 Your Coca-Cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play of 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 Neither fire gets court. I know what I'm doing you stand back and watch out of this way of the sparks flying Aren't you just fizzling not at all? Leaves are good and dry. You better keep the hose handy. It is Fizz if I belong to hook and ladder squad number two My wonderful smell look at all that smoke climb like the Indian rope act. Yeah, I'm with the rake You sure you should be doing all this never felt better in my life Does a man good to get out of the house and do a little work around his place? Does a man good only if he feels well enough to be done good to by doing work around the place How's your collarbone mended? Thank you. How's yours? Besides, I'm not using my right arm if you've noticed when I just don't overdo it darling. Don't worry I'm not doing any of the work The fire is coming in my eyes now the winds changing. We better move over the other side We're gonna have millions more leaves to burn aren't we we'll have them but not to burn They're too valuable for that for what they come in handy for mulching. That means enriching the soil. Oh Molten We certainly were smart to buy a farm you have a smudge on your nose mrs. Farmer I have Stand still while I wipe it off Can you find another smudge on me someplace one kiss that's all that's the doodle. Oh, I was not a farmer's wife long before this I married you out of the cradle as it is You know being a farmer's wife is a lot more fun than being an architect's wife. I Hate to think of you going back to the office all the way to New York. You want to eat all winter Not especially you want a roof over your head? You want to send our son to college? Oh? Well, he'll be bright enough to get scholarships You want to keep this farm so that we can keep burning leaves in the fall your after-year and raised cows and pigs and chickens Do you? Yes, I do very much David you're gonna start being an architect again soon. Oh any day now Dr. Barry say it was all right dr. Barry will and you're not to talk to him first mind you me Yes, you I wouldn't dream of talking to him behind your back. What kind of a girl do you think I am a scheming little win That must be Roger. He said he might drive up to say hello. Yeah, that that's Roger's car. Oh, it's beautiful The only trouble is it's so swag. I'd be embarrassed to drive around in it Roger Roger hello, you're lucky people. Don't you know that's my favorite past we extend you an invitation to join And I accept I accept with great pleasure. How do you think David looks from over here? He looks fine from over here I looks even better. That's good news So dressed up just my everyday city clothes. I came straight from the office Well stand back man. You'll get your suit ruined by one of these sparks I would sacrifice a suit to a spark any day my boy. Oh What a perfume there's nothing in the world that smells one half as good as fall leaves molding in the brush Look at him David snacking his lips. You think he was eating them if they tasted half as good as they smell I would eat any word from canton what's new on the freight terminal Roger Well, I told him he could have the revisions in the pants in a little while just as soon as you're well enough to draw them up He's being patient. Yes, but how long is he going to be patient just as long as he has to be That's not much longer I'm about ready to get back into harness Indeed there must be a lot of work piled up down at the office It kept us going But I'm either as old or decrepit as your attitude implies my dear Roger You could be 125 years old Pals it in both arms and scurrying around in a wheelchair and you'd still be able to design circles around any other architect I know it's nice of you to say that David often tells me he'd rather work with you than with the richest and biggest firm in the country It's good to know But seriously, when are you planning to get back to work? seriously If you need me this minute if you can wait tomorrow Never felt better in my life. Just a few things. I mustn't do like driving a car and arduous gymnastics, but Well, I can get along without them just fine. So David darling I'm just dying of thirst if you're feeling so healthy. Why don't you go down to the house and get me a glass of water? Drink out of the hose. It's the same water right out of the nozzle of the hose. Why not? You're not that clumsy. How do you know? Well, what do I have to do to get you to do one little simple thing for me like getting me a little glass of water This isn't like you, but all right darling. Now you watch the fire It's still a slight wind and quite a bit of dry brush around here. We'll be careful. I'm here now So not a thing to worry about. I'm a past master at burning four leaves What a perfume and the sound of that fire crackling it keep yours in from a squad here. I'll take this What a perfect afternoon Thus almost Never mind Moments like these mustn't last too long Roger I hate talking behind David's back, but there's a big favor you can do for me. There is Then speak up Claudia Well, you can see that David's just Champing at the bit can't you to go back to work. It's foolish. Yes, it is but for a combination of reasons. I Know him so well. He feels that he's left you in the lurch long enough ridiculous Well, he feels that way and you know how conscientious David is to a fault He hates the idea of being a loafer of not fulfilling his duties and taking his share of responsibilities His automobile accident was so sudden that he had to stop a lot of things in the middle and they're bothering him