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Now that you've brought up money, Anki, it's allowance day. I don't recall that I brought it up. Besides, tomorrow is allowance day. Okay, it's allowance eve. Wouldn't you like to pay me now and get it off your mind? All right, Leroy. Here you are. Gosh, thanks. You're the mayor's son when I passed his office. Yes, I understand Freddie's home from private school. Did he get expelled? Sure. The mayor might hear you. Well, if he got expelled, the mayor's going to hear about it sooner or later. No, he didn't get expelled. It seems Freddie develops a little eye trouble every year before examinations. He always was a slicker. What a nothing. I mean zero. No, Leroy, you don't know him well. Good for me. You watch it, young man. I know Freddie's about as obnoxious as the mayor. Hello, Mr. Mayor. Good morning, Gilda Slim. Well, hello, Leroy. Hi, Your Honor. Leroy just brought me my briefcase, Mr. Mayor. That's a good boy. Yeah, well, I better be going. Goodbye, Aunt. Goodbye, my boy. By the way, Leroy. Yeah? You know my son Freddie is back in town? Yeah. Leroy and I were just talking about Freddie. Fine boy. Ah, Leroy. Yeah, sure. I gotta be going. Goodbye, Leroy. Goodbye. Quite a nephew you have there, Gilda Slim. Thank you. Sort of the huck-fin type, uh, regular boy. That's Leroy. Now take my son Freddie. Wonderful boy, Gilda Slim. Oh, yes. Chip off the old block. Well, no, not exactly. For some reason, Freddie doesn't have many pals. He doesn't seem to care for any of the sports. He's more the young lady's man. You know what I mean, Gilda Slim. Oh, yes. I'd like Freddie to get to know Leroy better. I think you could do him good. Well, Leroy'd be delighted to know Freddie better sometime. Gilda Slim, I'm going to let you arrange that. Me? Well, I've found that it isn't easy to choose a boy's friend. Well, you don't mean to imply that your nephew won't like my son? Oh, no, no, indeed you're right. It's just that Freddie may not like Leroy. He'll like Leroy. How do you know? I'll tell him to like Leroy. Well, that's very nice of you, Mr. Mayor. Well, not at all. I'll send Freddie around to see you. Good day, Gilda Slim. I guess I'd better tell Leroy to get ready for Freddie. Now, Miss Dabs, that's what you are, Leroy's girlfriend. What are you doing? Reading the comic book. Oldie, I've been reading Gone with the Wind. Reading it? I didn't know you could lift it. It makes fun of anything that has anything to do with that dreamy wrecked butler. Oh, brother, now you're swallowing over a Civil War character. Is he dreaming? I was going to take you to the matinee at the Strand Saturday. I don't know if you're going to flip over this wrecked butler. Oh, you just have to take me to the movie? You really want to go with me? There's positively nothing I'd rather do than go to that matinee with you, Leroy. Yeah? Gosh. I'm just drooling to see that darling, Filey Granger. Oh, for corn's sake. The competition's getting pretty rough. Oh, Mr. Gilda Slim. Well, nice to see you back. Yes, Bernie, I'm home. Leroy, Freddie came in the office after you left. I left just in time, huh? It seems Freddie is anxious to call around with you. He wants to be friends. Tell him not to hold his breath. No, my boy, we can't just ignore Freddie to Williger. I can. Freddie to Williger? Leroy. Oh, I've seen him. I think he's dreamy. That does it. Don't you just love his crew haircut, Mr. Gilda Slim? I think it's just out of this world. I didn't notice his hair. What do you say, Leroy? It's always a flathead. Well, I took a small liberty and promised that you boys would get together tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow I'm on engagement. Oh? I'm taking back to the matinee. Naturally, I can't break a date. Boy Scout, you know, huh? Well, I used to be a Scout, too. And I promised Freddie you'd do something with him. Mr. Gilda Slim, I'd hate to miss that matinee. You