 Your coca-cola bottler presents Claudia based on the famous play and novels by Rose Franken Brought to you transcribed Monday through Friday by your friendly neighbor who bottles coca-cola Relax and while you're listening refresh yourself. Have a coke and now Claudia It's a nice drive to the station. I'm glad it's a sunny day. Why particularly mama? It's pleasant to leave a place when the sun's shining. It's pleasant or not to leave a place when the sun's shining. That's true Hmm everything's quite green now isn't it? trees and grass Almost summer. Winter's gone fast. Now that it is gone That's the way it always is isn't it? What is? While you were visiting where this it seems as if it would always last like that Now that you're leaving Seems like you are hardly with us at all. That's the right time to leave Mama, do you think Aunt Louisa is going to be sick very long? I don't know. She's not a young woman She's our only real relative. I hope she'll be all right. I'll stay with her until she is We decided over the weekend I can't keep going back and forth between New York and Eastbrook and that's the least I can do for my sister-in-law funny Thinking of Aunt Louisa as my father's sister. I know Mama you are going to come back up here afterwards Claudia is that my train? Why I don't know it's five to five Your train's not due till five after mama could be early. Oh, I doubt it trains are usually late Maybe you better drive a little faster. What did you say mom? I said maybe you better drive a little faster That's what I thought you said. I'm driving 40 mama then drive 45 and break the law Nobody'll see you. There's nobody around really mommy. You're talking like a hardened old criminal I'd rather you miss that silly old train and break the law since when have you gotten so virtuous? David likes me to be virtuous. You can't fool me. You're just contraria. Claudia. Claudia quite contraria How does your garden grow? We'll miss my train if you keep poking along like this. Good. I hope so. Hey, I'm on the right side sides, I'm not poking along Mama, do you realize what you're doing? What all my life? You've been telling me to drive slower all your life You've only had a license six months and now but I'm on the verge of having a baby It's going to be a pretty long You want me to drive faster you have no feeling for your grandson I'll remind you of this conversation sometime when you insist on driving 60 miles an hour to no place I still don't know why you want to make that train so badly anything to get away from here Then you'll be happy to know we're almost at the station. Good. Mama. What? Oh Nothing Guess the first thing I'll have to do is put my drape covers on I haven't been home in such a while the apartment will be a mess Missy slip covers send the bed spread to the cleaners any shopping you want me to do No, I'm going into town next week. I have to see dr. Rowland. Let me know which day you're planning on Think about it Claudia well here we are but only just Now maybe my pulse will go back to normal say I don't see any other cars around Not a soul on the station platform. Hey, maybe that was your train mama. Oh, it couldn't have been why not when is the next one? Not for hours You'll have to come back home with me mama. That's not on your life She's independent to Claudia if you made me miss my train on purpose. I'll what will you do? Catch the next one I'll take your bag. You will not I am younger than you are who says I'm not having the baby. I wish somebody told me that having a baby would give everybody else the privilege of bossing me around Do you good? Is it heavy mama this little bag besides which you hardly let me pack anything I'm holding your clothes for ransom. So you'll have to come back sooner. So I'll be ashamed to walk around in New York I don't know how you ever I ever let you talk me into it Maybe that's my one's mine I thought yours was halfway to New York by now probably is Just five o'clock mama stand back when the train comes you'll get a cinder in your eye What town does David get here and his usual train? I guess about 630. What'll you do between now and then? Oh? I don't know Drive around Maybe mark a little Maybe just stay here. It's only a little over an hour It's not even going to stop. It's a freight train to boot. I hope it's a short one. They never are Strange Time up here is going surprisingly fast. I know I didn't even mind your cooking. Oh Person can get used to anything. I suppose so Say mom and I would only cost 45 cents to call Eastbrook from New York after seven o'clock So I'll get reckless once in a while. I'll call you you'd better It was a short train quiet all of a sudden. Hmm now you can hear yourself think I don't hear a thing. I'm not surprised even though. I'm thinking what about If you're crazy to be going back to New York like this. Oh that again mama listen You still have time to change your mind. Claudia. Don't try flattery Don't you like our house? It's not bad. Don't you like the country pretty well, don't you like your room and bath? Oh very much Then it's all very clear. You just don't like me. How do you guess I mean it mama? So do I now seriously mama This seriously. Oh you you are impossible Mrs. Brown Do you know a person can't even have an intelligent conversation with you anymore? All right, I'll show you I won't even ask you to change your mind good Hmm my trains late first it was early then it was late. Oh Have you got something to read on your late train can't read on a train gives me a headache besides the scenery is pretty I Bet it'll be raining in New York. Why and it's dirty and terribly noisy and and what and Well, that's all I'll send your postcard from Times Square a picture of Broadway at night Well, maybe the East River you'll get so that you're like living in the country even better than in New York Claudia who said I didn't already not I Honestly David adores it here. I do too. I do honestly I wish that train would come I hate stations. What time is it now? Let's see. It's Just five after five Mama listen to me now. You're listening sure You never do you always say you are and you never do well listen this time by any chance you should get lonesome Will you please yes, and I promise to eat three regular meals of them Don't even care how regular they are so long as you eat three of them. Yes, ma'am anything else No, ma'am nothing else Well at last Claudia don't go so near the edge of the platform Then come back here Coming from the opposite direction Must be a train from New York not too Looks like every train is arriving into this station except today except mine nothing personal Why don't you run along home I can manage from here by myself. I will not well What's the matter? Do you think I'll get on the wrong train worse yet? You might not leave at all. Don't worry. I will Maybe your train got lost or maybe it hits down to the wrong engine Look here if you're in such a hurry to get rid of me, how'd you know? Nobody ought to invent something better than station. Why? Horrible place to say goodbye and don't say it. Why do we get here so early anyway? David tell him not a shout like that Like that There is to be seen with you nobody's seeing us mom everybody's hearing you for miles around Even for miles around Yeah, that mama Even David doesn't want you to go away. David's very broad-minded. He has to be look at the mother-in-law. You got what about her? Stopping independent just like her daughter so different not so different you'll see Mama Mama your Your collar is crooked. It is. Oh, thanks for telling me No extra charge Mama, you're sure you don't want anything to read or positive If you'd rather just look over somebody else's shoulder that's it of course Train certainly Let you know they're coming don't this one is mine Well about time well, I guess where's my release Oh, wait a minute David will take it for you my oh What's that? I got a cinder in my eye. I told you I better hurry Feels as big as a house. Claudia be sure you drive carefully and listen to what David says. I'm away, Mama Please promise me that Where's my hand to chip I know I can I remember Mama lend me your hand to chip would you Mama Goodbye mama Hello darling. Oh David Mama's gone She left me with a cinder in my eye. Well, that was a terrible thing for to do wasn't it? She didn't even lend me her hand to chip then here's mine. I go on blow Blowing never helps take a cinder out of a prison. That's a matter of opinion David You don't think I'm crying. Do you of course not darling? I never even got a chance to say goodbye. So how could I be crying? Oh? It's an elephant in my eye. I hear open it up wide You're very talented at this. You know it roll your eye around to the left It's on the right do as I say We're sweet to come up early So I wouldn't feel an empty house sweet nothing I just didn't want you driving back and forth on these roads more than necessary Honestly you and mama even when I drive slowly Don't you like the way I drive? I don't like There how's your eye feel feels much better. Sinner must be gone. Oh David mama's gone too Even so Everything feels all right good. I knew it would well now that the goings over Wasn't so bad David Like a cinder Come on darling. Let's go home If you're like most women who are at home during the day your lunch is rather sketchy Consisting of whatever you find in the refrigerator, but I can assure you of this If you add a nice cold bottle of Coca-Cola to your noontime meal You'll make lunchtime refreshment time and whatever you eat will taste that much better For the pause that refreshes is particularly welcome in the midst of a busy day Say Joe if you happen to be in New York tonight, would you do us a favor? Certainly David? What's on your mind call up mama? Would you see how she is? Of course? I will tell me David. How's the house coming are you going to do much more work on it? I'll be able to answer that tomorrow night. Claudia is going to balance the budget And I think it's going to be a very enlightening evening. I know what you mean mind if I eavesdrop not at all See you tomorrow night so long Joe. Goodbye David as I was about to say Every day Monday through Friday Claudia comes to you transcribed with the best wishes of your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola So listen again tomorrow at the same time And now this is Joe King saying olivar and remember Whoever you are whatever you do wherever you may be when you think of refreshment think of Coca-Cola Or Coca-Cola makes any pause the pause that refreshes and ice-cold Coca-Cola is everywhere These broadcasts are adapted for radio by mania and Roger star and the entire production is supervised and directed by William Brown Maloney and now here's a word from your friendly neighbor who bottles Coca-Cola