 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 David aren't you gonna have a second cup of coffee? What for? Go with your second piece of toast I suppose if I had nine cups of coffee I'd have nine pieces of toast or vice versa How'd you know I want a second piece of toast psychic because I love you and that's nice But I'm psychic you mean. Oh, but you love me. Oh David isn't it a lovely morning? Oh, it's lovely. Very lovely. It's raining cats and dogs raining who cares It's lovely inside. I hope mama's headaches better. Of course it is Isn't it a beautiful moon last night? Oh, not bad. I love you even more when you try to be off-handish Oh, I feel so good this morning. I don't even mind the rain Well rain and no rain Off to work. That is the only blot on the Scotchian Scotchian, you don't even know what a blot on a Scotchian is. Of course I do. It's a fly in the ointment You're catching that train every morning is the fly on our Scotchian I thought you were going to say I was catching flies every morning I wouldn't make any sense to anybody including me. Well, then you're not as bright as I am. No, I I guess I'm not Say isn't this house cozy in the rain cozy when it isn't raining. That's because it's well insulated Beautifully designed to we had a wonderful architect. We did Pay them enough I Couldn't find one I'd like better neither could I then all the entire world I couldn't I think we sound crazy to listen to it We seem to like everything about us and like everything we have why not would be crazy if we didn't Oh There's Fritz time to go. Is he driving downtown with you? No, he just had the car out this morning Oh, I forgot to tell you I'm leaving it at the station garage for greasy Boy, we'll bring it back. Good. I won't see I got I won't need it this morning Anyway, and if I do need a car which I won't I can use fritz's truck You feel very swell driving around in the truck. Don't you it gives me glamour What did I do with my keys? Have you got the keys? No, they're in the car. Oh, oh Fritz was driving it. I forgot that now. Don't you come out of the car. You'll get all wet I don't care good morning, mr. Not oh good morning fritz. She's all filled up with gasoline I had her downtown already. Oh, you're certainly up and about at the crack of dawn for it Well, I do it with rain. Good morning fritz. Good morning, Mrs. Norton. Hey, David Drive carefully now since when are you telling me since always? Well, I'm I'm not a woman driver. That is just an accident of birth. Oh Just because you're a man doesn't mean you have to stick your neck out to get it chopped off So drive slowly. It's raining. It's pouring. I told you to skadoodle into the house You'll catch your death of cold. I got off to doodle if you kiss me a decent. Goodbye. Yeah Mornings are so nice until you leave the way they should be Well, let's see if I got everything or I've got to take this back to the store clean handkerchief Clean nose. See you on the 540. Clean ears. It's a date Mrs. Norton. Oh I don't need to interrupt you. You're not interrupting anything. Good morning, but your mother. I bring her a tray up to bed. Oh Mama hates trays. I'll go out and see if she's feeling better. She said I was just a little headache She'd take a tray hate them or not hate them I can't get the car started. There it is. Goodbye. Now get back in the house you dope Certainly looks handsome in a car doesn't be better. He looks handsome without a car as a matter of fact He even makes the car look handsome. I Suppose is his profile Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye Never change. I hope Such a wonderful world for them who see it it is Even in the rain. Well, that's because our house is so well insulated that is because your hearts are not so well insulated. I Prepare the tray now for mrs. Brown. Oh, um, I think you better wait Bertha. She'll think we're trying to keep her in bed I'll go out and see. Well, I I make out the marketing list. Mrs. Norton. Oh, you are going downtown. Yeah, this afternoon Mr. Norton's having the car fix this morning, so we have plenty of time I'll be down in a minute Bertha. Oh, and you might make a little extra coffee. I'll have another cup with mom. All right with Yeah, what are you doing? Are you in the icebox again? Yeah, just for a glass of milk, huh? You'll get fat. No, a man does not get fat on a farm He just gets healthy and strong and he stays young forever You are kidding yourself. You are pretending Bertha, but you feel like I do. Yeah, I feel like you do black wood Well, I'm not superstitious But I pray it will not change just like a woman. They do not want change. It's what you're going to do now Well, it's raining too heavy for me to work outside. I think I go up to the bar Mr. Norton does not know but I am preparing a painting and pre-building For Christmas we we buy them something