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I'm panicking for this morning I need only the nourishment of your presence, Bertie the nourishment of your warm, friendly smile yes, with a few scrambled eggs on the side that's right, Bertie and plenty of toast and coffee I'll bet I can eat like a paratrooper today okay, I'll bring in the fresh and sour oh, that must be Eve and her mother now mercy, we had breakfast two hours ago good morning, everybody hello, Eve eh, good morning, Mother hi eh, sit down and have a cup of coffee while I have my eggs thank you, that would be lovely oh, Eve, if you don't mind it upsets me to see food in the middle of the morning just a few scrambled eggs, Mother now, Prof. Morton you're going to have to learn my little dream otherwise, how are we going to get along after you and Eve are married Mother, really? Leroy, tell Bertie I'll have my eggs a little later you know, Prof. Morton, Eve I didn't think about you children and you know what I think you ought to do what? why don't you illow Mother that's what I do, I wouldn't breathe I get married right away oh, what a wonderful, romantic idea you stay out of this, Marguerite Mother, you're putting Prof. Morton in a very difficult position just the position he wants to be and I know men, they're always impatient now I talk the whole thing over to Dr. Pendleton and he says he can marry you when is the afternoon when is the afternoon Mother, that's the day after tomorrow why, Dr. Pendleton Dr. Needham is the man I go to for all that Dr. Needham is my faster well, I go to a different church, Prof. Morton if anyone for Dr. Pendleton performed the ceremony I just couldn't consider you married now about the honeymoon oh, Mother, this is ridiculous let's discuss one thing at a time, please you're right, Eve there's nothing ridiculous about it if you got married right now I have a friend who owns a summer hotel and you could get him before the season opens do you remember Helen Peppery? she has that little place on Lake Pascuzzi I don't want to go to Mrs. Peppery's hotel, Mother you must learn to think of your husband's pocketbook, my dear if you go to a hotel out of season it will make a substantial saving in the cost of your wedding gift then your father and I went to Niagara the falls were frozen solid but our room was only a dollar a day why don't you wait for winter off? Leroy, this is a grown-up conversation well, Leroy is my nephew and he should be allowed to put in his two-sense way that's not a bad suggestion, my boy yeah, I'd like to see the falls frozen solid don't be there, Leroy, hot or cold, you won't be there well, suit yourself about the honeymoon but I wouldn't put off this wedding if I were you but, Mother, why not? why the rush all of a sudden? yes, why the rush? well, I can't explain it but I just got a feeling in my bones oh, now, Mother, those feelings in your bones don't laugh at my bones, Eve I predicted World War II and I've got a feeling that if you two aren't married right away well, after all, neither of you are growing any younger Mother I think Mother and I better go now, Dr. Morton you just think it over now and I'm sure you'll see it my way it will be at our house, of course, Dr. Morton at your house? come along, Mother, for goodness' sake will you call me later, Dr. Morton? yes, Eve, I think we ought to discuss this a little there's nothing to discuss, come along, Eve are you coming with us, Marjorie? oh, yes, I'm already goodbye, Dr. Morton, goodbye, Leroy goodbye, Mother say goodbye, Leroy goodbye! isn't she, Aunt? how do you mean, my boy? well, I thought you didn't get to marry her unless you won the election oh, well, the election is in the bag the paper says I'm two to one over to Williger yeah, to Williger is practically quick that's the trouble with to Williger, he's yellow he could still win if he'd put up a fight why a fight? listen, Leroy you go on about your business I've got work to do what kind of work? never mind you go out and play go buy a baseball glove or something oh, gosh, auntie, we're gonna eat your breakfast later, my boy I've got some phone calls to make first run along, Leroy okay goodbye now I'll start with the A's hello, Mr. Adams are you a registered voter? well, vote for to Williger tomorrow oh, never mind who I am I'm just a friend of good government we'll be with us again in just a few seconds meanwhile, I have some swell ration point news for the ladies between now and July 2nd five varieties of the famous craft cheese spreads are absolutely point free here's your chance to stock up for the 4th of July weekend here's your chance, lunchbox packers to lay in a supply that'll help you with that daily sandwich chore there's craft pimento and craft olive pimento spreads the tempting craft relish spread craft Limburger for real he-man sandwiches and zesty roka spread too everyone is wholesome, nutritious and such good eating hunger shopping gets some boxes of craft dinner too this 7 minute macaroni and cheese is also point free right now tomorrow, save time, save points by getting craft cheese spreads and craft dinner let's hurry back to the great gilder's leave who by this time is a very uneasy man it's Tuesday night, the polls have closed dinner's over and our candidate is down at his headquarters biting his nails and wiping his sweat off his brow as he listens to the returns coming in to williger 347 gilder's leave 693 that's the stuff quiet judge ninth precinct final returns to williger 531 gilder's leave 1,539 hmm by golly gildy it's a landslide nah, didn't say that pv's right judge to williger can still show some unexpected strength you know well, happy turn for the reveal the reveal, fox has done it again done what? I told you I'd make you mayor whether the people want you or not I'm not mayor yet oh, don't be silly you see the way the returns are going you know, there's no saying judge don't touch the chickens before they're hatched yeah, I'm familiar with it and there's another old saying pv as many a slip twists the cup and the lip yeah, then there's another old saying money a nickel makes a knuckle here what's that got to do with this or anything else? well, nothing I guess but it's an old saying well keep it to yourself no offense, mr. gildy I've merely offered an observation our friend seems a little testy this evening pv you don't suppose his high office has gone to his head already I'm tired judge, that's all I've had a hard day I'm sorry pv oh, that's all right, mr. gildy where have you been all day gildy? I haven't seen you around oh? well, I was doubtful well, I was down in the gas house district giving a little last-minute campaigning, judge and the boys there told me it looked a little doubtful oh, you've got nothing to worry about that's what you think, brother hey, what's that? that noise outside in the street I'll go look turn on the radio pv, see if anything's happened crowd, gildy 45 to see conceded whoever that is I don't want to see it thank you, lila I'm only not in here you too, marjorie I guess so don't think so I think you're one of the sweetest girls I've ever known oh, thank you, troc martin have you got a handkerchief? huh? oh, here uh, no let me oh nothing to be ashamed of I feel a little myself what wedding will you, troc martin? I'm such short notice, I mean no just the families, I guess hmm, I thought so if you had a church wedding, I might have just slipped in at the back for a minute all by myself I wish you were going to be at this thing tomorrow do you, troc martin? might make everything seem a little more familiar hmm oh you won't miss me but I hope you'll see each other occasionally after y'all I mean, we aren't going to be strangers, are we? never, lila you stand for something in my life you stand for a he's right in the living room, Mrs. Goodwin Mrs. Goodwin, oh, for heaven's sake oh, good evening, troc martin I couldn't wait to run over and congratulate you I want you to oh, I didn't know you had come today oh, yeah this is Mrs. Ransom, mother she's an old friend of the family lives right next door oh, you do hmm, I'm so happy to meet you, Mrs. Goodwin troc martin has told me such lovely things about you really? oh, yes and of course I know your daughter very well but I must be running long I imagine you'll be wanting to talk about the wedding and all well, there are one or two things oh, I'm sure there are any wedding is complicated, but these last minutes by goodbye, Mrs. Goodwin goodbye, troc martin uh, goodbye, lila hmm, I won't mention this to you, troc martin it might have better but, but there's nothing, but me and I are old friends just the same, I'll keep it to myself I simply came over to congratulate you, troc martin I want you to know that Eve and I are proud of you I'll be proud to have you as a son-in-law well, I'll try to be worthy of you, mother I'll try to be worthy of Eve oh, that's a fine spirit, son now we better plan a few little things about tomorrow have you packed? packed? I don't even know where I'm going well, you'll be going somewhere I've already started packing for you you better get busy this evening I suppose so now when you're packing I wonder if you put in this little bottle of iron tablets easy, then, but you won't take me iron tablets? all right make it take one before each week before each week and troc martin, be sure to see that you get plenty of fresh air oh, I will, I will, I will and one more thing what are you talking about, Neroine? I don't know may I, too, really go ahead, concede a deal with you never mind, mother let's listen to the whatever it is apparently the unexpected I fought hard to really do well that's life that's politics you gotta take the bitter with the sweet you're very brave, troc martin but I want you to know that Eve is brave, too he will stand by you through thick and thin but, mother, can you talk to your daughter? you stay right there I've gotta talk to you oh, troc martin, I'm glad you're here come in your mother was just over at my house I left her there I know, I couldn't stop her mother's so impulsive you, uh, heard how the voting came out? yes, darling, I heard come in and sit down I mean the final result you heard that yes, and I think it's a shame you deserve to win, troc martin you really did well, it's the verdict of the people, Eve we have to abide by it democracy, that's what we're fighting for but to lose by three votes to think that just three people get always not paid now, now, Eve, no use crying over built milk at the best man win, that's what I say you're a good loser, troc martin I haven't much use for any man who isn't well, you made a wonderful showing and I'm proud of you I'm very proud of you I want you to know that I'm just as proud of you as if you'd won uh, oh well, uh I'm very grateful for your attitude, Eve I'm very grateful for that I'm very grateful for your mother's attitude, too you must forgive mother, darling if she's a little over-eager I hope you understand oh, I do you see, she's had to work hard and her whole life's been wrapped up in us children and now that Fred's in the service I know I'm afraid she still thinks of me as her baby she wants me to have the best of everything naturally and she thinks a great deal of you, troc martin I think it's a great deal of mother Eve yes you remember about six months ago you remember when you told me I ought to run for mayor I remember very well you remember when I first asked you to marry me you were very sweet and you said maybe if I won the election I remember well, I'd lost Eve and I'm ready to take my medicine oh, troc martin you didn't be a silly fool now, Eve, we made a bargain troc martin, did you think I meant that? we made a bargain and I intend to stick to it a bargain? troc martin, you make it sound so cold-blooded love isn't something you bargain with but that's what you said if I got elected, you'd marry me but I didn't troc martin, you're so literal I only said that to make you try harder, silly uh, you mean I never dreamed you'd take it literally I certainly hope you don't think I'm the kind of a girl who would marry a man just because he was mayor well, no, only and I hope you don't think I deserved him just because he failed well, no, only God's house a fella gonna know where he stands I mean, one minute, you say troc martin, let's not argue, not now why not? this is as good a time as any not now, darling you see, I have something to say to you, troc martin and I don't know quite how to say it oh, you'll need to worry about me I'm not one of those fellas that proposes to a girl and then please dear this is something that's going to hurt for my mistake and I don't like hurting you I'm very fond of you, troc martin terribly fond of you what's more important, I respect you I think you're one of the finest men I've ever known I like you too, even I admire you and I hope you'll always be good friends huh? I know how you must see the girl this is sudden, and it may seem unreasonable but I brought it over and I'm sure it's best this way you see Eve, just wait a minute yes? let me get this straight you mean you can't marry me? I'm afraid not to troc martin can you ever forgive me? oh, I'll try, Eve, I'll try please do perhaps in time, who knows the pain will wear away and I can learn to forget you're brave you're so brave troc martin I'll go away somewhere grass, lake, perhaps you see, dude, there was so many things after all this mother, my first duty is to hurt you're right, Eve I like about you, you know your duty and you do it I could see you were never going to be able to get along with her well, no, I wouldn't say that oh, I could tell and then too, I got to thinking these last few weeks, I... well, I didn't want to think me too it occurred to me that well, that maybe this was just one of those things yeah, just one of those things just one of those things it was never meant to be yeah after all, when you come right down to it we're not much alike, you and I not at all I'm fat and you're... no, I mean, it's possible that we just weren't meant for each other sure maybe it was mistakes from the start maybe we were foolish enough to think of it absolutely, silliest thing I ever heard why do people get these ideas? start, Morton, let's face it what? you don't love me, do you? no that's men on earth yeah now that we're such good friends yes how about a little kiss? yeah we all need a vacation so we're going to knock off for the next few weeks and play some camp shows and bond rallies I'm starting out with Salt Lake City tomorrow night this is our last broadcast this season we'll be back again the first week in September at the same time and over these same stations before saying goodbye, we want to thank you for the encouragement you've given us through your letters and for your response to the government messages we've carried from time to time to our sponsors, the craft cheese company we're grateful for rare understanding and cooperation we want to give the credit due to all members of the Gilda Sleeve cast whom you've come to know B. 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