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That's all please watch the doors, please That's the way it is with me all day long See I got my ups and downs like they say but I like it that way see because I'm not going to be doing this forever I'm not even going to be doing it very much longer at all Because I got a job as an assistant to Mr. Garvey the building manager and the way I handle my car and my customers I'm going to be a cinch to get it. In fact, I am so much a cinch that I have told Lily that that's what I am already Nilly is the manicure that the elite barbershop down in Lexington and three four times a week on my off hour I jump out of my uniform and into my street clothes and go down there and get a manicure Sort of got Millie staked out and that's where I am on this day when all this happens down there getting a manicure for Millie that you got real nice hands though, mr. Allbright real swan gay Well, you see for me and my position I will also say that you don't really have to have them cared for quite so often. Oh, that I mean I wouldn't tell that to everyone, but some of my customers. I like to give my very best professional advice You know, well, maybe I just let your hand relax. Yeah. Well, maybe I know that maybe I got my reason I can't imagine what kind of reasons you look for the guy like me Nobody has to stand on many ceremonies. See for instance, all my friends call me Eddie really sure mr. Galby and everybody Just like I called you Millie. That's all right, isn't it? Oh, well, sure, but but me calling a customer, but well, it makes a difference, you know Just another customer You must hold your hand still mr. Allbright Yeah, sure what I mean just because I hold a slightly higher position in somebody else That don't make any difference to me. That's my idea of democracy Everybody is just as good as anybody else. Of course unless you're a millionaire Oh, well, what's so special about a millionaire? I got a customer that's a millionaire and his hands aren't nearly as swan gay as yours Well, what I mean is I'm not quite mad class. Yes, but I wish you would call me Eddie Well, you know, I was thinking about you. I'm sponsored twice I mean, you're quite young to behold in the position of assistant manager of the big building like the Dunbar building Well, I started at the bottom, of course But there's little tricks and getting to the top just like in everything else. I wish I knew some well take me You know, I got where I am Remembering names and faces. That's all. Yes, sir. When I was just nearly an elevator operator You mean a little thing like that can get a little thing like that Listen, how do you suppose Jim Farley got where he is today? Where is he? I don't know where he is right now, but that's how he got to be postmaster general Just remembering names and faces just one little thing. That's all. Well, I don't know. He must have had some kind of other abilities I mean, he must have been a bug on stance or something. Kevin said that. Look at that. Well, maybe one two little things But that was the main thing. I'll take me for instance. Oh, I'm sorry, but you've got to keep your hands still Oh, that's okay. Milly forget it. But I was just trying to show you something in the paper. See this picture. Yeah Frankie the nose Maddox former New York gang to escape from Atlanta six months ago believed to be in city Oh, sure. I saw that this morning. Yeah, so did I and when I saw it I said to myself Eddie you Eddie all bright you've seen this guy somewhere before and just like that. I remember Oh, well, I bet I could remember an ugly mug like that Yeah, but suppose you only seen him three four times and it was two three years ago And he was always with a whole lot of other people You mean you know Frankie Maddox, no, but I took him up in my car That was when I was just nearly an elevator operator. I took him up three four times There's a rich guy named Ellen Jill isn't a penthouse on top of our billing and I took him up there And that was two three years ago, but right away. I remembered he called the faith Oh, I guess that is pretty good. All right. Sure. That's the kind of things that got me where I am Yeah, well some people are lucky I guess well I don't know but some people that are lucky like to share their luck with other people Quite sure I don't know what you mean. Well, take you and me for example, what maybe we could be lucky to get her I mean, maybe you and me could go out to dinner and your theater some night. Oh, gee, that'd be awful night Well, how about tonight tonight? Oh, well, I don't know. I well, I guess I could make it tonight Okay So this is where you spend all your time. Oh, hello, Alex Millie, I just remembered something important. I gotta go What's your hurry? You might at least introduce the little lady to your boss Mr. Garvey Say what's this guy been telling you? No, I know is it mr. O'bride here in Mr. Garvey's personal assistant in the Dunbar Is that what he told look Alex can I just oh Eddie? I'm ashamed. How could you do such a thing to such a cute little lady Eddie O'bride You're gonna sit there and let this man talk. He better sit there because I am his boss I'm cheap starter on the Dunbar elevators and little Eddie here is operator number 23 And when I say go he goes and when I say stay he stays millie. No, look Millie I gotta go finish your hand mr. O'bride. Oh, no, he let's not be bitter Well, goodbye Wow, you can