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Anthony Dane? Who's he? Who's Anthony Dane? Oh Throckmorton. That's love period movies don't you? Whether we're costumes and all. Well I hadn't been to anywhere they didn't. Which one's Anthony? He hasn't come in yet. Well that's him. Oh yes that's him. Wearing silk stockings. Doesn't Anthony walk gracefully? Look how he carries those broad shoulders. I don't know how he does it on those spindly legs. Excuse me Adeline. I'll get some popcorn. I've been waiting for Throckmorton. Anthony's soliloquy about love in the crow's nest. Excuse me I'll get some more popcorn. Seems a little crooked. No Knight. Pardon me. Pardon me miss. Madam. But we can go home and talk about it. Now make some coffee. Let's walk by the office first. Pick up some cigars. I chewed all I had to keep awake. Some of it Mr. P is I'd love a soda. It's pretty late Adeline. Everything's closing on. I'm too tired to go shopping around. Well if you're so tired Throckmorton let's call a taxi. Taxi? I can't sit down anymore. It's really long years. Throckmorton I really shouldn't be coming up to a man's office at this hour. Why not? Man has to have cigars. Well if the Queen's attendant went to the fountain with Anthony on chaperone. I guess I can go to the water department with you. And you know come to think of it. I've never really shown you around here have I Adeline? No you haven't. It wasn't Anthony. Wonderful. So tender with women and so rough with Indians. Oh yes. Well here's where I run the water department that you've heard so much about Adeline. That's my executive type chair behind the desk. And there's the- Throckmorton do you think your hair will get that distinguished steel gray at the temples? Like Anthony Danes did after three years in the New World. I've been in the New World quite a while and it hasn't turned gray yet. But it will Adeline if you don't stop talking about Anthony the Great Dane. Oh I'm sorry Throckmorton I have been neglecting you haven't I? That's all right. I'll get my cigars out of the drawer and we'll go home. Oh now Throckmorton don't be so sensitive. Tell me about your office. No no it's not very interesting anyway. Let's go home. Precious what are all these important looking papers? Just some reports Bessie and I have to get to the mayor early in the morning. Let's go. Bessie? My secretary. You know I think I'm a little jealous of your secretary Throckmorton. Getting to spend all day with you. I think I'd like to trade places with her. Well you'd probably be more efficient but I don't think we'd get much worth done. Oh you. Well let's try it anyway. I'll play on your secretary. Play but Adeline. Oh be fun Throckmorton. It's getting leaked. Well you sit at your desk now and I'll help you get out your report to the mayor. Now where does your secretary usually sit? Sit? Well then Bessie always sits in that chair but in your case... Oh you. What's that? Sounds like somebody came in. Oh dear. Is that you Gilda Sleeve? Me? Oh hello there mayor to Willigaree. Gilda Sleeve I saw a light and I wondered who'd be up here at this hour. Well it's just me and Miss Fairchild. This is our mayor Miss Fairchild. Mayor to Willigaree. How do you do? How do you do? Gilda Sleeve what's going on here? Eh? No Mr. Mayor. You're a city official and this is the city hall and it's nearly midnight. Start explaining. Explaining? Well it's nothing to get upset about Mr. Mayor. I'm working on your report. My report? Weren't we added in Miss Fairchild? Well yes we were. Oh well then I apologize Gilda Sleeve. I didn't suspect you'd be working late. As a matter of fact I didn't even know you had a new secretary. New secretary? Oh yes yes, new secretary. Well really? Now Miss Fairchild never interrupts the mayor. That's alright. I think you've done the right thing for once Gilda Sleeve. Getting rid of your old secretary. What? There have been lots of mistakes coming out of your office. And I knew you couldn't be making all of them. Well I tried to do my part. What? I mean there Mary. Bessie makes a few mistakes but she's not a bad secretary. Nonsense Gilda Sleeve. She was grossly incompetent, you know it. But I know you hated to let her go. But an executive has to be hard at times for the good of the city. Oh yes for the good of the city. Why I wouldn't even hesitate to fire you Gilda Sleeve for the good of the city. Oh yeah, well we wouldn't want that to happen. Good night Miss Fairchild. Well I'll say good night now and stop by in the morning when you're not so busy. In the morning? I always like to get acquainted with our new employees. It won't work too