 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 Oh Hey, Claudia, I just thought you could bring my briefcase down with you In the bedroom No hurry no hurry this morning. No hurry at all Oh, thank you. My my my you're in a good mood today. You look like a lawyer. I'm in a good mood I look like a lawyer now. Let me figure that one out idiot your briefcase not your mood. Oh Briefcase and that makes me a lawyer and the mood makes the man. Oh I wish there were no more trains in the world now. There goes another one briefcase mood train. No, you're up to us today Trains, I don't like Trains take you off to work every morning get a trains. I like trains bring me home from work every night Still if there were no trains at all, we wouldn't be living in Eastbrook You're always looking on the bright side of things darling any objection. Oh, it's so nice when you don't have to go to New York Yeah, it's so hungry making to get if I don't go to New York. I don't bring home the bacon. Well, who wants bacon? What time is it? Oh, I have plenty of time. I'm not making the early train. So I have plenty of time Hey, how come you're not making the early train after drop by the town hall to see George Reynolds He won't be there in a nine o'clock. Oh wonderful a present The whole our whole just like eating cake and finding it has chocolate inlays No, I don't mean inlays do I I don't think you mean inlays No, well, you're not going to New York put down that briefcase stop standing around looking so imminent Well, just how would you like me to look? permanent Hey, uh, Mrs. Knott. Yeah, hi. Do you have the thermostat turned up this morning? I haven't turned it up. Well, it feels awfully warm in here now Well, that's because it's warm. Oh, you don't say I do What's the thermostat really darling? 68 68 should we stifle at 68? I'll turn it down. Good save some oil. Oh What a wonderful morning David. Do you feel different this morning different good or different bad different good? David, what are you looking for matches of course? Oh, it's too warm for matches today Say, how about let's open some windows. I've turned the heat down. You know, it's not the heat that makes it warm I decided it's the day Open the windows put your head out. Tell me what it's like. My head is fine inside the window. Thank you All right, I'll put my head outside like a sock in the wind Is it a wind sock? Right on your second try I'm afraid your head is as empty as a sock in the wind good thing. I know better than to believe you when you talk nonsense Well, now your head's out. What do you find over here? Come over this instant. I'm lighting my pipe I've also put my head out the window any old day I knew I should have taken that earlier train come on out with your head It looked pretty there It is a nice day. Why didn't you say so? It's not at all like yesterday. Is it the day before or the day before that? Eris, he's got a completely different feeling about it. Mm-hmm doesn't feel wintry. I'll say that much Well, I'll say more it feels almost like standing on the brink of a waterfall You know how nice that cool spray is well, that's what the air feels like today. Hmm. We poetic this morning You have no soul. I do not indulge in sweet sentimentality. Oh Go on David Spread yourself say it's a nice day. It's a nice day Say it's a warm day. It's a warm day. I Would like to go for a walk with you. You would like to go for a walk with me. Oh, no Try it again. Try it again. Come on. All right Madam, would you like to go for a walk with me? I would love to without a coat. Oh, I don't think it's that warm Yes, there's I couldn't possibly wear a coat today. It'll be out of place I think it'd be out of mind not to you're gonna wear a coat me Yes, of course not but you would have me wear That settles it neither am I no coat David I can hardly believe it is still the 31st of January and just what is it that you do believe that it is Well, I believe it feels like April all of a sudden today feels just like April Maybe we went to sleep last night like in fairy tales. We fell asleep for two months When we woke today was all gone March was our God March God Ha sure whimsie share a wistful thinking But couldn't there be a touch of rip fanwinkle and all of us like salt and pepper Let's go for a walk. No coats allowed David feel the air. Oh, I'd rather breathe it if you don't mind like it's like I know it's like standing here a waterfall Come on. Come on. Let's walk up the side of the hill or let's walk down by the road It's a thaw. All right. What a thaw THAW that's what I thought you said the ice will break on the pond today and the the brook will start running You know, I'd forgotten what spring was going to be like, but this morning reminds me I wish it were spring really spring why bother with spring when you can have this that's true It's warm no more winter no snow no more ice no more old-age David taste the air Hey, maybe Fritz will want to let the cow out to pass. No, no, no She'll get a feet wet. It's only one month since she had her calf You didn't let me out to pasture a month after I had the baby. Well, majesty is a very superior cow You mean superior to other cows? It's superior to people just superior. All right David, I think I hear a bird. Oh, that was only our old friend Willie the crow Which just goes to show what a little sunshine can do To me he sounded like a bird today a variable nightingale Hey, look look look at him see him flying around if you just discovered his wings Say even this jacket seemed heavy today. David. I'm gonna take the baby out today He hasn't really been out for days Oh Look how bright the Sun is Golly wouldn't it be a terrible world without Sun now you see why Sun worshipping was one of the earliest forms of religion I see all right It's so nice and gentle I can feel it all around my neck heaven Yes today, I thought it would be January for years. I Guess we're all to get going on the far pasture. What what what about far past here? I've decided to clear that one too. Oh Jared Tucker and Fritz are planning to plan a field of corn. Oh, I love corn. It's not corn for you I'm for who corn for ruby. Well if the corn is good enough for a pig. It's good enough for me David, is there really a difference between corn for pigs and corn for us? Or is it just that the same corn grows older? No, there really is a difference. What an insult to us Hey, watch out for that puddle. Oh, I saw it like you saw it Should never have worn this sweater. Hey, wait a minute. I just take it. Hey now keep it on you want to catch your death I call keep it on bully David, I wouldn't live any other way darling just because the sun is shining and the air is warm just because I love Listen to the little lady David Not a soul around and it's getting late too late for a small token of affection Hey That was only the tip of my nose you can't you ask for a small token of affection and that's just what I got Oh, darling, I wish it could be today forever because the air tastes like the waterfall Every time I say something that you wish you'd said you make fun of it. Yeah, that's what you think David look see over in the field on the slope of the hill see there to the right Jared has his horses up Golly if you as if the whole country sides waking up I wish you'd look you sure it's still the 31st of January. I am not sure of anything. I Never traveled any place, but I'll bet there's no place on earth more beautiful than just here When you don't have to take a train to New York if I didn't know you Mrs. Norton You would sound very smug to me. I am smug. I woke up smug this morning Because the air tasted no no now don't say it again. Oh, yes. Come on. We've got to get back home I have an all-day to walk country roads with you wish you had darling But today I can pull up with anything. I wouldn't even be surprised if violets came popping up through the slush Oh, you wouldn't be I wouldn't be surprised at anything I could believe that fish could fly and birds could swim and please believe this But I believe that it's time for me to get going Come on, let's cut through here since you aren't such a hurry. You'll get your feet wet They'll dry. What difference does it make? Just if we cut through this field David will come out just behind the barn and you can say hello to majesty and ruby How's that for a trip? Don't pretend that you're doing this for me. Can you get over the wall? I'm over it already Here, give me a hand. It's a little trip. I won't trip. I can't have my hand Wait till I get the baby out and I think I'll call up mom and tell her what a dope She was to go back to New York last night. Now that will make her feel fine David, do you know what I think will be nice? What do you think will be nice? We fixed up the terrace behind the dining room so we can have breakfast outside next summer. Wait a minute We have plenty of time to decide about that. How do you know summer might be here before you know? I don't know Hey darling, why are you stopping? Come on David What's happened all of a sudden? Hmm? What do you mean? Did you feel that cold wind just now? No, the Sun's gone behind the cloud. That's all Look, it's practically all clouded up all of a sudden. Yes. It won't be a very nice day after all Yes, chilly now without the Sun. You want my jacket? No, no, no. I'm all right. Oh David it's cold. It's January again January still I'd almost forgotten what it was like. Well, let's go home before you get a chill Strangest thing one minute. It was a taste of spring Now it's all gone like the wind had blown in your darling. You're shivering. Let me put my arm. No, it's all right Because it was only a winter thaw after all David. Oh What a dope I am winter is winter and it goes on Little sunshine and everybody wants to think it's summer Yes, that's life. Well, it's your up darling. Everything comes to he who waits well Hurry up and get to the village. Are you trying to get rid of me? I am I want to start waiting What for what this time? Well, you don't get started. How can I wait for you to come home? So goodbye darling When you step up to a soda fountain and ask for a coke when you pick up a carton of Coca-Cola in your grocery or a Drugstore, you know exactly what you're buying for the quality of Coca-Cola is continuous. It never varies Always it's delicious Always it can be depended upon to provide you with the pause that refreshes. Hey, Joe. Do you have the time? Sorry David my watch is being fixed. Oh, well, that's all right. I guess I'd better hustle along though You know it it certainly has turned chilly. Yeah more as the pity Say David, how's the schoolhouse coming along? Pretty well. I think the plans are just about complete. Well, I'd love to be let in on some of them Yeah, let's see. I'm Meeting George Reynolds now about the schoolhouse. Why don't you come along? Oh, don't mind if I do Say David, I hope this will be one schoolhouse that kids won't mind going to say maybe ought to consult one of them Well, maybe I'll have a chance to tomorrow. You coming Joe as soon as I say that 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 or a 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 These broadcasts are adapted for radio by mania star 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