see, Aunt, too bad. I've been looking forward to Leroy taking me. I can't disappoint a girl, Aunt. So let's take Freddie with us. Oh! Now, Leroy, look at it this way. If you're nice to the mayor's son, it's a favor to meet. Aunt, I know you need all the breaks you can get, but is it fair to me if I lose my girl? Who won when you mentioned Freddie? You'll still be the headman. It's your party. But Freddie thinks he's such a big shot with a girl. Well, you can be a big shot with him, too. Yeah? On my allowance? Leroy, I'll tell you what I'll do. Before the matinee, you take Babs and Freddie to PB's drug store. And everything will be on me. Yeah? Sure. You say, charge it. Big as you please. No kidding? Believe me, my boy, girls are always impressed with charge accounts. I think it'll work. Of course it'll work. I'll stop in right now and arrange it with PB's. Well, Aunt. So long, my boy. Sure, I'll foot the bill. It won't hurt me with the mayor. It'll make Leroy look good. Hello, PB. Yeah, hello, Mr. Jonas. What can I do for you today? PB, I dropped in to tell you, Leroy is giving a little party here in your drug store. Okay. He and Babs are bringing the mayor's son. Oh, young Freddie? Yeah. And I told Leroy to charge everything. It'll be all right with me. How do you know it'll be all right with me? How do you know it'll be all right with me? Oh, PB. I was just joshing, Mr. Jonas. I think he's very generous of you. Well, I... And I think he's very generous of Leroy, too. What? To take Freddie along on his date. When I was a young man courting Mrs. PB, I tried to keep her away from all of those looking fellas. Well, you were using your head, PB. No, no, I wouldn't say that. Whoa. I'm not sure I did Mrs. PB a favor, but I'm not realizing her time. She might have married some handsome millionaire. No, PB, you're handsome. I know, but I'm not a millionaire. Oh, my goodness. What time did Freddie save me this, Leroy? It isn't what time he said. I told him to meet us here in front of PB's at two o'clock. Let's go in and order. Do you think we should? Sure. Now we can have something else when he comes. I can charge all I want. Well, a chocolate nut sundae might settle my nerves. About Freddie? Well, good afternoon, Leroy. Hello, Mr. PB. Mr. PB, I guess you have a reservation for me. Yes, I think we can take care of you. Do you want your reservation at the soda fountain or in a booth? We'll take a booth. Very well. Why don't we sit at the fountain so we can see Freddie when he comes in? He comes now. Hello, Mr. PB. Hello, Freddie. Does my hair look all right, Leroy? Right, Leroy. Relax. Leroy, I haven't seen you for some time. No, you haven't. Say, what have we here? Uh, Babs, this is Freddie. Freddie, this is Babs. Hello, Babs. Hello, Freddie. Well, let's sit down. Are we eating here? Sure. Well, the soda menu is printed on the mirror right over the fountain. Is that all you've got? Well, if I had a bigger menu, I'd have to get a bigger mirror. Go ahead, Babs. What do you want? I'll take the chocolate nut sundae. Very well. Chocolate nut sundae. Babs, have you ever tried a moron's ecstasy? Not in here yet. Well, I've heard of them. Well, you don't get them in a joint like this. Okay. Well, whatever Freddie would like. I'd like to go to the Eskimo Palace and get a moron's ecstasy. They cost 75 cents. 75 cents? Natch. They've got five kinds of ice cream, three kinds of fruit whip cream, and candied black walnuts. They sound simply fab. Oh, gosh. Mr. Baby, do you think you could make some? I could, except they might revoke my pharmaceutical legend. We're wasting our time here. Let's go to the Eskimo Palace. Oh, Freddie, I'd love it. Well, I can't charge it there, and this is my party. Who said anything about charging it? I've got money. Come on, Dad. Aren't you coming, Leroy? No. You go if you want to. Let him stay here. Yeah, I'd better stay here. I'd rather have one of Mr. Peavey's chocolate sundaes. Thank you, Leroy. Well, if you'd rather. 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But Leroy can be pushed only so far, then he begins to push back. How do you like these boxing gloves, Bertie? Leroy, what you gonna do with them? You won't say anything to honk? Cross my heart. Well, Freddie Twill has been asking for it, and he's gonna get it. You gonna punch the mayor's son? Right on his stuck-up nose. Why, do you know what you're doing? Your uncle works for the mayor. So what? If you hit the mayor's son in the nose, you're the same as Slugging the breadwinner below the belt. Yeah, but Freddie's got it coming. You should've seen him take babs right out of Mr. Peavey's and leave me flat. He did. He can't do that to me, I need it from Babs. I'm gonna give her a chance to drop Freddie, and if she doesn't, I'm gonna clean his clock. What's he gonna be doing? I'll be ready for him, or I need somebody to spar with. Stop putting on the gloves with me, Bertie. Me? Yeah, come on, put up your dukes. Boy, a lady don't put on boxing gloves. A lady uses a rolling pin. Man, I'm gonna sharpen up the whole one, two, and take them on. Leeroy! Uh-oh, here comes Uncle. You hide the gloves while I go out and talk to him. Okay, I'll put them in the breadbox. Oh, Leeroy! Peavey told me about what happened at the drugstore. Oh, eh. I'm sorry, Freddie just walked off with Babs. That's okay. That was very rude of the mayor, son. I must say. That's okay. I guess you didn't even get to use my charge account at Peavey's. I used it. Look at that. Don't let this worry you, my boy. I'm not the one who has to worry. I suppose Babs is attracted to Freddie because he's a little older than you are, and a little larger. He can be cut down to size. Watch that. All right, be seeing you. Mmm. I have a feeling that boy isn't telling me everything. Birdie! Birdie, do you know what Leeroy is up to? My nephew, Birdie. Oh, him! I know something's going on, but Peavey wouldn't tell me anything, and Leeroy wouldn't tell me anything. Now you pretend you don't know anything. I do. I'm going to get to the bottom of this. Hey. Are these shoelaces hanging out of the bread box? Shoelaces? Birdie, how did they get there? Well, could be the bread man ran out of string and tied the bread with the shoelaces. Birdie, you're covering up something. I better look in the bread box. Boxing gloves. Well, what do you know? All right, Birdie. How did it happen? Mr. Giltley thinks the bread man brings bread, and he finds boxing gloves in the bread box. How did it happen? Yes, Mr. Giltley thinks the bread man brings bread, and he finds boxing gloves in the bread box. Birdie. Did you see when you came back? Yes, Birdie. Well, I'm not going to get anything out of Birdie. Where did that Leeroy go? Well, this is it. I'll just tell Babs it's Freddie or me. She can choose between us right now. If it's me and Freddie starts coming around, I'll sock him. But isn't me a really sock him? See you. Yeah? I'd better sit down. Well, what did you come over for? Well, I've been thinking. And I'm wondering too. Yes, Leeroy? I'm not going to beat around the bush. I, uh, it's a movie. Well, you know how I feel about Farley Granger. He was fab. Simply fab. How was Freddie? Well, Freddie was very nice to take me. We waited for you. I didn't show up. Is that why you came over? To apologize? Apologize? I came over to see the chamber, Leeroy. You sound so serious. I am. That depends on who I'm with. I don't understand myself. Yeah? Maybe I should see a psychiatrist. I just like the boy I'm with. I like you now, Leeroy. You do? And when I was having a moron's ecstasy with Freddie, a movie when Freddie went out to get some popcorn and left me alone with Farley Granger saying, darling, you're mine alone. That was simply the end. Freddie came back with the popcorn and somehow I forgot all about Farley. What did you like then, the popcorn? I guess I'd better go. Oh, I don't want you to go, Leeroy. I