 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories by Rose Franken brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday By your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself Have a coke and now Claudia Better go David, you'll be late plenty of time. Don't worry, but it's after nine o'clock So it is haven't you got an appointment or something? Are you trying to get rid of me? No, but usually you can't get going fast enough in the morning. I am insulted you don't look insulted What do I have to do to look insulted roll my head around like a rag doll? My heart is bleeding. I've got a right to be insulted since when since for the last 15 minutes You've been sending me on my way out into the bleak world darling, but no buts you can't deny it Have you or have you not been trying to get me out of the house? I don't understand every other morning you act as if I were trying to keep you from going to the office and This morning for no good reason at all. You say I'm trying to get rid of you Nearly because I don't want you to be late, but I want to be late I've decided that this Friday morning. I am going to be late and I am not in a hurry David is this an anniversary or a birthday or something? I've forgotten. No, it's a very ordinary Friday morning I find my wife's company absolutely trance oh So entrancing that I am throwing responsibility to the winds and I am laughtering in her presence I love you to lighten my presence my urging you to go as million self-defense remember that That's the kind of husband. You think I am. I don't know what kind of a husband you are. I'm all I know is you've got All right. All right. That's the way you feel about it. You won't see me for dust There's not a speck of it in this house. I didn't speck. They would be And with that exit line where is my hat? Oh David? Don't go change your song. Yeah, where is my coat? Please don't rush have another cup of coffee. Where is my umbrella? It's not raining out. You don't have an umbrella So it isn't and so I don't David. What's gotten into you? You're acting like a half-wit nitwit this morning. This is the other half-wit of my personality half-wit Oh, we're out. This is not and I hasten to impress you all the facilities of this hotel are at your disposal. Well, thank you, ma'am Thank you indeedy and I'm one of the facilities kiss me a kiss a kiss my kingdom or a kiss That's a horse. Come here horse. I Suppose now you want a lump of sugar. No, you're sweet enough Mrs. Norton your wilds have been successful. You have coaxed me to stay for another five minutes But on one condition conditions always conditions let you smile. I'm smiling. I've been smiling all morning like Pagliati Look darling Just because mama won't come to Chicago with us doesn't mean that he isn't going to come at all. I know She'll visit us Be there at the time when the baby comes and afterwards months from now David when we have to that carrying can know that we're coming Carrington can wait We'll settle our personal problems first I'm not taking you to Chicago until you made up your mind that that's where you want to be with or without mama And that's final. I'm a terrible wife Here you get a big opportunity and I'm standing around making you feel as if maybe you shouldn't take it. I Hate myself. I think you'd hate me. You think wrong It's not terrible of me to act this way. Certainly. It's terrible. It's wonderful to And I'd hate you if you didn't What are you going to do today going over to see mama? She said she'd be back from Long Island by 10 It's almost that now want me to drop you over there. No David I need a little more time Got to think I'm a little mixed up take all the time you want darling That's what time's for Now where's my hat and this time I mean it David what are you doing here? Why aren't you at your office like mother like daughter? My wife couldn't wait to get me out of the house this morning So I come to find a haven with you and what happens David house Claudia terribly upset last night when I told her I Wouldn't go with her to Chicago. Yes mother. She was upset Very I didn't want to tell her that way, but she insisted. I know I'd already told her She wouldn't believe me. She had to get it straight from you. It was a brutal way to let her know you two women Sometimes I think all of your energies go into worrying about each other I suppose it's because you've never had anybody else to worry about either of us this call. Do you know you're here? Seriously mother Do you think we're doing the right thing? No, how sure can a person be David? Yes? I Think it's right. Well. I thought so too up until last night Maybe you will come with us stay with us until after the baby's born Claudia needs some help for a while before she'll need some help for a while after and after that There'll be something else and then something else. I Think I've got to untie my apron strings a little more completely David But mother there's nothing really wrong and Claudia is wanting to be with you especially these next months and I want you to and don't put it on those terms What a person wants and what's right can be pulled apart as far as Chicago is from New York David Claudia is yours now. It wouldn't be fair to you all right If you want me to be selfish, I I don't think it's fair to me either Claudia to be unhappy that daughter of mine is never unhappy for long. You mean she doesn't show it for long There must be some way in which we can make Claudia see that she can't