraid of being

poisoned, we might as well go along

right now.

>> I'll get my hat.

Come right in, Miss Scott.

What's that, Williams?

Oh, that's the piano. I'll take this

back.

You better stand back, Miss Scott. Very

good, sir.

Oh.

Oh, hello, Gertrude.

Is Annabelle feeling better? The doctor

was here. There wasn't a thing the

matter with her. She was just lying

again. Oh. Oh, Miss Scott, this is my

sister Gertrude. Oh, how do you do?

I suppose it's perfectly all right to

speak in front of

>> Yes, yes, she understands the situation.

Well, the child's been behaving like a

perfect fiend all day.

Clearly, Richard, if something isn't

done about it soon, I'm afraid I'm going

to have a nervous breakdown.

>> if you don't stop calling me at the

office every 5 minutes, I'm going to

have a nervous breakdown. We'll all have

breakdowns together.

Well, it's hardly my fault that she's a

problem child.

>> She can't be that much of a problem.

Well, if you were around the house for a

day, you might change your viewpoint.

>> But I can't be here. I'm at the office,

too.

I'm doing my very best to run your

household, Richard.

I can't see why you're so critical about

everything.

>> mean to be critical, Gertrude, BUT GOOD

HEAVENS, I

ANNABELLE, WHAT KIND OF TALK IS THAT?

WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT? WELL, he Now,

Lemmy pie, you know that Fluffy didn't

do anything to you.

She was teasing him and he growled at

her. You'll be quiet. I know what he

did.

>> Well, what did he do? He bit me. Bit you

where? Right here.

I don't see any bite. It's gone away now

cuz I put some salve on it.

Who are you? I'm Miss Scott. What are

you doing here? I've brought you a

present.

>> Where is it? Yeah.

This is a piano.

Mhm. Isn't it a beauty? I didn't want a

piano. I wanted a music box.

>> But, Lemmy pie, you said I did not. Oh,

Annabelle, how can you tell such lies?

You know you said piano.

>> I don't like YOU AND I DON'T LIKE PIANO.

I DON'T ANNABELLE,

AREN'T YOU ASHAMED OF YOURSELF? DINNER

is served. Oh, yes, dinner is served.

Well,

dinner is served.

This is probably the toughest piece of

roast beef I've ever tried to masticate.

Maybe it isn't roast beef. Maybe it's

cat.

Perhaps you're right. Gertrude, did you

speak to the cook today? Well, one must

be very tactful in matters of that kind,

Richard. Servants are hard enough to

keep with conditions as they are in this

house. I did see the cook cutting up

something funny with a big long knife.

Oh, Annabelle, can't you tell the truth

even for a little while? Well, I saw her

do it. You did nothing of the kind. And

while we're on the subject, you might

tell your father what you were doing in

the basement this afternoon. I wasn't in

the basement. Russell, will you please

tell Mr. Barkley what you know about the

water heater?

>> Yes, what do you know about the water

heater? Uh well, sir, someone had turned

off the pilot light. There might have

been a very serious accident. It

probably blew out. Will you have a

little more? No.

Perhaps Miss Annabelle could explain,

sir. Annabelle, were you in the basement

this afternoon? I saw a man go down

there. He looked like a burglar.

Annabelle, you know that's not true.

Well, I saw him with my own eyes.

Nevertheless, Russell, I should like to

suggest that the roast beef this evening

is not quite as tender as I've known it

from time to time. I'm sorry, sir. I

shall speak to the butcher. That's a

very happy idea.

While you're about it, you might speak

to the cook about that lobster we had

last night. Oh, Richard, I think that's

hardly tactful.

>> I'm a little tired of being tactful.

I hope, Miss Scott, that you're

thoroughly enjoying the home life of the

Barclays. Oh, I think it's rather a nice

home. You just need a system of

operation. But a home, Miss Scott, can't

be run like a place of business. Miss

Scott's quite right.

I only wish I could spare you from the

office for a week.

A couple of hours would do if you'd give

me complete authority.

It's yours.

>> Really, Richard, this is perfectly

preposterous.

Russell, after you've cleared the table,

I'd like to see you and the cook here in

the dining room. And tell Williams and

Miss Parson I wish to see them also.

That's all.

Don't pay any attention to her, Russell.

As for you, young lady, you'd better

prepare for bed.

Richard, I hope you're not serious about

this.

Oh.

When you finish, Miss Scott, you'll find

me in the study.

I say,

and the rest of the bills have been

mislaid. That's quite correct, madam.

But unfortunately, these bills aren't

quite correct. I would like to suggest

that we have never been questioned

before. And I'd like to suggest that you

and your wife pack your things

immediately. You're not only

incompetent, but dishonest as well.

I'll have a check for you when you're

ready to leave.

Now, Williams,

that car uses a lot of gas, doesn't it?

>> It's all right, Miss Scott. I know

what's coming. Have the garage phone me

when you put up the car. Yes, madam.

Am I to go, too?

No, Miss Parsons.

Your only drawback is that you're too

soft with Annabelle. Well, those were

Miss Barkley's instructions. Suppose you

try an iron hand for a change. That

child is a bully. She needs discipline

badly. I'm not a bully. You go to bed.

>> I won't. Put her to bed, Miss Parsons.

Come along, Annabelle. People wait for

me. I'M ANNABELLE.

YOU HEARD WHAT MISS SCOTT

NOW, LISTEN.

COME OUT OF THERE. YOU GET OUT. YOU GET

OUT.

YOU GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON NOW. STOP IT. YOU GET OUT OF

HERE.

YOU GET OUT OF HERE.

GET OUT OF HERE.

OH,

AND GERTRUDE, AT ALL OH, AND GERTRUDE.

AND GERTRUDE. GO TO BED.

AND GERTRUDE.

OH, AND OH.

HELP, AND GERTRUDE.

HELP,

OH, AND GERTRUDE.

YOU KEEP AWAY FROM ME. DO YOU HEAR ME? I

HATE YOU, AND GERTRUDE.

OH, AND GERTRUDE.

OH, YOU KEEP AWAY FROM ME. I HATE YOU.

OH,

OH, AND GERTRUDE. YOU GO AHEAD AND YELL.

YOUR YELLING IS NOT GOING TO HELP YOU.

YOU KEEP AWAY. YOU'RE GOING TO BED. I'M

NOT GOING TO BED. IF YOU MAKE ME GO TO

BED, I WON'T SLEEP.

>> I'LL GIVE YOU something to make you

sleep. I WON'T TAKE A PILL. I'm not

going to give you a pill, Lemy Five. If

you give me a pill, I'LL SPIT IT OUT.

This is going to hurt you more than it

does me.

What are you going to do?

Oh, and Gertrude.

HELP.

OH.

HELP.

HELP.

HELP.

HELP.

HELP.

OH, AND OH. HELP.

DON'T YOU THINK THIS THING HAS GONE FAR

ENOUGH? That's the first music I've

heard around this house for months. Are

you going to stand calmly by and let

that woman murder your child?

>> It may do her some good. Oh.

I believe I'm going to faint. Go ahead.

All right, ma'am.

Yes, ma'am.

Yes, ma'am. Will you call Miss Scott's

apartment and tell her Miss Pryce is

here? Go right up, Miss Pryce. Miss

Scott is waiting for you.

It's Pryce.

I'm in.

Oh, I got here as soon as I could.

