Next Time We Love Page #4

Darling.

Chris, I want to say

something to you

and I don't know how.

Am I all you want of

women in the world?

You're all I'll ever want

of women in the world.

Then nothing can hurt us, my Chris,

because you're all I want of men.

All ashore

that's going ashore.

All ashore

that are going ashore.

I'll manage to sail months

before you expect me.

Or else I'll manage to get leave and

I'll come back and bring you over.

It'll happen like that.

It's got to.

I'll see you in a minute.

Cigarette?

Cicely, I suppose you know

what you're doing,

but just whose career are

you thinking of, his or yours?

It isn't altogether

a question of careers, Tommy.

It was simply that I didn't think

I'd be much help to him in Rome.

I can't quite believe that.

If I were more or less

sick for months,

and he had to worry

about doctors

and where to get pasteurized

milk for the baby...

What?

Oh.

Naturally, Chris doesn't

know. Certainly not.

You've got to promise

not to let him know.

Do you really think

his career,

or any career for that

matter, is that important?

I don't know, Tommy.

At the time it seemed right.

Maybe I've done something I'll

regret for the rest of my life.

All I know is that if I'd told him

about the baby, he wouldn't have gone.

Cicely, sometimes I think you're one

of the wisest women I've ever known.

Sometimes I think

you're just a little girl

with a lot of romantic

nonsense in her head.

At the moment

I don't know which.

Would it amuse you to go

and dance somewhere?

Thank you, Tommy.

I'd better get used to going back

to the apartment without Chris there.

May I have

that cigarette now?

Yes, sir.

Grayson, come in here a

minute, and bring your book.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Is this cable

all we've had from Tyler?

Yes. The letter he refers

to there hasn't arrived.

Do you know when he left Rome?

What steamer?

The Savoie.

Take a radiogram.

Christopher Tyler,

S.S. Savoie.

Your explanation preposterous.

Nothing can excuse leaving us

unrepresented in Rome

during crucial political...

Just a minute.

"Unrepresented in Rome... "

During crucial

political situation.

Stop.

You are dismissed.

Effective, date of your

desertion. Frank Carteret.

Is that all, sir?

Yes.

Hey, Chris!

Tommy, Tommy, glad to see

you. Chris, how are you?

Gosh, you're looking swell.

You have a good trip?

Look.

Now wait a minute. Before you

start worrying, everything is great.

Cicely's fine.

The baby's fine.

There's not a thing

to worry about.

All right. All right. Gosh, how did

you ever get down here at this hour?

I stayed up, I stayed up. Come

on. Let's get through the customs.

She's all right?

She's fine. Great. Sure.

So long, Tommy.

So long, kid.

Thanks for meeting me.

I'll call at the office.

You'd better let me call you.

I thought we might have lunch.

Yeah, we might at that.

Tommy, I don't know why I

didn't tell you this before,

but I'm not with

the paper anymore.

Oh?

Oh, here you are.

No, don't tell Cicely

anything about it,

but when I got that cable from Madame

Donato about the baby, I was in a panic.

My boss was someplace in

Switzerland and I couldn't reach him,

so I walked out on them.

Well, couldn't you explain

to them? Oh, yes, I explained,

but they explained right back to me

by radiogram that my name was mud.

Oh, you'll get something else.

Oh, sure. It'll take a little

looking around, I suppose,

but I'll get something

all right.

Well, see you later.

So long, kid.

Madame Donato, don't you

think I look a little pale?

How about some rouge? No,

darling. You look very nice.

Chris.

Darling!

Oh, you crazy kid. Was it

really so awful for you, darling?

I was always looking forward

to this moment.

Oh.

You'd better go over

and get yourself introduced.

Oh, yeah.

Stop, Madame Donato. You know

he picks up everything he hears.

Well.

Well, what?

Well, it's a very

fine-looking baby, isn't it?

Can you touch it?

It's name is Kit. Oh,

yeah. Yeah. Tommy told me.

Well, can I touch him?

You might try.

Oh, he's warm, isn't he?

Sort of like milk toast, huh?

Oh, did I do that? No. He

just beginning to get hungry.

Oh.

What do you feed him? Oh, really,

darling. And you a college man.

I'll be back a little later.

Darling, I thought...

You won't ever leave me again,

will you? Never. No matter what.

Not even to go to the office.

They can wait.

You mustn't annoy the

fish, sir. I'm sorry.

Any nibbles, mister?

Well, Tommy!

Where did you come from?

Just got in this morning.

Hollywood looks like a movie

set, I didn't meet Greta Garbo.

How are you? How is Cicely?

Fine, we're both fine.

Well, how did you find out

I was down here?

That's easy. Madame Donato to City

News to Aquarium. Never lost a clue.

I thought you were going

to stay in Hollywood.

No, no. Say, Madame Donato told me that

Cicely had gone to the doctor with the baby.

Yes. He just hatched

a new tooth.

Well, it's good

to see you, Tommy.

What are you doing

down here anyway?

Well, I'm waiting for a kiss.

For what?

The fish kiss.

At least they're supposed to.

Gee! You look swell.

They do what?

They kiss, the fish.

Don't ask me why.

That's what they sent me

down here to find out.

You get paid for that?

Well, such as it is.

City News Bureau.

Oh.

Look, they're getting

together again.

Do you suppose

they're going to kiss now?

They've been doing that all

day. That's just a stall.

How do you happen to be

working for City News?

Well, walking out on that

Rome job didn't exactly help me

when I went to

get another one.

Uh-oh. They've never

done that before.

I wish they'd make up

their minds.

Maybe they're bashful.

Say, Chris, I went down to

Tijuana for a weekend, you know,

and I had a lot of

dumb luck gambling,

and I've got more money than

I can shake a stick at...

Thank you, Tommy. Thanks.

You know, this City News

Bureau is just temporary.

I have several other things

coming up. Publicity job and...

What sort of publicity jobs?

I have a chance to go out ahead of a

circus. Of course, it's pretty good pay.

Of course, I'll have

to leave Cicely.

Well, look, how about

coming out and having lunch?

I'm sorry, I can't, Tommy.

I got to wait here for a call.

Oh, I tell you. Cicely ought

to be home by this time.

Why don't you

take her to lunch?

That's just what I'll do.

It's a swell idea.

Yeah, you'd better hurry

if you want to catch her.

Oh, sure. Well, so long.

See you later.

So long, Tommy.

Hello, Cicely.

Tommy.

I was so excited when I

found your message at home.

How was Hollywood?

Oh, very kind to me. How are you,

huh? Gosh! Looking fat, isn't he?

Isn't he?

Say, would the young man mind if you

took him home and I took you to lunch?

Oh, thank you, Tommy.

I've already had lunch.

Why don't you ask Chris? I'm

sure he'd love to lunch with you.

I met Chris downtown. He

couldn't get away for lunch.

Yes?

It seems to me that you and Chris are

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