For getting extra money. Yeah . [jim] get an extra job. Well, thats no so easy. Eh say, how about giving me a parttime job in your office . Ill be coming in with you, anyway, when i get out of college and id be a terrific insurance salesman. Bud, if thats what you want, theres nothing id like better than to put James Anderson and son on the door. Hey, im a partner but i think you should start with somebody else. Well, you got hired and fired in a hurry. phone ringing hello . Oh, yes, arthur jim . Well, i finally worked out some new figures on the renewals you were so anxious about. Uhhuh. Thought youd like to know theyre quite a bit lower. Ought to cinch the business. Oh, nice going arthur, but dont stay around all night getting out the paperwork. Go on home, relax. Goodbye. Well how is mr. Higgins . Fine. He doesnt know it, yet, but im i had a memo from the home office reminding me that he reaches retirement age tomorrow. Youre going to retire mr. Higgins . [bud] well you cant do that, dad uncle arthur is too important to the business, all the statistics coming out of his ears at the drop of a hat. The joint will fall apart. You dont have to sell me, i know how valuable he is. Well your certainly not going to pay any attention to the home office. Yeah, tell them to go jump in a lake. Afraid i dont have much choice, its company policy. When do you have to tell him . Ive been putting it off, but hell be 65 tomorrow. 65, is uncle arthur that old . [jim] look, lets invite him out here for a Birthday Dinner. Hes always been fond of our family and itll help take the sting out of it if i tell him here at home. The office is such a cold, impersonal place thats a wonderful idea and ill make him a big birthday cake as a surprise. Yeah, thats some surprise. Happy birthday and goodbye. Miss thomas, i just cant call him in the office and say youre retired. So we thought a Birthday Dinner would be a good way to ease into the subject. Is he in his office . Isnt he always in his office . I think its just terrible. Retire mr. Higgins, indeed. Why he hasnt missed a day at the office in 15 years. I know, hes a bear for work. Alert as a radar screen, always on the ball. But, there comes a time in every mans life. Arthur. Arthur . Well, caught me napping, didnt you . Oh, bless my soul, asleep at the switch. Well, maybe youre not as young as you used to be. The years crawl up, you know, arthur . Yeah, what years . I just worked a little too late on these rate changes, thats all. Now you better stop burning the midnight oil. You cant take it the next day. Nonsense, im as frisky as a pup. I feel as young as that television fellow who claims hes just 39 . Eh, thank you. Yeah. Oh, sit down, please. Thank you. Well. Well, now, what can i do for you . Well, if youre free this evening, my family and i would like to have you come to dinner. Oh, say, id be delighted. Good of you to ask me. Yeah, its been months since ive seen margaret and the children. Welp, see you tonight about eight. I cant wait that long, jim. Itd be wonderful if uncle arthur were ready for it, but he isnt. Well, its like, pushing him out in a nice way and saying you arent needed anymore. Betty, this isnt my idea. I dont know how im going to get along without arthur higgins, but its a company directive. Even the president has to step down at the age of 65. What right does is anyone to tell a vigorous, healthy man that, suddenly, on a certain day, he becomes useless and his productivity must cease. Well now wait a minute, i agree with you wholeheartedly. Maybe hell enjoy a chance to relax. arguing now, wait, i havent told you this, but when i went into his office this morning, i found arthur sound asleep. At 9 30 in the morning. Now what does that suggest to you . Well maybe he was out the night before kicking up his heels. Yeah. The truth of the matter is, maybe the years are beginning to push him around a bit. [margaret] oh, now, dear. Now whether we like it or not, ive got to tell him the bad news tonight. Oh, i just cant get over it. To me, he doesnt seem any older than you, dad. laughing doorbell rings hi, am i late . Oh, no, youre right on the nose, arthur. Come on in [arthur] thank you. Margaret well, mr. Higgins. And heres some roses for you. [margaret] well, thats sweet of you. But, of course, you put them to shame. Its wonderful having you with us. Thank you, my dear. You couldnt have a more grateful guest. [margaret] come on. [jim] hey kids, uncle arthur is here. Dinner will be ready in the other room. Oh, thank you, thank you. excited chatter [arthur] hello, betty. [kathy] arthur [arthur] hello, bud, good to see you. [kathy] hi, how are you . [arthur] oh, my, my. My favorite family, how good to see you all again. Weve been looking forward to seeing you, too, uncle arthur. [arthur] oh have you, really . Oh, oh, by the way, kids, i brought you a Little Something i hope you might enjoy. Now where, oh here it is, here it is, here we are. [kathy] a record album oh, you shouldnt have done that, uncle arthur. [arthur] oh, no, no. Oh, and ill go tell you, its got a solid beat. upbeat music plays kathy, may i have the pleasure . You may. Go, old man laughing whoa oh oh, i like this one. Youve had him long enough, little sister. Alright. Jim, you havent seemed your light and gay self this evening, something on your mind . As a matter of fact, the home office sent me a memo happy birthday to you oh, here we are happy birthday to you happy birthday, dear arthur happy birthday to you come on, give us a speech. Speech speech, speech i dont know what to say. I came over here just expecting a free dinner and this comes as a complete surprise. Ive sort of ignored birthdays. Come on, uncle arthur, blow out the candles. Make a wish . Of course, a wish. Well, i wish i could always be as happy and feel as young as i do tonight. laughing took a bit of puffing, arthur, but you made it. Well, i guess im not in training for this sort of thing. Here. Oh, oh margaret, its such a lovely cake. I hate to hack it up, why dont you do the honors . Oh, well anything you say alright. I dont when ive had a more wonderful evening. [jim] oh good, arthur. [kathy] daddy, when can we give uncle arthur his presents . Oh, now dont tell me youve got birthday presents on top of all this . Well, theyre not exactly birthday presents. Theyre more things you can use after you oh, what kathy means is the things youll get a kick out of using every day. Come on, ill show you. Bud, give me a hand, will you . Okay. Oh, open it, you help me, will you kathy . Open it up. [kathy] okay. Now let me see. This is beautiful. But theres no reason for you to do all of this for me. Well, we feel youve earned some rest and relaxation. And this will help you enjoy it well im not ready for a real vacation, yet, but i will take a day off soon and bud and i can go up to my cabin on the lake where the fish are just waiting, huh . How about it, bud . That sounds great, you got a deal well you dont have to wait for a day off, arthur. You see, i. All of us, feel that you deserve. Well, i hope youll forgive me, but this is overwhelming. I have the best of all families you. We want you to feel that youll always be a part of us. Thank you, jim. For a man of my age, theres nothing more reassuring and comforting as knowing that he is loved and needed and wanted. Here i am carrying on like a sentimental old fool im sorry, jim, that i interrupted with my morbid outburst. You were saying something about do we have to talk shop, arthur . Lets get back to our cake jim, arent you going to take time to eat your breakfast . No, im not hungry, honey. I want to get on to the office early and talk to arthur. We