 Your Coca-Cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Frankin Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself. Have a Coke And now Claudia Hello Certainly is quiet in the country is this house haunted Anybody live here this house looks big with just one ghost in it. It feels big Can you see me now? Of course not. It's afternoon. No, I can't begin to see ghosts till after dark Then come here and stand still That's better There wasn't anything ghostly about that Hmm. How's Connecticut been all day? Noisy. That sounds like New York Carpenters were here for a change They must be nearly finished on the wing by now. He sounded as though they ought to be but it doesn't look any different Did they start on the barn? No, but I think they're going to I hope they're going to it's all in the Estimate. Oh, I'm glad some things turned out like the estimate. Wait a minute We're very lucky with the way the rebuilding is going. Oh, yeah, usually things don't turn out the way you expect them to at all Don't I know it especially when it comes to old houses? Seriously, don't you think we've done remarkably well so far? Have we David look at this dining room. I have been looking at it all day long and the bay window fan This is the nicest time of day for the view, isn't it? Yes, it is a wonderful view But not when you're tired of looking at it Is that it me tired of it? No David. No, I don't mean that Come here sit on my lap. That's a nice invitation Did you talk to mama on the phone? I did this morning. I talked to her too in New York She is coming back here tomorrow. Isn't she you bet she's coming back. She didn't need much coaxing She's taking the two o'clock train so late It's a long day up here by yourself in the country, isn't it? Oh, I was law by myself The carpenters were here remember You know, it's funny David, but you listen to hammers and saws long enough. They Sound as though they're trying to say something. You must have been pretty lonely up here all day Peter was here the new handyman with a half with He must have been very fascinating to talk to very he doesn't say hardly anything at all. Well, does he do anything? He looks for things. Oh You know, I don't think he's exactly what we need on this farm No, we need so many things on this farm But you are not to drive around getting the things we need remember remember what dr. Rowland said just because dr. Rowland said to be careful I don't have to be a mushroom dr. Rowland is one of the best specialists in New York Well, if he were really good, he'd know I'm going to have a boy. He's good enough for me And you were to do exactly what he says. All right I'll just sit here in the rocking chair and twiddle my thumbs all day long you get tired of that I'll loaned your mind you can twiddle down You give them to me right now tomorrow. You can talk to mama. She'll be back tomorrow And she'll go away again Darling, I I know it's pretty quiet here now, but Wait until the farm's really going. Oh, I can't wait You'll be sorry you were in such a hurry When we have cows and vegetables and chickens and a baby No, you'll be so busy. You won't know where the day goes. No, I won't be sorry. Don't worry now Come on off my lap I'm going up and wash off some of that New York dust Goodbye, darling. Goodbye, darling. I'll be right down David there's a car in the driveway. We have visitors David can you see who it is from the window upstairs? All right, all right up coming coming coming Hello, Mrs. Norton Why it's you how wonderful Well, hello, Mrs. Norton birth and fritz. Well, what are you doing up here? Wonderful surprise Mrs. Norton. It is so good to see you. Oh, wait until David comes down and sees you He'll just oh, oh, please come in sit down. How is mr. Norton? He's all right. He's wonderful You and Bertha you you look fine. Fritz is a little spindly, but he's all right. Oh, please Bertha I'm fine Fritz Mrs. Norton is she not looking beautiful since she lives in the country Of course, it's the wonderful fresh air and the baby. Oh with a farm like this Everybody smiles. Oh, it's been months since we saw you two and a half weeks only. Oh It feels like months sometimes Well, it looks like you and mr. Norton must have worked very hard. Do you really think so? But of course Wait, I'll show you this is the dining room. Oh in the kitchen. Yes a fine Kitchen oh the house it is very charming so old it is not like in America and the land Bertha You saw the land you do think it's good land fritz. I mean really good I took some of the soil in my hand when I got out from the car. It is rich soil Here fine crops will go, but we haven't done anything with it yet. Well, you are impatient Mrs. Norton Farm is slow Mrs. Norton You cannot do all in one week or one month or in one life even Fritz knows he had a little farm once We would like someday again a little farm. Yeah, but our rich uncle dies. Will you have a farm? He's not even born yet our rich uncle Well, here we are just standing around. Don't you want to sit down? Well, we only just say hello, and then we have to go a car Fritz's brother-in-law drives the car. He must go his business near. Oh, no, that is how we happen to drop in Oh, but you'll have to wait until mr. Norton comes down. Oh Bertha, it's so good to see you. It's so so very good. We have missed you and your mother She's here No, Bertha mama went back to New York. Oh, I'm sorry, but