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Come live with me and be my love, and we will love the pleasures

too. And if these pleasures may be moved, come live

with me.

Turn off the sun, darling. I've had enough vitamin D.

I wonder.

Men are really mysterious creatures, Yvonne.

Yes, little Kendrick, all of them. My husband is a perfectly normal man in

respects, but he has the delusion that he gets younger every time he beats

himself up.

Oh, for heaven's sake. Boss? Boss?

Yes? Hurry, it's late. I'm nearly finished.

Just taking the last jump.

Ray, darling?

Just a minute.

Anything in this novel?

Oh, you couldn't publish it, dear. It's much too grim and earnest. Ah, you're

too tough a critic, Leanne.

Oh, lucky for you.

You know perfectly well if it weren't for me, you'd lose your shirt. Oh, I

agree. Fix your tie.

Now, why,

Leanne? Why what?

Why do you have this pink mirror? You can't get a good look at yourself in it.

Ah, but you can see what you want to see.

Anyone looking into that mirror sees a young girl of 16 looking back at her.

Well, it's a nice idea, but it's hardly realistic.

Oh, but it's such a comfort not to be realistic.

You see, just before I go out, the last thing I do is to take a look in my pink

mirror. And there I am, young, fresh, and glowing.

And that's the way I think of myself all evening.

Women are really mysterious creatures, Yvonne. Yes, Mr. Kendrick, all of them.

I think New York's rather a nice little city.

It has its points, especially in the spring.

There's always a sense of excitement. You feel anything can happen. Anything

can. And yet somehow it's safe, too. You like safety, don't you?

Yes, I do. Don't you?

Well, I'm not so sure. It might be dull.

Hello there, you two.

Hello, Arnold.

I'm not late, am I, Dionne? You're never late, Arnold. It's your only virtue.

Oh, not at all. I also never do card tricks.

Good night, dear. Good night.

Have a nice evening. Thank you, darling. The same to you and many others.

Isn't she looking marvelous? Never better.

Can we give you a lift somewhere? No, thanks, old man. You go along.

We mustn't keep my wife waiting, you know. I never do.

Well, good night, Bart.

Nice to see you. Nice to see you.

Goodbye. Good night. Good night, darling.

Your husband's much too broad -minded.

I should think you'd be the last one to complain about that.

Husbands ought to be jealous.

It's the traditional thing.

Bart and I don't believe in tradition.

Ours is a modern marriage.

You poor dear.

But I like my marriage. It's just the way I want it. You lie, thank goodness.

I do not.

Bart and I have a perfect understanding.

What do you mean, uh -huh?

I mean, uh -huh.

Whenever I hear a wife boasting about how modern her marriage is, I say, to

myself, that is, uh -huh.

Her husband's straying off the reservation.

Good evening, Mr. Kendrick. Good evening.

Good evening. Good evening, Mr. Kendrick. Good evening. Good evening,

Kendrick.

Don't announce me tonight, will you? I want this to be a surprise.

Surprise?

He wants to give her a real surprise. He'd stay away one night.

Good evening, Mr. Kendrick.

I don't want Miss Jones to know that I'm here.

Oh, Bob.

John.

I thought you two would like each other.

She was born in Vienna, too.

And I'm madly in love with her. When did it happen?

The moment I saw her.

So quickly?

I knew as soon as I looked at her.

May I?

That's the way it should happen.

At first sight.

Isn't it, Johnny? Yes.

And that's the way it did happen.

We met, and I smiled at her.

And she smiled back. She knew, too.

Oh, did she?

You know she did.

Do you think she knows I never wanted to leave me?

Yes, Bob. She knows.

I wanted to stay with me forever and ever, Johnny.

That's a long time.

Too long?

You can make it forever, Johnny, if you want it that way.

You know I want it that way, Bart, but I want to be sure.

Of what?

I want to be sure that our happiness doesn't mean that somebody else will be

unhappy. Oh, I promise you, Johnny, it isn't like that.

No one will be hurt? No one. I've told you.

Oh, Bart, I'm so happy. I think I cry a little.

Don't you think you'd better wait till after dinner?

Shall I? Oh, I think you'll find it much more satisfactory.

All right.

I'll go and get my thing.

Don't mind me, Frida.

Just that I'm so crazy about those old Viennese horses.

I want to see Miss Jans, Miss Johanna Jans. You have made a mistake. I'm

Oh, no, Miss Jans made the mistake.

I'm very sorry, but there's no Miss Jans here. Okay, Miss Jones, then, if she

likes it better that way. And tell her it's official.

Department of Immigration.

Or maybe you guessed that already.

But I tell you, there's no... All right, I'll come in and have a little look

around anyway, if you don't mind.

Johnny, I found you.

They have.

A man from the immigration department's talking to Frida now.

Well, I tried to think it wouldn't happen.

But I knew it would.

I can't let you go, Johnny. They can't send you back. They have to.

My temporary passport was up three months ago.

If only I could do something. Oh, darling, you've done so much already.

You made me live again.

You almost made me forget about being afraid.

Oh, I am afraid now.

Don't, Johnny. Don't.

I won't.

I know, Freda. I'll be right out.

I'm coming with you. Promise you won't say anything?

I don't want you to get into trouble.

You wanted to see me?

I do, if you miss Jans. Jones. It's more American.

Well, I'll say this much for you, Miss Jones. You certainly picked a tough name

to pin down.

I tried hard.

I tried harder.

And you won. I'm sorry.

I guess you like it here, don't you?

You don't ask somebody in heaven if they like the place.

Yeah, I see.

Well, anyway, they want you. They want to see you down at the department in the

morning. I'll be there.

When do they say I must leave?

Whenever the first boat goes.

Now, will you take a little tip?

Don't go on the duck again.

Hide out, I mean. It won't do you any good.

I understand.

Okay. I guess that settles it.

Yes, I guess that settles it.

Now, wait a minute, Inspector, will you? Oh, please.

Inspector, Miss Jones can't go back. Don't you understand?

She can't go back.