He can't wait to get them finished anything that he's left in the middle that has to do with the office can Wait until he's darn good and ready. I know I know but I can't tell him that Roger He'll think I'm trying to keep him home or I'm nervous about him or something like that It makes him impatient and it makes me nag and it's not good So you want me to tell him not to hurry back? Think you could convince him. I Don't promise you anything that husband of yours is no easy man to handle even with kid love especially with kid love Guess maybe I I Wouldn't have married him if he hadn't been easy to handle He's an awful lot of man. I love him for it. Good girl You know, there are a lot of women who want to marry putty play in their hand. Not I I Only wanted to marry David Burning I have your glass madam. Oh, aren't you sweet to me so thoughtful too. There's a kiss go away We're in public Now I'm first the hose and you can fill your glass Yeah There you are It's lukewarm. Well, it hasn't been on ice. I'll remiss of you. I can't drink lukewarm water Aren't we fussy we are any objections and I'm not going back to the kitchen to get you a glass of ice water Nobody asked you to I will go myself Why don't you think of that in the first place and I wouldn't have had to carry this heavy glass back for you One little favor. I ask if you all I get is complaints complaints You stay here and talk to Roger. I'll show you who's an independent 20th century And she is you know, don't I know I dare say that Claudio could get along under any circumstances a lot better than we could probably probably oh Listen to those leaves Now David, when are you contemplating to start coming into town? I told you today's Tuesday. It may be Wednesday Thursday so soon really why not I have no more excuses Roger Unfortunately, I'm all in one piece again. Did the doctor really say that you could he will I'll check with him tonight. I Don't see what's your big hurry? Well, I have a wife and child as long as the firm functions with or without you Your wife and child will be taken care of believe me. I believe you That's why I feel I've got to get going. I'm not a man who accepts gifts easily great mistake But in this case it doesn't matter because it's not a gift that's offered. It's your right and your do I Think you're a fool to rush back You know once back You're back and there will be no getting away from it. I know There aren't going to be many falls like this one Falls when you can stay home and burn leaves attend to your land and supervise the rebuilding of your barn yourself Each fall is a very separate occasion very special and There will be plenty of October's to spend in the office wishing you were out here and no excuses I know that too Now you have the chance and excuses Roger You're giving with one hand and taking with the other You tell me to stay out here in the country and rake my leaves in one breath And then with the next you tell me that Carrington is getting impatient for the terminal Carrington will wait Or if you feel like working Why don't you work out here? You have a drawing board instruments all the equipment you need Don't waste time commuting back and forth on the train Get to work and those hours you'd spend traveling you can spend working on the farm or or taking it easy After all a runner doesn't start sprinting with a mile. He he starts with small distances Hmm get the behind me Satan and push Seriously though a lot of things to be done up here things I want to do Jared Tucker gave us a pig You know better we ever put up in the barn now temporarily, but she won't have a place of her own Fritz has been itching to get a cow Of course the barn has to be finished and there's some work that has to be done on the grounds before winter sets in and It's fall our first fall on the farm Strange when you own a piece of ground how each season becomes an occasion then let it be an occasion All right. All right, you've convinced me. I'll stay up here. Thank gosh. I I won't come back to New York How's that? You mean you've made up your mind. Mm-hmm. My mind is made up But David it was so simple Well, that's not fair. What isn't there? I thought I was going to have a good fight on my hands Come on with fire Just wait till I tell Claudia about the man she married Who's the best-natured party-giver in your family? Probably the teenager if there is one or young folks have discovered the happy secret of easy entertaining as Long as there is plenty of coke in the house. They don't worry many an adult hostess could profit from that example Serve your guest ice-cold coca-cola and visit refreshed. Well, Mr. King mind if I interrupt you to say hello Oh quite on the contrary. It's good to see you again. Mr. Killian. Thank you Country's beautiful, isn't it? I should say it is I did a great job Pretty good job with David. Didn't I? Yes, you certainly did though with due respect for your talents You didn't have to do much doing. No, I didn't And it wouldn't take much coaxing to coax me either stay out here in the country Just for the night because I have to get back in the town in the morning Well, consider yourself coaxed because as a matter of fact the table is set for you and your bed is made I know Claudia expected you to stay. That's good. I'll stay the night But in the morning, I shall be on my way. We'll see about that tomorrow But have a nice day, Mr. Killian. Oh, I will As I was about to say 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 tomorrow at the same time And now this is joking 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 For 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