Heavens, what's happened? Plenty.

Well, you look all right. I thought

you'd been run over by a truck.

>> I have, only worse. Oh, why do you put

those insidious ideas into my head? What

ideas are you talking about? I went to

his home as you suggested. Did you drag

me out of bed at this time of night to

tell me that? I told him the cooling

system was out of order. What cooling

system? Never mind what cooling system.

Now I've spoiled everything. I better

get you an aspirin.

>> I don't want an aspirin.

I made an enemy of everybody in that

house. I antagonized his sister. I fired

his servants. I spanked the daylights

out of Annabelle. Hooray. Altogether I

behaved like a first-class fishwife.

Well, that sounds like a good start. No,

I've ruined everything.

And I have you to hate for it. Now is

the time to play your trump card.

>> I don't want to play any more cards. How

am I going to get out of this mess? When

I first knew you, your head had a

tenant. You're not in any mess.

You simply showed him that you're

indispensable in the office and in the

home. Now is the time to take it out

>> That's a lot of nonsense.

Darling, weak intellects need guidance.

>> Oh, stop.

>> I'm going to give you some advice

whether you like it or not.

>> Well, I won't listen.

>> to strike while the iron's hot. I don't

want to hear any proverbs. I need help.

>> you'll be quiet, you're going to get

some help. You go in there tomorrow and

tell him you're taking Raddles' offer

and that you're leaving. He'll fall on

your neck. Go home. I won't listen to

any more.

Well, I thought you really had a

problem.

The next time you scare the wits out of

me in the middle of the night, I hope

you'll have something really important

It's important to me.

Well, you go to bed, darling, and get a

good night's rest.

Mother will attend to everything. BUT

MARTHA

MARTHA

MARTHA, COME BACK HERE.

WELL, I GOT that settled.

Mr. Barkley back from lunch? He came in

about 10 minutes ago.

What's all this? Well, they just came.

Here's a note.

Mr. Rogers is so cute.

>> Yes, he is.

Take them away, Agnes. They're all

yours.

Is there anybody in there with Mr.

Barkley? Miss Prior is with him.

Who? Miss Prior.

No, not at all.

Goodbye.

Hello, darling.

Martha, come here.

What were you doing in there? Don't tell

me you're going to be one of those

snooping secretaries.

What were you doing in there? Big

business, honey. Big business.

Yes, Mr. Barkley.

Sit down, Miss Scott.

Here?

Okay, why didn't you tell me you were

leaving?

Leaving? Don't you think it's fair to

discuss it with me first?

Oh. Oh, I think I know where you got

your information. high time it got to

me. But But it's absurd. Why keep me in

the dark? Surely I deserve better

treatment than that. Of course you do.

Now, forget Miss Scott.

Julia.

Surely we worked together long enough

for me to call you Julia. Well,

naturally. Well, Julia, I may never have

said this, but but you're indispensable

to me. Thank you. I've always thought of

our association as as a very pleasant

one. In fact, I have admired you very

much. Thank you. I thought you felt the

same way about it. Oh, I do. I certainly

do. do you want to leave? I don't want

to leave. What can this man Reynolds

offer you at his place that I can't top?

Well, not very much, really. Well, come

on, out with it. What?

Manager of

the Paris office. Oh, so that's it. The

Paris office, huh? That's his base.

Well, from now on, you're general

manager of Barkley's. Good heavens,

you've really been that for the last 3

years. Beginning today, you've got the

title.

Well, it wasn't the title.

It was Paris. Well, go to Paris. Take a

vacation. With pay.

Oh, no, that wouldn't do.

No, wait. It's nicer to be broke in

Paris. In the spring, for instance.

I don't get that.

No, I don't either.

Oh, I'm sorry. I I'm not making sense. I

know it. Well, if you were working for

Reynolds, you wouldn't be broke in Paris

in the spring, would you?

>> No, I suppose I wouldn't. Well, then why

even think of Reynolds?

>> I really wasn't. Well, what were you

thinking of? Oh,

of myself, I suppose. Yourself? You mean

just just you?

>> Yes, me. That is me in in relation to

things in general. Marriage, for

instance. Marriage? Yes, that's a

woman's real career, isn't it? Yes, I

suppose it is. But even if you were

married, you'd want to go on working,

wouldn't you? Oh, yes, I go right on.

Well, why couldn't you work here just as

well as for Reynolds?

Well, there's quite a difference. I'm

afraid that doesn't make sense.

No, you're absolutely right. It doesn't

make any sense at all.

Oh, Mr. ROGERS TELLS THE FUNNIEST

STORIES.

OH, you're here again. Well, tell me

something funny. Well, there's always

that one about the psychiatrist who

worked for I've heard that one before.

And if you ask me to lunch again, I'll

do something desperate. Madam seems

somewhat disturbed.

>> Madam is disturbed. Madam will hit

somebody over the head very hard if

Madam is disturbed further. Well, any

attention will be greatly appreciated.

Hello, Rogers. Miss Scott. Excuse me,

Rogers. That's all right. I'm in no

hurry. Miss Scott, before you make any

decision about that

that other matter, I'd like to discuss

it with you further.

Now? If you don't mind. Well, I I can't

talk about it now, but but you see, I

haven't had any lunch. Well, after

lunch, then.

Well, I had rather not talk about it

after lunch. That is, I I mean

Well, I feel that I'd like to take the

afternoon off, if you don't mind. Of

course I don't mind. You have been

working rather hard. We'll talk about it

in the morning, then. Yes. Yes, that's

it. I I'd much rather talk about it in

the morning.

Well, if you're going to take me to

lunch, let's get started. Let's go.

>> You still mad at me? Yes. Doesn't my

music soothe you any? Nothing you do

soothes me any. What are you writing, a

novel? No, a confession. You don't

suppose I dare face him after what

happened?

>> You're a very silly woman. I had

everything going smoothly. Yes, you did.

>> But if you're going to interfere with my

plans, I'll drop out.

>> Well, drop out the window. You haven't

any don't appreciate my efforts. I don't

very much indeed, thank you. What are

you writing in that note?

I'm just telling him I had a fever. I

didn't know what I was saying and if

he'll give me back my job, I'll

I'll see who that is.

Oh, hello. Good evening. We were just

talking about you.

Good evening.

>> Good evening, Julia.

Ah, that you should be arriving just as

I was leaving. I hope I'm not disturbing

anything.

>> No, no, no. Julia had a slight fever,

but she's better now. So, that was it.

>> Yes. Are you feeling better? Oh, much

better, thank you. We were just going

over the decorations for your new

offices.

And she was making some notes on the

furniture just when you arrived. They're

on the table.

>> Mr. Barkley is not a bit interested.

Well, goodbye again, Mr. Barkley. Oh,

you don't know how unhappy Julia is to

leave you. But I don't want to leave

you.

>> We might have one more weekend of

whoopee before you start the new job.

How about getting Harry for you? Would

you rather have George for a change?

Well, goodbye.

Mr. Barkley.

Won't you sit down? Thank you.

Do you know I was worried about you

today? Well, I was worried about myself,

I'm afraid. I said some things I didn't

mean. But you remember the things we

talked about?

>> No, I don't. Nothing? Some of the

things. But not all? No, just some. But

you do remember saying something about

>> I do. I mean, about a woman's career.

Yes, that's what I mean.

Could I have a glass of water? Oh,

certainly.