Why not? Because of her father.

What's the matter with him? Well, he was... Well, they have a word for it

there.

Liquidated.

Oh, murdered.

Like we say it over here.

What for?

Because he stood up for what he believed in.

Yeah?

Well, you've got to be for a guy like that.

Anything happen to her?

No, but it will if she goes back.

Say, what do you do for a living?

Oh, I'm a publisher.

Books. Is that so?

Well, I could give you some stories for your books about some of the people I

meet up with. Yeah, I can imagine that.

Seems to me like this case right here ought to interest you.

What do you mean?

Well, I kind of like the way she kept her chin up in there when I laid it on

line. Of course, I had to do it, but... You got to like people that can take it

like she did.

Yeah, she has to be able to take it.

To be able to face what she's going to face.

If she goes back.

Yeah.

Come on in here a minute.

Excuse me, miss, but maybe I got an out for you.

What? I say maybe there's a way you can stay here.

A way I can stay here?

Sure, this is strictly off the record, of course, but if you got married to an

American citizen, not that I got anybody in particular in mind, why, then you

could get a quota number and you could stay here.

You see what I mean?

Yes, yes, I see.

But at your department in the morning, what will they say?

Oh, that's so, isn't it?

Well, you've been pretty tough to find anyway, so I just didn't find you yet,

that's all.

In fact, I think it'll be about another week before I'll be able to find you.

By that time, you ought to be all set.

But I can't get married in a week.

Well, miss, if you can't, then the boys in this country must be slipping.

What about it, mister?

You're very kind, inspector, but... Oh, well, maybe I'm a chump.

Well, the smart boys never have any fun.

Anyway, not this kind of fun.

Oh, it's good of you to try to help me.

Why, miss, it was more like a pleasure.

Well, I got this thing started. You take it up from here, Mac. So long.

I feel so helpless, Johnny.

Don't talk that way, Bart.

It isn't your fault. It isn't anybody's fault. I can't lose you now, Johnny. I

can't. Don't think about it, Bart.

Think of the time we have left. A whole week together.

Just tonight we said it would be forever and ever.

And now it's only a week.

Johnny, please.

We'll work it out some way. I promise you. No, Bart.

We can't.

You know it and I know it. Well, what are we going to do?

We are going to take what's left to us.

Why, we haven't even a minute to waste in being sad.

Come on, let's hurry. Well, where should we go? Oh, I don't care. Just so that

there are people and music and we can be gay.

Taxi, sir? Yep.

I thought I could, but I can't. Forgive me.

Tell me what you want to do, Johnny. I'll understand.

I want to walk by myself, very fast and very far, so I'll come back too tired to

think. But, Johnny, it looks like it might rain.

But I want to. I have to, please.

All right, Johnny.

I'll call you in the morning.

Thank you.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night, Mr. Kendrick.

Could you spare me the price of a cup of coffee, miss? What?

So help me, I haven't had a bite to eat since yesterday.

Could you spare me the price of a cup of coffee, mister? So help me, I have not

a bite to eat. Oh, save it, save it. You're on the wrong street.

Sorry, mister. You should do most anything when you're hungry.

Oh, wait a minute.

Wait a minute. Come here.

Are you really hungry?

I ain't kidding, mister.

Not a bite since yesterday.

All right. Here, this dime's the bank, Rona. If your stomach's really up

your ribs here, I'll split it with you. I'll save your money, mister.

Times ain't that tough.

No?

Well, it might be.

You sure?

No, no, go ahead.

Forty -five billion dollars.

Forty -five billion?

How are we ever going to pay it?

Forty -five billion is a lot of dough, mister.

It ain't exactly alfalfa. No, I'll say it ain't. And do you know what they've

done already?

With that excess profits tax?

Not personally, no.

Well, what do you think of it? Oh, it's an outrage.

It's been keeping me awake nights.

You got a cigarette, miss?

No, I quit smoking.

Yeah?

Nerves, eh? Yeah.

How long you been off? Two o 'clock this afternoon.

Oh, it's like that.

Come on, make you feel better.

I got it.

Oh, thanks.

What's your racket, buddy?

I'm a genius.

Who? A genius.

Unknown.

No kidding.

Do you draw pictures?

Swell dames?

No, I play tunes on the typewriter. Nobody listens.

Do you ever go on the bum?

Once I did. Yeah?

How'd you do?

Well, I got a cigarette.

You could do it if you wanted to.

You could be a swell bum.

I'm the type.

It's like everything else. All you got to do is make up your mind and stick to

it. Then you're it.

Whatever you pick out, you can't miss.

To be a bum, you got to have willpower.

Oh, I ain't kidding, mister.

30 years ago, I made up my mind.

And I done all right.

Look.

What has he got on me?

A limousine.

Mm -hmm. And stomach ulcer.

Maybe something I want you to say.

Oh, good luck.

Wait a minute, brother.

Could you use a buck?

They save your money, mister. Times ain't that tough.

No? Well, they could be.

So they will be.

Oh.

Too bad.

He could be a swell bum if he only had the willpower.

Oh, back again.

Kind of wet, isn't it?

Chilly, too.

What'll it be, lady?

Coffee, black tea.

You're practically got it right now.

But watch it. So strong it almost threw me.

Well, what do you see that's good?

I can't make up my mind.

Make a wish. You can't win.

Okay.

Hey, what happened?

What happened to what?

That dime I put right there is the last one I had, too.

Okay, pal, I'll laugh.

Did you see it?

I laughed once. Ain't that enough?

Look, did you take it?

All right. You did take it. I saw you. Oh, so you're in on it, too, huh?

What is it, a frame -up?

Now, listen. Now, you listen.

That was a tip. My tip. And I'm going to keep it. You can't do that. He put it

there. I saw him. All right, you heard what the lady said. I'll go hand it

You going to make me?

Yeah, I'm going to make you.

You and what army?

Well, I'll show you. Watch out.

Wait a minute.

The whistle. On the counter.

Please don't. Come on, beat it, will you?

