 Vicks presents dangerously yours a half hour of romance and adventure starring Victor Jory in Barclay Square First here's a good thing to remember when you catch a cold The best known home remedy for relieving miseries of colds is Vicks vapor up and now I Am a bitcher in my name and have traveled the highways the byways the skyways of the world Have traveled old trails and blaze you and I am the fire that burns in the heart of you That makes men dream and dare and trunker. I am dangerously yours This week come with me to England to meet a young American who inherited an ancient house and Lived one of the strangest adventures any man has ever known Peter Standish of Barclay Square They tell me I have been very ill Perhaps I have But I've also been on the most inconceivable adventure that could be imagined. I have crossed the bridge from the present to the past I have gone from this century back into the 18th century. I have traded places with my own great-great-grandfather Peter Standish That same great-great-grandfather whose portrait hangs there over the fireplace When this strange adventure began I was with Marjorie Peter that's the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my life Why you might have sat for that portrait of your great-great-grandfather yourself Marjorie, wouldn't you love to change places with him? Just imagine walking the quiet streets of London in the 18th century Breathing pure air instead of gasoline Riding in sedan chairs instead of taxi cabs Wouldn't that be an adventure? Yes, but it would be an impossible one Peter. No, you're wrong What I'm getting at is this But to God there is no past present and future Time as we know it is nothing but an idea in the mind in the mind of man Do you see Marjorie? Peter darling, you've been working too hard. You aren't being practical or sensible You haven't been from the time you inherited this house and came here to live I don't think it's good for you. This house gave me the idea I tell you the possibility of going back in time is perfectly logical. It may sound convincing Peter, but of course it's impossible No, my dear the past is over and gone. You're wrong Marjorie Look, I have some of the past right here in my hands. It's Peter Standish's diary Would you like to know a little about him? I've been studying it so hard. I know it almost by heart His trip from New York to England took 27 days in a bar called the General Wolf It says too that Reynolds didn't want to paint his portrait. That's the one over the fireplace I've been curious about that, but he must have painted it. It's obviously Reynolds. Yes, that's certain Let's see. Oh, yes, he married the eldest pedigree girl Kate in this very house They had children who died here and There was a younger sister Helen Her family tried to force her into a marriage. She hated The diary stops before that settled and look here, please Peter. It's all very interesting But suppose you tell me about it some other time. Oh, you look so tired and flushed I'm going to get you some tea. I wish you understood Marjorie, are you sure you want to marry me when there's so much you don't understand about me? Of course, I want to marry you darling You're just a little tired You don't really think you could go back into the 18th century Now you just sit there while I get you some tea. I sat there staring about the room Staring at the rich nubbled walls the satin smooth tables the dignified chairs And the past was alive in that room and I knew it The firelight flickered on the ceiling and touched to gold the face of my ancestor Peter Standish And in some curious way, I felt as though I were looking at myself and then outside I heard I Heard a coach on cobblestones And I laughed to myself a coach cobblestones Why they had wood blocks and barked they square for ages. They were quieter even in the asphalt in New York Then I heard a woman's footstep and I turned expecting to see Marjorie and saw I bid you good evening. I suppose you're my cousin Peter from America We had your notes that you'd arrived in London. How did you get into the house without any of us hearing you? I jumped my feet staring at her staring at this woman dressed in hooped satin her hair piled high on her head her shoulders bare I touched my own sleeve That was satin too And I looked down and saw that I was dressed in the clothes of the man in the portrait Then I looked to the wall, but it was gone. There was no portrait there Well cousin Peter, are you going to stand there staring at me all evening? I I beg your pardon You must be my cousin my cousin Kate or is it Helen? I'm Kate sir But how did you get here and all this rain without getting wet? Well, I I came in a coach I rang the bell, but no one answered so I came in the bell You rang the bell. What? Oh, I mean the knocker of course well in any event I'm most happy to welcome you Kevin Peter And if you'll come with me my mother sister and brother will also bid you welcome We've all been looking forward to this meeting for some time I followed her out into the hall my heart pounding with excitement the miracle had come to pass. I Was in the eight 18th century We went down the hall and there in the gracious candle lit setting room was the pettigrew family Lady Ann and Helen and the young pettigrew Tom Looking a bit the worst for drink There was also a small fat unpleasant looking man who I judged to be Helen's unwanted suitor mr. Throssel Lady Ann gave me a most cordial welcome Well, well cousin Peter what a delight this visit of yours is indeed Kate has been all of nothing about it for weeks indeed. So have we all how gracious of her and of you This is my other daughter Helen. How do you do cousin Peter? How do you do cousin Helen? And this is my son Tom. How do you do who will no doubt show you around town? And this is Helen's fiance mr. Throssel. How do you miss a parcel gentlemen? It's my pleasure gentlemen Did you like the cash machine all your aunt sent you for your birthday Helen cash machine sure Is there a sure that parcel I haven't opened it yet Peter. How could you possibly know it was a shawl? How could you possibly know I don't really it was only a guess you see well shawls are so popular nowadays Well aren't you clever to guess it is a shawl my sister wrote me about it Well come now you must be shown to your room dinner's not so long away come my dear boy come Come in oh Hello Helen Mother thought I should see if you were comfortable. I'm very comfortable. Thank you. Where's Kate? She's helping mother downstairs Cousin Peter may I ask you something of course are you in love with Kate? Why do you ask you never saw her before this afternoon and yet you and mother arranged your betrothal before you ever came to England Of course it may be a young and stupid fancy on my part, but I always thought that two people had to meet before they fell in love It seems strange you're quite right Helen yes Will you help me? There's a lot that's strange to me about this country. I'll need a bit of guidance why yes I'd be very glad to and now I'll leave you good afternoon cousin Peter Helen You're very sweet Yes, and I think my great-great-grandfather was absolutely screwy Screwy that that's just a New York expression. Oh Good afternoon Helen good afternoon cousin Peter. Oh, excuse me for banging the door I'll curve to fit my heart I Is that danced in the candlelight hair like blue-black midnight sky? The days that followed I cannot keep my eyes and my thoughts away from her Yet I knew that I must marry Kate But Kate after the first few days kept away from me. It was Helen. It was by my side constantly It was Helen who took me to Sir Joshua Reynolds studio Turn your face toward the window, please Mr.. Stendish, I'm very sorry, but I must refuse the commission. I cannot paint you what? Why Sir Joshua you did paint. I Mean that's impossible. I wish I could paint you mr. Stendish, but I'm a painter of realities and There's something in your face and your eyes That's unreal Something I would never be able to capture my eye. I never heard of such rot come Peter There's no point in arguing, but he must paint me. He did paint me he Never mind you wouldn't understand. Good day, sir Joshua. I hope you'll change your mind I just shouldn't paint the devil is to paint you Kate wasn't this to be my dance. Yes, but I I have a headache I don't quite feel up to dancing just now. Well, since you have a headache Kate Let's go outside on the balcony for a breath of air. Well, I really shouldn't I I wanted to see mother Just for a moment Kate come let's go out here It's a beautiful night, isn't it? Yes, I So Kate what's the matter? You've been avoiding me all evening. Have I you certainly haven't been avoiding my sister. Don't tell me you're jealous You don't need to be you know jealous. No, I'm relieved, but I fear for Helen He just standish. You're a very strange and frightening man. Oh now Kate you're letting gossip upset you I know what people are saying about me and of course. It's ridiculous Yes, you know what people are saying and you know what I'm thinking right now You always know you know what's going to happen before it happens. Oh, no, Kate. No, not the way you think Why are you looking so startled? There's nothing to be afraid of Thought you love me you you mustn't talk like that. Why my dear we're going to be married married Do you think I'd marry you when I'm hard put to it to force myself to remain alone with you? So Josh was so it everyone sees it. There's something that That's not human about you Kate. You're overwrought. You'll you'll feel differently in the morning in the morning I shall drive to Budley. I cannot stay in this house with you any longer. I see You're breaking our engagement You can't do that. Oh can't I how smugly you say it so you think there are no limits to what a wizard can do With a woman the women all press after you don't they but no woman wishes to dance with you twice except Helen Peter's Tandish. I never was so afraid of anything in my life as I am of you and you think you can make me marry you. I Just soon married a devil. I'm leaving London in the morning and I'm not returned to this house as long as you're in it And you can be sure I do everything in my power to get you out of it. Oh Helen Peter come and dance with me. You're not afraid of me Helen You're not afraid to dance with me How can you be afraid of someone you love All come and dance with me Peter In just a moment. We will bring you the second act of dangerously yours well Here it is fall again and first thing you know the children may be coming home from school with nasty colds Too bad, but this