 Your coca-cola bottler presents, Claudia, based on the famous play and novels by Rose Franken Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottled coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself. Have a Coke and now Claudia Claudia watch how you hold David's suit that trousers are dragging on the street. That's all right mama. We're on our way to cleaners I've got my money's worth great cleaners clean these days I wouldn't allow anything to get dirtier than absolutely necessary You know I said address spotless the other day and it came back with three spots. That's a pretty good score David I'd like to get the suit back by the weekend mama. Do you think I dare tell them not a chance Say what time is it mama six thirty? Gosh almost time to meet him at the station. What we bright to park the car there Mama, can you believe it's November Claudia your conversation is getting more like a Mexican jumping bean every day It's my mind mama. It works faster than my tongue Nothing works faster than your tongue. Hey, look who's down there see in front of the bakery. I don't see anybody Jesse Mason mama and who is Jesse Mason? Her husband who ran into David's car. Oh Oh She's a nice-looking woman. He certainly doesn't look like herself or any on anybody else that'll be a catty thing Oh, you think I haven't got enough sense to be a cat. No not enough tetanus This is brown. Do I detect a compliment? You do not. Well, I certainly didn't expect one Mrs. Mason certainly looks different since I met her in dr. Berry's waiting room the morning of the accident She sees you I'd love to talk to her But I'll never get to the cleaners and be on time to meet David's train too. Oh, hello there, Mrs. Norton Hello, Mrs. Mason. I thought it was you good to see you. This is my mother Mrs. Brown Good evening, Mrs. Mason. Claudia. I tell you what you give me David's suit now I'll take it to the cleaner. You can just go right on to the station I have about three minutes before the train by the time you get there. It will be three minutes Give me the suit. I'll walk you down to the station is not now going that way good. Well, here's the suit mama I'm just the maid of all work. Mrs. Mason. I'd you love it. I'll bet and here's how I suppose I do Yes mama and mama tell those cleaners David wants his suit on Friday She's good-looking your mother I think so She looks the way she should look for a mother for a grandmother too. Yeah, that's right Wonder if my mother would look like that My mother died when she was 28 Pretty tough on her pretty tough on you. Oh, it didn't seem to bother me much. I didn't know what I was missing I was just a kid. I couldn't have stood growing up without mama Mrs. Norton Yes, I was Mr. Norton. Oh, he's fine now. He's really fine back to work and everything. Gee that that's swell He's been kind of on my mind. He has yeah I've been feeling I ought to call on him Should have come up to the house and seen him after he got out of the hospital. I Own him an apology. I kind of thought you owe David an apology. Yeah Well, if it weren't for me Wouldn't have ended up in the hospital nearly getting himself killed. I don't see how you had anything to do with it Well, George was my husband wasn't he? Oh, he wasn't much of a guy and I didn't think very much of him But his name was Mason It's my name too, so I figured I kind of mr. Norton an apology for George. Well David's all right now, and you don't hold anything against me against you Of course not Look, none of this was your fault the fact that mr. Mason ran into David's car and on a rainy morning George was drunk. I know yeah He was drunk late o'clock in the morning gets himself killed and leaves me a widow But he's dead now So what's the use of holding it against him either? Well, they did not bitter and neither am I I sure am relieved that everything Turned out okay for you. So am I yeah poor old George He sure made a mess of things. I guess I wasn't much of a help, but I got so fed up All I wanted to do was have my fun and call it a day So Now George is someplace wherever they go when they're dead here. I am Funny ain't it? It's awful. No, it's not so bad. I Understand you you've taken a job. Yeah, I'm a companion to that blind lady who lives up the hill such a beautiful house And she can't see it No one has everything Some of us do you just think so You know, I I didn't realize you was so young Well, I'm not as young as I used to be and I don't mean just hours and days Yeah, that that morning in dr. Barry's office. I didn't realize you was so young. He seemed so calm and cool I felt very very old And I was screaming my head off. I don't know what come over me, but I was just screaming I think it was because I hate everything so much George for doing this to me and everything else. I couldn't scream. I wished I could but I Just couldn't That's the way people are One person screams out. I hate the other just keeps quiet out of love. You think it would be just the opposite, wouldn't you? Mrs. Mason David and I were wondering if If you come up to the house sometime We'd love you to see the baby and and have you visit us You mean you you want me to come up to your house we certainly do well Well, it sure is nice. I I don't know if you'd have the time. Do you think you would times one thing? I got plenty of Yeah, yeah, I got time. I only work eight hours of the day and That leaves 16. Oh I Got time well and it settled. Oh There's a station David will be coming in on the next