>> Thanks.

Who is this fellow, Harry?

Which Harry? Is it Harry Reynolds? Oh,

no. No. Another one? Yes, another one.

What sort of fellow is he? Just average.

Is he the man you were thinking of

>> Marrying? He's proposed several times.

Oh, several times.

Mhm.

May I be frank with you? Please do.

Well, Julia, I'm very much interested in

you.

In fact, I I like you very much. I'm

glad. I don't want to see you make the

same mistake I made. What mistake?

Well, I I married very young.

You may not believe it, but I was rather

a wild youth. Were you? Yes.

But I had a very bitter experience.

Well, perhaps you married the wrong

woman.

>> That's just it.

If I were to marry again, for instance,

I I'd marry someone who who had my

interests at heart, who enjoyed the same

things that I enjoy, who had interests

in common.

Yes, I think people should marry other

people with whom they have interests in

common.

>> That's just it.

That's the sort of person you should

marry. Yes, I suppose I should. Real

marriage is a companionship. Personally,

I I passed that romantic nonsense of

adolescence.

I think you have, too. Yes, I suppose I

have.

Was it Shakespeare who said, "When the

high day in the blood grows cold"?

>> I believe so.

Yes, I believe it was Shakespeare.

I haven't read him in a long time. This

is a nice apartment you have here. Oh,

yes, it's comfortable. High day in the

blood grows cold. High day in the blood

grows

Julia, do you mind if I ask you

something? No, I don't mind. I really

don't. Would you get me another glass of

water?

Mhm.

Mhm.

>> Hello.

Oh, hello Miss Pryor.

Miss Scott? Oh, no, she's not in.

Haven't you heard the news? She and Mr.

Barkley eloped to Granny's this

afternoon and they're married. Yes,

married. Isn't that lovely?

We were all so excited about it here in

the office when we heard about it. One

of the girls fainted.

Hello.

Hello.

Well, that's all, Edward. Pick me up at

8:30 in the morning. 8:30? Yes, 8:30.

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

I wonder who's guy that is.

Good evening, Franklin. And may I offer

my congratulations?

>> Oh, yes, thank you, Franklin.

Well, Mrs. Barkley.

Well, won't you come in?

A bride's always carried over the

threshold of her new home. She's what?

Carried.

Good heavens, don't you think it's a

little late at night for that kind of

nonsense?

I wouldn't insist, Richard. Only it's

always done. Isn't it, Franklin? Oh,

it's quite the custom, sir. Yes, sir.

Well.

Give us a hand, Franklin. With pleasure,

sir.

If anyone should see us, they'd probably

think we've lost our minds.

Is there anything more to this ceremony?

We'll get to it in just a minute. You

have to close your eyes and wish.

Richard.

That's all, thank you, Richard.

Hello, Gertrude.

Richard, have you been drinking?

>> Gertrude, you know I never drink. But

may I be so bold as to inquire into

these strange maneuvers? It may appear

silly to you, Gertrude, but it it seems

to be a custom. What sort of custom?

Well, a custom for the bride to be

carried over the threshold. Right. Oh,

yes, I forgot to tell you, Miss Scott

and I drove to Greenwich this afternoon.

We're married. Ah!

Gertrude. Gertrude. She's getting so she

faints on the slightest provocation.

Our marriage seems to affect people in a

very peculiar manner. And may I help

you, sir?

>> Yes, if you'll be so kind and take Miss

Barclay to her room. Very good, sir.

Oh, I have I beg to announce Mr.

Goodrich and some other gentlemen

awaiting in the study.

Goodrich?

I want to see Goodrich. Come here.

That's what I'd like to know.

It probably means that I can get that

Rogers loan on my own terms. Why don't

you see them in the morning? They may

have changed their minds by then.

Put me down.

>> Yes, madam.

You may go. Very good, madam.

Oh, your things arrived this afternoon,

Mrs. Barclay. I I put them in your room.

>> Thank you. Pleasant dreams.

Are you feeling better? May I speak to

you for a moment? I should be grateful

for some sort of company.

>> There's no reason for sarcasm, Miss

Scott.

You fainted too soon to catch the name.

It's Barclay.

>> Ah, you'll always be Miss Scott to me. I

don't know what sort of charm you've

exerted over my brother, but I assure

you it won't last. That's very cheerful.

>> mean to be cheerful. I mean to be

honest. This marriage can never be a

success. If you knew the tragedy of my

brother's life, you'd realize why. Oh,

Miss Scott, I appeal to you as a woman.

If you have married Richard for his

money, I'm sure I can arrange a handsome

settlement for you.

How much do you think I can get?

Then you did marry him for his money.

Franklin, what sort of miracle did you

perform with this morning's breakfast?

>> Mrs. Barkley arranged the whole thing,

sir.

Was the coffee her idea, too? Oh, yes,

sir. It's a special uh drip coffee, sir.

Mama.

Good heavens, whose breakfast can that

be? Uh uh Miss Annabelle's, sir.

>> She's developed a prodigious appetite

overnight.

>> Well, the the food is not to be

consumed, sir. Not to be consumed? Well,

as I understand, Miss Annabelle is to be

resisted, sir.

I'm I'm I'm a little dense.

Well, here's Miss Annabelle. Perhaps she

can explain. Well, good morning,

Annabelle.

And what do you intend to do with all

that food? It seems there's some sort of

a hunger strike in progress.

Yes, sir.

Hunger strike?

What's this about a hunger strike,

Annabelle?

Well, that doesn't make much sense.

Oh, Gertrude, why must you do that? It

was rather cheerful in here. Good

morning, sir. It fades the carpets. Yes,

I suppose one must consider the carpets.

Well, you're all very cheerful this

morning. Did you expect anyone to be

cheerful? Well, you might try. While

we're at it, I wish you'd explain

Annabelle's attitude to me. She told me

she didn't intend to eat one morsel of

food as long as that woman remains in

this house.

Well, she'll be plenty hungry by the end

of the week.

Do you expect a sensitive child like

Annabelle to respond to that woman? Oh,

Gertrude, why must you dramatize

everything?

Good morning, everybody.

>> Morning, Julia.

Oh.

There. That's a lot better, isn't it?

Gertrude.

I'm terribly sorry, Julia. Oh, it's all

right, Richard.

Gertrude and I will understand each

other before long.

>> Yes, but there's no excuse for that

attitude. Oh, no, don't bother. It'll

all straighten itself out.

Good morning, Annabelle.

Now, look here, young lady. You snap out

of this and say a civil good morning.

I'll never speak again as long as you're

in the house.

>> You just did. I had to talk once to let

you know what I think. You know, I knew

a little girl once

who didn't talk for a week. And when she

finally tried to, her mouth had all

grown together.

That's a very pretty dress you have on,

Julia. Thank you. It's one of our spring

models. Going to sell? I hope so. You're

not going to wear that at the office.

I'm not going to the office, Richard.

You're not?

No.

Well, there are a lot of things here

that need my attention.

However, you'd better hurry. I'll see

you off.

>> I hope you find your tongue before the

day's over, young lady.

Hungry, Miss Annabelle? No. Then I may

as well take all this nice, lovely food

away. Who cares?

You sure you won't change your mind?

Come along. Oh, quite sure, Richard. You

know what happens to workhorses when I

put them out to pasture? No, what

happens? They sit around all day and

pine for action. Well, I think I'll get

plenty of action around here.