Stop, please. Give me that whistle.

Did you whistle for a taxi lady?

Yes, yes. Wait a minute, will you? Sure, sure.

If I ask him to let you go, will you promise not to make any trouble?

Okay, all right.

You heard what he said.

Now, come on. Where?

Come on.

Ah, you promised.

Where to, lady?

Oh, anywhere. Just away from here.

How do you do?

How do you do?

My name's Smith.

My name is Jones.

Seems to be an evening of coincidences. I see.

Smith and Jones, and I'm Snow White.

Well, you want to go any place in particular, or are we just making a tour

Manhattan? Where do you live?

Down there, Sheridan Square. Why?

Alone?

Hmm.

You mean you haven't any... No,

I haven't any... And that was really your last dime?

Yes. Well, if that was really your last dime and you really haven't

any... Then I want to go to your house.

Well... By all means... Drop in. I'd be delighted to see him. So would I,

mister. So would I.

Mr. Smith, it's such a wonderful thing. What?

That you haven't any money.

And I thought I'd had everything.

Sheridan Square, northwest corner.

I'd step on it. I got you.

Well if you insist.

Very nice.

Well, it's just a little place, but it's dreary.

If you want to browse among my books, the pawn shop's just around the corner.

Ah, that's too bad.

Oh, I rather like it this way. It gives me a lot more room.

Would you like to sit down?

Here,

I'll take your...

Our motto is, the guest is always right.

Once you feel perfectly at home.

We'll have a little fire.

Nothing like a nice open fire, I always say.

Do you?

Yeah, I always...

Fine logs and curling flames.

Faithful dog.

Nice white, bare -skinned rug and a little woman to fetch her slippers.

Nothing like it. I'm sure there isn't.

Would you like to have something to drink?

Some nice warm beer?

No, thank you.

Cigarette? Yes.

If I could have some music, I could open the window and get the radio from

across the street.

Nothing.

Well, I guess that takes care of the formalities.

What do you mean by doing a thing like that?

Well, you ought to know, you know, it was your idea to come up here in the

place. Shame on you.

Shame on me?

Yes, shame on you for saying such a thing.

For saying what? Say, what kind of a gag is this?

You come up... Hey,

you weren't on one of those treasure hunts, are you?

Treasure hunts?

Well, then what did you come up here for anyway?

I came here to ask you to marry me.

Ah!

Mind if I have some of that beer?

Now, would you mind saying that again, rather slowly?

I came here to ask you to marry me.

Why?

Because you have no money.

So, son... I was afraid you wouldn't understand.

Yeah, yeah, well, I see your point.

You see, I have to have a husband, and you said you weren't married, so...

Miss Jones, a wife is just what I don't need.

But you do need money.

And I thought we could trade, and I'll have a husband, and you'll have money.

Do you see?

No.

Well, it is kind of hard to explain.

Well, what do you have to have a husband for in the first place?

Unless I can marry an American citizen right away, I'll be sent back to... to

what used to be Austria.

Oh, I see.

I thought I had troubles.

I suppose it was a crazy idea.

But I thought we could make a bargain.

You see, I still have some money my father left me, and the only way I can

in this country is to marry somebody like you.

Well, maybe we can figure out some other way.

After all, that's really my job.

What do you do? I'm a writer. When I think up a story and get somebody in

trouble, then I try and figure out some way to get them out of it, see?

Oh, so you're a writer. Yeah, yeah.

Well, here, I'll prove it to you.

Rejection slips from all over. I play no favorites. My stories have been turned

down everywhere.

Well...

Fun trying.

Well, aren't you going to keep on trying?

Uh, no, Miss Jones. You see, there are little things like eating and paying the

rent and getting your shoes patched keep cropping up, so great literature will

have to do without me for a while.

Well, don't you see? If you really want to keep on writing, you could have the

money to do it. That would be my part of the bargain, and your part would be to

marry me.

Oh, no.

Oh, no, that's out.

What?

Me taking money from you. No, I'm very sorry.

All right.

Wait a minute, wait a minute.

Well, there's no use talking to you. You're just not practical.

Oh, I'm not practical. Well, give me one good reason why we couldn't make a

perfectly honest business agreement. Well, I could give you two good reasons.

I'm a man, you're a woman. That has nothing to do with it. Go ahead, give me

good reason. Well, you're... I dare you.

Go on, sit down there.

Go on, sit down over there.

All right.

Here, make a list.

A list? What for?

You want to get married, don't you, or do you? Yes, even to you.

All right.

Practical. I'll show you who's practical.

All right, my rent is $7 a week. Put it down right there. Why?

I want to find out how much it costs me to live.

You don't know?

No. Yes, I... Huh.

Practical. Never mind about that. Put it down.

$7 a week. You got it?

$7. All right, laundry, a buck.

Laundry, a buck.

A buck?

A dollar, a dollar.

Food, $5.

But that's not enough.

It's enough for me. I'm no capitalist.

Let's see now.

All razor blades and typewriter paper and toothpaste and soap and envelopes.

that all under incidentals.

$5.

$5 for all that?

All right, make it $4 .50. But I mean... $4 .50. Put it down.

That's all.

What about car fare?

I'm not going anywhere.

Oh, uh, cigarettes.

30 cents a day and... 30 cents a week. I'll roll my own.

All right, add it up. See what it comes to.

Uh, $17 .80.

Call it $18.

Call it $17 .80.

All right. I'll bring you a check for it every week. You'll bring me a check for

it every week.

All right, I'll keep a record of this, and as soon as I click, I'll pay you

every nickel of it, okay?

Okay.

Shake?

Shake.

All right,

now I'll take care of my end of the bar. You know what you're going to do

tomorrow morning at 10 o 'clock? No. Well, get down to City Hall, get a

Want me to pick you up?

No, no, I'll meet you there.

Don't want me to know where you live.

Well, it isn't important to him. Oh, no, no.

What's the matter?

Oh, nothing. Just thinking of the number of stories I've had rejected, I've

never written one as funny as this.

