 The Kraft Foods Company presents Willard Waterman as the Great Gilder Sleeve. The Great Gilder Sleeve is brought to you transcribed by the Kraft Foods Company. And Kraft, you know, makes the famous pasteurized processed cheese food, Velveeta. Velveeta has a wonderful cheddar cheese flavor that's rich yet delightfully mild. It's delicious and it's the finest quality cheese food you can buy because it's made by Kraft. The name that for years has meant only the finest in cheese and cheese foods. Get a package or loaf of Velveeta tomorrow and enjoy the cheese food of top quality Velveeta, made only by Kraft. Well, let's see what's doing with the Great Gilder Sleeve and his nephew Leroy. There's always been a very warm relationship between the boy and his bachelor uncle. Right now they're planning their vacation trip together. Oh boy, I can't wait till school's out. Yeah, that'll be the daily, Leroy. We'll spend the last two weeks in June at Bass Lake. Why don't we rent a trailer? We'll be staying in a cabin. I know, the trailer's for the fish. What? We'll need a big one to haul him home. Just think, I'm two whole weeks together, just you and me. Yeah. Away from everybody. Since Miss Olson came to town, I've hardly seen you. Well, Leroy, it hasn't been that bad. Yes, it has. You took her to the baseball game the other night instead of me. Well, she doesn't know as much about baseball as you do. I wanted to explain the game to her. What do you mean by that? I bet you don't even remember which team won. Well, let's see. Summerfield lost. Who was playing Summerfield? Oh, brother, I bet you sat there listening to that Frenchy accent of hers and the usher had to tell you when the game was over. Leroy. You make it sound like I've gone overboard for Miss Olson. Yeah. Well, you're wrong. After all these years, your old uncle has a pretty solid defense against women. Now, why don't we get out our fishing tackle and check it over? It isn't too early. Swell on. All right, Bertie. Miss Olson's right there. Yes, he's here, Miss Olson. Miss Olson? No, for corn's sake. Yes. Coming, Bertie. I might have known it. Yeah, I'll be right back, Leroy. Oh, sure. Thank you, Bertie. Yes, sir. Hello, Marie. Hey, little truck, Morton. I hope I'm not taking you away from something. Oh, no need. Leroy and I are just talking about our vacation. Wonderful. When do you plan to go? Well, we thought we'd take the last two weeks in June. Do a little fishing. The last two weeks in June? Oh, that's too bad. I'm taking my vacation to first two weeks in July. That means I won't see you for a whole month, Truck Morton. Well, you know what they say. Absence makes the heart grow ponder. I've never believed that. Yes, I'll miss you too, Marie. Yeah. Always loved June nights with the moon and all. Leroy. I wish I could change my plans, but I have to go in July or not at all. Well... I wouldn't think of having Leroy miss his fishing trip, but if you could take him when I'm out of town, we'd all be happy. Well... Couldn't you do that for Marie, Truck Morton? Well... Well, they do say July is a good fishing month. Same as June's a good moon month. Then in July, everybody can go away and have a wonderful vacation. It sounds logical to me. Indeed, that's logical too. Wonderful. I'm so glad I phoned you. You're so my... Goodbye, Truck Morton. Goodbye, Marie. Yes, my boy. Well, I thought we might take our vacation then. We have all summer, you know. You said we were going fishing in June, right after school's out. I know, but... Man, all the fish may be caught by July. They'll be fishing July. They'll even be bigger. I know who the big fish is. Well, Leroy, if we wait till July... I can't wait till July. What a boy. Someday he'll discover there's a big difference between a bluegill and a redhead. Oh, don't worry about it, Leroy. You'll catch a fish. Yeah, but it's just a principle of the thing. Miss Olson's got him hypnotized. All she has to do is call up and say, I know Truck Morton. This is Marie. And he comes apart at the scene. I'll be jealous. Well, that guy she talked so nice. One word from her, and he forgets all about our big trip. Well, she's got to come hear the voice that says, Man, you ain't going nowhere. I'm waiting till July. His eyes are so gone, he may not even make it through June. What do you mean? June's the month everybody goes off his rocker and gets married. Horrible thoughts. What's that? If Uncle should marry Miss Olson, he'd probably want to spend his vacation with her. I wouldn't be surprised. I'd never get to do anything with Uncle. Oh, I don't think Mr. Gilseve will marry her, you know? She likes him, but he's