got involved last night in emotions, but now its business. Well isnt there some other way out . Yeah, cant you let the home office tell him hes being let out . Yeah, do you have to be the villain . Its my responsibility. Maybe last night wasnt such a good idea. But if arthur has to hear it, itll be easier if he hears it from me. Bye, dear. I dont see how you can be that mean to uncle arthur dont look at me, ive got orders to place him on retirement and i have to tell him this morning. What do you want me to do, resign from the company and protest . laughing 19, 31, 33. Good morning, mr. Higgins. Good morning, miss thomas. Mr. Anderson in yet . No, not yet, mr. Higgins. That was quite a Surprise Party last night. And you should see the wonderful fishing gear i got. And what a dinner with the most tremendous, luscious, yummy, candlelit cake. I tell you, miss thomas, it hit me here. As well as here. laughing oh, sounds wonderful. Well how does it feel to look forward to plenty of leisure with no time clock to punch . Nothing to do but fish. What did you say . Of course, i dont know the first thing about fishing. But they say that these lures are guaranteed to get the catch limit, whatever that means. Probably should have let mr. Anderson present it at your retirement dinner last night. My retirement wasnt mentioned, miss thomas. It wasnt . It was a wonderful evening. Oh, im terribly sorry, mr. Higgins, i thought you knew. You see, mr. Anderson was supposed to bring it up last night. It was a directive from the home office. I see. Well, of course i knew it had to happen sometime, thank you, miss thomas. I checked again with his landlady, he hasnt been there. He hasnt been at the executives club. When he doesnt turn up there, somethings terribly wrong. He left without a word. He seemed almost numb from shock. Oh, it was terrible, mr. Anderson, but i had no idea he hadnt been told. Well, that was my fault. Where do you suppose he could be . phone rings [margaret] hello bud. Hi, mom. Hello . Oh yes, dear. Well, at least that will relieve you of painful duty. Oh, im sure he understands how you feel and youll just have to explain to him but i cant find him hes checked out at mrs. Tysons and ive called every place in town i know. [margaret] you mean mr. Higgins is just completely disappeared . What, uncle arthur is missing . [margaret] hes given up his room well, all right, jim, let me know if you hear anything. Goodbye, dear. Well where are you going, bud . [bud] i gotta find uncle arthur but, bud, now wait a minute knock on door [arthur] bud hi, uncle arthur wait a minute, boy, what are you doing here . Well, i just had an idea youd be here. And i got lost trying to find the place. Youd bring up here fishing, remember . Well, to tell you the truth, bud, im beginning to hate fishing. You know, when thats all a man has to look forward to, it sort of takes the joy out of it. [bud] yeah. Sit down, bud. Can i get you a glass of water or something . Thank you. Uncle arthur, i. Im real sorry about what happened and so is dad. Well i know jim is only doing what he had to do. But when youre suddenly regarded as a useless old man. It hurts. Oh, come on, uncle arthur. You know, youll be going strong when you hit 100. I thought so, too. But what good is it if you cant sell the idea to anybody else . You know, bud, a man is like a piece of machinery. And, by henry, i resent getting rusty. [bud] do you have to . Is dads office the only place in the world to work . No, no, you dont understand it. If jim cant use me, i dont think anyone else would. Well, you were doing a full days work yesterday, werent you . I thought i was. Well, all right, then you mean to tell me that just one day later youre useless, all warshed up . Im nothing of the sort but its been decided that im too old, so nobody will give me a job excepting through a feeling of charity, perhaps. Maybe, but. Gosh, i just cant see ya coming way out here and then holing up like a hermit. But i think youre. I think you came out here just to hide. Youre just running away. But you dont have to youre only 24 hours older than you were yesterday. A man with your experience and knowledge, there must be 100 things you could do, if you just try. Gosh, i. I never figured on you being a quitter. Thatll do, bud. I think you better start for home now, bud. Alright, goodbye. You do all this research on a perfect car then smash it into a tree. Your Insurance Company raises your rates. Done more research on them. For drivers with accident forgiveness, Liberty Mutual wont raise your rates due to your first accident. Just one of the many features that comes standard with our base policy. Call for a free quote today. See Car Insurance in a whole new light. Jim, im just as worried about bud. Try some of his friends again. Well, margaret, we know they must be together. Wherever they are. Well. Wouldnt it be wise to call the police or the missing Persons Bureau . Hi. Where in the world have you two been . Now bud, you had us terribly worried. Now it wasnt his fault. He was just out looking for an old man who got lost. Well, youre here now, thats what counts. Arthur. I. I want you to come back and work as a consultant. As usual, youre wonderful. I owe you an apology for running away, as i did. But i had a pretty close call this morning, suddenly realizing that my life was over. I tell you, the future looked mighty gloomy. But bud changed my thinking for me. Now, i cant accept your offer. Because i have made up my mind that nobody can decide my life for me and ill tell myself when to go fishing. You see, jim, im opening my own office. Right in your own building, dad, on the ground floor, so that you can catch the prospects on the way up. I think thats wonderful, mr. Higgins now wait a minute, arthur, you cant do this to me oh, you havent heard the real threat. Well. Next saturday, hes going to have a desk in mine. You see, jim, you just a good junior partner get away. Well, he couldnt start with a better man. But we can still do business, dad. As soon as uncle arthur and i get going, id like to go over your Insurance Program with you. [arthur] good idea. Jim, do you think you have sufficient protection against hold it im protected against everything. Except a guy who wont retire. clapping and jane wyatt. With elinor donahue, billy gray and lauren chapin. In father knows best. [betty] yes, i know how you feel about young girls wearing fur. But im not a young girl anymore. Im practically middleaged. [jim] oh, no doubt about that. But you know money doesnt. I know, grow on trees. All im talking about is some little, old rag to wear around my neck. I wouldnt care if it was rabbit or caterpillar fur, even. Of course, a man in your position wouldnt want his daughter going around in anything as cheap as that. audience laughs the point is im the only girl i know that doesnt have some kind of a fur. Well, ill be darned. Well margaret well, whats the matter . Well, this is the oddest letter ive ever seen. Well, what does it say . Margaret whos it from . And i want you to hear this. In fact, i want all of you to hear it. It concerns one of us, but i dont know which one. I have a letter here from st. Louis, addressed to one of the andersons. [bud] which one . I dont know. Thats all it says. One of the andersons, see . [bud] yeah . The address is equally vague, 600 block on maple. Well, whos it from . Oh, im coming to that. Please excuse me for addressing you this way. But i do not know your first name or your house number. I remember maple street because i lived for a short time in the same block. You are probably surprised at the enclosed check. Check . Theres a certified check here for 500 dollars. 500 . Five, youre kidding. Made out to anderson. Theres a space left to fill in the first name. Well, let me see that. Well, now, hold your horses. audience laughs as a token of gratitude, small indeed, of the great kindness you showed me. Kindness . [jim] i have never forgotten it until recently. Ive never forgotten it. Until recently, i was not able to repay you. But now, i have a small janitorial service, which has prospered. So now, i wish to balance up the accounts of my life. Oh, i guess thats a period. The accounts of my life, hoping you will remember me kindly. I am sincerely mr. B kroegman. Kroegman . Well, speak up, who did it . Whos the silent samaritan . Heres 500 dollars for you. All you have to do is fill in your first name. Ill take it. But who is this kroegman guy . I never heard of him. Wait, wait, i know he was janitor the grade school for a short while. Oh, yeah, i remember him. [betty] he rented that small apartment over the hartleys garage, kept pretty much to himself. [bud] sure, the janitor well, hes an old buddy of mine. [betty] buddy . A minute ago, you didnt even know who he was. You know, that could be my first stole. Let me see that check. all talking at once [jim] whoa, wait a minute. Weve gotta find out who this belongs to first. Now, whoever did this kindness, dont be so modest. Speak up oh, now, what did i do for him . Save his life, help him across the street . I bet it was you, daddy. Maybe you loaned him some money. Loaned him money . No, i dont remember it. And if he hadnt paid it back, id remember it. audience laughing no, i spoke to him occasionally. But thats no great kindness. I remember i gave him a glass of lemonade once when he brought back the lawnmower he borrowed. Oh, well, thats nothing. Hey, it may be theres some pages missing from the letter. I dont think so. The check fell on the floor, but i picked that up. Well, i think it was a dirty trick not telling us what we did. Maybe he has the wrong family. [betty and bud] oh, no. [bud] its gotta be the right family. Were the only andersons on maple. Why dont we write him a letter and ask him what the good deed was . Oh, dont be a fool we cant take a chance like that. [betty] a chance . [bud] sure, look. We dont know what it is ourselves. Hell know he has the wrong family. audience laughs i mean, i dont mean to say that were the wrong family. audience laughs i mean, for 500 dollars, im sure we can think of something. audience laughs think, everybody, think [bud] oh, i wish i could remember you both have a perfect driving record. Perfect. No tickets. No accidents. That is until one of you clips a food truck, ruining your perfect record. Yup. Now, you would think your Insurance Company would cut you some slack, right . No. Your insurance rates go through the roof. Your perfect record doesnt get you anything. Anything. Perfect for drivers with accident forgiveness, Liberty Mutual wont raise your rates due to your first accident. And if you do have an accident, our claim centers are available to assist you 24 7. For a free quote, call Liberty Mutual at switch to Liberty Mutual and you could save up to 509 call today at see Car Insurance in a whole new light. What it is i did for kroegman. cause i could sure use that dough. [betty] what makes you so sure it was you . [bud] well, im naturally kind and [kathy] ive got it, ive got it kroegman . I remember something i did for him. I gave him some chewing gum. Chewing gum . audience laughs thats a kindness . Well, he was very grateful. Well, he was. I can still see his face. It happened last year. [betty] last year . Well, he moved away at least three years ago. Didnt he, mother . I cant remember when he moved away. Hi, kroegman. Maybe i dont remember when this happened. But i know it happened. It was at school. I remember i was sent to the Principals Office for chewing gum in class. But the secretary said id have harp music to wait to see the principal, because he was so busy. [kathy] so then i looked around and saw mr. Kroegman sitting there. So i decided to go over and sit beside him. [bud] probably that was the only place in the room to sit. [kathy] oh, no, i did it to be nice because im naturally kind. [bud] oh, oh, sure. [kathy] and im sure he was very glad to see me because im so sweet. [bud] yeah, like dill pickles. [kathy] and then we talked. [bud] what about . I think i told him that i was in trouble. But when youre in trouble, you just have to make the best of it and have faith everything will come out all right. Then i remembered i had a stick of that gum left. And i gave it to him, and, oh, he was grateful. So very grateful. harp music the most grateful man i ever saw. audience laughs [jim] well, kitten, im afraid youve let your imagination run away with you. I doubt if he was as grateful as youre trying to make out. [kathy] well, he was. Oh, sure. Well, you know thats what he always wanted all his life, a stick of gum. Too bad, kathy, it was a good try. audience chuckles well, i guess it wasnt much after all, was it . Well, im afraid not, kitten. But i wish somebody would hurry up and recall our good deed. I did nothing at the office today but think about this silly thing. Call 500 bucks silly . audience laughs egg splats on ground audience laughs upbeat music thats it. Mother, mother, come here i think ive got it the kindness that i did for mr. Kroegman. [margaret] you have . Well, what was it . Oh, dont worry about the egg. Ill buy you a whole barrel of eggs with my 500 dollars. In fact, it was the egg that reminded me of it. You see, bud and i were coming home from school the other day, oh [jim] i found out one piece of news today about mr. Kroegman. [betty] oh, father, dont interrupt me now. I just remembered the good deed mr. Kroegman was talking about. [jim] oh, really . Yes, now, listen. Bud and i were walking along on our way home. harp music [betty] and we saw mr. Kroegman walking in front of us carrying a bag of groceries. He turned into the driveway leading to his garage apartment. And he stepped on a marble or something. And his feet flew out from under him. Naturally, i ran to help the poor, dear man. kroegman grunting oh, no, i think im all right. You are very kind. [betty] look at your eggs, smashed. Ill run to the store and get you some more. You are much too kind. Ill pick them up. [betty] no, no, no, ill do it. Now, you mustnt strain yourself. You may be injured. fastpaced music and audience laughing bud, dont just stand there help yeah, yeah. audience laughing [betty] here, carry this bag to mr. Kroegmans place. At least you can do that. Take it easy, oh. Now, after i make sure youre all right, young lady, i will never forget you for this. harp music you sure he said those exact words, betty . Well, its been a few years, so i dont remember exactly. But im quite sure thats what he said. Probably what actually happened, was he dropped one can of salmon, and you picked it up. No, really, father, he was so grateful. [jim] even so, betty, thats an act hardly worthy of a 500dollar reward. [betty] well, he evidently thought it was. Im going to read his letter again, see if this fits in. [bud] hey, i thoughtht about the good deed it came to me while i was sitting in school today. [betty] youre too late. Ive already thought of it. The 500 dollars is mine is that true . No, it isnt. It was just a small incident, which im sure she exaggerated. Oh, well, then listen. This is no exaggeration. And i were walking along the street. And we saw mr. Kroegman coming home with two sacks of groceries. And you know how i am, always ready to help my fellow man. audience laughs oh, my back dont try and get up, old