 The Craft Foods Company presents Harold Ferry as the Great Gilder Sleeve. The Great Gilder Sleeve is brought to you by the Craft Foods Company makers of Parquet Margarine. Millions of women all over America serve Parquet because it tastes so good. Why, Parquet tastes like it should cost twice as much. To market, to market, to get some Parquet. Home again, home again, try it today. You'll like it, you'll love it like millions who say their favorite margarine is. P-A-R-K-A-Y Parquet Margarine, made by Craft. It's one of those gray, chill December days in Summerfield. The kind of a day when it's nice to stay in and bask in the warmth and comfort of home. And that's where we find the Great Gilder Sleeve this Saturday morning, contentedly toasting himself before a warm fire in the living room. Well, guess I'm about done on this side. I'll turn around. This is nice. I wish I didn't have to go to work this morning. Why did I have to be a water commissioner? Just a slave to the public. Oh, you still here, Mr. Gildsleeve? Yes, Bertie. Aren't you going to work this morning? Yes, I'm going. I don't have to be there at the crack of dawn, you know. No, sir. Did you notice 10 o'clock, Mr. Gildsleeve? Yes, Bertie, I can see the clock. Yes, sir. 10 o'clock's been late to be going to work. Bertie, you just run the house and let the commissioner run the water department. Okay, commissioner, but this house would sure be a mess if I didn't start to work till 10 o'clock. I guess I should get started. Well, a few more minutes won't hurt. Oh, hello, Auntie. Oh, hello, Marjorie. Who's your little friend crawling on the floor there? Hello, baby. You certainly get around these days. Where do you think you're going? I'd better put her on the couch. Good idea. I'll do it. Come on, baby. Oh, Marjorie, you're getting heavy. There. Sit still now. Uncle Mort, aren't you going to work this morning? Work? Of course I am. Well, aren't you going pretty soon? It's 10 o'clock and you only work half a day on Saturday. I know that. Why is everybody trying to push me out of my own house? Of course I'm not entitled to any rest. I'm just the man who pays the bills around here. That's all. Oh, Auntie. Well? Can I see the paper a minute? Certainly, my dear. I want to look at the ads. You know, it's time to start thinking about Christmas shopping. Good morning, Leroy. Hey, aren't you going to work this morning? No, Leroy. I've quit my job. We're going to live on my pension from the Spanish-American War. What? I just figured out my Christmas list and that's what I need to buy presents. $12.75. Is that so? Yep. I'm not going to wait like I did last year. I'm going to do my Christmas shopping early. That's fine. So if you'll just give me the money. Young man, has it ever occurred to you that you might try to earn a little money yourself? Huh? You heard me. You don't have to run to me for every penny. Wouldn't hurt you to go to work. Go to work? Leroy, I'm not sending you to the coal mines, you know. I'm just talking about a part-time job. That's the only way you'll learn the value of money, my boy. It'll build your character. All right, George, I worked when I was your age. You want to grow up to be like me, don't you? Leroy? Oh, sure. All right then. It'll be good for you. Lots of boys work after school. Of course. Francie's brother does. Francie's brother does. No, no. What do you say, Leroy? Well... You don't have to work forever. Just earn your Christmas money. Working will be a lot of fun. The feeling of independence, the pride of accomplishment. Well... Here's the paper. You can look in the want ads. Great idea, my dear. Aren't you mind your own business? I don't have to. No, infants. Let's see here. Personals. Lost and found. Here we are. Help wanted. Accountant. Bartender. No, no, no. Oh, yeah, this sounds just like the thing. Boy wanted to deliver telegrams part-time. Must have bicycle. See Mr. Marshall immediately. Summerfield telegraph office. That's just the job for you, Leroy. Good, healthy outdoor work. And you love to ride a bicycle. Yeah, I don't