I'll give you till about noon.

And then? Then you'll come a-running.

I wouldn't be too sure. Oh, if there's

one woman I really know, it's Julia

Barkley.

See you later.

How long can little girls go without

food, Franklin? Well, for quite a while,

miss. Uh, sometimes three or four hours.

Franklin, let that go for a minute, will

you?

I'd like you to open up these other

curtains. You mean you don't care about

the carpets, madam? Oh, no, we won't

worry about the carpet.

>> Yes, madam.

Come here, Angel.

Well, the new deal is about to commence.

And I'm so glad that you're not going to

talk anymore, because if ever I heard a

voice that grated on my nerves, it's

yours. You would like to see my mouth

sewed together, wouldn't you? Oh, so

you're going to talk?

>> to talk, but I'm not going to say

anything nice. I'm sure of that.

Franklin,

will you take all that food on a tray up

to Miss Annabelle's room? Yes, madam.

I'm not going to my room. Lambie Pie,

do you remember the spanking I gave you

the other night? Well, that was only a

nice little patty-whacking. I'm talking

now about a first-class walloping.

Are you ready?

Congratulations, Mr. Barkley.

Thanks all of you, but really I assure

you that Miss Scott and myself, that is

Mrs. Barkley and myself

didn't intend any fuss to be made over

our marriage. We're both practical

people and I can assure you that Miss

Scott will be Mrs. Barkley, that is,

will be back here with us very shortly.

Well, there's lots of work to be done,

so

thanks again very much all of you.

Mr. Barkley,

I hope I'll be able to take Miss Scott's

place, if only for a few days.

>> Yes. Uh thank you. Mrs. Barkley, I mean.

Yes, of course. Oh, you might get me

those woolen mill contracts.

>> Yes, sir. By the way,

where would they be?

Why, on file in the auditing department,

I imagine.

>> Yes, sir. And I have an appointment with

Mr. Goodrich at 11:00. The banker?

Yes.

We'll have a meeting of the department

heads at 2:00 and I'll take only

long-distance telephone calls this

morning. That's all. Thank you. That was

three things, wasn't it? It was the

woolen contracts, that was right, and

Mr. Goodrich, the banker, and the

meeting of the board heads of the

committee, and that was the board heads

and the

You're a mean, nasty, ugly, old thing

and I hate you.

Now, why do you hate me? What'd you go

and marry my father for? Because I love

him. He don't love you. No? No, he

doesn't. And my Aunt Gertrude doesn't

love you, either. Well, we can't have

everything.

I'll just leave that there in case you

get hungry. I won't eat a smidge as long

as you're in this house. You might want

to smell it. I got a cold, so there. Oh,

you can't smell?

>> No. And you positively won't eat?

>> No. Well, in that case, you don't need

these, either.

>> I'm sorry, Miss Scott isn't here. You'll

have TO TALK TO MISS MAIL. I'M SORRY,

YOU'LL HAVE TO TALK TO MISS MAIL. MISS

MAIL, WILL YOU PLEASE TAKE THIS CALL?

NO, I'M SORRY. YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT for

Miss Scott to come back. Hello? No, Miss

Scott is busy at the moment. Hold on

just a minute.

This place IS DRIVING ME NUTS. WILL YOU

PLEASE TAKE THE CALL? I'LL TAKE IT. I'VE

GOT trouble tonight. Miss Scott isn't in

today. Here, you take this.

Mr. Barkley

I'm sorry. Please. Please.

Yes, it's Mr. BARKLEY.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

Miss Scott I'll tell you that in a

moment. Miss Mail, what's going on out

there, all right?

Look at me. Those contracts.

Contracts.

I can't hear a word you're saying. Go

get Mrs. Barkley on the wire.

I'll tell you.

I'll tell you. Just just tell Mr.

Barkley what the problem

NO, YOU CAN'T TALK TO MR. BARKLEY. I'M

SORRY.

HELLO, BARKLEY'S.

LAZAN, NO. SILLY. LAZAN.

OH, now that's a nice girl. You changed

your mind about eating after all, didn't

you?

You didn't eat your breakfast?

Well, Fluffy ate it for you.

Oh, he shelled his own egg. And syrup on

his hotcakes. Well, I'll say one thing

for him, he's much smarter than you are.

I'm smart for my age. You're the dullest

girl I ever knew.

And here, if you want to pretend to

read, why don't you turn the book right

side up?

You know, I don't mind little girls with

bad tempers or horrible dispositions,

but when they're stupid, I just can't

stand them. I'm smarter than you are.

>> Oh, you can't even tell an interesting

lie.

>> I can so. I can do better than you

without using half of my brain.

Now here, here for instance. Look. Now

here's Gwendolyn the rabbit. His name is

not Gwendolyn. don't

>> Gwendolyn now, never mind. And here's

Christopher. Now, Christopher and

Gwendolyn go walking in the woods one

day and a lot of stray I'm not even

thinking what I'm saying. There's a lot

of strange things happen. Yes?

I beg pardon, ma'am. It's It's the

office on the phone. They say it's very

important. Tell them I'm not here.

Now, Christopher and Gwendolyn go

walking in the woods and a lot of

strange things happen to them. Some are

nice and some pretty terrible.

Now, if you are not a bother to think

about it, I bet I could tell a better

story than you could. You know the

answer. Oh, I do not. I'm starting right

where you are.

Why would we go further than that? I

could write a poem about it or

I bet I could sing a song about them. As

Gwendolyn and Christopher went walking

up the hill. They met a girl named

Annabelle who wouldn't take a pill.

That's silly. I didn't mean to laugh.

Oh. Well, I think if you use your

imagination, you can do much better than

that. Now, won't you get a pencil and

paper and try it, hm?

I'll come back in a little while and see

how you're getting on.

That would fade the rugs. You can

replace rugs.

If you keep the sun away from people,

they fade in a different way and you

can't replace them. Very pretty, but

very true.

It's a badly faded bunch around here.

But we're going to let some sun in.

We might start by having you wish me

happiness. I'm not a hypocrite. No,

you're honest.

Dead wrong, but honest.

I'd like you to be my friend. I wouldn't

befriend anyone who could hurt my

brother.

Someone of your class did it before.

She hadn't loved him for 6 years. That's

beside the point.

It didn't work and Annabelle is the

result of it.

>> Oh, there's nothing the matter with

Annabelle. That child has great

imagination. Don't settle back and hate

it. It's a blessing. Encourage it. Show

her how to express it in some useful way

and we'll have a Barkley to be proud of.

And we might discover a man in Richard

if you'd leave those curtains back and

let the sun in on him.

He might remember what a home's all

about and recover some normal instincts

toward you, perhaps. Toward any woman.

And why not me?

But it won't happen until his home is

lovely enough to make him forget that

business. Permanently, you hope. Oh,

nothing of the sort. That's his work. I

wouldn't hurt that for the world.

I merely wanted to have its proper place

so that the rest of him can breathe.

And you can help a lot if you let that

first marriage wound heal up instead of

recalling it to him every minute.

>> You may as well understand, Miss Scott,

that I intend to do everything in my

power to smash this marriage.

I'll tell you why you're doing it.

Because you're a bitter, frustrated

female and you're going to take out your

bitterness on the entire feminine world

as long as you live. I beg pardon,

madam. Miss Prior is calling.

