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Just for nothing. I know when the morning starts it's about money, so here's the bill. Well, where does the money go? Are we eating too much around here? Not me. I ain't getting a pound in years. Bertie still weighs a skimpy hundred and eighty-two. Well, I didn't mean just you. Of course I know other people who have gained a pound or two in there. Well, we have to cut down someplace Bertie. The amount of money I spend is ridiculous. I'm glad you said I. What? Because it ain't Bertie who spends the money. Bertie keeps her budget balanced. She serves a balanced meal on a balanced budget. You might call me balanced Bertie. Yeah, I realize that Bertie. Yes, sir. The money you ain't got didn't go for dinners at home. Well, I have done a certain amount of entertaining. Nobody knows that better than you. But if I knew I wouldn't worry about it, just charge it off to fun and frolic. Maybe I've been frolicing too much. Nobody knows that better than you. Oh, I have been dating girls a lot this month. Yes, sir. Bertie, girls are expensive. Nobody knows that better than you. I'm a notion to cut down on my dates for a while. Yes, sir. We're talking about where the money goes. One way to get money is to save it. And your old uncle has made up his mind to save a little. Yeah? Mr. Guilty's even talking about giving up girls. Kelly's the most expensive. She always orders a big steak and a fancy dessert. Ain't she that traveling? Yeah, I can save a lot of money by avoiding the girls for a while. We haven't seen Miss Tunnel in a long time, so you wouldn't miss her. As a matter of fact, I do miss Grace. I've just been sort of involved with Miss Olson. May I ask you a question, Mr. Guilty? Of course, Bertie. When you put the others on the shelf, what's she going to say when they see you out with Miss Tunnel? Well, I guess I should be fair to all of them and not go out with any of them. That's right. I'll be good to all the girls. Stay away from them. You can kid me, Leroy, but I'll do it. If I don't make dates for a while, it'll put money in my pocket. That's what you think. You can no more stay away from girls when a horse can from hay. Can't eat Bertie. Nobody knows that better than Mr. Guilty. I think we can eat now, Thelma. Good. I'm simply famished. I just love cheese omelet. Oh, it's nothing as fancy as that Spanish rice you served at your place. Let's face it. There's nothing like having a man to take you out for dinner. Whatever happened to that meal ticket you had? Throtmorton? A water commissioner with the reservoir eyes. You know, Thelma, that's the strangest thing. Throtmorton hasn't phoned me in a month, a big lug. Well, I'm sure he hasn't given you out. I've wondered. You want tea? I didn't make any. No, don't bother. If he had, he'd come back from this first picture. You know, that's an expensive frame. I bought the frame. Grace, don't you think his picture looks a little silly on the piano? No, I don't think so. But why did he have a take in wearing a hat and smoking a cigar? Well, it was a snapshot that turned out well, so he had it blown up. He looks a little blown up himself. Like a squirrel with a mouth full of hickory nuts. Why, Thelma Scott, it's just a very cute double chin. Well, if I were you, I wouldn't let him get away. Unless you want Spanish rice with me again next week. Thelma, I can't throw myself at him. Why not? Women are voting now. If a woman can mark a ballot, why can't she mark her man? Suppose you expect me to go after him with a club and drag him up here by the hair. I think I'll make some tea. All right. You can phone him and let him know you're still available. Oh, I can just see myself doing that. Hello, Thratmorton. This is available, Grace. Be subtle. Tell him he left his gloves here. But he didn't. Well, you'll still get him over here. And you might have a lot of fun looking for him. You know, his nephew Leroy is a pupil of mine. Call up and threaten to flunk the kid. Thratmorton would swallow his cigar. Matter of fact, I've been planning to speak to him about Leroy's history grade when I see him. It wouldn't hurt to phone him. Girl, I know. Tell her I'm busy. I'm a man of my word. Yes, Miss Tuttle. I guess you'd call to talk to him, Miss Tuttle. I won't? Don't take it personally, Miss Tuttle. You've said enough. Goodbye, Leroy. Why did you tell her that? I didn't handle it quite right, huh? Oh, you didn't have to say I wouldn't see her. Grace will think I'm trying to avoid her. Oh, Grace, sit down. Don't explode. Here, drink your tea. With Thratmorton we're here, I'd hit him right over the head with a tea bag, and I wouldn't take it out of the pot. Leroy's safe. He said his uncle isn't seeing any girls. Not seeing girls. What's he seeing? Spots in front of his eyes? Now, men can't get along without us. Well, they've been doing it. But I know Thratmorton. He isn't giving up girls. And I could prove it if I didn't have my pride. I haven't any pride? How about letting me prove it? You don't even know him. Oh, that's why it makes such a good decoy. Would you really try to date him, Thelma? Gracie, girl. I'm as anxious to be taken out to dinner as you are. I'm pretty proud of myself. I didn't take anybody out last night, so I've saved money already. Now I can afford to smoke a little better cigar. I think I'll see what PV has. Hello, PV. Hello, Mr. Jones, me. What can I do for you this morning? Do you have a better cigar than the ones I've been smoking? All of my cigars are better than the ones you've been smoking. I have some at two for a quarter if you care to jump that high. Well, here's a quarter. Very well. Yeah, I can afford it after last night. And what happened last night? You fall out of bed and find some money under the mattress? Oh, no. Last night, I decided to give up women. How's that? Think of the money I'll save if I don't have dates for a while. Personally, I'd rather spend my money on girls than on cigars. That is, if I didn't have Mrs. PV to spend it on. Yeah, just think back, PV. Think back at the money you frittered away courting. I didn't fritter it away when I courted Mrs. PV. We sat home in the parlor. Oh? Passed notes to each other on Sunday afternoon. Oh, PV, you must have taken her out once in a while. Well, I figured my gasoline bill alone is quite an item. Yeah, and I had a horse and buggy. When we ran out of gas, we stopped by the side of the road and let him eat clover. And he was a pretty smart horseman, to give a brief. You was? Whenever I wanted a park for a spell, I'd jiggle the reins and he'd wink at me and run out of gas. PV, you were a sly one. That's what I say. Well, you didn't have the expenses a popular bachelor like me has. Dinners and restaurants, theaters, gifts. By the way, I just got in some fresh candy. Oh, no, no, I tell you I'm saving my money. I'm not dating. You keep saying that as if you were trying to convince yourself. Oh, I mean it. If I make a date within a month, I'll buy you a new hat. Thanks for the new hat. No fooling. It's amazing how you can put girls out of your mind. My mind. It never occurs to me to... Oh, excuse me, lady customer. Eh, no. Something I can do for you, Miss? Are you Mr. PV? Yes, ma'am. I phoned in an order this morning. I'm Thelma Scott. Oh, yes, Miss Scott. Thelma Scott, huh? I have all your packages ready right here. Oh, I'm in no hurry if you're waiting on this gentleman. You know, I've finished with Mr. Goldes, ma'am. Yes, indeed. Go right ahead, Miss Scott. Oh, thank you. So you're Mr. Goldes, ma'am. Yes, indeed. City Water Commissioner? Of course. I thought I'd seen your face, cigar and hat someplace before. Well, I'm in the news quite a bit. Oh, I know. Where's my bill, Mr. PV? It'll be at 235. Just a minute till I can get my purse. May I hold your packages? Ah, will you, Mr. Goldes-Leave? Delighted. Mr. PV, Chivalry isn't dead. Oh, I know. There you are. Thank you. Will that be all? Well, I don't think I should try to carry any more. I don't know how I'll manage to get home with all these packages. Perhaps you can find some nice gentleman to give you at hand. Like you say, Chivalry isn't dead. I'll take the packages now, Mr. Goldes-Leave. Well, yeah. You got them? Oh, yes. Yes, I'm loaded with them. Now, if you'll be kind enough to open the door, I'll try to stagger home with them. Mr. Goldes-Leave has a car. Well, which direction are you going, Ms. Scott? Which direction are you going? I mean... If you're going my way, I'd appreciate a lift. It looks like a lady in distress. Let me have the packages, Ms. Scott. Thank you, Mr. Goldes-Leave. I'm thrilled to have such a big, strong, handsome man carry my packages. Now, let me run ahead and open the door for you. Mr. Goldes-Leave. Yes, PV? My hat size is seven and three-eight. PV, this isn't a date. No, I wouldn't say that. 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She thought Mr. Gillsley was a bus. Waiting at the bus stop, and she thought Mr. Gillsley was a bus. No, Bertie, she came into Peabies. I've never seen her before. What a fast worker. She had all these packages, and it was really Mr. Peabies who suggested I take her home. Oh, she's a friend of Mr. Peabies. No, he didn't know her either. Oh, brother. What's so hard to understand about that? Mr. Gillsley, if you have to explain this to anybody else, use my explanation. What? Just say she thought you were a bus. Oh, you're doubting Thomas' it. Here I am, Lily White, and they try to make something out of nothing. I'd better straighten out Peabies, too. Hello, Peabies. Hello, Mr. Gillsley. Where's my new hat? I'm not buying you a new hat. I didn't have a date with Thelma. You're calling her Thelma, and it wasn't a date? Well, she's the type of girl you soon start calling by her first name. You don't say. Well, I had to take her home, Peabie. You put me on such a spot. But it wasn't a date. Well, I can wait a day or two. I don't have to have the hat now. Oh, sir, you won't get a hat out of me. I've made up my mind to avoid girls for a while, and that's all there is to it. Peabie, there's Grace Tuttle passing. No, I think she's coming in here. Zeke, I don't want to see her. Let me hide behind the counter. Hello. Hello, Mr. Peabie. Hello, Mr. Tuttle. I thought I saw Throckmorton come in here a moment ago. You're doing change. Have you seen him recently? Oh, yes. Mr. Gillsley dropped in every day. Peabie tells her I'm here. I'll bite him on the leg. Peabie, I've been wondering about Throckmorton. A lot of people wonder about him. All of a