know. Leroy, it's up to you. I'm not going to force this on you. Just thought you'd like to assume a little responsibility. Earn some money of your own. But if you want to take a job, you don't have to. All right, I won't. You will, too. Come on, young man. I'm going to deliver you to the telegraph company. There's the telegraph office. All the bicycles out in front. See it? Yeah. Well, what are you waiting for? Can't you come in with me? Leroy, don't be a frady cat. Just walk in the door like a little man and ask for Mr. Marshall. Maybe he already hired somebody. Now we don't know that. So go on now. He won't bite you. That's a boy. Good luck, Leroy. My goodness. Walk faster than that, Leroy. They don't hire snails to deliver telegrams, you know. Can't blame him for being nervous. Just a kid. There he goes in the door. Little Leroy. Little Leroy going to work. Well, every little bird has to leave the nest someday. And you can't tell. A lot of great men started as messenger boys. Life he works hard, minds his peas and queues. Someday Leroy might be president of the telegraph company. Think of that. He'll be able to send all our telegrams free. Oh, here he comes. He's running. Must have good news. Yes, sir. Here comes the future president. Well, Leroy, did Mr. Marshall give you the job? No. I didn't ask him. What? There. Oh, my goodness. Long time. Didn't just say anything to him? Yeah. I was. What? Oh, God. What's the matter with you, Leroy? But you're not going to get out of it this easy, young man. If you won't go in and ask for that job, I'll go in and get it for you. Will that be all right? Sure. That's fine. If you wait here, Leroy. What kids are coming to a frayed ask for a job? Well, I'll help him out this time. Show him how to handle a situation like this. Here goes. Mr. Marshall behind the counter there. I wonder if Leroy was scared. Oh, bushy eyebrows. Mr. Marshall? Yes? Hey, good morning. Good morning. Would you like to send a wire? Huh? Just write your message on the blank there. And please, print plainly. But Mr. Marshall, I didn't come here to send a telegram. What? I want to talk to you about a job. Job? Yes. You advertising the paper for a messenger boy. No. Now, you see, I... You're a little old for a messenger boy, aren't you? I know that. We did hire some old fellows during the war, but they didn't work out very well. What? I'll look here. Some of them had rheumatism so bad they could hardly ride a bicycle. Your information, I don't have rheumatism. Well, maybe not, but anyway, you're too fat. Oh! We don't have a uniform big enough to fit you. I only wear a 44. Now, see here, you... If I were you, I'd try some other line of work. Tuddy? Oh! Goodbye. I didn't have my overcoat on. I had to punch him right in the nose. I wouldn't have Leroy working for a man like that if he never did. Well... Huh? Did you get me the job? Well, no. I changed my mind, Leroy. Huh? I don't think that's the right job for you. Oh, boy, then I don't have to go to work, huh? I didn't say that, Leroy. There were a lot of other jobs advertising the paper. Oh. I'm nervous with that fella calling me tubby. What'd you say, Uncle? Yeah, nothing, Leroy. Hand me the one ads. Making out. Should be an easy job for him. Wrapping packages. But then they're quite a while now. Maybe he's... Oh, there he comes. Did you get the job, Leroy? No. Well, what happened? We're in a package. Then what'd he say? Get out! Yeah. Well, let's try another place. Well, did you get this job, Leroy? No, he said I was too small. Did you get this job, Leroy? No, he said... Did you get this job, Leroy? No, he said I was... I know. Never mind. I'll take you home. Mr. Jones, please? What can I do for you? Well, you can give me a hot cup of coffee. I've been driving around in the cold all morning. Very well. It is a little nipping out today. There you are. Thanks. Yeah, thought it wouldn't hurt Leroy to earn a little Christmas money, so I've been out with him trying to find him a job. Oh, I see. Yeah. Funny, he couldn't get one. You think anybody would jump at a chance to hire a boy like Leroy? Don't you think so, Pee-Vee? Can I have some cream, Mr. Gilder-Swayne? Huh? Oh, thanks. Say, Pee-Vee, I just thought of something. Yeah? Leroy worked for you last year, didn't he? Well, he was down here. Yes, sir. By George. And if he worked for you last year, there's no reason... No, not Mr. Gilder-Swayne. Pee-Vee. Very good with coffee. Pee-Vee, I'm trying to talk to you. All right, go ahead. The Christmas rush is just starting, and you're going to be pretty busy around this drugstore. All right, I hope so. And you certainly could use some help around here the next few weeks, couldn't you? Yes, I believe I could. And a schoolboy would be just the thing. Young, active. Yes, sounds like the type, all right. Well, what about Leroy? Well, quite a volume. He's looking for a job. Yeah, I hope he finds one. Oh! Pee-Vee, what's the matter with you? Leroy is just what you need around this drugstore. Well, I wouldn't say that. Oh! Pee-Vee. Hello, Mr. Ward. Oh, go ahead, Bertie. But, Mr. Ward... Oh, come on, Bertie, you tell him. But, Mr. Ward, you ought to tell him that part about Parquet's nutrition, that's your specialty. Well, those nourishing qualities of Parquet margarine are pretty important, you know, Bertie. Sure, Mr. Ward, sure. Parquet's just busted with units and essentials. You mean that it contains 15,000 units of essential vitamin A? I knew you'd say it much better, Mr. Ward. That's your specialty. And, friends, nourishing as it is, Parquet costs only about half as much as the most expensive spreads. Now, that's something when you consider that Parquet is prepared like a rare luxury food from the selected products of American farms. But, you know, the really important thing is the delicious Parquet flavor. And the really important part. That's my specialty. Parquet's got a light, delicate taste. Tastes so good. That's what you mean. Tastes like it should cost twice as much. Hot bread, waffles, toasts, biscuits, pancakes. Parquet tastes scrumptious on all of them. Friends, why not try Parquet margarine this week? That's P-A-R-K-A-Y. Parquet margarine made by Kraft. That delicate Parquet flavor will be your specialty once you try Parquet. Once you find out, it tastes like it should cost twice as much. Well, the Great Gildersleeve is so busy this morning trying to find a job for Leroy that he never got to work himself. It's lunchtime now, and we find the great man cold and disgruntled clumping up the front walk. Looks like Leroy will never get a job. Guess I'll just give him the $12.75 and forget about it. Getting colder. I'll be glad to get in the house. I'll be right there, Leroy, and wait until I take off my overcoat. Huh? You eating already? Leroy, I think we'll just forget about you working out. Just give you the money. I don't need it. You did? Where? Selling papers for the Somerville indicator. Well, little Leroy, got a job. I'm proud of you, my boy. Thanks. Glad you didn't give up. How'd you get the job? Just go in and ask for it like a little man? Well, no, Piggy got sick and he asked me to take his place. Oh. Well, anyway, you got a job. When do you start? Either way, I got the corner at 8th and Main. 8th and Main? Well, that's fine. Choice location. Oh, no, Uncle Mort, isn't lunch ready? Yeah, just about, I guess. Leroy's eating early. He has a job, you know. Yes, I know. And I don't think you ought to let him go. What? I think it's too cold for him to stand on that corner all day. Well, do you think so, Leroy? No, I'll be okay. It's going to be awfully windy down there. Who cares about a little wind? I'm no sissy. Well, all right, my boy. Want me to drive you down? I'm going to Floyd's for a haircut pretty soon. No, thanks, Uncle. I'll ride my bike. Leroy, a little working man. Oh, no, Mrs. Gilsey. Hello, birdie. Here's your power, Leroy. Thanks. I'll leave it on the way. I've got to get to work. That's all right. Leroy's a little working man now. Yes, sir. Leroy, you battle up good now if you're going to stand on that cold corner all day. I will. And don't forget your muffler. I won't. Maybe