Now and Forever Page #5

You know best, Emperor.

Jerry.

Yes, dear.

Am I dumb?

What?

Am I dumb to think we're

both happy because I am?

What are you talking about?

I was never so happy

in all my life.

Please be. Don't you worry about that.

Say!

Take a look at this.

Was today payday or

wasn't it? I ask you.

There's $35 here.

Can't a guy get a raise?

Gotta buy a little ivy

now and then.

Oh, Jerry.

Who do you love?

You're not so hot,

young fellow.

I'm not even warm.

Thank you.

Well, what's

the matter?

Been losing too much? Well,

you can't hit 'em all the time.

Thank you.

Mr. Day,

just what is your business?

I believe

I told you real estate.

Oh, don't get huffy.

I'm so old and so rich,

I can say anything I want to say

without any of this fiddle-faddle.

And Pennie. Doesn't she get

in your way sometime? Pennie?

Yes. Now, look here.

It's none of my business...

but I think there's something

phony about you, young man.

I've taken the trouble to ask

a lot of questions about you.

You don't make much money

and you spend a lot.

Now that sounds

like adventure to me.

And if that's true,

Pennie will get

in your way someday.

And when she does,

I want to take her.

But...

Now, don't interrupt!

I'm kind of

a lonely, old coot.

I've plenty of money

and no one to spend it on.

And that child is the only

human being I've ever found...

that I'd like to have

around me as long as I live.

I can make life

perfectly swell for her too.

And I'd like to do it, because I

happen to have fallen in love with her.

If I was offended before,

I'm not now,

but I don't think

that day will ever come.

Well, you never...

There's one thing you

can do for me, though.

She's going to school

next week, isn't she? Yes.

I'd like her to spend

her last weekend with me.

That means, I suppose,

I'll have to ask you too.

But I'd like

to give her a party.

That's pretty swell.

Well, I'll call your wife.

Mr. Cosgrove.

Can you imagine?

Monsieur?

Brandy.

Ou, monsieur.

Very nice, my dear boy. Very

nice, indeed. What's nice?

Making the acquaintance of

the charming lady with the, uh,

interesting personality.

That had nothing whatever to

do with you, dear Uncle Felix.

She's a friend of Pennie's,

and a good one.

So am I,

or at least I'm trying to be.

Indirectly, of course.

Why that necklace

must be worth, uh, oh...

The answer

is still no, Uncle.

Well, take your own time.

How's the $35 a week?

Just fine. Thank you.

I noticed you were not

particularly successful in there.

Yeah. A few dollars.

It seemed

to trouble you a little.

Well, if you ever need money,

you know where I am.

I'm going home, Uncle Felix, and

I don't need a thing. Not a thing!

You are a rat, Uncle Felix.

Yes, I know.

Sounds kind of dull

to me.

Now I think

she ought to... paint.

She has definite talent for

dancing. I think she ought to dance.

Paint.

Dance.

Say, you're pretty excited about

this school for Pennie, aren't you?

She's the first child I ever sent

to school. Why shouldn't I be?

No reason.

You should be.

Well, I can gve

Mary's bcycle for t.

Who sad I ddn't want t?

I'm givin' you real gold

for an old pair of skates.

They aren't old skates;

they're real ball bearings, see?

Do you know where gold comes from? No.

From a hole in the ground.

Way down deep.

It takes them a long time

to find it.

Months.

Sometimes even years.

That's why t's worth

so much money.

All right.

All right, Buster.

Nothing funny about it.

No?

No.

I wouldn't miss this

for the world.

Hello.

Hello.

What are you doing?

Putting on skates.

Where did you get them?

Oh, I just got 'em.

I think you better

give them back, don't you?

She gave me ths gold for keeps.

I don't want 'em back.

Let me see.

Gold, Pennie?

Honor bright, Pennie?

Come on, Pennie.

Your turn now.

You'll miss ice cream,

Daddy.

Why... Why, what are you

doing with Grumpy?

I was wondering what he was

doing back there in the window?

He's being punished!

He... He gave me that gold.

Oh! Maybe I'll forgive him now

and take him down to the party.

Oh, no!

That's a very serious crime.

I think we oughta put him

way back in a dark closet.

He'll be good then,

I guess.

We'd better put him in your closet,

and then we'll get the ice cream.

I'm gonna miss you

at school.

I'll miss you more.

You have Toni.

But you've

got Mr. Cosgrove.

I don't give a hoot about

the value of the necklace.

Gewgaws are all right,

but they're not important.

It's the fact

that somebody stole it.

There's a thief around. Oh,

I don't think it's any of you.

And I don't lke ths busness

any better than you do.

But it's out of my hands now, so let's

get it over with as quickly as possible.

Go ahead, Inspector.

Do your stuff.

Jerry?

Yes, dear.

Nothing.

Look here. I shouldn't be

saying this either.

But if you know anything

about this, I'd like to know.

I can call these lads off. And

I'd do t too... for the kd.

Well, I'd like to help

if I could, Mrs. Crane,

but, uh, I'm sure

this is all we could do.

Okay, then.

I think it's tommyrot examining

a bunch of children.

Daddy!

He promised to be good, so I

brought him down to the party.

Oh, he's going to be

good, is he? Uh-huh.

Hurry. Hurry.

And you would please

go with the others.

All right,

you go with them, honey.

Uh, shall I take care

of Grumpy for you?

All right.

You may bring him along,

if you wish.

He was awfully nice,

but I don't think he was much

of a detective. Why not, dear?

Do you know what I'd do if I were

a detective? No, what would you do?

It's easy. I'd say,

"I'm the detective now

and I'm asking you questions. "

I'd say, "Mr. Day,

did you steal that necklace?"

And you must answer.

Oh.

Well?

Well, what, dear?

You must answer. Did you

steal that necklace?

No, I didn't steal it.

Honor bright?

You're a funny one!

No! You must answer.

That's the whole point.

Honor bright?

Honor bright.

And I'd say, "That's all I

wanted to know, Mr. Day. " See?

Hi, Toni!

This is a fine time of night for you

to be jumping around, young missy.

Come here, now.

Come on!

There you be.

Here's Grumpy.

What's the matter, Jerry?

Oh, nothing. Nothing!

It's sleep for you,

young lady.

Good night, darling.

Good night.

All right, Toni dear, but leave

this on, please. All right, sweetie.

Why, Grumpy! What on earth

has happened to your neck?

Daddy.

Daddy.

And you said,

"honor bright" to me.

Oh, don't be nervous.

My boy, don't be nervous.

This will be out of our hands

before the day's over.

Sunk without a trace.

- Well, it won't hurt my feelings.

- Now, run along.

And consider that in another

day, you'll be very prosperous.

All right, Felix.

Give my love to Pennie.

Listen, Pennie.

You gotta tell us the trouble.

I'll fix it for you, kid.

You know that.

You got to tell us, Pennie.

Let me alone!

Well, she'll tell us

when she wants to.

You know, dear. You can't force a

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