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I did. You usually come in the front door, but today you came in the back door. Well, I put up the car. Yes, but I didn't expect you to back door because you usually come in the front door. Bertie, if it'll make you feel better, I'll go out and come in the front door. Oh, you in now? Yeah. Well, I have to go make a phone call. You can't make a phone call the line's busy. Oh, I don't call the grocery half hour. Go put the line was busy. Bertie, we don't have a party line. We got a party on the end of it now. Leroy on one end and Miss X on the other. Who's Miss X? That's his new girlfriend, the latest and the greatest. Yes, yes. What could they be talking about this long? I don't know what she's telling, but she sure knocked him for a loop. What's this? I went through the parlor a minute ago and he had his legs draped over the back of the couch and his head down on the coffee table. That's what I call knock for a loop. Well, I'll go get him off the line. Yes, sir. When you get too tired of your girl, call me so I can call the grocery. You're all right, Bertie. Now, he has head under the coffee table. I never saw anybody stand on his head while sitting on the couch. Now, tell me what you've been doing since I left here. You just left her. Leroy... I'm listening to Wendy. Well, tell her to wind up the conversation. Okay. Yeah? What's that not Wendy? Always have good ideas. Young man, get off your head and terminate the conversation. Gosh, I gotta hurry up now, Wendy. Call me back. My boy, I don't believe I know this Wendy, do I? No, I don't think you do, Aunt. Who is she? She's keen. Well, undoubtedly. But where did you meet her? One afternoon, we were going to the basketball game in Dinky's car, and I met her on the running board. On the running board? Yeah, we couldn't get a seat. You want to see your picture? I got my wallet. Yeah, I'd like to. Look here, I got a wrapped in cellophane. Yeah. How about that, huh? How about that? A very pretty little girl. Yes, indeed. Is that all you've got to say? What should I say? Well, get with it, Aunt. Well, a girl gives you her picture to put in your wallet. That's real out of space. Oh? We're going steady. Since when? Well, we were over at Sheila's house the other day, and we talked it over doing the shag. Oh, my goodness. Can I have some new pictures taken, Aunt? Wendy wants one for her wallet. You will see. Yeah, I have to make my phone call now. I got it. But, I better get the phone. I better go write a letter, Ben and Chad. You might give me a couple of cigars. Yeah, well, do you want the 1954 model? What's the difference? There's no difference. They're the ones I didn't sell you in 53. Yes, yes. I thought you had a new model. Well, that's an idea. The cigar people could do like the automobile manufacturers. Might boost the scar cells if they came out with power smoking and dual exhaust. Dual exhaust. Hmm. You blow the smoke out of both ears. Pee-pee, what's come over you tonight? You know, I just feel a little pricky. Our new parrot talked back to Miss Pee-pee today. It did. Taking quite a chance, wasn't it? No, it's new around there. One of these days the feathers is going to fly. Yeah, how do you get along with the birds? Oh, it has my admiration. I'm here to tell you. He stood right back on his hind legs and said to Miss Pee-pee, swab the deck, you lover. You know, that parrot must have been in the Navy. Doesn't watch out. It'll be back in the Navy. Oh, I forgot. I'd better charge you for those cigars. Oh, I see you have a new ledger. Yeah, and I call this my faith hope and charity ledger. Oh? It's a lot of faith to charge the things to some people, and I hope they pray, and if they don't, I'm on charity. Yeah, that's about right. Say, is that Leroy's name on your ledger? Yeah, Leroy has a little account now. Why does he need an account? Well, same reason you do, Mr. Goverly. He doesn't always have the money with him. He frequently brings a little girl in here for sodas. You mean Wendy? Yeah, they make quite a couple. When they started going steady, Leroy celebrated by buying her lipstick. A lipstick? Pink dream, I believe they call it. Pink dream. That boy's gonna give me nightmares. He could be. Well, I don't like the idea of Leroy concentrating on one girl at his age. I don't see how he does it. They're all so cute. I'll have to talk with the boy. Some of these youngsters get serious about each other too early. Oh, well, I wouldn't worry about Leroy. They're too young to realize the obligations they undertake. Leroy'll have to watch it, baby. I might help him. His present obligation is only $2.30, if you'd like to take care of it. Oh, put it on my bill. I can't understand why you want to spend all of your time with one girl. Well, I don't understand why you spend most of yours with a school principal. Ms. Finchaw is a very intelligent conversationalist. That's the reason. Ha! I guess I'd better go give her back her picture. Well, that's up to you, my boy. I want you to remain friends. I have other girlfriends. There's Ms. Tuttle, Ms. McKinley, May Kelly. You've got a lot of girls, but you always concentrate on one of the time. You are a little... You know how it is, don't you? I'm Wendy. It's pretty hard to concentrate on anything else. That proves you should see other girlfriends. When I'm around other girls, I don't see anybody but Wendy. And maybe you need glasses. Oh, for corn's sake. Oh, my boy, you're resisting this idea. Yeah. But I'll tell you what I'll do. You've been wanting one of those sweaters at Hogan Brothers in your school colors. Oh, boy, I'll say. All the kids are gone on those. Now, if you'll divide your time a little bit, you may go right down and pick out yours. No kidding? Tell them to charge it to your old uncle. Well, I'm going right down. Be seeing you. Yeah. Yeah, Gilles, leave. You're such a good handling chiller, and you should have been the old woman who lived in the shoe. It was good, too. Whole today. Uh-oh. Here comes Wendy. Well, if she wants me to walk with her, I'll tell her I have something else to do. I'll just be indifferent. Hello, Leroy. Hi, Wendy. I didn't see you after school. Well, I had something else to do. I missed you. Yeah? Well, I had something else to do. Oh. Do you want to walk me down to the corner? No. I'm going the other way. Something wrong? I'm just going the other way. Well, goodbye, Leroy. We can wait on the bench. Okay. Isn't that a new sweater you're wearing? Yeah. I just bought it. I've always wanted to wear a boy's sweater. Yeah? Lots of girls do. Yeah. Some guys are stupid enough to give girls their sweaters. No, I don't mean I'd wear just any boy's sweater. Sit down by me, Leroy. Well, I guess I can wait here until your bus comes. What I mean about the sweater, Leroy, is that I'd rather wear a boy's sweater than a girl's sweater. But I wouldn't dream of asking a boy to let me wear his sweater. Well, you're different from a lot of girls anyway, Wendy. I'm glad you think so. I think so. Anyway, your sweater wouldn't fit me. Your shoulders are so broad. No, they're not so broad. They look broad to me. Well, I got muscles if that's what you mean. I just love a boy's sweater in our school colors. Purple and orange. They're real cool. Yeah. Well, I'll have to be leaving you in a couple of minutes. I see my bus coming down the street. Oh, God, you're so stupid. I haven't seen you all afternoon. Don't I know it? Can't you wait and take the next bus? I could, but... But it's awful cold sitting here, Leroy. Well, what? Sweater until your bus comes. Won't you get cold? No, I've got broad shoulders. Help around. He isn't going steady anymore. Oh, that's news to me. Well, I made a little deal with the boy. You know the slip-over sweater he's been wanting? Yes, sir, in the school colors. Yeah, I suggested that if he didn't see so much of Wendy, he could have the sweater. In other words, you pulled the wool over his eyes. Ha, ha, ha. Yeah, when it comes to handling these things, I'm pretty cagey. Oh, yes, sir. Hello, my boy. Hello, Leroy. Leroy, where's your sweater? My sweater? Oh, my goodness. Birdie, what do you think of that? I asked for the wool over Leroy's eyes. Just a minute. A few minutes ago, I told you about a gift you'll get when you buy craft oil, and here it is. When you buy a bottle of this wonderful salad and cooking oil, you get a free package of Jolly Time Popcorn. That's only part of craft oil's sensational gift offer. In addition to your free package of popcorn, you can also get a certificate at your grocers worth $3 toward the purchase of a New Wind Electric Corn Popper. If your family likes popcorn, and what family doesn't, take advantage of this remarkable bargain. 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When you're sitting on a bench with your best girl waiting for a bus, and she shivers with a cold and looks at you with those big warm eyes. Leroy, I don't understand you. I don't understand myself, honk. I've seen boys who just play in girls' hands. I've never seen as big a hunk of putty as you. Oh, gosh! Want some more hot cocoa, Leroy? No, Bertie. It's getting hot and nothing here. It's going to get hotter, young man. I thought we made a bargain. If you got your sweater, you were to stop going steady with Wendy. She's a nice little girl, Miss Gilles. Leroy, get out some wallet and show him a picture. I've seen her picture. I'm not objecting to Wendy. It's the principle of the thing. This going steady is not a healthy situation. Okay, Uncle Kay. I've heard it. I've heard it. Leroy, don't get on your high horse. I'm the one who's on the high horse. Too many horses around here. Bertie's going to get out before the stampede. Why, when I was your age, Leroy... Times have changed, donk. Grover Cleveland isn't president anymore. Leroy. Hello, everybody. Come in, my dear. Aren't you going to say hello, Leroy? Hi. Well, I've been forced to take a hand and he wants to go steady. Anki, any girl who wants to go steady with Leroy, encourage it. What? We love him, but those ears. Who's the lucky girl? Wendy Howard. Oh, I know Wendy. She's darling. Well, there's time enough later for that going steady business. Of course, I'm not going to be unreasonable about it. I'm just going to forbid it. No, Miss Marjorie. Anki, I remember you forbidding me to do things and I was all the more determined to do them. Oh, Marjorie, you were a model girl. And it paid off. Now you're happily married to Bronco. If you'll think back, there was a time you forbade me to go steady with Bronco and look what happened. Well... Yes, she married him and now she's got twins. Yeah, but you must admit Leroy is a good deal younger than Marjorie was when she first talked about going steady. Oh, I don't know. I was going to go steady with the milkman when I was seven. Marjorie, this is serious. Well, it might get to be serious if you insist on making such a big thing out of it. Why don't you be casual about it? Ask Leroy to invite Wendy over. That's a good idea. You mean encourage them? It'll blow over all the sooner. Use your head, Anki. Right, George, I will. I'll do anything to have Leroy turn out the way you did. Aw, isn't he nice, Bertie? Yes, ma'am, he's going to see that Leroy has twins, too. I've been doing some thinking. Why don't you invite Wendy over? No, no, no, I mean it. Get her on the phone. On the phone? Now I've heard everything. I'm withdrawing my objection to your seeing, Wendy. Honest. Honest. Oh, boy, I'll phone Dinky and tell him to get his girl and I'll get Wendy and we'll get Dink's car. Oh, wait a minute. Yeah? Just because you met Wendy on the running board is no reason for staying there. I want you to invite her over for dinner. Just the two of you. Oh, Anki, you don't have to do that. Well, I want to. You'll have a fine evening together. But, God... No, no, no, there isn't any trouble. Just leave everything to me. I'm glad to do it. Well, it's nice of you, Anki, but... No more than I should do. Wendy's a fine little girl. You may see her as often as you like, my boy. See, you're swell, Anki. Don't lose another sweater. Thank you. Leroy, I want this to be a nice evening for you two. So I got a lot of ice cream. Oh, yes, sir. We'll load it. It was a wonderful dinner, Bertie. Thank you, dear. Yeah. Now let's get going. Where are you going? Well, we've had dinner. We might go over to Wendy's house. No, my boy. You can't just eat and run. I planned your evening here at home. All right, George, I believe in making the home an attractive place for the young people. We might have another game of Scrabble. No, brothers. Of course, this time I'll let you two play. I'll just watch and help out with the words. I don't believe I care to play Scrabble anymore. Would you, Leroy? No, not our full stomachs. Well, whatever you say. It's your evening. Why don't we retire to the parlor? Well, if you're all the size you want, more ice cream later on. Reloaded. Thanks, Bertie. Leroy, you and Wendy want to sit on the couch? That's where I usually sit when I have a date. Oh, gosh, I don't know. I hadn't thought about it. I'll just sit here on the piano bench. Oh, do you play, Wendy? Not as well as Leroy. Well, I guess we'd better eliminate the piano, then. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It was a good dinner, wasn't it? It was wonderful. Yeah. Yes, sir, my joy. That was a good dinner. Divine. Yeah. Gee. Well, perhaps I'd better leave you two. Goodbye, Aunt. I'm not going anywhere. I'll be in the den in case you want me. Oh, don't worry about us, Mr. Govis-Leave. Go wherever you like. Yeah, anywhere at all. Leroy, why don't you show Wendy the family album? Family album? He was a cute baby, Wendy. I'd like to see the album sometime. Well, the album's right there in the table. I brought it down from the attic. If you'll excuse me now. Sure, glad to, Uncle. Your Uncle sure is doing everything he can to make us enjoy the evening. Uncle's okay, but a little corny. Oh, Leroy, the corner music store has two new sides by Eddie Fisher. Yeah? He's solid, man. What are they, 45 or 78? Who's 78? Oh, hi, Uncle. We were talking about recordings, Mr. Govis-Leave. Well, Leroy, why don't you get out your new recordings and play them for Wendy? Oh, they're all over at her house. We could go over there. Yes, why don't we? Well, that won't be necessary. I have any number of records here. Oh, grown. Well, let's see. In a monastery garden? Yeah, that doesn't sound very lively. Never mind, Uncle. Here we are. Here we are. I'm always chasing rainbows. Is he kidding? No, he isn't. This is a favorite of Irene's and mine. Take this side of the hip. You help. I'll leave you two alone now. Good, Uncle. Go ahead and dance. You can't hurt the rock. We couldn't possibly hurt a dancing to that tempo. I have to take it off. Gosh, it's too bad we don't have some of our own records. Well, I've been saving this little surprise for later, but... More surprises? I borrowed Judge Hooker's movie projector and we'll show some home movies. Home movies? Some of the stuff we took up at Honey Suckle Lodge that summer, Leroy. Yeah, I'll go fetch them. Leroy, what's that expression your Uncle uses when things go wrong? You mean... Sorry, I got the first one in backwards. Sitting to Honey Suckle Lodge. I shouldn't have tried to take it from the car, I guess. Oh, yes. Here we are unloading the car. Later on, you'll see us loading it again. There's a lot of interesting stuff in between. Oop, film broke. Pretty brittle after all these years. Turn on the lights, Leroy. Leroy, the lights. Con founded me, Roy. Where are you? Something wrong, Mr. Gelsley? Birdie, will you please turn on the lights? Yes, sir. Leroy, if this is your idea of a joke... There's nobody here. Wendy! Look like Leroy's gone with the... I played with a couple of youngsters and they disappeared. I'm just curious enough to want to know where they went and what they're up to. Kids their age going steady. I knew it would lead to no good. Say, there's Dinky's car tied to the lamppost in front of Peavey's. Wonder if Leroy's in there. I think I'll pull in and take a look. I don't know, if Leroy walks out in his own home movies he must be pretty serious about this Wendy. Well, I gave him his chance. Hello, Peavey. Mr. Gelsley, what can I do for you? Look at the teenagers. Is Leroy here? Yeah, he's back there. The kids are taking over the back food. Peavey, why do you allow them to play music in your drugstore? Well, they bring in the record player and that brings in business. I may put in a jukebox. Oh, my goodness. Look at them. They don't even realize I'm here. They're real gone, Mr. Gelsley. Who's the girl splitting a soda with Leroy? Isn't Wendy? No, she's another one of their crowd. I went out of my way to have them up home for dinner thinking they wanted to be alone together. They like to be alone together with their own group. Yeah. Yeah, I guess I worry too much about Leroy. You old worrywart. Come to think of it, that isn't bad music. Care to dance, Peavey? No, no, I wouldn't say that. The Great Kilda Sleeve will be back with us again in just 30 seconds. Don't miss Kraft Oil's sensational popcorn offer now being featured at your grocers. Kraft makes this offer to prove to you that the most wonderful way to popcorn is with Kraft Oil. Next time you're shopping, get a 3-ounce package of Jolly Time Popcorn and a certificate worth $3 toward the purchase of a whirlwind electric corn popper. Both are free when you buy a bottle of Kraft Oil. You seem pretty happy with the way things turned out with Leroy and Wendy. Yeah, nothing to worry about, Bertie. 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