No Man of Her Own Page #5

she's great. She got it all over Kay.

Yeah, wasn't she

great last night?

Marvelous.

I'd like to be uncle to her.

Yeah, I mean, if she works

like that in the dark,

why don't you

let her in on it?

We'll clean up.

No, no, no. Can't do that.

Say, what about that

South America thing?

Now you're talking.

Vargas got another cable

last night. Where is it?

Swell pickings there, and we

can work the boat going down.

I'll get him over.

Yeah, yeah.

Yeah.

No, no, that's out.

No?

No. What about Europe?

Oh, no, no.

Say, are you going daffy?

Maybe, I don't know.

She thinks I'm working. What

am I going to do in the daytime?

Well, when you make up

your mind, write me a letter.

You're a lot of help.

You...

You don't need another boy,

do you?

Huh?

No kidding.

You know, one does get

restless during the day and...

Well, I can't stand it

anymore.

I've got to find a place

to park from 10:
00 to 3:00.

Why, sure. Go ahead

and make this your office.

No, no, no. I mean it,

Laidlaw. I'm on the level.

Well, I want a desk. You know,

with an inkstand and everything.

You don't have to pay me, and, well,

I might be a good customers' man.

Might bring you

a lot of money.

Yeah, I think I can

find you a desk.

Wickersham 2-9-9-6-9.

Hello. Hello,

is that you, darling?

Look, honey, I forgot to

give you my phone number.

Circle 7-1-6-3-3.

Yeah.

I'll be right with you, I'll take

that matter up with you in a second.

I'm a little busy, dear. Yeah.

You can always reach me here

from 10:
00 to 3:00.

Honey, what's on your mind?

Nothing, darling.

There'll be five men as usual?

Yup.

Who are the two extras

tonight? Vane and Vargas?

Why did you say it that way?

Oh, I just naturally supposed

they'd be here. They usually are.

Come on, now. What is on

your mind, my card losses?

Is that what's worrying you?

Maybe.

Oh, then,

something is worrying you.

Oh, well, then...

Sometimes I wonder if the men

you play with haven't wives,

and why I never meet them.

They don't even come back a second time.

Is it because I'm not a good hostess?

Listen to her carry on.

I shouldn't have mentioned it.

You look grand, darling.

If we weren't married,

I'd flirt with you.

Why don't you try it anyway?

Hello, Charlie.

You're a little late.

I'm the first one here.

Hello, Connie.

Hello.

Dear, fix Charlie a

drink, would you? Yes.

Where is Vargas? He's having

dinner with our guests.

They'll be here any minute.

I want the winning hand

tonight.

All right, then I'll deal.

You know, I'd like to get up

a party some night for Connie.

You know any nice girls?

Certainly not.

You wouldn't.

How is it out, nice?

CHARLIE:
Blowing up a little

when I came in.

BABE:
Blowing up

when I came in.

CHARLIE:
Well, as I was saying,

the bank extended the 50,000 to us

even though we showed

a 100,000-ton loss.

(PLAYING PIANO)

CHARLIE:
That last pot turned

out to be the best of the evening.

MAN:
Vane, I thought you had

me with those three eights.

CHARLIE:
Well, showed you

what I thought of them,

but they didn't stand up.

There you are, Mr. Thomas,

2,150. Is that right?

Yes, thank you.

I never saw such luck.

1,300 for you, Mr. Shields.

Yes, thanks.

Well, we had a lot of fun

anyway, didn't we?

I'm lucky, I broke even.

Good.

There you are, Mr. Thomas,

4,000.

You know, I'm almost

ashamed to take this.

Well, that's all right.

Get you the next time.

Well, I hope you boys have had

as good a time as I have not.

Why didn't you invite me up

last week?

Well, you can't say

I'm not a complete host.

Good night, Mrs. Stewart,

lovely evening.

Good night, Stewart.

Good night.

Good night, everybody.

Have a nice sleep.

Good night, Mrs. Stewart.

Good night, Mr. Thomas.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night, Charlie.

That will be all tonight.

Very well, sir.

Well, we weren't so

lucky tonight, were we?

Jerry, it wasn't

Charlie's fault. I...

Then you did change the cards,

didn't you?

If you thought I was a crook,

why didn't you come out with it

instead of beating around

the bush?

Where do you come off

pulling a stunt like that?

Don't you see this just had

to happen sooner or later?

What had to happen?

My finding out that

you were a cheat.

Don't say that to me.

I've been fighting the thought

for weeks. Even your job...

My affairs are my own,

and don't butt into them.

I thought we were married

and your affairs were mine.

I kept you out of it,

didn't I?

This is my racket, I don't

have to explain to anybody.

As long as you're in it,

I'm in it.

You don't have to stick with

me. I can go along my own way.

You don't care for this sort

of life any more than I do.

You know more about me than I

know about myself, don't you?

Maybe I do.

Maybe I know something about you

that you don't know anything about.

Maybe I didn't just marry you

on the flip of a coin.

What's all this got to do with

what you did to me tonight?

You've just got to decide

what you want to do.

If you're going to go on your way,

it'll just have to be without me.

So that's it, is it?

Well, I'm through.

Said all I'm going to say.

Can't even trust my own wife.

Meddling in my affairs.

How do you get that way?

Don't wait up for me.

I'm going for a walk.

Can I do anything for you,

Mr. Stewart?

No.

Hello, Charlie? Listen. Have

Vargas cable that fellow okay.

Yes. We're leaving for South

America Saturday. Get it?

No, no, no. Never mind about

the cards. It wasn't your fault.

And try and get

an outside suite.

Three bedrooms and a sitting

room for you and Vargas and me.

Okay.

(DOORKNOB RATTLING)

(DOOR SLAMMING)

Hello, Jerry.

You're home early.

Yeah.

I've got some news for you.

Oh, I thought you'd

want to talk to me.

You didn't say anything last

night when you came back and...

And I've been waiting... I'm

leaving for South America tonight.

Will you have them

send my trunk up, please?

Well, I guess I'm a funny guy.

Can't be managed.

Well, I get something

in my bonnet, and...

What I am getting at is that I

got to go this thing alone, see.

I see, Jerry.

You thought it all out.

No, I'm not saying

there wasn't a lot of truth in what you said

last night, but I'm not alibi-ing myself.

Card sniping is the only

racket I've ever known.

That's all there is to that.

Oh, you're so wrong.

Maybe you don't realize it,

but you've been making good

at the brokerage office.

Mr. Laidlaw told me.

Checking up on me there too,

huh?

Well, you won't have to bother

about that anymore.

I fixed it up so you can

stay on here at the apartment,

and here's some money

to take care of you.

I don't know how long I'll be gone,

but I'll write you letters now and then.

I guess it's all over then,

hmm?

You are a nice kid, Connie. You

know how I feel about you, but...

Well, I just got to get away.

Kid, you just played

in tough luck.

You should have met some nice

business guy who wants to settle down.

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