Two people that never saw each other before, and they're just about to get

married and promise to love, honor, and obey.

But with us, you understand that... I understand.

Out the window, all of it.

No love, no honor, no obey.

I'll call you a taxi. No, no, no, no.

Good night. Well, look, I... No love.

No love.

Without love, no love.

Without love.

Might make a pretty good title for a story.

Yeah, what does she do the rest of the week?

I bet she doesn't do anything the rest of the week.

Hmm, that's all.

What do you know about what she does?

After all, I'm married to her.

Sure, sure.

You've been married for two months. You don't even know where your wife lives.

Oh, you're doing great.

Well, you can't rush these things. You've got to give the girl a little

Give her a little time. That's all she needs. Then maybe she'll start coming to

see him twice a week. And then maybe they'll start getting acquainted.

Stop kidding yourself.

Well, why shouldn't they get acquainted? After all, she's in a strange country.

She's probably lonely.

Yeah, she's lonely, eh?

Yeah, I bet she's lonely right now.

Lonely, eh?

Ha, ha, ha.

You know, I didn't think it was possible.

What? That you could be lovelier tonight than you were last night.

Maybe your flowers helped.

Oh, they're luckier than I am.

They don't have to leave you at the end of a dance.

How's the doc coming, Max? In a minute, it will be finished, Monsieur Kendrick.

Thank you.

A minute can be a long time.

I find that out all day long while we're away from each other.

But we're together now.

I still can't believe it, that you're here and you're safe and you're not

to be sent away.

It's true. Every word of it.

How did you do it, Johnny?

Bye. You asked me that question a hundred times. Yeah, and you give me the

answer 99 times.

I'll make it a hundred now.

It's a secret.

I'm not so sure that I like secrets.

But you promised not to talk about this anymore.

I'm sorry, but it's always at the back of my mind.

But it won't have to be there much longer.

I've come to a decision, Johnny.

A decision that was very difficult for me to make.

I'm going to ask my wife for a divorce.

Are you sure you want to do it? Sure.

We can be married in less than two months, Johnny.

Oh, but not that soon.

Why? What's so astonishing about that?

Oh, I thought the divorce takes an awfully long time. A year or something

that. Oh, no, it's only six weeks in Reno.

But it is awfully soon.

Oh, now, say, what is... But I can't marry you.

Why not?

Because... Because... Because why?

Because I'm married already.

Johnny! My duck!

Hello. What a surprise.

You're a day early, huh? I couldn't wait.

Really?

Oh.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Excuse me. I'll be with you in a minute.

Very nice of you to pay me this extra visit. Well, it isn't really an extra

visit. It's just instead of my regular day.

Oh, I see.

I, uh... I brought you your check.

Well, you can put it on the mantel. That's the usual place, I believe.

Is it?

Yes, and you can make it a dollar a week less from now on. I'm doing my own

washing. Oh, but that isn't... No, I'd make it a dollar a week less. Very well.

Are you angry at me? No, no, certainly not.

I don't want you to be angry at me, especially today.

You don't?

No, you see, I... Well, I was hoping we could have a little talk today.

Really? Well, I'd sort of like that, too.

Here, can I take your coat?

You have on some new kind of perfume, haven't you?

No, it's just the kind I always use.

Seems sort of different today.

No, it's just the same.

Have you been working hard, Bill?

Oh.

Oh, wait, I'll show you something.

Without love.

They're all in there, Johnny. All the things I want to say to you that I can't

say now.

No, Bill. You mustn't say them now.

But if this is good, I'll have the right to say them.

And I will say them, Johnny.

Bill, I... I think I must go now.

I come another day.

Don't go, Johnny.

I must.

But just five minutes out of a week.

Couldn't you give me that?

Bill, I... You know, you must realize it's hard for me to

say things, too.

But you said you wanted to talk.

You really want me to say what I came to say?

Yes, I do.

Well, it's this.

I want you to give me divorce right away.

Divorce? Please, Bill.

Sort of like a revolving door. Marriage on one side, divorce on the other.

And I'm in the middle.

I'm sorry.

But you said I should say it.

I did not.

You said I should tell you what I said was so hard to say.

Well, I thought you were going to say something else.

What? Oh, never mind.

Now it is said.

It would make me very happy if you do it.

You certainly pick up American customs quickly.

I don't know, we meet one night and you say, how do you do? My name is Jones,

will you marry me? So we get married.

And then you say, how do you do? My name is Smith, will you give me a divorce?

How do you know a divorce will make you happy?

I think it will.

Is there somebody else?

I guess there's nothing more for me to say.

All right, Johnny, I'll give you a divorce anytime you want it.

Thank you, Ben. Don't thank me. We made a bargain.

Lived up to it, both of us.

Now it's all over.

Goodbye, Bill.

Jerry? Hiya, Bill. The usual?

Yeah, yeah.

There you are.

Just get up?

No.

I stayed up.

Banging away all night, eh?

Do any good for yourself?

There's one word right after the other.

Oh, by the way, I was telling the old lady about the thing and she's nuts

it. Ah, don't kid me now, Jerry.

Well, take it or leave it, she's nuts about it. Only she says like I do, you

gotta get them together.

How's about it? Are they married yet on the square?

Nope.

Well, what's keeping them?

The girl.

Well, you're never going to get no place if you let her act like that.

I'll find that out.

I'm talking to you as an expert.

22 years now I had the same old lady and we got eight kids.

And you are an expert.

Look, you got to put some pants on that guy or the thing's no good.

Well, it better be good.

Bill, if you just get them together, you can't miss.

Now get yourself some sleep.

Yeah. Get them together and we'll all get some sleep.

Diane. You found what?

Oh, I don't believe it.

But I mean it, Bob.

This man is terribly good.

Of course, the book is still unfinished, but the first few chapters show a

definite new talent.

But it's called Without Love.

Don't you like that?

It's about a beautiful Viennese refugee who marries a young man that she's never

seen before so that she can stay in this country.

It's about what?

