Make Way for Tomorrow Page #6

have hated to tell me anything like that.

Oh, there's just one more thing, dear.

I'd like to stay here

until your father's on his way to California.

He's funny about things, you know.

He'd never believe

that the home was a grand place.

He's a little old-fashioned, Father is.

Those places seem terrible to him.

He must never know that I'm going.

And you tell Cora and Nellie and the others

that he must never know.

This is one thing

that has to be handled my way.

Yes, Mother.

Just let him go on thinking

that I'm living with you and Anita.

You can always forward my letters.

It'll be the first secret

I've ever had from him.

It'll... It'll seem mighty funny.

Oh, well.

Here's another little secret,

just between us two.

You were always my favourite child.

Well, that's that.

As the years go by,

you can always look back on this day

and be mighty proud of me.

Take it easy there.

- Oh, come in, Mamie.

- Thank you.

- You going down to meet the bus, huh?

- Mm-hm.

And won't you be glad to see your husband?

Yes, indeed.

Oh, Mamie, you won't be here tonight

when I come back to get my things

and I want to give you

a little remembrance I made for you

- and to thank you for everything.

- Oh, thank you, Mrs Cooper.

But there's nothing to thank me for.

Oh, I'll always remember

how nice you were to me.

Oh, by the way, Mamie, you'll

be getting some nights off from now on.

- Oh.

- I know.

Yes, ma'am.

They even give me the afternoon off.

In fact, I'm going right now

to meet my husband.

- So am I.

- Yeah.

Will you stop lookin' at your watch?

We've got five whole hours.

We mustn't even think about the time.

I guess you're right, Lucy.

Well, Bark, I figure that everyone is

entitled to just so much happiness in life.

Some get it in the beginning, and some

in the middle, and others at the end.

And then there are those that have it

spread thin all through the years.

The trouble is, I was a failure.

I suppose you liked me because I knew

a couple of jokes and could make you laugh.

I was the town clown,

but there wasn't much room in the business

world, Lucy, for that kind of a fella.

I won't let you call yourself

a failure, Bark.

I think I slipped up some place,

though I tried always to be

a good wife and mother.

But if I'd been all that I thought I was,

things would be different now.

You don't sow wheat and reap ashes, Pa.

Oh, come on.

Let's get out of here.

Excuse me a minute, Ma.

I want to get something. I'll be right out.

Come on, Pa.

- They didn't have my size.

- Uh-huh.

- Fine time to tell us.

- Hm.

You know,

I always wanted to buy you a nice car,

but it seems we always had to use

the money for something else.

- Do you see the old couple out there?

- Uh-huh.

It's always those kind

that have a million bucks salted away.

Well, I'm going out

and pry them loose from some of it.

If he's got a million bucks salted away,

I'll bet he's forgotten where he put it.

Uh... my name's Ed Weldon. Of course,

you don't know me from Adam's father.

But you can judge

something of my character

when I tell you I'm permitted

to represent this automobile.

Of course, the car sells itself.

When I tell you it's considered

the mechanical wonder of the age,

you'll be surprised.

But when you ride in it and find

how smooth it runs, you'll be astonished.

I don't expect we'll get to ride in it.

Well, why not?

Have you a little time right now?

Now, my car's right there,

exactly like this one.

How about it?

Oh, well, we couldn't.

We're having dinner with our children.

- Well, but I can take you there.

- Oh, no. You needn't bother about that.

A ride up the drive, perhaps.

Oh, we couldn't, Bark.

- Why not?

- Now, that's the proper spirit.

- Come on. Let's go.

- Well!

- Pretty nice, isn't it, Bark?

- Yes, indeed.

- Are you warm enough?

- Uh-huh. Are you?

Oh, yes. I'm very comfortable.

- Say...

- Weldon.

- Say, this is awful nice of you, Mr Weldon.

- That's nothing, Mr Cooper.

I only hope the children aren't worried

about us. You know, we really...

You remember,

we took a ride up the Hudson

when we came to New York

on our honeymoon.

Of course I remember.

I always intended

we should do it again some day,

but we never got anywhere much

after our honeymoon, did we?

I guess this is the first time that we've

been away from home together since, uh...

...our honeymoon.

It doesn't matter, Bark. I had the children.

Yeah, and I used to go down

to the barbershop every night with the boys

and left you at home to sew and...

I'm ashamed of myself, Lucy.

I've been trying to recall

the places we went on our honeymoon.

We went to the theatre twice, I remember.

Uh... three times.

We went to a matine one day.

Oh, so we did.

And then we went to the park

to hear the band,

and we took a drive over Brooklyn Bridge.

- In a handsome cab.

- Mm. On a Thursday.

No, that was Wednesday.

I can remember too.

Yeah. Never mind.

- Do you remember going to the museum?

- Of course I do.

You do not. You never went.

You said you didn't like museums.

I wonder if the Hotel Vogard

is still standing.

Yeah, the Vogard's on lower Fifth Avenue.

I remember it was a very nice place

run by nice people.

Say, Lucy, what about going down,

taking a look at it and having a cup of tea?

- It'd do you good.

- Oh, no, Bark. We couldn't.

- Why not? Who's to stop us.

- Well, the children are...

Mr Weldon.

- I certainly can, Mr Cooper.

- He's gonna take us.

How do you like this car's performance?

Isn't it smooth?

Oh, it's perfect, Mr Weldon.

We never rode

in a better automobile in our life.

- Thanks.

- Have we, Ma?

- My, it's nice to see it again.

- Yeah.

- How about the car?

- Oh, it's fine.

You think you'd be interested

in buying a car like this?

In buying one?

Oh, we couldn't buy an automobile,

but we do appreciate the compliment.

Well, why not? A car's no longer a luxury.

It's, uh... it's a necessity.

Why, were you expecting

to sell us an automobi...

Oh, I'm so sorry we took your time.

Why, we thought that you were

really proud of your automobile

and just sort of wanted to show it off.

Well, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

You know, I enjoyed myself too.

I didn't have anything to do. In fact, you...

you were right in the first place.

I, uh...

I just wanted to show the car off.

Oh, well, that makes me feel better.

- Thank you and goodbye.

- You're more than welcome.

- Goodbye.

- Goodbye.

- We... we didn't touch anything anyway.

- No.

Oh! Oh!

- May I have your coat?

- Thank you.

- Did you see what I did?

- Yes, dear.

I never was so embarrassed in all my life.

Well, get out. You were too.

I could tell you several times.

Thank you.

Oh, I better get a cheque right here.

Could I have a cheque, please?

- Oh, you won't need one. I'll remember you.

- Oh, thank you.

- You're strangers here, aren't you?

- Well, not exactly.

We spent our honeymoon here

- Oh, really?

- Yeah.

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