Sweet evening breeze, did something go

by me or is the place drafty? We were

just having a little family discussion.

>> We could hear you as far as the corner.

Who won the first round? What are you

doing here? You're supposed to be in

Philadelphia. He tagged along to offer

congratulations. I congratulate you, but

with a tear in the eye. Yeah.

Thanks. Do now, isn't that sentimental?

I forgot to tell you his name is

Leonard. We call him Lenny for short.

Lenny, oh, he was very sweet. Now, if I

only knew where the bell cord was, I'd

have these put in water. I'm sort of a

stranger here myself. Hm, you want

service?

Hi, make it snappy. Come on, the lady

wants you. I already put some pictures

up. Frankly, pay no attention to him.

Just put these in water.

You'll have to amuse yourself for a

while. Martha and I have a lot to talk

about. Don't be long. I get lonesome

when I'm left alone in a big room. Come

on, Martha.

Well, you might have a chat with a

couple of ancestors.

That good-looking one in the skirt ought

to be rather amusing.

If you want anything, don't be afraid to

yell for it.

Is that the new romance?

He's just using me for bait. You're the

fish he's after. What? Me, an old,

conservative, married fish? He's

confident that it can't last more than a

week, so he's hanging around just in

case. Well, optimistic. Well, come on

now, tell me. How did it happen? Did you

have to give him ether or something?

Don't get excited. I'm going to tell you

all about it. Let's see. Where do I

start?

Well, why don't you say something? Well,

is that all there was to it?

>> That's all there was to it. She got her

man. Well, it doesn't sound like a

marriage to me. It sounds like an

incorporation.

Well, anyhow, I know I can make him

happy. Does he know it? He will in time.

I'm going to have a try at it. Well,

darling, if you can raise this place

from the dead, you deserve a lot of

credit.

Ah, there goes the troubadour. He's

likely to burst into song at any minute.

He sings? At the most unexpected

moments. He started wobbling in the

middle of luncheon today.

I felt like crawling under the carpet.

You can't play that piano. Who says so?

I do, because it's my father's. He said

I could play it. When?

Every so often.

He's always saying, "Lenny, run out to

the house and play my piano." He never

said it. He certainly did.

You're jealous simply because you can't

play it yourself. I can so, and I can

write, too. Did you ever hear the song

about Gwendolyn the Rabbit? Did I ever

hear it?

I wrote it. You did not, cuz it's not

wrote yet.

That shows you how much you know about

rabbits.

Sit down.

I wrote this in Portuguese just to make

it harder. Why?

Cuz you've got freckles.

Speak

to me

and say what I'm longing to hear.

Tender words of love,

repeat them again,

I implore

you.

Speak

to

me of love

and whisper these words to me.

I adore you.

There my fine feathered friend is the

story of Gwendolyn and the rabbit. It's

not Gwendolyn. It's something else and

you weren't singing to me, YOU WERE

SINGING TO HER AND I'M GOING TO TELL MY

FATHER. Now you see Lenny, you should

confine your attentions to older women.

They're much easier to deceive. I'll say

one thing for you Lenny, you can dig up

females faster than anyone I ever knew.

You get them out of a hat? Just

magnetism.

By the way,

is your father a good pistol shot? Yes

and he cuts people up with knives, too.

Consider yourself well carved. I don't

like you.

>> Oh, I'm sure I could learn to like you,

especially if you were roasted. I'll

tell my father on you,

Well, if you tell him everything honey,

it'll be an earful. Skep.

Oh come on Lenny, you're not making much

progress here. Well, can I drop in and

see Annabelle some afternoon? Oh, I'm

sure Annabelle would be delighted.

>> When may I call? Well, let's see.

Annabelle's nine in about 12 years.

Exit laughing.

Uh just a minute, please. Ethel, will

you take this call? What do you want?

>> I want his okay on this display.

>> Well, it's just I decided about this

window display ourselves and not bother

him. Well, that used to happen around

here. Well, it will again. You see those

sketches?

Ooh, I think they're fine. They're all

right. You go ahead and dress those

windows. You're apt to lose your head

for this. I'm apt to lose it for so many

reasons that it doesn't matter. Let's

wait for his decision. Say, I'm

executive secretary to Mr. Barkley. What

I say goes. Now you dress those windows

AND MAKE IT SNAPPY.

>> BRAVO. BRAVO. Screw you.

How how I doing? Fine. I'm proud of you.

Oh, well, I how I like that is because

I'm scared.

>> Stay with it, Agnes.

>> Well, I'll keep trying. How are you?

Fine. Is he busy? Busy? He's always

busy. Thank you. Do you ever see him at

home? Not quite enough.

I'll be with you in just a minute. Yes,

Mr. Barkley. Yes, I'll bring them in

right away, sir.

Let me take it. Oh, all right.

Yes, Mr. Barkley?

Well, well, where have I seen you

before?

>> I used to work here, remember? Here's

the Frawley account.

>> Oh, well, I'm glad you're back. I hope

you're here to stay for a while. I'm

here to take you to lunch. Mm, there's

my lunch, Mrs. Barkley. I'm afraid I

haven't as much leisure as you have. Oh,

Richard, I'd like to see you get a

little more fun out of life. You know,

the business wouldn't really suffer if

you took me to lunch once in a while.

>> But that Philadelphia office is in a

terrible mess. I suppose you know that.

It'll all straighten itself out. Well,

who's going to straighten it out? This

fellow Rogers has some papers locked up

in a private safe.

A telephone call, sir?

>> What? Oh, take care of it yourself. We

can't complete the inventory without

them. Nobody seems to know where Rogers

is. Rogers?

Well, I think I can find him. Is he

still in town? Oh, he needs a spanking.

I'll see that he has them here by

tomorrow.

Well, that's something.

Oh, and Julia, will you go over the darn

thing with him so we can find out where

we stand?

>> Mhm. I think I can spare one afternoon.

Well, that's very sweet of you. But on

one condition, Richard. What's that?

That you take me to lunch right away.

Well, I can't do it. All right, then

you'll have to handle the Rogers

business by yourself.

>> But Julia, I've got a lot of work to do.

No lunch, no business.

Oh, all right.

Lunch.

Come on.

Here's a check for $10,000 to Miss Helen

Darmouth.

>> Mm, that shouldn't be in there. What do

we charge that to? That's a

I'd rather not discuss. I can imagine.

>> Hello, Lenny. Hello, Annabelle. Well,

how are you coming along with Gwendolyn?

I got four more verses. Good, let me see

them. Annabelle, Mr. Rogers hasn't got

time for that now. We've got a lot of

work to do. He said I couldn't write

verses. I wanted to show him. These are

very good, Annabelle. Now, how does the

music go? I'll show you. You come back

here and get to work.

I'll just play them once. No. Are you

going to stand in the way of the child's

development?

All right, play them once and then

you'll have to go.

Now, let's see how they go. All right.

This is the one Julia helped me with.

Wendell and the rabbit went walking up a

hill. They walked and walked and walked

and walked. In fact, they're walking

still.

I don't want to go to bed. I'm having

too much fun.

Now, I saw snails.

I saw snails. Come on.

I saw snails with great big collars and

bonnets on their heads. They lived in

shells and in their shells they slept in

feather beds.

I don't want to go to bed. I'm having

too much fun.

Mary stole a little lamb and little lamb

was pink

cuz Mary couldn't sleep at night unless

she counted sheep.

