 Your Coca-Cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Franken 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 Claudia Claudia David if you think you're fooling me pretending you're asleep you're not I'm not no What's the use I can't ever fool you? I'm awake. I saw your eyelids fluttering How are you David? No, no, no now don't talk go back to sleep. Don't I get a kiss? Well, I I guess I don't see why not and lean over Where would you like it on the cheek? I am not your son on the forehead. I am not a stranger Then where else I am your husband not much of one what there is left of me, but the law still says that I'm your husband then There there That was nice. I Never kissed a man in a hospital before How are you darling not me? How are you? Well, you can see how I am flat on my back like a good for nothing to hurt much Not much my shoulder a little how's your head aches a little Well, at least you've got a head sometimes. I feel as if I had to well I only see one. Well, that's your limitation funny face David don't talk if it hurts you. Oh, you think this is your big chance to do all the talking That's not I tend to make the most of it. You're not to exert yourself who says dr. Barry says No, what else does he say that you're coming along fine and Seeing as it's only two days since your car accident you're to keep quiet and lies still much as you'd rather not I wish I did rather not The truth of the matter is I don't Just the thought of getting up wears me out. Well, that's that's a good sign Maybe you can figure that one out. Well, it shows you're normal You're not supposed to want to get up You're supposed to want to lie back and sleep and sleep and and listen to me talk How long can you talk forever? How long did dr. Barry say I'd be laid up He didn't say no, you never were a good liar my honestly David He didn't say he said it depends on you and if I do have to be laid up Why can't I be laid up at home no special reason a few days? Maybe when you don't need nurses anymore to give you pills and things I Love to have your home David, but no, no, I Wouldn't come home till I was sure I wouldn't be a nuisance to you. That's a fine way to talk. I mean it This way you can take it a little easier. Please stop worrying about me David I suppose you're right. I suppose when a man allows another car to crash into it the roads were a skiddy It was raining ends up in a hospital with a concussion and a broken collarbone and an assortment of plums all over I suppose that gives him a privilege not to worry about his wife David Will you stop talking so silly none of this was your fault? The other man was drunk. He hit you you couldn't help it he's a He's dead, isn't he? Well, it wasn't your fault everybody says I know I know it was I Guess I'm just being a poor sport. I don't blame you But it happened to me. I'd I'd be so angry. I'd I mm-hmm. What would you do? I'd hit the ceiling That I'd like to see Come here Ouch You need a shave. Oh, it's like the house of David. It's been two days. I Like you without a shave It's only two days only Honey, it's hard to believe I I missed you so much House is all different. It seems twice as big as it used to be. Oh, I forgot everybody sent you their love fritz birth and mama Even the baby or send them mine Even the baby will do Did you well fine fine that's what birth is most worrying about she says well you get home She'll fatten you up. Tell her I'm probably getting fat already Not having much exercise. Do you're good for a change? I've always thought you will you overdid? Oh, we did what work the office and on the farm you you you work too hard Oh, the workmen by the way, they started work on the on the barn this morning. They did I'm not so sure that we should I am I'm very sure Fritz asked me if we should go ahead with it And I said yes It'll be finished in just a month and it costs a lot of money We have it your thousand dollar bonus remember that was for you for the house and the furniture me and the Furniture can wait when you've got workmen. You must beat them while they're hot This confounded hospital business is going to cost money too. It's just about time. You spend a little something on yourself David I've thought of it. Oh, I thought it all out and the barn was the right thing to do I know it. Well, you're the boss. No, I'm not I Know it's right because you're the boss and you wanted it done. So one way or another it will be done Fritz has the plans that I Wish I were there too You lie back and don't talk anymore. I'll have to leave a broken collarbone has nothing to do with talk But a concussion does so shut up. That's what happens the minute a man lets himself be taken to a hospital I'm only treating you back the way you treated me when I was in the hospital. Yes, but you had a baby I'm not having anything. Are you jealous? You're darn right. I am You know it's strange but The night you went into the hospital to have the baby. I kept wishing it was I What a fool I was Now I realized that that would have been twice as much trouble for you. All right, you are Whoever decided women would be the baby bearer certainly knew what he was doing Somehow I can't see men doing it either We're not made for that kind of courage. I guess Now if you will be so kind mr. Norton is to try and plug up your stream of verbiage How do you like that for a word? You've outdone yourself. Well, anyway, if you're just trying to keep quiet. I will entertain you Oh, I bet you bet I can't you're an actress your profession to entertain people So I don't say you can't I'm your wife and you're not people so it's different. Oh now Would you like me to read aloud poetry or detective stories? I brought them both along all time and the newspaper. I've got that too four of them. You will what? You just talk Just talk It's a It's better than any poetry. Oh, there's that concussion again making you talk crazy Well, if you insist now, let me see What's