you better save your voice before you get down there. Okay. Goodbye, everybody. Bye. Goodbye, my boy, and good luck. Hey! There he goes. I'm glad he's down on Ethan Main, though. A little breadwinner. He's all right, that boy. Yes, sir. I hope he stays that way. What? This ain't no day for a little boy to be standing out on a cold corner. Now, birdie, he'll be all right. No, sir. Freeze him out there on that corner just to make a few pennies. Birdie, it's not the money. It's the principle of the thing. The principle of the thing ain't going to stop him from catching pneumonia, and that's what he's going to get standing on that cold corner. It is awfully cold today, uncle. No, Marjorie. I can just see him shivering there on that cold corner. Now, birdie. And it looks like it's going to snow. Poor little fella, standing on that corner covered with snow. Now, birdie, it isn't snowing, and Leroy's going to be all right. Let's forget about the whole thing. Do you understand? Yes, sir. Now, what am I going to have for lunch? Mr. Gillsley, you're going to have hot soup, hot meat, hot gravy, and hot corn bread. And while you're eating it, Leroy's going to be standing down there on that cold corner. Oh, my goodness. This is one of my bad days. Hello, Floyd. Hell, if it isn't our esteemed water commissioner. And look who's in the barber chair, the honorable Judge Hooker. What are you doing? Getting your whiskers trimmed, you old goat? That was supposed to be a humorous remark, Floyd. Just take off your overcoat, commissioner. Next. Yeah, thanks. Kind of cold out today, huh? I don't know. I don't feel it. You know what they say, where there's no sense, there's no feeling. Yes, I suppose that was a humorous remark. Well, there you are, Judge. I ought to hold you till next time. Thank you, Floyd. Thanks, Judge. All right, commissioner. Come on. Get out of the way, Judge. Well, guilty, I suppose, you're getting all pretty to see your intended mis-fair child. Well, I am going to see her after a while. Be sure to give her my best. And say hello to your family. I suppose they're all home around the fireside on a day like this. Well, all but Leroy, he's working today. Working? Yes. Just got a part-time job during a little Christmas money. He's selling papers at 8th and Main. He's down on that corner on a cold day like this? Judge, don't you start that. A little cold isn't going to hurt anybody. Well, it seems to me, guilty, a boy of his age seems to me, just keep your two cents out of this hooker. I know what's best for my family. Oh, fellas. Well, I was only making a comment. The trouble with you is, Judge, you comment too much. You old windbag. Who are you calling a windbag, you fathead? Oh, he wins. I'm Leroy's uncle, Judge, and when I want any advice from a shyster lawyer like you, I'll ask for it. Shyster? Now, look here, Gelde. Oh, go chase an ambulance. Yeah. Good day. Yeah, good day. I sure told off that old but insky, didn't I, Floyd? Huh? I don't know what everybody's worrying about. Leroy, I'll be all right. Don't you think so, Floyd? Well, like you say, you're the kid's uncle. It's up to you. But, Floyd, if you want to let Leroy freeze out there, it's none of my business. He's not? I guess the kids' health don't matter as long as he makes a few measly bucks. What? Floyd, do you think I'd do anything like that? Well, if the pants fit, put them on. I wouldn't do anything to hurt Leroy. You know that. Ha. Honest, Floyd. I didn't think it would hurt him. I suppose it's good for the kids. Shivering on some corner, standing in the snow. Snow? Take a look out the window there. What do you think that white stuff coming down his goose feathers? Oh, my goodness. It is snowing. Let me out of here, Floyd. Get my coat. See you later. It is cold. Look at that snow. Glad I wore this heavy coat. Standing on that corner, I better get down there right away. It's all my fault. I let him go. He's probably frozen blue by now. I wonder if he's... he isn't here. That's funny. He said he ain't the main. He might have... No, his papers are here on the