Make Way for Tomorrow Page #3

no matter how black things looked...

I guess I shouldn't be telling you this,

'cause it might spoil the picture for you.

Oh, I guess I should go to bed.

It must be after 11.

- What time do you got?

- Why, I have only 10.30.

Oh. Well, then, I can stay a little while.

Excuse me, please.

Hello.

Oh, hello, Father C. Just a minute.

I forgot. He called while you were out.

Hello? Is that you, Bark?

This is Lucy, Bark!

How are ya? I say, how are ya?

Well, I was worried about you.

Why didn't you write?

You ought to write. You know I worry.

Oh, I'm fine.

I got some friends in tonight, playing cards.

Oh, some lovely people, Bark.

How's Cora?

How are the children?

Really? Well, how's Bill?

Well, how are you, Bark?

You know what I mean.

How is everything?

Oh, of course, of course.

But three months isn't so long, Bark.

Bark, it's getting cool now.

Don't go out without your coat.

And if it rains, don't go out at all.

Oh, I'm... I'm happy as a lark.

Course, I... I miss you, Bark.

That's the only trouble.

I know you do.

Uh... don't forget what I told ya.

We'll soon be together for always.

And you won't worry, will ya?

And please take care of yourself.

Uh... it's been good

to hear your voice, Bark.

Must have cost you a lot to call me.

Well, that's...

that's a lot.

You could have bought yourself a...

a good, warm scarf for that.

All right, Bark.

Goodbye, Bark.

Goodbye...

my dear.

I guess I'll go to bed,

if you'll all excuse me.

I'm tired.

- Good night, everybody.

- Good night.

Good night, Mother.

Sorry. Very sorry, Mrs Carr.

Ah, how are you today, Mr Cooper?

I'll be with you in a minute.

And then when you order the paper

by the week, Mrs Carr,

I save it for you no matter

how many people are asking for it,

and that way there are

no disappointments.

All right. Shall I pay weekly or monthly?

Well, if you are honest by the week,

I guess you can be honest by the month too.

- So we'll make it by the week.

- All right.

Saved the paper for you,

all right, Mr Cooper.

Yeah? Well, I can't read it.

I broke my glasses again.

Oh!

What did Cora say this time?

You should have heard her. Or maybe

you did. She hollered loud enough.

And you say it is nice

to live with your children, huh?

Well, yes, it is, Mr Rubens, in a way.

I hope I didn't give you the wrong

impression about Cora. She's a fine girl.

I guess I'm pretty bothersome

to have around.

Ah.

- Well, what do you want?

- I want a stick of gum.

Take it from the counter.

All in all, my children are pretty fine

and I'm proud of 'em.

I'm proud of mine too.

They leave me alone.

They don't need me, and I don't need them.

I got enough to live from my store,

and I got my Sarah,

and I make a little music with my violin.

That's all I want from life, and I got it.

Well, my life is just the same as yours,

except I don't have a store,

my wife is 300 miles away,

and I... I can't play the violin.

Hey, hey, hey.

- Ha-ha-ha-ha!

- Heh-heh-heh!

Go on, go on.

You know...

...I sometimes think that children

should never grow past the age

when you have to tuck 'em into bed

every night.

That's right.

When they get older and you can't

give them as much as other children,

they're ashamed of you.

And when you give them everything

and put them through college

- they're ashamed of you.

- Yeah.

I guess the world is filled with

what you call schmi... schmills...

Schlemiels!

And somebody has to raise 'em.

- Ah.

- Mm-hm.

What do you want?

Have you "Sincere Confessions"

for November?

- Yes, ma'am.

- Ah.

Thank you.

Are you gonna be nice to your mother

when you grow up?

- Jimmy, why don't you answer the man?

- What do I say?

Oh!

You say yes, of course!

I'll miss our talks when you go away,

Mr Cooper, but I'll be glad for you.

- You'll be with your wife again.

- Thanks. And I'll be with her soon.

Maybe you could be sooner with her,

and right in this town.

Huh?

There's a lawyer, Mr Hunter, from New York.

He just bought the Harrison farm,

and he'll need caretakers,

a man and his wife.

- Caretakers?

- I hear about things, you know.

Oh, I wouldn't want to ask

my wife to do that.

Anyway, my children would have a fit.

So let them have a fit.

You and your wife would be together

and you would earn your own living again.

It's nice of you to suggest it,

but you understand, don't you?

What difference does it make?

Maybe it would be a home

for the rest of your life.

But, say, everybody's got to do

what they think is best.

Mr Rubens, I, uh...

I wonder if you'd do me a favour.

Sure. Why not?

Uh... it's from my wife.

I... Would you read it to me,

on account of my...

Is that a favour, Mr Cooper?

- Ready?

- Uh-huh.

"Thursday night.

"Dear Bark, I've been thinking of you all day

"and have wanted to talk to you

worse than ever before. "

"They say that you don't miss people

so much after a while,

"but I think I miss you more than I did

at the beginning of our separation.

"Do you realise that when you get this letter

it will be George's 46th birthday?

"It seems like yesterday he was born.

"We were so happy then

that it hurts to remember it.

"I hate to give in and sound so weak,

"but you understand me

and won't think less of me,

"and this is just between us two. "

Yeah.

"Harvey and Nellie know a woman who

is in the home for the aged women here.

"They thought it would be

nice for me to know her,

"so that I would have

someone my own age to talk to.

"So Nellie took me there to meet her.

"Oh, Bark, that home for the aged

is so dreary and dismal.

"It was all I could do not to ask

Mrs Timmons how she stood it.

"Nellie kept saying how lovely the place was.

"I thought she said it to cheer Mrs Timmons up,

but she kept saying it after we left,

"so I guess she really thought it was nice. "

I guess those places must be terrible.

Go ahead.

"Poor Nellie.

She hasn't been herself at all lately.

"Her doctor wants her to have

a complete change. Nellie said Europe.

"She's very worried,

not about herself, but...

"but because that would mean

she couldn't take us like she promised.

"But I told Nellie her health comes first.

"Oh, Bark dear,

"if only something would turn up

so that we could be together.

"I love you so that... "

Maybe you'd better wait

until you have your glasses fixed.

Mama.

Sarah!

So, what do you want?

I just wanted to look at you, Mama.

To look at me?

With all the work to be done,

you just wanted to look at me?

Yes, Mama.

I wanted to make sure you were here.

I... I broke my glasses this morning.

Would you mind telling me if there's

any bookkeepers wanted there?

No. Why? Were you a bookkeeper?

I am a bookkeeper.

Well, you see, before she come here,

when you all went out at night,

I always had the nights off.

But, uh... well, all I mean is,

if this keeps up,

I may have to seek other employment.

Mamie,

Mrs Cooper doesn't stay up very late.

Wait until she gets to sleep, and then

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