 The craft foods company presents Harold Perry as the Great Gilder Sleeves. Hey, what did you vote for? Leeroy. The Great Gilder Sleeve is brought to you by the craft foods company makers of Parquet Margeron. Millions of women all over America serve Parquet because it tastes so good. Why, Parquet tastes like it should cost twice as much. To market, to market, to get some parquet. Home again, home again, try it today. You like it, you love it, like millions who say their favorite's margeron meat. Parquet Margeron made by craft. A week ago, something very important happened in the life of the Great Gilder Sleeve. He became engaged to his charming next door neighbor, Miss Adeline Fairchild. Let's go back to the morning after Adeline Shiley accepted his proposal. The happy bridegroom to be is just arising from his couch. Engaged? See? Well, I did it for the baby's sake. I can't adopt her unless I get married. Didn't have to rush into it, though. Suppose the parents come back and take the baby away. There I'd be, married for life. That's a long time. Say, nobody knows about it yet. We could keep our engagement secret a while. Since the parents should come back. Hehehe. Your slide, Gilder Sleeve. Where's my other shoe? Why, Trump Morton. Good morning, Adeline. My, you certainly came over early, lover boy. Lover boy. Just couldn't wait to see your little bride-to-be, could you? No, I couldn't. You're sweet. Well, bride-to-be, I mean, Adeline. I've been thinking. So have I, why lay awake all last night making plans for our marriage. Oh? I can just see our cute little towels hanging on the rack together. He and she. He and she. Why, Trump Morton, what's the matter? You look pale. Pale? Oh, nothing. Just haven't had my orange juice yet. Oh, well, I've just been busy as a bee making plans. First, we'll have our engagement party. Engagement party? Wait a minute. Do we have to have one of those? Of course, silly. That's where we're going to tell the whole wide world the good news. Uh, Adeline. Oh, promise. Adeline, I just got a wonderful idea. What's that? How about keeping our engagement a secret? What? Well, just for a little while. It's rock, morton, pig, Gilder Sleeve. Oh. Just thought it'd be nice to keep it a secret. That's all. You haven't told anybody, have you? Well, I sent just one little telegram to a relative down south. Oh. Oh, well. I don't think we should tell anybody else. I don't see why not. Well, it's more romantic that way. Romantic? What do you mean? Well, to me, a secret like this is too precious to share. But if you want to tell every Tom, Dick and Harry, rock, morton, you little darling, I didn't realize that such a romantic heart beats underneath that grey business suit. I do believe you're right. After all, Romeo and Julie have kept their love a secret. Yeah, that's right. Why, they kept their secret until the very end. Then they both committed suicide. Well, we wouldn't have to go quite that far. Well, I better be going, Adeline. Don't forget, it's a secret. I won't. Goodbye, Romeo. Goodbye, Romeo. Oh, pray all this much. I wish you wouldn't sing this aloud. Yes, Leroy. Sit down, Uncle. You're late for breakfast. All right, Marjorie. Where ya been? I just thought I'd take an early morning walk, waking up an appetite. Uh-huh. What's the matter with you, young man? Nothing, Uncle Romeo. Huh? Yes. Congratulations, Uncle Morse. Miss Fairchild became engaged last night. Who told you? Miss Fairchild, she just phoned. Oh, God, she certainly kept it a secret. Couldn't even wait till I got home. Well, she said you wouldn't mind if she just told the family. Well... Uncle Morse, I think it's the best thing that ever happened. Miss Fairchild's awfully sweet. She'll make a wonderful wife and now the baby will have a mother. Well, yes. But for the time being, I've asked Miss Fairchild to keep our engagement a secret. That's so a little respect, Leroy. Now, thank you not to jump to conclusions. We're keeping this to ourselves for romantic reasons. Huh? Leroy? Do you understand? We just won't let it go beyond this room. Sure. All right. Oh, Mr. Giltley. Good morning, Birdie. Well, I guess you're very happy this morning, Miss Giltley. Huh? What's wonderful? You and Miss Fairchild getting engaged. Oh, my goodness. Birdie, did Adeline tell you too? Yes. She told me just now over the back fence. Oh. Why didn't she broadcast it over the radio? Oh, she told me not to tell anybody. She said it was a secret. Some secret. Isn't it thrilling, Birdie? It sure is. A nice man like you should be mad, Miss Giltley. Thank you, Birdie. But this is a secret. So we're not going to talk about it, are we? No, sir. Birdie won't talk about it. Good. But I knew you're going to be mighty happy. Miss Fairchild's going to make a wonderful wife. Now, Birdie, we said we... Yes, sir. Birdie won't talk about it. Good. Now that settled. Just think. Pretty soon you'll be mad for