train There's a train that comes in for you every day. Isn't there? Yes the 635 well, I Hope it keeps coming for a long time The 635 Regular as a clock Well, it's nice to have seen you mrs. Norton Yeah, I'm sure glad everything turned out okay. Where can I call you same house? It's in the book That morning you said you're gonna sell your house and move away start all over again. I didn't sell it I didn't move away either Somehow I just kind of thought I'd like to hold on well. I'm glad you did Don't you want to wait now and and say hello to David? No not now It's your train coming in and I'll just gamble along. I want to buy a chop before the butcher closes funny buying just one chop Well, I'll see you mrs. Norton. We'll call you. There's my train. David. I'm over here Isn't my wife none other right here when the train pulled at the eighth wonder of the world. Don't I get a kiss? Hello darling with all these people around. Well, I'm your wife. It's expected David it's so good to see you Choking me. What kind of a day? Did you have is your head aching one question at a time? Are you glad to be home the air was heavy all day with the smell of burning leaves? I missed you So hey, what's going on here? What's what's going on here? You'd think I'd been away for three months Feels like three months Aren't you glad to be home? I'm sure I'm glad to be home, but it isn't anything to get hysterical about I think it is David are you tired? No, I'm not tired. Did you work hard? I'm so used to having you home the day's just seem endless now. Well a confession of love Haven't kissed me yet. Where do you get into the car? That's what you always say wait wait wait Mama's right over there between two station wagons, and we're going to pick the car up in front of the drugstore. I Don't see mama. I meant the car Say you're a little mixed up tonight. I'm not mixed up. I'm not mixed up at all What kind of a day did you have you've asked me that five times a perfect simple average day Nothing unusual or extraordinary happen. You put me on the train this morning I spent the day at the office Well Here I am again tonight. That's the nicest part of the day David don't ever leave me. I won't Not until tomorrow morning Not until the 812. I mean Really leave me. What makes you think I will well, I don't think you will I just Hope you won't you're not making much sense. No, that's what you think Here's the car Now you parked it pretty well. Did you really park it in this narrow space? I got here first I cannot tell a lie the other cars climbed in afterwards. I Was here early because of mama and your suit there at the cleaners No, I I certainly hope that mama will be ready by Friday. She's telling them you want her by them That ought to do it. Yes You drive darling. Hmm. We'll pick her up. I'll push over. Hey careful. You don't hit your head getting in you Wait a minute. You mean you want me to drive? Do you want to drive don't you? This is so sudden For the past few weeks you'd raised all sorts of objections. No objection if you want to drive. There's no reason why you shouldn't Claudia are you sure you're feeling all right tonight? I'm feeling Wonderful If you get a pleasure out of driving the car you go right ahead Every little pleasure counts since when since always Come come clean since when since Jesse Mason was on the way to buy one chop. I was carrying your suit One single little chop for a dinner say that again David hold me tight Darling's anything wrong. You look frightened. You're shaking. Come on. Tell me what's up. Nothing's up except your home and Must be terrible to be a widow So that's it Jesse Mason and the one chop in widowhood How'd she look? She looked all right, but She's lost her husband No matter what he was like when she had him. She Wasn't alone and neither are you Neither am I David now everybody's gone from the station. We're practically alone We are practically Lean over mrs. Norton. There's something mr. Norton wants to say to you say it David Hello darling Whether you do your marketing on foot or by car it can become a chore unless you relax and take it easy One good way to do that is to pause and refresh with ice-cold coca-cola You'll probably find a coke cooler right in your own food store When you see that friendly red cooler step up drop in a nickel and continue your shopping refreshed Yes, mrs. Brown. I'm sorry. I seem to be always interrupting you, but since you know all the answers What answer do I know now did Claudia meet David at the train on time? She most certainly did with arms and heart wide open. Good. I was afraid she'd be delayed Meeting Jesse Mason didn't delay her. It just made her want to get to David faster I think she's a funny child and say I understand David is taking Claudia to a football game Saturday Between you and me mr. King. Claudia is not very anxious. I don't blame her I don't like football either not at all. Well that is too bad mrs. Brown. That is too bad Like your tone of voice when you say that Joe, well, that's not the half of it But before I tell you more mrs. B Let me take time to say that 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 tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying or of war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola For coca-cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and ice-cold coca-cola is everywhere This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney And now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola