Beware, My Lovely

Mrs. Warren, I've finished!

Mrs. Warren!

Mrs. Warren!

Fa la la la la la la la la

Troll the ancient

yuletide carols

Children!

Fa la la la la

la la la la

Where's Johnny?

Corky, you're a great help!

Come here, come here.

Corky! Corky,

what are you doing?

You come out

of here! Out! Out!

Bye, Mrs. Gordon!

Bye!

Thanks for letting me

use your piano.

All right.

Oh, yes, just

a minute, Jackie.

Now, Corky, don't

get in the way.

Off you go. Be careful. Careful.

Bye, teacher, we'll bring

our presents this afternoon.

Bye, children.

Don't get into mischief.

Bye! Bye!

I'll race you

to Elsie's!

Let's see...

The children have been

flitting all over the place.

Place is messy enough as it is.

Good morning, dear.

Good morning,

Walter.

Everything packed?

I think so.

But I'll

probably get home

And find out I've left behind

me all that's really important.

And I'm going

to miss you.

Thanks.

Oh, let me see.

Hardly know where to begin,

the place is such a muddle.

Might as well

finish this.

I never did like

these rugs anyway.

I think I'll get

some new ones.

Oh, uhh, uhh...

See, pull it

on that side.

Let me help.

Thank you.

There must be

some system to this.

Now, you can stand on

them, and I can sweep them.

And we'd both wind up

on the floor.

No, thanks. Besides, you'll

be late for your train.

Are you watching

the time?

Yes, I have

plenty of time,

And I hate

waiting rooms.

Well, you can't

sit around.

Why do you suppose I waited

for you to go on your vacation

Before I started

cleaning house?

You're the most disorganized

woman I ever knew.

You think you'll ever get

all this back together again?

I hope so. I have

a man coming to help me.

Good. Where'd

you find him?

Came looking

for work yesterday.

Oh, don't

spread it, dear.

Dust!

What's the sense in

dusting all of them?

Seems to me you make a lot

of extra work for yourself.

Why don't you have each

person who wants to read a book

Dust it himself?

Hello, Mr. Armstrong.

Morning, Ruthie.

Hello, Aunt Helen.

Morning, Ruth.

Well, what hit

this place?

I thought you were

going on your vacation.

She put me to work.

Why are you here

so early?

I'm being punished.

Dad and Mother went

over to the Ellisons for the day.

I'm supposed

to help you.

On a Saturday, too.

Don't tell me you were

out late again last night,

Not after all you went through

with your Mother last week.

I'm not a child.

Look, who's not a child!

Lots of girls my age are

married and have children.

Oh, I wouldn't

say lots.

Had your breakfast?

Yes, thanks.

Good. Then supposing

you get right to work?

Don't I even get a

chance to catch my breath?

No. You can do that

while you dust the shades.

Ohh.

I'm just a slave

anyway.

Ruth, dear.

Exactly how long did your mother

say I was to punish you today?

Just work me to

the bone, I suppose.

I see.

Well, at the rate we're going, I

don't think we'll get to the bone

till next Fall.

Just cause I was

out late last night.

Parents are so insensitive.

We had such a beautiful

evening planned.

I'll never be

able to face Tom

When he finds out I've been

ordered to stay home tonight,

Just like a child.

It's Tom, now. Oh, dear,

whatever happened to Larry?

I thought he was

the big love of your life.

Larry just

wasn't for me.

Found that out

when I met Tom.

You've been out of touch with

men for so long, Aunt Helen,

You wouldn't

understand.

Oh, I don't know.

My poor old memory

isn't that dim.

Oh, wonder if

I've got everything.

Um, Ruth, I really don't think you ought

to stay here and help me anymore today.

You mean

I can go home?

No. Come here.

I want you to deliver these packages to

the school for the party this evening.

Nice lot of them.

See that you

deliver them.

When you've finished,

I want you to drop this box of

old clothes at the church for me.

I guess everybody wants

me to die of exhaustion.

Don't you think that's too much

to ask a woman of her advanced age?

Guess this will fill

up my whole day.

Oh, no. I want you to come

back when you're through.

Perhaps by then I'll have found a

large wash for you to do or something.

That's sweet of you.

Good-bye,

Mr. Armstrong.

I hope you have

a nice Christmas.

Thanks, Ruthie.

Good-bye.

Oh, peace at last.

'Tis nice, isn't it?

Oh, yes. Now I can finish the

rest of my Christmas packages.

I've, uh...

Yes?

I have something to

straighten out with you.

Now, this, this should take care of my

room for two more weeks, shouldn't it?

And as I told you,

if Mr. Frank shows up,

You can let him have it

while I'm away.

Then you won't be

alone in the house.

I'll be all right,

thanks.

But I don't expect

any telephone calls.

You have my forwarding address,

and I'm going to miss that room.

Ned liked

that room, too.

He kept writing about

how much he missed it

while he was in the service.

I...

Heavens,

what time is it?

Oh, plenty of time.

I've nearly an hour.

You're not that early,

and you know it.

Now, hurry along or

you'll really be late.

Oh, all right.

I wish I could send you a box

of snow from where I'm going.

So do I.

Oh, let me help you.

Well, I haven't heard

Corky bark in ages.

Wonder what's

the matter with him.

He decided he's going

to be a watchdog.

Corky, come here!

Stop that!

Corky! Come here!

Stop that!

Corky!

That's the man

I hired.

Ha ha ha! I believe

he's afraid of Corky.

He couldn't be. Now, hurry or

you're going to miss that train.

Corky, you bad dog!

Up! Come here!

That a-boy. I'm sorry.

I don't know what's come over him.

Glad you're here.

The name is...

Howard Wilton,

ma'am.

That's right. Howard

Wilton. Mr. Armstrong.

I'm glad to meet you. I know you're

going to be a great help to Mrs. Gordon.

I hope to be. I tried

to make friends with him.

Oh, he just doesn't trust

strangers. I'm sorry.

Well, nice meeting you.

Good-bye, Helen.

Good-bye, dear. And drop

me a card, won't you?

I'll do that.

Good-bye, Corky.

See him off to

the gate, Corky. Go on.

Oh, my.

Sorry, I'm late.

Oh, that's all right.

There's so much to do.

Oh, yes, the wreath.

Here.

Thank you.

Where does it go?

Uh, right

over the door.

Thank you.

The dog wasn't here

when I came yesterday.

No. He runs off

all the time.

Haven't seen a dog

yet that liked me.

You probably imagine

they don't like you.

That looks nice.

You ever owned one?

No.

Better come inside

and get started now.

Oh, give me your coat, and

I'll hang it here in the closet.

Thank you.

Where shall I

put this?

Oh, I'll take it.

Now, let me see.

Oh, yes, I think I'd like

the floors waxed first.

Floors are

my specialty.

Maybe I don't work as fast as

others, but when I've finished,

You know they've

really been polished.

That's good. Well, I'll

get the waxing things.

You shouldn't carry

that. It's too heavy.

Thank you.

You should have

let me get it.

Oh, I'm used to

carrying it.

Well, you won't

carry it anymore.

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