time mother don't take needless chances with unpride remedies Instead relief distress the modern way most young mothers now use When your child catches a cold rub the throat chest and back with Vicks vapor up Then see how quickly vapor rubs starts to work to bring grand relief as it penetrates Penetrates into the cold congested upper bronchial tubes with its special soothing medicinal vapors and at the same time stimulates Stimulates chest and back surfaces like a warming poultice This penetrating stimulating action of vapor rub keeps on working for hours to bring relief and comfort and often Most of the distress of a cold is gone overnight Now stick to vapor rub this winter mother because only vapor rub gives you this special Penetrating stimulating action to relieve miseries of colds Vicks vapor rub and now The second act of dangerously yours starring Victor Jury in Barkley Square It's very late. You're going to walk up and down the library all night. I I can't sleep Helen You're worried about Kate aren't you? Well, don't be she'll be all right when she returns Peter tell me what all this mystery means so that I can explain it to her Tell me how you can know things you couldn't know First it was about my shawl and since then oh so many things well Helen I But it's true Peter. You do see ahead. We all know you do Oh Peter tell me how you do it. I want to see ahead, too I'd love to know about the future, but I couldn't tell you dear You wouldn't understand There aren't any Words to make you understand you say there aren't any words because these things must come to your mind and visions Peter and I think I could see them too through your eyes Oh, let me try Look at me Peter. Look at me very well I'm look Looking I was right I Can see I See this room this very room it blazes with magic lights Peter And there's your portrait on the wall Then Reynolds did paint it just as you said he did Now I see sunshine white clouds great birds bigger than a hundred equals aeroplanes machines with men And below them reaching to the sky a Very dream city And oh Peter look down on the ground. You're looking Helen into the great age of mechanism Trains automobiles factories radio an age of miracles and of great truth That's the future Helen Peter You know the future Tell me ours. I don't know our future But I do know I love you If ever a man loved a woman, I do love you. I loved you before I ever saw you in My first dream of you coming with a candle from somewhere far away to meet me Helen I can't play a part anymore. I myself you see I myself and I'm muddling everything up This isn't possible. This isn't my world of yours. It isn't my life and it isn't your life Peter take me away with you Take me back to wherever you came from. I can't have a night. Can't then don't leave me Oh Peter don't leave me my beloved When I kissed Kate that was the first Peter Standish kissing his betrothed But there's never been a kiss like this Since the world So you've come back from Budley, but let me tell you something your Peter has asked for Helen's hand in marriage What do you think of that mother? You wouldn't let Helen marry him. You wouldn't do that. This marriage must not be don't worry my dear I should see to that well Kate. I'm glad to see you again. Hello Kate dearest Mr. Standish When you came into this house, although the door was shut and locked. Did you come from America? Yes, we're all very curious about that. Mr. Standish. What is the answer? The answer is yes I do come from America. Oh really? Mr. Standish you used some very peculiar expressions at times and I made a note of them You said they were expressions used in New York. That's right indeed Well on my way home. I stopped at the legation and groven a square Should not the American minister mr. Adams know what words are used in New York. Mr. Adams is from Massachusetts I asked him nevertheless He had never heard of one of them as a matter of fact those expressions are not used in America And they're certainly not used in England if they're used at all that devils use them in hell It is true Peter Standish came from New York in the general wolf You've taken possession of his body What have you done with him Kate? I think this has gone quite far enough I think perhaps we should call your brother Tom to deal with this creature in the old days He'd have been burned at the stake why not now you still burn people you burn women accused of witchcraft You should be whipped for this sir Yes, whip people if they're crazy flog them in public as you flog your half-naked lunatic's bedlam with a crowd of your gaping Londoners looking on You sabbages you you forget yourself sir your son Tom madam. You're proud of him aren't you you think he's a gentleman a Typical English gentleman of the time. Well, he is but what a time Dirt disease cruelty smells You Kate you may be a fool, but you're the best of the lot for your trying in your silly way to help Helen now But as for you lady Anne, I've seen you in Sheridan's plays and I've read you in Jane Austen's novels You know what you want in your plow straight ahead over everything and through everything like a Tank lumbering through the mud you hit like a tank Francis Adams what tank means. No, no, it's not Charles Francis Adams It's John Adams second president of the United States Charles