I don't want to go to bed. I'm having

too much fun.

Come on, Julia. Annabelle, you're a

menace to English, please.

This is one you have to hear about a

goldfish. What does the goldfish do?

Well, you'll see. All right now.

Once there was a goldfish that went Come

on, sing. Who Say you want me to sing,

too? Sure, I do. Ooh, all right, I'll

sing. now, let's go.

Once there was a goldfish that went

walking in the rain. He lost his old

umbrella and got water on the brain.

I don't want to go to bed. I'm having

too much fun. There's that swallow. I

think that's marvelous, honey. You

really worked hard. I'm proud of you.

I'm proud of it, too, Mom. Here's one

about an elephant. What about the

elephant? You know what?

There was an elephant who danced upon

his toes. He wore his feet out dancing,

now he's walking ON HIS NOSE.

I DON'T WANT to go to bed. I'm having

too much fun.

Now, listen.

Who's been sleeping in my bed? The big

wolf huffed and puffed.

The little pig got angry. Now the big

bad wolf is stuck.

I don't want to go to bed. I'm having

too much fun.

Julia.

Hello, Richard. May I see you for a

moment? Why, certainly.

Now, don't you go away, Lenny. I'm

coming right back.

You're home early, Richard. It's quite

apparent you didn't expect me.

Well, Annabelle felt like blowing off

steam, so she insisted on rendering some

verses about Gwendolyn. Very cute.

Sit down, Julia. I want to talk to you.

You don't seem in a very good humor,

Richard.

Sit down.

Julia, this thing isn't working out.

What thing? This this marriage.

Sorry to hear you say that.

>> Well, what do you expect me to say? Here

I am at a crisis in my career, the point

when you should be bending every effort

to help me through that crisis, and what

do I find?

I come home and find you and a couple of

other nitwits sitting around on the

floor singing nursery rhymes.

That's all part of making a home,

Richard.

>> It's not part of our bargain.

Is our marriage just a bargain to you?

You don't have to put it that way.

I expected this marriage to be something

different. At least you led me to

believe so.

Did I?

I don't know, Julia. You've changed.

You're You're not the Julia Scott I used

to know. You're just like any other

woman. This marriage is just like any

other marriage.

Change has come over you makes you

appear Well, if I must say so, it makes

you appear ludicrous. Is that the way

you feel about me? Well, what do you

expect me to feel? I've always known you

as a competent, sensible woman, a woman

who whose career meant something to her.

All of a sudden you you start flouncing

around in soft things, wearing

negligees, being coy, and things like

that. I I don't understand you anymore.

As a matter of fact, I

I'm a little scared.

I didn't mean to scare you, Richard. It

It was just my idea of being a woman.

I'm sorry.

You see, I

I read a book once about how a married

woman should conduct herself.

I can see now how ridiculous it must

have seemed to you. Well, now that's

more like your old sense of humor. I'm

glad you've been so frank with me,

Richard. Imagine, Julia Scott trying to

act like a woman.

I might have gone on indefinitely. Well,

don't worry. It won't happen again.

Well, I don't want you to think that I

don't appreciate all you've done around

here, Annabelle. The whole place is

different. You noticed that?

>> Of course, and I appreciate it.

I'm glad you noticed that much.

I don't like your tone, Julia. I didn't

want to hurt your feelings, but you

>> heavens, no. You're so absolutely right

about everything, Richard.

I haven't kept my end of the bargain.

>> Well, I can't help but feel you you have

let me down a little.

Yes, I have.

But I haven't lost track of the

business. I know what's been going on.

You see, I had hoped that you'd get

along without me. That was also part of

my silly plan.

I'll tell you what I should do. I should

go down to Philadelphia and get that

Rogers place in order. That would help a

lot, wouldn't it?

>> it would help.

>> And it would make you happy.

>> Of course it would make me happy. But I

don't want you to feel that

>> Oh, it isn't what I feel, it's what I

want you to feel.

No, it It'll be fun to get back into

harness again.

>> Oh, that's more like your old self.

Yeah.

I'll take the first train in the

morning. Now, now you run along and get

ready for dinner.

I have a lot of things to do.

Hurry up.

You like this arrangement?

>> It's okay. Well, it's the best I could

do in a hurry. The only word that

Barkley woman knows is push. She's a

hustler. Well, if she doesn't stop

pushing, there won't be anything left in

the store to push.

Why they tolerate females in businesses

more than I'll ever know.

I don't like to make speeches, but we've

had 2 weeks of very hard work and I want

to thank everyone for their cooperation.

Mr. Cortlandt will take complete charge

tomorrow morning. Now, I want to ask

everyone to cooperate with him also.

There's never been anything wrong with

the Rogers store

except perhaps Mr. Rogers himself.

I see no reason why things shouldn't run

smoothly and efficiently from now on.

Yes?

You want on the wire? Oh, I'll take it

in the other office. Excuse me.

Hello?

Hello, Richard.

Hello, Julia. I got your report. You're

doing great job. How's Garden working

out? Just fine. I finally got a system

installed down here. The place will be

running itself pretty soon.

I could be home in a day or so if you

wanted me to. Oh, don't rush things. Get

everything in good running order down

there and then come on home.

Is everything going along all right

without me?

Well, don't worry about this end. We're

doing fine. Is there anything else you

wanted to say, Richard?

Well, let me see.

No. No, nothing I can think of. If

anything turns up, I'll phone you. I

see.

All right, Richard.

Goodbye.

Has Mr. Rogers called recently? He

called just a few moments ago.

If he calls again, I'll talk to him.

We're working again tonight, aren't we,

Mrs. Barkley? You certainly would if you

wanted to. Oh, I do.

I've learned so much from you in the

past 2 weeks.

What could I teach you?

Well,

you've been an ideal of mine for a long

time.

There's nothing in the world I'd rather

be than someone like you.

Why should you want to be like me? Why?

You're a very important woman in the

business world. I hope to be important

someday myself.

You see, my career means everything to

me.

Have you a beau?

Yes, I have. Do you like him?

I do.

Love him, maybe?

Yes, but

my career comes first. He understands

that.

Well, you're not going to work tonight

or any other night if I can help it. You

go call up your beau, take a ride out to

Willow Grove, sit in the moonlight and

hold hands, read poetry, ride on roller

coasters, do something really important.

You're joking, aren't you, Mrs. Barkley?

No, I'm not joking. Don't let a career

fool you, dear. It's something that

sponges up your whole life and leaves

you empty.

Now, you run along and call him up. Go

on.

If you don't do as I say, I'll haunt

you. Understand?

Go on.

Annabelle, you're awfully quiet this

evening.

Now, what's this? Another hunger strike?

Yes. What's it about this time? I'm mad

at her. She's resentful because I

wouldn't let her pound that awful piano

all day long.

>> It's not awful, you're awful.

>> Prudence, I wish you'd speak

>> a dumbbell.

>> Annabelle!

I'm sure she didn't learn such language

from me. I couldn't learn anything from

you. You don't know anything.

Franklin, where'd you get these chops?

Uh your sister orders the provisions,

sir. Where'd you get them, Gertrude? In

a leather shop?

>> I'm trying to run your home on a less

extravagant scale than has been in order

recently, Richard.

If I may suggest, sir. It's customary

for servants to speak when spoken to.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

Don't pay any attention to her,

Franklin.