fellow. Ill help you. Ill take care of everything. Ill carry you into the house. You mustnt try that, boy. You will hurt yourself. Oh, it doesnt matter about me. Youre all that matters now. [bud] betty, dont just stand there do something about these groceries. What shall i do . Oh, never mind. Ill take care of it later. [bud] just lean on me, sir. Yeah, just lean on me. Ill get you into your rooms, and then ill call a doctor. Son, its a great kindness youre showing me. Oh, i dont want any reward. I just want to see that youre taken care of. audience laughs harp music [bud] well, thats it. What do you think . Very benevolent, bud, but im sorry to tell you, thats the same incident betty just told us. Only her version was quite different. You two better get together and straighten out a few details. You mean she stole my. Betty, i want to talk to you tell her not to forget the cake. Isnt that amazing . I know neither one of them was deliberately lying. But, boy, what tricks your memory can play on you. audience laughs especially when its being spurred on by wishful imagination. Well, you can make yourself believe almost anything you want to. Today, at the office, i was making kroegman imaginary premium loans on policies he never had. audience laughs you should hear some of my thoughts. Made an appeal for a school cafeteria. He said hed looked into the childrens lunchboxes and didnt think their lunches were adequate. [margaret] well, i stood up and mumbled i agree. But all day ive been imagining that i leapt to my feet and made a strong, eloquent speech backing him up. Speaking of those lunchboxes, heres what i started to tell you when i came home this evening. I found out from ed benson today, he was a member of the school board then, you know. I found out why kroegman left that janitor job and probably why he left town. Oh . He was fired for stealing. For stealing . A boy had some money in his lunchbox. He saw kroegman take it. Oh, no. Well, i never heard that, and i was a pta officer. Ed said they kept it quiet. Didnt figure the scandal would do anyone any good. Well, now, would a man concerned about children getting proper lunches do a thing like that . I dont know. Nothing fits together. It just gets more mixed up all the time. [jim] the worst of it is this mysterys beginning to dominate our whole lives. Maybe its time to call a halt to the whole thing. [kathy] daddy, i thought of another wonderful good deed i did to mr. Oh, now, kitten, im in no mood for anymore fairy tales. [kathy] its not a fairy tale. [bud] say, dad, you know what she told you about the way it happened with me and [betty] now, just a minute, bud. betty and bud talking at once now, hold it, hold it, hold it. I dont want to hear anymore of this. Huh . [jim] i dont like what this is doing to us. I dont know what kind of a person mr. Kroegman is. And im beginning to wonder what kind of people we are. Here we are, all trying to make ourselves out to be great, virtuous heroes. And what for . A little . [jim] is that why good deeds are done . Even if we did some kindness, and its beginning to look a little doubtful that we ever did. Should we be paid for it . Kindness is no more than common courtesy. Thats the least that should be expected of us. I say lets send the money back. [children] no. [betty] he sent it to us. It was his idea. I know that, but [bud] he might feel bad if we send it back. Yeah, you know what they say about gifthorses. audience laughs all right, okay. But i want to settle now, so we can forget it and go back to being ourselves. Now, each one of you thinks that hes done some kindness for mr. Kroegman. Okay, i want you to write that down. Tell why you honestly think that you deserve the reward. Ill give you an hour. Well meet in there. And the winner will be allowed to write his name in on the check. Agreed . Okay. Okay, then thats it. upbeat music okay, times up margaret, will you come in the living room . This is it. Betty, bud, kathy, come on. [kathy] wait, im not done yet. Well, anyone not done obviously hasnt anything to say. audience laughs come on, everyone, gather round. No more time. [jim] now, who wants to read first . [betty] not me. [jim] okay, ill start if off then. I, jim anderson, relinquish all claim to the check, having done absolutely nothing to merit the reward. And my recommendation stands that we send this check back. Okay, whos next . Betty . Heres all i have. audience laughs a blank sheet of paper. Well, every time i tried to write something, i felt pretty ashamed of myself. [betty] i didnt do anything worthy. So as much as i hate to see that lovely, tempting money go, im afraid im gonna have to string along with father. Okay. Bud . Well, i wrote several pages here telling what a lovable, sacrificing, kindhearted old soul i am. [bud] and then i read it over. Boy, the truth never took a beating like this before. paper rips so i was going to suggest dividing the money. Im afraid id feel guilty even taking a dime of it. And for old moneymad me, thats going some. audience laughs attention people with hearing loss. What im about to tell you could change your life. Does your hearing loss have you feeling left out . Are you finding it harder to hear the tv or telephone . Are you afraid you might not hear an alarm or intruder . If left untreated, your hearing loss can get significantly worse. A recent Johns Hopkins study showed that hearing loss can lead to more serious issues, including dementia. Its time to call hearusa and get a complete hearing checkup absolutely free. And, aarp members receive expert advice and can purchase Digital Hearing Aids as low as 795 each. I sure wish i hadnt waited so long. I hear so clearly now. Im back to myself again. If you call hearusa now youll even get a riskfree 90day trial,backed by a 100 satisfaction guarantee. Well, i gave up once, but then i wrote this. [kathy] i know im not the one. But if we keep the money, i think it should go to mother. Because she does a lot of nice things for people. And shes the kind who wouldnt remember it. margaret chuckles well, thank you, angel, but im afraid im not the one either. Heres mine. I think we should accept the money. What . Accept . [margaret] but not for our sakes, but mr. Kroegmans. doorbell rings [jim] keep going. This evidently means a great deal to him or he wouldnt have done it. Im sure hes receiving some kind of joy from doing this. And i dont think we should rob him of that. However, inasmuch as none of us feels he deserves this, we should give it to some person hold everything special delivery letter, and guess who its from all talking at once yes, it is from kroegman. Listen. Somehow, i misplaced some of the pages of my letter to you. Here they are; please forgive me. So there were missing pages. Read em, read em. Ah, lets see. Hurry up and read it hurry, jim, go on so now, i wish to balance up the accounts of my life as best i can. Well, laughing huh. [jim] and have probably forgotten the incident. You may not remember it at all. It happened when i was fired at the school on the false accusation of a boy who claimed i took money from his lunchbox. His mother wrote me recently that he had confessed his falsehood and that steps are being taken to clear my name. But that does not alter the humiliation i suffered on that dark day. I remember sitting in the office that day waiting for my final paycheck. I sat alone, disillusioned, bitter, shunned by everyone. Then you came and sat beside me. You talked to me, you smiled at me. You said when were in trouble, we have to have faith. Things would come out right. But to me, it was a symbol of friendship. You will never know what it meant to me