Employees' Entrance Page #7

This is closing time

As far as I'm concerned.

I was going to ask you to

come out with me tonight-

A nice little dinner in my

apartment. What do you say?

What is it

- Conscience?

Why do you want me?

I haven't any feeling for you.

I don't even hate you. I wish I could.

There's just no feeling at all.

Like someone you pick

up on the streets-

That what's I feel like.

Why don't you leave me alone?

Because you're an attractive woman-

One of the most

attractive I've ever seen.

There's something in us right

now that pulls us together.

We haven't anything to say about it.

If I just lay my hand on you now-

Don't touch me!

You may not come to me

tonight or tomorrow night,

But you'll come. You can't help it.

No, I won't! Yes, you will!

Furthermore, I've had a

look at your sales record.

It's pretty good

- Good enough to make

An assistant buyer of

you at a bigger salary

If you'll just keep your

head and work with me.

Don't you understand?

That's not what I want.

What do you want me to do-Marry you?

Bunk! When you dames get your

claws on a man, you don't let him go

Till you've dragged him to

some altar and ruined his life!

All you're looking for is a soft place

to park for the rest of your life!

The only thing I've ever asked

you for is to be let alone!

That's all I want, and as for

marrying you, you're safe there, too.

I'm married, and I love my husband.

What I do with my life doesn't matter,

But I won't make a mess out of martin's!

Martin? You mean martin west?

Yes. Yes. Now you know.

Why didn't he tell me?

I love martin, Mr. Anderson-

More than anything else in the world.

You must help me protect him.

I didn't mean to tell you about

our marriage. He wanted to do that.

Don't tell him you know, will

you? You owe me that much.

I'll take care of it.

Yes.

Tell miss dale to come in here!

I've got a new job for you. Doing what?

You know young west? Sure.

He's tangled up with a woman.

You think he'll live?

I want him back, do you understand?

I want him. I want you to break

that thing up and deliver him to me.

I'll fix you up a date with

martin. He might just fall for you.

Who's the competition?

A girl named Madeline in

the women's department.

Madeline?

Yes. The young fool

ran off and married her.

And you want me to put

him back in circulation?

Exactly.

Well, the answer is no.

Huh? I said no.

$150 a week if you can

get him to look at you.

I'm not interested.

You've got a price. What is it?

There are some things I won't

do, and that's one of them.

When did you develop principles?

Oh, I saved a couple out of the crash.

Listen, I've made something

of that boy. I need him.

I'm giving him the

opportunity of his life,

And he's throwing it away on a woman!

You want to save him from loving

a swell girl like Madeline,

And you don't care what becomes of

her, as long as you get your martin!

Say, why don't you keep your nose

Out of other people's lives

before somebody smacks you down?

You let those two alone!

You're through! You get your

last salary saturday night.

Not as long as I can play chess.

Yes?

The men's lavatory on the fourth

floor is out of order again.

I have cabled every Mediterranean port.

I sent radio messages

to locate that yacht.

Miss hall, get western union on

the telephone. Get postal, too.

Yes, sir.

The board of directors meets at 10:00.

We've got to have those proxies, Ross!

Well, I'm keeping the wires open.

I spent the night trying to think

up some scheme to do our own banking

And tell them all to go to the devil.

Haven't you been to bed at all?

No. Too much sleep

makes a man's brain dull.

That's why your brain's dull.

You sleep 9 hours on one of

our double-Jointed springs.

Yes.

What's the report?

Western union has received

nothing. I'm getting postal.

All right, keep after them.

Yes, sir.

Well, what's the matter with you, Ross?

Oh, uh, nothing, nothing.

I:

- I'm beginning to appreciate you, perhaps.

You don't know when

you are licked, do you?

Beginning to like me, huh?

I despise you for that, Ross.

What time is it?

16 minutes past 9:00.

44 minutes left, huh?

Well, it's all up to

little Franklin Monroe.

King Monroe. Ha ha! The handshaker.

Funny world, Ross. Look at us-

A couple of numskulls struggling to

keep this store from cracking to pieces.

We must be a little mad, aren't we?

If we were sane, we wouldn't

be able to stand it, would we?

You-You mean, uh...

we all do insane things once in a while?

Yes, I-I suppose you are right.

Oh, uh, and listen.

Can I ask you for some advice?

What about?

A woman.

A woman? You?

Yes.

Yes, yes, it's one

of those insane things

We all do.

Well, you know how it is.

See, she's blackmailing me.

Yes. I'm caught like a rat in a trap.

I'll be ruined. Franklin

Monroe might hear of it.

Anderson, you know all about women.

What am I to do?

Why don't you kill her?

Huh?

Yes.

Anything from postal?

No.

If you don't, she'll

probably kill you someday.

Does she carry a gun in her purse?

I don't know. Do you think she might?

She might do anything.

Oh, heavens, I-

Go ahead! Kill her and be done with it.

No. No.

I'll marry her first.

Kurt, I've got an idea.

I want to get 10 beautiful

park avenue debutantes.

Not to sell women's

clothes-That's our best department.

I want to put them in oriental rugs. We're

taking it on the chin in that department!

Debutantes selling oriental rugs?

Sure! The commission on

the sales goes to charity.

The debutantes are

supporting a bread line.

We'll support the bread

line if they sell rugs.

Do that right away. Oh, by the way...

there's going to be

plenty of night work.

I was just wondering whether

it wouldn't be a good idea

If you moved over to my hotel.

I'll get a couple of

rooms next to mine for you.

I'd like to have you a

little more available.

Uh, I'm sorry, Kurt. I...

I don't

- I don't think

It would work out so well.

Why not?

Well, I...

I'm married.

Uh-Huh.

I should have told you

A long time ago, I

suppose. Sorry I didn't.

I hope it won't make any difference.

Kurt, she won't interfere.

She won't? She has.

I ask you to come and live with me

So we can be together and plan and work,

But you can't do it because

you've got to run home to a woman,

And that's only the beginning.

She's hogtied you, my boy.

You won't be able to

think straight pretty soon.

But, Mr. Anderson, she's a swell kid.

You'd like her if you knew

her. She works here, too.

All I hoped for is in you.

I want you to stick to me

- Me, you understand?

Let this woman go.

What?

Sure. Turn her loose. A

little money will do the trick.

That's all any of them want.

Why, you-You don't know

what you're talking about!

I don't, eh? I've got rid

of plenty of them that way.

What do they care what man it is,

So long as they tie him

down for a life contract?

Don't be a sucker, martin.

You can't talk about

my wife like that, Kurt.

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