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Heaven Can Wait Page #7
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- 1943
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but I guess it is.
Daddy, when you were as old as me,
what kind of a kid were you?
Well, I was very obedient.
When my parents told me to go to bed,
I went without arguing.
I did my schoolwork,
brushed my teeth every morning.
Gee, Daddy.
I guess you were a wonderful boy.
Well, I suppose I was.
Then old Grandpa
must be a terrible liar.
Well, good-bye, Daddy.
Where does he get it from?
Good morning, Grandfather.
How are you feeling?
- That's fine. Morning, Mother.
- Good morning, Henry.
Mother, I want you to look at this.
- Do you think Martha will like it?
- Oh, it's beautiful.
After 10 years of me,
she's entitled to it.
Yes. Ten years next Tuesday.
- And you'll be 36.
- Mm-hmm.
Oh, if your dear father could be here
and share this happiness with us.
I always thank heaven he lived long enough to
see you settle down, become a fine husband...
a good father
and a wonderful son.
Well, it's all Martha.
And only Martha.
You know, Mother,
I'm the luckiest man in the world.
Yes. She's a fine wife,
and she has a good influence on you.
And she's pretty lucky herself.
Yes. Don't be a mother-in-law.
By the way, isn't she
coming down to breakfast?
I didn't go into her room. The opera lasted
till after midnight, so she's probably tired.
Thank you.
- Anything serious?
- No. No. Nothing.
Uh, excuse me.
I'll be right back.
Where is she?
Let me see that telegram.
It's just something personal.
It has nothing to do -
So, you don't trust me anymore, hmm?
I'm getting too old.
Henry...
you mean we've lost Martha?
It's impossible.
It's incredible.
It just doesn't make sense,
Martha leaving me.
What did you do?
What happened?
I don't know how I can
Grandpa, I love Martha.
I love her more than anything in the world.
I didn't ask you that.
I asked you what happened.
I don't know.
very happy with me.
I don't know what she's heard.
You know how people talk about anybody.
No man is perfect.
But running away like this -
Believe me.
I - I can't see any reason for it.
If a woman like Martha runs away from
her husband, there must be a reason.
Now look here, Henry.
You were the only Van Cleve
I ever really cared about. I loved you.
You were like me -
You were all the things
I wanted to be.
You did all the things
I wanted to do and didn't.
- And now you've let me down.
- Grandpa, I can't live without her.
- What -What am I gonna do?
- That's up to you.
But let me tell you one thing.
I'm an old man.
I might have to go any day now.
And if you can't
I'll be waiting up there
right in the entrance.
And if you ever dare
to climb up that ladder...
I'll hit you on the head
with a baseball bat.
Jasper!
- Jasper.
- Jasper!
Jasper.
Jasper.
- Yes, sir?
Uh, boss, well, now, you see -
- Get 'em, and get 'em right now!
- Yes, sir.
- Good morning, Mrs. Strable.
- Good morning, Jasper.
Uh, it's terrible bad weather
we're having today.
You know, when I see it
pouring like this...
I often wonder,
where does it all come from?
You tell Mr. Strable he'll get
the funny papers when I'm through...
and not one second sooner.
Yes, ma'am.
I certainly will.
Excuse me, ma'am.
Boss...
I just had a very fine
conversation with the missus...
and she says if you'd just be good enough
to give the matter a little patience...
as soon as she finishes
The Katzenjammer Kids I think-
I came down
especially early this morning...
to find out if the captain
got out of the barrel!
This goes on every Sunday,
and I'm not gonna stand it anymore!
- Jasper!
- Excuse me, Mr. Strable.
Yes'm?
You can tell Mr. Strable
the captain got out of the barrel.
Boss! Boss!
Got good news for ya!
The captain is out!
Ain't that fine?
- Now you can have a few more cakes.
- Ah, just a couple.
I can't see how he could
get out of that barrel.
Why, that barrel
had wooden slats...
nailed down
on the top and the bottom...
all around it...
and they left it
in the middle of the desert.
Now, how could he
ever get out of it?
You eat your cakes
while they're nice and hot.
In the meantime,
I'll see what I can find out.
- Uh, another lamb chop, Mrs. Strable?
- I don't mind.
About that barrel, the way he got out of it was,
a friendly snake came crawling -
Don't tell me!
You know it's no fun
unless I read it myself!
What are you trying to do,
ruin my Sunday?
Will you tell Mr. Strable
I was talking to you?
Jasper...
in the desert...
wound itself around the barrel,
and then, crunch!
I can't live in this house any longer!
- Mr. Strable.
- What do you want, Daisy?
There's a gentleman here to see you
say he's from New York.
- His name is Van Cleve.
- Van Cleve?
That's the gentleman's name,
yes, sir.
The nerve of him,
trying to walk into this house.
- Tell him to go back where he came from.
- Yes, ma'am.
- Wait a minute, Daisy.
- Yes, sir?
Maybe I ought to see Mr. Van Cleve.
And if I wanna see him, he'll come in.
And if I want him to stay here,
he'll stay right here!
- Now, Daisy...
- Yes, sir?
go tell that man if he's not off these premises
in 10 seconds, I'll wring his neck!
Yes, sir.
I'll most certainly tell him.
- Jasper, get me some fresh hotcakes.
- Yes, sir.
Excuse me, sir, but maybe somethin'
done happened to Miss Martha.
- You talk too much.
- Yes, sir.
- Jasper.
- Yes, ma'am?
Tell that man to come in.
Yes, ma'am.
- Hurry up.
- Yes, sir!
Mr. Van Cleve, if you please.
How do you do?
Oh! It's the other one!
It's Albert.
Hello, Albert.
- How do you do, Mrs. Strable?
- How do you do?
- How do you do, Mr. Strable?
- Well, we haven't seen each other since -
Not since that ill-fated occasion
10 years ago tomorrow.
- Mmm. Had breakfast?
- Yes, thank you.
- Well, sit down anyway.
- Thank you.
- Got some business in Kansas?
- No, I was on my way to California.
But I said to myself, why shouldn't I stop
and pay my respects to those charming Strables?
- Well, what do you want?
- Nothing. Nothing in particular.
- Good.
- Oh, yes!
There is one bit of news.
I'll bet you can't guess
whom I met accidentally on the train.
Probably not.
- How's business in New York?
- Very good.
Well, I don't want to keep you
in suspense any longer.
I met your own daughter, Martha.
Don't mention her name
in this house!
We don't want to hear
anything more about her.
My dear friends...
speaking as a jurist, may I say
that even in our penal code...
we have wisely provided
a system of parole...
and I have excellent reason to believe
that the party-
whose name I, naturally, will not mention
in this house - has amply paid for her mistake.
Good.
And I am sure there is nothing she'd like better
than to come back to the paternal nest.
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