at that moment of my life to have a friend. harp music i think of you often. The image of your face somehow helped me keep going those next difficult years. God bless you. slow music i didnt know i did all that. Well, you did. And now we know. Now, it looks like this belongs to you. Boy, im gonna buy dresses, a whole bunch, audience laughs i really didnt do anything. He just thinks i did. Okay, then, start doing things to deserve it. Put it in the bank for now. And then try living up to the image mr. Kroegman has of you. Thatll be the best return he could possibly get on his investment. And write him a letter telling what youre gonna do. Oh, i will, and ill do it right now, too. children all talking at once audience laughing you know, if bud and betty had any sense, theyd each buy a package of gum and go in business for themselves. audience claps upbeat music man now lema will try for his birdie. A beautiful putt. Boy ha ha so at the end of the 17th hole. Did you see tony lema sink that putt . Hes gonna win. Mr. B, i just got one of my sensational ideas. Why dont you and some of the other big shots in town organize a professional Golf Tournament . Dont be silly. Oh, mr. B, think of all the prestige and publicity itll bring to the town. But you could get some of the big business firms to underwrite it. Hi. Hi, honey. Hazel, i said dont be silly. Theres enough tournaments in the countries already. And even if the professional Golfers Association would ok it, how are you gonna line up enough bigname pros . Oh, you could do it. Dont be silly. George, has he called you yet . Who . Mayor dickson. No. Why . Well, hell be calling you any minute. I just met his wife downtown. And guess what. The mayor is all steamed up about organizing a professional Golf Tournament. He thinks itll bring publicity and prestige to the town, and he thinks youre the very man to handle it. Hmm darling, im home. I didnt go back to the office. I had lunch at the city hall with the mayor and a few members of the chamber of commerce. Oh, another meeting about the Golf Tournament. Theres been a change of plans. Previously we had agreed that a committee should meet the various golfers at the airport. But now weve decided to meet them individually. Each man will be host to one golfer. Why are you whispering . We drew names out of a fishbowl, and i drew tony lema, one of the really great men of the game. Im to meet him at the airport in about an hour. Ill take him out to the club and introduce him around. And, darling, i want you to go with me, so you better get dressed. George, why are you whispering . I dont want hazel to know. Shell wanna come along with us. She isnt even home. Wha and why shouldnt she go along, george . You know how excited she is about this Golf Tournament. How well i know. For 12 years, shes been trying to tell me how to play golf. Now she wants to take on the professionals. Oh, george. Dorothy, i want the newspaper account to read, tony lema met by attorney George Baxter and his charming wife, who thinks she can get tonys game in shape for the tournament. Oh, boy oh, boy have i had a day. First i had to get dressed, you know, and then i had to hotfoot it down to get the bottle of champagne cause i thought itd be nice to present it to mr. Lema when he got off the plane. And i even wrote a little poem to put on it. Hazel, whawhawai how did you know . Know . Know what . About the champagne . Oh, everybody calls him champagne tony. How did you know i was to meet him at the airport . Oh, well, you see, when you had lunch at city hall today, the waiter that waited on you was a friend of mine. So as soon you drew tony lemas name out of the fishbowl, he called me and told me. That meeting was private and confidential. He could be fired for that. Oh, no, mr. B. He was just being considerate. He knew i needed time to get dressed up to go to the airport. Well, for your information, hazel, you are not going. Hazel, why do they call him champagne tony . Oh, thats very interesting. Youre not going. Most people think its because he drinks it, but that aint the reason at all. You are not going. When a professional golfer wins a tournament, he usually stands his sportswriters a round of beer. Hazel, are you listening to me . Oh, yeah. Just a minute. I wanna explain this to missy. So this day before the tournament, he said that if he won, he was gonna treat them to champagne instead of beer. And he won, and he did, and now he thinks its good luck, so hes been doing it ever since. Thats why they call him champagne tony. Now, what was it you wanted to say, mr. B . Who knows . Its been so long ago, i cant remember. Excuse me. This is a reserved parking lot. Do you have a pass . Just leave the keys in the car, and ill park it for you. Hello there. Im sorry. This is a reserved parking lot. Do you have a pass . Yes, i have. Im meeting my husband. Hes with one of the airlines. Just make sure the keys are in the car. I may have to move it. Hey. How about that . What . Look. Woman same car. Same color. Same model. Twins. Well take it. You both have a perfect driving record. Perfect. No tickets. No accidents. That is until one of you clips a food truck, ruining your perfect record. Yup. Now, you would think your Insurance Company would cut you some slack, right . No. Your insurance rates go through the roof. Your perfect record doesnt get you anything. Anything. Perfect for drivers with accident forgiveness, Liberty Mutual wont raise your rates due to your first accident. And if you do have an accident, our claim centers are available to assist you 24 7. For a free quote, call Liberty Mutual at switch to Liberty Mutual and you could save up to 509 see Car Insurance in a whole new light. Ikike you to be standing on the edge of the crowd. Why arent you in the middle of that whole melee . Well, i was gonna barge in and give him the champagne, and i saw all them people shoving. Theyd shake all the bubbles out. Woman may i have your autograph . When did you win your first big tournament . Do you think youll try for the grand slam this year . Now, wait a second. With you guys firing questions at me, how do you expect me to think . Were not asking you to think, tony, just answer the questions. Anyway, hes gonna be all ours for five days, so lets not be selfish. Let the reporters ask their questions. Hazel, youre a born heroworshipper. Oh, sure. Otherwise, i wouldnt have put up with mr. B. For so long. Im sorry. I beg your pardon. Hazel, take mr. Lemas clubs to the car and wait for us there. Oh, sure. Can i quote you on that . Certainly. I think thats the way the Golf Tournament ought to be run. Oh, officer, would you do me a favor . What . Would you watch our car and see that nobody comes near it . Why . I got tony lemas golf clubs in the back. Tony lema . Hes a real great golfer, isnt he . Oh, hes just the greatest in the world. Well, there are one or two others. I wouldnt exactly say hes the greatest. Oh, well, you dont have to say it. I said it. Theres Arnold Palmer and jack nicklaus. But tony lema is the greatest. Since when . We got him out of a fishbowl. What did you, uh, do while i was away, baby . Oh, just the usual. Played some golf . Golf . You know golf isnt my cup of tea. I dont know anything about it. I thought you mightve taken it up. I just stayed home and read lots of darn, dull books. Man you shot a 30 on the last 9 . No, the last 6. Hazel, i told you to wait for us at the car. Where are his golf clubs . Dont worry. Theyre safe, mr. B. I got em locked in the trunk compartment. But anyone can take them. The keys are in the car. Theyre safe. I got a policeman standing guard over them. Well, its not true. I know