What's come over this place? Richard,

for three generations the Barkleys have

lived in this house. It's been a

dignified home, and I'm doing my best to

restore it to its former condition.

Well, perhaps that's the trouble with

the place. Richard.

When's Julia coming back?

Well, she'll be back soon. Why don't you

call up and find out when?

You're pretty fond of Julia, aren't you?

Sure, I am.

Only I don't want her to know it. Why?

Well, it's no fun if she knows it. Oh.

She loves you, too.

How do you know? She told me so. When?

Oh, don't be such a dumbbell.

Am I a dumbbell? Yes.

Maybe you're right.

Suppose I fly down to Philadelphia

tomorrow morning and bring Julia back.

Would that make you happy? Now you're

getting some sense.

Hello.

Hello, Henry. I rushed over here as fast

as I could. What's on your mind? I've

just been finishing up some work for a

little girl who's out necking. How about

a little necking yourself?

Henry, do you think you could help me

find 6 years of a lady's life? That's my

specialty. There's a party up the

Stratford. Suppose we start looking over

there. All right. Oh, wait a minute.

Let's go.

Good night, Mr. Blake. Good night. Good

night, Henry. Good night.

Have you got a key? Sure.

Oh, wait.

Perhaps I should tell the family I'm

leaving. Have you a family?

All nice girls have families.

Well,

here we are.

Folks, I want you to meet Montague

Trevelyan. He's a city slicker.

Maybe I better pull the shades.

The evening sun fades the rugs.

Oh, you're a fool.

Hey, wait a minute. Let's take a look.

How'd you like to spend the rest of your

life in a room like that?

>> Well, the furniture's all right, but the

dummies are terrible.

>> Yeah, but give me the willies.

Henry, this is my sister Abigail.

Do you think we resemble each other?

Now, this is my aunt Gertrude.

Her arm got that way from closing

curtains.

This is Grandma Scott. She knitted the

Dred Scott decision on an old piece of

burlap. Grandma?

And this is Uncle Richard. Now, don't

pay any attention to his expression.

He's really a very nice person

underneath. And here is Junior and

Clementine, two mistakes by a former

marriage.

Say hello to Mr. Trevelyan, Clementine.

How do you do, Clementine?

Say hello to the gentleman. She's very

backward.

Shall we tell them?

Let's face it together.

Soft music, please.

Come on, Abigail. Show them.

Friends and members of my immediate

family,

Julia doesn't live here anymore.

Who are you? Are you? Are you? Are you

to know the cravings of a girlish heart?

>> Bless you, sister. Hallelujah.

Have you ever plowed fields or milked

hay or pitched cows until your hands

were worn with homely toil? Mr.

Trevelyan was kind to me.

Well, you wouldn't understand.

Grandma understands.

Grandma sees all and knows nothing.

Grandma, do you remember when little

Julia used to lay her downy head on your

ample lap and listen to the stories

about the fairies?

Mhm?

Grandma, you're not paying attention.

Will you stop knitting and listen to

what I have to say?

Now, it's no use, Lenny. The family's

not in a listening mood. Say, what this

bunch need is a little liquid

nourishment. Right. There are several

bottles of it three windows down.

>> I'll be right back. Don't forget the ice

and fizz water.

Abigail, really.

I'm just going to get the indent.

Oh, Mr. Rogers.

Thank you.

What's that? Spicer Private Detectives.

Spicer Private Detective, okay.

Mhm.

What?

Who's the strange woman sitting with you

at the piano?

Yes, she seems to be looking at

something very far away.

Oh, really?

Oh, well, I'm glad to hear that.

I think the headline's wrong, don't you?

It should read, "Her First Misstep or

Life Among the Other Dummies."

Hold on a minute. Probably some more of

your wife's detectives at the door.

Richard.

>> Good morning.

You're the last person I expected to

see.

Hello?

Excuse me.

I'll call you later.

What brought you down here? I flew down

this morning.

I'm glad to see you.

Iola? Yes.

I need someone to talk to.

Annabelle and I had a discussion last

night and we both decided that we missed

you.

Did you? Yes. So, I came down this

morning to bring you back home.

You needn't try to hide it. I've read

your charming publicity.

Well, I'm very grateful to you. Why?

You've spared me the humiliation of

making a fool of myself again. Have I?

Is there anyone in the next room or may

I speak freely?

You may speak freely. I don't suppose

you have any explanation. Yes.

I was lonesome. Have you ever been

lonesome? Go ahead.

You see, there's something I've never

told you, Richard.

I was in love with you. In love with me?

You must have been in love with me

making a spectacle of yourself with

another man. And of all places in a

store window.

So, you were in love with me, were you?

So much in love that you make the name

of Barkley a laughingstock all over the

country. You must protect the name of

Barkley.

>> That's what I intend to do and I'd like

to advise you further that Barkley

doesn't deal in second-hand material.

If you've quite finished, I'd like to

take the floor.

I don't think as much of the name of

Barkley as you do. I hate it. I hate

everything it represents. I hate

business, stores, everything that

crushes the life out of people and turns

them into pieces of machinery.

>> So, those are your real feelings?

>> Yes, and there's a lot more.

I thought I was in love with you. I was

in love with you, but I'm not in you

longer. You wouldn't understand that. I

don't expect you to.

Mother Prior told me a lot of things I

didn't understand. No, I was a smart

girl. I knew everything. Well, there's

one thing I do understand.

>> That's in your favor.

>> women are all alike. However, that I let

myself get mixed up with another one is

more than I ever know. There's a lot of

things you'll never know. You couldn't

love anything but a store. Well, go back

and live with it and go back and live

with your stuffy old ancestors. Martha

was right about that, too. This Martha

seems to have had a great deal of

influence over your activities.

>> Yes, I wish I'd listened to her in the

beginning. I might have enjoyed myself a

little more.

>> Ah, you've got a good start.

>> You're right, and it's only the start.

Hello.

Oh, hello, Lenny.

Lenny, how about none of that trip we

were talking about? Yes. Well, I've

changed my mind about it.

You're absolutely right. Oh, it'll be a

beautiful trip.

Yeah, Boston,

Miami, Palm Beach, Savannah.

Uh, are you sure you won't have any

dinner, sir?

>> I said I didn't want any dinner.

>> Oh, I'm sorry, sir. Why are you always

sorry about everything?

>> Well, I don't know, sir. It's It's just

my nature.

>> Well, stop being sorry for a change.

>> I'm sorry, sir. I mean, yes, sir. Uh,

the the office phoned again, sir. I

don't want to talk to the office.

>> Yes, sir. Shall I draw the shades, sir?

>> care what you do with the shades.

>> Very good, sir.

I'm going to bed now.

>> Well, go to bed. Good night.

>> Good night.

Why isn't Julia coming back?

>> I told you she isn't coming back. That's

all you need to know. But, why?

>> Never mind why.

She'll have to come back to get her

things.

>> Well, what if it if she comes back to

get her things, she'll come back to get

her things. Did you have a fight?

>> Will you stop asking questions? The

trouble with you is you don't know

anything about women.

>> GO TO BED.

SIT DOWN, FRANKLIN.

>> SIT DOWN, SIR.

>> THAT'S WHAT I SAID. SIT DOWN. BUT, it

isn't customary to sit

>> care whether it's customary or not. Sit

down.

>> Very good, sir.

Now, Franklin,

what do you think of me? Well, I'm not

supposed to think, sir.