Did you say a beautiful Viennese refugee?

Yes, dear. You see, she's in love with another man, an older man, and he's in

love with her, too.

Who did you say wrote this story?

A man named William Smith.

He really can write, Bar.

Of course, the story itself is very improbable. I'm sure you'll think so,

Oh, yes, very improbable. It couldn't possibly happen.

William Smith.

Yes, dear, and I really think you ought to see him right away.

I'll say I want to see him right away.

Oh,

send him in.

Mr. William Smith.

How do you do, Mr. Kendrick?

How do you do, Mr. Smith?

I'm very glad to meet you, sir.

I've been looking forward to meeting you, too.

Thank you, sir.

Not at all.

Let's see.

Short. Not up there.

And bald.

I beg your pardon? Oh, nothing, nothing. They told me that that is I... Won't

you sit down, Mr. Smith?

Thank you, sir.

I was very surprised at your wire, Mr. Kendrick. Well, I was very surprised

I read your manuscript, Mr. Smith.

Well, are you really interested in it? Oh, definitely.

That certainly is good news to me.

Tell me, Mr. Smith, strictly as an author to a publisher, you understand,

did you get the idea for your book?

For the heroine, I mean.

Well, she just sort of came to me. I mean, it just sort of came to me.

Oh. It just sort of came to you. I see.

Well, lucky to have something like that just sort of come to you.

Yes, yes, yes, I am. It's rather unusual.

First novels are generally formed on experience.

Oh, no, no, this is nothing like that. No, sir. This is a story I just made up,

that's all.

Oh, all the characters are just out of your imagination, then. Well, yes, yes,

they are.

The boy and the girl and the other man.

Yes, sir.

That's remarkable.

By the way, your characterization of the other man is a little confused, don't

you think?

Ah, yes. Yes, it is. As a matter of fact, that character has given me a lot

trouble.

I'm planning to get rid of him before the end of the story, though.

Oh, you are?

Well, I see no reason for that, Mr. Smith. He seems to me to be of distinct

importance to the scheme.

After all, there's nothing to keep him from getting the girl except... Mr.

Kendrick.

Oh, I'm sorry, dear.

I didn't know you were busy.

Oh, that's all right.

Oh, excuse me. My wife, Mr.

Smith. Mr. William Smith.

How do you do, Mr. William Smith? How do you do, Miss Kendrick?

We both have her to thank for bringing this to my attention.

Yes, I think it is absolutely fascinating, Mr. Smith. Thank you very

Of course, there's a little outside probability, but you've done it so well

you make it seem absolutely real.

Don't you agree, Bart? Oh, yes, it certainly seems real.

I'm very anxious to know about the ending, Mr. Smith.

Yes, I'm rather anxious about that myself.

Well, there are really only two possible ways to end it.

They get a divorce and the boy never sees her again, or they stay married and

the other man never sees her again.

Which ending do you prefer, Mr. Smith?

Well, I'm a country boy.

The happy ending.

Yes, that's what I'd like to say.

Oh, I don't agree.

The modern novel's simply got to have a realistic ending. The girl must divorce

this kid and marry the other man.

But Bartlett makes you think she'd do that. Well, I know what she's like. I

mean, I understand the character.

She's a beautiful, charming, intelligent young girl, isn't she, Mr. Smith?

She certainly is.

I mean, the way I see her.

Exactly. You don't think an intelligent girl would throw herself away on a

penniless young nobody.

Well, now, just a minute, Mr. Kendrick. Just because a fellow is a nobody now

doesn't mean that he's always going to be one.

And I certainly don't think she'd be happy with this other man.

Well, I do. I see him perfectly.

An attractive, cultured, distinguished man of the world.

Not a callow boy.

But definitely not old.

No, no.

As a matter of fact, he's just approaching the best years of his life.

And in addition, he has money, security, and position.

Naturally, the girl's in love with him.

Oh, no. No, not this girl.

And why not?

Well, she just isn't in love with some old stuffed shirt.

Who's an old stuffed shirt?

I?

Of course, yes.

Oh, no, this girl wouldn't do anything like that. She wouldn't throw herself

away to some doddering old ape just because he was rich.

Well, you don't think this young hick she's got herself mixed up with is any

catch, do you?

He's not got any money with his own and... And he takes money from a woman.

There's a fine, upstanding character for you. Don't you worry about that

character, Mr. Kendrick.

He's going to pay back every nickel of that money he owes you. He's going to be

all right. Don't worry about that character. Oh, you think so, do you?

me tell you something. Please, please, Bart.

There isn't anything in the world that can't be discussed without shouting like

this. Oh, I'm sorry. Yes, I'm very sorry. See, the way this story turns

it's very important to me. Of course it is.

Seems to be rather important to my husband, too.

Well... After all, Deanne, a story we're considering publishing is very close to

me. Naturally.

You mean you're going to publish it?

Oh, but of course he is.

Haven't you given Mr. Smith his advance check yet? Well, no. As a matter of

fact, I haven't. I wanted to get this matter of the ending cleaned up first.

I think the matter of the end is entirely Mr. Smith's affair.

If you know what I mean.

Now, now.

There you are.

Go out of here. No, well, wait a minute, Deanne. Go on.

The sooner he gets the money...

So we can work out the ending.

That's the wrong line, dear.

Here.

S -M -I -T -H.

Uh, one hundred? No, make it, uh, five hundred.

Five hundred dollars.

There you are, Mr. Smith.

Is that for me?

Yes.

And that should be an incentive for you to go right ahead.

Well, it certainly is, and it's much more than that, because now I can really

work things out for that happy ending. Well, thank you very much, Mrs.

and Mr. Kendrick, thank you, sir. And will you excuse me for running off like

this, but I have something very important I want to do.

Oh, here it is.

Why do you take this so hard, Bart?

After all, it's only a story.

Story?

Or is it your biography?

You know.

After listening to you for three minutes, you're rather transparent, you

Bart.

You say love does that to people.

You are in love with her, aren't you?

Yes, I am.

