It Started with Eve Page #5

He smokes 'em, I smell 'em.

Any objections? No, but...

You can go now, Roberts, and remember,

whenever I'm around, you're to smoke.

Very good, sir.

Here you are! This isn't exactly

where you told me you were going.

He kept me waiting up there

20 minutes...

before I discovered the

bathroom had another door.

Why, Dad, it's great to see

you up. Come along now,Jonathan.

Quit shoving!

Where's Gloria?

Uh, Gloria? I'm gonna pick

her up in a few minutes, Dad.

I've never seen anybody so excited

about anything in all my life.

E- E-Excited?

What's she excited about?

I'm giving her a party.

You're giving Gloria

a pa... a party?

She wants to meet all my

musical friends and sing for 'em.

She's going to,

Saturday night.

You must go back to your room now.

Not yet. I've got to make a phone call.

That's what you said the last time.

Don't you think Saturday night's

a little too soon? Yes. Don't you?

Can't call it off. Everything's

been started. It's too late.

Besides, I want New York

to meet the girl you're going to marry.

Wonder where I can

get hold of Heifetz?

This time I'm going with you!

Leave me alone!

Enough's enough.

Too much.

He's seen that girl for the last time. By Saturday

she'll be back in Iowa or wherever she comes from.

Kentucky.

Ohio.

What's the difference?

I'll pay her off right now.

What are you going to tell him?

You figure out something.

Me?

You're in this as much as I am.

But I'm a sick man.

I'm a very sick man.

She sings like a thrush.

From Ireland.

Stop already.!

All night long I am pushing the wagon!

Peanuts! Popcorn!

All day long I'm hearing:

La-la-la-la

Shut up! Is this a free

country? Then I got to sleep!

If I lay my hands on you, you'll

sleep for a month! Stop yellin'!

Who's yelling?

Who's yelling?

Everybody she's yelling!

Is anything the matter?

No, dearie, nothing at all.

It's just Mr. Popalardi.

He's drunk again.

Drunk? I'm drunk?

Ha, ha, ha, ha!

Go back to your practicing. Remember,

Saturday's only the day after tomorrow.

You wouldn't want those important people

to be disappointed in your singin'.

Go on with ya now.

All right.

I'll be sendin' ya up a nice hot

cup of coffee in a minute, dearie.

Thank you.

It's wonderful the way

those people are pulling for me.

They want you to kill 'em

Saturday night, honey.

And you will too. Just wait 'til

they see you in that new gown.

You won't even have to sing good.

When do you get it? Tomorrow morning.

I'll bet he'll like it too. Who?

He isn't exactly blind. I used to

go steady with an engaged fellow.

It was very romantic. He was

awfully nice to both of us.

What are you talking about? I was just

telling you about the fellow I used to go with.

Turned out he was fickle.

He married his fiance.

Are you out of your mind?

He's engaged. I know.!

So was this guy. That's what

all the trouble was about!

Now, look,Jackie...

You don't have to...

Come in.

Hello.

Oh, hello. I wasn't expecting you.

You rememberJackie, don't you?

- Of course.

- The station.

Oh, yes, yes, certainly.

Ah, if you'll excuse me,

I'll, uh...

Won't you sit down? Oh, yes, yes,

I can only stay for just a minute.

Whoops!

Oh, I'm sorry.

I meant that chair.

Here, let me help you.

I'll get it. Don't worry.

No,just stand still.

I'm sorry. You got it.

Just a second now.

I'll get it.

Pull, don't...

You sat in our gymnasium.

Your gymnasium?

See?

I read somewhere that a disadvantage is

nothing but an opportunity for improvement.

And this place is just full of

opportunities. You have a very nice room.

It's, uh... It's different. Uh-huh.

On a clear day you can see

all the way across it.

I'd better get ready now. The chauffeur

usually picks me up a little later.

I can be dressed in just two

minutes. That's not necessary.

I mean, to get dressed. No?

No, that's why I'm here. You don't

have to come to the house anymore.

You're free to go home. Today,

if you like. I brought your check.

You can look it over if you want to.

I think it's all there, though.

I could stay on another few days,

until the end of the week maybe?

That's not necessary. Father's

gonna be all right, thanks to you.

I hope this repays you a little.

This going away is so sudden.

The shock for your father. I mean,

aren't you afraid... I thought of that.

I have a solution. I'm gonna tell him

that you and I quarreled.

You broke our engagement.

I'll tell him tonight.

Then I'll introduce Gloria to him

as a friend of Dr. Harvey's.

He'll get to know her and in time

it'll become more or less, you see...

I see.

Well, I want you to know

how grateful I am and, uh,

thanks again.

I...

Thanks.

Look...

H- He was giving me a party Saturday night

so some people could hear me sing.

Would you let me come to that? How?

Couldn't you ask Gloria

to wait just a few more days?

And introduce you to our friends

Saturday night as my fiance?

You don't really think

that could happen.

They could think I was an entertainer.

I've been planning so much on this party.

I'd really do anything... Now,

now, let's be more practical.

I'm sure you can get people with

musical connections to hear you sing.

That's not as easy as you think. I don't

know anybody with musical connections.

I know a few. I could write some

letters if you can really sing.

I can sing, all right, but they don't... If I could

hear you sometime, I might be able to do all I can.

You can hear me now,

if you want to.

Yes, all right.

Is there anything you like especially?

Ah, no,just whatever

you have there is all right.

Well, here's a little Spanish song.

It's nice... very, very short.

Holy mackerel!

It's almost noon and I promised to

take Gloria and her mother to lunch.!

I'll tell you what I'll do.

I'll, uh, write you.

We'll get something done. Thank

you very much again. Good-bye.

It's hard to believe. It was

hard for me to believe too.

I thought she was crazy

about me. What a temper! Wow!

She seemed such a nice girl,

so mild and gentle.

Mild and gentle!

See this mark?

That's where she hit me with

her handbag and for nothing too.

I'm all broken up, Dad.

All broken up.

I guess it's all for the best.

I'm young.

I'll fall in love again.

Sooner than I think.

Then this will only be

a bitter memory. That's life.

- I say, that's life.

- What?

Oh, yes.

I wonder why she didn't call me up

before she left. I thought she liked me.

Dad, you were so anxious

to like a fiance of mine,

that you gave yourself

the wrong impression.

She liked me.

Dad, I didn't want to tell you this,

but do you know what she called you?

What? You won't think too badly of her?

What did she call me? A

pompous, self-indulgent,

overbearing imitation

of a dictator.

Did she say that? And

she said I took after you.

She did?

Pompous, overbearing.

Tch, tch, tch.

Oh, this must be Dr. Harvey.

He's bringing along two friends.

Mother and daughter, old friends.

Wonderful people.

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