life. Birdie? Birdie won't talk about it. Yes. All right. Yes, Mr. Mr. Giltley. You ran a good race. But the party finally caught up with you. Birdie? I don't know all the family about this. As long as it doesn't go any further, I guess it'll be all right. I've got a lot of work to do today. I'll just bury myself in the water reports. Good morning, Bessie. Good morning, Mr. Giltley. And congratulations. What? I didn't know you and Miss Fairchild would be very happy. Bessie, did she tell you too? Well, she said you didn't think you'd mind since I was your secretary. No, of course not. I don't mind. Send out a notice to all our subscribers. Oh, yes, sir. I'll send them out right away. No, you won't. I don't mind the extra work. Forget it, Bessie. This is supposed to be a secret. Oh. Let's don't tell a soul. We'll just keep it between you and me in the lamppost. Lamppost? It's a figure of speech, Bessie. Now let's forget all about this and get down to work. I'll get it. Summerfield Water Department. Commissioner Giltley speaking. The State Department. Chief Gates speaking. Well, hello, Chief. What do you want? I'm very happy for you, Commissioner. What are you talking about? Come on now, you know. Oh, promise me that someday you and I... Chief! Adeline told you too? Well, she said since I'm one of your closest friends. Oh, sure. And take it from me, Commissioner. You'll never regret this. Now look. This is a great institution. Yes, yes. But who wants to live in an institution? Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh. Very funny. Only kidding, Commissioner. Take it from an old married man. Marriage is okay. It's a give-and-take proposition. You give and your wife takes. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Chief, if you'll just stop those corny jokes. Mr. Gilders leaves sincerely. I want to wish you both the best of luck. Well, thanks. Commissioner, may all your troubles be little ones. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, but goodbye. For heaven's sakes. What's the matter, Mr. Gilders leaves? Does Chief Gates know the secret too? Secret? Adeline hasn't told many people. Only Leroy Marjorie Birdie Chief Gates and you. I wonder who else knows about it. Hello, Gilders. Hello, Judge. Oh, promise me that someday you and I... Another one. May I be the first to congratulate you? The first? Get in line. You're about the tenth. Well, Adeline said it would be all right to tell me since I'm your lawyer. Oh, sure. The more, the merrier. Well, Gilder, Dan Cupid finally hit you with one of his little arrows. Of course, I don't see how he could miss you make such a big target. I'm just going to ignore that, you old goat. And Gilder, Miss Fairchild said I'd be invited to an engagement party before the hour. Oh, she did. Well, you'll have to learn, Gilder, that a woman usually has the last word. Well, Adeline's had her last word. Where's my hat? Adeline, I'd like to talk to you. You know, Throckmorton, I've had the busiest morning. Yes, I know that. Adeline? Yes? I thought we agreed this morning to keep our engagement a secret. Well, of course we did, silly. Well, a lot of people seem to know about it. And a little bird didn't tell them. What's the matter? You're so cute when you're gruff-woof-woof-woof. Oh, my goodness. Adeline? All right, you masterful man. You, I won't tell another soul. Good. And that's settled. But just keep it a secret. Yes, until our engagement party. Huh? Adeline, I thought we were going to postpone our engagement party. Postpone? Well, just a year. I mean a month or two. Well, all right. Yeah? Guess who sent us congratulations on our engagement? Who? Cousin Leela. Leela? Yes, your sweetheart. She answered my wire this morning. Oh. She says she hopes we'll both be very happy. Of course she doesn't mean it. I bet she's tearing out her blonde hair by its black roots. Oh, my little man. Leela and I were just good friends. Now to Rockmorton. She said to tell you she'll never forget those moonlit nights by the reservoir. Oh? She did? Rockmorton? Huh? What are you blushing about? My blushing? You haven't forgotten her, have you? I have, too. No, you haven't. You're still in love with her. Adeline. I see it all now. That's why you want to keep on engagement a secret, but we'll have the party real soon. We'll have it... We'll have it any time you say. Oh, that's wonderful. How about my night? I don't think we could, Adeline. We don't have the invitations printed. Oh, I ordered the invitations this morning. You did? Uh-huh. I've taken care of everything. You certainly have. Oh, Rockmorton, I'm so happy aren't you? Oh, yes. Oh, promise me that someday you and I... Did you hear that? $50,000 in prizes, including 20 sleek 1949 four-door Ford sedans are being awarded in Parquet's series of contests. And in addition to his Ford, the grand prize winner gets $1,000 in cash. Listen to this. Each week for two more weeks, Parquet is awarding four beautiful new Ford sedans. 