 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 Are you all right? Mrs. Norton? I'm all right. Please. Can't you drive faster? The roads are slippery. It's dangerous I know Fritz, but just this once Fritz, please. This truck does not drive easy Do you know where Dr. Berry's office is? Yes on Main Street near the hardware store The last time I was there David and I were taking the baby for his checkup Now David's there. We will be arriving in a moment. When he kissed me goodbye. I had a feeling I Told him to drive carefully. I told him to It was a feeling they said the other man was drunk So they half-past eight in the morning David was to caught the 814 to New York do not think so much And I I don't want to think Fritz, but I can't help myself. I Never saw such a horrible I'll get anyone go through that and not and we must pray It's keep me from thinking If only David were here, you keep me from thinking. Yeah, he would know what to say a little while ago. I Kissed David goodbye like any other morning It wasn't like any other morning. Well, we are almost at the doctor's house I feel so alone Yes, we are always alone And it keeps on raining it will stop There Please drive faster. We're practically there we turn here and we are at the doctor's that you'll You'll come in with me. Yes. I do not leave you. I I stay by your side like mr. Norton says Now keep my coat on or you'll get wet So many people always there those nosy ones who must watch others I wish I could stop thinking stop thinking David help me In just a moment knowing couldn't be worse. No matter what it is Just so I don't scream Oh, you poor child. Oh, it's terrible. Yes. I just couldn't believe it when they brought them in. Oh Do come in do come in. There's nobody else in the waiting room. Thank you. Yeah, we come in I'm a doctor's wife, but I never get used to this sort of thing. It's just too awful. Oh, you're so young doctor Barry He's inside. Let me get you something. Thank you. I'm all right. Sit down my child I'd rather stand so many people outside. They stare at the house. How long do we have to wait if only we could just a Moment doctor come right out. I I don't know anything myself. I was upstairs Nobody knows anything. Everything happens and nobody knows anything. Oh, oh dear the telephone. I'll answer the nurse will be too busy It's yeah, it's still raining. Why not sit down Mrs. Norton? We can only wait Terrible to love someone so much. It's more terrible not to love It's safer. Oh my dear child. Do you think you could talk on the telephone or would you rather? I said you didn't want to who is it? It's your mother. I could tell her there's a we don't know anything You're so courageous you're so brave If you only knew Hello, mama No, no news yet. Dr. Bowie's in the other room with He's with it. I Haven't seen him yet mama Fritz and I are just waiting I'm all right. I hope Mama, how'd you know brother wasn't supposed to tell you? No, no mama. There's no use. You're coming down here. You take care of Bobby for me. I'll call you just as soon as Goodbye mama. That was mama Fritz but it was not to tell her mama read it in her eyes she loves David too and Guess I'm still her baby For me. I mustn't be a baby anymore. You are very strong If you love very deeply you have to be strong Mama said I I was strong and I should lean on myself What mama doesn't know is that David is my strength and lean on him. He would want you to I'm leaning You would like me to go to the house and bring your mother. No, she'll wait there It's why does it take so long? I'll answer oh my poor child I I do wish you could sit down your shoes must be wet I'll answer the doorbell and then maybe you'll let me bring you some Come right in come right in I Other she should scream inside herself like you That's right, I Ain't Got a hand get your very eye. I look a mess. No, no It's how much longer in another moment we know That's it scream. I mustn't Is it your husband ma'am? Yes The two of us in the same boat Terrible ain't it any kids one thank God. Oh, not me. I ain't got none You just bought the place up on River Road, didn't you? Yes about six months ago My husband and I bought it David I guess it's another one of those things you buy a place and you have to let it go We just bought a place to I'll sell I will Know I'll keep the farm I'll keep it for Bobby Be all for him David knew oh God, let me live through this hour. I wouldn't keep my place. No, I wouldn't I'd sell it That's what I do Sell it and take the money and start all over against you run away. Why not? David wouldn't want me to run away And he knew I wouldn't he knew it before I did I Guess that's the way with Person who loves you. Well, I ain't sentimental life. Don't let you be All of a sudden it smacks in the face and then you doctor doctor The doctor is he dead Fred doctor is he dead don't leave doctor Take Jesse home. Take her home now. So that's it So that's the way it is doc. Yes, Harry That's the way it is Fine thing to happen to me Go on home Jesse. No you should carry on. So here come on She'll be all right when she has no audience You can tell me dr. Barry. I I'm not afraid anymore. Well, there isn't anything to be afraid of I know I know I've I've been through it all there's nothing left to be afraid of your husband's going to be all right Well, not today or tomorrow, but he'll be all right. Oh God He's just coming out of it at a slight concussion and a broken collarbone You'll be laid up a little while, but you pull through Doesn't seem possible. I I'd said goodbye Yeah, sit down But did you hear yeah, I heard doctor you've told her there's Harriet Mrs. Norton's all right Just a little faint. I'm going back inside to him Claudia you can see him in a moment I'll come in a minute dr. Barry Soon as I find my legs. Oh, you were perfectly wonderful. I declare. I never saw anyone take anything so wonderfully I'm sure if it'd been the doctor laying there. I just couldn't have done. I would have stood it mrs. Barry. I know you would have even Jesse She'll stand huh Mrs. Mason. I wouldn't waste too much sympathy on the likes of her, but her husband's dead She'll never see him anymore small loss for either of them It's public property in town the way they carried on then coming here with that man screaming as if she met it Oh, well, I'll get you a glass of water Poor mrs. Barry She's never given up what she loved most So she doesn't understand Poor Jesse she had to scream She missed so much You go in Call mama Fritz you it was all in yourself. I just stood outside you I called birthing now God has been kind to us Hello darling, just rest darling What are you laughing at me such a careful Willie at the wheel you are darling, you know what? Know what I broke my pipe I'll buy you another you silly group You almost broke your neck. Would you call the office? I'll be late. I'll call that insurance premium last night I may have to check be sure you send it in I'll take care of everything David Don't worry. Lucky thing. I did it last night instead of listening to you. Mm-hmm But it doesn't matter You're all right This is the heck of a thing for a man put his wife through don't be sorry I'm not a baby anymore after today You're married to a woman and I can't ever lose you again Funny face Funny face yourself You go to sleep My darling Do you ever think of serving ice-cold coca-cola when you have guests for lunch? Try it and see how much people enjoy coke with their noonday meal Have coke with your own lunch. Why don't you whether there's company or not? Any food tastes better when it's accompanied by delicious ice-cold coca-cola You can easily afford to lunch refresh since coke cost only a nickel a bottle. Mr. King Have you heard the good news? You mean that David's going to be all right Well, it would have been a terrible thing to have to have told Mrs. Norton otherwise Yes, it would have a doctor has many difficult tests to perform That would have been one of them, but Well, now I don't have to do it. Is it going to be a long-grown-out business to get David. Well, oh well He's lucky he's alive But he'll be laid up a while I'm taking him to the hospital. That'll be hard on him. Yes, it'll be hard on Claudia too Well a taste of loneliness. I I wonder how she'll manage Well, dr. Barry, thanks for the good news and give my regards to David. I'll do that. See you my boy Yes, sir 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 Joe King saying for a goire 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