 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia Claudia based on the original stories 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 Lie still I'll go I just wanted off you heard the bell to or if I was dreaming what time is it? Five after seven who can it be this hour of the morning? Where's my role? I'm a hook in the bathroom Don't let the kitten out though. Oh David want to be nice someday to have our own apartment see the sunshine when you wake up what makes you think we will Somebody's got to live in the dark apartments in New York. It won't be us. I don't care if I live in a cellar I'm gonna have the sun you mean the attic Hey the kitten sound asleep on my bathrobe. Isn't that smart? He must have pulled it down off the hook very smart Hey, look mr. Cat if you don't mind and no back talk David. We have to find a name for that we do Say who can that be? Telegram Telegram who from I'll tell you when I find out. We'll open it hurry up. Come on quick Hmm partly in Julia from London Well, what do you know they're flying back? They'll be home this afternoon But I thought they expected to be away for another few weeks. Yeah, so did I anyway? I'm glad they changed their minds. I can't wait to meet them. Well, that's good Look darling the place is freezing run back to bed. I'll turn on the radiator. Hey David don't turn that one on at least oh This is an awful way to live leaking radiators dark rooms no privacy paint peeling off and it's Furniture in the light of a cold bleak November morning It doesn't look too pleasant. I'll admit home is an awfully important part of a person's life The more the more I live in this apartment the more I realize it Have Julian hotly a nice home. Oh very I Think we'll to run over there this afternoon for a minute. Oh, let's David isn't there anything I could do before their plate plate gets in such as Things in the ice box eggs milk butter. I don't think so darling the house has been left open And I imagine Julia's ice box is pretty well stocked. Well, do you think they'd like to come over here for dinner? I can manage. I imagine they'll probably be glad to stay home after being away. So I know I would Darling get you really want a cup of nice hot coffee sort of dividend before breakfast lady I would give my eye teeth for a cup of nice hot coffee. Why didn't you say so instead of encouraging me to run back to bed? Oh, I'm bashful. That's when Say David look at me as if you'd never seen me before All right. I'm an utter stranger. I've never seen you before Little fuzzy David, please be serious. Listen, would you consider me pretty? Hmm pretty pretty what pretty pretty? Oh, get that one. Would you consider me a bright? No, you're gonna get no coffee. Goodbye. Hey, come back You're beautiful brilliant and bewitching. What else begins with me the dazzling Be dazzling come here my bedazzling little wife David listen. I really mean it I've got stage fright about meeting Julia and Hartley after all they're practically my father and mother-in-law You know, how do you figure that one out? Well, Hartley's your only brother and he's 14 years older than you are you told me He's been like a father to you all your life, but Julia would not like to be placed in the category of my mother Julia does not like children really not No, that's not fair. I don't think she could have any. Oh poor thing She's awfully blue bloody shesn't she I mean it sort of sticks out you mean does she say bean for Ben? Yes, but she was born saying it so one forgives her. I see what you mean Do you think she's gonna think you're married a little nobody just because you don't say bean for Ben? No, if she does though, we'll just introduce her to your mother. That's a sweet thing to say Anyway, you didn't mean a little nobody you meant a little somebody I meant that Julia probably had a dozen debutants lined up for you to marry. No, just one Well, you never told me about it. Is she attractive if you like the type she had a very deep husky boys And a winter place in Palm Beach and a summer place in bar She sounds perfect, but she didn't have very much of a chin and no sense of humor now hurry up Get that coffee Don't ring the bell yet the wind's got my hair almost up your hair is fine Hey, wait a minute my ear show your what my ear is it supposed to know you know, I don't wear my ears So my ears show the left one peeks out a little. Oh, that's what I meant Too late and Julia's house the servants are psyche. Oh Good afternoon, mr. Norton. Hello Watson. Very nice to see you again, sir This is mrs. Norton Watson. Yes, sir. I thought so sir I'd like to issue both all the luck and happiness in the world. Thank you Watson Does mr. Norton expect you sir. No, we just dropped down. I was afraid of that sir Mr.. And mrs. Norton are just leaving but if you step in the drawing room, I'll hurry and tell them you're here How can they be leaving if they just came home? That's Julia. Oh Oh David what a wonderful room. Isn't it that wallpaper is 18th century. Oh Poor thing David you never told me they lived in this kind of a house. It's like a museum. Wait, did you see the library? Heartless been collecting folios and first editions for years. Does he read them? I don't think so. They're too expensive. I Went to an auction once with him and he bought a first folio of Shakespeare for 22 Thousand dollars just like that without batting an eyelash $22,000 for a volume of Shakespeare without batting an eyelash worth it, too partly. It's not a banker for nothing It's a good investment. What Julia said you prove Julia's got a good business head on those sleek shoulders I Hello, how are you boy glad to see you David and