 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 Good morning. Just a little while. Why didn't you wake me? You were asleep. I wasn't really I was only half asleep What was the other half of you doing thinking I sort of been half asleep and half thinking all night You must be exhausted not a bit. Do you sleep well half and a half? I bet you were thinking the same sort of things. I was could be People like living in Chicago. I don't see why not. I think I'd like living any place with you And I wouldn't like living any place without you that was sweet the morning Still early good night Do you think we'll have a hard time finding an apartment in Chicago? Oh Is that a yes grown or a no grown it was a how would I know grown and I want to go to sleep I want to go to sleep. You had all night to go to sleep. I feel like talking you always feel like talking Well, no, we've got something you really talk about. When do you think we'll leave? I have to pass look darling. Nothing is settled You merely decided that if mama came with us we could take the next train to Chicago There are other things to consider what for instance of this for instance. I'm not sure I can leave Roger just at the present We have a few contracts pending and I can't leave him flat But I'll talk to Roger today and see what he thinks. Well, that's a little as far as business is concerned Is there anything else concerned? Mm-hmm a few other things like what? Well Would you consider going to Chicago without mama? Oh darling? There's no point in going into that again That's all settled mama said she'd go last night. I don't remember her saying she would you don't remember saying she wouldn't do you darling? Mama and there's no point in going into that again It's settled as far as you're concerned and as far as mama's concerned. Yes. I think mama's mind is made up What time is it now a little more after seven is there any rush no rush fine, then I'll roll over good night David How can you sleep on a morning like this? No, I don't know but I intend to give it a try good night David Roll over in this direction. Why don't you? Is that a no grunder a yes grunt that was a yes grunt. Oh good morning Roger Mine if I come in not at all come ahead My you're looking chipper today David feeling pretty chipper. Thanks. Oh I had a bad night bad night Simply can't eat lobster anymore Looks like I can eat less and less every day Lobsters are hard dish for a lot of people Roger Usually I blame it on my stomach, but today I Blame it on my mind Something on it Roger David I may as well come to the point Things aren't looking too good They're not it. No those Those contracts I've been bidding for I I Don't think they're going to come our way Have we been under bid by much? enough That if we match the price or did it for less there wouldn't be anything in it for us. I See it looks bad David. We need the new business But we can't afford to do it at those price. I can't understand it I thought I figured out those costs to a dime I don't see how anyone could afford to do it for less than our price. I really don't well There's probably some politics involved and I won't play It looks like the firm of Killian is going to have some tough going If it's going to remain firm What do you mean Roger if it's going to remain a firm? I've been mulling something over for some time David But I've been waiting to see how these contract bids turned out before I brought it up to you I'm tired David So young as I was This business is getting to be too much for me. I'm afraid. Oh come now Roger. It's the lobster. I Can't start coping at my age with all these labor troubles and material shortages and unscrupulous competitors It's not worth it After all my years in the business. It's pretty tough. I know but the situation may not keep up. I've been saying that for years. I Might have even given up the business right after the war if it hadn't been for you for me I thought with you in here. I could swing it. It was worth the fight. I Don't feel like fighting anymore you Haven't made up your mind have you just about I might even leave New York and go and live in California There's nothing to keep me in town Not even my wife As you know, we hardly did together anymore I'm sorry don't be I Don't think she'd care if my letters were posed mark Los Angeles New York City or a constant in opal I wish you'd think this over Roger. I will But I wanted to tell you David that you're on a sinking ship and if a lifeboat comes your way grab it Now you know perfectly well you will so and so that I'd rather sink on a ship with you than I know and I appreciate it But David as of now if you get a good offer Accept it as a matter of fact It'll make things simpler for me. I I don't know what to say, but I Think it's pretty swell of you Roger pretty swell nothing I'm just a tired old man who's taking his hat out of the ring Making room for you young ones Good luck boy big mama's back from Long Island yet without Louisa my crystal ball is on the bomb Why don't you call her up and see something 930 she promised she'd call me soon as she got back then she isn't back I think I'll call her up anyway. It doesn't cost anything even if she doesn't answer All right go on call her get it out of your system. No, I'm not going to I'm gonna wait until she calls me I'll be sad about Roger. Isn't it David? Yeah, pretty tough sort of makes you believe in phase and signs and things doesn't it You don't think he heard about carrying dinner offing you the job. Do you I thought of that too? But he didn't even know carrying to run as in town Carlin told me that well that sells everything doesn't it. We're really going to Chicago Think a week ago. We had no idea darling Would you be so excited about Chicago if Mama weren't coming with us. I refused to even talk about it ostrich ostrich nothing. It's all settled David isn't it Keep asking me what I do if she didn't Mama saying anything to you What makes you think she did because you're not as excited as you should be Because if it were all settled you wouldn't put off calling Carrington and mama's right You're worse than a detective. What is it? Tell me You want it straight straight? I Don't have to tell you do I Mama doesn't want to go Is that it? I think she wants to all right, but then what's the problem was to stop look darling Mama wants to go because well, she's alone and Chicago is pretty far away and She's going to be a grandmother soon But she doesn't think that's enough reason Well, then what better reasons are there? Well, she's lived in New York a pretty long time now This is where all of her friends are where her life is those aren't reasons. Those are excuses David you told me you'd tell it to me straight She doesn't think she should go She thinks you're a big girl and that she's big enough But you two can live in different cities and still be happy But why should we if we don't have to why make ourselves miserable if it isn't necessary Would you be miserable darling? Well, I don't be afraid to tell me Tell me straight. I wouldn't be as happy as if No, David, I wouldn't be miserable any place with you, but I don't see why I can't have mama, too You can't always have everything darling If you take something with one hand you you may have to let go of something with the other why if you don't have to That's what I don't understand. There really isn't any answer to that not one that I can give David I'm not being a mama baby now, but I Don't see why things can't be simple Why we can't do things the way it'll make everyone happy mama thinks this is the way everyone will be the happiest in the long run I mean she sees this as a sort of Training for the day when she may be Well, I don't want to be trained for it. Thank you. It's just as hard for mama darling as it is for you I I think she's being very brave and very well I don't intend to be I'll save my braveness and wonderfulness for when I need them I'm not gonna waste them for when I don't have to what do you want to do then if mama won't come with us Not go to Chicago That way it can't you've got to go you hardly have a job with Roger anymore And this is wonderful opportunity for you. You can't afford to pass it up But Claudia listen to me mama will not come with us. She told me last night last night. I Won't believe it till she tells me herself What what would she do here all alone, what would I do? No, I won't believe she isn't coming until she tells me so speaking of the devil. I've got it. I'll ask your point blank Hello Oh mama, we were just starting to wonder if we should wonder what happened to you Mama you've got to answer me this question. I'm gonna wait until tomorrow wait until she gets back. No, I want to know now Mama are you coming with us? Your mind's made up. Oh No, I'm all right Have a good time mama. Call me when you get back tomorrow Goodbye. That was sticking your chin out darling. You were right. She said she won't come with us. She said I Don't understand David. I don't understand it But you will understand someday darling When that day comes you You'll thank mama never David doesn't she know how lonesome I'll be of course, of course She can't or she'd come Darling How would you like to go to bed? I Don't even know if I want to go to Chicago anymore Life certainly makes people complicated This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney The members of your family hesitate to bring home unexpected guests or do they feel that hospitality will be waiting whenever they open the door? One thing certain if you have plenty of Coca-Cola in the refrigerator the hospitality is there all right? 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