It Started with Eve

Watch it! Wet print! Copy.

Ain't it pretty?

Well, his inheritance tax oughta

make the country about even.

He was born too late. 200 years ago, he'd

have been a pirate. Captain Kidd himself.

Look at that stomach. I watched

him eat once at a banquet.

He didn't order a steak,

he ordered a cow.

You have to hand it to him.

He loved to live.

Yeah?

Have you gone crazy?

Let's go to press.!

We've only got 18 minutes

to catch the mail trains.!

I got the greatest first page here

since the Chicago fire!

Old man Reynolds is dyin' and I'm gonna

get the flash he's dead any minute!

Let him die in the next edition.!

And let the Herald beat us?

He's gonna die for me,

exclusive! He's mine!

But the mail trains...

He dies for me, not the Herald.

But the advertisers... Tell the

advertisers to go to the Herald.!

What are you standin' around

with your face hangin' out for?

Gimme two columns on Reynolds'

son flying in from Mexico. Right.

You know, lump-in-the-throat stuff.

"Only son flies to father's deathbed.

Will he make it? Won't he make it?"

Slobber all over the place,

but keep it classy!

And write it both ways,

if he makes it or if he doesn't.

As long as he has to go,

please have him go not later than 9:20.

That dirty Herald's

been gettin' all the breaks.

Yeah? What do you mean,

he isn't dead yet?

Frank, I gotta have some action!

What am I supposed to do,

hit him over the head?

I've been standing in a foot of water

and I caught a cold.

You've got a cold. Reynolds is dying!

At least he's doing it in a nice, warm bed.

I got something. Two ravens

from the national museum...

are inside the house

waiting to take his death mask.

Seems you gotta do it right away.

No, I didn't get their names.

Wait a minute.

Somebody's coming.

It's a car!

Must be Reynolds' son.

How do I know? 'Cause he came up

the wrong way on a one-way street!

Frank, I'm warnin' you, if Reynolds isn't

dead within a half hour, don't come back here!

Go ahead, threaten me!

I got pneumonia!

He's getting out of the car.

It's the Reynolds kid, all right!

He's goin'in the house.!

There he goes.

Hello, Roberts.

It's good you got here

in time, sir.

Hello,Johnny.

How is he, Doctor?

Not so good. There's

a chance, isn't there?

Isn't there?

He's had a rich, full life. A man

couldn't ask for more than he's been given.

No, I guess not.

He'll be glad to see you.

He's been asking for you

all the time.

Hello, Dad.

I leave town for a month

and find you in bed.

Out in the rain

without your rubbers, eh?

Well, you look fine, Dad.

Just fine.

You'll probably be

out ofhere in a week.

Say, the fishing in Mexico,

there's nothing like it.

It's not really fishing,

it's kind of big-game hunting.

They have fish

with teeth and horns.

Throwback to the buffalo.

You go out in a boat and

fish charge at you. And you...

And you just gotta catch 'em

in self-defense.

You and I

and two machine guns...

are going down there fishing

next month.

No more fishing for me,

Johnny.

What are you talking about?

Why, Dr. Harvey

says...

You all right, Dad?

Tell me about her.

About her?

The girl you're going to marry. Oh.

Oh, she's wonderful.

I met her at the Williams'.

An old Boston family. Been

in Mexico a number of years.

We hit it off right away.

I wanted to marry her

the first week, but I...

I thought I'd let you see her first.

Why didn't you bring her? Well,

I... I dropped her at the hotel.

We brought

her mother along too.

I thought you'd be resting. The

excitement. I want to see her.

Yes, Dad.

First thing in the morning.

Now.

Bring her to me.

Just want to see her,

that's all.

You're going to get better, Dad.

Hurry,Johnny.

Go and get her.

Go and get her.

Sure, Dad.

Sure.

He looks awfully bad,

Doctor.

Better get the girl.

But hurry. It may be a

matter of minutes. Yes.

My hat and coat, Roberts. Yes, sir.

Miss Pennington, please. Miss

Gloria Pennington. Yes, sir.

Miss Gloria Pennington,

please. 1220, please.

Good evening, Mr. Duncan. Good evening.

Let me talk to her. Did

you order this weather?

It hasn't been ideal,

has it? Thank you. No.

I'm sorry, sir. Miss

Pennington doesn't answer.

She doesn't answer? When does the

Broadway Limited arrive, please?

Information desk can tell

you, madam. Thank you.

Maybe she's in her mother's room.

Would you try Mrs. Pennington?

Yes, of course. Mrs.

Pennington, please. Thank you.

Please send this and charge it to my

room. Straight wire or night letter?

Could you wait just a minute?

This call is awfully important.

This telegram is important too.

Send it straight wire. Thank you.

Yes? I see.

Is she in?

I'm sorry.

She doesn't answer either.

I don't understand it. I left them here

just a minute ago. Are their keys in the box?

No, but people sometimes

take them with them.

Would you like me to have Miss Pennington

paged? Oh, yes. Would you, please?

I've got to find her.

Yes, sir.

Page Miss Gloria Pennington.

Hurry, son, please.

Do you have Mr. John Simms registered

here? Maybe if you call her again?

Just a moment.

Paging Miss Pennington.!

Just have a chair. We'll do our

best to find Miss Pennington for you.

Thank you. I'm awfully sorry.

Miss Gloria Pennington.!

Paging Miss Pennington.!

Paging Miss Pennington.!

Miss Gloria Pennington.!

Paging Miss Pennington.!

Check your coat, sir?

Yes? What is it?

Well, your coat, sir.

Oh, no, no. I... I...

Don't you think I'm right?

'Course you're right.

Thirty-seven and 38.

Thirty-seven and 38.

What's the whole thing

amount to? $40,000.

Well, say it's $50,000.

For a measly $50,000, you'd expect me

to give up two weeks of my vacation?

The government gets half

of that anyway.

All you'd be getting

is $25,000...

and sitting in a hot office

for two weeks.

They must think

you're an idiot.

This must be a new

five-dollar coin.

Looks like the same old

dime to me, though.

How's business? They're

dime-ing us to death.

Still raining?

Buckets.

Ahh! Is your tongue

supposed to be white?

Everybody's wearing it

this season.

I just figured out why drug

stores have lunch counters.

They lose money on food, but they make

a big profit on bicarbonate of soda.

Pardon me.

Did you find her?

No, sir.

You didn't? Did you try

everywhere? The beauty shop too?

Yes, sir. Isn't there

someplace else you can look?

We'll do the best we can, sir.

I'll call you the moment I...

My dear, he's the handsomest doctor

I've ever had. How marvelous.!

He's simply priceless! He found

everything the matter with me!

How perfectly divine.!

Miss.!

I beg your pardon.

Could you do me a tremendous favor? Huh?

I'm in a bad spot.

Could you help me?

I've got to have something.

No, I don't mean that! Yes.

I've got to bring somebody home. I'll

give you $50 if you'll only come! What?

I know this is improper

to talk to you, but...

My father's dying.

Can you help me?

You don't understand. I work

here. I only have an hour off.

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