one of the sports magazines suggested that i was a playboy. They hinted that i threw champagne parties where my friends drove golf balls out of hotel windows. But its not true. If id known it was gonna be like this, id have brought along some rocking chairs. Well, i hope were having champagne at the end of the week. You really think youre gonna win, huh, tony . Well, im playing pretty good. George, cant you talk to those reporters . Arrange a regular press conference. They should at least let mr. Lema leave the airport. Our car. Wheres our car . What do you mean wheres your car . Its right here. Oh. You moved it. No, i havent moved it. Its exactly where i parked it in the first place, and ive been looking after tony lemas golf clubs just liked you asked me to. But ititwas right here. Right next to this truck. No, that was the car that looked exactly like yours. Exactly li well, where is it . Where is it . They left. Well, where did where did they go . How do i know . Whose car was it . They dont put names on these passes. Its just a permit from the airport to allow em to park on a private lot. All right, mr. Baxter, if youll set up the time for the press conference. Ill set up the time, place, and the refreshments. Great. Great. See you, tony. Lema pleasure. Bye, tony. Thanks for handling them so diplomatically, mr. Baxter. I can do without any enemies in the press. Well, lets skip the mr. Shall we . My name is george. Okay. First names all around, huh . Tony. Dorothy. [coughing] hazel. Hazel is our housekeeper. And one of your most ardent admirers. Mr. B, could i speak to you for a minute, please . Well, not now, hazel. We have to get to the club. Speaking of clubs, where are mine . Hazel put them in the back of the car. She has a policeman standing guard over them. Oh, good. I got to speak to you for a minute, mr. B. I said not now, hazel. Generally speaking, i never let those clubs out of my sight. Well, i dont blame you. Theyre your livelihood. More than that. Theyre like part of the family. It takes years and years to find a putter you can really trust in a bigmoney tournament. If anything happened to one of them, youd be like a little kid whos just seen his dog run over by a car. Butbut, miss, i thought i know what you thought. You keep telling me what you thought, and i keep telling you i dont know. Well, this is an information booth, aint it . I dont know. I mean, i dont know what you want to know. George hazel what the devil are you doing here . Are you mr. Baxter . Yes. Well, we have no way of knowing who has a car identical to yours. I beg your pardon. Oh, uh, never mind. The policeman in the parking lot may have told her the owner works for one of the airlines. But which airline . What is she talking about . Never mind, mr. B. If she put those golf clubs in the wrong car, i am sure the owner will get in touch with her just as soon he discovers them. Hazel, come along with me. What did you say . Well, its unfortunate if she placed those clubs in a car identical to yours. Tony lemas. Wrong car . [crying] hazel, will you please stop crying . I aint crying. Im just emotionally disturbed. Thats only feminine, aint it . I wouldnt know. When i first started working this information booth, i used to get upset and cry. But nowadays, i just feel like belting people. Hazel, im not mad at you, you understand . You forgive me . I didnt say i forgive you. I just said im not mad at you. I dont have time to be mad. Ive got to get those golf clubs back. But if the policeman at the parking lot dont know whose car it was and she dont hazel, theres only one thing to do. I want you to call every car dealer and tell them what happened. Who bought a car identical to mine. Then bring the list back here and find out which one works for an airline. Oh, thats a swell idea. Meanwhile, ill take tony lema out to the club. Ill stall him there until i hear from you. And, uh, hazel. Yeah . Thered better be a phone call waiting for me when i reach the club. Or else. Or else. Hello. Mr. B, uh, this is hazel. Never mind introducing yourself. Do you have the clubs . Well, i did just like you said, mr. B. I called the car dealers, and i got a list of people who bought cars exactly like ours. Do you have the clubs . Well, i showed the list to the lady at the information desk, who, incidentally, dont seem to be too fond of me, and she pointed out the name of the man who works for the airline. Then you have the clubs. His wife drove to the airport this afternoon to meet him, just answer yes or no. Do you have the clubs . Well, thats what im getting at. Hes older than her, and shes awful pretty, so hes inclined to be jealous. You can say that again. Well, especially him being out of town so much. And since she dont play golf, she couldnt explain what the clubs was doing in the back of their car. The golf clubs werent as bad as the bottle of champagne. She says it wasnt the golf clubs so much as the bottle of champagne. Hazel, will you get to the point . Well, that is the point. I put a little note on the champagne, a cute little poem, telling tony lema what terrific form he has. I was referring to golf form, you know. But i can understand how the ladys husband might have misunderstood. Hazel, what ever happened between the lady and the husband well try to straighten out, but right now i want those golf clubs. Get them over here as fast as you can. Uh, mr. B, thats the point im getting to. She said when her husband banged out of the house, and throw em in the river. Hello . Mr. B. [rattling] hello . I dont think he heard me. Hazel did what . She put them in the wrong car. Unfortunately, she was able to trace them. Oh, well, thank heavens. It may take her about 15 minutes to get here with them. But i never want tony lema to know they got away from us. George, he keeps telling me he wants to turn them over to the caddie master. Well, he cant open the back of the car without a key. Now, ill stay out of sight, and you tell him you cant find me. George, i am not going to lie. Well, then stall him. How . Here. Now, use every ounce of charm you have. Persuade him to show you how to make pars and cut a few strokes off your game. My game . George, i have never played a game of golf in my life. I know it. Thats why its good. In the meantime, ill be in the parking lot waiting for hazel. Tony lema . Woman you heard her, buttercup . Those clubs belong to tony lema. And how could he be making a pass at me when he came in on the same plane you did . Yeah. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. That champagne was for him, too. They call him champagne tony, you know. And i wrote that little poem for him. Oh, buttercup, if you could see the sick look on your face. And you have every right to look that way. Mr. Lema loved them clubs like they was his own kids. They was his livelihood, and now you busted em. No, no. I didnt break em. Huh . But i might as well have. I threw them out of the car. Where . I dont remember exactly. Somebody will have found them by now. Man oh, they must be somewhere around here. I seem to remember bushes. Well, they aint here. Dorothy, you just put your left hand right there where it sits there, and you put this one right on top of it, and that makes them both work as one. Now you try. It looks simple. Oh, its very simple. I put my thumb here. There you go. Thats perfect. Oh, thats wonderful. And i put the other thumb over that. Oh, thats lovely. Just so. There. Now swing. Oh, that looks marvelous. Yes. Youll make a real good golfer. Oh, baby, ill never be jealous of you again. Oh, pardon my yawn, but ive heard that before. No. I mean it. Youre always out of town, and youre always