The Devil and Miss Jones Page #2

Mr. Higgins where the employees restaurant is please?

I'd be glad too.

Did you sell anything?

One pair of mens slippers,

size 9, $1.98

That's fine!

Did you have any trouble selling them?

Oh no. No

Wonderful!

Be back in an hour now.

The restaurant's two flights up.

Aren't you coming?

I always bring my own lunch and eat in the park.

It's pleasant in there.

I don't intend to eat at all.

Would it inconvenience you if I sat with you?

Not at all. I'd love to have you.

Thank you.

Kind of stuffy in here.

Yes isn't it?

Sure you won't have something?

No, no thank you very much. I never eat lunch.

You men worry more about

your figures than women do.

It's not my figure I worry about.

It's uh...I'm just not hungry.

Isn't it terrible about the store

not letting people organize?

I made these myself.

It's very rude of you not to try one.

I wonder where they are

holding a meeting tonight?

Go on, eat it.

What is it?

Tunafish popover.

Tunafish popover?

My own invention.

Bite it.

On no, I couldn't really, I couldn't.

Oh please.

If I asked you too?

You haven't got a graham cracker have you?

Oh a grown man eating graham crackers.

Why there's no nurishment in that.

You eat that popover.

It won't bite you.

Won't it though?

Tunafish.

Like it?

I don't know yet.

Is it good tunafish?

Costs 12 cents a tin.

12 cents!

It's almost as good as you can buy.

Almost!

Go on, eat it.

Tastes good.

Thank you

Here, have another.

No no, thank you just the same.

Oh, one isn't enough to feed an infant.

Go on, take it.

How does a man exist without

a woman looking after him?

I could tell you were a single man.

You are single aren't you?

Yes, I am.

What did you do before this?

What kind of work?

Oh all kinds. You'd be surprised.

Were you out of work long

before you got this job?

Hmm. Yes.

How long were you employed at your last place?

Fifteen years.

And how long before that?

Ten years.

Isn't that awful.

Mr. Hooper's coming.

Hello, Mr. Hooper.

Good afternoon, Mr. Hooper.

How do you do Miss Ellis?

You usually sits here for a few minutes.

Oh. I hope that he's not angry.

Another popover!

Fire the section manager!

You know he ate almost all my lunch.

He was famished!

I gave him 50 cents.

He probably needed it so badly he

didn't want to spend it for lunch.

Oh dear.

Don't look up. A shopper is coming.

What?

A store shopper, they pretend they're customers.

But they're only testing you.

Be careful how you act.

Oh uh, may I help you madam?

Oh that's alright,

this gentleman will wait on me.

Yes, maam.

What can I do for you madam?

Do you sell slippers here?

Yes maam, we do.

These are slippers.

That's what we call them slippers.

They don't look very good. Oh but they are.

I wear a pair of these myself.

Woolies. Keep your feet nice and warm.

Real sheep wool.

Aren't they a little too warm for summer?

We never had any complaint

from the sheep. Haha.

I'll think about it. I hope you didn't mind

my inconvenicing you without buying anything.

Of course not madam.

I'm only here to serve you.

Are you chewing gum?

No maam.

I'm a store shopper.

Open your mouth.

Did you swallow that gum?

No maam, I wasn't chewing any gum.

Well, see that you don't in the future.

And don't lean on the counter.

Yes, maam.

Shoppers out.

Well you didn't do so badly.

Say! What are you doing? Keeping a diary?

It's kind of a diary.

A doomsday book.

What's a doomsday book?

A doomsday book contains the names of a lot of

people who are going to meet their doom.

I don't get it.

Employees! Listen employees!

Here I am! Right here!

Gather round please!

All the employees of the Neeleys Department Store.

I have a message for you.

They have fired some of us for organizing.

But we haven't given up!

We are still at it!

Call the detectives!

Call the detectives!

Don't be afraid!

Come to our meeting!

If enough of us stick together

they won't be able to stop it!

Nobody listen to him!

Everybody stop him!

I repeat, come to our meeting!

Get him out!

Get him out of here.

This is one time you can't throw me out gentlemen.

And I haven't any key.

Take him away!

Saw me out!

It will only take about four hours.

And while you're sawing I'll give a little speech.

Don't be afraid! Come to our meeting!

In union there is strength!

We have to fight together.

We have to think...Hey!

Right is on our side.

And don't be afraid.

We got the situation well in hand.

They can't stop us now!

I tell you they can't...

Fellow employees.

And I call you fellow employees...

because that is what we all are...

from the lowly stock clerk to me myself,

though, I carry the title of general manager.

There was a disturbance on the 5th floor today.

A shocking unamerican invasion of private property.

Nothing more or less than trespassing.

A criminal offense.

There are still some troublemakers

employed in this store...

...we have not as yet burried it out. But we shall.

And if employees will come

cooperating with these traitors...

...in our one big happy family

I can tell you now

they will be not only discharged.

but blackballed from working in any

department store in this city.

Now, may I wish you all a very good evening.

Good night, fellow employees.

Are you doing anything tonight?

Eh? No. Not especially.

Come with me.

Good night.

Good night.

What've you got in there?

Me, you idiot!

Don't get excited pop,

I thought it was a package.

Come on, Come on.

Good night.

Good night.

Does it hurt much?

A little.

I can't understand how you

never have eaten in an automat before.

I never thought of it.

I could sue them getting my

finger caught like that.

Well, I don't know. I've been eating

there for years and I haven't heard of

anybody getting his fingers caught before.

Say, tell me the truth.

Was the manager right?

Did you try to get that blueberry pie

out without putting in a nickel?

You too?

I tell you, I did put in a nickel.

But I went to get coffee and somebody

must have sneaked the pie out.

It was their responsibility to

get me another piece of pie.

And I'd have gotten it too

if you hadn't interferred.

Honey! Joe, did they do anything

to you? Did they hurt you?

Never laid a hand on me.

I dared them too.

I was so afraid that they'd do something to you.

Well, uh, who's this?

He started in the store this morning.

Oh welcome brother!

Mr Higgins, this is Joe O'Brien.

He hung up the dummy of John P. Merrick.

Made the frontpage of the Times, that's all.

Did you see him?

Yes, I saw it. This is quite a pleasure.

Likewise. Come on.

We're just about ready to start.

Come on.

I knew you'd join us.

I could tell that from the minute I saw you.

Alright everybody...

I uh...see that some of you

are here for the 1st time.

and you'd probably like to know more about us.

We are not professional agitators.

I myself started six years

ago at the Neely store

as a packing boy

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