imagine how that made me feel I felt lower than the third baseman Oh, I made it worse. It was all true what I told Millie I'm all except the little part about being mr. Garvey's assistant, but I did remember faces I was going to get to the top. I was there already practically But all I could think of was how I could get even with that starter that Alex Hennison without having him finally and pretty soon he came back and I just didn't speak to him I didn't even look at him, but I can see him grinning all over that ugly pussy Every time he looks at me and then I see him looking serious and going over to talk to some guys It just came in that I recognize the plane closed it And then they separate to sort of hang around the lobby trying to look as though they aren't there And I figure I'll buy my time to get that on Alex. So pretty soon. I mosey over to where he is Well, if it isn't mr. Albright, okay, okay, you had your fun What are all the pigs doing in the lobby? Well now I wouldn't tell everyone but of course an important man like you Lay off can't you what's going on? They had a tip Frankie Maddox was heading for this building Frankie Maddox Yeah, friend of yours. I know what it looks like. I took him up to the penthouse three four times two three years ago Yeah, who was with him General MacArthur now look, I'm not kidding. I'd remember him any place Well, why don't you just go over and speak to the lieutenant over there? Okay? I will get back on your car Get back on your well look who's coming in the door our girlfriend I'll go friend. Oh, listen Alex. I can take how do you do miss O'Malley? Thank you, Mr. Anderson. Hello. I wonder if you could have one of your boys take me up to the penthouse We got a call at the shop a little while ago for mr. Elinger. He wanted to manicure a stand up. Why sure miss O'Malley the last car there Thank you very kindly mr. Henley take the young lady up to the penthouse right away look sharp Millie the penthouse, please listen Billy. I can explain all what I do not wish to engage in any unnecessary Conversation with the help mr. Allbright. Oh, Millie that guy's jealous. That's all he knows when that job comes up I'm a cinch fit and he won't stand a chance. Huh? He's just trying to get the knife for me. That's all And that job is coming up and I'm going to get it any day now. You'll see Millie give me a break. You said yourself. It didn't matter even if a guy was a millionaire I am a very democratic person. Mr. Allbright. I have no objection at all to a man being an elevator operator whatsoever But I do object to his being a big phony. I believe this is my floor Good day, mr. Allbright Millie You heard him hold it. I'm sorry, but you gentlemen can't bring that carpet down this car You'll have to take the freight elevator. Yeah, that now listen All right easy now Okay, stand up stand it up in that corner Well, of course if you gentlemen insist, okay, that'll do it our policy is to give prompt and courteous service to all the occupants of this building But it's against regulation Down Yes, sir, but it's against regulations to carry furniture in the passenger car. I'm a big carpet like that What about a big carpet like that? Well, it's furniture. Well, what do you know sunny boy here thinks? This is furniture. Well, it ain't furniture. You see sunny boy. Well the regulations. Yeah, yes, sir What floor sir the basement? Yes, sir, which basement you ain't trying to be funny. Are you sunny boy? No, sir, but we have three basements in this building. Oh, I like that there's up to the street Yeah, they have stairs, but it isn't a fight when you come to yes, sir, but the building Yes, sir Well, like I say we believe in giving prompt and courteous service So I wasn't going to argue with anybody to take that anybody as big and tough as these two guys look They wanted to take a carpet to the basement. There's no skin of my knees. It was a big carpet All right, it was rolled up and they had to stand in the corner between them And I glanced at it just casual like And then I saw something that made my skin come up and goose bumps all over Sticking out of the bottom of that carpet was a pair of feet Hey, those guys had a dead body in that carpet More suspense. Roma wines are bringing you fill silvers in the swift rise of Eddie Albright Roma wines presentation tonight in radio's outstanding theater of thrills suspense Between the acts suspense. 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So tomorrow for your best buy in good taste insist on Roma wine roma the greatest name in wine and Now Roma wines bring back to our Hollywood soundstage fill silvers in the swift rise of Eddie Albright a Tale well calculated to keep you in suspense Well when I saw those two tough guys had a body rolled up in that carpet I just stood there at the controls of my car and try to keep my knees from knocking until we got down to the first basement Just a basement. Huh? I'd say is this the basement? Oh, yes, sir. Okay. All right. Let's look at each other All right, honey boy, you can beat it. Yes, and listen bud Yes, sir. If I was you, I'd forget I ever seen this carpet understand. Yes, sir What carpet where you been big shot? Oh? Oh, I had to take a tenant down to the basement the basement Yeah Somebody from the penthouse wanted wanted to see the super about something. Oh, I see I thought you was gonna stick around and help the cops catch Maddox when he shows up. Okay, Alex