late. Good night. Oh no we won't work this evening. Good night. You see I told you this would be fun. How do I get out of this? Early? Early? Not so early? Birdie breakfast time in a little hurry. Oh my goodness. You see you are up early. What's up uncle? Leroy I just have to get out of my office and take care of a few things. Eat your proves. Do you want some of the paper? Leroy has the comic. No time for the paper. I'll read the comics to you uncle. Huh? Wow Biff. Zoe take that. Hey hey hey hey. It's to be continued. Oh my goodness. Leroy I have a big enough headache without that machine gun stuff. Your eyes do look tired uncle. Didn't you sleep well? No. Birdie let's hustle it up. Ah yeah, you're just a juice, how'd you know you're getting a purr? What was that? Oh, juice. What did you and Miss Fairchild do last night, Uncle? Well, uh, we went to the movies. To the movies? Not you. What'd you see? Didn't you see Wolf Call? Same thing, practically. Love is love. Not love is love with Anthony Dane. Anthony Dane, what a drip. Oh, Uncle, didn't he just thrill you? No, I can't say that he did. He's a drip. He is not. See, you just like him because all he does is make love. Love, love. Leave him. Don't try to be smart. He's a drip. Uncle, make him stop. Now, Leroy, let's not have an argument. He can't help it if he's a drip. How cute. Thank you for making an ace, Mr. Gillespie. You sneaked up on me this morning. Thank you, Bertie. Let me know next time you want it early, and I'll have it ready for you anytime you want it early. Now, Bertie, let's not make a big thing of this. There's nothing so unusual about me getting to the office early. Ah! Leroy. All you have to do is let Bertie know when you want breakfast early, and she'll have it ready anytime you want it early. Fine, Bertie. I heard you coming so late last night. I didn't think you wanted early. How was that at all? That's all right, Bertie. But all you have to do is let me know anytime you want it early. Yes, Bertie. I'm up anyway, and all you have to do is let me know anytime you want it early. God, John, never get up early again. Not even to save my job. What last night was all a big joke. Why did I ever let her play, Secretary? Now, if I don't get Bessie out of here before the mayor shows up, she's not here yet. Nine o'clock. What a secretary. Eh, probably the mayor's right. Maybe I should fire Bessie. No, I haven't to hark. She'd never get a job anywhere else. Besides, it was my fault. No, it was the mayor's fault for snooping around. And I like this chick. Oh, Bernie! Bessie, where have you been? It's 30 seconds after nine. I'm sorry, Mr. Gilderslee. I'd have been here earlier, but I stopped outside the door to pick up the mail. Here it is. Oh. A travel circular. Travel circular? See, I could take a trip. What'd you say, Mr. Gilderslee? Wait a minute. Bessie, why don't you take a trip? Me? I'm going to all my vacation. I've been dying to see the Grand Canyon. Well, don't take off your hat. Go see it now. The Grand Canyon's wonderful this time of year. Leave this morning, Bessie. You've been working entirely too hard. Goodbye. Have a good time. Thank you, Mr. Gilderslee. Mr. Gilderslee, are you feeling all right? No, but I'll feel better if you go on a vacation. Give me time to straighten out things around here. Hasn't my work been satisfactory? Let's not go into that, Bessie. Just take your vacation immediately. But, Mr. Gilderslee... Please, Bessie, don't argue. Vacate. Mr. Gilderslee, this isn't your nice way of telling me I'm through, is it? No, Bessie. When you come back, everything will be the same. I'm so glad. Because the terrible thing happened to my girlfriend when she went on vacation. Yes, yes. When she came back, her boss had been fired. Get going, Bessie. I'll open the door. Come on. Zeke. It's the mayor. Quick, Bessie. Hide in the broom closet. But, Mr. Gilderslee, boy, I bought the Grand Canyon. Don't argue, Bessie. The Grand Canyon will wait. It always has. Hop in there. What? Don't listen to a word we say. Gilderslee, you'll hear. Yes, yes, I am. Good morning, Mayor, two other guys. Good morning, Commissioner. In charge. What are you doing here? I just had to come over, Gilderslee. The mayor tells me you have a new secretary. Yes, where is she, Gilderslee? Well, she's in the broom closet. I mean... I mean the Grand Canyon. She's out at the moment. Oh. She sounds like a busy little girl. Oh, she is. We were just discussing vacations. That's why... I hear she's very attractive, Gilderslee. A blonde. A blonde. Yes, yes. I'm sorry she isn't here, but I must get to my office. Tell me, sir, what's her