outrun girls before. Well, he's older now. He's slow enough. Uh-oh. Okay, something now. I better go pour his coffee. Good morning, everybody. Martha's Gilseve. Hi. Here's your hot coffee. Thank you, Bertie. Yes. Excuse me, I'll go get breakfast. Have you had breakfast, Leroy? Yeah. Why are you so glum, my boy? I still want to go fishing in June. Leroy will go in July. I give you my word. Oh, sure. When July comes, Miss Olson may want to change things again, and you'll say August. Oh, for... And in August, you'll say September, and that's when I have to go back to school. Say, any chance of going in September? Boy, you'll not skip school to go fishing. Okay. Now, don't be stubborn. I won't tell you about my little surprise. What surprise? I called Charlie Anderson last night. He has a lot of fishing tackle, and he's going to drop it by the office this morning. Yeah? How'd you like to get down with me and pick out what we want? Oh, boy, swell. Did you practice, Miss Gilseve? Yeah, thank you, Bertie. Did you hear that, Bertie? We're really going fishing. Honks back on the beam. I've never been off the beam. Have I, Bertie? Well, all Bertie will say is, if you're out catching fish, you can't get caught yourself. Spinners, hooks, plugs. Good. You pick out what you want. You're a head man. First lieutenant in charge of fish. Keen. I got it all sorted. It won't take you time. We've got it all day together. Gosh, this is swell, honk. Picking out fish and tackle, just you and me, us men. Who's that out in the hall? Sounds like a girl. Who's she coming in the office? I'll have to go out and tell her the water department's clothes. Yeah. Tell her men at work. You bet. Hey there, Chuck Morton. Well, Marie. Oh, for corn's sake. She trails us like a blood hound. You had a nice surprise. What brings you to City Hall this morning? I came down to see about my driver's license. Well, come in and chat a while. Oh, Brown. I'd like to. Since I was in the building, I couldn't resist dropping in to see you. Oh, hello, Leroy. Hi. You want to sit down, Marie? Oh, I don't know if I should. You two look busy. Yeah, we're pretty busy. You don't know. No, stay. It isn't often I have such a pretty visitor. Thank you. Besides, this is fun. When people get to my private office, they usually have a complaint. I have no complaints about you, Chuck Morton. Mosh. Yeah, Marie. Sitting this easy chair at my desk. You have a very nice office. Thank you. You must be a very brilliant man, Chuck Morton. Who's that? You could be able to run such a tremendous enterprise as the water department. Yo, you have a big job all right. You have water mains running in all directions, and you sit here manipulating the controls like a maestro at a giant pipe organ. Yeah. This is sickening. Of course, I couldn't do a thing without my faithful employees out at the reservoir. What do you do at the reservoir? Last time he was there, he fell in. Well, Leroy, I was trying to get to the bottom of some trouble. Chuck Morton, I'll bet you just a sort of executive who doesn't mind taking off his coat and rolling up his sleeves to get the job done. If I, George Marie, you size up the situation very quickly. So do I. What have you been doing this morning? Your tie is crooked. Oh. Here, let me straighten it for you. You're a fishing tackle, huh? No hurry. We haven't till July, my boy. Well, I want to do it today. That's very admirable, Leroy. When you start something, finish it. I intend to. Well, perhaps I should go talk Morton. Goodbye, Miss Olson. Goodbye, Leroy. I see you have a package, Marie. Why not take it out to the car? Oh, it's only a little box of stationery. I know, but a gentleman doesn't let a lady carry her own packages. I don't know if you insist. See you later, Leroy. Yeah, see you in July. Leroy. The Great Gilda Sleeve will be back in just a minute. Anyone care to second a nomination? Because I'd like to make a nomination for the best cook in the world title. Who do I nominate? 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That'll be the day. Anybody comes messing around Bertie's kitchen, somebody's going to have to move. And Bertie ain't going to pack no bags. Don't be skillful. Leroy, I know you were a little upset when our morning at the office was interrupted. That's okay. Well, I'm looking forward to us doing other things together. Yeah? How about going to the ball game tonight? Oh, I'd like to. But it just happens I have a date with Marie. Oh, I forgot. You taking her to another ball game? No, no, she doesn't. You taking her to another ball game? No, no, she suggested we spend the quiet evening together. Oh, fine. In fact, I was about to ask Bertie if she'd prepare a little dinner for us. Will you, Bertie? Cooking dinner is one of the things I get paid for. Well, I'd like it to be a little special. Miss Olson is quite an expert cook herself. When Bertie cooks, it's always special. Nobody's going to out-expert Bertie. Yeah, well, I just thought I'd mention that she knows her way around the kitchen. Bertie knows her way around the kitchen, too. Yeah, I know Bertie. There's only one thing Bertie wants to say. Everybody keeps to their own kitchen. What's wrong with Bertie? I beat myself out of any business, but you could go another week. Olson over for dinner. He says I gotta look sharp. Now he's been spending a lot of time in here himself. Haircuts, shampoos, massages. He must be gone on the day. I'll say. This is a model of imported cologne for me to use on him. French stuff. That was her idea. She gave it to him. Oh, yeah? Well, I tried someone who went home a dog wouldn't let me in the house. If I'm going to wear that stuff, maybe I should get a French poodle. Hello, Zunk. No kidding. I thought the commission was going to go smiling through life outsmarting the women at every turn. I can't outsmart this one. Going off the deep end, huh? And she's pushing him. It's a night. One of them impatient things, huh? I'll say. I hate to see her get him alone. Hey, Leroy, why don't you sit it out in the parlor with him? My wife, Lovie's old man, used to do that to me. A friend of Ong's? Why don't you drop over this evening? Me? Look, kid, if I crash his date, the commission just might resent it. And he's a good customer. Well, would you come with some of the other jolly boys' wood? To protect Ong? There's going to be others there. Little Floyd would be glad to help the commission keep his feet on the ground. Well, I'll talk to Mr. Peavey after dinner. I could even come in time for dinner. Haven't Miss Olson over? Well, I'm sure he doesn't want anybody else around. Mr. Peavey, I'm afraid she's going to talk him into getting married. How's that? She talked Ong into postponing our June fishing trip, so she must have something in mind. Well, perhaps she's afraid he'd bring her some fish. Some people would rather not be remembered with fish. No, no, she got him on the phone and started talking about Moon and June. And that did it. Well, Leroy, I'll put that up against fish any day. Especially with Miss Olson on the other end of the line. Greetings, Peavey. Well, hello, Jerry. And Leroy. Hi, Judge Hooker. How are you, my boy? OK, I guess. I think Leroy's a little concerned about Mr. Gilder's leave. Yeah, I just saw Gilder in front of the jewelry store. The jewelry store? Yeah, and he looked happy enough. Was he looking at rings? Well, there were engagement rings in the window. And I recall a miniature bride and groom walking up the aisle to pledge their trough. Here comes the bride. Da, da, da, da. Oh, for corn's sake. What? Judge, I don't think Leroy's interested in hearing that tone. Oh? He seems to think Mr. Gilder's leave is contemplating marriage. Well, in spring, even the water commissioner's fancy could turn to something besides water. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha. Who's the bride to be? Miss Olson. She's got him jumping through hoops. Oh, a lot of ladies have had him doing that, but he never married one of them. Aren't you letting your imagination run away with you, Leroy? Well, you wouldn't think so if you'd seen her up early. Oh? Why don't you come over tonight and see for yourself? We couldn't do that, Leroy. Far be it from me to meddle in Gilder's affairs, but as an old friend, I don't want him to be swayed against his will. Mr. Munson's coming. You don't tell him. Yeah. He cares what happens to Ankh, a fellow jolly boy, even if the rest of you jolly boys don't. Well, it might not hurt to pay our respects, Beavitt. I don't know, Judge. But, Mr. Peavey, you don't approve of quick marriages, do you? Oh, I know. Ankh's only known about a month. She hasn't given him time to think about it. Well, before I married Mrs. Peavey, I thought about it six years. You see, you know what you were doing. Well, now I... What do you suppose the judge is? Oh, fine. He said he'd meet us here under the streetlight. Well, here comes somebody with a flashlight. And that's the judge I know by his squeaky shoes. Hi, Judge. Greetings, gentlemen. Hello, John. Well, let's go break this thing up. Now, now, Floyd, I wouldn't put it just that way, but I do feel our mutual friend could be moving hastily. Could be. Sure. The commission ain't even introduced me to her. Well, I met the young woman and can see where anyone as gullible as Gildy might lose his head. Well, there are those who think Miss Olsen is the flirty type. I hear she's got a string of compliments for everybody. And he falls for that. What a pigeon. There ain't anybody could sell me no gold bricks. Let's go break it up. No, no, no. Let's not be obvious about this, Floyd. Who's ever obvious? We'll just pretend that we didn't know Miss Olsen is there. Hey, I got it. We'll tell him we thought he was holding a Jolly Boys meeting. He won't see through that, will he, Peavey? No, no, I wouldn't say that. Let's sit down and make ourselves comfortable, Marie. That was a marvelous dinner, Chuck Morton. Rudy's a wonderful cook. She certainly beamed when you told her that. How can I get along fine with nobody here but Bertie? Wouldn't you like to call Piggy or somebody and go to a movie? I don't think so. I have a feeling Leroy likes to be with grown-ups. Yeah. Leroy, if it's a matter of finances, I'll give you the money. Well, I'll take the money, but I don't want to go to the movies. Yes, yes. I think I'll just stay home tonight. Well, perhaps you'd like to go upstairs and listen to your little radio. No. You look pretty uncomfortable just sitting there on the piano bench. I'm comfortable. I'm not. I wonder who that can be at the door. Well, run and see my boy. Okay. Excuse me. You're probably one of your little playmates. I hope. Good evening, Leroy. What is this? Hi, kid. Leroy, you have company? Yeah, I judge a lot of it. You didn't even meet the girl to sleep, Miss Olson. Hello, Mr. P. V. Hi, Commiss. Hello, Floyd. I don't think I met the lady in question. Floyd. Yo, Miss Olson. Hey, Mr. Munson. How do you do, Mr. Munson? Hello. Yeah, I believe you know everybody else. Oh, yes, indeed. We're all here, gal, there, but I wonder if there isn't some mistake. You bet there is. Ain't this the night us jolly boys are meeting at your house? Floyd, you know better than that. Well, since we're all here, we could have the meeting if Miss Olson doesn't object. Oh, boy! I'll wait just a minute. Why don't you have the meeting, Throckmorton? I'd love to sit in and take the minutes. That is, if you jolly boys have nothing against women. Well... Which of you charming gentlemen is president? Yeah, I am. Don't be taken in, P. V. I might have known you'd be president, Mr. P. V. Everyone has the highest regard for your judgment and leadership. Well, thank you. Don't you believe it, P. V. Judge, you mind your own business. Look, fellows, this is hardly the night for a jolly boys meeting. Oh, Throckmorton, now let me see. Who is vice president? I'm vice president. Wonderful! We couldn't have a more distinguished-looking vice president. Well, I try to lend dignity to the group. And what an honor to have a famous jurist on the club roster. Very kind, Miss Olson. Ah, I'm quite flattered. Silly old goat. Don't be a sucker. Don't be a sucker, Judge. Floyd, don't whisper in the presence of a lady. Which of you is secretary treasurer? Well, I am, but... Miss Olson. Yes, Mr. Munson. I ain't no club officer this year, but we meet in my building over the barbershop. Oh. Yeah, I, uh... I donate the room. Then you're the chief benefactor of the group. Yeah, you might say that. Chief, our fellas... How about that? Now, before your meeting, why don't I see two refreshments? Emery, that isn't necessary. Let the lady get the refreshments. I'm sure Birdie has more of a wonderful kick. No, fellas. What's the idea of barging in here tonight? Gilday, we came over to do you a favor. And let's not forget it. Because none of us want you to fall for Miss Olson's line. Oh, my goodness. I wouldn't say that Miss Olson has a line. Oh, when she thinks the guy deserves a pat on the back, she pats him. I'm here to tell you. Oh, wait a minute. I swear to you. Leroy, I have no intention of marrying her. If you did, I'm sure we jolly boys feel you would not be making a mistake. Yeah, if you don't, you got rocks in your head. I'll be in double croc. You're Mr. Gildersleeve marrying Miss Olson. Say aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. No! Mr. Gildersleeve will be with us again in just 30 seconds. How much nourishment can you pack into one sandwich? Let's see. A sandwich made with Belvita, Kraft's famous pasteurized processed cheese food gives you more of milk's vital food values than a big eight-ounce glass of milk. Imagine, more high-quality protein, calcium, phosphorus, and more vitamin A. Let your family enjoy nourishing delicious Belvita sandwiches often. Remember, Belvita is the cheese food that's digestible as milk itself. 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