she's coming back tomorrow. Oh, that's good You would be glad she's here very glad You have perhaps someone every day to help with the house Well, no, not yet. We haven't been able to find the the right person Then all day you are alone Maybe you better tell me what it's like in New York It is as when you were there only not so nice anymore. Oh Everybody's dressed for spring now. It must be Exciting to see them. I do not know everybody It is not so exciting when one is there and not like here. Hey, New York We know to spring only because we read it in the newspapers I bet it's not quieter in the apartment house now that we've gone quieter. I Guess it is quieter a little. I Do not like it quieter. Oh Nobody brings great dames in the elevator and and other people's cats don't fall down Coal holes. Also. No one to smile at us every day When you get older smiles, they are very important Smiles are always important for everybody Go see if Carl cannot wait with the car. Oh, it's of course. He will you make him? Mr. Norton would never forgive me if you you went without seeing him. Oh, I'll try Maybe Carl can take care of his business and come back again in an hour. Of course he can Come on, Bertha. Let's go outside with bits. There's so much. I want to show you so much. I want to see Right back. I'll speak to Carl Bertha not tell me honestly. Do you really like the house this house, Mrs. No, yes, this is a good house. It gives you its blessing That's a lovely thing to say Bertha and you have done so much since you've been here Oh, there's so much we want to do in the baby Just two months more So now you must be careful very careful. Oh, I am. Well, it's all arranged Carl will be coming back in an hour. Oh wonderful. I want you to see all the farm Oh that I should like very much. First, I'll go back to the house and get Mr. Norton, but Mrs. Norton be careful how you walk. It's getting dark Mrs. Norton, watch out Brits, she fell. Not to come quick. Mrs. Norton shouldn't have run. She should be careful I'll hold her You loosen her collar Mrs. Norton Oh, she opened her eyes Got so dark Oh, it's nothing serious You fell, Mrs. Norton But you're all right now All right, it's all right. Bertha, she fainted too sometimes I fainted It is natural Brits, we must take her inside Well, hello there And if it isn't Brits and Bertha Coming all the way up here to surprise us And me in the shower Mr. Norton Here, what's happened? Claudia, what's wrong? It's nothing. Mrs. Norton, she fell down A little faint, only Claudia, Claudia, darling, are you all right? Of course I'm all right Wasn't I silly to fall down? I wasn't such a hurry to see you You were running? She should go in the house I'm going. I can walk You're not going to Whether you can or not Mr. Norton, he carries you You're such a fuss Really, darling, I'm fine Now shut up And stop kicking your legs David, I'm all right, I really am You see, I can't do a thing with her, Bertha Mrs. Norton, not only for you But for the baby, too, it is dangerous I hate being a sissy Would you be one anyway? You know what? Being a sissy is not so bad In your arms Well, it's not a bad habit Come on, now Into the house Darling, you know everything's sort of Different since Bertha came Different? It is? What is? Well, all of a sudden I'm I'm seeing the farm again The way I want to see it Yeah, I know And the way I want to keep on seeing it I wanted so much to tell you And instead I fainted Well, in a way In a way, I'm glad you did Mr. Norton, Fritz, he must go back To New York in an hour But we have been talking If you like and do not mind I stay to help until Mrs. Norton's Mama comes Bertha, you leave Fritz tonight And stay with us? Yes, if you need me And do not mind Mind I should say not Bertha As a matter of fact, I wish I'd dare to ask you to stay Oh, Bertha, David and I Would love you to stay Because in a way Tonight you've brought the farm Back to us We seldom stop to think how much difference The little comforts and conveniences Add to our pleasure from day to day For instance, next time you're marketing And you pause for a nice cold drink At the Coca-Cola counter Think how nice it is to be able to enjoy The pause that refreshes Right in the store where you're shopping More and more food stores Are installing co-coolers now For the express purpose Of letting you shop refreshed Pardon me, Mr. King Oh, yes, Fritz, hello It's not this place that Norton's Have bought, beautiful Oh, it really is And where do you see it When their plans are carried out? Then it'll be unique Yes, I hope I see it then But Mrs. Norton, she is so young And so new to farm life It is not easy I wonder, does she know what it's like? I wonder Well, one thing I'm sure she doesn't know And that's that tomorrow will bring her David and Mama, another visitor Mrs. Norton, she loves visits All women do Well, this visitor will be The happy woman of Eastbrook Who is she? That's what you'll find out tomorrow, Fritz Oh, good Well, goodbye, Mr. King Goodbye, Fritz As I was saying Every day Monday through Friday Claudia comes to you transcribed With the best wishes of your friendly neighbor Who bottles Coca-Cola Listen again tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying au revoir And remember, whoever you are Whatever you do, wherever you may be When you think of refreshment, think of Coca-Cola Or 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