40 General Electric Table Radios. 20 Corey Coffee Makers. 20 Toastmaster Automatic Pop-Up Toasters. 60 new $10 bills. Now, as you know, the Great Gilder Sleeve found a little baby girl a few weeks ago. All you do to enter this contest is suggest a name for that baby. Write the suggested name on a contest entry blank. They're available at your food dealers with complete rules. Or use a plain piece of paper. Send entry, your name and address, and one red flap from the end of a package of Parquet Margarine to Parquet Margarine, box 736, Chicago, 77, Illinois. Be sure to enclose your Parquet dealer's name and address. Friends, go after the car that everybody wants. The beautiful 1949 Ford sedan. Hurry though, this Saturday is the closing date in this fourth week's contest. Mail your entry to Parquet Margarine, box 736, Chicago, 77, Illinois. Now, names of earlier winners will be announced in a few minutes. Well, now let's rejoin the Great Gilder Sleeve. The fatal day of the engagement party has arrived and the condemned man did not eat a hearty breakfast. It's afternoon now and we find our prisoner of love in solitary confinement up in his room. Ah. Trapped by a woman's tears. It'll be all over tonight. Maybe it's all for the best. We'll be able to adopt the baby now. Had lines really a fine woman? At least I won't have to buy an engagement ring. I'll use the one I got for Leela. Good thing she gave it back. Leela. What a girl. Well, it's all over now. I'll just forget about her. How worried did I put that ring? I guess it's in this cigar box with Leela's letters. Let's see here. Leela's letters are getting a little faded. Just like our romance. Look at this old dance program. That's the night we went to the Halloween dance at the Elks Hall. I remember Leela and I had the last walls together. That was a wonderful night. I'll never forget our costumes. Leela went as Madame Pompadour and I went as Henry VIII. I remember I carried a chicken leg around all night. We danced cheek to cheek. And her hair tickled my nose. What's the matter with me? I gotta forget Leela. Now where's that ring? What's this? That old blue ribbon I won at the Fourth of July picnic? What's it say? Second prize, Batman's Race. Leela and I had a wonderful time at that picnic. I remember after lunch we took a walk down by the Brook. We sat there on the bank and watched our reflections in the water. And I stole a little kiss and she made me put it right back. And then we gillishly you've got to stop this. Remember you're getting engaged and you're getting engaged and you're getting engaged and remember you're getting engaged to Adeline tonight. You're supposed to be looking for a ring Leela doesn't mean a thing to me anymore. It doesn't affects me one way or the other. It's a loop was this. I think you she looks cute. Frankly, I'll look for the ring later. Congratulations from On your coming marriage, Mr. Gillespie. Oh, thanks, Pee-Bee. Aren't your friends a happy day for you? Happy? Oh, yes. Mrs. Pee-Bee and I are looking forward to the engagement party at Ms. Fairchild's tonight. And we'll be there with Belgrom. Oh, that's fine. You know, Mr. Gillespie, I'll never forget the wonderful parties we had at that house when Lila Ransom used to live there. Lila? Yes, you remember the night... Pee-Bee, that happened a long time ago. I've forgotten all about Lila. You have? I can't understand that she used to live right next door to you. Pee-Bee, I... You must remember Mrs. Ransom. She was an attractive widow about 5 feet 2, freckles on her nose. I know, I remember her, Pee-Bee. Oh, I thought you said you forgot her. Yes. Let's skip it. All right. I thought it was funny you'd forget her. You were quite fond of her at one time. Yes, Pee-Bee, but that's all over. Oh, of course. She certainly made an impression on me. I'll never forget that birthday party at her house. We played post office. And I delivered a letter to Mrs. Ransom in the pantry. I certainly was a happy postman. Pee-Bee, let's get one thing straight. Lila is the thing of the past. Just a memory. She's gone with the wind. Yes. Of course. I'll put yourself in my shoes, Pee-Bee. Suppose you were getting engaged to Mrs. Pee-Bee tonight. You'd forget all about a girl like Lila, wouldn't you? Well, all right. Wouldn't say that. Goodbye. Made to commission. Hello, Floyd. Well, I got an invite to your funeral. I mean, engagement party. We can dispense with a barbershop humor, Floyd. Just give me a haircut. Sure. I'll pry it up in the chair, and I'll spruce you all up for tonight. All right. Oh, promise me that someday you and I... Floyd, don't sing that. Okay. Give me the willies. Uh-huh. Say, Commish, tell me something. Whatever happened to Lila Ransom? Lila? Now, why should I know? I'd forgotten all about her. Uh-huh. Do you used to have quite a pash for that southern