Is she in love with you?

Yes. I think so.

Even you thought so until you saw her husband. Now you're not so sure, are

Of course I'm sure.

And you want a divorce, don't you?

A divorce?

Well, don't you?

Yes, I suppose I do, but I hadn't wanted to ask you for one.

Well,

now you don't have to, Bart, because I'll give it to you.

Only not until you're absolutely sure that she loves you.

You see, it isn't just you and she.

There's William Smith.

He's her husband, and he ought to have a sporting chance for his happiness, too.

At least I think so.

You know, after all, I'm in this, too.

I like my life with you.

Matter of fact, I like you.

And I'm not going to give you up unless there's a darn good reason.

But the day that you're sure that she loves you for Keith, I promise you that

I'll step aside without a word.

You're swell, Deanne.

No, I'm not, darling.

I'm just sensible.

I'm not going to take this thing seriously.

Unless it turns out that I really have to.

Bye, darling.

There you are. Thank you.

Well, good luck. Thank you.

Thank

you,

sir. I'll keep an eye on the car for you. Oh, that's all right. I'll tell you

more where that came from.

That's the idea.

Well, you have quite a place here.

Wow, not bad, not bad at all.

A piano.

Well, can you play the piano?

I can.

What are you looking so surprised about? You expected me today, didn't you?

Well, yes, I did.

I got a letter asking me to call, sign my divorce papers.

Yes.

Well, what are you surprised about, then?

Well, it's just that you seem so different today.

Well, I am different. And this is what makes me so different.

Ten weeks at $17 .80 a week, and it's all there, Johnny, every penny of it.

now we're even.

Bill, what's happened? Oh, nothing much. I just happened to sell a little novel

I dashed off in a spare moment.

Oh, but that's wonderful.

Well, it certainly means a good bit to me. Oh, that reminds me. You better

getting packed.

Packed? For what? Our trip.

We're going away.

You and I are going away? Mm -hmm.

Bill, you've lost your mind.

I'm not going anywhere with you.

Oh, you're not, huh?

You want a divorce, don't you?

You know I do. Okay.

No trip, no divorce.

But, Bill... Now, you listen to me.

Now, it's perfectly all right for a couple of strangers to get married, but

they've got to know each other before they get a divorce.

After all, what do you know about me? I'm just a tramp that's been living off

you. At least I was.

Now you're going for a trip up to my neck of the woods.

For how long?

Well, it's not very far. It'll take us a couple hours to get there. Oh.

Why must I pack, then?

Well, the road will be dusty. You want to fix up. You want to dress for dinner.

And there's a pal of mine up there that makes the most terrific... But this

isn't part of our bargain. Now, listen. That bargain was all over the minute I

paid you back.

I'm making a new one. I told you the terms. Now, come on. Get packed.

I won't do it.

All right. I'll do it for you.

Oh, no, you won't.

Don't.

Stop it, Bill.

All right.

You leave my things alone.

You might as well go off right. You're just holding up your own divorce.

Ah, that's better.

All right, you want this?

Because you don't know me. That's why we'll have to get acquainted.

Oh, no, we won't.

Oh, no, no, no, no. No use calling for help, you know. No trip, no divorce.

Try this.

That's fine. All set.

There you are.

Now, Mr.

and Mrs. William Smith are leaving town.

Well, it's wonderful to be driving through the country in the spring with

wife.

How does it feel to you?

Yes. Yes, huh? Well, I knew you'd feel differently after you hit the open road,

but this is nothing, Johnny. You ain't seen nothing yet.

No? No.

Why, the crickets croon you to sleep and the birds wake you up at 6 o 'clock in

the morning.

Morning? You said we were coming home tonight.

No, I didn't, Johnny. No, no. Where are we going?

Well, you'll see.

You'll see.

And if you still want to come home tonight, why, you can.

Promise? Oh, yes. Yes, I promise.

stopping here? Oh, I always stop here on my honeymoons. Oh.

Come on.

All right, Bill, I'm coming.

I ain't gonna love this place, Johnny.

I think I will.

All right, Clark.

Why, it's William Smith.

Hiya, Bill.

Oh, Bob, glad to see you. Glad to see you, Bill.

We miss you around here. Well, thanks. Nice to be back.

Bill, I left my bag in the car. Oh, sure, sure.

Pardon me, please. Where is the telephone?

Pocahontas.

I want to get New York, please.

Oh.

Hello, B -Bill.

I'll tell the best, Buck.

Coming up.

Yes, Mr. Kendrick. It's very important.

Hello?

Oh, Johnny.

I've been trying to get you all afternoon.

To tell you that everything's all cleared up.

My wife's been wonderful about it.

Yeah, we can get married just as soon as we can get a divorce.

Listen to me. He's taken me away.

William Smith.

What?

What did you do it for?

You did it for me?

Oh, Johnny, that's terrible.

Where are you? I'll come there right away. Where are you?

Yes?

Yes?

Yes, I'll come there right away.

Harry, Bob, please.

Here's your purse, Johnny.

Now, come on and be amazed.

Where are we going? Oh, just over here.

Johnny, this is Buck. Buck meets Johnny.

Hi, Daddy.

Here, drink up. No, thank you.

Oh, come on. It's good for what it is. Come on. No, I don't drink, really.

Wait a minute. It's apple cider. Buck makes it himself. Wouldn't hurt a baby.

on, Johnny. It'll put...

You

see? Good, isn't it?

Here. To Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Here.

Nothing doing.

If it's Mr. and Mrs. Smith, it's out of the house.

Is it?

Well, never can tell.

Well, thanks for the drink, Buck.

Come on, Johnny, let's go.

Go where?

Oh, back to the car.

Come on. So long, Buck.

So long.

Good luck.

They look so peaceful.

Oh, they're going home.

It's lovely here.

Glad you like it, Johnny, because this is it.

me in my place.

Wait here a minute, will you, Johnny?

Well, here's your prodigal grandson.

I'll come back.

High time, too.

Hair clean?