name, Gilderslee? Well, let me... Fairchild, wasn't that it? Not atline, Fairchild. Your secretary? Shut up, you old goat. What's this? Nothing, nothing. Goodbye, Mr. Mayor. Drop in again sometime. Thank you, Gilderslee. In fact, I'll drop back right after lunch at one o'clock. One o'clock? The girl's new. I think I should familiarize her with municipal operation. Well, she's been familiar. I mean, she might be out the lunch at one o'clock. Well, have her here, Gilderslee. If she doesn't mind working until midnight, she won't mind being in the office at one o'clock. Well, Gilderslee, this is a juicy bit of gossip. It seems the Water Commissioner has a skeleton in his closet. I have not. Come out of the closet, Bessie. What? Bessie. Oh, I'm not Bessie. Let me explain. I'm going home. Great idea, Bessie. Stay home and I'll call you. And stop crying. Yes, stop crying, Bessie, because if you heard everything, he doesn't dare fire you ever. I'll go to the Grand Canyon and jump in. Just between us, Gilderslee isn't going to jump in. He'll be right back. If the folks at your house go for late evening snacks, you naturally welcome ideas for tasty yet easy to digest sandwich fixings. Perhaps nutritious cheese food, Belvita, is unnatural for such light bedtime sufferers. It's rich yet mild cheddar cheese flavor hits the spot at any hour. And you can let the folks slice its golden goodness thick, for Belvita is as digestible as milk itself. 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The mayor would see through that. What you mumbling about, commissioner? Speak up, I'm getting lonesome. Just thinking, Floyd. I'll say you are. That's something on your mind, ain't you? How do you know? Bobba works pretty close to the brain. He can tell. Hey, let me feel. You can feel the wheels going around. The bucket, the bucket, the bucket. All right, Floyd. I happen to have a headache. Let's stop the clowning. I'm sorry, commissioner. Just making conversation part of the service. All the service I want is a shave, Floyd, and hurry it up. Okay. But you ought to let me do something about them eyes, commissioner. Looks like you've been working them pretty late nights. Very funny. Hey, let me drop a little murine in them. Well, that might feel pretty good. Open the left one. There you are. Oh, Floyd, don't drop them from so high. Okay. Right eye, commissioner. That's it. Well, if you're going to drop it, drop it. Keep it open. Don't flinch. It is open. Okay. Bombs away. Not the whole bottle, Floyd. Well, that one was a little worse. How'd they get in such bad shape, commissioner? Personally, I wouldn't stand for it working day and night like you do down at the office. What's this, Floyd? Why, I even hear it takes two secretaries to keep up with you. What? One for during the day and one at night. I see Hooker has been here. I'll get this straight, Floyd. I have only one secretary, and that's Bessie. Oh, yeah? And who was that the mayor caught you with up at the water department last night? A mermaid from your reservoir. Floyd, Ms. Fairchild and I stopped by my office to get some cigars after a movie. That's the truth. Huh? Huh? No, Floyd. Couldn't you feed the mayor a better story than that, commissioner? Like he was waiting for a street car? It's all a horrible misunderstanding, Floyd. The mayor assumed that line was my new secretary, and now he's coming back at one o'clock to have a talk with her. Oh, yeah? What'd he even do, commissioner? What would you do, Floyd? I'd hire her. What? I'd like to have a classy name like Ms. Fairchild around here to sharpen scissors and stuff. That's silly, Floyd. I can't let Bessie go. Besides, Adeline knows nothing about stenographic work. So what? Put her on the city payroll. What do you got to lose? Only my job, that's all. Oh, yeah, that's right. Hey, why don't you have her come down at one o'clock and save your hide and then let her go? No, Floyd. That's ridiculous. Get me out of here. Why not? That would be gross misrepresentation. Not only that, it would be dishonest and unethical, and I won't do it. Adeline doesn't answer. Well, I'm kind of glad. I'd hate to be dishonest and unethical like that Floyd. Mr. Johnistine, what things would you do today? I have a splitting headache. Oh? Everything's been going wrong today, Peavey, from the time I got up this morning. Oh, I'm trying to hear that. I woke up quite pleasant for you this morning, the scent of lilacs coming in through the window. I didn't sleep well. I didn't feel like eating breakfast. I'm very fond of lilacs. And everything went wrong at the office? And so has Mrs. Peavey. What? Fondue's lilacs. Oh, my