wondering what im doing when youre gone. Im gonna get a job transferred. Im sticking right here in town with you. Oh, buttercup, you mean it . Convinced . Hazel, i have you to thank for this. Well, i aint in no mood to take a bow. Them golf clubs just aint hey, kids, them clubs aint yours kids run hey, wait a minute ill pay you for em oh, thats fine. Yeah . Mmm. Beautiful. [laughing] well, hes teaching her more than i was counting on. There you go. Like this. Marvelous. Uh, tony. Oh, george. Id like to have a little mantoman talk with you, tony. Now, wait a minute, george. I was just trying to show your wife how to tony, i wont get mad if you want get mad. If i wont get mad . Mad about what . Well, you remember at the airport hazel took your clubs and put them in the trunk compartment of the car . Yeah, i know. [car approaching] what i dont know is what . Well, she put them in the car, and now shes taking them out of the car, and here they are. Here you are, mr. Lema. I guess you wanna hand these over to the caddie master. Yes, i would. I never take any chances with these clubs. Like i told you, theyre like part of my family. And except for the caddie master, i never let em out of my sight, never. Oh, youre very smart, mr. Lema. Very smart. Very smart. Very smart. Suppose i talk to the Hotel Manager . Would that hel what . Well, yes, i did say that well, i meant it, but i well, wait just a moment. Mr. Butterworth wants to know if we can invite mr. And mrs. Durham to be our houseguests for a few days. When . Well, tonight, now. Theyre already in town, but they cant stay at the hotel. Why not . Mr. Butterworth, i just spoke to dorothy, and our guest room is empty. So ill be right down to the hotel to pick them up. And give my best regards to mrs. Butterworth. Goodbye. Hazel your boss sure has the nerves, inviting guests without giving us notice. Hazel, i dont like the idea either, but since mr. Butterworth thought it important enough to call from san francisco, we have to give them some consideration. Im still waiting to hear why they cant stay at the hotel. You did remember to make the reservation, didnt you . Oh, yes. That isnt it. Mr. Butterworth didnt go into detail, but he did say they were pretty upset because of the hotels attitude toward their little rodney. You mean theres three of them . Mr. And mrs. And their little boy . Well, it seems like it. If hes as old as i am, thatll be great. Well, i dont know whether he will or not. Mr. Butterworth also commented that he certainly understood the hotels attitude toward the little monster. Bye, dear. Come on, missy. Maybe we can finish the game before the guests get here. Whose turn is it . If i can just spell catastrophe. [door opens] [barking] oh [barking] quiet, rodney. There, there, rodney. You know mumsy wont let anybody hurt her little boy. Thats little rodney . Yes, and these are his parents. I mean the owners. Mr. And mrs. Ashton durham, my wife dorothy. [rodney barks] my son harold. And this is hazel. How do you do . How do you do, hazel . Hi. Wont you sit down. Thank you. [rodney barking] oh thats a good boy. These nice people arent going to hurt my precious baby. Lovely home you have here, mrs. Baxter. Thank you for inviting us. Well, youre welcome. I just hope that you and mrs. Durham and rodney enjoy your visit here with us. That Hotel Manager had no heart at all, expecting my darling to stay in the basement kennels. Why, we havent been separated for a single night, have we, dear . [growling] your dog sure isnt very friendly, mr. Durham. Hmm . Oh. Oh, well, youll get used to him. You want a bet . Hazel, i think itd be nice if you made coffee for everyone. Now. Yes, hazel. And maybe theyd like a slice of that fresh coconut cake you baked. Nothing to eat, thanks. We had dinner on the plane. But coffee would certainly be welcomed. Ill have it in a jiffy. You just relax, and ill be right back. Mrs. Durham if you dont mind. And bring a bowl of warm milk for rodney. Were a bit tired after our trip, so if youll show us to our quarters, mrs. Baxter. Oh. Oh, yes, of course. Right upstairs. Come, rodney. This way. Uh. Son, how would you like to help me with their luggage . Now, look, i couldnt help it. I had to bring them here. Wheres harold . Hes outside visiting smiley. Oh, boy. Its a good thing that dog was out of the house when rodney got here. Why . Why . Hazel, if those two meet, itd be the biggest dogfight you ever saw. And if anything happened to little rodney. Little rodney . He could take on king kong. What exactly, george, is the relationship between mr. Butterworth and the durhams . Mrs. Durham is mrs. Butterworths sister. Well, then why didnt the durhams go to their house . You know the butterworths are out of town. Well, i can understand that. They left town as soon as they heard the durhams were coming with little rodney. Hazel, that had nothing to do with it. I dont think. I still dont see why we should be inconvenienced by mr. Butterworths relatives. We cant just tell them to go sleep in the park. Oh, george. Besides, mr. Durhams business is very profitable to our law firm. Mr. Durhams here to look for a site for a new factory. So inconvenient or not, we cant afford to be inhospitable to the durhams. How long are we gonna have to put up with em . Well, uh, four or five days. Maybe a week. A week . George, we cant keep rodney and smiley separated for a whole week. I know, so. I think maybe you should take smiley to a boarding kennel the first thing in the morning. Oh oh, no. Not me. Youre gonna kick smiley out and keep little rodney . Its the only thing we can do under the circumstances. Oh. Well, excuse me. I got to take little rodney his warm milk. Well, now, you can see its the best solution, cant you . Dont explain it to me, george. Hey, dad, is it okay with you if i let smiley sleep on my bed tonight the way mrs. Durhams letting rodney sleep on hers . Uh, son, uh. Uh, sit down. Lets have a little talk. Sure, dad. Well, now, first, i want you to know that mr. Durham is a very important man. He doesnt act half as important as mrs. Durham. Well, thats not quite what i was getting at. The point is, we want to make them feel welcome. And i think itd be best for everyone if. If we sent smiley away while theyre here. Send him away . Why . Well, you can see how rodney acts. Hed never get along with smiley. Well, son, uh, think of it this way. Well be giving smiley a vacation. A vacation from what . Oh, hell like that boarding kennel. Itll be Something Like going off to summer camp. Believe me, son, uh, i, uh. I wouldnt do this if i wasnt convinced its best for everyone. You understand that, dont you . I guess so. Well, come along. Get your coat. Well take him over there now. You can explain it to him on the way. Yoohoo where are you . In the dining room. Come on in. Good morning. Good morning. Well, good morning to you, too, rodney. Oh, well, im sure sorry to hear that, poor baby. Hes just like his daddy. Always grouchy until after hes had his breakfast. Oh, well, hell cheer up when he sees what i got. Come on. [chuckling] i wasnt sure what he like best, so i got em all. Oh, thats too bad. But im sure theyll let you exchange them. Rodney doesnt eat dog food. He dont . Ive made out his menu to guide you. For breakfast, he has four poached eggs, six slices of bacon, crisp, one piece of buttered toast, cut into bitesize squares. For lunch, a pint of cottage cheese. For dinner, either a sliced tenderloin, medium rare, or sirloin tips. No caviar . No. He doesnt like caviar. But occasionally, he enjoys a shrimp cocktail. And, of course, he always has a bowl of warm milk at night so hell sleep well. Want you and rodney