Yes, yes.

Hands clean?

Well, all that does.

Not bad.

Good enough for a kiss, anyway.

Give a secret, will you?

Crossed my heart.

Missed you.

I hate to say it, but I did.

Well, that's good enough for a kiss.

Oh, Tupper's.

And where are your manners, keeping that pretty girl sitting out there like

that? Oh, forgot all about it. Wait.

Johnny!

Johnny,

I want you to meet my grandmother.

How do you do?

I brought you up to introduce people better than that.

Oh, yes.

This is... Miss Jones.

Johnny, for short.

That's better.

Sit down, Miss Jones.

There where I can see you.

Yep.

Pretty, aren't you?

Never mind me.

When you get old, time's too precious to waste.

People are pretty, you tell them so.

You're pretty.

I've been wanting to say that for weeks.

Can't imagine why you didn't.

What fools these mortars be?

Who, me?

Oh, that's what my sampler says.

Oh, how lovely.

Oh, you'll see them all over the house.

I like to make them.

Keep me out of mischief.

You know about Satan and idle hands, don't you?

Oh, yes, I've heard about them. Both.

Well, that's why I keep busy.

Wouldn't you like to come into the house and freshen up a bit before supper?

Why, yes, I'd love to.

Your bag is in the car, isn't it? Yeah, I'll get it.

Did I tell you that I liked you?

No, but I wish you would.

Well, I won't waste any more time about it.

I do.

What a lovely house.

I'm glad you like it.

I'm getting used to it myself.

Would you like to look in here?

May I?

Houses are like people, don't you think?

Either they're your kind or they're not.

I know.

And I've been at home here either way.

That's the real test.

You made this sampler too?

I warned you.

You can't avoid them in this house.

Some people call them proper. I call them common sense.

After all, time does heal all wounds.

Does it? No arguing about it.

There's no arguing with any of the old sayings. I guess that's why they are

Of course, they tell the truth, and the truth lasts.

Perhaps you haven't had any reason to doubt the truth of that.

Your life out here must have always been so pleasant.

There isn't a woman in the world who hasn't had reason to... to doubt

A baby born dead.

A young husband killed by a falling tree.

A flood that covers your fields and makes you go hungry for a year.

Those things happen to you?

Part of living is meeting tragedy and rising above it.

A woman doesn't amount to anything unless she can do it.

It takes a long while to learn that that's true.

Thank you for telling me.

Well, now you'll want to go to your room.

If Willie's brought your things... Right here, Grandma.

Show Johnny the guest room, Willie. Your room's still waiting for you.

We'll have supper soon. Good. We're hungry.

If you'd let us know you were coming, we'd have a real meal for you.

Still, I'm pretty sure you won't starve.

Charlie. Charlie Gebhardt.

Here, ma 'am.

This is Miss Jones.

Charlie Gebhardt.

Pleased to meet you.

How do you do?

Tell Martha we're ready, will you, Charlie?

Yes, ma 'am.

Charlie's the best hired man in the state. Anything you want, just ask

He'll do it for you. All right, Martha.

Had a talk with Willie yet?

Oh, uh, we managed to pass the time of day.

Give us a grateful heart, our Father, for all thy mercies.

And make us mindful of the needs of others.

For Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Amen.

Hello, Martha.

Oh, Willie.

Miss Jones, Martha. She might stay a while if she likes your cooking.

We'll try and fatten her up. Oh, don't you worry about fattening her up. She's

all right the way she is.

You see, Martha eats her own cooking, as you can see.

You can stand a little filling out yourself.

Oh, no, no. I've been on a diet. Diet.

Well, we can start.

Begin a meal with a good blessing, Johnny.

Finish it with a good brandy, and then you've got something.

What kind of brandy is this?

Blackberry, especially of Grandma's.

Blackberries will do a lot for you if you just squeeze them and then leave

alone. Works the same way with the women, folks.

Sorry. Get out.

I was just thinking out loud, ma 'am.

I was not asleep.

Willie, Johnny, what are you? We're all right here, Grandma.

Oh, but if you say so.

There's something I want to tell you. What was it?

Oh, yes, it comes back to me now.

My new sampler, remember?

Oh, what fools these mortals be.

Reminds me of you, Willie.

I wouldn't doubt it.

You are a fool.

Not that you're the only one.

Plenty of others do the same thing.

What do us fools do?

Boys like you.

Country boys.

Grow up on the farm and the land gives them strength and happiness. Then they

throw it all away to run off to the city.

That makes them do it, Willie.

Ambition, I guess.

Ambition. All the rest of their lives they have only one ambition.

To make money enough to buy a farm.

Most of them don't.

Don't ever get back the happiness they had to start with.

There was a time when I used to stay up to the moon set on a night like this.

But not anymore.

Still, I can still get up and down without the help of young folks.

Simple things all that counts, Johnny.

Some seed for good grind.

Rain and sun to bring them up.

Wood for a fire when the snow comes.

A night like this.

Some good neighbors, of course. Just plain people.

with common decency, loyalty, honesty.

Nothing else counts.

Well, good night, Janet.

Good night.

No need to be a fool, eh? Just make up your mind.

Night.

Good night, Grandma.

Do you like it here, Johnny?

Yes, Bill.

Oh, you know, this is where I belong.

Coming back here to stay some day.

You'll be happy here.

I think anybody would.

I'm pretty happy right now.

You must be. It's wonderful to know your book's going to be published.

It's all on account of you, you know.

Account of me?

Yeah.

That's because I was writing about something I really felt before I was

trying to be smart.

Writing about things I didn't know, things I didn't understand.

The reason for all those rejection slips.

Oh, but there won't be any more. You're a success now.

Well, from now on, I'm only going to write about the things I understand.

Kids I grew up with. My grandmother, and Martha, and Charlie Gebhardt.

Do you like them?

They make me feel as if I'd always known them.

But you... I feel as if I knew you for the first time.

Well, there it is, Johnny.

It's just what I said.

It's all right for strangers to get married, but people really should know

other before they get... Before they decide to break it up.

