My Sister Eileen Page #5

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-lt`s the best and very reasonable.

Reasonable isn`t the word,

as I understand it.

What?

-Why, Frank, l`m so sorry.

-That`s all right.

Your sister and I had a nice little talk.

Yes, you would have been proud of me,

dear. I didn`t make one slip,

-did l, Mr. Lippincott?

-What?

-May I take your hat?

-Thanks. This is for you.

-Frank, you shouldn`t have done that.

-lt`s some California red wine.

I thought it would go good

with the spaghetti.

-lt`s a special we`re running this week.

-So`s our spaghetti.

I bet you`re just famished.

Dinner`s almost ready.

Say, this is great.

You know, l`ve always wanted

to live in a studio like this.

-Well, l`d better set the table.

-Well, do you mind if I help you?

Why, Frank, how nice.

Hello.

-Well, what do you want?

-l`m looking for a party named...

-Sherwood, Eleanor Sherwood.

-You mean Eileen.

Yeah, yeah, come to think of it, Eileen.

What a day.

Absolute murder, ain`t it?

-And who shall I say is calling?

-Clark, Chic Clark`s the name.

The newspaperman.

How does it look?

-On you it looks good.

-Who are you?

-Well, l`m her sister.

-Sister?

She`s a blonde good-looking kid, ain`t she?

Yeah, she`s a blonde good-looking kid,

ain`t she.

Mr. Lippincott, this is Mr. Clark.

-How do you do?

-How are you?

Mr. Lippincott is with

the National Drug Stores.

Yeah? I buy all my clothes there.

Quite a card, aren`t you, Mr. Clark?

This wine looks heavenly, Frank.

Why, hello, Mr. Clark.

Hi, Eleanor, I got some great news for you.

The boss says we run the interview

this week. ``Columbus girl,

``just busting with talent, will consider

parts in better Broadway productions.``

Why, Chic, I mean, Mr. Clark,

why, that`s just wonderful.

Ruth, this is the newspaperman

who was so interested in you.

Ruth wants to do newspaper work, Frank,

and Mr. Clark`s going to help her.

That`s nice.

I sure am, gorgeous.

You know, I have been turning you over

in my mind all afternoon.

-Well, we were just about to have dinner.

-l`ve had mine.

Go right ahead, don`t mind me.

I don`t think it will be very amusing

for you, Mr. Clark.

What`s in the bottle?

It`s a very fine California

Burgundy-type wine.

It`s a special.

Well, let`s all have a drink, shall we?

Do we need any ice?

No, no, no, this wine should be served

at the temperature of the room.

Well, then you`d better cook it

for a couple of hours.

Why don`t you come back

when the new subway is finished?

We expect a draft in through here

all day long.

-Miss Sherwood?

-Thank you.

Mr. Clark.

No, thanks. I`ll skip this round.

Well, here`s to us

and to Burgundy California.

Frank, l`m so sorry.

-l`m terribly sorry.

-What happened?

-That`s a shame.

-What was that?

Hey, you, what are you doing there?

Come here.

Come here, you. Hey, come here, you.

Hey. Come on, you, l`ve got you.

Get up here.

Take your hands off me, you big slug.

Now, what do you think you`re doing

running around in your drawers?

-Will you tell this big clown l`m okay?

-Yes, he`s all right, I hope.

Well, I found him out in the alley

with all those bedclothes.

-I think he`s some kind of a fiend.

-You`re crazy. I`m gonna live here.

-Live here?

-ln the kitchen.

-lt`s all right, Officer. We know him.

-lt`s you two.

I thought I warned you

to move outta my beat.

-Why, how dare you?

-Wait a minute.

Officer, I don`t know what you think,

but if it`s what I think you think

-you`re sniffing up the wrong tree.

-Yeah, see here, Officer.

-And who do you think you are?

-l`ll tell you who I am.

Stop it. Who cares who anybody is?

What`s the difference?

Anybody walks in here,

everybody walks in here.

I am doorman at the Russian Blini.

She passed out.

-Now, who`s that?

-lt`s Effie.

-Effie?

-She`s early tonight.

Well, wait a minute. Take that out of here.

She doesn`t live here.

Please, this is not the first time

I take her home. Good night.

Well, for a place with a bad location

and no neon sign,

we`re doing a whale of a business.

Now, who`s that?

Mr. Baker.

Good evening, Miss Sherwood.

I read your material. I`d like to discuss it.

What did you say?

-I said I read your material.

-Yeah, that`s what I thought you said...

Ruth! She`s fainted. Ruth!

Rub her hands. Ruth.

-Do you feel all right now?

-Sure. Where are we going?

Someplace we can talk.

We certainly couldn`t do it back there.

Holy smoke, you live in a menagerie.

Who are all those people?

-Well, they seem just...

-Looked like a three-ring circus.

-How long have you lived in that place?

-Well, now, let...

That certainly is the black hole of Calcutta.

Who was that guy

with the wine all over his suit?

-A friend of my...

-And, say,

what do you mean by running out of my

office today like that? Come on, answer me.

You don`t seem to wait for an answer,

Mr. Baker.

Don`t l? I`m sorry. I`m apt to do that

when l`ve got a lot to talk about.

Look, I hope you don`t mind

my rushing you away like that.

No, not at all.

We were just about to sit down to dinner

-when all of a sudden these...

-You`re hungry?

Well, why didn`t you speak up?

So am l. Driver,

-corner of 3rd Avenue and 43rd.

-Yes, sir.

That`s the best food

you`ve ever had in your life.

-Really?

-They make a dish there that`s fit for kings,

spaghetti and meatballs.

You`ll never know

what you did for me today.

What a guinea pig you turned out to be.

Here, great, isn`t it?

Can`t eat this stuff too often, though.

Makes you fat.

I shouldn`t wonder.

What an earful you gave the boss.

Beautiful. For a girl from the backwoods,

you`re pretty shrewd.

Where you get all that sense?

-Well, Grandma used to say that...

-What`s the difference? You`ve got it.

You know, l`ve been having this fight

with Craven on policy for years, all alone,

and then you come along

and state the case better than I did myself.

You really know what l`m driving at.

I tell you l`ve been a pretty lonely man

up to this minute, but I feel I can talk to you.

Look, I need advice.

What do you think I ought to do?

-Offhand, l`d say...

-Let me tell you what`s been going on

with Craven ever since I took this job.

Here, here, what`s the matter?

Have you had enough?

You did read my stories, didn`t you?

What? Yes, I told you I did.

I left them in the office.

Now, here, where was l?

What was that point I was trying to make?

-You were saying something...

-Gee, I can`t talk against that music.

Come on, let`s get out of here, shall we?

Waiter, check, please.

All right. I think that will take care of it.

What`d I tell you? Best food in town.

Don`t misunderstand me,

Craven`s a nice guy.

Outside of the office you wouldn`t know him,

but the moment he gets down there

he`s a bullhead. Talk, talk, talk, all the time.

Never hears what you have to say.

-People like that drive you crazy, don`t they?

-Yep.

It kills me. I`ve tried to tell him that

the first requisite of a modern magazine

is to keep up with the times,

with the changing customs and speech.

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