claudia claudia. Oh nice. How terribly nice Claudia, let me look at you David she's a lamb. I think I'm entitled to a kiss. Of course You don't look like David at all. Yeah, I could tell your brother's under this kiss. That's very gratifying Thank you, my dear. Look here. I'm sorry we came in on you like this You two look like you were bound for some place. We'll sit down for a minute. Anyway, it's such a nuisance We've got go to a cocktail party for Lord and Lady Radcliffe. We met them abroad and tonight baritza is giving a concert at Carnegie We've got to be there. She'd never forgive us. Is that why you shortened your trip and came home? Only partially Partly wasn't agreeing too well with the London fog. Oh, sinus began to kick up, you know Hey, you look fine both of you. How do you think David looks fine? Fine looks like you've been taking very good care of him Tell us about your apartment, Claudia. David wrote us that you'd found a furnished place Oh, it's the worst little hole in the wall. Really? But it's a very nice building as I remember the neighborhood is excellent I know but this particular apartment happens to be on the second floor rear dark as pitch and the most dreadful furnishing I should think you children would have wanted to start out with your own furnishing. Oh, we did. There's a housing shortage hardly No, yes, of course, of course We bought this place a many years ago. I've been spoiled. Oh, it's so beautiful What kind of dogs do you have? What kind of what? dogs dogs My none New York is no place to keep dogs. It is such a big house. You must have a yard Yes, we have as a matter of fact. We had the garden done over while we were gone Where do you come again soon? We'll show you what kind of a dog have you got my dear? David was always crazy about well, we we happened to get a most beautiful Newfoundland and Newfoundland In a tiny apartment. Yeah, it was a little crowded, but we didn't mind the owner wanted him back though So after a couple of days we had to give him up was quite a blow to both of us major was a swell pump You're both completely mad now. We only have a little kitten David bought him for me last week the cars here, sir Oh, oh damn. Oh, no hurry. No hurry. Don't you children rush away now plenty of time No, we mustn't keep we should have telephoned before we came matter of fact We should phone you we would have to but the clipper was late and I just about had time for a steam Julia had her missus waiting for you come for dinner next week a wedding dinner a bit late But after all David ran off and got married so fast. We never even had a chance to meet you I hope you're not disappointed disappointed on the contrary my child. You're very sweet You don't know how sweet Julia. She wanted to come over before you got here and stock your icebox Oh David, why'd you tell him that? Because I love Shall we ring and let our butler open the door for us? No, we'll just use our key. Good. We'll use our key Put up the light darling All the radiators leaking places cold too I'll tell you what let's go out for dinner. Oh David must we must we what go out to dinner? It's so nice to be home leaking radiators and all what do you expect the place is missed us We were away for an hour it got cold and damp Just think Hartley and Julia were away for months and their house never even knew they were gone Just kept on running. I'd hate to have a house like that. It's so ungrateful of it, isn't it? Hey, David, it is cold in here, isn't it? Let's eat supper in the kitchen. It'll be warm and fun To have supper in the kitchen with you mrs. Nothing would not only be warm and fun It would be an honor David you really mean it. I really mean it darling. I'm so glad we're us I feel so rich So do I Even though I can't buy a Shakespeare folio for $22,000 Guess we're crazy I guess we are Aren't you even a little bit envious of Hartley's and Julia's gorgeous house? That's all there is to it a gorgeous house with nothing alive in it, but Servants, I bet it hasn't even got a mouse in it. Say talking of mice. Look who's here Oh, will you look at the size of it coming out to me? Oh, we will arrest this little ball of Claudia stop it before I commit an act of cold blooded murder What's the matter? I take back every nice thing I've ever said about you my cup of bitterness runneth over that I am married to a woman who talks baby talk to a cat the next thing you know you'll be talking it to me You have a very exaggerated opinion of yourself. Hasn't he snookums? I should talk baby talk to him Who does he think he is anyway? Snookums Don't make a sissy out of it. Give him a respectable name and let him grow up like a decent human being I can't think of a name good enough for him. What's the matter with the rover? He rolled out shoes Rover that's a dog's name. I wouldn't even give a dog that name Snookums do you want to be called Rover? He doesn't come here you come to your pappy. Come on. Come on Hey, you little monster you've got claws all ready. Do you know it? Say say what what do you think you're doing? That's my tie. Let go You're practically talking baby talk yourself. Why don't you give him a name? Well, all right, uh, let's see now. How about Leo the lion Leo the lion I wouldn't hear of it. I want something something something important for him Something in the uh, say 22,000 dollar bracket perhaps 22,000 Yes, Shakespeare Shakespeare All story material used on this broadcast of claudia was under the supervision of rose franken and william brown maloney Have you noticed how many more of those familiar red coolers have been appearing in food stores lately? 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