new that I haven't told you as Roger called I spoke to Lottie. She said and I quote There's nothing new cross your fingers at the office She said view not to worry and that thank goodness knock wood Architect business was slack and she was manicuring herself waiting for the phone to buzz a rule Shouldn't laugh that's supposed to be a comfort it is Would you rather the office be so busy that Lottie and Roger couldn't handle things count your blessings mr. Norton I'm counting then oh Jared Tucker called he wants to come and visit you he do he said Tell that young scoundrel. I'm going to be ambling over to give a piece of what have you getting himself near killed He's got no more sense than a woodchuck. That's what he said to tell you. Well, tell Jared. I ain't I'll tell him and then Oh, I know George Reynolds. Oh, you told me to tell you to hurry up and get well Thank you boys going to meet and vote the money for building the new school house They're going to vote the amount you said you're needed and they're not going to cut a penny off What do you think of that not cut a penny not a penny? That's good news said no matter how long it would take you to get well. Nobody's going to touch that building, but you It can wait We've We've got a swell bunch of neighbors up here. Well, they think you're pretty swell too. Oh In Gertrude called too. She's going to come and see you Oh, heavens preserve me and our neighbor Matthew Warren called You know, he and Fritz seem to be getting to be great friends. I thought they were and remember the little boy who? We went fishing with sure do the one who lost his father Mm-hmm. I remember him. Well, well he called this morning. I didn't I think he wants to be a father to Bobby while you're gone He knows what not having one means I guess I guess so Little say some water how did all these people know oh and there was a beautiful article about you in the Eastbrook Tom cryer Picture and everything Picture I don't know where they got that picture. I haven't even got a decent one of you Well, you can you can clip that one and you didn't take an article for people to know They'd have known I guess so that's the way it is up here people share happiness and they share everything Just think I hadn't married you. I'd never moved Eastbrook. I'd never have a lot of things Wasn't it lucky for me we got married Been quite a oh quite a year longer Year and nine days. I'd like every one of them again darling Yes, even Including the last two you're a sucker for punishment David a little punishment never hurt anybody. I even think that Going without it too long That can hurt even more. Oh Here I am talking to you seriously nice post to entertain you Why don't you tell me to shut up for the simple reason that you've been telling me to shut up Oh, I just his leaf sit inside. Well, you don't have to go to that extreme Well, I haven't got anything more to say anyway. That'll be the day. It's funny On the way over I was just bursting with millions of things to tell you it was such a long time since yesterday Now that I'm here. It's also So dull I hear myself talking and it's You know, it's not what I want to say at all. What do you want to say? I Don't know exactly except Except I I miss you too Do you what do you think? It's anything the way I miss you. I Wasn't going to tell you I didn't want you to think I'm going around moping I know you're not how do you know because that's not the kind of girl I married kind of girl. I married can get along fine No matter what kind of girl you married isn't as sure of herself as you are of her I'm not interested in what she thinks of herself. You're not what I think is more important And I think she can get along fine. She's trying You'll probably come home to find the bank balance overdrawn the barn built wrong and all kinds of terrible things So don't say I didn't warn you on my oath. I won't David you'd like to go back to sleep. No, if you would just say so don't stand on formalities. It's all I've been doing Sleeping I'm certainly not going to do it while you're here The bed comfortable. Mm-hmm. I think I ought to leave you darling. You won't sleep while I'm here I'm tired of sleeping Dr. Barry's rules. Oh, maybe you're right. Maybe I will sleep I always knew you a lazy loafer at heart. Will you come back? I'll do even more than that Close your eyes Give me your hand Darling, I'll never leave you We get so used to seeing higher and higher prices, especially on food and drink We overlook the fact that a few things are still obtainable at the same low prices Name one you say very well. I will Coca-Cola you can still buy coke for five cents a bottle six for a quarter or a dollar a case and a dollar for 24 bottles of delicious refreshment is not very much you'll admit With which pleasant reflection I leave you Suggesting that you put coke on your marketing list today The David you sleep yet. No, just lying here staying at the light in the ceiling Well, just thought I'd drop in to say hello say you're looking pretty all right No, I'm coming along and you bet you are any day now. You'll be home So stop worrying, but I don't mean about you. I mean about Claudia. Oh, I've stopped worrying about Claudia She doesn't need it good and everybody's being most helpful and attentive especially Jared Tucker You'll be around on Monday by the way. I think he's you're understudy on the farm Well, don't tell him he isn't he's a fine guy. Well now that I've said hello so long David and chin up Every day Monday through Friday Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola So listen again Monday at the same time and now this is Joe King saying or of war 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 The parts of Claudia and David on this program were played by Catherine Bard and Paul Crabtree and the entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney and Now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola