 The Craft Foods Company presents The Great Gilder Sleeves. It's The Great Gilder Sleeves starring Harold Perry brought to you by The Craft Foods Company makers of a complete line of famous quality food products. It's the middle of the afternoon, not even three o'clock yet, but Gilder Sleeves has locked up the water department for the day. He has to get to the bank before it closes and he's told himself it would hardly be worth returning after that. In one hand he carries a small canvas bag well stuffed and gathered at the top with a drawstring. On his way down State Street he chances to pass Peavey's pharmacy. He stops, heps the canvas bag and steps into the shop. Peavey, my friend? Yeah, hello, Mr. and Mrs. Peavey. Peavey? I'll bet you can't guess what's in that bag. Continued bag? Yeah. Go on and guess. Excuse me, I'm just here with this gentleman once. Very good. Was there something you were looking for, sir? No, just looking around. I'm waiting for a bus. Well, always glad to have people around. Now, Mr. Gilder Sleeves, what can I do? Go ahead, guess what's in the bag, Peavey? What's in the bag? Yes. Sounds like money. Correct. And how much money? Guess. I wouldn't want to say. Go ahead, make a guess. $50? My friend, right there in that little bag, there's no less than $2,200 in cash. Oh, gracious, get back to me. Yes, sir? $2,200. More money than you've ever seen either. Would you like to see a $20 bill? Mr. Gilder Sleeve, I wouldn't talk so round if I were you. Why not? Well, that man over there at the magazine, right? Do you know him? I've never seen him before in my life. Neither have I. What of it? Well, I've never seen anything with large sums of money around now. For instance, if he's just happened to be a... Well, there you go. Must have seen his bus coming. I've heard us talking about him. What do you mean? Well, I'm not a suspicious man, Mr. Gilder Sleeve, but there are very few people in this town that I don't know by sight in the way he bolted out of here. Could have been his bus coming. Yeah, it could have been. Hmm. Why did I have to go and shoot off my big mouth? Oh, you're being ridiculous, Peavey. Hmm. Conscious, maybe. As a matter of fact, I make it a point to never have more than $5 on the premises here at any time. I don't see what you're worried about here. You've got a safe. Oh, I never keep money in the case. Why not? Well, at first place, you bird-glued look. Well, I never thought of that. Well, where do you keep it? Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. The Peavey, you trust me, don't you? Absolutely. I trust you, here I come in here with all this money. Let me ask you something. How do you happen to be carrying all this money? Well, it's Bessie's fault. That's my secretary. Or she was. Ever since she quit, things have been turning up. I looked in the desk drawer today, and there was two weeks' cash receipts. Never been deposited. A fine thing. If I could get Bessie back, I'd fire her. Well, Mr. Gilderfield, my advice to you would be to get that money right down to the bank. That's what I'm on my way to do. Just stop in here to, well, let you have a look at it. Well, thank you. That's very considerate. But if I were you, I wouldn't stop to show it to anyone else. It's two minutes or three right now in the bank. Two minutes of? Are you sure, PB? Oh, my goodness, my watch must be... Goodbye, PB. Oh, sorry, madam. I'll never make it. I'll never make it. Sorry, pal. One side, please. Brother, is it still open? Locked. Let me in! Let me in! Hey! Darn banks, they're always closed when you want them. They take your money and then they won't let you in. Open up here! Hey! Hey! The guard sees me. Here he comes. Taking a sweet time about it, though. Come on, Fatso. Well, open up. Don't stand there making faces at me. What's he shaking his head about? Let me in. I want to deposit some money. I don't want to look at your watch. I want to deposit some money. Hey, come back here! Fake cop grins and goes away. That's the way it always is. Come down here and they slam the door right in your face. Sorry. Call themselves a bank. They have a holiday every five minutes. Columbus Day, Hoover's birthday. No, how do I do? I've got all this money here. If I have to take it home with me, I guess. Well, George, if anything happens to it, I'll sue them. I'll sue the pants off of them. Anybody home? I guess. Where? Do you ever do that? Don't do what? Don't ever sneak up on me like that. I wasn't sneaking up on nobody. I didn't even know you was home. All right, all right. You startled me. That's all, Brady. Sorry. Something wrong with the clock? No, no, nothing wrong. I'm just taking a look. That's all. You lose something? No, no. I thought I heard a slight noise in there. But maybe a squirrel had built a nest or something. But it turns out that was not the case. No, the clock's all right. Well, it ain't going. You better let me get ready. If the clock needs fixing, Brady, I'll fix it. Well, it's up to you to pedal and stop that song. I know. That pendulum hit me in the ear. It's a very delicate clock, Brady. It was made by an ancestor, kind of, Brady. Here comes the children. Don't say anything about, you know. About what? About anything. Come away from the clock. I won't touch it. Hello, Anki. Hi. What's this you're not going to tell your uncle? Leroy? Marjorie? I don't know what you're talking about. Birdie? If you're going upstairs, bring down my revolver, will you? Are you kidding? Well, it isn't loaded, Birdie. But never mind. I'll get it myself. You couldn't find the bullets anyway. Revolver? What next? What do you want your revolver for, Anki? What for? Nothing. Uncle Mort, you can't say you just want a revolver for nothing. It's just a precaution. That's all. Now, I don't want to alarm you children, but when you have large sums of money on hand, it's always safest to, well, you know the army's model, be prepared. Well, how much money have you got, Uncle Mort? Yeah, how much? Where did you get it? Did you win it? There are other ways of getting money than winning it, Leroy. Besides, this isn't my money. That's why it's such a responsibility. How much is it, Anki? A considerable sum. Oh, come on. Tell us. How much? Well, it's a considerable sum. Over $2,000. $2,200, to be exact. Really? And Craig is always blowing about all my... You come right back here. I want you to say a word about this to anybody. You understand? Either of you. I don't want you to even mention the word money. Why not? Because somebody might try to break in here and steal it, you idiot. Really, Leroy? Well, I didn't know, Josh. Where is the money, Anki? Never mind. I've hidden it. Where? In a safe place where nobody will find it. Where? Never mind. I'm not telling. How did you know? Well, Anki, that's where you always hide everything. That's the first place we look on Easter. Oh, my goodness. I'll have to hide it somewhere else. Well, I might as well get it out as long as every Tom, Dick, and Terry knows about it. Can I look at it until I can't hold it? Get off of me, Leroy. Get out of the way. Is that it, that little bag? That's it, my dear. I'm kidding. I am not. Open it up. Let us just peek, please. Well, here. We'll put it on the table. I never saw so much. Yeah. That, my boy, is a $20 bill. Probably the only one you'll ever see. That's legal tender. Who's the old geezer on it? Don't they teach you any history at that school? That's Washington. Under the picture it says Jackson. Well, some have Washington and some have Jackson. Who's that? The phone. The phone. I'll speak to you later, young lady. I didn't know that you... Hello, Judge? What's on your mind? Poker tonight? Love to. Sure. What time is it, boy? No. Wait. I can't, Judge. I can't, that's all. I don't dare go out of the house. Never mind why. I can't. See, why don't you get the Jolly Boys to come over here? Just as well. Play here is there. Sure. We'll do that. And Horace, and Horace, when you come and ring the doorbell, give it two short rings in too long. That'll be the signal. Never mind. Just do as I say if you want to get in. No, young lady. What did I tell you? Tell me about what? About mentioning that money to people. Well, I didn't think that you meant... You children don't seem to realize the seriousness of this situation. I want you to say nothing about it. You understand? Nothing. But it was only Judge Hooker. Surely you don't think. And Judge would never in the world. That's what they said about Benedict Arnold. Food buyers, here's a frank message for you from the Kraft Foods Company. A few weeks ago, we told you that your old favorite Kraft American is back. 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Now let's get back to the great Gilded Sleeve. His friends have arrived and given the prearranged signal to his satisfaction. He has unchained, unbolted, and unlocked his front door, and is welcoming his guests. Uh, come in quick, fellas. What's going on here, anyway? What is all this, Commissioner? Expecting relatives? No. You didn't even mention it. Hey, you got a pistol? For heaven's sake, Gilded, what's got into you? Nothing. I'm just being careful, that's all. Where's the chief? How to go out of town, cops' convention. Boy, George. You can leave your coats in the hall here. Thank you. Let's go in the parlor, shall we? I wish you'd put that cannon down, Commissioner. I ain't sayin' you don't know how to handle it, only I'm nervous, that's all. I can handle it, don't worry, Floyd. That's one thing I learned in World War I, if I didn't learn anything else. Now, it seems to me you owe us an explanation, Gilded. Mysterious signals, doors, bolded, waving a pistol. I prefer not to give an explanation, Judge. I think you can take my assurance that I have reasons. I may say also that I'm darn glad to see you, fellas. Well, Mr. Gilded Sleeve has only got anything to do with it. P.V., whatever you're thinking, don't say it. I wouldn't say anything. Well, don't. Have a chair, Judge. Make yourself comfortable, Floyd. I'll try the sofa. Well, what are we gonna play? Poker or cops and robbers? I'm for poker. Only, Gilded, I think it might look more like a sociable game if you put that gun in your desk or someplace. Get it out of sight. All right. You talk like somebody's grandmother. Well, let's get going. How do you feel, P.V., Lucky? Poker's a game of skills, Floyd. Ha! Let's get the chips around. I can't stay out all night. Everything is on the table, fellas. I was going to... Did you hear something? Yeah, what? I heard somebody out in the porch. Yeah, just the wind, Mr. Gilded Sleeve. There's quite a breeze out this evening. It's March, you know. Oh, yes. No ass trades around, Commissioner. Fireplace okay for butts? Oh, sure, Floyd. Okay. Floyd, for heaven's sake, do you want to start firing there? Oh, I should think you'd have more sense. What did I do? You just told me it was okay. Well, if you must know. It just so happens I don't want $2,200 to go up in smoke. That's all. $2,200? Funny place to keep it. He's kidding. If he had $2,200, he'd be in Mexico. You can count it if you want to. No, you don't. It's not my money. He's a water department fund. All the more reason to go to Mexico. Huh? What'd you do? Sell a reservoir? It's a two-week collection. I got to the bank too late to make the deposit, and I have reason to believe certain people know about it. There's been a lot of crime lately around here, fellas. Oh, poppycock. Hey, I got a great idea. Let's use the money instead of chips. Make it look like a big game, huh? No. There'll be no tampering with department funds. I'll put the bag here on the metal where I can keep an eye on it. I'll hide it again later. All right. Let's play poker. Divide up some of these chips. Will you feed it? I'm counting the cards. Let me have that chair with your Floyd. I'd like to keep an eye on the money. I should think you'd rather keep an eye on the door. Maybe you're right. Stay there. Okay. Now what? Deal me in, fellas. Hello. They hung up. That's funny. What's funny about it? Wrong number, that's all. Some guy calling up a girl and he gets you. I'd hang up too. I don't like that phone call, fellas. If somebody knows the money's here, they'd naturally try to find out if I was home. 49, 50, 51, 52. Get there all here. All right, for heaven's sake, let's play poker. Bet on a pair of eggs again. Nobody got hurt. We all get home early. I don't see why everybody isn't such a hurry. Horace, why not stick around and play a little cribbage? It's early. I've got to be in court in the morning, guilty. Dispossessed case. Oh. Floyd? Uh, Pee-Vee? I stay out any later tonight. I'll never get out tomorrow night. No, I'm sorry, Mr. Joseph. You know my rule. I was in bed by 12. Yes, I know your rule, but it's only 11. I know I have various things to attend to before I retire. Well, find a bunch of friends, I must say. Hey, I think there's some cold tongue in the ice box, fellas. Stick around, we'll eat. What's the matter, Commissioner? Nervous? Certainly not. I wouldn't worry, guilty. These crime waves in the papers are generally exaggerated. That's my coat. Yeah, it gets. Wait a minute. Judge, you mean these robberies and holdups? There weren't any? Well, no. There has been a certain amount of lawlessness, but the police have rounded up most of the bad element. They didn't get those guys that stuck up old man Hogan, tied him up in a cellar and stole his drapes and silver. Never caught him, you say? Nope. They come around here just giving the money, Commissioner, don't try to be a hero. Come on, fellas, let's get going. Good night, Mr. Joseph Steven. Thank you for a pleasant evening. Good night, P.B. Wait a minute, Floyd. I'll unlock the door. Come on, I can hear Lovie's foot tapping the floor already. He's gone to get his gun. You must think he's Edward G. Robinson. He's crazy. Fellas, would you do me a favor? Leave quietly. There's no use advertising the fact that I'm all alone here. Anything you say, guilty. We'll be little mice. Good night. Good night, sweetheart. Oh, for the love of God. Listen to him locking himself up. Gildy likes to dramatize these little situations. Say, how'd it be if we'd throw a rock at the window or something, huh? Worry him a little. Oh, that's a cruel idea, Floyd. I wouldn't hurt him. Just scratch on one of the shutters, maybe. Well, you say, Thieve, just for laughs, huh? Well, I wouldn't care to take part in it. On the other hand... Go on, you both chicken. But wait here a minute, and I'll do it. I'll get a stick and scratch on the follow window. As a rule, P.B., I despise practical jokes. The funnier they are, the worse they are. Floyd's poking into the window now. Oh, radical. The guy's got no sense of humor at all. Police department operator. It says in the book you don't have to know the number in an emergency. Well, this is an emergency. Every time there's a crime wave, he's out of town. Let's see, where's the best place to be in case of a... If I drag the chair over here, I can command the door and all the windows. At the same time, my rear is protected. It's very important. Maybe hours before that cop gets here, he'll just have to stay on the alert till he arrives, that's all. Only four bullets left. Police department's a disgrace. I'll tell him so. I'll tell the chief personally. Who doesn't pay any attention? I'll tell the chief. Tell the chief. What's that? Just a wind. What am I doing here? Wake him up, he'll be mad. You let him sleep, he'll be mad too. What day is it? Saturday. Where's the... where is it? Where's that money? The money bag's right there under your chair, Mr. Gillespie. You want some breakfast? No, no, no time for breakfast. I gotta get this stuff to the bank as soon as it opens. Goodbye. What's the sleep, Bertie? Have you got a brown paper bag? I guess so, Mr. Gillespie. What for? I had an idea in the middle of the night. There's a brown money bag inside the brown paper bags and nobody'll notice it. I'll see if I've got one. Mouth tastes terrible. Can I have mine on one chunk? For heaven's sake, Leroy, stop thinking about money. Money, money, money, that's all I hear around this house. I didn't sleep a wink all night trying to protect you children. Now you want money. Oh, gosh. Here's what I'm holding, Mr. Gillespie. Yeah, that ought to do it, Bertie. What time did you say it was? Oh, my watch has stopped. Guess I forgot to wind it. Well, I'll just catch the bus on the corner and... Where's my hat? I'll be back for breakfast. What the...? Don't bother me about it. Gosh, 2,200 bucks and he can't spare 50 cents. Morning, isn't it? What? I said, nice morning. This is my lunch in the bag. That's all? I thought I'd really take my lunch to the office, but today I thought I would. Such a nice day. I've got an orange in here and a roast beef sandwich and some potato chips and a piece of chocolate cake. Don't you believe me? I believe you. Guess you want to read your paper, huh? If it's all right with you. Oh, sure. Friendly. Try to be pleasant in what happens. He's not reading his paper. He's watching me out of the corner of his eye. Ugly fellow across the aisle there, too. He's pretended not to look at me, either. I wonder if they're in league. Probably Confederates. Scratching his nose must be a signal. It won't trap me. I'll wait till everybody's off and then I'll make a break for it. I wish I'd brought my gun. I'm gonna permit. Thought I'd get one. I will. See the sheriff the first thing Monday. About a crime going on, no matter what a hooker says. The courts are always a lax to get wind of these things. A lot of crime. And broad daylight, too. Post-war psychology. Keep cool, go to sleep. Don't move yet. They're not moving. Wait. Wait. Now. Out! Gangway! Hey! Let me out, folks. Oh! Pardon me. Let me out. Yes, I was too smart for him. Yes, sir, you have to get up pretty early in the morning to catch the old... Hey! See? He's getting off, too. Oh, for good. You forgot your lunch. My lunch? The other day, a food shopper told me that it's certainly good to find more Velvita in the food stores again. This smooth-melting cheese food with the rich yet mild cheddar flavor is so good for cheese sauce and sandwiches. And now during length, Velvita is a double help with meals and snacks. And here's another piece of good news for you cheese lovers. Kraft American is back. 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