>> Is there anything wrong with me?

>> Well, I I'd rather not say, sir. Well,

that isn't what I asked you. I mean, how

do you feel about me here in the

household, sir? As I was saying to Mrs.

Franklin, all this happened to you and

was it we feel that you're a bit stuffy,

sir.

>> Why?

>> Yes, sir. We feel that you might loosen

up more, sir. Oh. So, I'm not loose

enough, is that it?

>> Yes, sir. That when Mrs. Barkley is

here, sir. I didn't ask you anything

about Mrs. Barkley.

>> Very good, sir. Now, wait a minute,

Franklin.

Franklin,

have you got anything in the house?

Anything, sir? You know what I mean.

Well, we've never had

anything in the house, sir. That isn't

what I asked you. Have you got anything?

Oh, no, sir. Well,

yes, sir. In a way, sir. Yes, sir.

We always keep a bit for

medicinal purposes, if you don't mind,

sir.

Well, go and get it.

Very good, sir.

And make it snappy. Yes, sir.

Tell me I'm not loose enough.

You were loose before you got one leg

over the crib.

Tell me who needs to loosen up in this

house.

Miami, Palm Beach, Havana, dear old

Havana, and Panama City.

I'll always remember Panama City.

That's the home of the planter's punch.

What's planter's punch? It's made with

rum and dynamite. Don't forget the fruit

juices. Oh, yes. You add a drop or two

of fruit juice. It'll help you forget.

Two of them, darling, and you remember

nothing.

Remind me to have a bowl of that when we

get down there. One bowl of planter's

punch for a lady who wishes to forget.

And here's dear old Mazatlan.

Oh, I remember perfectly.

It was a moonlight night.

It's amazing what wonderful memories

steamship tickets can bring back to you.

>> Oh, shut up.

Of course, I was very young then and

knew what I was doing.

But you're an older woman. I'll give you

some tips so you'll know what to do when

you get there.

>> Don't worry, I'll know what to do.

Who's going on this trip, you or I?

Should I go in with you? No, you better

stay here, it's safer.

Hello, Franklin.

Is Mr. Barkley in? If he is, don't tell

him I'm here. Mrs. Barkley's come to

pack her things. I'll I'll

Do you think he's been drinking?

I'd hate to hold a match near him to

find out.

You look mighty cute on roller skates.

Come on.

What was it? Who was last here?

Who was it? The daughter?

>> Shall we use the daughter? I didn't know

what daughter it was. No, it's my

daughter. Oh, my daughter. My daughter.

My daughter was here.

She must gone away. Okay.

>> I'm so mad I could fight.

Hi.

He seems terribly concerned about what's

going to happen to me, doesn't he? Oh,

forget about him.

Oh, hello, darling. Hello, Julia. I

thought I heard you come in.

What are you doing? We're making mud

pies. Why don't you go to bed?

>> I didn't ask you.

Are you packing? Mhm. Why? Well, you're

beginning to get on my nerves. Why don't

you write all those questions down a

piece of paper? We'll answer them some

other time. Please, Martha.

Where are you going? I'm going away,

darling. Why?

Because that's what your daddy wants.

Oh, don't pay any attention to him. I

have to pay attention. Everybody else

fights. They get over them.

You just don't know anything about men.

Are you going to miss me?

Are you?

Oh, Julia.

Please don't go away, Julia.

I know I was a bad girl, but I won't be

a bad girl anymore.

Whenever

you

heard discouraging

words and the skies are not cloudy all

day

on

home on I knew there was something I

forgot. What did you forget? Mrs. Baxley

is home. She's in Philadelphia. I was to

be sure and tell you

she's not in. Where is she? She's

upstairs.

She needs a good talking

Yes, sir.

Okay.

Richard

Richard, that woman is upstairs. I

thought she was never to enter this

house again.

Richard, you've been drinking. You've

both been drinking.

You've been drinking, Franklin?

I'm good.

Where did my sister go? I don't know. I

haven't seen her.

Okay.

Well, did you come here to pack or are

we all going to have a good cry?

>> Oh, be quiet.

Franklin Sir?

Franklin, get the car and leave it at

the back of the house.

>> Back of the house, yes, sir.

Get my hat and stand by.

>> I'll stand by as long as I can while I

sober up.

Franklin, Franklin, we're going places.

All right, we're going places.

Annabelle? No. Annabelle

I don't want you to go away, Daddy.

Please, no.

I don't want you to go away.

You go to bed.

Scram.

Why did you have to show up? Everybody

feels terrible enough as it is.

Scram. Don't you talk to me that way.

You keep away from me.

Do you hear me? I'm warning you. Scram.

You'd look pretty funny with it sticking

out of your head. Martha, Martha, let me

handle this. I'll be with you in a

minute.

If you need any help, yell.

You might have spared me this meeting.

If you have anything further to say,

let's get it over with.

Where do you think you're going? I'm

going to start living.

Where? What do you care? Don't be

ridiculous. I've found someone who

thinks of me as a woman. Oh, I kill.

I'm going away with him. Is that so?

Yes, that's so. And I'm going away on a

boat. Ho, ho, ho, ho, ho, ho. How do you

suppose you think Julius could do

anything like that? Well, look here.

Here, look at these.

They're steamship tickets.

You can read, can't you?

I'm leaving tonight and I'm not going

alone.

It's very funny.

You can go on living with your store. I

hope you have a grand time. So, I'm in

love with a store, am I? We've gone all

through that. I'm not wild enough for

you, am I?

Who's been drinking?

You're not going away on any boat. Who's

going to stop me?

You're coming along with me.

We're going places.

Is the car ready, Frank?

>> Everything is ready. Where are you

taking me? You're going for a ride.

Shall I let him have it? No, Martha,

he's got a gun.

Get the police. The the the the police.

>> Come on, get going.

Hey, Frank, and don't forget to stop

where I told you. Very good, sir. How am

I doing?

>> Okay.

We'll all be killed. Good miss,

Franklin. Franklin, if we're all killed,

I'll have you punished.

>> Wait, what's that?

STOP THIS CAR, YOU HEAR? I'LL START

SCREAMING. Take it easy.

Franklin, don't pay any attention to

her.

When I get wild, Franklin gets wild.

All right.

What is he doing?

We're gathering in our bricks.

What are you going to do? Drown me?

The bridegroom always throws the bride

over the threshold.

You're out of your mind.

Here we come gathering bricks in May,

here we come gathering bricks in May, so

early in the evening. Here we come

gathering bricks in May, mix and braid,

mix and braid. Here we come gathering

bricks in May, so early in the evening.

Franklin, the river. Make it snappy.

>> Why did you bring me here? So you don't

like stores?

>> No. And you don't like business?

>> No. Okay, I don't either. There's a

friend of mine in that jailhouse and

you've got to help me get him out.

Franklin,

come here.

What you Get back. Give me your room,

Franklin.

Have one on me. What?

CIRCLE.

OH, THAT'S FUN. Let me have some more.

Yeah, give me a couple more, Franklin.

Oh, no, let me have that one. Okay, all

right. Okay, HERE WE GO.

OH, NO, LET ME HAVE THAT ONE.

WOO!

WOO! CHEATED THE COP.

HURRY UP, FRANKLIN. Give us the gas.

>> Okay, where are we going? I don't know.

Where are we going?

Near 49, Hudson River. Okay.