 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 Beautiful job. I don't know how to thank you. You thank me when you say it looks so beautiful Mr. Norton will like it. I hated to buy it without him. He must like it Like a different room. It looks much bigger twice as big No, I can't decide which I like best the bedroom or the living room. You have both you need not to decide But thanks again for putting down my carpet. I didn't really want to ask you to do it But I expect company this afternoon. You're goodbye, Mrs. Norton The elevator stopped it's mr. Norton David. Hello Hello, darling. Goodbye and Mrs. Norton. I come up to fix the window in the morning. Bye. Goodbye Hello, David Darling, we're not going to stand out here in the hall We'll say hello properly and the privacy of our own apartment, but you can't go into your privacy so fast Why not my privacy, isn't it? You won't be so sure when you see it Now don't look so suspicious. I just want to give you a little speech first something has happened go on Speech I went shopping David. Oh, oh, no. Oh, oh so fast I went to buy some dining room furniture with mama and then I thought it was silly Why buy a lot of furniture to clutter up the floor and make it harder to put down the carpet later First things first so you bought a carpet. Oh, David You always guessed before I'm through telling you it's no fun. I bought two that's twice as good or twice as bad Now can I go in David? I hope you like them Julia's dropping in in a little while. I hope she likes them, too Oh, she said she had something very important to talk to you about now Are you going to get out of my way and let me into my carpeted apartment? Or will I have to use brute force use brute force, but just remember you can't return sale items Oh sale items. Don't be so snooty about sales. I Had to bribe the taxi driver to bring them home. The rooms are wearing them now. I did want them for Julia. Well Well Come on in like it It's black Don't like it to you. I Don't know yet. I thought black would go with everything just like a dress Besides it was only one of two carpets left. So I what happened to the other one. I bought it to it's in the bedroom black In a bedroom. I should say not David you don't like it at all Bursi can make the room look big immense that all Darling, I I think it looks very handsome. You do. Why didn't you say so before I'm a wreck You can walk on it David. Can I that's nice to know Want to see the bedroom this minute Say, how do you like walking and not hearing yourself lovely? I keep thinking I'm not here Here we are in the bedroom, sir David close your mouth. It's as big as a saucer. Those are my eyes It's It's so white. It's supposed to be so white How long do you mean how long as long as the room can't you see it fits perfectly? I mean how long do you think it will stay white in the bedroom? Oh a long time the salesman told me that white Wears beautifully in a bedroom. It looks so bridal Well We're married. So it's all right. I suppose by the time we stop looking married the carpet will stop looking white So we'll still match you wish I hadn't bought it Did you hear me say any such thing you don't have to say it for me to hear now you listen to this then I Think this white carpet is Well impractical Who cares? It's it's very smart-looking goes perfectly with the sheets on the bed and the walls I I wouldn't have any other carpet in here. How's that? Well, it was a big bargain half of what it should have cost I don't want to hear any more excuses for it. I like it now Here's a kiss for the black carpet and Here's one for the white carpet and Here's one for you Bought a bath mat too doesn't count enough for an extra kiss anybody can buy a bath mat I think I'll go in and shave on it before Julia comes Would you mind rolling the mat up on your shave? I'd hate to have you get it dirty and wet right off That's what bath mats are for. No, but let's see how long we can keep it from knowing No, those aren't mine my feet aren't that big Try one on You're right that is me But your feet would be clean by the time you've got in here You'll have to be more careful Maybe you also leave my slippers at the door so I can change before entering that's an idea. Are you serious? Well, I wasn't if you think I'm going to take off my shoes every time I want to come into my bedroom You're sadly mistake. I don't mind. I do Find me a man that wouldn't it's not asking so much. It's the principal you dirty this carpet for a principal I would I look darling if we're to have a white carpet, and it looks like we have let's let's enjoy it Not worry about it. How about I not to? Thank goodness black doesn't show dirt here. I'll help you brush off these foot I'll go get dinner David you say oh What now there What are you talking about look in the living room white footprints on the black carpet They can't be yours yours with black somebody else must have been here. I cannot tell a lie I did it with my little feet see they fit me perfectly Black on the white carpet, but white on the black carpet I never heard of anything so ridiculous that doesn't alter the case nonsense. I look darling dust shows white on black and Then the solution is to switch the carpets around are you serious if I quit the white carpet The living room in the black in the bedroom then the white marks would go on the white carpet in the black and the black and nothing would show What do you think? David you've got a funny expression. There are Mrs. Norton the expression on my face is a shameful Understatement of my feelings. I guess you're right. I guess it wouldn't work. You guessed right You go to the head of the class. That's the house phone. It's Julia David you might dust off the foot marks you made while you're there Hello Yes She's on her way up fine. That was Julia or rather the doorman You know, she's starting to feel less like a sister-in-law and more like a relative a little more and we can chalk her off our list What do you suppose? What are you supposed she wants? Hunches about that. Mr. Carrington that I met on Friday at Julia's dinner party He was very interested in your architecture. So you told me I think he was more interested in you In me? How silly I'm married that has never been considered a drawback David you're jealous. Nope delighted every man likes to see his wife be the Bell of the ball really I thought the opposite. Oh There she is. Do I look all right? Julia won't even notice you our carpets will hit her right between the eyes I I hope so Coming Julia I'm nice of you to come up Julia. I dropped my own purpose my sweet. I wanted to congratulate David Oh, hello, Julian your lambs. Let me drop in like this unexpectedly. What won't you sit down? Oh really? I've just got a minute my messers is waiting Claudia you didn't tell me you'd got your carpeting was just laid this afternoon Julia Do you like it like it? Well, it's a very latest word black with white walls very chic It's very cheap to who we couldn't have been there's a very rich snap Mmm, I like this black carpet. I suppose you have a good maid or you wouldn't dare to have I'm excellent No, not listen you too. I've just got a minute. I came up mainly to congratulate David. Oh, what for you? David's got himself a very bright wife Victor Carrington called me today He thinks you're so wonderful that he wants to talk with David about business That's a new angle David. Don't be so independent. He's very impressed with you I thought he was impressed with my wife As far as Victor Carrington is concerned at the same thing. He's a brilliant man, David Owns the biggest department store in Chicago. I've heard about him everyone has I think he's going to get in touch with you He hasn't called yet has he I was out. I don't know good I came here purposely to impress you to be sure to take advantage of anything he may offer you offer me like What? I don't know what he has in mind, but something Claudia told him has got him very interested What did you say to him now? I don't know. I was just talking David Even if you don't realize the possibilities of doing business at dinner parties and glad to see that Claudia does I wonder what I said. I should think you'd be very proud of her No, I am very and indebted to that's him. You go. It's your house. You go you pay the bills You run them up and it's probably Hello Yes, this is mrs. Norton. Oh Hello, mr. Carrington. I Enjoyed meeting you too very much My husband and I I mean me I was right tomorrow at five Well just a minute mr. Carrington. I'll ask him David all right tomorrow at five or Julia will never forgive us at five is fine mr. Carrington will be there Goodbye Well, my sweet that was him all right tomorrow at five But he's busy once you'll see David. I want you to remember what I said now that my mission is accomplished I've got to go goodbye you to Claudia your carpets are lovely so brave of you You're going to make David a very clever and helpful wife. It was wonderful of you to drop in Julia. Goodbye You are regards to heartly Julia. I will and call me when you've seen Carrington, right? Bye Well now what do you think of me? I'm not so dumb am I as Julia says you're very clever and helpful Yep, now on you can be my business manager. I don't think I'm interested in the job. Thank you You're not but you're so good at it Lots of young men would like to get an entree with mr. Carrington They would with the snap of your finger my right bite you have arranged it David You didn't need me for it looks like I did though. I never particularly wanted to seek out Carrington He's a he's a good man to know when he talks to you. He'll forget all about me What's the matter? Aren't you pleased with yourself? You don't seem to be particularly pleased with me Oh, but I am I I just said I thought you were very clever I don't think I like you to call me clever sounds better from Julia my sweet. How's that worse? Darling Tell me don't you think that if we switch the white and the black carpets with each other It would take care of everything the black box don't show on the black nor the white on the white Exactly wouldn't it work for a girl who can be so bright and some things you certainly manage to be unbright about others Sensible to me David why are you looking at me like that? I can't believe my ears What's the matter with them darling in spite of mr. Carrington in july? I still think you're a goop and you still love me David You're the biggest goop. I ever married and I love you. That's all I wanted to hear This broadcast of Claudia was supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney The very thought of company makes some women fidgety Others throw open the door with a smile that says come on in my but we're glad to see you The hostess who's prepared the hostess for example who has plenty of coca-cola in the refrigerator Doesn't care how many unexpected guests troop across earth threshold. They're welcome and they know it the minute She says have a coke 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 it war and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be When you think of refreshment think of coca-cola For ice-cold coca-cola makes any pause The pause that refreshes