bell? Floyd, that's ancient history. The thing of the past. Well, you're right, Commish. When a man gets engaged, he's got to forget all about other women. That's correct. So I'm glad to see you're putting Lila out of your mind. Well, I am. That's good. You don't bother at all no more, huh? That's right. But, uh... Commish, Lila sure did look cute in a bathing suit, didn't she? She sure did. Goodbye, Floyd. I don't need a haircut. What are you doing here in the car now? Nothing, Judge. Come on, join the party. I'll join the party in a minute. Say, Gildy, it's almost 10 o'clock. When are you going to announce your engagement? Pretty soon, Horace. Go finish your strawberry ice cream. All right. We're all waiting. We're all waiting. Why doesn't he mind his own business, the old goat? Everybody is so anxious to push me into this thing. Adeline's been breathing down my neck all night. Why doesn't she...? No, drop moreton. Oh, hello, Adeline. Drop moreton, cuppy pie. Eh, yes. Don't you think it's about time we announced our engagement? The party's practically over. Well... The ice cream's almost gone. I could run out and get some more. But drop moreton, if I didn't know you'd better, I'd think you were trying to back out of this. Back out? Well, come on now. Let's tell our little secret to the world. Excuse me, Miss Fairchild, the jolly boys would like to sing a song in honor of the occasion. How about a commission? Of course, Chief. Let's go. But drop moreton, what about our announcement? Later, Adeline, after the song. Hurry up, Chief. Well, here's the commission. Hello, Mr. Geldy's name. Geldy, we're going to do a song that's dedicated to you. Thanks. What is it? Wedding bells are breaking up that old gang of mine. That's not very funny. I'll see you later. No, Commissioner, don't go away. We need your bathtub baritone. Well, all right, Chief. You couldn't do without me anyway. Okay, troubadours, here we go. Nice hold down on the corner That's a pretty certain sign That wedding bells are breaking up That old gang of mine But boys are singing love songs They work up, sweet Adeline Wish I could. Those wedding bells are breaking up That old mine There goes Jack, there goes Jim Down through lovers' lanes Now and then we meet again But they don't seem the same But they'll miss you That's bells Shall we make the announcement now? Announcement? Well, in just a minute. I have to get the ring out of line. It's in my overcoat hanging in the hall. I'll be right back. You heard it now. Hurry now. This is it. Can't stall any longer, Gilles Lee. Farewell, Lila. Guess I'll never see you again. Let's see the ring in one of these pockets here. Maybe I lost it. No, no such luck. Here it is. Guess I'll have to go in and face the music. I could just walk out the front door here. Run away. I'd have to come back someday. Get a clean shirt. Here. There's a taxi out in front. Somebody's getting out of it. A woman. She's coming in. That walk looks familiar. I wonder if... No, it couldn't be. Yes, it is. It's Lila. Rock Morton. Madeline. Rock Morton, you're turning green. What's the matter? Oh, nothing. I'm fine. The names of the top winners in the second week of Farke's $50,000 baby naming contest. Here are the entrants who have won 1949 four-door Ford Sedans. Nancy McEnally of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mrs. H.D. last year of Box 107 College Station, Barion Springs, Michigan. Mrs. S. Lewis Johnson Jr. of Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Cecil R. Bolner of Frankfort, Kentucky. Except our congratulations. Winners of 140 other prizes in the second week's contest will be notified by mail. Remember, $50,000 in prizes and all are being awarded. But next week's contest is the last. So send in several entries, maybe four or five to boost your opportunities to win the 1949 Ford Sedan. Above all, friends, hurry. Rock Morton. Rock Morton, darling. Madeline, what happened? You faded, Rock Morton. I did. They carried you out here on the front porch to get some fresh air. Oh, better stand up. Clear my head. Let Adeline help. There you are. There. You feel better? Yes. Adeline, Lila really comes. Yes, she's upstairs. Oh, I'm sorry he didn't get to announce our engagement tonight. But we did. Huh? They couldn't revive you in time, so I made the announcement. He did? Yes. By Gene Stone and Jack Robinson with music by Jack Neeson. Included in the cast are Walter Shetley, Mary Lee Robb, Lillian Randolph, Earl Ross and Richard Legrand. This is John Wall saying goodnight for the Kraft Foods Company. Makers are the famous line of Kraft quality food products. Be sure to listen in next Wednesday and every Wednesday for the further adventures of the Great Gilders League. Good night. Here's brand news for lovers of natural cheese. Now, after waiting many months, Kraft has plenty of aged American for you. 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