Adams won't be born into a civil war in 1861 What's one more blunder amongst so many your Peter Standish came from New York to Plymouth in the general wolf This Peter Standish flew from New York to Plymouth Shall I make a few more blunders for you to jibber at Kate? Shall I drive you to Budley in my car at 90 miles an hour? You've seen from hell. What do I care about you? You're all over and done with all of you You're dead. You're brought it away in your new graves. You're all ghosts. That's what you are ghosts Do you hear go come Helen? Let's get out of here Was in love with the past I was in love with the past My dearest oh My dearest I turned and there was Helen Helen born of the 18th century all loveliness all grace all beauty And I caught her to me and rested my cheek against her hair Something inside me was weeping for I knew I was holding Helen for the last time. I thought that thought Helen oh Helen you know my dearest Each night I've said He must go back But each morning we'd make some new plan together, and I think Let me have just one more day. No, I said I would stay and I will stay I was a fool and a weakling to talk like that. It won't happen again. I I couldn't face my own life without you What life is this for you? Be brave Peter and listen My life my London our nightmares to you. Oh Don't be sad. Just think out of all the millions of lovers since time began We too alone have been chosen for this miracle, and it is a miracle. Oh Think of what has been given us Not of what has taken away nothing can be taken away That we came together as we did Proves that we weren't meant to lose each other. Yes Yes, and we shall be together always Peter Not in my time or in yours But in God's yes darling It must be that way But I have neither the will nor the strength to leave you love will give you the strength You have your life to live out in the future Peter Don't be too sad about a girl's being dead to you so long And in my life as I grow old Your youth will seem to me eternal youth Well, you will come won't you young as I see you now To my grave in St. Mark's church yard And you'll find me For I'll ask for a stone with the letters cut deep So they won't bear away before you come darling. I love you now I shall love you in my own time and in whatever time may come then This is our parting Peter. Bye my dear. I left her and walked down the corridor into the library. I was dazed dazed and empty of everything but sorrow And there were my own things about me again 20th century things there was a portrait on the wall. I Felt weak and shaken and bereft. I Sat there by the fire all night In the morning I walked to st. Mark's church yard When I returned Marjorie was in the library Peter hello Marjorie. Oh Peter. You know me. You know me know you By of course, I know you Weak you haven't recognized any of us Peter You've been very ill ill Yes, I've been ill, but you're all right now. You look yourself again. Oh, thank God. You're all right now Marjorie there's Something I must tell you I can't marry you. I'm very sorry, but I'm not in love with you and it wouldn't be right If that's the way you want it Perhaps you'll change your mind. I Hope you will what's that piece of paper you're holding? It's an epitaph. I Copied it just now from a tombstone in st. Mark's church yard Who's epitaph is it a girl who? died 140 years ago You're crying who was the girl Peter speak to me please Marjorie Leave me alone here lies in the confident hope of the blessed resurrection and life eternal Helen Pettigrew beloved younger daughter of Sir William Pettigrew and Lady Anne Pettigrew Who departed this life? June the 15th 1787 age 23 years Oh my dear I've seen your shadow on the stairs I've seen your hand dressed on this desk I've seen you sitting by that window And you'll always be close to me in this house You'll always be the living beautiful soul of this house And I know That we shall be together Not in your time nor in mine In God's if miserable colds strike your family The thing to do is to get busy right away with Vicks vapor up This is the modern way to relieve distress of colds that most mothers now use Because vapor up starts to work so quickly to clear the head ease the coughing Sooth the sore throat and the muscular soreness and tightness You just rub it on and vapor rub penetrates Penetrates into the cold congested upper bronchial tubes with its special soothing medicinal vapors At the same time vapor rub stimulates Stimulates chest and back surfaces like a warming poultice Vapour rub keeps on working for hours to bring welcome comfort and relief It invites restful sleep and often by morning most of the misery of the cold is gone Now be sure you get vapor rub because only vapor rub gives you this special Penetrating stimulating action to relieve distress of colds Vicks vapor rub I am a venture Next week come with me to meet a man who accepted a strange challenge and kept an exciting Rendezvous with destiny until next week then I am dangerously yours Our script based on the play Barkley Square was written by Jean Holloway and directed by Richard Sandbell The role of Helen was played by Gertrude Warner The music for the series is under the direction of Mark Warner Be sure and listen next week to another exciting adventure starring Victor Jory Endangerously yours