goodness. Peavey, we're not talking about lilacs. I am. All right. Go ahead and talk about them. I've been talking about them. Peavey, I came in here with a headache, and it's getting no better fast. You've been with Mr. Johnistine, haven't you? I did. But you were too busy talking about lilacs. Well, I happened to like lilacs. Yes, sir. And so did Mrs. Peavey. So you told me, give me an aspirin, Peavey, and a glass of water. Make it two aspirin. You are upset. You'll be upset too, Peavey, if you had my troubles. If you're lucky, you don't have the mayor to contend with. You're right there, Mr. Gilverty. You bet. If you're lucky, you never have secretary trouble. No, no, I didn't say that. Sometimes I get a little envious when I hear about you fellows and your secretary. Huh? What have you heard, Peavey? Well, druggists don't repeat everything they hear, Mr. Gilverty. Code of ethics, you know. Code of ethics. I don't care what you heard, I can explain it. You don't have to explain anything to me, Mr. Gilverty. Judge has been in here telling him about the trouble I'm in, hasn't he? Well, I can't say that he has. He has, Peavey, and you know it. Yeah, I know it, but I can't say it. Code of ethics, you know it. Code of ethics, yeah. I don't care what you heard, Peavey. The only thing I'm worried about is what I'm going to tell the mayor at one o'clock. You care for another aspirin? No. Too big a problem for aspirin. Peavey, I respect your opinions. Oh, you think I should do. No, that's the question. There's an old saying, he who dances must pay the fiddler. But Peavey, there's been no dancing and no fiddling. Pretty sound advice, and then there's another one. He who plays with fire. Oh, I give up. Don't you want to hear the rest of it? I know the rest of it. I've read around the next. What? So long, poor Richard. Thanks for the answer. All that advice, and he didn't buy a thing. I think I'll take an aspirin myself. Judge, what do you mean by spreading this stuff all over town? Now, now, Gildy, calm down. You wouldn't be in any trouble at all if you had told the mayor the truth last night when you should have. Well, I tried to, but he gave me such a good excuse I couldn't pass it up. Now then, my advice to you, Gildy, is to go back and tell the mayor exactly what happened. That you stepped up to the office for a cigar after the show. You know the mayor. He's very excitable, Judge. He's liable to fire me right on the spot. Well, you'll have to take that chance. And if you really want to make an impression, don't wait for the mayor to come to you. You go to him. What? March right into his office like a little soldier and say your piece. Beard the lion in his den. I don't like the way you put it, Judge, but I'll do it. Beard the lion in his den. Wonder if the lion's been fed. Well, hey, good afternoon. Is the lion, is the mayor in? Mr. Gilder, please. Come in. Thank you. Arengitis? Mr. Gilder, please? No, no. I don't think so. Although it has been a little damp in the water, Judge. Is the mayor in? I expect him back shortly. He went to lunch a little late. The mayor was very busy this morning. Cleaning house. Cleaning house? He's on quite a rampage. I'm afraid we're losing some of our personnel. Who? He's due at your office at one o'clock. Well, yes, but I... Well, Gilder, please. There you are. Yes, Mr. Mayor. Here I am. Well, it saves me the time. I don't think so. I've found out a few things since I talked to you last. You have? Well, but it has anything to do with my new secretary. It has everything to do with your new secretary. And Gilder, please. This calls for a change in the water department. I will not tolerate people who are undependable, frivolous, and who shirk their responsibilities. That's me. Now then, about this new-blonde secretary of yours, this Miss Fairchild. Yes. On the way back from lunch, you know what I discovered. I've found out a few things since I talked to you last. You have? Well, but it has anything to do with my new secretary. It has everything to do with your new secretary. That's what I discovered. She was going into a movie on shitty time. To a movie? Some ridiculous picture called Love is Love. Gilder Sleeve, you have to let her go. Fire. Fire? If you say so, Mr. Mayor. What are you laughing at, Gilder Sleeve? Nothing, nothing. Good old Anthony Dane. We'll hear from the great Gilder Sleeve again very shortly. Do you know how to transform a little leftover meat into a main dish with real prestige? You do it with Kraft's smooth-melting cheese food, Valvita. Simply melt Valvita for a wonderful cheese sauce. 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