Ruthless Page #4

You'll be home every Sunday.

I don't know.

There is something inside me.

Martha.

It makes me do things that ..

I don't know.

Why are you trembling?

That night at your party.

When I asked you.

You remember?

Yes.

Always.

I didn't love you then.

Maybe because you were Vic's girl.

What other people have, I want.

Maybe I was thinking of Harvard.

But I wasn't Vic's girl. I never was.

Do you love me, now?

Oh, yes.

Oh yes.

So much I'm scared.

But darling.

What of?

Myself.

The harm I could do to you.

And to me.

You're nervous and upset.

That's why you're talking this way.

I love you.

And I love you.

But if the time should come.

It won't .. it can't.

Let me hold you.

Love me.

All my life.

Your attention, everybody.

The last event on the program.

The freestyle relay.

Will decide the winner of this meet.

Representing Harvard.

Luke .. Wright ..

Pennington and Vendig.

Hurray for Woody.

Woody? Who's Woody?

If you don't know the name

of your future son-in-law ..

It's "Horace Woodruff Vendig".

I still like "Horace".

So do I, but here they call him Woody.

Good enough.

"Anderson .. McInnes .. and Touchente."

So that's your great little Vendig.

I tell you, sweet, Woody's going to

rank with Charlie Brickman.

On your marks, get set ..

[ Starting pistol shot! ]

You know Woody Vendig well, you say?

He sits right in front of me

in the economics class.

Three times a week, that is.

Well then, what's to prevent your

asking him to have supper with us?

Well, maybe he has another date.

You'd better do it Brad, or I'll march

in the dressing room and ask him myself.

Alright.

How did you like out team?

You are our team.

Thanks. I'm sure the rest of the

boys would appreciate that.

Let's got to the Puritan to celebrate.

You can have some hot chocolate

and cake at home if you like.

I'm afraid you'll have

to run along without me.

Oh.

Why?

Well, I promised to go over my economics

notes with young Bradford Duane.

He has a quiz coming up tomorrow.

Young Brad Duane?

He's the grandson of old Henry

Bradford Duane. The shipping man.

His mother was a "Sims".

The banking family: Norton Sims.

The Sims sisters.

I'm so proud of you.

Winning a swimming meeting, and teaching

economics all in the same evening.

Are you spending this weekend at home?

Yes.

But, don't anybody wait

up for me .. goodnight.

Goodnight, Horace. Fine swimming.

Thank you, sir.

There you are, Vendig.

The car is right up the street.

Good.

Susan. Help Mr Vendig to milk and sugar.

Mr Vendig likes lemon.

Thank you, Susan.

Bad, eh?

What?

This.

I told you it was going to be tough.

But anyway, now we can ask you here

instead of always having to go out.

Once you've passed one of mother's

Thursday horrors, everything's official.

Official?

Yeah, you know what I mean.

Your calling on Sue.

Oh.

Why haven't you brought him here before?

Well, I didn't think ..

At least this one's a gentleman.

Father likes you. Mother likes you.

That's because mother is a peach.

The acid test is aunt Libby.

And here she comes.

What do I do? What do I say?

You don't do anything.

If she likes you, you'll find it out.

You are not in training now, Woody.

So you don't have to drink this swill.

Brad, take him in the billiard

room, and give him a good drink.

You've arrived, Mr Vendig.

Rail, shipping and steel.

Those three are the backbone

of the country's economy.

And that's precisely

what I told Mr Harding.

Excuse me, uncle Norton.

This is Woody Vendig.

He's at school with me.

Vendig? Vendig?

Yes, sir.

My uncle, Norton Sims.

Mr Sims.

Mr Bigelow, Mr Prescott.

Mr Abbott and Mr Wiley.

How do you do, sirs.

Yes. Some of our clients and some of

yours are interested in aircraft issues.

An interest I very firmly discourage.

Personally, I wouldn't touch them.

Too unstable. Liquidation. Mergers.

Did I hear there's an outfit organized

to deal in airplane stocks exclusively?

It's incredible.

Financial suicide for them and a

fraud perpetrated on their customers.

Oh, but they're very

responsible people, Mr Sims.

Lattimer, Hilton & Morissey of Detroit.

They just underwrote a 4 million dollar

issue to lease planes at 10 dollars par.

That's folly.

Just a moment.

Go ahead, young man.

The books were closed on Tuesday

the 16th with the issue over-subscribed.

And on the current

market today at closing ..

The stock was quoted

at twelve and an eighth.

There may be something

in these flying machines.

Thinking of the brokerage

business as a career?

Well, that depends.

Some of these new firms that are forcing

their way on to the New York exchange.

I'd just as soon join

a bookmaking concern.

Bookmakers. That's it.

Exactly what they are.

But I guess the class of investors in

the market today don't care about that.

So you've noticed that, too?

Yes. Anybody with ten percent of the

price of a share on the current market.

Even my tailor.

It will be bootblacks next.

Mr Sims.

I have learned a great

deal in the last hour.

It's been a pleasure.

Let me see. What's your name again?

"Vendig", sir.

"H Woodruff Vendig".

"Woodruff" eh?

My mother was a Woodruff.

From Maine.

The banking people?

No, sir. Fisheries and lumber.

Oh yes. Yes.

Well, I mustn't detain you.

Well, just a moment.

If you have a morning this week,

say any time after ten, I'd ..

I'd like you to come in for a talk.

Oh, I'd like very much to, Mr Sims.

Goodnight, sir.

Goodnight.

Well, did it happen?

It happened.

It's about time. Tell me about it.

You ought to know. You arranged it.

My title is Assistant Manager Industrial

Securities Division, New York Branch.

You like it?

I like the New York part of it.

I'll be there.

Now, aren't you glad I persuaded

you to give up Harvard?

Just think, an Assistant Manager.

And at your age.

Well, go on.

There's plenty of time for that. I took

the rest of the day off to celebrate.

And?

And pack.

So, we're engaged.

Yes, but secret as the grave.

I don't see why. I'd shout it to you.

So would I, if I were the

one with the money.

Have it your own old-fashioned way.

I'll be in New York by

the first of the year.

We'll have fun.

I'm sorry, but I have to say

goodbye to these people.

Is it really that important?

Well, they've just been very good to me.

I get jealous if you're even

sentimental about other people.

That's why I'm leaving

Boston without any regrets.

What about you? Is there anyone

here you're going to miss?

Here. Take this next road to the right.

Goodnight.

Can't I wait for you?

No, you drive on home. I'll call

you first thing in the morning.

Hello.

I'm awfully late. I'm sorry.

You're tired.

No.

It's too late for a show.

Why don't we stay home?

I'd rather walk.

Down by the river?

I want to talk to you.

I want to talk to you, too.

Anyway, they decided I deserved a boost.

So they made me Assistant Manager

of the bond department.

Horace, that's wonderful.

I have some news today, too.

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