You think I'm kidding, but I do know what he looks like yeah with his mug all over the paper sure you and a million other people I mean what he looks like for it Since I remember he's a medium-sized small guy about my son. Oh shrimp. All right, but you wait if that guy comes into this building I'll spot him and I'll That's the lieutenant. I must be Maddox. No, there's no danger folks. No danger. We're just trying to locate somebody say I gotta go Stay here. I just remember the party up on the 15th floor you stay I think of the cops had everything on the control about this Maddox and there was no use of my button And until I need me and so I'm sort of getting my breath and going past nine floor before I know It's the little guy in the car with me a nice-looking little guy and he speaks to me real friendly What's all the excitement down there? Oh? Well, I think some gangster named Maddox is loose in the building somewhere. Do they Yeah, maybe it was a good idea. We started up when we did oh, I don't know Don't worry me man. What floor the penthouse, please? Oh, you're looking for this Ellen just right my girls up there with them right now Your girl. Yeah, she's a manicure. This Ellen's is sent for a little while ago for a minute. Oh Now here's your floor. I'll say wait a minute for you over those doors. I Got a little proposition to make to you Opposition yeah, you see mr. Ellen just an old pal of mine. He's a great guy for gag I haven't seen him for quite a while. I want to pull one on him. See oh Well, yeah, but I want to borrow your uniform if we just swap coats. That's enough. It'll only take a minute the whole thing Oh, I'm sorry. I couldn't do anything like that the regulation sure sure. I know What would this help? Oh, no, I couldn't you see if a Hundred bucks sure with me and Ellen jurors anything for a gag and like I say it'll only take a minute Well, I don't know but a hundred bucks are here going to take it Now give me your coat. Here's mine. Well, you sure it'll only take a minute. That's right. Okay. Yeah, okay now Let's go Are you better come with me though? So you can get your coat back and go right on down. Yeah, sure I'll prop the car doors open Millie Now what oh is she? Oh, that's my that's Millie that I told you about where's Ellen? Well, I'm sure I don't know and I've been waiting quite a while if I have to wait much longer He's not home. Well, I should be now if I have to wait much longer I'm simply going to have to charge him the full rate anyway, and if you're a friend of his I wish you sure I'll fix it for you. We'll come in and wait as for you, mr. All right, of course. No, this is not if you want to throw away your job and your whole career I got my reason. Come on. Well, but you said would only take a month. Come on. Come on There's another hundred in the for you when you get your coat back a hundred dollars Boyfriend and I just pulling a little gagness boy friend. Are you implicating that this well? Someone has given you the wrong kind of an oppression Okay, but you two could do quite a lot with a couple of hundred bucks, couldn't you? Suppose uh you wait here in the front room miss. We'll go on inside, but don't tell mr. Listen, I can't wait long. Yes, sure. I know in here Let's go out on the balcony It's nice up here. Yeah, I always wanted a penthouse You know what I'm looking all over for this Maddox or whatever his name is they won't miss you for a while Yeah, there's that boy. I just wish I could lay my hands on that guy. Oh Maddox. Yeah boy if I could just capture him single-handed or something. What's the matter? You got something against the guy. Oh, no, no, mr. Mason. No, mr. Mason, I got nothing against them, but I gotta do something pretty quick pulling around with guys like this Maddox could be a Little unhealthy though, couldn't it? Yeah, there's that but when you see mr. Mason, I gotta do something for Millie I don't know. She seems like a nice kid She doesn't seem like the kind of expecting a crazy grandstand plays with my guy. Oh, she wouldn't miss the Mason Millie's the top She's aces, but you see well, I already made one and it's flop was a terrible flop Showing off for a day. Huh like a little kid. Yeah, I guess so mr. Mason, I guess I made an awful fool out of myself But well now I gotta do something to make up for it. Listen Eddie a dame. That's any good She doesn't expect anything special of a guy if she does lay off because she's pointing take my word for it. I know Maybe I wouldn't be where I am today if I hadn't tried to show off for a day. It's like you I was a punk kid. I didn't know any better Mason I wouldn't say where you are today is so bad being able to pass out a hundred dollar bills like you do Well, you get older you see things a little different sometimes How'd you come to louse it up with her? Well, you see it began by me telling about this job that I got as assistant to mr. Garvey the building manager only I don't have it yet and then Alex he's the starter He tips her off and then I'm trying to explain to her when I bring her up here Only I don't get a chance because these two mugs get in my car with a bunch of mugs To come from the penthouse here I guess they're waiting for mr. And they got a big rolled up carpet and they want to go down to the basement and I call on the regulations, but Maybe I shouldn't be saying this after what they told me. What did they tell you? Well about the carpet. They said carpet Well, I guess it's okay to tell you miss the nation, but I was scared Well, there was a party in that carpet gosh, you don't suppose that's why mr. Listen Eddie you stay right here, so mr. Mason I called I'll be back in two minutes kid Then you'll be all set the basement, huh? Yeah, but mr. Wait, wait, mr. Mason stay here. You want your coat back? Friend is left you holding the bag. Oh Millie. I don't know everything is wrong wrong today Well, you can't say that your friends are those who were your friends didn't give you fair warning. You mean you're still my friend I didn't say that Just hope that mr. Alex Henderson is your friend when you try to explain to him What happened to your uniform coat Alex Henderson listen Millie? You don't see anything on that guy. Do you? I Is a very high-type gentleman and not a big phony him well He's no boy. At least he is not ashamed of his position. He is to him seeing that he is your superior Yeah, well, he won't be for long. I can tell you that right now. All right, Alex. Reach what don't try to stop Max Get him up. They got guns matter. Hey, listen. I'm not mad. I don't think you're kidding We know you've been having a doctor change your face the last six months And then you think you're gonna walk right in here and knock off Ellen's it for that 50 grand He took your fault, but you're a little late. You know why listen fellas. You got it wrong Don't you remember? I'll tell you why because we got tipped off and we got Ellen's you're out of here in a carpet How do you like that? No, he is gonna get it you medic Hey, look my girl. She treated and she said look any last words matter crazy listen. I'm not matter It's on the elevator boy. I never thought I'd see you crawl Maddox Oh, don't you remember I took you down with the carpet to the basement go ahead I'm getting a big boot out of this wait a minute. Maybe he's got something come over here. You yes, sir I think it is the elevator punk. That's me. So that's what the elevator punk. That's me. Get up What do you think? I don't know what happened to your uniform punk? Well, there was a man. He was in my car What happened those next few minutes, I'll never know I was down on the floor until the shooting stopped And then it was awful still and I opened one eye and looked around and miss the Mason only he was mad at I recognize And the two mugs will lie on the floor and they weren't moving either And then I saw Millie lying there too, and I rushed over to her and I took her my arms and then she opened her eyes So I knew she was all right. I rushed back to mr. Maddox to see if I can help him and the county He was nice to me whatever he was But he was dead all night I guess I took the gun out of his hand and then all of a sudden the room was full of people cops and Alex And he's a mr. Garvey and the whole planet around me and everybody was saying something different It's Maddox. All right, chief. He's got identification. What happened here. Is that the missing operator Henderson? That's right, mr. Garvey Who's the girl my officer? He's got a gun in his hand. Give me that son. Yes Well Say son, you must have been mixed up in this little party yourself, huh? Where'd you get the gun? Well Lieutenant? It's Maddox gun, isn't it? That's right, chief That's what must have happened Maddox gunned the two hoods and then the kid jumped him. Yeah Well, that took a lot of courage son. Is that what happened? Well, sir Go ahead. He's pick up. Don't be afraid. Oh, no, mr. Garvey. I'm not afraid. Yes. Tell us what happened son. Oh What happened? Yes, sir. That's what happened. All right. What you said Mr. Maddox made me come in here and change clothes with him and then those two came in and Maddox shot them And then well, I just sort of overpowered him and the gun went off and and he was killed I know guys on the force wouldn't have dared to that Did she see it? I fainted. Well say young man. You certainly are to be congratulated. Thanks, mr. Garvey. Yes, sir You're the type of man we need on the dumb bar building staff which reminds me There's a position as my personal assistant coming over and I think you could fill it come and talk to me about it Oh, yes, sir. Mr. Garvey Look Maddox, he's alive. So he is. Yeah, he can talk. He can talk How about it Maddox? Is that what happened? What happened? The kid here says you gun the other two and he overpowered you and you got it in the struggle for the gun Is that what happened? The kid there Overpowered me Yeah, I assume the Got a kid just Overpowered me He's gone gosh The reason I told this well Lily and I got married when I got the job of mr. Garvey and well Something pretty important is gonna happen pretty soon and well I got to think of what mr. Maddox said and and I told Millie the whole thing Because I don't want to have a kid who could ever say his old man was Big phony ready. I mean good morning, mr. Albright Alex Car threesome. Yeah, take mr. Albright right up. Oh, thank you Alex. I've been watching your work. You're doing grand grand No, just look alive. Well, shall we go up quickly boy? Suspense Resented by Roma wines are all ma Roma America's favorite wine This is Truman Bradley bringing back to our microphone the star of tonight's suspense play Phil Silvers Well, Phil is a screen comedian your usual job is to keep people in stitches rather than in suspense Tell me how did you like to change tonight Truman? 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