sand. What's that sign say? Back soon. Please put money for papers in tin can. Leroy printed that sign, all right. Nobody else would spell please with a Z. Probably went someplace to get warm. Poor little fellow. I'll just wait here for him. Better straighten out his papers. I'm getting a little wind blown. Floyd, give me a paper, please. I want to buy a paper. But Madam... Never mind, Slowpoke. I'll help myself. Here's your nickel. Slowest news, boy, I ever saw. Oh, my goodness. She thinks I'm... Well, anyway, I made a sale for Leroy. Wish you'd hurry back. Hello there. What? Remember me? I'm Mr. Marshall from the telegraph company. Oh, yeah. Well, I see you finally got a job. Yeah. Mr. Marshall, I'm not... Don't apologize. There's nothing wrong with sending papers. It's good on his toilet. Yes, I know. Many of our great men got started that way. Mr. Marshall. Anyway, this is better work for you than being a messenger boy. Here's a dime for good luck. Ah, now look here. Ah, that's all right. Glad to help you, tabby. Oh! Goodbye. Oh, this is getting ridiculous. I wonder what Leroy is. I'd like to get in a warm place myself. I think it's back here. I'm going to take him home. I wonder how much he's made today. I can get my hand in this little can. Pretty tight squeeze. Just a minute there, friend. What? Oh, hello, officer. What are you taking that money out of there for? Well, I was just going to count it. Yeah? You see, it belongs to my little nephew. Oh, that's your Aunt Minnie. Who? Get your fist out of that can. What? Oh, oh, sure. Well, hurry up. You know, I'm trying, too. It's a little tight. Aren't you ashamed of yourself, stealing pennies from a newsboy? Well, just a minute, officer. With Christmas coming too hard, that's pretty low. I ought to run you in. No, just a minute. I'm Throckmorton P. Gillisley. So what? I happen to be water commissioner in this town. Sure, and I'm the governor of Idaho. You must be new on the force, so you'd know that. Why, every policeman in town knows me. I'll bet they do. Oop. I tell you that I... Well, here comes a friend of mine. He'll identify me. Oh, Judge, Judge Hooker. Wow, what's going on here? Thank goodness you've come along. Horace, I was waiting here for Leroy, but a policeman tried to accuse me of taking his paper money. He did? Yes, isn't that silly? He refuses to believe I'm water commissioner. Is that so? So, Horace, old friend, if you'll just tell this green horned flatfoot who I am. Oh, do you know this man, sir? I never saw him before in my life. Judge! I'm not a judge, I'm just a shyster lawyer. I was only kidding, Horace. Judge, where are you going? Sorry, I must be off. I've got to go chase an ambulance. So, I'm a green horned flatfoot, eh? You are? Did I say that? I think I will run you when stealing pennies from order... Just a minute, flatfoot. I mean, officer, why would I take a few pennies? I've got money. See, there's a $5 bill. Well... Tell you what I'll do. I'll give it to the news boy. I'll put it in a little can here. There. How's that? $5. Well, okay. I'll let you off this time, but get moving. But I'd like to wait here for my... Pay this! Water commissioner. Ha ha ha ha ha. You're home, my... Leroy, come home. No, sir. Wonder where he is. Guess he's still down there standing on that cold corner. Well, no, he isn't, Bernie. I was just down there. He was gone. Gone? Poor little fellow, probably got pneumonia, and they carried him away. No, bro. Hope nothing has happened to Leroy. I wonder if... Hi, Uncle. Leroy, you all right, my boy? Sure. You didn't catch cold or anything? Catch cold, of course not. I was in a nice, warm movie all afternoon. What? You were? Sure. St. Johnk. It is? I just left a tin can for people to put their money in. And I went to a movie. Pretty slick, huh? Yeah, yeah. I sold a lot of papers. And what do you think, Uncle? I found a $5 bill in the tin can. Yeah, all right. I put it there. Wasn't that nice of him? Oh, yeah. I'll take that $5. Let him keep it. What the heck? Here they are. 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