Four Daughters Page #4

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I don't think you'd like it.

Well, there are a couple

of nice rooming houses.

Suppose we discuss this after dinner.

In the meantime, my lamb-chops

are getting cold.

A very good idea.

Aunt Etta, here's what we'll do.

Suppose you sit over there by me.

Right over there. Miss Kay,

we'll put you right in this chair.

Oh no, that's specially

reserved for gate-swingers.

Miss Emma. I think you'll be comfortable

right over here beside aunt Etta.

Miss Thea, a very

special seat for you here.

There. Isn't that better?

I suppose you have no objection to my

sitting in my customary chair, have you?

Not at all, sir. Make yourself at home.

Thank you, sir.

Well, what did I tell you, girls?

I'll tell you a secret.

Diary.

I like him.

Look.

Over the hills.

That is, I meant to say there's ..

There's some beautiful rhododendrons.

I thought maybe we could walk over ..

We can't right now, Ernest. I've

got to finish mending Felix's sweater.

The moths have declared

a vendetta against him.

Oh look, my button.

I saw that Ernest, and it

won't do you a bit of good.

Oh, this is gorgeous.

Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

I wouldn't mind building

right on this spot.

And you could buy it for a song.

Put the house right over there facing

the creek. In your name, of course.

Subdivide it and give it a fancy name.

I'll bet I could make a pretty penny.

Darned if I wouldn't consider it, too.

If you'd only name the

day for the wedding.

Thea, it's almost June.

Doesn't the idea of being

a June bride intrigue you?

Let's leave it to the fall. I promise

you I'll be much more definite then.

What's the verdict? Does he

love you or does he love you not?

That's what I'm trying to find out.

Why, haven't I told you that?

Yes.

Etta, what's cooking?

Barley soup.

I don't like barley soup.

Felix likes it.

Hey Felix.

What?

Come here.

What is it?

Do something about the sun,

won't you. Its in my eyes.

Why not put your hand over your eyes?

You do it. I don't want

to pamper myself.

See, that's all there is to it.

Is that better?

That's good.

Hey, Emma.

Excuse me a minute. You do it a while.

I'll fetch that bucket.

I can manage.

You can carry it back when it's full.

That's the idea.

Here we are.

Here, give it to me.

Why is it no musician can ever

make a decent knot in his tie?

Because a musician is ..

Let me fix it.

Alright.

Say, you've got a

steady job fixing my tie.

That is if you can take time off from

your cooking and sewing and cleaning.

Sounds like interesting work.

I'll find the time.

Thanks.

Well, I suppose we're

holding up aunt Etta.

She must be waiting for the water.

We'd better get back.

I'll take it.

You look positively radiant, Emma.

That's because the sun is shining and

the flowers are in blossom and ..

Kay loaned me her face-powder.

Hey!

All this bunk you read about

druids living in trees and loving it.

I'll take the Lemp home any old time.

It's not drinking water, Ann.

Who's afraid of a little typhoid?

Oh no you don't.

Deitz, I don't like your tie straight.

Cut it out. Emma fixed it.

That's a lot better.

You look better with hair mussed.

Oh you want a fight, do you?

Come on, I'll take you on.

Say.

Somebody had better go to the

stand and get some more hot-dogs.

Father has made a way with the dust.

I'll go on my bike.

I'll race you there.

I bet I can beat you with

only a pedal and one foot.

Get me a case of beer!

Hey, what's holding you back?

You got an anchor on your wheel?

A slow starter. Watch me on the stretch.

Look out!

You see, things were quiet

until you came to live with us.

There is something about you

that always sets people laughing.

There's an effect you have, too.

Yeah, what?

You do something to a room.

The minute you enter it, it lights up.

Who, me?

Yes.

Maybe an Edison has an explanation

for it but I can't understand it at all.

Somehow, what happens to

that room is transferred to me.

I glow, too.

I haven't noticed it.

Oh, it's an inner glow.

The expensive kind.

We're a great combination,

aren't we. Light and laughter.

Yes, but we can't have

one without the other.

If you don't light up, I can't laugh.

Vice versa.

So we two ..

We should never be further apart

than a stone's throw, should we.

I'll vote for that.

Ann.

I don't know whether this fits

into the conversation or not, but ..

Your eyes are very beautiful.

If fits.

Ann.

Holy smoke, the hot-dogs. We left

a whole family starving back there

And there's a few members of

the family that I'm very fond of.

Wait a minute.

Here's a little memento

I picked up for you.

Oh Felix! That's darling.

It's nothing. Just a little trinket.

It isn't worth very much.

One of the charms says "I love you".

I hope you like it.

Thanks.

Oh, don't thank me.

Just promise me we'll go back slowly.

I promise.

Gee, I'll bet they'll be starving.

Felix. Felix, now stop it.

Stop it, you hear me?

Felix, listen to me.

Listen. I don't mind you wasting your

time but don't waste it on my piano.

First prize is a thousand dollars.

I'll use it to buy you a new piano.

You'll win first prize will you,

with this collection of cat-calls?

Come on, you've got a

class to teach at 3 o'clock.

There is still half an hour.

I'm waiting for Mickey Borden.

Who's he?

A piano player I picked up.

Going to help me orchestrate

my compositions.

It's criminal wasting another

person's time on this abominable ..

It's not exactly a waste of time. Mickey

is out of a job now. I can use him.

Tell him from me.

That orchestrating this stuff is one

step lower than being out of work.

Will he be here soon?

He's an hour late now, but he

may not be here for a week.

In fact he may not get here at all.

I was un ..

I was under the impression that

only trombone players drank.

Mickey doesn't drink.

He's just a little ..

Well, unpredictable.

Well, I'm very glad to hear it.

No completely sane person could

do a good job on that stuff

Furthermore ..

I'll see you at the Foundation.

[ Doorbell ]

I'll get it.

Is this ..?

It is. Come in, Mickey.

We're waiting for you.

I've been struggling with

this opus for days.

Say, you're going to find this

arrangement right up your alley.

A rug on the floor.

A smell of cooking in the

kitchen, piano and flowers.

It is homes like these that are

the backbone of the nation.

Where's the spinning wheel?

Shut up.

Did you miss the train?

I ignored the train.

I thumbed my way up.

Why? I gave you enough for the fare.

Well, I bet the four dollars on a

horse I could have bought for seven.

It had a lovely name, Felix, that

I can't for the life of me remember.

This time of day there's a lot of traffic

from town. You shouldn't be late.

Oh, I had lots of offers from small fry.

Fords, Chevies, but I

held out for a town car.

It's a poor man's privilege.

Well, I have to get over to the

Foundation. A class from 3 to 4.

Suppose you get a room here for

a few weeks until we're through.

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