Do you still want it, Johnny, when we go back?

I'm not sure I know now.

I want to go in.

Johnny.

Johnny.

It's me, Johnny.

Yes, Bill.

Forgot to pack a toothbrush for you. Here's a new one. I just thought maybe

you weren't asleep yet, you'd better have it. Oh, thank you. Well, that's the

only reason I came over from my room and knocked on your door, is so you'd have

the toothbrush.

Anything else I could do for you? No, thank you.

No, well, I just thought I'd ask.

Good night, Bill.

Oh,

Bill. Yes.

You forgot to give me the toothbrush.

Oh.

Couldn't you get your window open?

It's sort of stuffy in here, isn't it?

Yeah, it's sort of stuffy.

You know, lots of times they stick in these old houses.

Yes.

Lots of times they stick in these old houses.

It certainly is a beautiful view from over here at the window, Johnny.

Yes, I know.

What'd you say? Yes, I was looking at it before you came in.

Uh -huh.

Well, I just wanted to make sure you noticed it.

Lots of fireflies tonight.

It certainly makes it nice in the country, the fireflies. We certainly do

lot of fireflies around here.

Yes, fireflies are very nice.

Uh -huh.

I'm glad you liked it.

Well, uh, nothing else I can do for you. No.

Do you know very much about fireflies?

No, I'm afraid I don't. Oh, as a matter of fact, it's pretty interesting, you

know. You know, all those little lights, they really mean something. You know,

they use them to signal each other. And the way they signal each other, uh...

Hmm?

I didn't say anything.

Hey, no, you didn't.

Well, the man firefly, he always knows pretty much where he stands.

Maybe I'll explain it to you a little better like this.

When the girl firefly wants to let the man firefly know that she sort of likes

him a little bit, well, she flashes that little light in exact two second

intervals.

No,

that's on the level. It's been time.

Don't you think that's pretty smart? Oh, yes, I do. I do.

Good night.

Good night.

I don't know. I always thought that was sort of smart.

It's very far -flying.

Oh, and one other thing I wanted to tell you. If you get scared during the

night, just holler through that. You say, I'm right on the other side in the

next room.

And let's see.

Oh, yes, and if you wake up and it's dark, there's a flashlight. I'll put it

right by the bed there.

That's just in case you get scared. Yes, but I don't think I will get scared.

No, well, that's just in case you do.

Everything else seems to be all right. Yes, everything else is all right. Good

night.

Good night.

Yes, Johnny.

Can you hear me?

Yes, yes, I can hear you.

I just wanted to tell you you were very nice today.

What did I do?

When you told your grandma that I was Miss Jones.

Oh.

Well, that was what you wanted me to do, wasn't it?

Yes, it was.

Oh, Johnny.

Yes, Bill?

Johnny, I don't suppose you'd like me to explain to you just why I said you were

Miss Jones, would you?

I know why, Bill.

Do you like poetry?

Oh, yes.

I've had a poem running through my mind for a long time.

It's one Christopher Marlowe wrote.

It's, uh... Well, listen.

Come live with me and be my love And we will all the pleasures prove

That hills and valleys, dales and fields

Woods or craggy mountains yield.

And I will make thee beds of roses and a thousand fragrant posies.

And something, something, something, something.

And if these pleasures do thee move, come live with me

and be my love.

You said that 300 years ago, Johnny.

Well, how do you like that?

What is it, Bill?

It's all right, Johnny. It's a knock at the door.

I don't mean your door.

I meant the door downstairs. Somebody's knocking.

All right, shut up. I'm coming.

I'll bet this never happened to a firefly.

Henry, what brings you here?

I think you know what brings me here. Well, I didn't think you were this

about it. I haven't had much chance to do any writing, but here, come in. What?

I say, I haven't had much chance to do any writing, but you may be glad to know

that I've taken the most important step toward working out that happy ending.

Oh, you have, have you? Yes, sir, and I think it's going to be fine.

Oh, you do?

Yes, sir. Where is she?

Oh.

Johnny!

Am I... Is it... What do you want, Willie?

I want my fiancée, Johnny.

Now, wait a minute.

What's going on here? Are you the other... Oh, you're... Well, how'd you

she was here?

Well, she phoned me, and I tracked you down, you thief.

Oh, so that's what you were doing in Pocahontas, huh?

Johnny, what do you mean by standing here in your nightshirt? Get back up

Yes.

Now, let's see. Let's get out of here. You're a bit of an old drunkard. This is

no roadhouse.

Kick him out, Willie.

What do you mean, madam?

Don't you mad at me.

Well, don't stand here like a dummy, Willie. Punch him in the nose.

All right. Go back to bed, Grandma. What? I said go back to bed. Bill, Mr.

Kendrick, didn't you hear what Willie said? Get up there. Go on. Go on. I'll

take care of this.

What is it you wanted with my wife? May I ask what you're doing here with the

girl I'm going to marry? Not anymore, you're not. Now, listen to me, you cheap

kidnapper. I can have this marriage and now it's like that.

Like that.

I devoted the best year of my life to that girl. She can have anything in the

world she wants. Anything. All right, now, I want to ask you one question. You

tell me the truth or so help me, I'll kill you. Now, take your hands off me.

Now, listen, listen to me.

Did Johnny make you buy my story?

Did she?

Did she? Your story?

No, not exactly. No, but it was your money, wasn't it?

Wasn't it?

It's probably your money all along. The money I've been living on. No, no. My

wife liked your story before she knew anything about you. And I usually buy

she likes.

Why?

Deanne knew this would happen.

She arranged it. That's why she gave you that $500.

What a woman.

Okay, Mr. Kendrick. You'll get your money back. Every penny of it. Now you

better get out of here before somebody gets hurt.

But I love Bill, Grandma. I love him.

Please let me tell him. Better tell that other one first.

If he wants to go back with you, you can have her too.

Bill, don't.

Johnny, here I am.

Tell him what you have to tell him. Tell him quick.

Sucker.