to go with the barn. Yeah, huh Christmas like in our own home But we talk too much Christmas is not for months Now I must prepare a tray for Mrs. Brown Bertha the telephone The telephone Mrs. Norton she will answer it. She's upstairs in her mother's room. It doesn't ring up there. I better go No, I go my English is better than yours. Oh, that is what you think. I understand better Well talking is more important. Well, I will not argue good. I answer Mrs. Norton's residence Mrs. Norton Who is calling her please say there's been a wreck in accident about a mile and a half down the road Yeah, Mr. Norton's car and George Mason all terrible smash up both cars wrecked. Yeah, yeah Looks so funny Well, you tell Mrs. Norton I think she ought to get down here fast about a mile and a half down the river road Yeah You better warn her. It's pretty bad It's an accident. Yeah It's bad. I know. Yeah No, I go see about it first alone. Yeah, maybe Then you will tell you. Yeah, I go now Looking so solemn Who calls and Mrs. Norton I read What is it? Better you tell her It's been an accident David McCartney. Yeah, I'm going in the truck. Tell me fit. No That's all we know now. You stay here. Mrs. Norton. The fritz will will telephone After coming to kitchen with me until he come out. I'll go with you No, no, no, no better you stay now. I'm all right Mrs. Norton, are you sure? So almost as if I knew last night This morning was too perfect here. Take my jacket and the truck is out near the kitchen door Well, I I come to our telephone you better and Bertha, don't tell mama Don't tell mama it'll be all right. I know it'll be all right because it must be Everything was too perfect. I guess I'm ready for it What's no, don't forget to telephone Roll up the window Mrs. Norton or it will rain in How far is it fit? Well, it's just a little way down the road It's the rain it makes everything so slippery. I Had a feeling fritz Yeah, it is the rain. I Never minded the rain But Steve do you believe in premonitions most intelligent people do I Tried not to believe last night, but there was a moment when it was Just like saying goodbye But weren't for that moment Couldn't stand I I know please don't even think like that. You're right. I I mustn't I Faster fritz, please drive faster See people just just a little ways down the road. There's a crowd. Yeah. Yeah, that is it Don't look mrs. Norton There's a car upside down in the middle of the road. There's a house Mastodon's the stone wall But you are all right No, yes you are mustn't let go David wouldn't want me to I think he would want you to cry a little no no It is a great and terrible thing that has happened to us mrs. Norton a great and terrible thing Man be quiet don't let me break down fritz David wouldn't like it really. He's he's always so good in emergencies It's I don't understand David always drove so carefully we will see ask that man Yeah, what was happened? Yeah Be the step on the gas down at the doctor's then maybe Brung down there and it was all mason's fault. He smelled liquor on him when they picked him up And it wasn't David's fault where we go now Help me out now control. No, don't stop the car drive quickly Just get there David. Don't let me think David. Please keep me from thinking we be there in five minutes I'm all right. Of course. I'm all right. I I have to be David knew I'd be he knew it last night Of course, I'm all right. Of course. I'm all right. Let yourself alone mrs. Norton. Let it come I don't feel like crying. I just I just don't feel Maybe because I've already said goodbye. That's all right. Don't let yourself think Everything changes in just one minute doesn't it? Well, that is life now. You sound like David. He understands Yes, he understands now. I understand everything can change in just one minute And there's nothing anybody can do about it Except pray he's drive faster Happen to be having dinner the other night at a home where there was a teenage youngster I drove home with the man of the house and he stopped to buy a case of coke As soon as we carried that case into the kitchen his daughter dashed to the phone called up some friends and Before we sat down the dinner. She'd cooked up a party Give young people ice-cold Coca-Cola and their social life is off to a good start Mr. King you haven't heard for mrs. Norton of wits. Have you know not yet? Oh the reading is terrible I hope I hope when we do hear you don't have to say it We're all missus. Norton is so young to learn such a big lesson now birther. Maybe she has learned enough already Well, I see you tomorrow. Mr. King and with good news. I trust. Yeah Goodbye, but why don't you come in and say hello to mrs. Brown? I think I will but first I just want to 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 joking saying or a bar 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