Well have her cake and eat it too. Can you teach a person that I doubt it? She'll have to see for herself. I suppose you won't consider going or even decide to go until Claudia makes her own decision. I won't move an inch until she comes to me and tells me that that's what she wants But don't you have to decide soon? I don't have to do anything. It's all up to Claudia now You've spoken your bit. I've spoken mine and the rest is for her. He's a very lucky girl It's not every husband. I don't know She's got a hard job on her hands. So have you and if I may return the compliment so have you I Came over here to ask you to come with us You've got more courage than I have the invitation is withdrawn and I'm not the least bit offended now. Hurry along to the office That's probably Claudia now. Don't tell her I'm here. What do you take me for a fool? Now get on with you. I've got a long conversation ahead of me and for once. I don't relish it. I Came up here to clean Mrs. North Bertha. You don't have to do that. I Like to come I had a now with nothing more to do so I give a quick sweep up honestly Bertha You're spoiling me. I'm gonna be absolutely Helpless you have enough to think about now with the baby. You must take it easy for a little while I'm gonna be taking it so easy. I'll feel like somebody else and that's good This baby is going to be born thinking his mother is a lazy woman. That's not so good This baby is going to be born so beautiful. He's going to be the most beautiful baby in the world Careful your swell is here. You look tired. You're sad about something. I should be happy I know you must not be scared having a baby sometimes make a woman scared But there's no reason for you. It will be fine. That's not what I'm scared about Mrs. North I'm sorry, but I don't come up tomorrow. What I Don't come up I come up Saturday Saturdays to help you from now on the tomorrow my daughter Lisa. She comes to New York. Oh You must be very excited. I am she brings her baby My grandchild. I didn't know you had a grandchild. Yeah, I have But I have never seen him. You haven't seen him. No, he was born two months ago in Maryland where Lisa and Edward They are friends and me. We have not been able to go to see him. So tomorrow Lea that she comes here with a baby. You mean Lisa had the baby without you certainly without me I don't see how she could face it. But why she had Edward and then she had the baby She was not alone. I feel alone without mama even with David. I Guess Lisa's braver than I am but that is not braveness. She has enough happiness. I'm greedy or It's nice if you can have your mama. It's so nice for her Wasn't it terrible for you not to be with Lisa to have her live in Maryland never to see her. Yeah, I miss her I miss her always But it's right. I miss her and mother sometimes she tries to hold on to a child But she must make the sacrifice and let the child go That's the way then the child she becomes a mother and someday she lets her child go So that's life. So That's life and it goes on and on mothers they give their children their life and That's that gift Seeing a child grow up Let's be quite a sacrifice for a mother. Yeah, but the great happiness Your mama she has given you to mr. Norton and it has made her very happy. I know I can see And now she lets you go She lets me go. I Didn't want it But I hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow And if you have a minute with me to come up here, I'd love to meet her and the baby you would like Also, we come up Bertha your grandchild must be the most beautiful baby in the whole world Hello, darling Thanks, hello Bertha David you have a good day. Not bad started late finished early. How about you? I didn't go to an auction, but I bought something that wasn't on sale. It wasn't even reduced will wonders never see Why should they wonders are wonderful? And you're the biggest wonder of them all is that bad? No, it's good We'll take off your hat and stay a while. Oh, not rushing me out of the house tonight I'm never rushing you out of anything, but don't get too comfortable here, David. I thought so. Where are we going a long long way? We are yeah Father than we've ever been Imagine Bertha never saw a grandchild till tomorrow. He's not wonderful lover and Maryland isn't half as far away as Chicago Darling You haven't grown an inch But you are getting taller every minute. That's a funny thing to say pretty soon I'm going to have to look up to you only if you hold me up darling Without you I'm a very little girl. That's what you think Do you think mama would mind flying when she comes to visit us? She'll get to us that much faster. You want mama to fly? You don't care how much I worry. Do you? These programs star Catherine Bard is Claudia and Paul Crabtree is David and the entire production is supervised Indirected by William Brown Maloney What do I serve them you sometimes wonder when the doorbell announces surprise visitors But when you have plenty of refreshing coca-cola on ice, you don't have to give refreshment a second thought You can greet unexpected company as cordially as you do invited guests and Somehow even a casual call turns into a party when you say have a coke Every day Monday through Friday Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola So listen again Monday at the same time And now this is Joe King saying or if war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola or ice cold coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes