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So that's what Conny had

up his sleeve!

Well, I think

it's a dirty trick.

You said it.

Where's

Miss Randolph's table?

She's with a party

at the end table.

Thanks.

Look.

Hello, Romer.

Hello, there. It looks

like a good party.

(LAUGHS)

It will be from now on.

Where's Ruth?

She's dancing somewhere.

Yeah?

What's the matter?

Nothing.

Bill, let's slip away from

the crowd and get a boat.

Now?

Yes.

We've got to dance with

the others sometime.

Well, we can do it later.

I want to be alone with

you for some of the evening.

All right, honey, we'll duck out

as soon as we finish this dance.

Hello, Ruth.

May I cut in?

(STAMMERING) Bill,

this is Mr. Sheffield.

Mr. Fadden, my fianc.

Mr. Fadden,

my congratulations.

Thank you.

May I finish this dance?

Certainly.

Thanks.

Well, there's not much

to say, is there?

No.

Well, I've never lied to you, so

I'm not going to congratulate you

or wish you happiness,

just good luck.

Thank you.

Seems like a fine fellow.

Yes, he is.

You know, I wouldn't

have come if I'd known.

Eva didn't say

anything about it.

Eva invited you here?

Yes.

You know, when I came here tonight I didn't

think our first dance would be our last.

I hope it's a long one.

(PEOPLE CLAPPING)

Well, you see it wasn't.

Do you mind if

I leave you here?

Aren't you coming

back to the table?

No, thanks. I think I'll

just step out of the picture.

I've caused you enough

embarrassment already.

You're very kind.

You shouldn't say that.

It hurts my vanity.

Hi, Archie.

So Romer was

your surprise?

Yeah. Did you see Ruth's

face when she spotted him?

She pushed Bill

all over the floor

trying to keep them

from meeting.

ARCHIE:
Yeah,

I saw it, you heel!

For two cents I'd push your

face down into your neck!

You don't like it?

No, I don't like it.

Ruth's had enough trouble,

getting fired from the bank

and having the whole

town on her neck.

Give her a break.

She's engaged

to be married.

Why should you try

and bust it up?

CONNY:
Somebody ought

to do the sap a favor

and tell him he's getting

a second-hand bargain.

I still hope that someday I'll

have to pay for that cablegram.

Goodbye, Romer.

No, not goodbye.

I hate goodbyes.

What's the matter?

Did he see me coming?

What do you mean, Bill?

Afraid of my finding out

about you two?

There's nothing

to find out, Bill.

Except that you got fired from

the bank on account of him.

Why did you lie to me

if it wasn't true?

Why were you anxious to leave

the dance when you saw him coming?

Well, I was

panicky, Bill.

I didn't want

to see him.

I was afraid that

you would find out

the things that people

are saying about us

and believe them.

If it wasn't true, what did

you have to be afraid of?

I was afraid of

losing you, Bill,

and the only happiness

I've ever known.

So you tried to

rush our marriage.

Even your family tried to hurry

us before I could find out.

(SCOFFS) And you expect

me to believe you!

No, Bill, you've

got to understand!

Romer!

I can't understand

their being out all night.

Well, thank heavens,

she'll soon be married

and all this worrying

will be over with.

Why, Bill!

Will you ask Ruth if I can

see her? Well, what's...

Why, what's

the matter, Bill?

We quarreled last night,

and I want

to talk to her.

Tell her I've got

to talk to her.

Well, Bill,

she hasn't come down yet.

I don't know, maybe

she's still asleep.

But I tell you, Bill, sit down

here, and I'll go right up and see.

Give him

a cup of coffee, Pa.

Sure.

Hello, Mother.

Where's Father?

What are you

trying to do,

throw away your only

chance of getting married?

Coming in at this time of the

morning in an outfit like that!

Are you insane?

I'm sane for the

first time in my life.

Now, Bill Fadden's

in that room.

You get upstairs and change

your clothes in a hurry.

You can do your

explaining later.

I'll do all the explaining

I'm going to do right now.

Well, Bill?

Ruth, I was a fool to say

those things last night.

It doesn't matter, now.

Yes, it does.

We can't let a quarrel

like that stop our marriage.

We'll be happy.

You've got to forgive me.

It isn't a case of my

forgiving you now, Bill.

The things you believed

of me last night were lies,

but this morning

they're the truth.

I spent last night

at Romer's house.

And you couldn't

forgive that, could you?

No, I didn't think

you could.

Never mind, Dad.

I only came back

to say goodbye.

Why, where are you going?

I don't know,

but I'll write, Mother.

Goodbye, Dad.

Where to, Romer?

New York.

I owe a minister

a bet there.

What about?

Well, he bet that someday I'd

meet a girl I'd never want to lose

and that he'd marry us.

Say, did anyone ever tell

you that your hair is...

Is beautiful?

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