to be comfortable while youre here, and were very anxious to cooperate, arent we, hazel . Yeah. Four poached eggs coming right up. Just orange juice and coffee for me. You can bring everything right upstairs whenever its ready. Come, rodney, dear. Hey, wait a minute. You mean everything . Do you mean you want rodney served breakfast in the guest room . We always have breakfast together in our bedroom at home. Rodney will feel less upset if we continue the same routine here. Poor baby. Hes so sensitive. Like missy says, well cooperate. Splendid. And after breakfast, dorothy, i thought it would be great fun if we could go shopping at some of the better stores. With rodney . No. Unfortunately, he doesnt like shopping. Hell be much happier here with hazel. Oh, boy. I can hardly wait. Isnt that wonderful, rodney . We sagittarians are simpatico with rodney than any other zodiacal sign, you know. Ill hurry and get ready so we can leave right after breakfast. [snoring] [snoring] [snoring] [snoring] hey, thats mr. Bs favorite chair. Get out of there. [growling] [growling] [barks] [growling] [barking] oh, simmer down. Its just barney, the mailman. Well, now, thats more like it. Is that you, hazel . [barking] no Rodney Rodney dont worry, barney. Ill get him. [barking] here now. Here now. Simmer down, you. Here. Come on. You can come down now, barney. Oh, no. Not until you lock that dog up. Oh, well, he aint ours. Hes just visiting. Come on, you. Darn bulldog of all things. Ouch. Come on. Come on dog like that, they ought to keep locked up in a cage. Last night he wouldnt even let dad sit in his favorite chair. I guess hes taken that over, too. Oh, sure. Today the house, tomorrow the whole neighborhood. Were gonna have to do something about that dog before its too late. Im ready. Where are you taking him, missy . Over to the kennel. Oh, come on now. No matter how much he misses smiley, the kennel aint gonna take harold into board. Oh, hazel. Whats so funny . Im just going over to the kennels to visit smiley, hazel. After that, moms dropping me over at freddys house. Im staying there all night. Oh well, wait a minute. Here. Take this to him. Its some candy. Gee, thanks, hazel. That candys for smiley, not freddy dorothy im sure its going to be a lovely party. Right this way, ladies and gentlemen. Oh, hazel. How nice. I thought you might like a little snack in case they served you dinner late. Theyre so delicious. Ill have two right away. Appetizers, silly. Come on in and sit down. Mr. B, i fixed it so you get your favorite chair tonight. Thats what you think. Howd you get him to do that . Dog repellent. It gets them every time. Well, uh, mr. Durham, have you had any, uh. Any luck in finding some property . Oh, my, yes. Several pieces. Oh, thats wonderful. Yes, but its only the beginning. Oh. Now the dickering starts. And it looks like its going to be some time before any of those owners come around to my price. Well, i, uh. I believe that the maple avenue propertys not too far out of line. Think that, uh, perhaps it wont be too long before they accept your offer. Well, you never can tell about these things, george. From now on, its going to be Something Like a game of poker. Just going to have to sit back and wait it out. Well, i do hope it wont take too long, ashton. You know how difficult rodney can be when he gets bored. If you ask me, he was born bored. Oh. I, uh, just noticed the time. If we dont leave now, well be late. Now, you be a good little boy while mumsys away. Hazel, first thing in the morning, i want you to call the exterminator [whistles] hazel its okay, barney. Its safe. I got him all tied up. [barking] run for it, barney you can make it come here. Come now. You know, rodney aint so dumb. Hes just been raised wrong. Spare the rod, spoil the child. You know what i mean . Just a minute, hazel. Oh, i didnt buy no rod to beat him with if thats what you mean, mr. B. No. This book tells you how to train a dog. But, hazel, rodneys been spoiled all his life. Hes a little old to change now. Well, the book says a dog is never too old to learn. Hazel, i admit there are plenty of things rodney should be taught, but youre darn tootin, and im just the girl to teach him that us humans has got to be obeyed. No. No, no, rodney. I paid 4. 95 for that book. Rodney, no. There, there, dear. There. Morning. Good morning, hazel. Just, uh, put it on the table there. [sneezing] gesundheit. [sneezing] oh, dear, he did it again. The poor baby had such a restless night. He sneezed four times. You dont say. So i think youd better let him rest now, hazel, and serve his breakfast later on. Are you kidding . You mean because he sneezed four times, hes too weak to eat . Oh, i do hope he isnt gonna start suffering with his allergy again. I never heard of an allergic dog. Rodneys another one of those unfortunate cases the doctors can diagnose but dont know how to cure. He is . Its a sort of combination of asthma and hay fever that overcomes him. And when it happens, all we can do is head straight for maine. Straight to where . After all else had failed, the doctors recommended rodney have a change of climate. The only place he could get any relief was maine. You dont say. [barking] rodney, darling, youre feeling better. [barking] no, it isnt. Come here, baby. Mother will serve your breakfast right away before it gets cold. [barking] you wanna buy what . Thats right. Six of em. No. No, you better make it a dozen. And they got to be in bloom. I guess i could find some for you in that vacant lot in back of the gas works, but i got to charge you for pottin them. Oh, itll be worth it. Ill pick em up this afternoon. Dooda, dooda camptown races all night long oh, de dooda day gon to run all night gon to run all day ill bet my money on a bobtailed nag somebody bet on the gray whats she suddenly so happy about . It cant be shes learned to like serving breakfast in bed to a dog. Mumsy feels so sorry for baby. Good morning. The poor darlings allergy is back. He had a terrible night. Oh. [sneezing] oh. [sneezing] [sneezing] youre packing . We have to leave for maine just as soon as i can finish. Its the only way rodney can get any relief. Well, we wanna get him well as fast as we can. Anything i can do to help . George goodbye, mrs. Durham. Harold bye. Send the papers to me in maine, as soon as you close the deal. And thanks for putting us up. I will. Bye. Dorothy byebye. [sneezing] i can hardly believe theyre gone, they left in such a hurry. Im glad. Now smiley can come home. Yeah, but i feel sort of guilty what dirty trick . Look. Hazel, thats ragweed. Yeah. I planted it as soon as i heard about rodneys allergy. I hope he gets over it quick. Dont worry, hazel. We wont report you to the spca. As a matter of fact, im gonna recommend you for a citation from the spcp. Whats the spcp . Oh, thats the society for the prevention of cruelty to people, especially mailmen. Harold, lets pick up smiley. Thats what ive been waiting to hear, dad. Ahahahahah [sneezing] oh, gesundheit. Boy, we better get rid of that ragweed why, really, mr. Hathaway . Well, thats very flattering. Why, yes, of course. Id be glad to show it to you. Around 2 00 . Oh, yes, thatll be fine. Goodbye. Martha, youll never guess. That was one of new york citys most important dealers in rare coins. Hes heard of my collection and is coming by to see it. Well, that doesnt surprise me. You have a collection to be proud of. But to have heard of me in new york city. Locally, sure. Everybody in town knows im a collector, but new york. Well, it just goes to prove what ive always said my george is a champion in everything he does. Oh, youre exaggerating. [doorbell rings]