sudden, he seems to be avoiding me. Now, with all due respect to Mrs. Peabie, I'd like to say that any man who avoids you has bats in the belfry. Why, thank you, Mr. Peabie. Not only that, I think he should get a swift kick. And I might give it to him. You better watch it. Mr. Peabie, I didn't know you smoked cigars. No, I don't. There's one on the counter still smoking. I forgot my cigar. Yeah, it is a cigar, isn't it? Yes, it is. Some customer must have left it. Excuse me, I'll put it out under the counter. Here's your cigar, Mr. Gillsley. Oh, for... Mr. Peabie, since you don't smoke, it seems strange that you keep an ashtray under the counter. Yeah, a lot of odds and ends accumulate under my counter. Oh, Mr. Peabie, before I forget, I want some of these after-dinner men. Yeah, very well. I'm having a dinner guest who prefers mints to cigars. I wonder who that is. Oh, and I just happened to think. Yes, ma'am. You might tell Throckmorton he left his tan suede gloves at my apartment. Very well. I don't have suede gloves. I guess they're his. At least none of the other boys has slain them. Other boys. Well, I'm sure he'd be glad to hear about the gloves. Bye, Mr. Peabie. And goodbye, Miss Tuttle. Mr. Peabie. Yes? Are you sure you put out that cigar? I still smell smoke. Peabie, do you think she knew I was here? Well, if she didn't, she wouldn't notice an elephant in a pup tent. Not much in the evening paper. Oh, by George, this is a pretty girl in the society page. Honeymooning in Hawaii with J.T. Appleton III. And that'll cost him a lot of money. He isn't every bachelor who's as smart as I am. I wonder who left his gloves in Grace's apartment. Just because I'm not dating, she doesn't have to take advantage of the situation. Excuse me. Yes, Bertie? I didn't hear you come in. Yeah, reading the paper. I got a phone message for you. Oh? A pretty lady with a French accent wants you over for dinner tonight. Real sena. Yes, but I declined for you. That's what you wanted, wasn't it? Of course. She was mighty disappointed. She was going to have dinner on the patio in the moonlight. A few hours? Just you and her. She says she sure hated to sit there in the moonlight smelling that night blooming jasmine all by herself. Bertie, you're just kidding me. If you ask me, you're kidding yourself. I can't read any more of these short stories. I think I'll go upstairs and see what Leroy's doing. You know, I know I'll enjoy staying home without any dates. Just a matter of getting used to it. Leroy? What are you doing? I thought we might chat for a while. How's school, my boy? Okay. About the same, huh? Yeah, about the same. I ain't sitting around the house, isn't it? Want me to turn on the radio again? No. Hee-hee. Wonder if I should go to bed. I hate to see you torture yourself. What's this? If it's just a matter of money, I'll give you my... It doesn't bother me a bit. Not having a date. Oh, no! There are plenty of things to do without girls. Exciting things. Like what? Well, I think I'll go downstairs and clean out my desk. Things certainly do accumulate. Let's see what's in this drawer. Hey, I'm lucky. Jam's so full it'll take up a whole evening. In 1952 tax forms, now they can go. Here's some theater stubs. Two... What's this? What do you know? That letter I got from Grace when she was at the teacher's convention in Kenosha. Oh, what a letter. I almost caught the train and went up there. You must have missed me from what she says here. Dearest Throckmorton. She called me dearest. I know I wrote you last night, but I'm so lonely I must write again this evening. As I look out over the lake, I feel very far away from you. Of course, being away has opened my eyes. Makes me appreciate more than ever how wonderful it is to be with you. I can't hold out any longer. I better go buy PB's hat. I can't stand it any longer. Thank you, Mr. Geralders, Lee. Make a date, did you? No, but I'm going to. Let me use your phone. Okay, man. I'm tired of sitting around home. Nothing to do evenings. You can count the money you're saving. Well, I find out that isn't much fun, PB. I'm on the town tonight. Which young lady are you calling? I thought I'd call Grace. She wrote me such a nice letter. Well, didn't know she's out of town. She wrote me two years ago from Kenosha. No answer? I wonder if she's out with that fellow who owns the Swade Gloves. Could be. Oh, well, I've got to have a date. I'll look up Thelma's number. What was her last name, P.D.? Thelma Scott, Poplar 223. Poplar P.D.? How do you know her number? Well, she ordered some more cosmetics and wanted me to phone her when they came in. Oh. Yeah, I know Thelma will go out with me. She practically asked me for a date the day I drove her home. D.D. Hello. Hello Thelma. No, this is Grace. Grace! Is that you, Throckmorton? Yeah. Zeke. It isn't Zeke. It's Throckmorton. Yes, indeed. I tried to call you at home. How do I know your... Well, I'm talking to you aren't I? How about a date tonight? Thought you'd given up girl. Grace, believe me, that's just an idle rumor. How about going out tonight? Too bad. Well, goodbye. Goodbye. Gilles' sleeve. Oh, what is it, Peony? If you can't get anybody else, I'll get my new hat and I'll go with you. 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