think this minute I like you better than anybody. You do? Oh, excuse me while I answer the phone. Sure. I'm in. Now I won't have to punch Freddie in the nose. Hello? I wonder what Leeroy is doing out there in the garage. Say, she's skipping rope. That's enough rope work, Leeroy. OK, Birdie. Watch this. Now slip on the gloves and punch the bag a while. Is Birdie coaching him? Hey, Leeroy's pretty good. He nearly knocked it off the hook. Freddie? Now why end up letting him have that bolo punch? Wait a minute. Stop the fight. I just remembered something in the oven. Yes, yes. Leeroy, what's this about punching Freddie? Well, he asked for it. I tried to be friends with him like you said, but it didn't work. I'm going to take the gloves and hunt him down. You will do no such thing. Popping Freddie isn't going to settle anything. It is if I pop him hard enough. Young man, you and Freddie will talk this thing over like little gentlemen. Aw. I want you in my office at 10 o'clock in the morning and I'll ask Freddie to be there. Why don't you let me handle this my way? Because your way is the wrong way, my boy. No, for corn's sake. If he wasn't the mayor's son, how bad I could pop him? Young man, the fact that I happen to be water commissioner and the mayor happens to be my boss has nothing to do with it. Little stuffed shirt. Now, Leeroy, just have a seat. I bet he's home talking to babs on the telephone. Good morning, Gilda's leave. Yeah, Mr. Mayor. Good morning. Hello, Leeroy. Hi. I just popped in to see how our boys are getting along. Fine, Mr. Mayor. The boys were together yesterday afternoon. Good. And I'm getting them together again in my office this morning. Blended. In fact, it's hard to keep them apart. Well, I feel this association with Leeroy will do Freddie a lot of good Gilda's leave and I'm leaving everything in your hands. Well, thank you for your confidence, Mr. Mayor. Good day, Gilda's leave. Goodbye, Leeroy. Goodbye, Mr. Mayor. Hold on. Now, Leeroy, you see how important this is to Mayor Tulligan? Yeah, but if he thinks I'm going to run around with that Freddie. Well, good morning, Freddie. Hello. Hi. Sit down, Freddie. What's this meeting about? Let's get it over. I've got a date. Hey, that bab is a cute dish, Leeroy. Let's get on with a meeting. Well, let's sit down, everybody. I'll take your big chair, Commissioner. I'll sit in my chair, Freddie. You sit over there with Leeroy. I don't want to sit with Leeroy. Okay, sit on the floor. Well, I'll see you here, boys. There's no reason why you shouldn't get along. And I suspect both of you are at fault. I've already talked to Leeroy, Freddie. And now I have a couple of things to say to you. You're kidding. Yesterday, you offended Mr. Peavey in his drug store. And you took advantage of Leeroy's hospitality. Commissioner, are you telling the boss's son what to do? You're living dangerously. No, Freddie. Let's be courteous. I know what this is all about. What? I took Leeroy's girlfriend so the little shrimp comes crying to you. Crying? Sure. You got sore at me so you're trying to get even through your big fat uncle. Oops. You can't say that about me. Leeroy... Freddie didn't make it. There they go down the hall. I wonder if Leeroy realizes what this could mean. Oh, here comes the mayor. Gilda Sleeve. Yes, Mr. Mayor. You know your nephew struck my son? I'm sorry, your honor. Freddie will have a black eye. Well, I didn't see it happen, but... Oh, you should have seen it. Leeroy led with the left and crossed with the right. Beautiful! Well, this is just what Freddie needed. A regular boy like Leeroy to cut him down to size. Well... Gilda Sleeve, how do you raise a fine boy like Leeroy? Well... Mostly I do a lot of worrying. The great Gilda Sleeve will be with us in just 30 seconds. If sandwiches are pretty popular at your house, make sure you're supplied with the best sandwich filler you can buy. 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